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Guardiola benches Gundogan and Stones for Wolves clash

As expected, Pep Guardiola has struck again, hurting more Fantasy Premier League managers with his latest team selection.

Ilkay Gündogan (£6.2m) is the chief victim this time out, earning a first tactical benching since Gameweek 12, having only missed the second Double Gameweek 24 trip to Everton through injury.

In the German international’s place, Bernardo Silva (£7.4m), Rodri (£5.3m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) form the central-midfield trio tonight.

Meanwhile, John Stones (£5.2m) finds himself among the substitutes for the second time in four matches, Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) and Ruben Dias (£6.1m) the preferred centre-back partnership against Wolves.

Oleksandr Zinchenko‘s (£5.5m) return to the bench means João Cancelo (£6.2m) is back in the side, operating at left-back while Kyle Walker (£6.1m) staffs the right-hand side of defence.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) will share the left flank with Cancelo tonight, selected alongside Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Riyad Mahrez (£8.1m) in the front-three.

Opponents Wolves have gone with the same 3-5-2 formation that helped them to victory at the Etihad Stadium last season with Pedro Neto (£5.7m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m) leading the line.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.6m) moves forward to reclaim the central-midfield berth he is more familiar with so Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.4m) joins Conor Coady (£4.8m) and Romain Saïss (£4.9m) in the back-three.

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Cancelo, Laporte, Dias, Walker; B Silva, Rodri, De Bruyne; Sterling, Jesus, Mahrez.

Wolves XI (3-5-2): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Hoever; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, A Traoré.

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  1. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sad Cancelo Gundogan and Stones owner 🙁

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same

    2. evilfish
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sad Cancelo Gundogan Barnes and Mitchell owner here. 🙁

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Sad Cancelo, Stones, Gundo, Pope, Barnes, Aina, Dcl (c) owner here. Actually could cry if u tried harder

        1. evilfish
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Ok, I own DCL, Pope and Mee too but they weren't the ones making me cry. 😛

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias Stones and Gundogan here.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thats not even bad. Dias played both

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I guess.

      2. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Same

    4. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lads, he’s going to say it, get ready!!!

      Season O......

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same

    6. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same 3 here..
      Cant be sad as they all got 1 game each..

    7. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias owners the real winners..
      Well hope wolves score one..:)

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This.

    8. im1974
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Happy. Dias & Cancelo owner. All ML rivals have Stones

    9. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Plus I've got Barnes. Meh.

  2. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Stones and Gundo benched then, god damn it.

  3. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else with no city tonight? Both Stones and Gundo benched

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup. Got Stones, Gundo and Foden. Full house

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup.

  4. Im New Here
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When you play the Roulette of Pep, you win or you die

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan on for Kdb at 59.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I will crack on a bottle

  6. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Most of the mods on here need replacing. They are so busy self serving on Twitter and YouTube that they never do any modding. The only time you see some of them is when they are linking their other interests.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      “Mark tried to tame the beast.. and the beast ate him and sold out for Twitter impressions and gambling sites.”

    2. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What's your problem Rover?!

    3. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They deleted all the highly upvoted comments yesterday 😮

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I know mate! Can't understand why would they do so? :/

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It’s just a huge coincidence all the best ever comments on this site happened in the same evening

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Hahahaha exactly!

    4. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Got to prop up the personal accounts.

      Shame really, FFS isn't what it was unfortunately.

      I'll still come back for the comments but id be lying if I said the scoutcasts etc have improved.

      It's moved away from its roots, sometimes change is good but damn the content just seems to be all over the place.

  7. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I can't wait until gw28 when I can start offloading City assets

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They've got 7 of the top 24 scoring players in all positions except forwards.

      But follow your own path.

      1. Salan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Understand but you can only get 3 and seems never know whom to get for most points every week.

        1. tbos83
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly this

  8. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo I get, but the centre back who scored the winner a few days ago? Why Pep, WHY?

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For Laporte. Try not to forget how important he is to the club.

    3. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Needs to score two to secure his place to be fair!

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Because rest. He wants all four titles, he's got 16 odd first teamers to choose from. Why City will win by a mile.

      1. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        For centre halves? Name one other side that rotates their centre half because they want to; not because of form/injuries.

        I’ll help you out, there isn’t.

        1. Athletico Underachieving
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly. Stones didn’t even play v Gladbach. If anyone’s due a rest it’s Dias

  9. Viper
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who do you reckon wins this?

    A. Mendy + 5 points

    B. Pope, Digne, Watkins

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B. Landslide probably.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Your rival 😛

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

  10. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lisa Ann

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Love her

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Overrated imo

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      hope woodman comes in your dream for this post

    4. Count Your Blessings
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rachel Starr

  11. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it worth to do
    Barnes+Digne+Mee to Son+Lewis+Targett?
    3 players in for 29gwk.
    Need Son.
    Thanks .

    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For -8.

  12. david31058
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Let's go armband! Making its first appearance of the DGW

    1. Davros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who?

      1. david31058
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling

        1. david31058
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He's TC in my bus team as well now that he's had his rest

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Diaz, KDB and who is the way to go?

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Next week it will be different haha

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Limit MCI to the minimum is the way to go? Ederson Dias ...

  14. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hope Wolves score a hatful and Laporte is dropped to the reserves

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He’s way worse than stones this year, not back in form after the layoff and has been a liability more than once

      1. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Precisely

      2. david31058
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No true, they're both doing fine. City barely let a goal in for months.

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He was at fault for the Everton goal in his last match and a couple earlier in the year. He has not been good in his limited time this season

          1. david31058
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            But 'all those mistakes' have hardly affected them, so for a game like tonight with not much on the line, it doesn't really matter who he picks. He'll want to make sure his team is fresh for bigger games down the line.
            Quite simple really

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

  15. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cup opponent 15 ahead but he has Stones and I have Dias. He has KDB cap and I have Sterling but not cap. Going to be closer than I originally thought.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Squeaky bum time

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Similar to me but other way round.

      I’m 17 ahead but I only have Dias playing (Stones and Gundo benched). He has Bilva and Cancelo (Foden benched)

      He could do me!

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        We both have Gundo so I didn’t mention him.
        I ha e put the TC on Kane while he used wild card.

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          My opponent also played WC and I’m on Kane TC.

          I’ve never cared this much about the Cup before 😆

          Isn’t it down to the last 4K or something now!!

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Next round is 4K. It’s fun to have a side competition

            1. Hiddenpaw
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              I fear my cup run ends this week. I’m 28 behind now haha. Both have Dias I have Gundo and Ederson. Eddy penalty could bring me back in touching distance.

  16. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo over Dias on WC was an own goal I'll admit

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You must have known the huge risk.

    2. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      U never know..
      Wolves and Cancelo scoring would be good..

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That would be a dream

  17. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KdB owners let's goooo

  18. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Foden doesn't even start 1 of the 2 games 😥
    Stones and Gundogan owners ye should be grateful to get one game.

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He started CL and will start the derby, great man management for me

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'll take it

    3. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      damn son where did you get the foden idea?

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Time to sell Gundagon?

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Like a noose at CPAC!

    2. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I could sell most my team after this gw if only I knew who to get in

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      After next week DGW yes

    4. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'm giving him 27-28. Will reassess after that. Could sell him in 29 to free up a City spot for KDB.

    5. Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      May wait after dgw27

  20. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    want an own goal and yc from dias

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      RC

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        that would be ideal

    2. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How about a precautionary sub by 28 minutes?

  21. Rashers
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Now seems like the ideal time to fill in that survey as a Stones and Gundo owner

    1. Overated Mou
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol true mate

    2. Johnjo
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How many times a week do you feel anger and despair? Every time Pep releases his team sheet!

  22. Nerdlinger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No Gundo or Foden. Just end this gw already please.

  23. Jersey Boy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Choosing Dias over Stones a while back is looking the right long term decision.

    You very much get what you pay for this season. Cresswell/Coufal another example..got that one wrong

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So is that always the case?

      Remind me about Mee and Lowton

      1. Jersey Boy
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nope not always the case, but seems to be the case most of the time this season.

        Would put Mee/Lowton down to luck, whereas the other two not so much as they’ve paid off over the entire season and not one gameweek.

    2. acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I chose Stones over Dias..
      Happy as I did it just before the DGW that Stones owned..

  24. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Disaster...thanks Pep

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Stones you punk 🙁

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Blame Pep

    2. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      cancelo on fire.

  26. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo 92% owned, meh not bothered he’s not playing. KDB is the one to own tonight

    1. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      KDB's my tc!

  27. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Foden captain next GW?

  28. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on who wins?

    A) martinez - Cancelo - awb
    B) Areola - Targett- Watkins (+4)

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      B

  29. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This means Gundo starts both games gw27, with KDB probably rested in one of those. Maybe he is the right captain choice.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This means nothing I would say

      1. Salan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Agree. This really means nothing.

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Oof. I’m the only one in my Cash ML at the top, where I’m competing, who doesn’t have Cancelo!

    Sorry all but need him to blankety blank

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You might win a cheque book and pen.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haha