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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

    Jesus coming on

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

      Kun off

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

        Do not get a YC

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

    Another season. Another TC fail

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

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

  3. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Jesus coming on for Sergio

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

    Aguero was playing?

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      "Great contribution"

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

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

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          I'm a very nice person.

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

            Haha

  5. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day 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
      5 years, 1 day ago

      He will score a hatty against brighton.

      1. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        I can always get him this week 😉

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

    Oh dear kun tcers

  7. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Oh Kun

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

    Terrible week. Barely hitting 30 points!

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

      26 Inc bonus and subs. 12 of those Laporte.

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

    Pleased with that Aguero blank.

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

    Agüero blank. What a dream 🙂

  11. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Another captain fail

  12. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Your time to shine, (S)terling.

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

      Now is THE time

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

    Only one corner for Leicester in 90 + i want.

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

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

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

    Missed on purpose

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

    Innacho misses a sitter

  17. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Nach-noooooo

  18. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Aguero to who?

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Useless Agueo twat gtfo of my team

  20. Waylander
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

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

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

    No wonder City sold him poor miss ineanacho

  22. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Wow City are sooo lucky

  23. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

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

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

      you for real?

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Seriously mate?

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

      Nice. 69 for me. Every bodies favourite. 😉

  24. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Kompany goal of the season contender.

    Nacho miss of the season contender.

  25. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day 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
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Kompany YC rules him out

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Sweet!!!

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

    God, piss off Pep....

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

      ?

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

    Come on Leicester!

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

    Iheanacho you are an absolute idiot

  29. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Awful defending by Zinchenko

  30. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

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