Check out our predicted XIs for the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) Gameweek 1 clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City.
The match at Molineux kicks off at 17:30 BST on Saturday 16 August.
PREDICTED FPL GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS
More in-depth team news is available here, updated with the latest press conference information.
Below are the likely XIs, as of Thursday morning. These could change after Friday’s pressers.
WOLVES

MAN CITY

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| Jul 15 | Santa Clara 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) | Kalajdzic |
| Jul 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Burnley (n) | Strand Larsen (Hoever assist) |
| Jul 26 | Stoke City 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) | Hwang |
| Jul 30 | Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Lens (n) | Guedes (Hwang assist) |
| Aug 3 | Girona 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) | Arias (Joao Gomes assist) |
| Aug 9 | Celta Vigo 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a) |
| Aug 2 | Manchester City 1-0 Preston North End (h) | Lewis (Bobb assist) |
| Aug 9 | Palermo 0-3 Manchester City (a) | Haaland (Lewis assist), Reijnders (Savinho assist), Reijnders (Mukasa assist) |


