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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. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Wish I had captained Jimenez and not sterling. Another failure.

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      clown

    2. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      wish I'd captained anyone but KDB ..... definitely another failure!

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      you should have captained KDB

    4. bhh
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Its been 45 minutes

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      I get mine wrong 90% of the time

    6. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Jesus. He still has 135 minutes left yet.

      1. fenixri
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        Jesus is on bench

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 7 days ago

          😀

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Son missing them for fun today

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Son captainer's to have the last laugh this double GW. He’s going to destroy Brighton

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      That's if he started 😉

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        He is banned for CL. He will start.

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        Why wouldn’t he? It’s Wednesday. Will start and score

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 7 days ago

          I was just teasing 🙂
          But still hope he doesn't play though 😀

  4. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Glad I kept some money in the bank. KDB > Mane now is easy instead of Lacazette > Firmino

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Jafooli spewing

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Raging......

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Stop teasing, Son! Just score already mate

    1. Jafoole_88
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Kocktease?

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Ffs Son, score!

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Not Sons or Sterlings day .. basically anyone whose name starts with S

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Sergio did fine

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        Anyone whose name Starts with S but with the 2nd letter greater than e

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Sevin SeBruyne falls in yhag category.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      As well as those 'Ll's

  9. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Son dribble & SoT +baps?

  10. HNI
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Son definitely Asia Continent Player of year

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      More so after his 2 missed sitter against Ederson

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        Sitters?

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Son is no kane

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      He is defintely underrated and more intelligent

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

      I think son is too good for spurs and will end up moving

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        I'd love him to drop down a level and come to Utd.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Spurs got all their goals on Wednesday 🙁

  13. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Ederson’s been great so far

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Keeping them in title race

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

        Keeping me in the race for a better OR have him and laporte

  14. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Lloris and KDB already this week.

    This season needs to end

  15. the german
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Son could have had two goals only if he knew to chip.

  16. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    So much for KDB as a differential. My season in a nutshell

    1. MINUS FOUR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      It's so frustrating. He was far and away my best (only?) real differential. All my other attackers are very highly owned and captained. And in a DGW that just about locks in a red arrow straight away as alternatives to KDB would be Eriksen, Salah, Jota, Deulofeu etc and they can all get points from here. My excitement for this DGW pretty much just disappeared.

  17. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    I have owned KdB twice this season, GW1 & GW35 lol

  18. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Sterling 🙁

  19. Budweiser
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Sterling captain fail FFS

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      45 minutes into the first of two games....

  20. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Ederson actually making saves?

    Thought his cleanies only came from games where City concede 0 shots on target

    1. balint84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      fact

  21. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    This game is very lackadaisical (hate that word but sums it up) considering how important it is. Feels like it's August and we're watching the first game of the season.

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

      I think City have coasted since the goal

      Spurs have had a few 1v1s but City aren't seeing the warning signs

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        Tired and probably happy with a 1-0

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Flower deficit

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      City have been poor

      Spurs also but everyone they come forward they look like they could score. Says more about city and how bad they have played

    4. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      They played an even bigger game just 3 days ago they are obviously knackered

    5. Regin
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Feels like community shield.

  22. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    KDB injury makes it easier to decide who to take out for Salah or Sterling next week

  23. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Watch to kdb to eriksen reversals this week then. Bullet dodged. Thanks, deeney.

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

      😀
      I'd get Mane if kdb is out (need to sell Taa then)

  24. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Dele Alli a shadow of his former self

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      You're right - not worth his place in the England team at the moment.

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Are you watching the match? Having a blinder.

      On the ball he is making Bernardo look silly.

      Having said that, Bernardo on the ball is having a good game too.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        A blinder? I must be blind because I have barely noticed him!

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

      Playing deeper does not suit his style

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Looks like He's more interested in bullying the other players

  25. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Jiménez is bound to be the highest scorer this week.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Sterling still gets to play vs Ashley Young

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        mahrez said hi

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Hoping it’s Jota

    3. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      big facts

    4. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Laca saya Hi

    5. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      I hope you’re right

    6. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      It will be someone unexpected IMO. Probably Duffy.

    7. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      We can only hope.

  26. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Spurs was a lot of better side in 1st half. Hope they can score goal or two in scnd half

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Hope so. As a LFC fan

  27. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    KDB injured , lloris injured, llorente on bench, captain sterling wasted on the wing with useless foden taking up his good positions. What a great start to this dgw.

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      You didn't expect anything from Lloris or Llorente against Man City though did you? Maybe Brighton will be better...

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        I expected more than 0

  28. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Any Jota captainers?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      0/

      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        Congrats.. my ml rival has him captain so he will score big. Happens every week now

  29. Timon
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Anyone else triple captained KDB?

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

      No but I think if you did there was good logic to it at least

  30. Surfeit of Lampteys
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 days ago

    Ok so I've made a giant booboo. Will I learn? No.

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 days ago

      Triple Captain a BHA keeper?

      1. Surfeit of Lampteys
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 days ago

        Lol no just a load of transfers which weren't necessary. KDB captain unlucky but still.