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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. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It looked 99.9% accidental.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Of course, but not sure why people think an eye poke like that wouldn't hurt

        UFC fights get cancelled with bad eye pokes

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, 100% right. An eye is the last part you want injured.

          1. The Mighty Hippo
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            *2nd last part.

      • Londongeezaa
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        0.01% deliberate is a red in my book

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

          Haha!

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dias yc

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Scrappy game

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

      Wolves fainting injuries to break up play!

    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dias YC, something "positive"...

      1. fish&chips
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Hopefully another one soon

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

          I’d be all for it. It would force City to try harder.

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        0,11 pts "won" 😉

    6. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dias YC, soon after a Laporte miss

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

      This game needs Foden and I'm not biased at all I swear

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

        Only if Jota doesn't play too

    8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Traore in beast mode

      1. Je suis le chat
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Players should get an fpl point when fouled resulting in a yc, would enhance Traore appeal.

    9. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rodri yc

      Adama drawing them all in

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

      The worst part about no Foden is it makes all their other options less of an option. They almost always play with less energy when he’s not on the pitch.

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

        That means Pep will almost always play him then which is good news for owners as well as he's so low owned now when he shakes off that injury

    11. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Traore dishing out 'em yellow cards

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

      For somebody with such big calf muscles Grealish is incredibly weak. He gets barged off the ball and throws himself to the ground all the freaking time.

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

        Yah, but they're lovely to look at. Lol.

    13. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Traore drawing in all the yellows

    14. boc610
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      well done adama, now get one for Cancelo

      1. dark91
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Bernardo Silva*

    15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This is the game pep really needs Grealish to step up. Against a deep block but he’s gone missing agaij

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

        He just prefers to take the easy option a bit too much, be it a sidewards pass or just holding onto possession rather than trying to get past players.

    16. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      City struggling with Traore again, he is their kryptonite

    17. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This game badly needs foden lol
      He’s so much better than grealish Sterling at the minute

    18. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus doing everything to get subbed off for Foden. Bless him

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

        Looks that way.

      2. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Has blAnked in 15 games, last goal in September what an idiot running around

    19. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Just the 7 minutes added

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

        F1 qualifying red flagged too 6 mins or so there.

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

      Jesus is going to get hooked by Pep.

    21. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez yc

    22. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jiminez red

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

      Jimi RC

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

        So silly

    24. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimmy red card...what!

    25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez red

    26. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Glad I sold Jimi

    27. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What a nob

    28. fish&chips
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wolves don't look like scoring in a million years

    29. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      LOL

    30. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimi silly r/c