Dugout Discussion

Doherty fit to start as Vinagre replaces Jonny

Wolves take on Huddersfield Town in the second of two Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday afternoon, with kick-off at Molineux at 16:00 GMT.

The hosts will be carrying the hopes of a significant number of Fantasy managers today, with Rui Patricio (£4.6m), Ryan Bennett (£4.2m), Matt Doherty (£4.9m), Ruben Neves (£5.0m) and Raul Jimenez (£5.9m) all boasting an ownership of 10% or higher in FPL.

Not one of the Terriers’ starters features in more than 2.2% of Fantasy squads, meanwhile.

Doherty, as expected, has recovered from the facial injury that he sustained at the Emirates a fortnight ago and lines up at right wing-back.

On the opposite flank, the injured Jonny (£4.5m) is replaced by Ruben Vinagre (£4.3m) in what is Nuno Espirito Santo’s only change to his starting XI from Gameweek 12.

David Wagner is without the suspended Zanka (£4.4m) and the injured Chris Lowe (£4.4m), with those two absent defenders being replaced by Tommy Smith (£4.4m) and Erik Durm (£4.4m) respectively as the Town manager rolls out a 3-5-1-1 again.

Only Manchester City have allowed fewer big chances than Wolves this season, while the West Midlands club rank third for fewest shots in the box conceded.

The Terriers have scored fewer goals and created fewer big chances than the other 19 sides in the division.

Only five clubs – all of whom have played a game more – have registered more attempts on goal than Santo’s side in 2018/19.

Doherty has had more shots on target than any FPL defender this season, while only three forwards have registered more attempts on goal than Jimenez.

Huddersfield have shown signs of defensive improvement lately, though, and have conceded the same amount of big chances (nine) that Wolves have in their last six league matches.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Vinagre, Costa, Cavaleiro, Jimenez.

Huddersfield Town XI (3-5-1-1): Lossl, Schindler, Kongolo, Smith, Durm, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Hadergjonaj, Pritchard, Mounie.

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1,511 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    as a non-wolves-bandwagoner I must say that Neves yellow card was the icing on the cake! have a nice Sunday evening fellas

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Does anyone actually own neves!!

      1. Styles_X
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        apparently more than 10% do

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Wow...must be dead teams surely

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bandwagoner, ohh..

    3. JasonG123
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      LOL@me.

    4. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      i'm a Neves owner and I consider that to be VERY offensive, mods ban him now

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        You probably hate Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson too

        1. the snazzy viking
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          r/woosh

  2. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Worst week for me yet 36 points..:

    Fab
    Alonso Robertson van dijik
    Rich mane delufeo hazard
    Aguero (c) arnie jimenz

    Cry for me

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I smasked you....by 1

      1. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

    2. Styles_X
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      crystal palace?

      1. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        What about them? AWB was on Bench 🙁

    3. NestorC
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      35, mine worst

      1. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Liverpool saved me tbh

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A bad GW is often followed by a good bounce back GW

      1. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Hope so. Not sure on my next move though

  3. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Best wolves defender foe wildcard??

    Is Doherty worth the extra over bennett?

    Thanks

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Do you even need one?

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Peltier might be better

    4. wernerhedgehog
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Best? Doherty. Necessary? not really.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        I don't need one..... but in a 5 man wildcard defence it is possibly worth including 1...

    5. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Being schooled by HUD at home, that tells you they’re not necessary.

  4. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is the qualifier for members cup this week?

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hang on, I’ll ask a member...

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        So. Basically if you don't own TAA or Sterling you haven't qualified.

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Probably

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jimenez is not a natural finisher. You can see why outside of Mexican football, he has only scored 34 goals in 132 appearances (i.e. 1 goal in every 4 games)

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Do they not goalkeepers in Mexican football?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        39 goals in 102 games in Mexican football. Still not great.

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Bought for 5.5m. Well outscoring required ppm/£

    3. AFC49
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Man I’m so addicted to this game yet so sh*t. Currently ranked 1m, after 5 consecutive 50k finishes including 2 1k. Not going well this season 🙁

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Got to remember the luck involved...still long way to go and can easily climb the ranks with a couple of good weeks

      2. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Well its a game prediction. No one knows the outcome

      3. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        how dare you use such language

      4. MTPockets
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Just need some luck, and long way to go yet. Gone from 1m+ to 10k in 10 weeks

          1. AFC49
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Very true, hopefully things go my way soon but it’s not looking good

          2. AFC49
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            And well done on that mate, keep it up

      5. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Play Wilson or Richar?

        1. Styles_X
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          neither

          1. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            So play Success or Femenia?

            1. Styles_X
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              rich then i guess..

        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Probably Wilson, although might bench both for AWB

            1. Thinkering like a Boss
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I play AWB. Going 4-5-1 or 4-4-2

          • wernerhedgehog
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Rich. Derbies make proceedings a little bit tighter.

            1. Thinkering like a Boss
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Yes I play him atm

          • FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Probably Rich

        3. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          WTF just happened? Was it so crap GW or simply its 3 weeks international break?

        4. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Any Jota owners starting to lose patience?

          1. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            😀

          2. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            He’s due

            1. Numb
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Must be the worst ever FFS GW1 bandwagon

          3. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Need to deal with the no shows from Coutinho first.

          4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            This was the fixture I kept him for...

          5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Lool

          6. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            If you still have him, well I get rid of him ASAP!

            1. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Probably you need to sell him

        5. NestorC
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Would appreciate your opinion

          A) Mane to Sterling
          B) Arnie and Rich to Jimenez and Sane

          Cheers

          1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            A.No way I would get rid of Arnie to jimmenez.Find another route for rich to sane

            1. NestorC
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              That's only if he is out for a couple of weeks

          2. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Neither but A if you force to choose.

          3. HNI
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Next week Mahrez may burn you instead of sterling

            1. NestorC
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              That is true, but Sterling should be most nailed out of them

        6. Regin
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          big decision next gw

          a. play patricio away to cardiff
          b. play ryan away to huddersfield

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Ryan for the saves

          2. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            tough choice here. Patricio?

        7. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Two weeks of no football followed by this. At least it’s a quick turnaround!

          1. mir
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Yep friday deadline followed by midweek fixtures.

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Friday? Cheers for that

                1. mir
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Haha. It will catch a few out. Always does.

            2. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Yeah, feels like 3 weeks of no football as far my team's performance is concerned...

            3. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              This.

              I’m off to watch some NFL and forget all about this GW.

          2. Alexis Nonsense
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Which one to get rid of:

            A) Martial

            B) Richarlison

            Martial in form, but then Man U suddenly struggle vs Palace

            Richarlison great asset, but fixtures are mixed

            1. Styles_X
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              martial wasnt 100% fit

              1. Alexis Nonsense
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Nice to know, but Man U aren't 100% fit either 😛

                1. Styles_X
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  avoid them like the plague imo... they dont know how to attack

                  1. Alexis Nonsense
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 5 months ago

                    Martial out, roger that

          3. Ceefax Page 302
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Am weighing up whether to bring in Paterson as my 5th Mid. Not knowing much about him (and Cardiff), how has he looked generally in his new role as a striker and is he likely to continue playing up front?

            1. Numb
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Looked decent recently. Warnock does tend to tinker with his attack quite a lot so difficult to say

          4. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Friday night football this week (Cardiff vs Wolves). Will people miss the deadline?

            1. el polako
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Nah, people will get notified.

            2. Styles_X
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              only the casuals

          5. hannibalos
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            It paid big doubling on Wolves defence against the worst away scoring team. Damn you EPL

          6. The Mighty Whites
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            2FT, 1.9 ITB, thoughts?

            Allison, Hamer

            Robertson, Keane, Doherty, Balbuena, AWB

            Salah, Hazard, Richarlison, Kenedy, Stephens

            Aguero, Arnautovic, Murray

            1. juanmata8
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              No Sterling?

          7. el polako
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Its only fantasy football...

          8. juanmata8
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Aguero + Fraser > Sterling + Mitrovic/Jimenez
            (have wilson+arnie)

            What do you guys think?

            1. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Selling aguero before a home game is asking for trouble.

              1. juanmata8
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                True.. might just swap out fraser or wilson

            2. Styles_X
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              aguero is at home against bou

          9. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Well at least I beat my ffs cup opponent, unlucky Sap.

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Where's the link to the matches? Can't find it.

            2. Skid Vicious
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Evening! Looks like i am tiene at 47 points with my opponent.
              Any idea what other factors decide who wins in a row??

              1. Skid Vicious
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                *tied. Mehh bloody auto correct

          10. HNI
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Which of spurs assets were best vs Chelsea?
            Feel like they are becoming a force now with Manutd demise just spurring them further

            Kane/Alli/Eriksen? By heat map alli and kane were high up but is Alli nailed?

            1. HNI
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Alli nailed in hectic dec matches?

            2. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Eriksen was a class above the rest yesterday

          11. WesMantooth
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Sooo...

            From 59 defensive selections this season, odds have suggested that I should get 23.9 Clean sheets. I've gotten 25 😛

            seems like the bookies can be trusted.

            1. diesel001
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Personally believe that the bookies are very good at football pricing. Very difficult to find value (by which I mean finding a selection where the odds are better than the true chance).

              1. WesMantooth
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                So true. Especially in the big leagues like the prem. Suppose there's some markets that can be exploited, but I'm basically not entertaining the thought of betting on prem anymore.

          12. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            7 points from 4 players today. Quality management.

            1. Pierce34
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              3 from 3 here.

            2. Albrightondknight
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I was feeling pretty smug with an average GW but Bennett Jimenez Wilson and Fraser to go. That worked out well.

              1. Planet Head
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Haha me too - 8 points from 5 players today after 54 points yesterday. Oh well.

          13. CRO KLOPP
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            Don't see anything here that needs a transfer, should I save and have 2 ft?
            Ryan
            Alonso TAA Doherty AWB
            Salah Hazard Richarlison Martial
            Aguero Arnie
            Hamer Wilson Hojbjerg Digne

            Wilson will come if Arnie can't play

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Is Aguero enough Man City?

              1. CRO KLOPP
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Is it worthy to sell Salah or Hazard this week,or take a hit or two and then see sterling benched

            2. MTPockets
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Looks fine, exc Rich fixture

              • CRO KLOPP
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Cheers both

            3. Surfeit of Lampteys
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Lol remember when Phil Neville said wolves were the best team ever promoted from the championship? If he meant second tier, then he needs retiring. If he meant championship (since 04 or whenever it was) , well still no but maybe close.

              1. HNI
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                One game doesnt change everything. Hud just were more hungry and Jiminez had some clearance from goal line by billing .

                1. Surfeit of Lampteys
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  One point from 5 games. Today wasn't a blip. They don't have a great attack and defence isn't producing either

              2. Digital-Real
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Jamie Redknapp said that too today on Sky Sports. Well, Redknapp does appeal to the casuals.

                1. Surfeit of Lampteys
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  I expect very little from a redknapp. They'll say anything.

              3. Styles_X
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                if they had a quality striker (they were linked with andre silva) they would have been even better. who would you say were better?

                1. Rash
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Hull when then 1st came up were flying. Remember how Blackpool started as well? They all fade away in the end

                2. Surfeit of Lampteys
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Even better than 16 points from 13 games, is that even possible?!

                  I don't know tbh. Bournemouth did pretty well in their first season didn't they? Swansea too? Plenty as good as wolves.

                  Countless examples from before it was known as championship.

              4. Fred54
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                He probably meant if they played in the Women's Premier League.

            4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              A Blank v Cardiff & Doherty will be well & truly yesterday's man. Especially as Digne will have two nice consecutive home games GW15/16, and Trippier should hopefully be back for GW15's fixture run, plus TAA's recent rise... lots of other options if Doherty is going to be a dickhead every week

              1. Rhinos
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                4.5 defender for a promoted team. He's not gonna haul every week

              2. Amey
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Got him at 4.4 so season keeper fore

              3. the snazzy viking
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                last 5 scores: 1,2,1,1,1

            5. juanmata8
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Fraser >

              a) Martial
              b) Rich
              c) Siggy

              1. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                A maybe

            6. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              Despite a mediocre 41 score I've only dropped almost exactly 1k places, quite relieved.

              1. Rash
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Ofc game weeks not over but shouldn't change too much.

                1. FPL Daniel
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Keep it up mate

              2. Eat my goal!
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                I got 39 and dropped 17k

            7. Eat my goal!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              So Doherty got brought in and kicked out within 1 GW, might sound like knee jerk but I watched the game and he was as absent - i think the commentators said his name 3 times.

              1. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Maybe they had a bad day or maybe Jonny is really important for Doherty as well ..

                1. Eat my goal!
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 5 months ago

                  Don’t care really. He’s done nothing in 5 GW’s - punt over

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

                Such knee jerk should help you stay outside 10k comfortably for longtime

            8. FPL Daniel
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              I know it is early however who you would play:

              Fabianski or Ryan?

              Thanks