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De Bruyne returns to central midfield as Aguero makes the Man City bench

Kevin de Bruyne (£10.3m) takes his place in central midfield once again as Manchester City host Leicester City.

The Belgian was handed a more advanced role against Arsenal but is back in his usual position in Gameweek 18.

Raheem Sterling (£11.8m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) are the two selected to flank centre-forward Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) for the crucial encounter.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero (£11.7m), who has been missing since Gamweeek 13, finally makes a return but is named among the substitutes for now.

Either way, it may spell the end of Jesus’ run of games in which he has been considered a nailed-on starter.

With plenty of Christmas fixtures to come, we may well see Aguero back in the starting line-up again very soon.

Meanwhile, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has reverted to his 4-1-4-1 formation for this afternoon’s visit to the Etihad Stadium.

Ayoze Pérez (£6.1m) and Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) return to the starting XI to add some width for the usual suspects of Jamie Vardy (£10.1m), James Maddison (£7.8m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.5m).

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Walker; de Bruyne, Gündogan, B Silva; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; H Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans, Pérez; Vardy.

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  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    C’mon City!

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Leicester or manchester?

      1. FPL_Sponge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Great reply

  2. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can't wait for my 4 points from this match.

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Chat sh!t get banged

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

    Spurs need to sweep for Grealish.

    He would be a great addition

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Surely a good old fashioned swoop would be more effective?

    2. 1314
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs are already well stocked..Lo Celso is not even getting to play..

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

    My only players in this game have EO 100.76% and 103.63%

    Time to hide behind the sofa

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That .76 is a rank killer

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

        But the 44.49%, 19.26% and 16.55% I don't own are

  5. Sid1891
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Points prediction
    Vardy
    Sterling
    Kdb
    Maddison

    8 total?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      6
      7
      10
      2

      1. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sound like 4-2

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      8
      2
      8
      1

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      6
      1
      2
      2

    4. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      9
      2
      2
      3

  6. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How comes Buemdia got so many BPS? Didn't even get an attacking return, worried he could catch Cantwell!

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should have had two assists from Pukki alone.

      Brilliant all game, dribbles, passing bps.

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cantwell 3
      Buendia 2
      Jimmy 1

      Should be final but wouldn’t be surprised at jimmy getting his opta stats manipulated. Cantwell safely on 3

  7. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A lot of interest on this one: Sterling, Kevin & Vardy. Come on goal fest!

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would be nice

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cue 0-0 borefest

  8. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Played Willems and Double Palace def. Jimi punished me. One and two in ML went Grealish(c), need KDB to punish. Soyuncu coming on for Willems. Not a good week so far AT ALL.

  9. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB and Vardy only and both EOs are >100%, so forget FPL and hopefully enjoy the football ... who's with me?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      29k OR atm without KDB

    2. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Depends who you have as Captain. I have KDB. No doubt I will fall between the gap again after not captaining him the week before last week but not last week. Back to a deeper role. Effing annoying.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        So are you going enjoying the football or cursing him if he did not do anything from that position? 😉

  10. Trippier Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Some early tinkering - is TAA+Son+Mousset to Digne+KDB+Ings worth a -8?

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol what

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

    3. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nooooooooooooo

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

    Hendo got the assist, aye?

    1. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes!

      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes.

      • FPL_Sponge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Aye

    2. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How can Beundia be on more bps than Jimenez? No assists or goals.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Other stuff for BPS.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shouldn’t Alli have got that Henderson assist?

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      So Kevs moved back this week, why?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Playing a good team.

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Last week ARS today LEI maybe ...

      3. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dilva out

      4. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hmm maybe the opponents are stronger than last week?

      5. nolard
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Why assign your best player to do more dirty work, rather than have him flourish to the max?
        Leicester are better, but others can do that job. Rodri or someone.

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This, you cannot attack if you are always defending.

    5. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      1 bonus for Jimenez?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, unless manipulated.

        1. wulfrunian
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          cheers

      2. Party time
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Utter nonsense from fpl tower...

      3. Party time
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Come on Fpl tower Give Jimmy that 2 Baps, it is just a game so don't be stubborn

          1. Woy_is_back
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Yaas

        • Lord of Ings
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Which one would you do?
          1)montoya/janmat-->Luca digne
          2) Jimenez---->Ings/Tammy
          3) pulisic--->grealish
          Which looks best?

        • bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Martin Peters has died

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            🙁

          2. DeathoftheParty
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Very sad :'(

          3. Monkey Hanger
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Legend - R.I.P.

          4. Party time
              4 years, 3 months ago

              He is in a better place now, may his soul rest in peace

            • Mambino
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              yes, that's sad news

          5. DeathoftheParty
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Basically this game could make or break this season...

            1. Pukki Party
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              I have 5 players in the london derby tomorrow so that's the important game for me

              1. Pukki Party
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Or FPL or PL season?

              2. DeathoftheParty
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                FPL have 4 playing... KDB (C), Sterling, Vardy and Chilwell... Everyone but Vardy is differential on who I'm chasing. Top at Xmas gets £50.

                Bout 10 points back.

                1. Pukki Party
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Good luck, only KDB Vardy myself

          6. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Just seen the Sheffield Utd goal on replay, how is that an assist?

            1. Party time
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Ask Alexa

              • Rainer
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Intended target.

                1. Pukki Party
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  How big is the intended target from a goalkeepers kick though? The defender headed it quite far away. Of it would have been a cross in the box and a defender would head it that far it wouldn't stand. Just a weird desicion for me.

            2. nolard
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              KDB back to midfield....sigh

              1. DeathoftheParty
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Big feels

              2. g40steve
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Wasted

            3. tucaoneo
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              My (C) is the same as Magnus Carlsen's. Feel I'm in good hands.

              1. beric
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Whos that then?

                1. tucaoneo
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Son

                  1. beric
                    • 12 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Hes my vice after jimi, hope he does well for you

                    1. tucaoneo
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      Cheers. Jimenez is my vice.

            4. Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              So already regret going with Sterling instead of Grealish.

              Sterling is a FPL troll.

              1. DeathoftheParty
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Have both with Cantwell bench... FML

            5. wulfrunian
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Has Howe lost the Bournemouth dressing room?No passion,no team play nothing at all.

            6. Lord of Ings
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Which move looks best for next gwk?help me please!
              1)Montoya-->digne
              2)jimenez--->Tammy/ings
              3) pulisic---->grealish
              Help please!

            7. LIARS POKER
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Best Zaha replacement up to 9.6? (Already own Alli)

              1. wulfrunian
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Moura/Richarlison?

              2. tucaoneo
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                I'm getting some Everton interest so I'm gonna say Richarlison and take no responsibility.

            8. UshFPL
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Think it's time to say goodbye Wilf

            9. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Just seen Henderson assist.

              McBurnie his intended target, defender touch wasn’t significant to the ball destination.

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  This

                • Pukki Party
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Disagree, 10 yards is significant imo. Explained above.

              2. Disco Stu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Jiminez > Ings or Pukki?

                1. Woy_is_back
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Too late on the Ings train

                  1. Disco Stu
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Yeah, but it clearly time to get off the Jimi train with their upcoming fixtures

                2. wulfrunian
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Tough fixtures for both of them.I prefer King/Wilson or maybe Haller.

                  1. Disco Stu
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    All fixtures are tough for Bournemouth though. Did you watch them play today? Totally lifeless

                    1. wulfrunian
                      • 7 Years
                      4 years, 3 months ago

                      Agreed.I expect some reaction though.It's tough.Maybe switch to 3-5-2?

                3. Do I Not Like Orange
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Why do you want rid of Jimenez? He doesn't get big scores, but he keeps ticking over most weeks. After the next 2 he has good fixtures again.

              3. nerd_is_the_werd
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Anyone captained Sterling (c)?

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

                  Probably Mark

                2. Mambino
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  no

                  1. Big Chris Wood
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Yes! Go captain fantastic!