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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. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Holy Crap!!

  2. *sigh*
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Game over

  3. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Wooww

  4. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Love how Bilva missed the rebound

  5. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Ohh my a proper city legend this guy!!

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

    Fair play kompany is a city legend.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Misery loves him 😉

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

        😀

  7. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Laporte and Kompany perfect 😀

  8. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Why am I even bothering on owning Aguero and Sterling.

    Laporte just killed my season.

  9. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Just lost a cash league. Damn you, Laporte!

  10. SoShy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Dont even care about my Kun TC.. omg Kompany!!!!!!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      You should

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Screeaaaamer

  12. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus H. What. A. Hit.

  13. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Komany G
    Laporte A

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

    F*%k! Knew I shouldn’t have started to watch the match!!!!!!!

  15. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    laportelegend

  16. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Laporte assist feckkk

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Should have captained him the last month

      1. Legendary!
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah

      2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Back then on DGW 32 i was needed to decide which will get my 3rd city spot. It was between Dilva and Laporte, went Dilve. And you know how it end..

  17. Richd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Well that goal was expected.

    But not like that

    Wowwww

  18. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    NOOOOO

    COME ON VARDINHO

  19. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Shite.

  20. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Great scott

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Laporte assist is a joke

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      It’s not

    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I’m laughing

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Absolutely, it should have been Goater’s assist or Dickov’s or Bell’s.

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Kane is claiming the goal.

  22. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Laporte with assist of the season. 3 baps worthy

  23. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Kompany hands man city the pl title! Never ever seen kompany attempting a long range strike

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Thats how much they want to win it. Speaks aloud

  24. Sif
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    What a goal!

  25. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    And Laporte involved mother F*#%#%#

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Lovely as

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Oh yes!

  26. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Class!

  27. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    City still celebrating.

  28. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Come on Leicester, break some hearts

  29. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    "Where others had failed...

    he nailed"

    😆 lol wut?

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Don’t care that I own him. Screw you Laporte!!

    Come on Leicester you sacks of poo!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      How dare you

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Tonight feels totally nothing about FPL tbh mate. It’s al about the title!