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11 December 2021 1089 comments
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Phil Foden is only a substitute as Manchester City take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first of five Premier League matches today.

Kick-off at the Etihad is at 12:30 GMT.

It seems like Foden has been a doubt for every league fixture ever since he returned from international duty in November with ankle problems, and he isn’t risked from the start this afternoon despite making the matchday squad.

Foden and Kyle Walker are the only two players who made Pep Guardiola’s Gameweek 15 starting XI who lose their places this lunchtime, although City did have a Champions League tie with Leipzig in between.

Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish are the only players who have started all three league and cup matches over the last week.

Replacing Foden and Walker from the Gameweek 15 side are Gabriel Jesus, who like Aymeric Laporte has recovered from a knock, and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Bernardo Silva was the most-bought Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player of Gameweek 16, with just over one million transfers spent on the Portuguese midfielder, and there is no surprise to see him reclaim his place in the centre of the park after a midweek breather.

There’s just one change for Wolves from their brave loss to Liverpool, as Hwang Hee-chan is replaced by Joao Moutinho. That alteration, presumably, will see Bruno Lage beef up his midfield and move from a 3-4-3 to a 3-5-2.

Adama Traore and Raul Jimenez will be attempting to create their 2019/20 heroics at the Etihad up top.

Recovering from illness and injury to make the bench are Marcal and Willy Boly.

GAMEWEEK 15 TEAM NEWS

Man City XI: Ederson, Dias, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Grealish, Zinchenko, Laporte, Rodri, Silva, Cancelo.

Subs: Steffen, Walker, Stones, Ake, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden, Palmer.

Wolves XI: Sa, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Jimenez, Coady, Semedo, Kilman, Saiss, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Traore.

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Marcal, Podence, Trincao, Boly, Silva, Hee-Chan, Cundle.

  1. not_astarte
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    don't care about fpl now just want us to remain at the top......

  2. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    clearly hits the arm

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      pit

  3. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Absolute joke this game is an absolute joke. Never a pen. Jammy Bernardo owners

  4. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That was not a pen though.

  5. AIRMILES
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It can't have bounced downwards without hitting part of the arm.

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      True

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This is where my thinking is even though I didn't think it was conclusive. It went down and not just out or up, feel like it had to have hit his arm for that to happen

  6. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    OMG sterling on penos

    1. Lazaretti
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So no A for Silva most likely

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Naysayer!

  7. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Moutinho has raised his arm about 100 times in the last minute, suddenly developed a tick

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling miss. Already know.

  9. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Handball should not be a penalty unless on the line

  10. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Goal Sterling

  11. Bobby Crush
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    not a pen for me

  12. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wooo

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    STERLING G
    BERNARDO A

  14. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The rules suck whether this is given or not. Should not be allowed to use the sleeve area under the arm to play football

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Oh my stream is behind, naturally

  15. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wrong decision. It really went off his chest.

  16. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Raz!

  17. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva assist

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      🙂

  18. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Missed again? Lol

  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Goal

  20. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Freaking comedy!

  21. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva assist

  22. MagicMessi
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hahaha what a rubbbish refree

  23. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That’s the softest pen I’ve ever seen.

    Should have been Gundogans as well

  24. Noisy Neighbour
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Of all the people to take it…Sterling?

    1. Noisy Neighbour
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Surprised he converted.

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So unfair

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        But guess Pep wants to give him some much needed confidence. Maby he can convert one of the many Cancelo passes…

  25. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Where shall he put his hands then...

  26. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Easy Raz it.

  27. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Well done Raheem 100 club!!

  28. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Not a pen but I’ll take the points, thanks.

  29. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cheating scum

  30. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bernardo assist!

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      lucky