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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. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Those with TC still remaining, who you eying vs who in what GW?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Probably Salam next week

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      37: Kun vs Raz vs Haz
      38: Kun vs Raz

    3. Federico
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      LFC GW36 still on for me. Salah or Mané.

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jimenez vs FUL

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Oh, when is that?

    5. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A)GW 36 Mane vs Huddersfield
      B)GW 36 Aguero vs Burnley

    6. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Salah, mane or Firmino v hiddersfield

    7. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      salah next week, hope he escapes Cardiff without injury

  2. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hoping KDB's new injury prone-ness is reflected in his price next season. 9-9.5M might be a good marker to make him a bargain while not quite cheap enough to be locked in the template.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Should be 8,5 next season.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Would be tantalising, but everyone would have him.

  3. Federico
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Very early, I know, but any thoughts? I need to sort out the KdB situation, and/or get my third pool player.

    A) Vardy -> Firmino (play JWP, bench KdB)
    B) Vardy + KdB -> Rondon/5.9 + Salah (-4)
    C) Vardy + KdB + JWP -> King/6.6 + Salah + Hojbjerg

    Thanks 🙂

    1. Federico
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Last one is for -8.

    2. Sap
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

      1. Federico
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers! You like the Rondon pick for 5.9?

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wait until Wednesday.

      1. Federico
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Of course 🙂

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Munday captained KDB. Casual

    1. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Casuals captained Aguero/Sterling

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        mark, ville and jay casuals now

      2. Codetto
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        HAHAHAHA apparently captaining the highest scorer in the league at home but not backing someone that's been injured most of it now makes you a casual.

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      About time he missed a (c)

  5. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Why is trippier not even on bench ?
    Nice plan but liverpool is going to win pl anyway

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hopefully. But where will City lose point?

  6. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Score prediction for 2nd Half

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      3-0 (4-0) overall.

    2. balint84
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      1 Zichenko (Walker assist)
      1 Son (Llorente assist)

    3. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      0-0

    4. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Another 2 goals.

  7. Mané Mané Man…
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Well, looks like transferring in KDB and captaining him wasn't such a good idea. At least there was some logic behind it though 🙁

  8. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I literally brought in KDB 10 mins before deadline... rip xD

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Unlucky mate, I’ve had him a couple of weeks, gutted for him.

      Looking at shifting for Eriksen now.

  9. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Genuinely feel for Kev.

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling gets 70 minutes today?
    How's Son looking?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe.

      Missed 2 1 on 1’s

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Should get
      Wasteful. Should have had 2

  11. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OFFICIAL: The nominees for the PFA Young Player of the Year have been announced:

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Virgil and 5 others.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Young player

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      ....

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Murray gets my vote...

    4. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Alexander Arnold
      Brooks
      Rice
      Sterling
      Silva
      Rashford

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterlings got that in the net.

      2. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        AwB missed out.

      3. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling still young?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          23 at the start of the year is the rule.

      4. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        One of the English lads, Brooks or Sterling.

        1. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Brooks is Welsh

      5. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Where's Jesse Lingard? Broken into the first 11 at united at such a young age should qualify

      6. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What has Rice actually done to deserve this? Played defensive mid behind Mark Noble and still failed to keep many clean sheets....

      7. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sterling will win this and Virgil the other

    5. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I saw that. What does young mean? 24 year olds there.

      Poor Declan 🙂

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Probably 23 at the start of season. So qualify.

    6. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Is Robbo in there?

  12. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I wonder was it a bad injury for KdB. Didn’t seem to limp at least.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He knew immediately he was done.

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He's gone for the season imo. His face said everything.

      1. Miniboss
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Oh, gutted 🙁

  13. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    this game needs Llorente

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      It needs a Kun hatty.

  14. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Just the 10k red arrow and 2 injuries to key players so far 🙂

    More of the same...

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      KDB and who?

  15. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Imagine if spurs dont win cl and miss out on top 4 😀

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      imagine spurs winning CL, no I cant imagine that

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Both entirely feasible

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Agree but spurs doing a spurs is also very very feasible.

    3. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Very Spursy.

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        indeed right.. ppl dont get it because they are floating from the quarter final win.

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Two great things I did this week; dropped lloris for foster and swapped captain from kdb to Jiminez before the deadline. Delighted!

  17. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OFFICIAL: The PFA have announced their nominees for the Player of the Year:
    Raheem Sterling
    Virgil van Dijk
    Sadio Mané
    Bernardo Silva
    Sergio Aguero
    Eden Hazard

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Raheem and VVD will be a close one imo..

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

      It's going to be Sterling

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      VVD or Raz

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No Mata 😮

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Congratulations, Virgil.

    6. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Imagine salah winning the golden boot and Liverpool winning the title but not being player of the year. VVD player of the year so far

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

      Jesus to rise off the bench?

    8. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Mo missus out.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        *misses

  18. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Another pen for City there 😀

  19. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    At least KDB's memory lives on through his younger brother on the LB.

  20. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What team news surprises are we getting at 1400 then?

  21. Adriano
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I was told there would be goals. I guess I got a little drunk by all the goals last week. The more I think about it the more obvious Jiminez captaincy makes sense to me

  22. Futile Tinkering
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kun

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero down

  24. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero down

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero back up

  25. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero down.

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      and up and limping. That's Sergio for ya.

  26. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kun down

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Kun up...limping...so fine

    2. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      😆

  27. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Foden will be Silva's long term replacement IMO. Bernardo will end up on the wings with Sterling. Mahrez and Sane will be back ups.

  28. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero too. Might as well give up 😀

  29. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kun limping

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not News

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    The Kun limp.

    Goal inc 😀

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      This