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Sane joins Sterling and Aguero in the City attack at Turf Moor

The penultimate match of Gameweek 36 takes place at Turf Moor as Manchester City aim to extend their 11-match winning run and return to the top of the Premier League table.

Kick-off in Lancashire is at 14:05 BST.

There are no huge shocks in Pep Guardiola’s starting XI, with Fernandinho not recovering from the knee problem he picked up in midweek.

Bernardo Silva has thus dropped back into central midfield alongside David Silva and anchor Ilkay Gundogan, so Leroy Sane is handed a start on the left flank.

Raheem Sterling moves over to the right wing, with Sergio Aguero leading the line once more.

City’s back four is unchanged.

Sean Dyche has named the same starting XI for the fourth game in succession, with Phil Bardsley still not having recovered from a gashed leg.

The Burnley manager has resisted the urge to pack his midfield and defence for the visit of the reigning champions, pairing Chris Wood and Ashley Barnes in attack for the 17th league match in a row.

Outside of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Aguero and Sterling were the two most-popular Triple Captain choices of Gameweek 36: 14,542 managers backed the Argetinean striker, with 8,997 deploying the chip on Sterling.

Bernardo was the second-most-bought FPL player of Gameweek 36, having been transferred in by 146,541 Fantasy bosses.

Aguero and Aymeric Laporte were also bought by over 100,000 FPL managers this week.

Burnley XI: Heaton, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

Subs: Hart, Gudmundsson, Gibson, Ward, Vydra, Long, Driscoll-Glennon.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bernardo, Silva, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

Subs: Muric, Danilo, Stones, Mahrez, Otamendi, Jesus, Foden.

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  1. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte 3, and Kun on 2 bonus pts confirmed?

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      All on 3 bonus pts?

  2. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Some great scores on here, 109 for me. Same again next weekend?

  3. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    my Vardy out for Sterling trade, regrettably is a massive error

  4. Arron Wan Bissaka Nil
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who should I sub Son and Wilson out for?

    A) Pogba and Rashford
    B) Hazard and Long
    C) Camarasa and Aubameyang

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I like A, 2 fantastic fixtures, but form is meh

    2. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ask after the game

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        So this

  5. SweeSwee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    127 all out

    Think I’ll stick with Vardy next week, feels like an upset is coming.

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It really isn’t.

      1. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        City 1 - 2 Leicester

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Kun will sort this out

    2. GianniBanani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Any chips played?

      1. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Salah TC, they’re all played now

    3. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh wait, forgot to addVardy bonus, actually will be 130

  6. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    walker,laporte ,kun 3 bonus each all on 32 updated...

  7. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    121 after a -4 all out.
    Got to be happy with that.

    173k-> 94k atm.

  8. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If no injuries, thinks im settled for GW37 without transfers:

    Lloris
    Doherty Laporte Robbo
    Sterling Jota Redmond Son Mane
    Aguero(C) Jimenez

    Subs: Foster, Valery, Duffy, Gray

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      GTG

  9. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone here has broken a 110pt lead in 2 gameweeks, or at least seen it happen?

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not short of stealing their phone.

    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Youd need 11 different players to your opponent and for all yours to do well and his blank in those 2 gameweeks.

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        it needs to be the other way, so I can keep the lead 🙂

    3. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I've made up 100 points before but it was like 4-5 weeks I think

  10. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gotta love Vardy in this 'don't buy don't sell' category. Great differential so far.

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    125 with no chip or hit 😮

    DGWs over-rated 😆

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No salah no party

  12. boc610
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy to spoil the city party

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      hopefully

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Perfect

  13. The_FF_King
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I have 2 free transfers and not pressing needs.

    Am I completely crazy for considering Laporte to Arnold?

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    where can i see a live rank please ? 🙂

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Google live rank

    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      live fpl

    3. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      livefpl.net

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      thanks

  15. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    In between games I just want to know who would you take out first

    Trippier
    Moura

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trip

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trippier. Can't see Bournemouth not scoring.

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trippier, too expensive considering you never know if he's gonna play.

    4. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Trip, doubt he’ll even play

  16. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    3 centuries in 5 gws. Lovely.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Holy-moley. Nice!

  17. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow! Been watching Endgame for the last 3 hours...

    Bilva, Sterling, Kun = 13 points

    About as disappointing as Endgame.

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Same three. 95 points and not at all happy

  18. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best defender in the world and the PL's all time top goalscorer in his team.

    Should Klopp be sacked if he fails to win a trophy this season?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And he should be jailed too.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What kind of dumb comment is this?

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      All time top scorer?

    4. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pool have managed to keep pace with a book cooking, ffp rule breaking machine that is man city, so.no.

  19. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Blimey

    Aguero Walker Laporte 3 baps each

    1. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gordon Bennett!

  20. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte, Walker, Kun all get 3 bps??? Thats a bs man

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      isnt kun on 2?

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Nope, 3.

    2. All For One
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      lol why's it bs?

  21. WrightnBright
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What to do with Son?

    A) Keep and save transfer for g38
    B) Son & Quaner (yeah, I know!) to Jota & Jiménez -4

    1. GianniBanani
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Leave him. He will be fresh next gw

  22. GianniBanani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Son goal or duffy cs would make me break own record

  23. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That Mane header which hit the post followed by Salahs final goal was season defining - c40 point swing.

    It’s a cruel cruel game

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      The hokey cokey would've been right after all with Rashford still to play, I guess at least I have some flexibility with 2 FT now though.

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        But if that mane header goes in then the position would be completely different - it’s incredibky fine margins with the big 50:50’s

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Aye, at the moment though I'm just glad I got something from Kun because that looked like a blank for sure.

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah my gameweek was all downhill last from there.

      Managed to handicap myself with my transfers for the 4th week
      running.

      1FT, 10 points and whatever Haz scores...

  24. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte winning me my ML all on his own.

  25. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Pogba gets anything positive and I could break a 100 without a TC/Salah. That's something at least

  26. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    89 points all out. TC still left. Should I be happy

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes with the score but clearly you should have played TC this week

  27. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    From 35K to 23K WOW, 108 all out. Let's hope for a 10K finish.

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Going to be very difficult from there

  28. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Save FT
    B) Dunk to Kelly
    C) Son to Bilva
    D) Son, Jimmy and Dunk to Sterling, Kelly and fodder

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      (D) -8

    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A.
      Keep Son
      B. Depends on your other defenders

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Robertson, Valery, Bennett and Feminia

    3. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not weird buying city players and wanting them to fail?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Very. Reason behind no City defense and Sterling but they’ve won the league now. They’ll thrash Leicester and Brighton

        1. boc610
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Feck sake have some faith!, rodgers will have Leicester pumped..vardy would have punished those mistakes from city today.

  29. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wish I didn't have to watch this match to scout United. Yes, "have to".

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Part of the homework unfortunately 😉

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha too true. Negligent not to do it when you have something on the line this close to the end.

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You don't have to watch any games to do well at fpl

  30. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Went out for the afternoon so I didn't have to worry about finding out the City score (only had Laporte/Aguero).

    Finish the GW on 131 (-4) which I think is my highest GW of the season. Proper season definer this week

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice. 108(-4) here. Important to score high in these type of weeks