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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.

2,087 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Clear penalty

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

    For the Aurier thing? Seemed to happen ages ago!

  3. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Four hrs later

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

    Blatant dive

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

    Wtf?

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

    The wait is a joke!

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

    Lol

  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    any chance KDB takes it?

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

    lol

    5 minutes after the incident

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

    Lol. VaR is joke. Thats not penalty.

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

    Stop the game and get the ref to go over and look

  12. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That will definitey keep the pace of play going if they keep VARing as play goes on.

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

    VAR doing the right thing.

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

    As a KDB and Mahrez owner this is the worst possible scenario...

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

      Never mind it's Gundo

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

    VARchester City again... big club bias!

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

    I was correct first time, Pen two mins delay !

  17. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Used to be if you touched the ball first, it wasn’t a penalty

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

    utter nonsense. 3 minutes afterwards penalty given

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Eh?

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

    Gundo taking!

  21. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Whoa, Gundo?

  22. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just an assist then...

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No

  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Varchester City

  24. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why isn't Kun on pens?

  25. Ron_Swanson
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    As an Aguero owner - happy he's not taken it

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      its 3 with no downside, or 4 but possibly negative

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

    Gundo miss

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Yes

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

    Oh dear

  29. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What’s going on?

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

    Dive