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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. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimmy Ings Vardy frontline today, Just wonderful

      1. Regin
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Mine is tammy ings vardy

        1. Party time
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Tammy goal incoming tomorrow

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

              No, he only scores against relegation fodder

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

          Vardy Ings Rashford iowners says hi

          Rashford hatty incoming tommorow

          1. Party time
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Hahaha 😆 as long as Martial serves the assists

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

                You still have that trap Martial huh

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Yeah buddy 🙂

          2. Regin
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Richarlison and Rico for n for a hit didn't work well. Though bmouth unlucky to concede late. Atleast glad I stuck with pope

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

            Time to get Digne again ?

            1. Regin
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Just get holgate and save money. Or sidibe

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

              Yes

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

                But i'm waiting one game to see if he's still on set pieces

          4. FER FUSCH AKE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            are the wolves baps final?

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              yeah

          5. TorresMagic™
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            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            LMS safety score currently 23 with live bonus at HT

            https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

            Mahrez is the worst player on that pitch. Sané in and they'd be up by 3 goals

            1. Regin
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              U mean he is was one of the best? Don't understand y pep doesn't play him every week

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

                He's the Otamendi of wingers

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

              What are you watching lad? Mahrez has been good. Nearly scored a worldie too

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

                The one he blew 2 yards wide?

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

                  Check your brain in the process. Your clueless if you think mahrez was the worst player so far

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

              You're blind.

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

              Mahrez bossing it

            5. Am sorry to say again it�…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              You're either a troll or don't know footie

            6. WD27
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Got to back everyone up here mahrez been best player in the first half just behind KDB imo

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

            Jesus to

            Kane
            Ings
            Tammy
            Rashford

            ?

            1. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              3 of those to play.

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

                Im not gunna do it now bro dont worry

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  24 hours should have a clear winner.

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

                    Clear winner seems unlikely...nothings ever clear!

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

              Danny boy.10 goals in 12 gws is a must have.

              Dont say he has tough fixtures. He has scored against all of tough oppositions this season

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

                Hes my favourite atm for sure

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

                This! Ingsyyyyyy

                Will definitely keep as long as this continues

            3. Party time
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Ings

              • Amey
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Ingsy

            4. Rolls-Royce
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              That was a great half of football. City completely bossing the midfield. Leicester & Brendan need to come up with plan B in the second half to get anything from this match.

              1. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                They dont have a plan B

                1. Holmes
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Probably going to introduce Iheanacho, thats about it

                  1. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Gray will be there game changer.
                    Perez doesn't offer width IMO

                    1. Rolls-Royce
                      • 10 Years
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      Would be surprised if Perez continues in the next half.

                      1. Amey
                        • 5 Years
                        4 years, 4 months ago

                        He's so selfish

            5. OPTA FPL
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Son or Alli out for KDB?

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

                Id rather go other way. Prefer Son and Alli over KDB for Christmas

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

                No

            6. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              This season, so far, has been one of just choosing a set and forget GK.

              Henderson, Ryan, Pope and Ramsdale all similarly priced and all delivering similar points.

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

                How dare you miss out inform Guaita.

                He'll be amongst the top come end of season

              2. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                As a Ryan owner, I disagree. Not getting any decent returns recently.

                1. diesel001
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  He'll be back soon.

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

                Owning Ryan the last Few weeks hasn’t been fun

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

                Glad I stuck with pope.

                1. camarozz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Have Pope since day 1. Doing okay.
                  Biggest regret is not getting Ings.

                  Too late now I guess!?

            7. Zilla
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              KDB and Maddison involvement is needed

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

                Negative

              2. Amey
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                KDB will get something. He's just relentless

            8. TiAgoFPL
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Cantwell benched

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

                He played and scored man

                1. TiAgoFPL
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  I benched him

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

                Tell me more about it. Benched his last 3 hauls as 1st sub

                1. TiAgoFPL
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  At least one more time too , the other he was playing

            9. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              One more chance needed for Vardy.
              Match is awesome. Perfect Saturday night blockbuster

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

              EO Vardy 103. KDB 100.

              Have both, seems it doesn't make a deal of difference if they haul or not.

              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Yep

              2. TheDragon
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                It does if you aren’t near the top 10k

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Top 100K probably similar.

              3. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                You're thinking like a non owner if you want a fail.

            11. TorresMagic™
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              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Big changes in the overall.
              1st down to 4th, Carlsen to 7th.

              1. TheDragon
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Can’t judge this week at all until after the spurs game

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  True for Carlsen

              2. Je suis le chat
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Love the Ings captain picks of some of the top 10, inspired.

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Current top 2 did great.

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

                Ouch, Carlsen more than doubled his rank

                1. TorresMagic™
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                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Hopefully his Son captain pays off.

                  1. Holmes
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Hopefully, hmmm... Are you Mr. Carlsen by any chance? 😉

                    1. TorresMagic™
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                      • 14 Years
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      Checkmate.

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

                Carlsen sucks, I will overtake him soon

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

                  Me too.

                  1. CONFUSECIUS
                    • 5 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    me three...

            12. West Hammered
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I've picked my highest scoring player as captain just 3x all season
              & had a blank 9/17 gws lol.

            13. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Sterling is world class.... diver.

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

                English players don't dive!

                1. Amey
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Yep
                  I
                  There's always some contact

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

                  Ha!

              2. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Was fouled though.

            14. Bobby
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Watching this game with Kdb as captain is torture.

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

                Rodri on bench means KDB playing Deeper.

                Bald fraud at it again messing with our fpl teams

                1. Am sorry to say again it�…
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  What game you watching?

                2. Rolls-Royce
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  KdB is playing behind Jesus. Try watching matches sometimes.

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

                    He's so good. Genius.

                    Hit the post already too

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

                KBD unlucky not to score earlier

            15. Regin
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I am seriously considering lundstram captain next week. Surely they'll keep a clean sheet at home to watford

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

                I probably go with Son, maybe Kane if I bring him in

            16. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Currently making bringing in KdB for a hit a 12 point loss with Cantwell sitting on my bench. Pretty much the only time this season I've made a transfer to avoid a potential 'pricing out'

              Price rises are such a distracting crock if you're not careful

            17. Eleven Hag
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Bou have gud run of fixures coming up, anyone getting back on wilson or King?

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

                They are sh!t at the moment. Wouldn't touch them with a barge pole

                1. Eleven Hag
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  agree...looking for jimenez replacement...whom wud u suggest other than vardy and tammy...?

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

                    Look no further than Danny Ings who has 10 goals in last 12 gws.

                    Btw he's fixture proof

                    1. Eleven Hag
                      • 6 Years
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      one week pukki punt against villa defense and then ings is what I am thinking...

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

                        Why not get him in now. Chelsea lost against westham everton and Bournemouth recently

                        Can see him scoring tbh

              2. Holmes
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                As a team, they are struggling to create chances as well as score goals...

                1. Eleven Hag
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  yeah cant understand what happend to them...they wud usually create plenty of chances and concede a lot...it has been other way around this year

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

                At the expense of Vardy ings Rashford ??
                Nahh

                1. Eleven Hag
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Who are u getting after the inevitable rashford injury during busy schedule 🙂

              4. Bushwhacker
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                After today? Must be joking.

            18. Zilla
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Lukaku brace

              1. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Everton need him.

                1. diesel001
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Yes, they do.

                2. Zilla
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  They need any forward tbf

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

              Come on Maddison, return in the second half

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

                nah

            20. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Today must be the only time in recent FPL years that a Burnley keeper hasn't made a single save

              1. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Didn't it happen last week as well?

                1. Pacer.
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Surely not!

                  It's probably happened loads. Just feels like it should never have happened

              2. Bunk Moreland
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                First time since last gameweek 😉

              3. TorresMagic™
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                • 14 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                and got bonus ?

              4. Amey
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Still came out with a bps
                Lol
                I'm not complaining 😉

              5. ChelseaGuy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Happened last week too

              6. _Ninja_
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                • 13 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                And got bonus

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

                Didn't he have zero saves to make last week?

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

              Bobby 😮

              xG boys will be buying him tonight.

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

                Double up with McGoldrick

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

                  LOL, David is too far!

            22. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Liverpool so unlucky today

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

                All season*

                1. ChelseaGuy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  *lucky

              2. Zilla
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                unlucky 😀

            23. Rolls-Royce
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Aguero tempting me already.

            24. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Surprised Pep doesn't put Walker at CB and play Cancelo. Man City are so slow with Fernandinho and Otamendi.

            25. Stupendous
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Currently stuck. At Tampa Airport.

              NFL on tallies. Dazn doesn't work here. NBC sports app requires cable provider after free preview.

              Ugh.

              Stream????

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

                Tellies

            26. Regin
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I was about to do tomori to holgate for a hit, which would have been a masterstroke but went for Rico. Ugh. Now he is suspended next game. Soyuncu plays Liverpool and dunk plays spurs

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

                Oops