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Fantasy Premier League GW8 Preview of the English Premier League

By Jonathan Forwood

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Raheem Sterling of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Manchester City and Dinamo Zagreb at Etihad Stadium on October 01, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 01: Raheem Sterling of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League group C match between Manchester City and Dinamo Zagreb at Etihad Stadium on October 01, 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) /
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Raheem Sterling (MID, 12.1m, Wolves at home)

This does depend on how City fare in midweek and, crucially, how many minutes everyone gets, but with Sterling rested against Watford I can’t see him being dropped, especially with the KDB injury. He got back on the scoresheet against Everton (thank you goal-line technology) and has looked dangerous even during his back-to-back blanks. I’m still backing Sterling to be one of the top points scorers in the game, and this week against a tired Wolves side he could bag a few more goals.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (FWD, 11.0m, Bournemouth at home)

Amazingly, Aubameyang is yet to blank this year and yet he has not risen even 0.1m in price! He has 7 goals and 1 assist, only failing to score against Liverpool. Arsenal has a great run of games coming up and if I was “wildcarding” today I would want him in. There’s no chance of him being rested while Lacazette is injured and he is Arsenal’s saviour every single week. This week he faces Bournemouth who, as I mentioned above, CANNOT DEFEND.

Bernardo Silva (MID, 7.9m, Wolves at home)

Yes, I’m choosing 2 Man City players, but I really think they are going to have a field day against Wolves (another side struck by the curse of mid-table sides on a Europa League adventure). Silva was the main beneficiary when KDB spent much of last season in the physio room and I expect it to be the same for the next few weeks as his teammate recovers from a groin strain.

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