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Aguero, De Bruyne start for Man City as Sterling, Cancelo on bench for Double Gameweek 26 opener

Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) both start for Manchester City in their first Double Gameweek 26 fixture at home to West Ham.

Aguero makes his first appearance in a City starting XI since Gameweek 6 – in the reverse fixture against the Hammers – while De Bruyne made his full injury return by starting in the 1-0 win at Arsenal in Gameweek 25.

Ferran Torres (£6.9m) is another longer-term absentee making an injury comeback, which means a host of FPL assets find themselves on Pep Guardiola’s bench.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m), Phil Foden (£6.1m) and Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) are all out of the XI, as is Joao Cancelo (£6.1m).

Rodri (£5.3m) is also on benchwarming duty as Fernandinho (£5.4m) earns a second consecutive league start, anchoring a midfield three also featuring De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan (£6.2m).

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) drops out of the starting line-up after beginning in the Champions League, as FPL managers’ favoured duo of Ruben Dias (£6.1m) and John Stones (£5.2m) are flanked in defence by Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Kyle Walker (£6.1m).

On his rotated side, Guardiola told BT Sport ahead of kick off:

Many games, we have two days recovery. We have a fantastic squad. Everyone deserves to play, all doing incredibly well, fresh legs and a very good mentality.

On West Ham, the Man City boss added:

Looks like they will play five at the back, previous seasons they did it as well, we knew it. They can do normal shape but they’ve done five at back at Old Trafford. The ideas are the same, good runners up front, two incredible holding midfielders. We try to impose our game.

Fabianski is absent for the Irons

Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) is the big name missing from West Ham’s starting line-up, with the Poland keeper ruled out due to a training-ground injury.

“Unfortunately one of the players just stood on Lukasz’s arm yesterday (in training). It’s swollen up, he’s just not been able to extend his arm. It’s a real blow, he’s been in really good form.” – David Moyes

Ireland international Darren Randolph (£4.3m) is between the sticks for the Hammers, behind a back five of Ben Johnson (£3.9m), Aaron Cresswell (£5.8m), Craig Dawson (£4.5m), Issa Diop (£4.3m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.7m).

Declan Rice (£4.7m) and Tomas Soucek (£5.3m) will hope to add to the spoiling effect of Moyes’ five-man defence, behind a front three of Jesse Lingard (£5.9m), Pablo Fornals (£5.9m) and Michail Antonio (£6.5m).

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Zinchenko, Dias, Stones, Walker; Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne; Torres, Aguero, Mahrez.

West Ham United XI (5-2-2-1): Randolph; Johnson, Cresswell, Dawson, Diop, Coufal; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Lingard; Antonio.

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  1. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Madness... as a double City defence owner I just got a green arrow from the Antonio’s goal

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      That makes no sense unless you have Antonio.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        I don’t have Antonio

        Own Dias and Cancelo so makes plenty of sense

        1. Gandalf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Can only make sense if Stones lost baps after the goal but doubt he was on baps before it

    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      As an Ederson owner i am hoping for one more save just.

  2. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    At first I was happy with the Dias goal, but then I remembered his EO is 100.00% because it would be madness not to own

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Nice bait

      1. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Really? That was so weak.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          It was sarcasm L. Very obvious.

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      He’s more than likely going to be outscored by Dallas so I wouldn’t be too happy

  3. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Stones & Cancelo owner, sold Antonio 2 weeks ago, no Dias.

    what a chain of events

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Same lol

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Are you on TC?

    2. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Sterling and Cancelo owner, no Dias. Sold Antonio today.

  4. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Moyes won't get a better chance to nail top 4 if they can keep Antonio fit. Big if though.

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      The guy's a beast

  5. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Weird there is no reaction to Son selling Kane from his FPL team.

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      *casts net*

    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Cant see when Kane got injured after being on the bench in Europa.

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Haha really?

    4. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Son playing FPL is itself a revelation!
      Link to team?

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Could this be the worst GW ever?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Yes

    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Yeah not many games left to be played. Not looking good at all

    3. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Already is

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Nope. I am on 65 with 24 left to play.

    5. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Ok Give up then don't comment again

  7. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Zinchenko is no Cancelo, left so much space for that goal

  8. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Cancelo to come on and grab the winner as originally predicted

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Why would you cheer for a City win as a United supporter?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Well very low chance we can catch them so may as well cheer on the fpl team...
        Would also take a Cancelo consolation in a 2-3 loss 🙂

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Your a United supporter!?

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 29 days ago

            Mate I’ve been wanting United to sign Kane for years.

            You can be a fan of a player who doesn’t play for the team you support guys....

      2. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        UTD fan obsessed with Spurs ?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Kane not Spurs

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      *Sterling

  9. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Dias would have been on 15 points, that Antonio goal will end up chalking off 7 pts from his score. Damage control as a Cancelo owner.

  10. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Dias you beauty!

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Is Danny Ings essential again with a DGW?

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Yes after he scores against Everton

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Yes, let's pile on.

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Nope.

    4. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Have you learnt nothing. Of course he is

    5. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Absolutely. Everyone please buy him and Minamino please

    6. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Don’t you dare:

      Antonio (goal) > Ings (wasted transfer) and now another Antonio goal 😮

      10pts & 2 x transfers down on that deal 😆

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        *Cancels patreon subscription*

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          I’m now an FPL Super Influencer on Twitter:

          https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56209253 - Twitter has announced plans for a new "super follow" feature which will enable account holders to charge for exclusive additional content.

  12. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    JLingz is a points machine

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Not long before he earns a move to a big club. One for the future

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Needs more experience before we start talking like that, imo

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Lindegaard to Arsenal this Summer

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Oh god

    3. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      6 games a season player

  13. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Conclusion: time to sell useless Gundogan

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      He's basically an expensive Mark Noble

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Mark noble at least has penalties

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        And longer has penos....

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          *no longer

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      wont work

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Time to captain him if he sits out Wolves!

    4. jbenny1107
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      KDB back has ruined him

    5. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Isn't he captain material next week?

    6. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      how many points did he finish on this week?

  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    No Lingard Assist?

  15. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Antonio, my Antonio. I'm sorry I doubted you. I will get you back in my team as soon as possible, I promise.

  16. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Whenever Walker plays, City concede.

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Fact

  17. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Lingard points not added?

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Who even owns him?

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        My rival

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Shot not a pass

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Have been added to his Instagram page...

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Only Bruno gets that type of assist

  18. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Stones owner, but no Dias.
    That Antonio goal is not good right?

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      15 and 6 probably going to be ~8 and 2. So good yeah

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Yeah.

    3. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Nope

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      What is 'good'?

    5. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      You lose 4 points for no clean sheet. Likely more than the EO cost of Dias and Ederson so yeh bad

  19. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 29 days ago

    Strongly considering Antonio(c) next week vs Leeds.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 29 days ago

      Same, tempting.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 29 days ago

        He will strongly troll you

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          I highly doubt, he has served me well.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 29 days ago

              Not as a captain though, not for me

      • TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Antonio to Ings punished even more

      • Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Looks like Cancelo will remain seated on the bench this game

        1. Jindaljain
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Sterling will come city need Goals

      • Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Antonio and Lingard bullying City's backline.

        1. saurabh.06
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Well done mate!

      • JOELIO8701
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Been telling everyone on here for weeks now that double city defence is a compete trap. Avoid at all costs

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          They’ve been useless defensively!!!

        2. ZimZalabim
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          stopped clock situation mate

        3. joey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Exactly, double City defence over the last few weeks has been an absolute disaster

        4. Says
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          and 2 of them have scored in the first game lol

        5. JOELIO8701
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          I was just trolling. Distracts me from not wanting to jump out my window not owning diaz and stones

          1. JOELIO8701
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 29 days ago

            *from wanting

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Randolph injured

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Isn't he the one that stepped on Fabianski's arm?

      • Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        3 players for this Game Still can't clear -8

        1. JOELIO8701
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Same!

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Martin benchwankers sweating.

      • ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        west ham 3rd keeper about to come on

      • Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Any source to Kane transferred out by Spurs players in FPL? Or just usual B.S?

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Where there is smoke there is fire

        2. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          BS

        3. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          Most likely BS

        4. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 29 days ago

          LOL

      • 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 29 days ago

        Been reading that Son Jota Tarkowski all play fantasy.

        Jnterested if anyone has a full list of epl players that plsy fantasy