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

    I guess a 3-4 scoreline would suit both my team AND me personally... That or 6-2 and a Citeh run to beat all runs, pipping Pool on the final day. KdB (C)! Let's go!

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

    No Rodri is a surprise. Has he been poor of late?

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Time to move on Jesus then.

    Callum Wilson has a really nice run of fixtures now. Anyone see how he looked in the 45 minutes he played?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Stats weren't great.

    2. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      staying away from C Wilson, if Fraser was playing well, only then would bring him in.

    3. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      anonymous but it was a really poor game.. going for Rashford personally

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, looks like Rashford is the best option. Just looking to get a step ahead.

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

    I'd really like to swoop for Ings, but I just can't justify taking Jimenez out of my team. Not explosive, but so consistent.

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

      There's no one more consistent than Ings right now. If he's overcome his injury prone self, he's Top Top Top Top (y'get the drift).

      Wolves getting some tough fixtures now too. Dunno. Maybe there's another option? Assuming you've Vardy as your 3rd?

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

        Vardy & Kane. Kane probably most vulnerable in the longer term, but feel I should hold for his Christmas fixtures.

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      fixtures turning. more a case of shocking villa defence today.
      I'm not sure how much longer i'm holding

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I did and ecstatic with him so far

  5. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guys cantwell 3 ings 3 grealish 2 bps confirmed?

    1. Aftermath
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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

      Ings yes.

      Grealish probably only 1.

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

    So KDB or Sterling to haul?

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

      Sterling somehow doing better away from home

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

        I jumped for Sterling today, an early transfer to try grab a price rise. Risky as always, but he who dares...

  7. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Having a good gameweek, let it continue with KDB, Vardy & Maddison returns

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

      Add a soy bullet header to that and I'd be ecstatic

  8. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Willems dropped you think ?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No, muscular injury.

      So bloody annoyed !!!!!!

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Tell me about it haha

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Hate bad luck like that..... Rubbed salt into the wound that Newcastle kept a clean sheet too!

        2. GertJan
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Same here.

          Brought him in 2 weeks ago specifically with this game in mind.

  9. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would you WC this team now or gw20? 1FT & 0itb

    Gazza-Button
    TAA-Soy-Kelly-Lunds-Rico
    Sterling-Kdb-Alli-Son-Nakamba
    Vardy-Tammy-Jiménez

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

      Next week if at all

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

    Sky often have ex-players/legends in their studio. I love how most of the teams get actual legends while City always get the likes of Micah Richard, Noel Gallagher and Steph Houghton

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

      Harsh on Richard Dunne.

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

    1) pulisic to grealish
    2) Montoya to digne
    Which one would you prioritize?

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

      Anyone?

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

      1

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

      1 looks good mate, doubt digne will be in the points consistently

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

    Accurate updates only please, can’t miss a World Cup final!

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Community Shield holds greater esteem.

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

        don't over egg the pudding

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

        LOL

  13. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else here that thinks city will win big tonight?

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

      I think that way

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Na. Think Leicester can do it

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      soon find out

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

      Stoke played yesterday and lost

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

      yes

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Etihad with loads of empty seats

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's like a library anyway

    2. El Lobito 10
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Emptyhad, nothing new there

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

      is it really that bad?

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Looks full

  15. alastair
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martin Peters RIP

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

      Should of been knighted. - R.I.P.

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      indeed, Caught the later stages of his career - a terrific player.

  16. Aftermath
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Vardy, Maddison and KDB! Goal apiece

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

      here here

  17. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Solid win here for Leicester

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

        Vardy hattrick needed

        1. Party time
            4 years, 4 months ago

            🙂 I don't think I want that but a goal is fine

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Soy and Vardy goals now to save the casuals

        1. El Lobito 10
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Nothing wrong with that

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

        30 points only with 5 to play..big fail 🙁

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

          probably above average

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

        Pope 1 bps??
        Wow ...
        Grealish 2 is awesome too

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

          Grealish 1 though

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

            Ohh ...
            Still happy that he dodged a yc for that stupid foul on Southampton lb.

            Thanks

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

          Likely 1 each.

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

            Pope one very pleasing mate. After all Guaita ....
            Cheers mate

        3. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          How many assists did Pope get today?

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

            Ha ha

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

          1 for Greasy

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

            Hmm
            Cheers mate

      5. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I don't believe in curses but after lascelles and Clark , Willems is now the third Newcastle defender I buy and who gets injured straight away !

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

          Hard luck buddy

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers Amey . Grealish made up for that

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

              Yoooo

              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                😉

        2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          So you are the culprit !

          Hate you ! 😆

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            🙂

      6. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Stuck between these 2 moves and what system I’ll be in. What one would you do?

        A) Ayew > Ings or Jimenez (343)
        B) Cantwell > Grealish (352)

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

          B - Grealish = the best player on the pitch today by a distance

      7. manu4life99
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Is Otamendi nailed now or still a rotation risk?

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Until stones is fit again probably

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

        Henderson now top scoring keeper in the game with 73 points

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Had in from day 1. 😉 love the lad

        2. Party time
            4 years, 4 months ago

            What an assist from him today. He is just a fantastic goalie

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

          (c) Sterling let's go!

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

          Bobby sitter
          Trent xG

        5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Going to spend Christmas abroad with family from Sunday night. May not have internet connection which would be good, would force me to enjoy time rather thinking about FPL.

          Enjoy your Christmas all

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            You too 🙂

          2. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks, same to you!

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

            OMG happy Christmas Bemba

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

            Have a good one, Bemba!

          5. Party time
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I will miss you Bemba, have fun buddy

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

            Kdb playing in advanced role. Silva sitting back

            1. Free Hat
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Nice sight to see

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

            3pm BPS looks final.

            1. Party time
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Buendia 2 baps no attack involvement, Jimmy decisive goal 1bap. Fpl tower are making this game unfair tbh

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

                  He got his points for the goal.
                  Whether he deserved more for his performance for the 90mins is another matter.

                  1. Party time
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      Pretty clear the game is rigged. If his name was Mark Jiménez / McJiménez, He would get all 3 baps. Shame on those dunskies

              • have you seen cyan
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                dont know how to feel with Vardy and KDB in this, dont have either capped. Is it still good?

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

                  no