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Leeds v Man City team news: De Bruyne benched, Jesus starts again

After the omission of Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold from the Liverpool teamsheet in the lunchtime kick-off, there is another high-profile benching at Elland Road this evening.

Leeds United take on Manchester City in the 5.30pm kick-off and Pep Guardiola has left Kevin De Bruyne out of his starting XI, along with Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez.

That trio are among five changes from the midweek win over Real Madrid.

Oleksandr Zinchenko drops to the bench along with De Bruyne, Bernardo and Mahrez, while John Stones misses out through injury.

In come Joao Cancelo (who was suspended in the Champions League), Nathan Ake, Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish.

Jesse Marsch has made three changes to his starting XI tonight and it’s a defensive-looking set-up, as Junior Firpo, Robin Koch and Pascal Struijk all come in for the hosts.

Dropping out are Diego Llorente, Mateusz Klich and Daniel James, so it’s possible that we might be seeing a five-man defence from the Whites.

GAMEWEEK 35 LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Firpo, Koch, Raphinha, Dallas, Phillips, Harrison, Rodrigo.

Subs: Klaesson, Llorente, James, Bate, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Greenwood, Klich, Shackleton.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, Rodri, Gundogan, Grealish, Foden, Sterling, Gabriel Jesus.

Subs: Zinchenko, Steffen, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Egan-Riley, Mbete-Tabu, McAtee.

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535 Comments Post a Comment
  1. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Cancelos made quite a few mistakes today.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Has had a strangely poor game

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

      Has actually been a bit like this the last few games.

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Prob being at right back.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Still on a bap for now surprisingly

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Lol nevermind

    4. jackruet
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Not a good game

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

    KDB isn’t coming in is he?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Leeds goal needed probably.

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Was warming up earlier, who knows with Pep really ..might sub off Ederson for all we know

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Game was 0-1 at that time?

        1. lilmessipran
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Yea probably that as well

  3. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Got KDB captain and Cancelo VC….stay on the bench please KDB

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      2 less points.

    2. noissimbus
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Probably will get 2 minutes to prepare for mid-week.

  4. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Can't remember a worse run I've had in FPL. Awful. Need Son (c) to score a hat trick or something.

    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Lets go son(c) for me too

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      What happened? Did someone captain Ake in your ML?

      1. Mweene
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Watkins, Robertson, VVD

  5. dshv
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    I know i should do it havertz to foden this week not next…

  6. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Cancelo yc

    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      FFS

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      My stream is still on Marsch yellow

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Mu stream is late...

    3. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Beautiful.

    4. JBG
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Such a soft YC imo.

    5. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      wonderful

    6. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Cancellow

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Haha!

    7. dshv
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Every game…

  7. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Marsch YC

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Cancelo YC

  8. JBG
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    What combination of players look the best for BB?

    A) Havertz-Barnes-Gordon-Schmeichel-Matip

    B) Barnes-Raphinha-Gordon-Ederson-Matip

    C) Havertz-Raphinha-Gordon-Schmeichel-Walker(if fit)

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      A

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Oh I forgot to mention, my ML leader has Havertz as well(he just WCd him in). And he has no City players.

  9. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Got 13 DGW players already for 36, hoping to save FT to have 2FT for GW37…fingers crossed no injuries

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      How many Chelsea players?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        What does this mean? Tuchel told players are getting rotated or something or do have a magic ball?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Leeds before final, think about it.

  10. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Can you pull off light blue skinny jeans if you're a 48 year old male?

    A) no
    B) no

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      b

  11. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Ake won’t play both DGW36 will he?

  12. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Something about my player getting a YC absolutely infuriates me…

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      could be the negative points perhaps ?

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      When you play FPL you realise how many yellow cards are given for pointless things.

  13. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Come on Leeds, score some lame goal.

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Absolutely do not thankyoupleaae

      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        This

  14. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Get KDB on!

  15. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Leeds fans throwing flyers at Raphinha wtf

    1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      shows you how trash they are

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Leaning more in support of the animal comment on the last page

  16. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Get those baps Laporte!

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

      He's already on them. You just have to hope he doesn't lose them now...

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Baporte

  17. MARVELLUS
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Can anyone beat having 3 yc's from 6 players?? What an awful week.

  18. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    3 - Dias (39)
    2 - Rodrigo (38)
    1 - Laporte (29)

    Cancelo (26)

  19. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Smoothbrained Leeds fans throwing stuff at their own player. Classic.

  20. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Just to get some perspective are there any better "left-footed centre backs" than Laporte in football right now?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Is Dias primarily left footed? He seems comfortable on both but when he was playing with Stones he always played on the left.

      1. lilmessipran
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Dias is primarily right footed I think

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 11 months ago

      Probably Alaba

      1. lilmessipran
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Ya he is the only one that comes to mind at the very highest level

  21. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 11 months ago

    Come on useless Foden, score a goal ffs

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 11 months ago

        He's Phil Frauden for a reason

      • Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Now do Laporte please

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Useless laporte do something!

      • JBG
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Oh ffs... Should have taken a shot earlier Cancelo!

      • _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        Jesus goal foden a

      • Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 11 months ago

        JESUSSSS!!!!! Woohoo

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            1 year, 11 months ago

            Jesus saves!

        2. Kodap
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Went Coutinho over Foden this morning, lol

        3. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          foden off bilva on

        4. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          3 - Dias (40)
          2 - Rodrigo (39)
          1 - Jesus (37)

        5. Stranger Mings
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Was considering Werner to Jesus or havertz to foden ! Oh well

        6. lilmessipran
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Coutinho over Foden went well then

        7. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 11 months ago

          Hey Zeus