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Foden replaces Sane in the only change to either side at the Etihad

The final match of Gameweek 37 takes place this evening between Manchester City and Leicester City.

Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is at 20:00 BST.

A win for the hosts leaves them in pole position at the top of the Premier League table going into Gameweek 38.

There is only one change to the starting XIs this evening and it is perhaps a surprising one: Phil Foden replacing Leroy Sane for the home side, with Fernandinho and Kevin De Bruyne still not fit to return.

Foden’s recall means that Bernardo Silva is pushed further forward into the three-man City attack alongside Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling.

Sane, Gabriel Jesus and former Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez are among the substitutes.

Vincent Kompany again partners Aymeric Laporte at centre-half, with John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi forced to watch on from the bench.

Benjamin Mendy is once again omitted from City’s 18-man squad.

Brendan Rodgers has kept faith with the same 11 players that started the 3-0 win over Arsenal last weekend.

That means that youngster Hamza Choudhury again gets a start in a central midfield three alongside Youri Tielemans and anchor Wilfred Ndidi.

James Maddison and Marc Albrighton will flank Jamie Vardy in attack, so Harvey Barnes and Demarai Gray again have to make do with a place among the substitutes.

Only Liverpool have scored more Premier League goals than Leicester since Brendan Rodgers’ appointment.

Vardy has been involved in more Premier League strikes (nine goals, two assists) than any other Fantasy asset in that time.

Aguero will be endeavouring to keep up his own impressive record of never having blanked when starting a home league fixture this season.

Both Aguero and Vardy registered assists when the two sides met at the King Power Stadium back in December, with the Foxes running out 2-1 winners.

Sterling, who leads all other outfield players for points per match (7.1) in 2018/19, has six double-digit hauls to Aguero’s four at the Etihad this season.

Aguero is the leading captain option this week, with 33,241 managers handing the Argentinean striker the armband while using their Triple Captain chip.

13,121 FPL bosses have used the chip on Sterling in Gameweek 37, meanwhile.

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

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, Pereira, Choudhury, Maddison, Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans, Vardy.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    City have lost all composure here, all gone wrong when it matters

  2. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hate not owning Laporte!

  3. Sif
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero (c) still my second highest score this GW not including one potential city CS... :s

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Foster on 3 my top scorer so far this week.

      1. Sif
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        ouch!

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    100% willing to sacrifice the Laporte cleanse and BAPS for a Vardy golazo (or two)

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

      Plz

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No!

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Leicester players got the ball. No pen

  6. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Has this been Dilvas worst season?

    Seem to remember he started quite nicely but he hasn’t been great for a while now imo.

  7. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Commentators are blind I swear. Sooo biased, one thing I ain't looking forward to next, season

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Biased towards who?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Against City... Its neville

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          It wasn't a pen.

  8. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pep getting tetchy.

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pep

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Raging

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      ???

  10. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Looking good for pool fans, atleast I hope Sterling or Aguero will not do anything stupid so they get a RC.

  11. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Evans to stick one in his own net on 93 mins.

  12. Sif
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Leicester are just Burnley with a counter attack.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Better attacking

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Brendan Rodgers looks may have finally won a title for Liverpool.

    Statue incoming

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

      What's his face got to do with it?

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jinx post alert

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      John Henry is getting his check book out...

  14. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Nothing going citys way.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Getting desperate now. Fans on their back too

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sure are.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Apart from Silva not getting a second yellow

  15. Viper
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I can't remember the last time I've been watching a match live when one of my players have headed home from a corner

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte essential? Can't see Brighton being too adventurous

  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    This is great. Come on Leicester

  18. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    only way city will score is by penalty

  19. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte to grab the winner?

  20. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vertonghen over Laporte has been such a disaster ffs

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gotta think that possibly handing Liverpool the golden chance for the title makes this even sweeter for Brendan, right?

    He musta been asked about it? He said anything to that effect?

  22. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Just popping by to say definite pen. Sterling denied so many this season, some rightly, some wrongly, but he (/owners and regular captainers such as myself!) has been quite unlucky (/discriminated against???? 😮 ) See ya 😀

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Never a peno

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Was clearly a pen

    2. Licky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I don't know, he made clear contact with the ball before he made contact with Sterling, it just wasn't a great clearance.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Chilwell?

  23. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Leicester keeping their shape well. Not going in without conviction.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yep they are no Man Utd...

  24. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Very happy I got warned off Sterling (TC). Now that much more thankful for Hazard's slightly meh output.

  25. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mendy needs to come on and replace Tielemans who looks like he’s running through treacle this second half.

  26. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Omg kun.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Damn I thought he scored.

  27. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Phew

  28. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Schmeichel!!!

  29. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Peter Schmeichel saves

  30. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Man City need a Horst Hrubresch