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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. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mahrez. Dreadful.

  2. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Lame-la!

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I hate Lamela.

  4. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    If it stays like this I will somehow be on 70 points with only 9 fielded players!! WTF?? Should I be happy or sad?? Idk......

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      happy af given circumstance. obviously

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I’m leaning that way....can’t believe a 1-0 with no goals or assists saves my week!!

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      You should know the answer

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yes, but think what could have been......

  5. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    That is a shocking miss

  6. SW6
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    It does make you wonder how a pro footballer can miss chances like that.

  7. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Lolmela

    1. Oh dear 🙂

  8. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Eriksen on
    Moura off

  9. Ghost Gooner
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Jesus must be in Pep's bad books to not make it onto the pitch with Kun off

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Doesn't trust him / not good enough.

    2. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Or they’re trying to keep possession against a Spurs team trying to turn the screw.

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Spurs started getting joy once City went strikerless

  10. jtreble
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy’s gift to Lamela. :).

  11. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Wish they’d stop whining about the pitch. We have to play on that every weekend and if you miss that badly, you’re a total ice cream

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah but you're used to it you donk

  12. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    To be fair. That bobbled massively

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Why was he leaning back though?

    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Purlease

    3. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He was horizontal

  13. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    As a Mendy owner and no spurs assets, I feel sick to the stomach with the scoreline.

    I have capped Salah, most of my ML have capped Aguero.

    Feel sick to the stomach with the scoreline. I am a bit odd ... I desperately want the man city CS to go.

    Just feel sick of this score.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Huh

    2. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      There is a lot of this tummy bug going around.

      Just look at my team.......! Shitsville

    3. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I hate it, I really hate it.

      It means the only effing transfer I did was a big effing fail

      I moved Ederson out for Alison, so annoyed with myself, could punch a wall

      1. Black Knights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        You won’t be the last person to think CAR was better for a clean sheet than tot. Relax.

        1. Patch
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          And now if I bring Ederson back out of sellers remorse, IL be dreading if Liverpool keep CS...wish I didn't mess about

          I had no transfers to make and wanted to avoid burning it

          Eff me

    4. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      You either don’t know the rules of FPL or don’t know what the expression ‘feel sick to the stomach’ means.

    5. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Think someone has been on the Monday night sauce....

  14. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Didn't Stamford Bridge used to be really nasty by midseason? Maybe during Mourinho's 1st stint?

    1. Lemongrab
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      It was when Ranieri was there. I remember him being asked about it and he said "Our pitch is great. Great for carrots, potatoes, turnips"

      1. Andy Mac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Haha

  15. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy doesn't deserve these 2 baps... But Im not gonna complain

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      If he gets them, i just imagine Arnie started and blanked.

  16. LOL LINGARD SCORED
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy May have been poor but I think City have been quite poor overall, by City standards. They’ll bounce back to form against Southampton tho I’m sure

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      They've been brutal.

    2. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wake up Mendy I think Ive got something to say to you...

    3. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Champions win matches, results matter at the end.

  17. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Kane and Mane to Salah and Vardy scored the exact same points so far.

    Shame about the - 4!

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Swings and roundabouts

  18. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I know KDB has been injured but he has looked dreadful since coming on.

  19. Bialystrzelec
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    DeBruyne is far from being worth £10m

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

      how about £9.8m?

  20. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy on 2 bps is exactly why the bps system is flawed. He’s been by far the worst player on the pitch.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I’ll take it 😀

  21. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Who's Spurs fans booing lol

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Raheem

  22. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Why is poch not getting Kane in??? Surely Kane needs to come on.

  23. umerlfc
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    So 72(-4) with 10 players
    Finally something decent

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      See above. 70 with 9. Random af this GW...

  24. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    That has to be that for Moura in my team doesn't it?
    Especially now that Alli and Eriksen are back

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Was a flash in the pan and as you say, the main men are returning now.

      Switch to Martial?

      1. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Possibly unless there are better options?

        1. Hulk Smash
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          He's the form player and looking strong. I'd definitely get him if I had an easy swap like Moura.

  25. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Can we just have one comment slagging off Mendy that everyone can upvote rather than 12,000 comments saying exactly the same thing.

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hahah

  26. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Could really do with a sterling G mendy A

    1. aborg
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Me too :/

    2. I hope my players do well too.

  27. adr3nalin
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Wrapping up my WC team:
    Current: GK-Alisson+Hamer; Def: Robertson, Mendy, Doherty, Wan-Bissaka, #1 choice
    Mid: Martial, Hazard, Richarl, Mane, #2 choice
    Att: Aguero, Success, #3 choice

    Choice: D Luiz + Maddison + Arnautovic [or] Duffy + D Silva + Wilson ?

    Please help

    1. Riggs
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      David Luiz + Maddison + Arnautovic is better pick.
      If you already have Aguero you may want some Liecester player's cover. Maddison is perfect. Good run of fixtures and only the bad luck and sloppy forward play cost him having assists in the last matches. Arnautovic if fit, have a good run of fixtures too 🙂 I am doubting Martial though. You may downgrade him and Jimenez or Ings in forward position.

  28. How Mina You
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Dirty from Sissoko

  29. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Somebody commented after 10 mins of the match, goals galore.

  30. Sif
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy just completes 5 passes in 3 second and people ask why he's on baps.

    1. Neevesy
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What a legend with those completed passes