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15 April 2023 761 comments
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The next match of Gameweek 31 takes place at the Etihad Stadium, where Manchester City host Leicester City in the 17:30 GMT kick-off.

It’s a clash of contrasting fortunes, as Pep Guardiola’s champions are on five successive victories in their quest to chase down Arsenal but the freefalling Foxes are winless in eight and deep in relegation trouble.

This sits in-between both Champions League quarter-finals with Bayern Munich, so Guardiola has made three changes to the line-up from last Saturday’s 4-1 win at Southampton.

There are starts for Erling Haaland (£12.2m), Jack Grealish (£7.2m), Kevin De Bruyne (£12.1m) and former Leicester wizard Riyad Mahrez (£7.3m), with places on the bench for Nathan Ake (£5.1m) and Manuel Akanji (£5.0m).

Furthermore, midfielder Bernardo Silva (£6.7m) comes in for Ilkay Gundogan (£7.3m). An appendix injury keeps Phil Foden (£8.0m) away from proceedings.

For his first match in charge, Dean Smith has made four changes to the Leicester line-up. Youri Tielemans (£6.1m) is back from an ankle problem and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£4.9m) returns from suspension, as Caglar Soyuncu (£4.2m) and Harry Souttar (£4.5m) are given the nod.

Without a clean sheet since Gameweek 16, it looks like the Foxes have used Harvey Barnes‘ (£6.7m) injury to revert to a back five.

James Maddison (£8.1m) starts, with Daniel Iversen (£3.8m) still preferred in goal.

GAMEWEEK 31 LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Laporte; Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

Subs: Ortega, Ake, Akanji, Gomez, Lewis, Phillips, Gundogan, Palmer, Alvarez

Leicester City XI: Iversen; Castagne, Soyuncu, Souttar, Faes, Kristiansen; Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndidi, Maddison; Vardy

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Thomas, Mendy, Praet, Marcal-Madivadua, Tete, Iheanacho, Daka

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  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson at best will only match Kepa today for points - doesn’t do save points…

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Is Ederson even still on the pitch?

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        We will see him one more time picking up the ball from the net after LEI score their consolation goal

    2. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      He is so frustrating to own

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Remember when people said City are better without Haaland.

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      That lasted for a week haha

  3. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Akanji subbing on to block my Moreno points...hope Shaw doesn't play.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Really hope Shaw plays for both selfish reasons & hilarity.

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson save 😮
    Half decent chance that!

  5. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    As an Ederson owner let's just get the LEI goal over with.

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      This. I'm ready.

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

      The Gods answered.

  6. _Make
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    When does Ederson ever save the first SoT he faces in a game?

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Lol second in this case. Ederson is the biggest troll in FPL history without doubt

  7. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish off

  8. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    No Ake.

    But got Mings points 🙂

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ake sighting

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    CS wiped

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    OMG ihenacho

  12. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Get out of bed Luke Shaw, you’ve got a game tomorrow

  13. thegame983
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    lol

  14. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Pretty happy with March 5 pointer vs Grealish 6 points

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

      Same, prob would of benched March for grealish
      Still kept rashford

  15. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    That's why you don't get Ederson.

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Knowsit after World Cup

  16. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Hahaha there it is. Ederson I despise you

  17. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson owners - times up ⬆️

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Phillips assist

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

    City still concede

  20. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Kalvin Phillips you absolute idiot. That was about to be an Ederson save.

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish subbed...City concede

  22. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Lol

  23. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Textbook Ederson

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson 2nd save at least for owners...

  25. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ederson nailed to concede

  26. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Avoid City defence for the double GW34. Just avoid them at all costs!

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah I regret my ake transfer

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Same

  27. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    City could save money by just putting a scarecrow in goal....Worzel Gummidge might be still around

  28. romperstomper
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    leicster goal! ihaenacho

  29. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    City conceding seems inevitable

  30. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Kalvin Phillips - waste of money by Man City. Waste of a playing career by him.