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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. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Too much junk in the trunk... haha. Onside!

  2. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kdb is right now one of worst fantasy options in game

    1. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      looked rusty too

    2. Mid budget coach
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jogging spiritless and passing around selflessly. Must be the arm band weighing him down.

  3. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan!

    Outscored Cancelo. LOL

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

    Patricio howler costs him.

  5. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DIAS/STONES/GUNDO what a beauty gang 🙂

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

      Happy to have 🙂

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

        28 points incoming

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

    Out of interest, why is it upper arm or do they mean where armpit/shoulder starts?

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Where the sleeve is apparently is the new rule....cue the kit man adding an extra 1-2” on the sleeves lol

  7. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    At least Gundo got an assist.

  8. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs, DCL, Bruno and Salah cappers very lucky today.

    4 goals and nothing from KDB and Sterling.

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

      Yes, and both are big hitters. It costs much.

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

    Newcastle could really do with a player like Jesus

    1. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You could say that about anyone in their 25!

  10. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundoo

  11. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Add Sterling’s assist you idiots

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

      For which goal?

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

      Hahahahaha haha. You ok hun?

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

      His last assist in PL was against Spurs, and he got the points back then.

    4. Mufc202020
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No sterling assist. Came off Wolves defender

    5. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Oops!

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

    Who assisted the last goal?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo

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

      Groindogan

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Groinagain?

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

      Thanks

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

      Kevin De Gundo

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

      ilkay if they register it. goalie saved his shot then Jesus kicked it in

    6. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

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

    doggy helper?

  14. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo Almost matching KDB. Got off lightly there as KDB non-owners.

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

    Unbelievable scoreline considering how much Wolves were in this game.

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

      Yeah. City really stepped it up when Wolves scored. Mahrez and Bilva are great to watch with their link-up play. Mahrez quality!!

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

        Yeah Mahrez was brilliant. Shame he is so hard to predict for FPL

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo points for absolutely everyone.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Except those that jumped ship to KdB 😉

  17. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB owners thrilled because he played 180 minutes, which apparently is the most important thing

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

      Out scores sterling.

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

      Eh? Points more important

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

      Same points as Stones and Sterling combined. I would say that's ok

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Stones nailed after City concede today too.

  19. AlternativeB
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Top 1k now! Yes

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

    How haven’t city kept a clean sheet

    So annoying

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

      Sour Cancelo owner?

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

        Sour FPL manager fed up with all the logical picks going wrong

        I’m ranked 30k and yet I feel like everything goes wrong each week

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

          30K?! You couldn't be doing too much wrong...!

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

            Honestly - feels like everything goes wrong. No idea how I’m so highly ranked (other than owning Martinez since GW5)

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

      Cody was bound to score 1 goal in his lifetime

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

    Gundo A ?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ye

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

    I've wasted all my money on Raz and now spend every week hoping for Salah and/or Son blanks. What a waste.

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

      was always a rotation risk

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can’t to WC and get rid of Sterling :p

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

    Reward for anyone brave enough to captain him

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

    4 goals and no KdB or Cancelo involvement, must be slim chances of that!

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

      Has Cancelo been involved in a goal this season?

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

        West Brom and West Ham away I think

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

          But for the hype you’d expect more returns wouldn’t you. Creswell and Dallas both delivering a more with a lot less clean sheets

          I’m a owner anyway, just saying

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

            Too many others who can provide in the team an issue I think

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

        Does the one he scored not count as an involvement? 😉

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

          It was a joke... very little returns for so much hype (owner)

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo leaver does jack man, sick of him.

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

        Typically looked unplayable in the champions last week!

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

      Why? There was no reason for that hype.

  26. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB + Cancelo = Gundogan 🙂

  27. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I’ll take that cheeky gundo assist

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Where is my sterling assist!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This!

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

      He has to assist a goal to gain an assist squire...

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

    Gundogan assist?

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

      Yep

  30. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    4 goals very harsh on wolves. Coady was excellent 2nd half.