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Sane joins Sterling and Aguero in the City attack at Turf Moor

The penultimate match of Gameweek 36 takes place at Turf Moor as Manchester City aim to extend their 11-match winning run and return to the top of the Premier League table.

Kick-off in Lancashire is at 14:05 BST.

There are no huge shocks in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI, with Fernandinho not recovering from the knee problem he picked up in midweek.

Bernardo Silva has thus dropped back into central midfield alongside David Silva and anchor Ilkay Gundogan, so Leroy Sane is handed a start on the left flank.

Raheem Sterling moves over to the right wing, with Sergio Aguero leading the line once more.

City’s back four is unchanged.

Sean Dyche has named the same starting XI for the fourth game in succession, with Phil Bardsley still not having recovered from a gashed leg.

The Burnley manager has resisted the urge to pack his midfield and defence for the visit of the reigning champions, pairing Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes in attack for the 17th league match in a row.

Outside of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Aguero and Sterling were the two most-popular Triple Captain choices of Gameweek 36: 14,542 managers backed the Argetinean striker, with 8,997 deploying the chip on Sterling.

Bernardo was the second-most-bought FPL player of Gameweek 36, having been transferred in by 146,541 Fantasy bosses.

Aguero and Aymeric Laporte were also bought by over 100,000 FPL managers this week.

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

Subs: Hart, Gudmundsson, Gibson, Ward, Vydra, Long, Driscoll-Glennon.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bernardo, Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Mahrez, Otamendi, Jesus, Foden.

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  1. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    How many baps is Aguero on good people? and how many do you reckon he'll end up on?

    1. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I need all 3

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Can't see many deductions so 2 or 3 I think

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Come on Paul Pogba, let's do bits

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Sky showing 6 games next GW 😯

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      A 7th on BT

      Two games at 3pm 😆

  4. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Was hoping City would drop two points today in arguably their toughest game left. I'm now starting to wonder if an in form Leicester coming to the Etihad could be trickier than today.

    Liverpool really need Brighton not to be safe going into GW38 although I have no fear City will go to the Amex and win comfortably.

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

      The fact we're having to rely on Leicester and Brighton to beat City says something about who deserves the title.

  5. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    I'll get a ton if Kun and Laporte both end up on 3 baps.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      o/

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Same, with Pogba to go

  6. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Who is the smart person who knows the final baps, rainer?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I've just calculated. Kun, Laporte & Walker all getting 3.

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Thank you. Darn, really needed aguero to get 1

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Kun, Laporte & Walker all getting 3.

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Noooo. Fiddle the numbers please.

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

        😀

    2. Tev
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      😮

    3. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I'll jizz if that happens.

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Wow, yes!

    5. In Bale We Trust
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Confirmed? That is brilliant from a Laporte and Aguero owner

  8. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    124 all out. Proper cricket score

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Nice

    2. Goat
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      135. Woohoo 😎

  9. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Vardy to crash City's title party plans next week.
    "Jamie Vardy's crashing a party!"

    1. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes, wanted to sell him for Aguero but think he will just continue scoring

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Yes, will keep Vardy for this

  10. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    130 all out 😎

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      nice

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      jeebus

  11. JuulKrapuul
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Midfield of Eriksen, Son & Sterling: 7 points, beh

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Eriksen and Son major disappointments this GW

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Eriksen Son Martial here, worst. If he stays on the bench then Valery 4 points in ... sigh 🙁

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Some mental scores on here bloody hell.

    I was fairly happy around the ton mark with Pogba to go, but seeing lots upwards of 120

  13. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    It’s a very weird week when 93 is a bad score 🙁

    1. Tev
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Idk about bad, depends on the game later really. A 1-1 with irrelevant scorers would be ideal.

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I’m already getting a red and I’ve got no players left. So it’s already bad - just a question of how bad

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      It's still a good score, top 1k average is 88, GW average 58.

  14. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    112 (-4) all out if Kun gets 3.

    Decent but not as good as I hoped for after 84 from 3.

  15. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    City can do one.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      😎

  16. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    103 all out, Didn't want a City win, but at least it got me over the ton.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Haha same mindset here

  17. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Bernardo assist?

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

      Aguero scored his own rebound.

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Non owner but feel like he's been robbed that

      1. boc610
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        It wasn't an assist so not really

    3. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Aguero lost control so no, forget the two touch comments some have made, incorrect.

  18. Goat
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Can’t believe my highest ever score has come in a single GW. Nearly double my bench boost score 😆

  19. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Football is supposed to be enjoyable

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

      Then stop playing FPL or get lucky. Sell your soul to the devil for some Top 1k finishes or something 🙂

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

      That was the one, Syd.

      Congrats!

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Still 2 more to go and we will have to win both

        Nice 8 day break before the Leicester game

        1. Duffy Dunk
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Do you think LEI or BHA could make it difficult for you?

  20. THE N00ber
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    A: Matip
    B: Lovren
    or
    C: Another budget defender GW37/38.
    Whos more likely to start?

  21. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Kun winning goal baps added?

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Don't think so, still on 31

  22. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    100 feels so average in this place.

  23. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Need 11/12 from Hazard to hit my first tonne of the season!

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Points that is, not goals

  24. Viper
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Going to finish on 113 (-4). 104 last week. Pity almost every other gw has been awful 😆

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

      What's your OR?

  25. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Aguero's English, after 8 years living in England.....

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Your rank after playing fpl for eight years... 😉

      How many England players manage abroad? He clearly does fine.

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Pogba the highest owned player left amongst the Top 10k (15% EO).

    If you have players left in this game then they are a differential for you.

  27. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    As a Laporte/Aguero and non-Sterling owner, that was heaven!

    Scored more points with TC than BB...

  28. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    Is sterling still a must have?

    City looked really flat

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I expect them stronger at home next week.

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      They have 9 days rest before Leicester game. I think they will smash them

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        I count 7 days

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Burnley parked the double decker

      1. Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        And so will the remaining two opponents

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          Leicester mate?

    4. Viper
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      They'll have their first proper break in a while coming up. I don't think he's must have but definitely a good option

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Leicester will attack and City at home with his EO Sterling is significant ‘shield’

  29. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    110 points with Jota's 12 on my bench.

  30. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 12 months ago

    93 all out..... happy

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      I’m 93 all out and unhappy - red arrow 😮

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        red arrow! what are you no2 in the world?

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 12 months ago

          I was top 500 - not anymore 🙁

      2. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        This

      3. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        Any chip?

        That’s a great score. I’m on something similar and made up to be so close to the top 10k TC average

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 12 months ago

      Beaten the Top 10k average. Less than 0.5 players left for the Top 10k now so won't go up significantly.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 12 months ago

        cool