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

    Sterling injured...

    Aguero 100% nailed 😎

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

      Sane coming back

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

        Might take a punt on Sane if there's any indication he's back in the next couple

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

      Nobody is 100% nailed with Pep, could rest him for Champs league...

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

        city league game on 9th. CL game on 19th i think

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

        Ederson & KdB say hi

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kdb assist!

    Helps sterling off the pitch

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

    Sterling down in the box again without contact.

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

    Finally some great news for Pep. Sterling is injured

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

    England Euros ruined

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

      Greenwood hype!

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

      Or saved, sterling is awful

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Kane and Sterling are amazing together for England.

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

      Saved more like.. now Southgate has an excuse to play better players

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

      did Lingard get injured?

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

    Dier on
    B Silva on

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

      Dier just went off (Sterling)

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

    Fingers crossed hes out so he doesnt take up a valuable attacking spot against West Ham

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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

    Silva off. Opens door for Jesus and Mahrez.

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

      Sterling i meant.

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

    Son is miles better than Overrated, Cheating Tap in merchant Sterling

    Anyone who disagree needs their head checked

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

      Don't mean to be rude, but everybody knows that

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

      Is Son better than Kane?

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

        Yes

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

        Yes

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

        I prefer son to kane as a spurs fan. Different players but i don't think Kane has been the same player since his ankle went the first time personally.

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

        Yh Certainly got more to his game. Speed, dribbling, creativity

        Kane is all about finishing

    3. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling having a poor season in the prem that’s all.

    4. The Neville Wears Prada
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Son is Asian. Sterling is English.

      1. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Korean* Don't generalize

        1. The Neville Wears Prada
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Are you ok?

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

          That's rediculous

        3. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          South Korean*

          Don't generalize.

          1. The Neville Wears Prada
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Top KEK

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

      Sonny is massively underrated. I agree with this but i'm probably biased .

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

      Yes he is. And better than Kane unless you have the English bias.

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

    Week until West Ham. Why wouldn't Aguero start?

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

      He probably will

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

      pep

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

      Because Jesus does

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

      Big Aguero haul next GW. No Sterling on the pitch to mess up attacks.

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

      Pep is known to do crazy things and Jesus isn’t exactly in bad form

  11. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ndombele pathetic.

  12. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pep playing for the 2-0

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

    Mahrez+Vardy >> Son+Ings (-4)?

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

      Yes.

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

      Vardeh will return to form, best bet is to keep. Who else do you have upfront

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

        Kun. Greenwood

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

    Textbook Fernandinho, Pep proud!

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

    Wud u rather sell KDB instead of Son to bring Mane in?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      huh

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

      I'm considering selling KDB yes

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

      I'd consider it, but won't be selling him before West Ham.

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      All 3 could do well next week. Save if you can.

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

    Spurs do so well against City when they don't have some lazy so and so on the pitch waiting for a penalty or a tap in. They all put in the work rate without the ''best striker in the World'' (smh) on the pitch.

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

      Can say what you want about Kane as an FPL asset but hes not "lazy"

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

        I forgot those bursting runs past defenders.

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

      Game should have been over at half time.

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They’ve been absolutely battered?

  17. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I'm even more annoyed at Lord.

    I'd have Tanganga coming off the bench too 🙁

    1. The Neville Wears Prada
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh

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

    -22. It s very cold in Manchester

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      thats why Winter break

  19. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Whose assist was the missed penalty?

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

      Aguero

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

      kun

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero

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

      Aguero

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

      Kun

    6. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kun

    7. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks all

    8. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kunito

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

    3 - Lloris (41)
    2 - Bergwijn (29)
    1 - Son (26)

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

      Come on Son, Bergwijn not even on the pitch anymore!

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cmon Son.. An assist would mean points

      1. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        5*

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Almost KDB assit

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris injured

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

    Thoughts on:

    Vardy-Haller-Martial——>Jiménez-Son-Ings ((-4))

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

    KDB in the mood.

  25. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Almost KDB goal

  26. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    KDB grab a goal my son..

  27. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    After all those chances for City, Aurier comes out with a CS, Son scores with pretty much his only chance of the game and Kun, KDB, Mahrez and co. come out of the game with nothing. You've got to love FPL.

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

    KDB injures Lloris

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

    Oh mate that KDB goal would have been perfect.

  30. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus(C) next week looks good

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol so salty

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

      Too risky imo

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

      Salah.

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

      what so he can get 4 points?