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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. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Maybe I won’t get Mendy in on WC then!

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

    Mendy is Spurs' best player so far tonight.

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sissoko City’s best player

  3. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Oh my Trippier just mugged Mendy off the ball

  4. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy and trippier having stinkers

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

    Sissoko shot off target

  6. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Omg Mendy. Sort yourself out.

  7. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    mendy is stupid as sh*t

  8. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Harry it's time.

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

      To move to a big club!

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

      ....Winks got the number 40 shirt?

  9. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Sissoko justifying his price tag here

  10. Nüno Vippan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    What would you change?
    Ryan/patricio
    Mendy/holebas/duffy/yedlin/bennet
    Hazard/mane/salah/sigi/maddison
    Zaha/arnautovic/kamara

    1,9itb

    1. MillsAU
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Zaha has to go.

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

      Zaha has to go

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Zaha has to go

    4. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Has Zaha gone yet?

      1. Nüno Vippan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Gone. 1,9+6,9=8,8 left itb. Could martial become striker?

        1. SPorting
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Possible but still a risk

    5. Taking one for the team
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Zaha and Kamara out
      Wilson and Murray in

  11. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Hmm Mendy

  12. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    In the end Mendy will get a CS, assist and BAPS. That's FPL for ya...

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This.

    2. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Almost guaranteed given the hate.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      😀

  13. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mahrez worth considering or too risky?

    1. Baked baines
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wayyyyyyyyyy too risky!!

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Why ?

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He has to be a serious option now.

    3. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      All City players are risky, just pick one or two and stick with them.

    4. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He's actually looked great and has done last few games. If you can take the occasional benching he's worth a shout. I'd probably go for Silva.

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

      Still too risky IMHO. Monitor.

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy has been atrocious 😐

  15. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy has been shocking

  16. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Can see Mendy being taken off at HT

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    What the hell is Mendy’s problem

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

    Odds for Mendy attacking return and clean sheet 2nd half???

  19. J T
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs advertising their new stadium as the only place in London to watch Champions League, yet they’ve crashed out and are here playing on a non league pitch playing pub football 😀

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

      Carrier pigeon?

  20. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy's ML rival must have Mendy in their team

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Mahrez playing with confidence.

  21. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I swear City get so many lucky ricochets!

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

    Not watching the game; is Mendy so bad I should consider waiting getting him on free transfer?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      As bad as he's started, he could easily come away with a clean sheet and an assist or two.

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

        Still worth getting, in other words?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          I think so

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

            But will he be more at risk getting benched going forward, you think?

    2. Bada Bing
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He's had an absolute shocker. He might well end up at Pep's doghouse for weeks.

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

        That bad, huh? Very worrying, as he seemed the go to guy for the upcoming fixtures.

    3. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He's having a stinker

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

        Ouch! Could always prioritize getting Arnie first, I guess…

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

      Mendy has been appalling defensively. Owner.

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

        Stay away, you think? Being a non-owner isn't easy!

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

          No, Mendy is FPL gold points wise.

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

            Certainly looks that way…

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

    Mendy runs like he's stuck in the mud. A poor man's Paul Dummet

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

      Sterling runs like a Nancy boy

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

    What's Kane problem really? Is it formation? Surely he isn't just "tired".

  25. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mendy likely to get to 60mins?

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

      Yeah he'll just get a bollocking at HT

  26. davidmcnamara
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    2 FTs.. Patricio, Richarlison -> Fabianski, Pereyra??

    Y/N?

    1. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fab yes
      Pereyra maybe

  27. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    mendy with a hail mendy

  28. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Haha, the Mendy hate will all vanish when he gets his attacking points 🙂

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

      Honestly this.

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

      Of course. But it is a concern how poor he is doing defensively.

  29. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Didn’t realise an NFL pitch was so small

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah neither did i until the markings on the pitch highlighted it to me.

  30. MillsAU
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    LCFC vs CAR likely to go ahead or get postponed? Place your bets.

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Piss off mate

      1. MillsAU
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Is that something we aren't discussing here?

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          It’s the last three words that are the problem.

          1. MillsAU
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Sorry. I must be missing something. 🙁

            I was just asking whether people thought it was going ahead since I'm a Maddison owner. Does "place your bets" have some significance?

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

          More the fact that 5 people including the club's chairman just died. Don't really need to be posting like that.

        3. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Time and place for everything

      2. Eden Wizard
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Don’t be so offended by everything

        1. SPorting
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Thought you might chip in.

          1. Eden Wizard
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            No discussing fpl on an fpl site...might offend someone

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

              Oh zip it up already, little boy.

            2. SPorting
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Feel free to ask about games and fixtures.

              Just have some respect.

              1. Eden Wizard
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Honestly, I give up. The boy asked about fixtures being on or not, then said “place your bets” ... nothing offensive (hence why it’s not been modded)

                1. SPorting
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  And you’d know all about being modded, right?

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                  2. The Bandit
                    • 15 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    😀

    2. George James
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Shameful

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      find out tomorrow

    4. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I think it’ll go ahead, 1 week is a relatively long time and the show must go on, after all.

      1. MillsAU
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        There's a mid-week game that should get cancelled though I think for sure.

        1. Eden Wizard
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          That has been 🙂

          1. MillsAU
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks very much.

    5. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah almost certainly will go ahead IMO.

      Also (pedantically) its CAR v LCFC

      1. MillsAU
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks very much.

    6. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      If it was a member of your family who this tragedy happened to, would you speculate on the outcome of a football game?

      1. Eden Wizard
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Relevance = 0

        Apples and shoelaces.