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Guardiola benches Gundogan and Stones for Wolves clash

As expected, Pep Guardiola has struck again, hurting more Fantasy Premier League managers with his latest team selection.

Ilkay Gündogan (£6.2m) is the chief victim this time out, earning a first tactical benching since Gameweek 12, having only missed the second Double Gameweek 24 trip to Everton through injury.

In the German international’s place, Bernardo Silva (£7.4m), Rodri (£5.3m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) form the central-midfield trio tonight.

Meanwhile, John Stones (£5.2m) finds himself among the substitutes for the second time in four matches, Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Ruben Dias (£6.1m) the preferred centre-back partnership against Wolves.

Oleksandr Zinchenko‘s (£5.5m) return to the bench means João Cancelo (£6.2m) is back in the side, operating at left-back while Kyle Walker (£6.1m) staffs the right-hand side of defence.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) will share the left flank with Cancelo tonight, selected alongside Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) in the front-three.

Opponents Wolves have gone with the same 3-5-2 formation that helped them to victory at the Etihad Stadium last season with Pedro Neto (£5.7m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m) leading the line.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.6m) moves forward to reclaim the central-midfield berth he is more familiar with so Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.4m) joins Conor Coady (£4.8m) and Romain Saïss (£4.9m) in the back-three.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Laporte, Dias, Walker; B Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

Wolves XI (3-5-2): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Hoever; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, A Traoré.

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  1. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo on 3 BAPS still scenes

  2. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry Dias owners. A lot of pain. First you think he scored a goal but it was Laporte. Then you lose your clean sheet points. And then you have to worry about him being dropped for another 8 days. I don't think there's an option on the survey for that length of fear. You've broken science.

  3. Vazza
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo is on 3 bonus points because has him. Nothing to do with his performance

    1. Vazza
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Mark has him*

  4. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wonder if Pep will finally do the numbers on Stones + Dias cleansheets?

  5. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bit confused, as a Cancelo (no other City defence) owner should I be pleased that Wolves have scored there? Considering most people have Cancelo plus Dias/Stones

    1. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes you should be. I certainly am.

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yes you should be ... many have two ...

    2. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I just used the 'What If' calculator on liveFPL and my rank literally didn't change, I own Dias and Stones. The cleansheet and then no cleansheet leaves me almost exactly in the same place.

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stones isn't playing

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

      I haven't done the maths but probably good.

      Also have to take into account the 2 CS point for City midfielders too.

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

        1*

  6. fedolefan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just grab a goal now useless Raz.

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling 2 point dgw mega haul get in!

    1. fedolefan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Has he been subbed? Useless waste of space.

  8. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mahrez is such a clown player to be honest

    1. InterUranus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This aged well

  9. Vazza
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gundo looks angry

  10. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This has not been the KDB show I was expecting

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's good but he's no Gundo.

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      One goal this season from open play isn't it?

  11. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Traore winner written all over it

  12. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Come on wolves. Get the win now and punish arrogant city

  13. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo drifting on BPS, will be on 1 pt shortly

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

      Drifting away now

  14. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City on the ropes here

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wolverhampton Wanderers pushing and in it now.

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City on the ropes.

    United title hopes reborn.

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

      The Wolf Pack chasing Liverpool too...

  17. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    When are the subs coming??

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pep doesn't do subs.

  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Adama Traore this season

    0 goals
    0 assist
    5 kg baby oil

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

      He assisted Meslier's headed goal.

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ok, that makes a huge change now

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Smoov

    3. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can't put a price on soft skin

  19. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Suck s**t Pep for benching Foden

  20. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This is City without Stones 🙂

  21. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Portugal vs Portugal here. I think Portugal might win or it could be a draw. #Insight

  22. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fully expecting DCL (TC) red card on thurs. Maybe Vardy off injured in warm up. Oh, and just twist the knife with Lowton subbed at 59 with a CS.

  23. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City all over the place now 😆

  24. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My my my - city might lose this

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So glad i picked only 2 City players on WC.

  26. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Traore is a terrible footballer.

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      awful comment

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        What’s he good for?

        Can’t shoot, can’t cross, can barely dribble with the ball without losing control of it.

        He’s just stocky and has strength to barge people.

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I guess his choice is to either traor retire

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pat haul...

  28. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Put Foden on your bald fraud

    1. space mercenary
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      😀

  29. space mercenary
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The Wolves goal was their only touch in the City box.

  30. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pep is crazy that not making substitutions after 70 mins. For this match, for fitness, for future matches, he has to.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Got Foden Aguero Gundo on the bench

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Slipping Aguero in there like he’s in his prime

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Hypocrite too for wanting 5 subs per game this season