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Tottenham Hotspur take on Manchester City in the final match of Gameweek 10, with kick-off at Wembley at 20:00 GMT.

There are few major shocks in the respective line-ups, save for perhaps Christian Eriksen‘s (£9.2m) non-inclusion in the Spurs starting XI given that the Dane played 90 minutes of his side’s 2-2 draw with PSV last Wednesday.

Eriksen is joined on the home bench by the fit-again Dele Alli (£8.9m), who hasn’t featured since Gameweek 6.

Mauricio Pochettino has made only one alteration to his side from the team that beat West Ham United, with Mousa Dembele (£4.9m) replacing Harry Winks (£5.5m) in central midfield.

Kieran Trippier (£6.3m), Lucas Moura (£7.2m) and Harry Kane (£12.4m), the only three Spurs players to be owned by more than 10% of Fantasy Premier League managers, all start tonight.

Pep Guardiola has made two changes to his starting XI from the side that hammered Burnley last weekend, with Raheem Sterling (£11.1m) replacing Leroy Sane (£9.2m) on the left flank and Kyle Walker (£6.6m) ousting Vincent Kompany (£5.2m) in defence. John Stones (£5.3m) moves across to centre-half to acommodate Walker’s return at right-back.

Given the length of his lay-off, it is not a huge surprise to see Kevin De Bruyne (£9.8m) only named as a substitute by Guardiola this evening, particularly given the condition of the Wembley pitch following yesterday’s NFL game.

Sergio Aguero (£11.3m), the second-most-popular captaincy choice of Gameweek 10, starts for the tenth league match in a row.

City have recorded five clean sheets on the bounce in the Premier League and their defence has only been breached on one occasion – by Willy Boly’s controversial goal in Gameweek 3 – on the road this season.

Of the four players who scored in this fixture last season, only Sterling starts tonight.

Kane has only one home league goal to his name in 2018/19, despite Spurs facing Cardiff City and Fulham in two of the three Premier League fixtures to be contested at Wembley so far this season.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Sissoko, Lamela, Lucas, Kane.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, Silva, Bernardo, Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero.

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  1. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez 3 full games in a row. Potential rotation next week with Sane/KDB sitting this one out?

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      City play on Thursday so we should get a hint who will start on Sunday against Southampton

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah he’s basically like Ross Barkley, but with less points, 3.0 more expensive, and every bit as much rotation risk. A non-entity in FPL for now unfort

    3. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Dilva less explosive but more nailed?

  2. hannibalos
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez, Stones and Laporte deserve the bonuses tonight

  3. Pia06rc
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson with 2 BAPS?

  4. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    55pts plus Mendy Baps.

    Will I crack 100?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Probs

  5. Puncheon Guly
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero's minutes really twisting my melons. Clearly will keep him for Soton, but thereafter is triple city defence the solution? (Ederson, Mendy, Laporte)

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He missed a sitter tonight though.

      1. Puncheon Guly
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He missed two last weekend. He's also missing the most profitable period of matches where his opponents are tired and stretched at the back

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Triple seems overkill

      Assuming you had Alonso and Robbo you would have

      Eddy
      Alonso, Robbo, Mendy, Laporte, A.N.Other

      1. Puncheon Guly
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, and 3 mid priced forwards (Arnie, Wilson, Murray), allowing a rotation between the third city defender and one of them

    3. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      We came to the point we own him because of fear of not owning him

      1. Puncheon Guly
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, true. Not the most progressive strategy though

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero’s going nowhere unless he’s injured.

      A haul is just around the corner - probably Southampton

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hes expensive with 65min games and not captain material.

      2. Puncheon Guly
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I'll have him for that. But will I captain? Presumably he'll skip the EFL game, but only get 65 mins ahead of UCL the following week.

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez - 3 (33)
    Ederson - 2 (26)
    Laporte & Stones - 1 (24)
    -------
    Mendy & Dilva (23)
    Walker (22)

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Juhuuu.. Laporte yah 6 point machine 😀

      1. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Deserved the 2bps he would have got had that PLONKER MEndy not been on the pitch and cost him a YC. 2 point swing.

        1. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          this... was leading the baps until that YC.... donkmendy..

    2. Bad Kompany
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nooooo!!!!!!!!

      Cheers Rainer

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Praise the lord

    4. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Where do you get this from?

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/987690/

        'BPS Plus' -> sort by 'BPS'

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers

    5. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Source?

    6. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hello baps!

    7. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Salt incoming

    8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Boooooooo

      Mendy should have got 3 baps. Best player on the Park by a mile.

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Was like watching Pele. Dave Pele who plays for Woking.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          #JusticeForBenjamin

          This BPS system is a joke, Mendy clearly deserved at least 3 baps

      2. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Everyone was saying he was really poor in first half... can you guys please agree on Mendy’s performance tonight?

        Good or average/bad?

    9. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling's BAPS? Just interested, cheers.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        17 if FFS are accurate.

    10. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      is this true mate ? i need to ederson have more points than mendy to win in head to head. 72-71 for me haha yeesss

  7. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    *takes gw11 armband off Kun*

    1. Mortiis
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I was about to put it on him

    2. Wingate
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Interesting times for him. You just know he could haul at any time though.

    3. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why?

  8. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson
    Monreal | Alonso | Duffy
    Salah | Mane | Fraser | Hazard
    Kun | Icheanacho | Ings

    Hamer | Højbjerg | Bennett | AWB

    1FT, 0.3ITB

    A. Monreal | Ings => Mendy | Kamara -4
    B. Monreal | Ings => Balbuena | Arnie -4
    C. Ederson | Monreal => Fab | Mendy -4
    D. Ederson | Ings => Fab | Arnie -4
    E. Monreal => Laporte

  9. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy baps?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Saving them for SOU!

  10. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have an opinion on the BPS system? I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned tonight.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Great system. Mendy 0 bps makes so much sense

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes 😉

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    3. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I guess it's just cause everyone is happy with the system.

    4. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      BPS??

  11. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    My team looks absolutely tangfastic for next week

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Show and tell

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Bitter and overpriced?

  12. Wingate
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Chaps. Only taken one hit so far this season but tempted to go for a double hit this Gw to get Mendy in for Doherty and get Arnie for Kamara so I don’t need to play Ings away at City!!

    Ederson,
    Alonso, Robbo, Trippier, Doherty
    Hazard, Salah, Richarlison, Fraser
    Aguero, Ings

    Hamer, WB, Neves, Kamara

    Salah to Mane
    Doherty to Mendy
    Kamara to Arnie

    Could v easily make up for -8 with Mendy H to Soth and Arnie home to Bur

    Or tell me to put the beer down?

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Put the beer down.

      Any way you can get Arnie by downgrading Neves? Don’t know how much you have itb.

      1. Wingate
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Have 1.3 currently.

        I’m just being greedy and want Mendy too!

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Doherty is fab value. Lose Trippier for Mendy.

    2. Wingate
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      TLDR?

  13. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Having Wilson vc aguero C irks a bit

    1. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      No Mane or Salah was a mistake.You need one.

      1. Rash
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Selling both in wildcard last week seems like madness looking back..

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Not only in hindsight...

    2. Wizard of Ozil
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      at least you got him. i swapped him for Mitrovic after his hot run. since then nothing. now i want Wilson back but fixtures are worrying.

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If y'all expected bonus from Mendy, you surely weren't watching the game. Dispossessed a few times.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Only 1 BPS out, might still get one if FPL Towers want.

      He suits the system.

    2. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Had some interceptions, most of all I think

  15. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tonight has knocked me out the top 20k 🙁

    Once it was clear Kun wasn’t scoring tonight all Spurs had to do was to score. Didn’t seem too much to ask ... 😉

    Most players on the pitch were pretty pants. Well done to all the lucky Mendy owners - can’t believe he got baps and all after that performance!

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He did?

  16. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I suppose Ederson key pass to sterling got him those bonus points, as only made 1 official save

  17. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Best replacement for Moura?
    9.5m to spend.

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You've been asking this for weeks. Sell him for anyone

  18. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If you didn’t own Kun, would you still bring him in for this weekend?

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. clodhopper
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldnt bring him in but would keep no other standouts though

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Who would you captain?

    3. Klein
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Best replacement for Aguero?

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kdb

      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He needs to get match fit

    2. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      kamara

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This plus Sterling

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Downgrade and go 5 in midfield

  20. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Amidst all the chatter... anyone notice Ederson is absolutely smashing it this year? Hasn’t even got a penalty save yet - I’m sure that will come too

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If I didn’t have Ryan I might have made that move already

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ryan and Patricio same value

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        True but Ederson more points and nicer fixture again this week...

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Ya but that’s what I mean. He costs 5.5m (now 5.7) and he’s gotten 55 points. Ryan and Patricio say 4.5 each with 45 points. So it depends what you do with that 1.0m extra saved on Ederson by going Ryan or Patricio.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            That’s what I mean - it’s more difficult for Ederson to offer the same value at his higher price tag, but he’s doing it, and pulling in more points as a result.

            For a 10.0 to offer Ederson’s PPM they’d need to have 100 points on the board for example

    3. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      too expensive to get now 🙁

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He looks to be doing a DDG where he justifies up to 6.0 or even 6.5 with another few CS’s

    4. Jayv807
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      got him on my GW3 Wildcard, been pretty happy! Although, Patricio (who I swapped out on my WC) has scored 41 points since I swapped to Ederson's 42 points (maybe a couple more depending on today's BAPS)

    5. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, a joy to own.

    6. Twisted Saltergater
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You say that but he conceded to Huddersfield and Newcastle at home. Still will concede frustrating goals.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Clean sheets away to arsenal, Liverpool & spurs kind of make up for it

  21. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    It was that 93% pass completion that served Mendy so well. Big BPS bonus for that.

  22. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I did Ederson to Alisson for a hit

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Try not take too many -10's 😛

    2. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      stupid move. for midfielder and forward i can understand, but for defensive players never. Alison should save penalty to your transfer make sense. lol.

      1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        We'll see in the next 7 gws

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I was thinking the same (for free), On paper looked really good luckily resisted!

  23. Styles_X
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    KdB definitely looked a bit rusty...get him in anyways i suppose?

    1. Bialystrzelec
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think after next international break, no sooner

  24. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling surely passed the eye test.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Indeed! Its the team sheet test that makes Sterling dodgy.

    2. Dybala10
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      As always.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely clinical finishing!

  25. SIUUUUU
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Kane to auba no brainer?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not really

    2. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      ars have liv next

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Auba is practically playing less than Kun

      1. SIUUUUU
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Minutes clearly not an issue for auba

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          So minutes clearly not an issue for Kun by this definition?

  26. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Can’t believe Mendy was robbed of his 2 BAPs, this system is flawed.

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      ? Who is getting the bonus points?

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Scroll up to rainers post.

  27. Tev
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Play one:
    Doherty (TOT)
    Kenedy (WAT)
    Fraser (MUN)

    1. thischarmingman
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Fraser. I think.

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ken

  28. thischarmingman
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Still set on getting Mendy back in, so:

    A) Bennett/AWB + Bilva -> Mendy + 6m (pereya or gudmunson?)
    B) Doherty + Bilva -> Mendy + 6.5 (don't know who tbh)
    x) Throw a Hamer>Fabianski in the mix for a -4

    Team:
    Patrício
    Doherty, Robertson, Alonso
    Salah, Hazard, Bernardo Silva, Richarlison, Fraser
    Mitrovic, Agüero

    Hamer, Bennett, Kamara, Wan-Bissaka

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I've just got him in, but after that performance I would seriously consider getting Laporte instead. Mendy wasn't bombing forward anywhere near as aggressively as he did before his foot 'injury' and defensively he was a real liability. He could get dropped against the stronger sides.

  29. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How can I get Mendy in?

    Fabianski
    Robertson-Doherty-Alonso
    Salah-Hazard-Maddison-Fraser
    Mitrovic-Aguero-Arnautovic

    Ryan-TAA-AWB-Masuaku

    0.1 iTb
    1 FT

    Appreciate some advice! Obviously will sacrifise TAA.

    Cheers

  30. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Love you Mendy x