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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
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jesus coming on

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

      Kun off

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

        Do not get a YC

  2. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Another season. Another TC fail

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

      What stopped you going Salah home v the worst team in the league?

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

    Jesus coming on for Sergio

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

    Aguero was playing?

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      "Great contribution"

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

        Nice to see you not spreading hate and anger for a change 🙂

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I'm a very nice person.

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

            Haha

  5. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero subbed

    wow i'm so lucky that I didn't destroy my team to get him and captained Hazard instead...

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

      He will score a hatty against brighton.

      1. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I can always get him this week 😉

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

    Oh dear kun tcers

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

    Oh Kun

  8. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Terrible week. Barely hitting 30 points!

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      26 Inc bonus and subs. 12 of those Laporte.

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

    Pleased with that Aguero blank.

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

    Agüero blank. What a dream 🙂

  11. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Another captain fail

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

    Your time to shine, (S)terling.

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

      Now is THE time

  13. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Only one corner for Leicester in 90 + i want.

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

    All my captain options did absolutely nothing, that makes me oddly happy...

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

    Missed on purpose

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

    Innacho misses a sitter

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

    Nach-noooooo

  18. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero to who?

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

    Useless Agueo twat gtfo of my team

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

    A Kun (c) fail. That's lost me my mini-league lead 🙁

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

    No wonder City sold him poor miss ineanacho

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

    Wow City are sooo lucky

  23. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    60pts if it stays.. been a lowscoring week.

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

      you for real?

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Seriously mate?

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

      Nice. 69 for me. Every bodies favourite. 😉

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

    Kompany goal of the season contender.

    Nacho miss of the season contender.

  25. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Guys even though Laporte is currently leading bps is it possible kompany could overtake him and claim the bonus of 3? Score atm is 39 Laporte 33 kompany

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

      Kompany YC rules him out

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Sweet!!!

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    God, piss off Pep....

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

      ?

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

    Come on Leicester!

  28. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Iheanacho you are an absolute idiot

  29. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Awful defending by Zinchenko

  30. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Remember when City fans said Iheanacho was better than Rashford? I think they both suck equally.