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Aguero returns to the City starting XI as Bergwijn makes Spurs debut

Gameweek 25 comes to a conclusion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Manchester City the visitors to north London.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

Pep Guardiola has made a couple of changes to the side that beat Sheffield United in their last Premier League game.

The main one from a Fantasy perspective concerns Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), who replaces Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) as City’s central striker.

Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) also comes into midfield, with centre-back Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) not part of the matchday squad.

City look to be back in a 4-3-3 following their dalliances with a wing-back system in recent weeks.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) makes his 17th successive Premier League start in central midfield, while Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) retain their places either side of Aguero.

Jose Mourinho makes three changes to the side that started the win over Norwich City, one of which sees winger Steven Bergwijn (£7.5m) make his debut following his £26.7m move from PSV Eindhoven.

Davinson Sanchez (£5.3m) and budget FPL defender Japhet Tanganga (£4.0m) also come into the starting XI, with Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m), Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m) and Erik Lamela (£5.7m) all dropping to the bench.

Only two sides have kept fewer clean sheets than Spurs since Jose Mourinho took charge, although the Lilywhites have conceded fewer big chances than any other team in that time.

No team has scored more goals on the road than Manchester City in 2019/20, with Guardiola’s troops having found the back of the net on 34 occasions in their 12 away fixtures.


Spurs XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Tanganga, Winks, Lo Celso, Dele, Bergwijn, Son, Lucas.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero.

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  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Surely Kun or KDB should be first choice pen takers. Kun(C) must be fuming

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ederson.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why? Wd have been -4 for them

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

      Kun didnt want to take it and handed it to Gundo.

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

    Guess I wiil take 6pts from Son and Mahrez atm better chance of them getting a card from here...

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

      No chance Son ends this game on precisely 3 points

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ML rival has both - hope they have an ice hockey style brawl!

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

    Peps fuming 🙂

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

      Time for the board to back him and buy a few decent players.

  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    It’s hard to laugh at this at much as I want to owning three City attackers

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same 🙁

  5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    City fast becoming my least favourite team (bar Spurs), really relishing their decline post Aguero leaving at the end of next season

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

    Pep out for me, it's time to go!

    1. Klein
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pep to jesus -4.

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Moura is league one level player. Awful

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yet he singlehandedly beat Ajax in a UCL semi final? Behave.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Only good game in his life

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Only good in fifa.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not even there

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          He scores many goals for my FUT team. 😀

    3. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Aye because league 1 players are well known for scoring hat tricks in Champions league semi-finals!!

  8. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I have Salah.
    Would you, guys, ship Mane for Mahrez, in this team?

    Ryan
    TAA Holgate Lundstram
    KDB Salah Traore Fleck
    Ings Aguero DCL

    Button Soyuncu Kelly Mane

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GW28:
      No Lund
      No Fleck
      No Kun
      Kelly lost place

      you want to add to that list?

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Will Mahrez start the next one?

      1. C'mon the Fylde
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I'm not removing Aguero.
        Not a chance.

        KDB would be shipped before him.

        I like Fleck's fixtures

        1. C'mon the Fylde
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          KDB off.

          He's not impressed me at all, lately.

          1. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Are you even watching?!

          2. C'mon the Fylde
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Ah right... maybe not.
            Still not impressed me!

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This vaguely looks like Pep trying a settled team ... and its not working. Jesus and Aguero up front against WH I reckon.

  9. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling is the worst player on that pitch by some distance!

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

      Zinkenko says hi

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

        & Aurier

      2. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Made some good tackles

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Surprised he's still first choice right now. Biggest wins of the season are when he hasn't played and he just doesn't look good.

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

      Moura giving him a run for his money.

  10. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Silva’s will be on for Sterling and Mahrez soon

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

    Come on KDB, make me proud son

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      KdB and Son?

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        😀

  12. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Approaching 4 hours of televised football without a goal...

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

      The 0-0s have got more entertaining at least.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The Brentford game too all the quota of goals yesterday.

  13. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Always makes me laugh when two defenders flank their GK to play it out the back and then he just hoofs it up the field, old fashioned way.

  14. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How is Sterling the 4th highest scoring FPL mid?

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Its weird huh

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

      Cause FPL in general this season has been awful.

  15. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sub Sterling off and get someone with an ounce of creativity on...

  16. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Unbelievable

  17. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What are the chances Mane starts vs Norwich? Considering brining Kun in for the West Ham game

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mane will start. Kun? Not sure.

  18. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Winks. Worst english player since Cleverley

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

    So a midfielder and a 19-year-old is above Stones in the pecking order?

    £50m down the drain...

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Injuries arent helping.

  20. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Number of points City's profligacy has cost me has got to be in the multiple dozens by now...

  21. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB, Mahrez and Kun EO ?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Top 10k.

  22. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    24 City players queuing up for a tap in and the pass goes to the invisible man

  23. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine how bad GW’s are going to get when Klopp rotates for Champions League.

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'll be on single digits every week!

  24. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus incoming

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Red card zinc

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

      If this is for Mahrez and not sterling I'll cry

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

    Jesus time

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

    Saviour inc

  27. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus IN

  28. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This looks like a friendly between some Sunday league players that were drunk out of their mind just 12 hours ago.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Man Utd's secret is finally out

  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus coming on, for Sterling surely

  30. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kyle Walker

    A) good defender
    B) Just really fast