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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.

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

    Jesus probably would have had a hat-trick that half

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

      Nahh he is miles below kun

  2. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why isnt Kun on pens anymore?

    Canr remember so many missed pens from him...

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

      Lloris has saved from Aguero before = Kun nervous

    2. BrutalLogiC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Missed two vs Lloris I think

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

      He gave it to Gundo apparently, did not want to go up vs Lloris again...

    4. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cant get it either

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

    Boring 0-0 just like the last 2 games... 🙂

  4. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus C vs WHU locked in

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kun playing really well though

  5. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Of course my captain is Aguero...

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

    Sorry for destroying Kun for you. Should have warned you when I brought him in this GW.

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

    Does Aurier never learn ?

    This guy is a walking disaster

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

      Should be playing RW, IMO. His crossing ability would make him ideal.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Attacking right backs benefit from the overlap and arriving late, playing as a winger you need a bit more control and dribbling ability

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

        Hopefully doesnt get dropped for Villa game hehe

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

        on my bench. will get 12 points

      4. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He’s so rash, has no brain, consistently dives in when in the box and looks surprised when he gives away pens

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who are the ideal front 3 going forward from now? Kun looking ominous today

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Kun jimmi ings

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

        Firmino, Samatta, Deeney

        1. FDMS All Starz
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Is that your front 3 lol

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

            No. Wasn’t the question though

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

        Bobby Deeney Deulofeu

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero | Vardy | Greenwood

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

          That’s a front two.

      5. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Firmino/Ings/Jimi

      6. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Aguero Firmino Jimenez
        I'm probably selling KDB to fund Jimenez and the above lineup.

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

      Mike Dean smiling 🙂

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

        Lots of camera time for the big man tonight

      2. tm245
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He is an absolute peacock.

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

      Mahrez does nothing in big games

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

        Been one of their best players I thought. Unlucky not to get a Kun assist

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

          Agree, played well and only one to have had a run at the defence

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

        Nobody doing anything atm except getting cards!

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hes done more than anyone else for City..

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

          Need points dammit

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

        Don't think he usually start big league games

    5. socho
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lost 700k places in the last 4 Gameweeks. Went Mane instead of Salah for Double gameweek and now decided to put in Aguero... it's hard to love the game sometimes.

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

        Game still not over.

        Can see Aguero score in second half.

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

        Mate sorry let me bringing you some tissues

      3. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Had 5 red arrows in a row. Got Salah in this GW and cappod. Just hang in there.

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

          cheers!

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

      Man City have to be the worse team at taking penalties

      As a owner you would be afraid of your FPL player stepping up to take one

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

        Kevin needs trusting.

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Doesn't make sense how the player with the best technique in the league can't be put on penalties

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

        Well tbf Martial, Rash, Vardy and Deeney all missed recently too

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

        People saying the same about Utd after the Norwich game

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

        Kun has a great record, it's baffling that he isn't on every one.

      5. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Worst*

      6. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Vardy missed one

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

      spurs are city's toughest challengers. city just cant beat spurs.

      who will forget the incredible last minute winner by city but ruled out in the CL QF.

    8. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How's Bergwijn been?

      Good replacement for Martial?

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

        Invisible so far. Will probably be eased in

        1. jimmyabs1987
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Disagree he looked quite active on the ball and battled well to intercept a few times

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hard to give him a fair judgment really as Spurs backs were to the wall for most of the first half.

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

        Too early to tell. Spurs haven't attacked tons - didn't expect it massively this match either, although he put a cross into Alli earlier.

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

        Spurs been playing down the right through Son, looks decent but not an ft Pl option atm

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

        He’s playing?!!?

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

      Who to Replace Lundy with?another Shu def or Stephens?

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

        Or Stephens or Fernandez or Lascalles.

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

          What about C Taylor from Burnley? Quite good fixtures long term and three next really good (also blank gw). Is he nailed? Asking also for my Lund replacement options.

    10. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Love VAR, makes the game so much more exiting. People complaining about it need to STFU in all honesty. I am sure when they brought it in they really cared about the effects it may have on your fantasy football team 😆

      Pro pundit that !

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

        😆

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

        can I be a pro?

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I don't see why not. We can all be Pro's if we really want 😉

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

            nice, thanks!

      3. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You’re hired

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Great. Ill wait for the post to turn green

      4. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Agree, even though it has cost me much more than gained. However, they need to be more consistant and clear with the rules surrounding VAR...

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

      salah has 32 of my 51 (55-4) points. This must be the highest percentage contribution of a single player to my total score. Anybody else similar?

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

        Aubameyang has 4 of my 56 points

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

        wasn't there a BGW couple of seasons back when Salah got about 25 pts?

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

          yeah 29, 58 for cappers

    12. Agger
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It's scary not owning Aguero or Mahrez, every attack they both look like scoring

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Mahrez had been woeful today

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

        it's also scary owning them bcoz u never know when they are benched & get 1 point cameos.

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

      The Thick of It spinoff announced: The Pr!ck of It, starring Mike Dean.

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

        Mike Dean the new Doctor Who!

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

          I think "The Thick as Sh*t" would have been worth considering as a title

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

          Doctor Poo!

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

        u r the guy whose wife has a boyfriend? still same situation?

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

          Yeah, they let me sleep at the foot of the bed now. Sometimes I get to see them cuddling, it's so cute 🙂

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

            strange man, strange life u have

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

      How many dispossessions is kun on now? Lost count

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

        On negative bos and thats without the post game deductions

    15. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What is this, aren’t we’re going to get any points from Aguero and KDB eighter?

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

      Sterling has been awful for the 4 months

      Pep needs to drop him

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I think next week Kun and Jesus both start

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          What about Bilva, Mahrez?

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Bilva starts

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He was always awful. Most overrated player ever

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

        Two best performances from Man City (vs Watford and Villa) were when he didn't start.

      4. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Even his simple passes are scuffed

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

        i dont understand pep's stubborness.

        just play

        kdb kun mahrez

        any 3 midfielders with d silva the creator

        any 4 defenders

        ederson

    17. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      (K)un smartie pants hands up

    18. Agger
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gundogan has always been an excellent penalty taker, just this time he missed. You move on

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        First time he's ever missed I think

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

          Exactly. Scored pens all the time under Klopp for Dortmund

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

          Influenced by the team curse

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

            Pep adding pressure by suggesting no one can take them ..

      2. Party time
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Is that you Pep

        • Rash
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Was a very poor pen

      3. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Stay calm, Salah had also blanked at this point yesterday 🙂

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

        In your opinion were the decisions correct?

        a) Aguero penalty
        b) Sterling penalty

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

          YY, only minor issue is that it took about an hour to give the first one

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

          The Sterling penalty, Lloris made no contact on the ball, but made no contact on Sterling either. Simulation, no pen

        3. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          A - not penalty
          B - not penalty and second yellow for diving

          1. No Professionals
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Ha ha, the first was a penalty

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

          Y
          Y

          Sterling should have got a second yellow

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

          a) Yes
          b) Yes

          Which is why I am pro-VAR. The speed of decision making will improve over time as will the interaction with the fans. But the PL are anti-VAR and so are trying to deliberately botch its implementation

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

          A. Yes
          B. No, as should have been booked for diving

        7. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 1 month ago

            A) Yes
            B) Yes, no penalty but not really a dive either

          • Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yes to both.

        8. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          GW27 looks like it has potential to use the BB....

          Pope(BOU) Stephens(AVL) Lascelles(cry) Cantwell(wol)

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

            Decent, Cantwell a likely 2

        9. C'mon the Fylde
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Aguero looks menacing.

        10. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Kun cap.. Feck this luck part of the game. I hate it. I know, should have capped salah but this game could be one if those 20pointers from kun and IT nearly were at half time.. 2 goals and assist it should have been.

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

            It was 0-0 in Liverpool game yesterday. Then it all went wrong (right) haha

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

            How is it luck?

            1. bench boost for every gamew…
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Making a decision that is sound and Salah scrambled in that second goal, while Kun had that day when nothing goes in, when you compare the amount of chances to get points one have to say it is luck or unluck that one gets 16 and the other 2.

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

            Kun looks likely to score a bunch.

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

            All luck. There is no luck part of the game.

        11. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lundstram > Egan?

          Exact cash

          1. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            No

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

            yes bocz lund no longer nailed. get any sheffield defender u can afford- baldock probably best