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After the omission of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold from the Liverpool teamsheet in the lunchtime kick-off, there is another high-profile benching at Elland Road this evening.

Leeds United take on Manchester City in the 5.30pm kick-off and Pep Guardiola has left Kevin De Bruyne out of his starting XI, along with Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez.

That trio are among five changes from the midweek win over Real Madrid.

Oleksandr Zinchenko drops to the bench along with De Bruyne, Bernardo and Mahrez, while John Stones misses out through injury.

In come Joao Cancelo (who was suspended in the Champions League), Nathan Ake, Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish.

Jesse Marsch has made three changes to his starting XI tonight and it’s a defensive-looking set-up, as Junior Firpo, Robin Koch and Pascal Struijk all come in for the hosts.

Dropping out are Diego Llorente, Mateusz Klich and Daniel James, so it’s possible that we might be seeing a five-man defence from the Whites.

GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Firpo, Koch, Raphinha, Dallas, Phillips, Harrison, Rodrigo.

Subs: Klaesson, Llorente, James, Bate, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Greenwood, Klich, Shackleton.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, Grealish, Foden, Sterling, Gabriel Jesus.

Subs: Zinchenko, Steffen, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete-Tabu, McAtee.

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  1. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mmmm.. I know wait to CL but dies this make foden great pick for DGW36?

  2. jack88
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Foden 2 assist, yet no bonus. This is classy

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

      Stay classy San Diego

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Goals and CS better for bonus

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    No KDB today.

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow gold for dgw36

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Depends on midweek. Could miss the 1st.

        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          True , although does that mean only pick city players who either benched or come off early in CL?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Not as obvious as this GW.

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Get my KWP point off the bench. Yippee

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

      Good for me - Kane (VC) and Brownhill coming on from 3rd on the bench (If Maddison doesn't play)

  4. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds should have to play behind closed doors for a game as punishment for their fans throwing stuff on the pitch and at Grealish. But nothing will happen.

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely right! Shocking behaviour there today

  5. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    After Jesus was linked to Arsenal, he started playing to his potential to stay.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's just on a hot streak. He will drop back to his usual standards soon enough.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's also playing through the middle and not on the wing...

  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Salah [C] Foden [VC] 🙁

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

      ML rival has KDB (C) and Salah (V) ... that's got to hurt

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I am on that in one of my FanTeam 😛

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

    Maddy to foden went well

  8. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Really need Son (c) and Kane to get me 2o pts 2moz. Rival has Cancelo and Foden today. Gained a bit.

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

      I'm expecting 40pts from Kane and Son

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

        That would be fantastic.

  9. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else got those Charlie Taylor assist points 🙂

  10. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Man City fans singing!

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

      They didn’t do that when they supported Utd!

      1. Critical Observer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That’s an unusual jibe - makes no sense whatsoever, but unusual all the same.

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

          I don’t know how to make it any simpler for you mate

  11. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Oh f**k off Cancelo, what a miss!

  12. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo 1vs1 easy goal straight at keeper...

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

      Carbon copy from Jota earlier today

  13. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What the hell Cancelo.

  14. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo doing a Jota

  15. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancello ffs! One on one and couldn’t score

  16. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo...

  17. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo you’re killing me

  18. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Meslier good save to deny Cancelo G

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

      Yeaaah not really a good save when he shoots it right at him, is it?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe gave him the eyes he was going down one of the sides

  19. The Ligs
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kdb (C). Get Salahs one point as vice....and Brownhills 10 points off the bench. Maybe a tad jammy

  20. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds should have scored.

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Just saw my two clean sheets evaporating for a second!

  21. jack88
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wc went ok.. 41 with 3 to go. Son (c).
    15 DGW next week

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Quite different teams as i have 9 to go

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That looks good this week

  22. fusen
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Imagine if someone told Cancello that to score goals you don't aim directly at the keeper or defenders legs. He'd be lethal.

  23. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus to steal the 2 bonus?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes!

  24. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nice save Ederson.

  25. Hulk Smash
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Unreal block on the line there

  26. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    City def owners so lucky right now...

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

      That’s every serious player so doesn’t really matter

      1. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Top 5k, don't have any City players right now...

    2. _Make
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Puking from both ends rn

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      100% lucky! I’ll take it after the disaster of last week

  27. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    fernandinho goal

  28. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Might be a Sterling assist.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Very unlikely though.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Almost 0 chance

      2. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        How?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          If they count it as a shot.

          1. The Train Driver
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            He never shot, dribbled qnd lost the ball...

      3. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Neverr

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Seen worse given an assist.

      4. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ailing assist

    2. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      KDB (c), Cancelo and Laporte owner.
      Will take that if Son (vc) doesn't get a RC.

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

        KDB (C), Salah (VC) here. Was an accident waiting to happen

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Capped Kane, probably may be the only thing I’ll do right this GW.

    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What a collection of scorers... Not one high owned player.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Jesus must be, especially after last week!