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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. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    17 pts haul for Dallas owners. Can't believe I sold him for a hit in FanTeam

    1. Corona is not good 4 U
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I transfered him out yesterday evening for Holding. This game is getting harder and harder to predict and it is so shaped by luck. It is getting harder and harder to get a good overall rank, and like I said, it is so lucky.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Niiiiice

  2. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dropping Dallas for a hit this week may be one of my worst ever moves.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I feel ya

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

      Would you have played him though? That’s how I’m comforting myself having sold finally on WC. He’d have been last sub for me probably... unless he was second sub in which case he’d have come on for Dias but we won’t speak of that

      1. Abraham & Cheese
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        If I'd remembered to set my team he would've been 3rd on my bench for sure.

    3. Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure if that is worse than having him as 3rd sub on the bench, with Gundog coming on for a useless 1-pointer.

  3. Abraham & Cheese
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Forgot to set my team, thinking I had until Saturday. I was fuming that Dallas and Bamford were starting. Best mistake ever, but can't claim to have forseen this! 😮

  4. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Leeds - 2 shots - 2 goals

    City - 29 shots - 1 goal

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

    So glad I sold rather than benching Dallas for this.

    EO with autosubs likely to hurt though?

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

      Only 7% so far. Maybe more if Luke Shaw is out

    2. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You're glad you sold Dallas?

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

        Yes. Because he’d have been benched for me otherwise.

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

    Love that Peps sh*try roulette finally gets punished.

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bring Dias on. Now. Asap

  8. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Burn will play won't he?

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    The only positive I can take away from this is Christina bigging up Sterling (C) has failed miserably, as expected...

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Cum on Hazz.
      Say it one more time.
      loser

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I only pick on you as you're horrible to other users on here.

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

    Get rid they said, bad fixtures they said , cue Dallas out on w/c, on benches etc

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

      Without hindsight, it was a reasonable decision

  11. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Well done to those who had a faith in dallas

  12. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Fair play to those whom played Dallas

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I didn’t, second on bench and will be coming on! ALWYS seem to grab his points lol! Chuffed

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

      How many brave souls I wonder

  13. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Will be a long Gameweek. I got Dallas second on bench... I will never be that lucky to get him.

    1. Custard Gannet
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same here. No way Rudiger, Coufal or Veltman don't play.

  14. Underdogs11
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hate this game. First om my bench.

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

      Yes, it’s the game’s fault

      1. Underdogs11
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Nice comment. Never said it was somebody's fault. It was the right choice so...

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

    Dallas > Stones (-4) went well

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

      But of an odd one to bring in stones considering the rotation tbf

  16. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This game sucks. Why do I play it

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      +1

  17. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Did Dallas -> Phillips for a hit
    Phillips will get 21 pts v Villa to make me break even right?

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

      Yes of course:D

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

    I think I'd like to see red cards for fouls like that Fernandinho one, it wasn't a play on the ball, he was intentionally just taking out the man.

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

      The game is better without it

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, it was pretty damn nasty!!!

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

    Zero attempt at the ball for Fernandinho

    1. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Red card right?

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

        It’s at least an orange

  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hopefully Shaw and Cresswell don't play

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Raph flag.

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cancelo goal or Dias sub in needed

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It's over mate

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        So be it. Time to cheer for other of my players . Cheers mate

  23. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    90% in my MLs with Dallas 3rd sub. As non-owner this is just a beautiful, beautiful story

  24. Edalock
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rough with the smooth..
    Captained Gundogan. Bamford (1st sub), Dallas (2nd sub) comes on for Dias.

  25. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    this is what I said yesterday, underestimating Leeds was not a good night idea.

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

    Love this from Leeds

    Rotate like that & your asking to get bummed Pep

    And you just got bummed, quite vigorously

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

    Pep is a clown. Gundo is a clown. Everyone is a clown.

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

    Dallas has almost single-handedly beaten my bench boost from earlier in the season

  29. 420king
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Selling Cresswell instead of Dias would net me 17 pts (minus Cresswell points). Sigh.