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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. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    That was close.

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

    Maguire playing like it's 2017/18

  3. Mysterion
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Cheers Kasper

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OMG kompany

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

    Captain kompany

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Goal Komp

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laporte A

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

    Great save

  8. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    WTF

  9. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ohhhhhh my god

  10. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vinsanity!

  11. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vincent Kompany. Wow!!! What a goal.

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Oh my...

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

    Wow.

  14. Licky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Save point for Kaspar.

  15. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wow.

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

    Boooooooo

  17. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Kompany with a world class strike

  18. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wow

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What a goal

  20. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Agueroooooompany

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How annoying

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

    Laporte assist

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

      Ffssss

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      please no laporte assist

  22. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OMFG

  23. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OK, NOW it's the worst result for me.

  24. STEP rOVERS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Yeeeeeeeeeees

  25. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte assist:)

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

      Yippeeeee

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

    What a goal

  27. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Waaa

  28. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    That is the act of a true captain.

  29. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    GET IN LAPORTE!!!!!!

  30. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte assist!