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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. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Only a matter of time.

  2. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva cs point banked get in there!

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That's what we got him for!

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

    Bernado deep now

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Bernardo, do something!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Well done!

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

    Who will hit City pens now, lads??

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

      Laporte

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Unchanged Arsenal team

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

    SCENES

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

    Pen city

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

      VAR checking

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

      Cancelo time!

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

    Where is kdb?

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

    Bernardo wins pen

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

    Penalty

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

    Wolves left back is going to give away a goal if he isn’t sub soon

  13. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ox CF. Origi bench

  14. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Really happy with my xG this week.

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

    Bilva take it!

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

    Bilva plz take it.

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

    Overturned surely.

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

      Nah.

      Raised

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

    Sterling to Mahrez is what I'd do.

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

    Bernardo wins pen

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Penalty Bilva A

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

    Penalty

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

      Or armpit?

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

    Cancelo to take surely

  23. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who takes it?

  24. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jota on the bench

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

      Oh no…

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

    I think it'll be overturned

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

      Hmm they gave it

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

      Maybe

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

    Silva owners are so lucky

  27. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Very impressed with Nouri.

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

    VAR SAY PEN

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

    Pen given.

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

      Sterling taking

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

        Sterling so useless and lucky!

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

    Grealish?