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Aguero starts for much-changed City as Guardiola benches De Bruyne

Pep Guardiola has rung the changes for the final match of Double Gameweek 30+, which kicks off at the Etihad at 20:00 BST.

Burnley are the visitors to Eastlands, where Manchester City defeated Arsenal five days ago.

There are only three surviving members of Guardiola’s starting XI from that 3-0 win over the Gunners, with Ederson (£6.0m), David Silva (£7.3m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) keeping their places.

That means that Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) are both rotated out of the side, with the two premium Fantasy Premier League midfielders only among the substitutes.

Sergio Aguero (£11.8m) gets his chance up front, meanwhile, with Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) making way.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m), Kyle Walker (£5.6m), Benjamin Mendy (£5.5m), Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) and Eric Garcia (£4.5m) are the other City starters from midweek who drop out of the City line-up, with all bar the concussed Garcia on the bench.

Guardiola has changed his entire back four, with Joao Cancelo (£5.1m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.2m), Fernandinho (£5.1m) and Nicolas Otamendi (£4.9m) tasked with keeping Burnley at bay.

Phil Foden (£5.1m), Bernardo Silva (£7.7m) and Rodri (£5.5m) are also recalled further forward.

Sean Dyche’s side are missing the sidelined Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes (both £6.1m), so Matej Vydra (£5.3m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) are paired together in attack for the visitors.

Josh Brownhill (£4.8m) makes his first Premier League start, while Matthew Lowton (£4.2m) returns from an enforced lay-off at right-back.

Not only are Burnley hit by injury, they are also without four players whose contracts are due to expire at the end of the month: Joe Hart (£4.2m), Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m), Aaron Lennon (£4.6m) and Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) are not even among the substitutes as doubts linger over their futures.

Four academy products make it onto Dyche’s under-strength bench as a result, with two goalkeepers among the seven substitutes that the Burnley boss has named.

De Bruyne is the most-captained player of Double Gameweek 30+ both overall and within the top 10k.

Over half of the managers inside the top 10,000 handed the armband to the Belgian.

Aguero was captained by 26.74% of those elite managers, meanwhile.


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, D Silva, Foden, Bernardo, Mahrez, Aguero.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra.

Double Gameweek 30+ FPL Lessons Learned

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  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No chance KDB scores here...

  2. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can't watch anymore. A KDB goal contribution could turn my green arrow red

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foden on pens?!?

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      laporte

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      kdb looks greedy for a goal man no chance

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ederson surely!

  4. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Burnley just letting them shoot. Really poor.

  5. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Carragher saying "retreats-retreats-retreats" is a special kind of ear discomfort.

  6. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling on yet?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      stop dont remind me this already hurts me too much

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'm a fellow owner has pep used his subs?

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          he can make 2 more subs at the same time

  7. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez still on 3 baps

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not for long at this rate.

    2. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      KdD will have all 3 points in 10 min.

  8. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fair play to those who had the guts to pick mahrez and/or foden.
    Considering it is not enough. Having the ballz to go for is another thing.
    Lesson learnt

    1. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I have Mahrez, but it's luck too. On another week it could have been Aguero or Sterling with the same haul and/or Mahrez injured/benched

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pick 1 punt. That way if it doesn't work out you haven't wrecked your GW. Mahrez was luck as well. Glad I punted!

  9. golden skulltula 69
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best GK option?

    A. Pope.
    B. Martínez.
    C. Foster.

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Maybe C.

      1. golden skulltula 69
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thank you

    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I was on A but out of that lot I’d say C

      1. golden skulltula 69
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I was thinking the same..

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Or thinking of scrapping Pope and going back to Patricio. What do people think. Is this Burnley performance just a one off against the best 'training ground' side?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Well I was thinking it was a one-off as it’s Man City but struggling to think of what Burnley have to play for? Seems like they could well be getting the towels out for the beach.

        1. golden skulltula 69
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          That Burnley defense are on vacation.. Manchester City are playing in "slow motion" and they score 5 goals!

  10. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    To think Jesus was supposed to be "Aguero's successor" lmao.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If he played at Newcastle he would be rated alongside Joelinton

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He was a teenager when he signed. The likes of KDB were almost unknown as teenagers, so there's still time.

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      With Kun out with an injury it might be a good time to give Sterling a run out in place of Jesus but in the false 9 position (Sterling owner !)

  11. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    SHOCKING defence display this from Burnley. Don’t even look like they’re trying.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      THey probably arent trying much anymore. Losing 5 or 8-0 not much difference

  12. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So to afford Pope > Patrício I need to downgrade Justin to a 4.5 defender. Already own Lascelles and C Taylor. Any decent defenders at 4.5?

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Holgate

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That’s not a bad shout. Is he nailed?

  13. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    God. This game. Projected 120 but still so annoyed to have captained Aguero. On to the WC...

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You can't complain with a score like that
      Double the average
      Jeez

      1. PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That’s what I mean! Ridiculous that I should be annoyed! Just the way of the game

  14. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford Fernandes Jimenez to rise tonight
    Grealish to drop

  15. RobinKerr1987
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on the following wildcard team?

    Ederson (Button)
    TAA, Doherty, Aurier (Saiss, Lascelles)
    KDB, Son, Fernandes, Martial (Sarr)
    Rashford, Jimenez, DCL

    0.2 ITB

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Decent

  16. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Foden is a bit good.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It’s the team around him

  17. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fodens gonna eat my mahrez baps isnt he..

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

  18. Dthinger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My brother had Foden, Mahrez, KDB in his draft FH team and I talked him out of it. oops.

  19. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Scraping a green arrow with 100 pts. Wtf even is this week.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Congrats, red arrow on FH is painful

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Just imagine if you didn't FH and kept your GW38 team...

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      top 10k average is 93 points

  20. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pep is amazing, 5-0 up and still passionately gives direction to Jesus 1:1

  21. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope 1 Save in a 5-0
    **Rethinks FH team

  22. Tabasco
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone on WC considering switching Pope to someone? Martinez/Dubravka/DDG/Foster on my radar but not too sure...

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Martínez purely on value

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Foster always good for save points. Burnley look a mess - players out of contract not playing and the rest on the beach

    3. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm going to have to rethink pope.. then again this is the best attacking team in the league when on form..

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Foster as at least we know Watford will be fighting for every point

    5. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They always lose 5-0 to Man City and Burnley always fight back. after poor results, Pope's staying in my team.

  23. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Burnley are shocking

    Get into my WC team Sarr

  24. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Boom

    DDG
    TAA Doherty Aurier
    Mane KDB Son Fernandes
    Jimenez Ings DCL
    Martin Lascelles Guendouzi Simpson

  25. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captaining Aguero over KDB ( I have both) has cost me 7 points with 20 minutes to go.

  26. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    On WC draft. 0.2 ITB. Thoughts?

    Pope
    TAA, Doherty, Lascellas
    Mane, KDB, Son, Fernandes
    Rash, Jimenez, DCL

    Martin, Holgate, Guendouzi, Simpson

    Will rotate Holgate + Lascellas to give me these fixtures
    AVL (H)
    BOU (A)
    WHU (H)
    SOU (H)
    WAT (A)
    AVL (H)
    BHA (A)
    BOU (H)

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pope out. Useless

      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They don´t play against City every week..

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          No it's ok let them remove him.

  27. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Right now 500k OR to 250K - happy days.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same, well played! 🙂

  28. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope to get double digits next week now

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lol sterlings not coming on is he

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling asleep on the bench.