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Aguero and Sterling start as Wolves ring the changes

Fantasy Premier League managers in possession of Sergio Aguero (£11.7m) or Raheem Sterling (£11.4m) can breathe a sigh of relief after the release of Manchester City’s Gameweek 29 team news.

Both players have been named in the starting XI to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium this afternoon.

Despite returning to full fitness, Gabriel Jesus (£9.9m) was ready enough only for the bench, where Leroy Sané (£9.4m) also finds himself for the third time in five Gameweeks.

It gets even better for Aguero and Sterling owners as Bournemouth have gone with something of an experimental side.

In Steve Cook‘s (£4.4m) absence, 22-year-old Jack Simpson (£3.8m) comes in for his first start of the season while Nathan Aké (£5.0m) has been pushed into central midfield.

David Brooks (£5.0m) returns to the starting XI but there is still no Callum Wilson (£6.3m).

Meanwhile, as was rumoured, there were five major changes to the Wolves side to face Cardiff.

As expected, Rui Patrício (£4.5m) has been replaced by John Ruddy (£4.2m) in the starting line-up, but Matt Doherty (£5.5m) also misses out and finds himself among the substitutes.

Rúben Neves (£4.9m), Jonny (£4.4m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.4m) are also on the bench, but Raúl Jiménez (£6.9m) keeps his place.

Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) is back in the Manchester United side to face Southampton but it will be interesting to see if he plays as a central striker or is pushed wide by Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m), who did so well there against Crystal Palace.

As expected, Paul Pogba (£9.0m) keeps his place in central midfield.

Full Line-ups

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; Daniels, Simpson, Mepham, Clyne; Fraser, Surman, Brooks, Aké, A Smith; King.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Bernardo, Aguero.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo; Bissouma, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Murray, Jahanbakhsh.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Bacuna, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm; Stankovic; Hogg, Billing; Pritchard; Mounie, Grant.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Wan-Bissaka, Dann, Tomkins, van Aanholt; Meyer, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Batshuayi, Zaha.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelöf, Shaw; McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Pogba; Rashford, Lukaku, Sánchez.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Højbjerg, Bertrand; Redmond, Austin.

Wolves XI: Ruddy; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Vinagre, Saïss, Gibbs-White, Dendoncker, Traoré; Jota, Jiménez.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Bennett; Camarasa, Gunnarsson, Ralls, De Cordova-Reid; Zohore; Niasse.

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  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Doherty goal incoming plllllleeeeeaaaaaasssseee 😉

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Need this badly!

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Auba and Doherty didn't start and AWB explosion on the bench 🙁

  3. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Perreira!

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    WTF Pereira...

  5. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Pereira stunner

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    United scores

  7. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Where’s my sterling goal

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

    Mahrez goal

  9. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez G

  10. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez!!

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

    Goal of the season comp at Old Trafford today

  12. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Could Mahrez be worth a punt if KDB is out for a spell?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No

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

      Err-mm....absolutely not

    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No. Don’t even entertain the idea.

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    G Mahrez
    A D. Silva

  14. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What a goal by Pereira btw.

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wrong RW scores

  16. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I have Mahrez in sky because I forgot about my team.

  17. MMN
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My rival has Bennett over Doherty and AWB third sub with Kola starting and Kiko second sub, while I have Guaita lol. Hoping for a Kiko cameo ... or a Barnes goal.

  18. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    That is some finish

  19. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Perreira's goal assist?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dalot

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

      Dalot

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Meh

    3. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dalot right?

    4. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dalot

  20. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Couldn’t if been stering could it

  21. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Doherty!!

  22. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Good for Mahrez, deserves it after getting a lot of hate recently

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any early team news is Snodgrass in the team?

  24. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hopefully the floodgates open at the Vitality now

  25. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Goodbye AWB points.. Thanks a lot Doherty

  26. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Eff you Matt Doherty

  27. No Salah
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Let the floodgates open!

  28. The Wise Owl
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who's the lady with red hair next to Alex Ferguson?

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

      Looks like she's struggling to hold back the years 🙂

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        😆 Is it Mick?

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

          Yep:)

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Gordan Strachan

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

      Sarah ferguson?
      Cilla black?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cilla Black died like 5 years ago...so you'd hope not!

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Babel with a skirt on?

  29. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sharing a captain with Top Lad Dakes is win win.

    Scores points: great
    Blanks: great.

  30. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Dalot is gonna be picked ahead of Sanchez on the wing at this rate.