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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. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Holy Crap!!

  2. *sigh*
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Game over

  3. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Wooww

  4. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Love how Bilva missed the rebound

  5. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Ohh my a proper city legend this guy!!

  6. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Fair play kompany is a city legend.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Misery loves him 😉

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        😀

  7. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Laporte and Kompany perfect 😀

  8. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Why am I even bothering on owning Aguero and Sterling.

    Laporte just killed my season.

  9. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Just lost a cash league. Damn you, Laporte!

  10. SoShy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Dont even care about my Kun TC.. omg Kompany!!!!!!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      You should

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Screeaaaamer

  12. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Jesus H. What. A. Hit.

  13. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Komany G
    Laporte A

  14. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    F*%k! Knew I shouldn’t have started to watch the match!!!!!!!

  15. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    laportelegend

  16. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Laporte assist feckkk

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Should have captained him the last month

      1. Legendary!
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah

      2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Back then on DGW 32 i was needed to decide which will get my 3rd city spot. It was between Dilva and Laporte, went Dilve. And you know how it end..

  17. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Well that goal was expected.

    But not like that

    Wowwww

  18. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    NOOOOO

    COME ON VARDINHO

  19. M'arvin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Shite.

  20. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Great scott

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Laporte assist is a joke

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      It’s not

    2. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      I’m laughing

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Absolutely, it should have been Goater’s assist or Dickov’s or Bell’s.

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Kane is claiming the goal.

  22. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Laporte with assist of the season. 3 baps worthy

  23. Regin
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Kompany hands man city the pl title! Never ever seen kompany attempting a long range strike

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Thats how much they want to win it. Speaks aloud

  24. Sif
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    What a goal!

  25. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    And Laporte involved mother F*#%#%#

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Lovely as

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      Oh yes!

  26. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Class!

  27. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    City still celebrating.

  28. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Come on Leicester, break some hearts

  29. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    "Where others had failed...

    he nailed"

    😆 lol wut?

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 days ago

    Don’t care that I own him. Screw you Laporte!!

    Come on Leicester you sacks of poo!!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 days ago

      How dare you

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 days ago

        Tonight feels totally nothing about FPL tbh mate. It’s al about the title!