Dugout Discussion

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

    I don't think I'll be captaining anyone of Gundogan/Stones/Cancelo this gameweek. Son or Salah for me!

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

      I'm thinking salah myself.

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

        Salah vs. Fulham never does well, trust me!

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      KDB?

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

        Yes you can, but no guaranteed 180 minutes playing time.

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sticking with Kane

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

      Well rested Gundo an option..Isnt he?

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

        No

  2. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling and Cancelo benched next week?

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

      Will only know about 60 mins before the kick-off

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

      Here is a tip for you. Sterling is never benched against the ''top 6''.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

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

    What happened to stones?
    Is he now 3rd choice CB?

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

      No

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

      just the usual Pep rotation i think

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

      Rested for the next double

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

      Its city, there will always be rotation.

  4. MMN
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If Bale and Son had the same ownership, who would you pick and why?

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

      Son, less fragile

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

      Son less injury prone

    3. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Get both

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

      Son. Obvious reason

    5. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Both until at least gw29

  5. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So Dias starts... fecking great...
    It will just add to the insult of picking that muppet DCL as my captain over him.

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

      Yeah, you were never going to do that

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Was strongly considering Dias (he is my vice) but got scared of Peps roulette and thought that Southampton is there for the taking.

        Little did I know that Everton are mickey mouse outfit with minimalistic approach, happy to take 1-0 and stay quiet.

    2. Roy Hudd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hahahaha. No you weren't.

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So frustrating that Gundo was only delivering when he needed to destroy my rank, now as soon as I got him he is nowhere to be seen 🙁

    Anyone in a similar boat? Cruel game.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Got no sympathy for cheapskates owning Gundo.

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Only real way to go KDB or Sterling is to go without Bruno, Kane, or Salah. Unless you have outrageous tv.

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

      Gundo has not been bad for me, Salah has done damages few times

    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      100% and not even surprised
      I owned sterling the whole time Gund was scoring for fun and made the switch this week to fund Kane.
      Still if they’re going to keep rotating I’d rather own the cheaper one

    4. Fantasydreamer
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same as above - was locked in to two defenders and sterling and always seemed like a sidewards move. Brought him in the week after everyone captained him and he killed my rank...no returns since!

  7. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    And there goes my ML H2H. He has Ederson + Cancelo + KDB vs Stones + Gundo + KDB that I have!

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

    So 2nd half of this GW not going to be as good as 1st half

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      There never was a 2nd half!

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

      as a Barnes, Rodriguez, Cancelo, Kane TC owner i'm hopeful that it will be much better

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

    Would you still captain KdB next gw? Two starts in a short space of time now. Ederson and Kane other options.

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

      I may crazily think that, even Ederson may not play both games in dgw27.

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

        Really? Hmm, brought him in for nailedness on WC. Fingers crossed.

    2. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Play the fixtures. Kane
      I think Kdb plays vs United which could of course finish 0-0. Which then puts the saints game at risk

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

        He did not look good, despite an assist, last game either. It’ll be interesting to se how he performs tonight.

        1. FPL_Crisis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          As a Gundogan owner, I’ll happily take 0-0

  10. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This so called DGW reminds me of the lines from a famous S & G song:

    "All lies and jests, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest"

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Love it. Great lyrics

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        One of their best!

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

    This so-called the biggest dgw in season nearly means nothing special. So close to a normal single week.

    Not finished yet but you can't see any dgw monster player this week. Bale may be, but very low ownership.

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

      Surprises to come like any week...

  12. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nuno: "The shape is the foundation, then the dynamic is what is important. We have to face a tough opponent in a tight schedule with less days of recovery.
    "The boys are OK and ready to go."

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

      i.e. we have NO chance against a squad of 17 first team players

  13. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dias coming straight in to my team as Capitano next week
    Probably doing
    Salah gundogan stones
    To
    Kdb lingard Dias (C)

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    City double GWs are illusion and hallucination

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

      Not for Dias (c) ers

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Always has been. At least under Pep.

    3. The VAR Team
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      At least we get a city single gameweek in 27

  15. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A) Barnes > Saka (FT)
    B) hold and play Raph this week

    Martinez (Sanchez)
    Cancelo, Dias, Reguilon (El Mo, Shaw)
    Salah, Bruno, Gundo, !Barnes!, (Raph)
    Kane, Watkins, Bamford

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      *No FH

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

      im in the same situation, will probably play raph

  16. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    GW27 captain then?

  17. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo mega haul incoming, shame everyone has him

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I don’t

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves will score

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        So will Cancelo!

    3. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I don’t I’ve Stones and Dias

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

      They don’t all have him TC 😉

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nice

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

          It wasn’t last gw!

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

            *game

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

    Anybody not in any leagues and just playing for rank?

    Been playing 13 years. Won all the local leagues I am in multiple times. Recently I feel my decisions are getting more and more based around going different to those in the leagues - mainly bad decisions!

    Have finished top 100k 12 times in a row, 6 in top 5k and 1 top 500. I just feel I am so concerned about those in my leagues. Good rank matters more when I think about it.

    Anybody in a similar situation?

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

      Subtle brag? Impressive nonetheless

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

        I knew that would be said, ha ha!

        As a Stones and Gundo owner my first thought tonight was who has Dias in my leagues. Couldnt tell you who has them around my rank so wouldn't be as concerned if that makes sense!

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          If you use livefpl.net, you can see the EO of players that you don't have around your rank and see the effective points against your rank

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

      You play the game religiously ; gives you a massive leg up. Don't give a monkeys about the main ranking, ML's are everything.

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

        Fair enough. Think I am going to avoid leagues next year and see how it goes.

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

      If you have mls, play for a good overall rank, and the mls take care of themselves.

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

        This

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

        Yep. Always done that but less this year for some reason. Can't figure it out.

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

      Must be sad to play this game without being in any mini-league. Missing out on half the fun involved.

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

        This. It’s what it’s all about

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

        Never tried it to be honest. Feel it would be both less fun alright but less stressful too

  19. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    would you sell pope for martinez? for free. thanks

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      yes if Marti is fit

  20. The VAR Team
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is Dias red card, Stones subbed on too much to ask?

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

      Probably, but not too much to hope

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

      Wolves would probably have to get into City's half for that to happen. Unless he elbows someone going for a corner.

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

      For the sake of loudmouth rivals, it's the only option.

  21. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Useless City DGW. 3 SGWers is what I've got.

  22. KevinByrnes
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Yes 100%

  23. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    HOOOOLD WOLVES

  24. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No way Wolves will score tonight

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

      I'm not sure they'll get in City's half. Deckchair for Ederson.

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

    What type of Sterling night will it be?

    Infuriating anonymity in a big win?

    Looking great but not returning?

    The rare blue moon haul?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

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

      B

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

      Wolves have set up not to concede. City will get 1 then kick the ball around conserving energy.

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

      None of the above

  26. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Right Dias ... get up for this corner.

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

    Gundo and salah out for kdb and jota could be an option in a week or 2..

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

      oooh me likey

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Do it immediately

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

        Is jota back full training? I know he's close..

        1. Skonto Rigga
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yip - would have been in the squad on Sunday had he not taken ill overnight.

        2. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Joined full training last Wednesday but missed the game against shieffeld as he was sick.. Will be on the bench vs chelsea hopefully

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

      Jota is a rotator.

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

        So is gundo!

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

    Gundo will be needed to breach this wolves defence!!

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

    Dias with baby oil in his eyes

  30. fusen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This place is dead tonight, you wouldn't think a city game is on.

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cue a Cancelo goal and 3 pages of comments in 20 seconds

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        If Cancelo scores I'd be happy to make a few dozen contributions along the lines of
        Cancelooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

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

      It’s like being in the ground

      1. The VAR Team
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haha

      2. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

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

      The most interesting part of a City game is 1 hour before kick off