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Foden replaces Sane in the only change to either side at the Etihad

The final match of Gameweek 37 takes place this evening between Manchester City and Leicester City.

Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is at 20:00 BST.

A win for the hosts leaves them in pole position at the top of the Premier League table going into Gameweek 38.

There is only one change to the starting XIs this evening and it is perhaps a surprising one: Phil Foden replacing Leroy Sane for the home side, with Fernandinho and Kevin De Bruyne still not fit to return.

Foden’s recall means that Bernardo Silva is pushed further forward into the three-man City attack alongside Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling.

Sane, Gabriel Jesus and former Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez are among the substitutes.

Vincent Kompany again partners Aymeric Laporte at centre-half, with John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi forced to watch on from the bench.

Benjamin Mendy is once again omitted from City’s 18-man squad.

Brendan Rodgers has kept faith with the same 11 players that started the 3-0 win over Arsenal last weekend.

That means that youngster Hamza Choudhury again gets a start in a central midfield three alongside Youri Tielemans and anchor Wilfred Ndidi.

James Maddison and Marc Albrighton will flank Jamie Vardy in attack, so Harvey Barnes and Demarai Gray again have to make do with a place among the substitutes.

Only Liverpool have scored more Premier League goals than Leicester since Brendan Rodgers’ appointment.

Vardy has been involved in more Premier League strikes (nine goals, two assists) than any other Fantasy asset in that time.

Aguero will be endeavouring to keep up his own impressive record of never having blanked when starting a home league fixture this season.

Both Aguero and Vardy registered assists when the two sides met at the King Power Stadium back in December, with the Foxes running out 2-1 winners.

Sterling, who leads all other outfield players for points per match (7.1) in 2018/19, has six double-digit hauls to Aguero’s four at the Etihad this season.

Aguero is the leading captain option this week, with 33,241 managers handing the Argentinean striker the armband while using their Triple Captain chip.

13,121 FPL bosses have used the chip on Sterling in Gameweek 37, meanwhile.

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

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, Pereira, Choudhury, Maddison, Albrighton, Ndidi, Tielemans, Vardy.

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  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sane on

  2. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Aguero is prone to a bit of red mist when he gets frustrated

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

    It's a Conspiracy!
    Brendan Roger's trying to win back the Liverpool fans..

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

      Doing well so far.

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      He’s won more domestic trebles than most

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

    Leroy on to frustrate everyone a little more.

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

    I still only have 25 points 🙁

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

      Ouch. Thats rough. Maybe some smooth to come ?

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

      20 here................ 🙂

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        15

      2. AuFeld
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        How do you not have Hazard?

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Still time

    4. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Better than some, 14 here

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      62 here

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

        Well you are after the popularity aren't you?

    6. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      66 here

    7. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I only have 45 and for 3rd week in 4 muppets captain got 1 point !!!!!!!

    8. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Shot up to 30 points now

  6. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sane-replaces-Foden-in-the-only-change-to-either-side-at-the-etihad - so far

  7. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Literally the worst (realistic) result for me on the scoresheet right now.

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Do people think kolo will celebrate at the end considering he's former Liverpool player?

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

      Maybe.

    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Yaya/Kolo song & dance in the centre circle

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

      He will be in the dressing room singing

      Yaya yaya yaya yaya yaya yaya yaya toure

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        No no no no no no no no no no no no

    4. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Celebrate what?

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Gundo SOT

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Not being funny but that could be an acronym for ON or OFF 😉

  10. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    As an Aguero TCer and football lover, I don't even care who scores now. As long as Liverpool are disappointed

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      'Lover of football', wants City to win the title...

      1. Guru Mediation
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Yes

      2. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Yes

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Whichever wins the title.... thoroughly deserves it

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Get the ball over to sane

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

    Sigh.. I miss KDB and Fernandinho

  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    How is that not a pen on Sterling?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Played the player not the ball?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Because him name isn't Salah.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Reputation gone before him

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      The rules makes that it's not a penalty

  14. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Let's go Leicester

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sterling denied a pen

    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Conspiracy imo

  16. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    there is no chance to City dont win here...

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

      Well, there is a chance....

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      There's always a chance

    3. Licky
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Alright Doctor Strange, don't spoil it for us...

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Aguero has lost it, really bad positioning there

  18. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    HOW is that not a pen?!

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Destiny.

  19. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Good call from the ref

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Vardy time incoming

  21. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Hold those Baps Laporte

  22. Sedemuda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sterling (C) will be off for Jesus soon. He's been poor.

  23. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Laporte is awesome

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

    Amazing what fernandinho and KDB bring to this side. Like all clubs, without the unsung hero's they look fallible.

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Laporte bossing the baps again! What a signing he’s been

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

      My best signing all season.

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

    Leicester scoring now would be just amazing for the neutral.

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Beckanbeuer

  28. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Would be brilliant if City score in the 97th minute when only 2 minutes of added time, just to annoy Pool supporters

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

      Aguerooooooooo

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      what's with all the hate posts?

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        human nature

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Liverpool F.C. as hard as hell, United, Tottenham, arse oh nell.

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

    Laporte is an Otamendi regen

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Preferred Matt Smith.

  30. SweeSwee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Jamie Vardy counterattack incoming.