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Sterling, Foden and Aguero on Man City bench for trip to Spurs

Raheem Sterling (£11.5m), Phil Foden (£6.5m) and Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) are named on the bench as Manchester City visit Tottenham Hotspur.

The Englishman was dealing with a calf injury during the international break, so his lack of involvement in the starting XI is less damaging to Fantasy Premier League managers than it usually would be.

Ferran Torres (£6.9m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.2m) are handed the wide-forward roles in Pep Guardiola’s 4-3-3 system, either side of Gabriel Jesus (£9.3m), who has scored in both of his Premier League starts this season.

However, his days as a reliable asset may already be coming to a close, considering Aguero’s return to full fitness.

The Argentinian has been missing since the Gameweek 6 draw at West Ham and, named on the bench tonight, is sure to complicate predictions of Manchester City line-ups once more.

There has been rekindled interest in Guardiola’s defence in recent weeks, João Cancelo (£5.5m) and Ruben Dias (£5.5m) at the heart of that – both of them starting in Gameweek 9.

There will be plenty of eyes on the Spurs line-up too, of course, as Harry Kane (£11.0m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m) remain hugely popular Fantasy assets, and both start for Jose Mourinho’s side.

In fact, only Bruno Fernandes (£10.7m) has been captained by more top 10k managers than Kane.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Reguilón, Dier, Alderweireld, Aurier; Højbjerg, Sissoko; Son, Ndombele, Bergwijn; Kane.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Laporte, Dias, Walker; De Bruyne, Rodrigo, B Silva; Torres, Jesus, Mahrez.

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  1. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Clear handball

    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Clear as night

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

      Hand of the son of God.

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Brilliant use of var

  3. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    VAR ftw

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

    How is that handball lol joke

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Because it hits his arm

      1. 4-4-who?
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Marginal and not clear from the replays they showed

        1. Traction Engine Foot
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Looked pretty clear to me

        2. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Marginal and not clear are really subjective words. Whats marginal and not clear to one person is quite clear for another

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      what are you watching

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        silly me forgot to never feed the troll

    3. Hattrick Harry
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus controlled the ball with his hand, not allowed

  5. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    you never could control the ball with your arm even before VAR

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

    Hand ball! No goal!

    Eric Diers clean sheet remains guys!!!!!!

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dream on

    2. Hattrick Harry
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dier the GOAT

  7. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What happened to Bernardo Silva? Had a great season 2 years ago but has really gone downhill since

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Luxury player who scores when your 2-0 up and goes missing on the big occasion

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe. Pressing and controlling possession seemed to be his strong points but not so much anymore.

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

      Yes I’ve never understood the decline

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

    Laporte is a better finisher than Sterling 😆

    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty sure he has a better goal conversion rate than Salah as well.

  9. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not a hand ball. you've been swayed by the commentators.

    1. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed

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

      Off his arm, onto chest. Consistent with some of the hand-ball penalties they have awarded earlier in the season. Very clear and honestly not very controversial at all.

  10. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Absolutely no point in VAR, it is a bad joke

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

      That was a demonstration of why VAR is required. Correct decision

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

    The comments on this site by the posters are mercurial in nature. Take Hojbjerg for instance: Last week I saw comments clearly bashing me, people were wondering what exactly he offers to this spurs team. On game later, he is the transformational engine in this spurs team.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      it took him about 2 or 3 weeks to gel, but he's been immense for Mou. His new Matic.

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dude...just breathe

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Who's commenting about Hojbjerg?

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

      that's football fans in a nutshell. Overrated/useless in 1 game, score a penalty and he's world class

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

    Son winning goal BPS intact 😎

  13. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    i think is a handball, but is ridicolous that that part of arm can be counted as offside but if you score/control with that it counts as a foul.

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

      I don't think that's the case - it struck him below the sleeve from what I saw and that part of the arm can't be offside.

  14. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not easy to build up the midfield now. Too many candidates.

  15. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Will Sterling come from bench ?

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

      I wouldn't bet against it.

    2. Hattrick Harry
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes for 1p for owners

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Son the furthest forward for Spurs, based on the average position map that Sky just put up on screen.

  17. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cancelo playing centre midfield lol

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

      David Silva role.

    2. mookie
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      City fullbacks are doing that since Pep took over. Even Zabaleta did it...

  18. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Saiss > Cancelo/Dias
    B) Son > KDB
    C) Both(-4)

    Martinez
    Robbo Chilwell Mitchell*
    Bruno Son Grealish Zaha
    Kane DCL Bamford

    steer soucek saiss* lamptey*

  19. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not watching, how do KDB & Cancelo look?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Haven’t seen Cancelo get forward much at all to be honest

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

      Cancelo very advanced. KDB usual form. Promising.

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

      Good and meh

    4. Ibralicious
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      KDB as effective as Fernandinho going forward the way City play at the moment

  20. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thank god for regulon, mahrez would be completely rinsing Davies 1 on 1

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone LB would eat Mahrez he's crap

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

        Mahrez is amazing, easily one of Cities best players. When in form, one of the best in the league.
        Look how he was for Leicester, his talent is scary

        1. ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Not gonna win anything with him in the team. He's way too slow on the ball. Have a feeling he was only bought to weaken Leicester.

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

    Imagine thinking it was a legit goal, 2 deflections, even the City players knew outside Rodrigo.

  22. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Seeing the amount of people that removed Son for a hit was amusing tbh. Have you not seen the documentary, this man is the heart and soul of this team...

  23. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    And the wait for city to 'explode' goes on 😛

  24. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone here captain Son?

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

      I was very close, but went with DCL in the end, he has Fulham, could be a hatti

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

      Fart did

    3. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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

      very close but finnally gone Bruno due to crowds

  25. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Should we buy Son back now?

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

      You sold him?

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

      The rest are selling for KDB

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

      No but I did see a couple of people doing it or suggesting it. Fair play to them.

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

        Fail reply to Ogie

    4. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I captained him. Why would you get rid lol

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

      Yes he is essential as it comes, shouldn’t have gotten rid

    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Next week seems tough, but would definitely want him for Arsenal
      He's the most advanced player in the team

    7. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not yet. Give one or two GWs for the new player(s) you bought in. 🙂

      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I'm not gonna sell Ziyech too soon. I'm just wondering if maybe I should switch to 3-5-2 and have Son instead of Kane

        1. TKC07
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I would keep Kane considering the advantage of being a penalty taker and not loosing a FT for sideways transfer.

  26. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hopefully not a lot of Fernandes owners got Son. Need another goal from him and/or Kane

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Got both and Mane

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

      The above combination is owned by 3204 managers (32.04%) in the Top10k
      Would have been lower if not for the Salah COVID news

  27. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Amusingly I’ve held son for all his blanks, captained him for 2 blanks and missed 2 previous hauls and today’s.

    Wonderful

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

      that's part of the 'Son experience'

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mahrez getting owned by Reguilon so far.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mahrez struggling big-time so far this season.

  29. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Great bit of defending there.

  30. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on this wildcard team

    McCarthy
    Coufal Zouma Targett
    Salah Son KDB Grealish JRod
    Vardy DCL
    Bench: Forster Lewis Brewster Fodder

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No liverpool?

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not enough Sterling

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

      No Chilwell, start again.

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

      Zouma to Chilwell