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Gundogan, Dias, De Bruyne and Mahrez benched as Aguero misses Leeds match

As predicted, Pep Guardiola has rung the changes for Manchester City’s latest Premier League match, making seven alterations for the visit of Leeds.

Ilkay Gundogan (£6.0m), Rúben Dias (£6.2m), Kevin De Bruyne (£12.0m), Riyad Mahrez (£8.2m) and Phil Foden (£6.0m) are all among the substitutes for Gameweek 31.

Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero (£10.3m) misses out altogether with an injury not hinted at until Friday night, confirmed only as Manchester City released their team news on Saturday morning.

Aymeric Laporte (£6.0m) has also missed the cut, reportedly not “fully fit” according to the club’s official team-sheet bulletin.

His absence, and Dias’ benching means Nathan Aké (£5.4m) comes in for his first Premier League minutes since Gameweek 15, playing at centre-back alongside John Stones (£5.2m).

Benjamin Mendy (£5.9m) and João Cancelo (£6.0m) are handed with the full-back positions while it looks as if Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) has been trusted with the central midfield role he often fulfils on international duty with Ukraine.

Bernardo Silva (£7.4m) joins him in the middle while Raheem Sterling (£11.3m), Gabriel Jesus (£9.2m) and Ferran Torres (£6.9m) are the front-three this afternoon.

By contrast, Leeds make just one change for Gameweek 31; Jack Harrison (£5.4m) ineligible to face his parent club.

Hélder Costa (£5.0m) comes in as his replacement on the left-hand side of a midfield quartet alongside Stuart Dallas (£5.1m), Tyler Roberts (£4.6m) and Raphinha (£5.6m).

Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) remains on the bench with Liam Cooper (£4.3m) and Diego Llorente (£4.4m) earning a second successive start as a centre-back pairing.

Gameweek 31 Line-ups

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; B Mendy, Aké, Stones, Cancelo; Zinchenko, Fernandinho, B Silva; Sterling, Jesus, Torres.

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Alioski, Llorente, Cooper, Ayling; K Phillips; Costa, Roberts, Dallas, Raphinha; Bamford.

Gameweek 31 so far…

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  1. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone else got Dallas and Bamford as 3rd and 2nd subs respectively?

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I sold both on WC lol

    2. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bamford 1st Dallas 3rd. Cancelo playing.

    3. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      1st and 2nd! Gundo is definitely coming on for a 1 point cameo 🙂

    4. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sold both

    5. Ajaxeeding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yup, 1st and 2nd on bench. Hoping no Dias or Gundogan cameos

  2. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Played Bam but Dallas third sub

    1. delux
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      same here

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Sold Dallas for a hit and benched Bamford

    Started Stones

  4. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    WCers spewing

    1. Kindness
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Get a life mate

    2. Zlatan F.C
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lmao! Wildcard for nothing

    3. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The week many take Bam and Dallas out!

    4. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Going to be some disgusting autosub points

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        😆

        Someone just mentioned their rival has Dallas coming on for Dias...

    5. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Guess who transferred out Bamford and Dallas due to fixtures?

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Both of us and many many more I assume

      2. Deer-in-headlights
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Active fpl managers.

    6. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Dallas G
      Bamford A

      Solda both on WC. Sterling(C).

      LOL

      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        As you probably should have done.

      2. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Just because they scored doesn’t make the decision wrong, have your replacements played yet?

    7. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      See ya next season Dallas and Bamford out on wildcard

    8. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sold Dallas & Bamford for hits

    9. lewis274
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      it was going wide ,‘please be given as an own goal

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Was it? Really

    10. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ha classic trolling from FPL. Dallas of all people 😆

    11. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Dias owners in heaven

    12. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Damnnnn Dallas third sub..

      1. Tshelby
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Any chance of coufal not playing? Or Shaw?

      2. aborg
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Me too. Who would have thought?!

        1. Tshelby
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah... damn!

    13. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      yeeees!!

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        perfect goal

    14. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sure bam an Dallas will be on many benches, prob coming off for the benched city players

    15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      That’s what you get Pep you absolute maniac

      Gundo on at halftime now to clean up your mess

      1. Penang Sandman
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        tbh its not the midfiled is having problem for City right now

    16. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw is going to play right? 😮 Dallas waiting on the bench

    17. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Here’s hoping Dan Burn doesn’t play need Bam off the bench

    18. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      so Bamford is my third sub - any chance all of Dias, Gundo and Mahrez all remain benched?

    19. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol.

      Well, having sold Dallas on WC that’s a pain - however I’d have likely benched him anyway, and he also wipes the Dias-less City CS!

    20. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sold my 3 Leeds players on the WC 😀

      1. seanie3
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I did also, think many did

    21. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I'm a genius, sold Ederson.....but also sold Dallas and benched Bam

    22. Says
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      lol this season will break your heart.

    23. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Dallas continues to troll. 1 week too late you pr**k.

    24. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Always thought the Leeds exodus from wildcards was silly. Everyone is going to be tripling up again in three weeks.

      1. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I retained Bramford but obviously benched this week.

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I played him because of how many chances he had last time these two played, as well as his comments on the golden boot

      2. ReindeerHotdog
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You're saying this now, conveniently after they score against Man City.

        Leeds have hard fixtures (mci, LIV, MUN) and if you're making a WC you have ample time to bring back Raphinha/Dallas/Bamford (or one or two of them) for their other fixtures.

        To be honest, Brighton away is far from an forgone conclusion and then they are up against Spurs.

        On a WC if you were keeping Leeds assets I'd say you'd be brave for doing so. Though I could probably see the merit in holding on to Raphinha or Dallas if you're not struggling for funds. But to be playing them against City - especially Dallas - that would be bizarre. 100% their toughest fixture of the season today and people have benched Leeds players in far easier games.

        But once again, hindsight makes things so obvious doesn't it?

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          It’s not hindsight when I didn’t wildcard and still have three Leeds players in my team

    25. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bamford and Dallas on bench

      Unbelievable. Casuals win again

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You love to see it

      2. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You are late i think,casuals sold him

        1. GROBARI
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Them*

      3. gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yep, my mini league rival who used up all his chips long ago with no thought about planning and looking at fixtures has Dallas and Bamford in his first 11.

      4. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Few will get them off bench for the city no shows no doubt

    26. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh those jammy Dallas benchers

    27. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No Dias no CS. Good.