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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. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    City defence mud

  2. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    GTFO! Brought in Ederson ”cause I have a long term plan”! Should’ve just kept Raya. Makes me sick.

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Grealish CS point timely then!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Worthy of the triple rise I'd say

  4. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    City defence good options apparently

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Said no one ever

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Unsteady Eddie.

    Was asleep until the 70th minute, has woken up groggy.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      He's very steady. Steady 2 points.

  6. Spg76
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    As a Derby County fan I have a horrible feeling Forest will beat Man United tomorrow. Just a gut feeling

    1. Torres76
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      100% and Arsenal to lose …

      1. Spg76
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        I feel West Ham are missing balance. Something is out. Paqueta the square peg in a round hole?

  7. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Hockey assist to Maddi. Damn it...

  8. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Leicester going for it 😀

  9. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Can no one tackle from this City mob?

    1. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Tackles ? What is tackle

    2. _Make
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Grealish clearly 😀

  10. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Pass to Maddison Nacho you muppet

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Frank Lampard to the BBC: "Kepa [Arrizabalaga] was fantastic. Conor Gallagher was another who gave every drop individually. But collectively, as a group, we have to accept it. We have to accept what needs to be done to play for this club and try to win games."

    https://twitter.com/NizaarKinsella/status/1647294359061012481

    Bodes well for holding Kepa, even if we are crap. GW35 & 36 are okay if you bench him till then. Even though Bournemouth could spank us too 😀

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      loser mentality, no player can be considered fantastic if you are beaten. Decent game yes but not fantastic

    2. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Was correct. He and Gallagher only ones who put up some fight and quality

  12. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Awful second half by City

  13. romperstomper
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    need a card for iheanacho to get grealo back to a single BAP!

  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Castagne get the goal or assist!

  15. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    I cannot believe people are looking at this city defence and saying "I want piece of that"

  16. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Pep deserves this for subbing Haaland if Leicester get a draw here

  17. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    City haven’t played second half. Annoying as a Mahrez C owner with all these second string players too, not expecting anything

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I totally forgot Mahrez was on and is now completely trolling unlucky owners again

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        I personally think picking him over Grealish is trying to be too clever

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    maddison is crap

    1. Spg76
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      He’s not but off form big time. Doesn’t look fit. Face fatter than normal

    2. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Yep stuck with Maddison as planning with fixtures before - GW32 & after but look to transfer out I think before GW32 now

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Maddison...should have scored, but didn't

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Ederson HAUL

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Eh? Lol

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        3 for him is the equivalent to 10 from Raya!

  21. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Oh dear Maddy.

  22. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Ederson Pen save miracle points?

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      nvm

  23. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Maddi one on one but noooo

  24. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Would have been amusing if they'd thrown away a 3 goal lead.

  25. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Salah can easily beat 12 v Leeds

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Didn't earlier in the season. Liverpool lost to Leeds... at Anfield! 😮 Although he did score.

  26. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Nacho post

  27. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Mahrez a real disappointment.

  28. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    So close!

  29. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Pahahahaaaahaa. Citeh awful this 2nd half

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Leicester could easily have won this, crazy