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

    more goals city....stick the dagger in LFC!

  2. Ode
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bilva, Sterling & Kun (c), still a red arrow fml

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You don't have Laporte

  3. MTPockets
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Fking Laporte

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        +100

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

        Love him

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sold Laporte to get cash for Hazard 🙁 Hate this game. Probably better not playing it!!!

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kompany can't even.shoot, what are the chances of that?

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

      Not over yet though.

    • TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      That’s my season done now - Laporte has ruined me in recent weeks

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Tell.me about that

    • Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not owning city defence has been a ball ache since WC. Huge error.

    • SPorting
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kompany deserves that goal. Loyal servant and a rock at the back.

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

      If a goal deserves to win a league. What a shot from Kompany

    • FPLGeezer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Loving it on here tonight LOL

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

      This is why pep does not trust sane

    • Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kompany just killed the Night King out of nowhere

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

        I love a Line of Duty reference.

    • Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He nailed.

    • Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Going from Ederson sterling Kun to Laporte sterling Kun was a fluke move

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pep raging at Sane

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

      Sane dead if peps gets hold of him.

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Somehow doing Laporte > VVD before GW36 has ended up with me dropping points despite VVD keeping a cleanie and then scoring in the next game

    • LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Make City Great Again

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Has Kun ever blanked at home?

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero TC and I'm tanking in rank

      Amazing

    • George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Great night to be a thief in Liverpool.
      Oh wait........

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

        How would Liverpool be “stealing” the title? If that’s what you’re implying?

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Lost on you . Never mind

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

        “Great contribution”

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Better than most.

      3. STEP rOVERS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Special K flying off the shelf

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

      Vardy party pls

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

      Tielemans off for Barnes hmmm

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

      OMG they killed Bemba 😯

    • MarcusAurelius
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sanes last game for city

    • SPorting
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same back to Gundogan again. Rubbish.

    • Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t own Kompany.
      Don’t own Laporte.

      But absolutely delighted with that goal.

      MORE!

    • tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laporte just keeps on ticking along.
      9 returns in his last 10, 11/13.

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

      Cmon Sterling.. kill dis game.