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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. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  2. Ode
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You don't have Laporte

  3. MTPockets
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fking Laporte

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      +100

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Love him

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  5. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  6. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Not over yet though.

  7. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Tell.me about that

  8. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  9. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  10. DaveZubie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  11. FPLGeezer
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Loving it on here tonight LOL

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This is why pep does not trust sane

  13. Robson-Canoe
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kompany just killed the Night King out of nowhere

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I love a Line of Duty reference.

  14. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    He nailed.

  15. Richd
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pep raging at Sane

  17. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sane dead if peps gets hold of him.

  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 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

  19. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Make City Great Again

  20. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Has Kun ever blanked at home?

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero TC and I'm tanking in rank

    Amazing

  22. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

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

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Lost on you . Never mind

    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      “Great contribution”

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Better than most.

    3. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Special K flying off the shelf

  23. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy party pls

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Tielemans off for Barnes hmmm

  25. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    OMG they killed Bemba 😯

  26. MarcusAurelius
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sanes last game for city

  27. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Same back to Gundogan again. Rubbish.

  28. Zladan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

    But absolutely delighted with that goal.

    MORE!

  29. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

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

  30. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Sterling.. kill dis game.