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Aguero returns to the City starting XI as Bergwijn makes Spurs debut

Gameweek 25 comes to a conclusion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Manchester City the visitors to north London.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

Pep Guardiola has made a couple of changes to the side that beat Sheffield United in their last Premier League game.

The main one from a Fantasy perspective concerns Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), who replaces Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) as City’s central striker.

Ilkay Gundogan (£5.2m) also comes into midfield, with centre-back Aymeric Laporte (£6.3m) not part of the matchday squad.

City look to be back in a 4-3-3 following their dalliances with a wing-back system in recent weeks.

Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) makes his 17th successive Premier League start in central midfield, while Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) retain their places either side of Aguero.

Jose Mourinho makes three changes to the side that started the win over Norwich City, one of which sees winger Steven Bergwijn (£7.5m) make his debut following his £26.7m move from PSV Eindhoven.

Davinson Sanchez (£5.3m) and budget FPL defender Japhet Tanganga (£4.0m) also come into the starting XI, with Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m), Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m) and Erik Lamela (£5.7m) all dropping to the bench.

Only two sides have kept fewer clean sheets than Spurs since Jose Mourinho took charge, although the Lilywhites have conceded fewer big chances than any other team in that time.

No team has scored more goals on the road than Manchester City in 2019/20, with Guardiola’s troops having found the back of the net on 34 occasions in their 12 away fixtures.


Spurs XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Tanganga, Winks, Lo Celso, Dele, Bergwijn, Son, Lucas.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Fernandinho, Zinchenko, Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero.

2,087 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That was a bizarre passage of play

  2. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    KDB too scared of missing them?

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ye - this is an odd one - why doesn’t he get a go?

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep. He don't want to take them.

    3. Party time
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He got no huevos

    4. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      i think there will be like 16 yellows & 2 reds at the end of this game.

    5. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm sure I used to understand the rules of football.

    6. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling riding his luck

    7. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Loris clearly had contact with Sterling, but not enough for a penalty

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He’s never getting to the ball.

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He was off his line as well

    8. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      At least we got a bit of excitement

    9. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB on pens next surely

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Imagine

      2. Effe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No one else left to try!

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Except Ederson!!!

      3. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why the hell did Kun not take it??

    10. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      One thing is to blame VAR for it's failure... But that's a clear referee goof up... What can be done for that??

    11. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Time for Jesus cameo.

    12. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think either was a penalty or dive

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        109% pen on Kun.

      2. Paracelsus
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed. He was kicking ball out of bounds. Until football rules start caring about that, these are just gimmick penalties.

    13. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pep.. just assign kdb as the pen taker ffs.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He doesn't want them.

    14. Effe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who’s taking the next Man City penalty, Ederson?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Probably

      2. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yip, Ederson

    15. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB or Ederson to take next surely

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I want City to get a penalty just to see what will happen. Surely KDB

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Kun back on them you’d think

    16. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Golden boy Sterling physically abuses Gomez, not his fault.

      Not allowed a red for dangerous tackles or to be booked for diving.

      Weird one.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Are you a politician or a journalist?

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Or a racist.

          1. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Or all 3?

          2. Hulk Smash
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Wtf

          3. Catastrophe
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            What a silly thing to say.

    17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      At this rate I’ll be happy with KdB and Kun not getting any YC.

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Granted! They'll get two missed penalties each instead! 😉

    18. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling should have been off long time ago!

    19. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lloris off the line

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ref blind.

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Zzzzz

      3. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        whole thing a farce

      4. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        zzzzzzz

      5. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Zzzzzzzzz

    20. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      will aguero get the penalty earned points? I hope not 😀

    21. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who is the better player - Son or Mahrez ?

    22. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Must be De Bruyne s turn to take a pen. Allowed to take frees from 25 yards. Why not a pen from 12.

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Misses too many in training, I hear.

      2. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Could be a good shout

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ederson

    23. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Feel robbed here

      1. Reiger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I feel violated

      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I feel happy.

      3. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        kun wasnt confident so could have been worse if kun stepped up and missed

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          He would of got the assist. He’s also smashed the post from a Mahrez assist. He’s also missed from a yard. I should be swimming in points!!

    24. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I have one word for that first half: scenes

    25. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ederson on pens for DGW would be something else

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ederson with a clean sheet 4 saves a penalty save and a penalty scored

    26. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Can't wait for next week's episode of the Mike Dean show 😆

    27. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ederson should have taken it

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Had it saved, Spurs go to the other end of the pitch and slot into an empty net..

    28. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      VAR has officially got too bad today. Haha. Has to go for me if that’s how it’s to be used. I wanted it to come in initially but just terrible for the game wasting 5 mins of play before an in my opinion wrong decision like that. Gets the ball and Aguero was looking for it, as ref correctly assessed. Why on earth was it overturned. What happened to a clear error being required?

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He got nowhere near the ball. VAR has been spot on.

    29. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bored now. No point owning City assets because they get cheated against

    30. Superballzzz
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Son not passing his audition at the moment.. he looks tired...

    31. Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      So has been bad

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Good thing there's a nice rest till the next match.