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15 April 2023 761 comments
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The next match of Gameweek 31 takes place at the Etihad Stadium, where Manchester City host Leicester City in the 17:30 GMT kick-off.

It’s a clash of contrasting fortunes, as Pep Guardiola’s champions are on five successive victories in their quest to chase down Arsenal but the freefalling Foxes are winless in eight and deep in relegation trouble.

This sits in-between both Champions League quarter-finals with Bayern Munich, so Guardiola has made three changes to the line-up from last Saturday’s 4-1 win at Southampton.

There are starts for Erling Haaland (£12.2m), Jack Grealish (£7.2m), Kevin De Bruyne (£12.1m) and former Leicester wizard Riyad Mahrez (£7.3m), with places on the bench for Nathan Ake (£5.1m) and Manuel Akanji (£5.0m).

Furthermore, midfielder Bernardo Silva (£6.7m) comes in for Ilkay Gundogan (£7.3m). An appendix injury keeps Phil Foden (£8.0m) away from proceedings.

For his first match in charge, Dean Smith has made four changes to the Leicester line-up. Youri Tielemans (£6.1m) is back from an ankle problem and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£4.9m) returns from suspension, as Caglar Soyuncu (£4.2m) and Harry Souttar (£4.5m) are given the nod.

Without a clean sheet since Gameweek 16, it looks like the Foxes have used Harvey Barnes‘ (£6.7m) injury to revert to a back five.

James Maddison (£8.1m) starts, with Daniel Iversen (£3.8m) still preferred in goal.

GAMEWEEK 31 LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Laporte; Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

Subs: Ortega, Ake, Akanji, Gomez, Lewis, Phillips, Gundogan, Palmer, Alvarez

Leicester City XI: Iversen; Castagne, Soyuncu, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen; Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndidi, Maddison; Vardy

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Thomas, Mendy, Praet, Marcal-Madivadua, Tete, Iheanacho, Daka

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  1. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 30 mins ago

    Get in

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 30 mins ago

    Haaland G

  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 29 mins ago

    Season over for non cappers

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 29 mins ago

      There's some people that don't own him 😮

  4. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 29 mins ago

    We need moooore

  5. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 29 mins ago

    Ooof.

  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 29 mins ago

    There are folks out there that went against Haaland (c), absolutely ridiculous!

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 29 mins ago

      KDB assist

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 29 mins ago

      Andy Martin’s insistence on FH34 not FH32 is gonna hurt

      1. Ser Davos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 20 mins ago

        expand please?

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 mins ago

      They must be consuming some potent substances.

    4. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 19 mins ago

      Haaland (C) yes - two goals - hope he makes 60mins before being rested - ideally stays on & scores more

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 29 mins ago

    Cricket score this

  8. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 29 mins ago

    Any Haaland non-cappers out there?

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 mins ago

      Ben Crellins Season over

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 26 mins ago

      Must hurt if not. Haaland capper and with the likes of Eze and Watkins looking like a great week points wise

  9. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 29 mins ago

    The cheat code is unstoppable!

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    KDB to Haaland is cheating good!

  11. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    KDB ✔
    Grealish ✔
    Haaland ✔

  12. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    KDB an absolute joy to watch.

  13. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    Unstoppable. What a first touch and finish.

  14. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    Haaland (C), Grealish & Stones going well

  15. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    rip Haaland non captainers

    Season over

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 27 mins ago

      Mr. Crellin doesn't even have him.

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 mins ago

    Haaland saving my season every week, absolute fpl legend already

    1. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 27 mins ago

      You and everyone else as well. He makes zero difference.

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 25 mins ago

        He does if you captained Kane instead
        (I didn't, BTW)

      2. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 23 mins ago

        15% gain still handy. 13 pointer is nearly 2 EO points.

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 14 mins ago

        14% and even higher at my rank

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 27 mins ago

      Ditto. Quadrupled my score from him already!

  17. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 27 mins ago

    Don’t own Haaland. Moved him out in the double a couple of weeks ago and thought I could pass getting him back because of the blank. Wow.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 26 mins ago

      You’d think you might know better after 9 years of fpl

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 mins ago

      It was clear last week that was teaching a bit

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 24 mins ago

        *reaching

        My BAD

      2. DaniCT
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 23 mins ago

        agree. one week without Haaland was enough for me.

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      I moved him out for the double but promptly brought him back because so knew what was coming.

      1. Hurnt
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 23 mins ago

        Exactly same for me haaland c is not negotiable

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 21 mins ago

          Agree

      2. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 22 mins ago

        Yup the Haaland to Watkins then Toney to Haaland club has been rewarded very well.

    4. dark91
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      Same here and got Grealish in last GW as a replacement. But eventually gave in and brought back Haaland in this week as it was too risky going without

  18. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 27 mins ago

    It's ok, Messi doesn't have any records in the PL.
    He'll stay on the pitch 😉

  19. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 27 mins ago

    Time for mahrez to get involved

  20. bialk
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 27 mins ago

    The commentator here sais it 25th assist for KDB of the season. Amazing.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 25 mins ago

      Think he’s smoking something

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 mins ago

      He's been playing a lot better in recent weeks, looked back to himself

    3. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      Where'd he get those extra 10

    4. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      Better DGW option than Salah?

    5. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 22 mins ago

      KDB - how many were writing him off in the FPL chat rooms in recent months ?

  21. Sharkytect
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 25 mins ago

    Is it even worth cheering?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      Yea

      ....

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      I’m crying here

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 24 mins ago

      Waste of time unless you own the assister.

      1st goal was red arrow for Haaland captainers if they don't own Grealish...

    4. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      If you've captained him yes

    5. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      My ML leader doesn’t have him but has Solanke and Salah (C), I’d take a couple more

    6. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      If we didn't Cap Haaland we would we losing rank so yeah its worth cheering

  22. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 24 mins ago

    Uh oh, tried to be too clever

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      Back in the microwave for you

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 21 mins ago

        Yep

  23. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 24 mins ago

    Toney to Watkins or Diego Costa?

  24. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 24 mins ago

    hope ake stays benched

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 23 mins ago

      Should do now

  25. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 24 mins ago

    Please Grealish goal next

  26. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 22 mins ago

    No way not to TC Haaland at 34, right? Better than FH, surely?

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 16 mins ago

      That's my plan FH 32 and TC Haland 34

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 22 mins ago

    Hard to imagine some folks were benching Watkins & advising don’t buy Grealish?

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 17 mins ago

      Yep and against fielding Eze.

  28. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 21 mins ago

    Hope Leicester plummet to the depths of English football and cease to exist if City win on goal difference.

    This is beyond pathetic.

  29. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 21 mins ago

    Don’t own Watkins
    Moved armband to Mahrez at literally the second before deadline

    That’s it Pep, rest him up now just get him off

  30. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 21 mins ago

    Only Pep can stop Haaland from getting the PL most goals in a season record