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Sterling and Aguero start as Lloris and Trippier absent for Gameweek 35 opener

Mauricio Pochettino has pulled the rug from under our feet yet again with a surprise line-up to face Manchester City today.

Both Hugo Lloris (£5.4m) and Kieran Trippier (£6.0m) are absent from the matchday squad.

According to the manager, the French goalkeeper has picked up a small problem ahead of this match, so Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.5m) is in goal for Spurs.

“He suffered some small problem, muscle problem, but hopefully it’s not a big issue and he’ll be ready for Tuesday.” – Mauricio Pochettino

Meanwhile, there are four centre-backs and one full-back named in the side.

It looks like Toby Alderweireld (£6.0m), Davinson Sánchez (£5.8m) and Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) are the back-three, with Ben Davies (£5.6m) and Juan Foyth (£5.0m) on the left and right flanks respectively.

There is better news further up the pitch for Fantasy managers with Son Heung-min (£8.8m) lining up as a centre-forward alongside Lucas Moura (£6.8m), while Christian Eriksen (£9.3m) starts in central midfield.

On the bench for Spurs is Fernando Llorente (£5.1m) and forgotten man Vinent Janssen.

Manchester City’s starting XI is more straight forward, with Sergio Aguero (£11.7m), Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) and Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) all in the side.

Phil Foden (£4.5m) makes just his second Premier League start of the campaign in midfield.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Foden, De Bruyne, B. Silva, Sterling, Aguero.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga, Foyth, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Alli, Eriksen, Moura, Son.

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  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 hours ago

    Top 10k captains
    Sterling 28.14%
    Agüero 24.57%
    Jiménez 22.08%
    Son 8.60%
    Lacazette 3.26%
    Aubameyang 3.07%

    Top 10k EO
    Jiménez 110.92%
    Sterling 92.69%
    Agüero 92.08%
    Son 90.19%
    Mané 53.82%
    Robertson 50.78%
    Foster 47.21%
    Doherty 46.99%
    Duffy 44.88%
    Eriksen 44.05%
    Alexander-Arnold 42.89%
    Ryan 39.68%
    Valery 39.05%
    Laporte 35.16%
    Jota 34.46%
    Pogba 27.57%
    Lacazette 25.52%
    Salah 24.54%
    De Bruyne 22.58%

    Top 10k chips:
    Bench Boost 67.51%
    No Chip 21.04%
    Triple Captain 7.67%
    Wildcard 3.04%
    Free Hit 0.74%

    Thx to https://www.livefpl.net/top10k
    Good news that I can cheer on Aguero, Kun and Son

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Wow only 7% TC

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      nice top post!

    3. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Great stuff.

    4. Manani
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      No Firmino? seems like I have a real differential on my hand

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        😉

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Just 6% owned - so yep, huge differential - nice one to have this GW!

    5. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      If you could cheer Aguero and not Kun I'd be a bit confused ngl

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        😀

    6. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Let’s go Jota(c)

    7. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Sterling is the one who's most likely to hurt me really bad followed by Eriksen and Mo, need those 3 to stay quiet but it doesn't seem likely!

    8. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Wow. Only Jim above 100 surprises me.

    9. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      And I thought going Jimmy (c) was gonna be a differential

  2. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 hours ago

    Ended up with triple Watford defence and no one from Brighton....

    So I think we all know what is about to happen.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Both condede in both

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Duffy goal please!

      • FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        I have tripled up on a certain defence as well... however it's not Brighton or Watford :O

        1. Srv210
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          southampton?

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      How many points will I get from my bench boost?

      Foster - Aguero - Eriksen - Son

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        🙂

      2. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Well what should have your actual bench been?

      3. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        3

      4. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        That’s not your bench you absolute muppet

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          well done Sherlock

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 7 hours ago

            😆

        2. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Don't see why not. Mine is Foster, Son, De Bruyne and Aguero.

      5. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        double figures if you're lucky

      6. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Easier to answer will be how much you get from your starting XI.

      7. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        126

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      67.5% of top 10k on bench boost.. was hoping for less

    4. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Last time these 2 teams plays in lunch time Aguero scored 4

    5. Tufnell-Chimes
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      BB with 13 dgweekers and Kun (c)
      versus
      8 dgweekers and Kun (Tc)

      Who wins?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        A

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        on average the first one unless kun gets a serious score.

      3. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Nobody knows without seeing the players..

    6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Wow that is some starting line up for spurs.
      Trippier has been a terrible pick that is two games in a row he has missed, and the previous one cost me -2 from Deeney on the bench.
      I don't think I am going to get Trippier next season!

    7. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Good luck all!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        GL 🙂

    8. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Top scorer son, that’s all I ask!!!

    9. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Come on Spurs please!

    10. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      The nominees for the PFA Players Player of the year:

      Aguero
      Hazard
      Van Dijk
      Bernardo Silva
      Sterling
      Mane

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Silva?

        Good season but surely Alisson/Robbo/Jimi deserve it

      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Flip a coin between Raz and Virg

      3. Miniboss
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        This one goes to Sterling

      4. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Van Dijk no doubt. Salah has good season as Sterling.

      5. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Wait... no Salah?

        Hahahhaa when is the last time the joint top scorer was not nominated?

      6. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        I actually think that's the right selection there - though Robbo would be the other name that jumps out in terms of exclusions. Sterling for me, VVD next.

        1. CloudSky
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Think its missing Sonny. But hard to argue with those picked.

      7. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Close between VVD and Raz but I hope VVD gets it

      8. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 hours ago

        Raz

    11. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Salah hatty would be immense - very overlooked

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Last time I brought in triple city Salah scored a hattrick...

    12. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Vertonghen and Laporte foals that’s all I want from this DGW

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Goals*

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Foals would be more interesting.

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Love them horses?

      3. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Ooo a Laporte goal would be good

      4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Is a cagey spurs and city game too much to ask?
        😀
        0-0 ?

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          I'll take it.

    13. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      And we are off! Come on all 15 of my players!

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        C'mon my 14.5!

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          who is your 0.5? Smalling?

    14. Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Sterling & KdB, make me proud

    15. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Nice early Aguero goal to settle the nerves would be great

    16. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      I took a -8 and bench boosted because I hope to get the points back after this gameweek.
      I figured I might as well go for it my gw34 basically cancelled out my previous gameweek.
      Could be a further red arrow on the horizon?

    17. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      And they're off. Good luck everybody.

    18. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      My word, top 5 in my ML, including myself, have capped Sterling, and third place has triple captained him. So.....do well sterling, but not too well 😉

    19. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Goalfest with no Sterling involvement would be excellent (and impossible)

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        We’ll not have this nonsense spoken here 🙂

        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Good start 🙂

      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        There was a game earlier in season where I captained Sterling and he got 4/6 points as a captain. City scored 3 or 4 I think.

        The bad news this time however is I don't own Sterling, so hell haul

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 hours ago

          Cardiff away and Palace at home it was I think

      3. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Plez

    20. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Come on Kun. Let's make that TC worth it.

    21. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Is a cagey spurs and city game too much to ask?
      😀
      0-0 ?

    22. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      come on Tottingham, keep it tight!

    23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Son shot saved

    24. TAArt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Ah balls, mini league rival has put sterling in as captain. Not sure I can watch this

    25. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      3-2 to Spurs, son hat trick and one each for Laporte and aguero 🙂

    26. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      FPL dead? Again?

      1. Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 hours ago

        Just loading for me.

    27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      OMG foden

    28. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Who had Foden?

    29. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 hours ago

      Kunnnnnn