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Tottenham Hotspur take on Manchester City in the final match of Gameweek 10, with kick-off at Wembley at 20:00 GMT.

There are few major shocks in the respective line-ups, save for perhaps Christian Eriksen‘s (£9.2m) non-inclusion in the Spurs starting XI given that the Dane played 90 minutes of his side’s 2-2 draw with PSV last Wednesday.

Eriksen is joined on the home bench by the fit-again Dele Alli (£8.9m), who hasn’t featured since Gameweek 6.

Mauricio Pochettino has made only one alteration to his side from the team that beat West Ham United, with Mousa Dembele (£4.9m) replacing Harry Winks (£5.5m) in central midfield.

Kieran Trippier (£6.3m), Lucas Moura (£7.2m) and Harry Kane (£12.4m), the only three Spurs players to be owned by more than 10% of Fantasy Premier League managers, all start tonight.

Pep Guardiola has made two changes to his starting XI from the side that hammered Burnley last weekend, with Raheem Sterling (£11.1m) replacing Leroy Sane (£9.2m) on the left flank and Kyle Walker (£6.6m) ousting Vincent Kompany (£5.2m) in defence. John Stones (£5.3m) moves across to centre-half to acommodate Walker’s return at right-back.

Given the length of his lay-off, it is not a huge surprise to see Kevin De Bruyne (£9.8m) only named as a substitute by Guardiola this evening, particularly given the condition of the Wembley pitch following yesterday’s NFL game.

Sergio Aguero (£11.3m), the second-most-popular captaincy choice of Gameweek 10, starts for the tenth league match in a row.

City have recorded five clean sheets on the bounce in the Premier League and their defence has only been breached on one occasion – by Willy Boly’s controversial goal in Gameweek 3 – on the road this season.

Of the four players who scored in this fixture last season, only Sterling starts tonight.

Kane has only one home league goal to his name in 2018/19, despite Spurs facing Cardiff City and Fulham in two of the three Premier League fixtures to be contested at Wembley so far this season.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Sissoko, Lamela, Lucas, Kane.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero.

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  1. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Mendy bossing it!!

    1. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      In the baps

      1. PrettyDick
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        haha yeah, that's the only thing he's bossing tonight. Has been absolutely awful in defense

  2. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    KDB on for Kun soon 😡

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero coming off.

  4. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero blank

  5. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Kun off KdB on

  6. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    HE’S SUBBED KUN.

    AGAIN.

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Why are you shocked by this?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I’m more annoyed than shocked

        1. HamezMace
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          It happens every game, we all know that Kun only gets 65-70 minutes maximum

  7. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Kun better score

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe when he gets home

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    KDB on
    Aguero off

    Interesting sub. False 9 by Pep?

  9. Vobinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Mendy BPS?! This system is ridiculous and I’m a Mendy owner

  10. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    This needs to stop.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It won't.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I’m selling.

  11. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Lovely time to be non Aguero owner

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      The Auba switch is starting to tempt me. But Kun can pop up with 4 goals at any moment...

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        i wouldnt bring auba with those arsenal fixtures in next 5. Maybe later. 3 budget forward and 3 premium MID is trend.

  12. That Was Easy!
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    To those complaining about the bonus point system. Study it, find players who do well in BPS even in bad games, take that into consideration when you pick them, and shut up 🙂

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      ^ Biased Mendy owner

      1. Klein
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Spotted

      2. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        ^ sour non owner !

    2. InTommyWeTrust
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      That would make it too easy

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

      Oooo look who's the FPL expert......

    4. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      The system is shite then.

    5. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      My apologies for not studying it but perhaps you can be of assistance, but what got Ederson the bonus points tonight (owner)? I watched the full 90 mins and am glad enough with his one save and a clean sheet.

    6. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I was considering Trippier to Mendy this weekend but do you suggest that’s a bad move as nothing via BPS for Mr Mendy?

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling falafel 9

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not Silva?

  14. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero CS banked

  15. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ouch. 2pts while Auba keeps scoring...

  16. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I've had it with Aguero now. How can their best striker only play 3/4 of every game?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Carrying an injury for half a decade.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      First half hattrick coming up v Southampton

      1. DannyMacdonald
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        It's been coming since Huddersfield at home

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      This

    4. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ditto

    5. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      £6.6m Wilson doing better

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Gone for Aubameyang after Saints I think.

    7. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Selling for Abumayeng

  17. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero 2 point haul

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Serves me right for not sorting my captain out on Friday night.

      That'll teach me not to do important things like draining my washing machine instead

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        priorities man...clean clothes are over rated 😀

  18. Darth_Krid
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    #mendygate

  19. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hopefully lot of Kun sellers now before his inevitable hatty vs the saints.

    1. HD7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      This 🙂

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      What makes you think he'll do anything against Saints?

  20. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Sissoko’s first touch.... OMG

  21. Sif
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    So a midweek rest gets him 10 extra minutes. Good to know

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Lol...

  22. Eden Wizard
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    KD9

  23. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Just another manic Kunday

    Selling anyway, not enough minutes to justify price

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He ll score a brace against shampton.

  24. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Mendy being 2nd in baps tonight is a bigger indication of how messed up the system is than anything on Salah last year.

    The bloke has been an absolute dumpster fire

  25. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Man city playing 4-6-0 now?

  26. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero not worth his pricetag atm

  27. Waterwheel Inc.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I can’t cope with this any more. Aguero is the equivalent of benched once in three at the moment. Not worth it.

    1. Sif
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      That brings him in line with the midfield then

  28. DannyMacdonald
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    '60 minutes of aguero is great value...', I sold weeks ago, he's living off Huddersfield at home

    1. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Getting rid of Aguero to bring in Sterling feels fantastic right now.

      1. DannyMacdonald
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        When i took aguero out j brought sterling in, great differential

    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      So'ton may be lsst chance saloon for him. But who to replace with? Same rotation headdache with Auba, and few other strikers firing

      1. DannyMacdonald
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I currently have mitro and Inga as my 2 haha, bringing arny in. There is no value in premium forwards this season, it's all in midfield, then defence

  29. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Would definitely take 1-0 and a Mendy red card at this point..

  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I think I'll keep Kun for SOU, but another low score and it's hard to justfiy keeping while other cheaper options boss it, maybe.