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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. Jamb0
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Who is on Pen's for Wolves?

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      neves

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

      Jiménez

    3. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Noone in particular

    4. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nevesmind

  2. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    What formation are Wolves playing?

    They are all over the shop

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      All over the chip shop you mean...

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Doherty cruising towards his 5th blank in 6 games

    #Essential

    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      This.

    2. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      lol

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Time to ship. Trying to play good football rather than win games.

    4. Ross From Friends
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes as Andy would say he's ESSENTIAL.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He’s suffering from a particularly bad case of case of Lies, damned lies, and statistics

        1. Ross From Friends
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yes i used to watch his podcasts, then he made it to top 10 and acted like he knew it all...didn't remember the awful start to his season and how miserable and defensive he was on every video...

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    As if

  5. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Eh, not completely over. Just need doherty to get a goal and Patricio to save a pen.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not happening.

  6. Salah4Ever
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I kept Doherty cause i was promised some CS and the mask of Zorro !!!!

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Lowest score of the season for me, this GW 🙂

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      same would struggle to get 40

  8. noahzark22
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    STUPID GAME WEEK

  9. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Wolves in the first 30 minutes of games this season: GF 1 GA 8

  10. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I was so close to TAA > Doherty.

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not this week surely?

      1. DAZZ
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        During the IB mate!

  11. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Moment of silence for Doherty cappers.

    1. Rash
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Was me until last 15 mins of deadline.. went with aguero 😎

      1. ZaZaZu
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Aguero got 2 points!! Doherty could still get a goal or assist.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I very nearly did

    3. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Didn’t know of their existence

  12. CloudSky
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Well this double Wolves defense went south very quickly.

  13. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    ML rival doubling up on Wolves defence is fantastic.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Mine the same, had Wilson+Fraser double-up earlier too, lovely stuff!

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nice one mate

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      The defence should be made up of City, Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham/Brighton and Doherty , really don't understand the Wolves double up or triple up.

      1. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I understand a cheap budget defender, but a double up is just asking for pain

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Definitely mate, I have AWB as my fodder

          1. Bielsa's Bucket
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Same, third choice bench. Didn't expect those 6 points haha!

  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ahh bliss, no jammy CS points for Triple Wolves DF owners!

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      What’s jammy about a clean sheet ?

  15. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    One has to giggle with gusto at this crazy FFS belief in the Wolves defence - 5 games and counting without a cleanie now ... and fixtures turning soon 🙁

    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Pipe down on the smugness.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Salty lol ... I thought you liked template busting 😉

        1. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Does it really matter what I like? I'm not looking for validation and attention.

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            You post style certainly suggests you are looking for attention 🙂

            1. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              Ok.

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        thissss

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          That Hudds attack eh 😉

    2. Ode
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      True, Doherty is still worth keeping because of his attacking potential though

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Worth keeping for sure, great bench player or 4th defender

  16. Lav
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Banter GW.

    Start Pat + Doherty and now Henn + AWB 16 is on my bench.

    1. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah but starting Rui and Doherty was obviously the right decision.

  17. EMERGING STAR
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Atleast it was in the first few minutes

  18. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    All I wanted was a combined 22 points from Doherty and Bennett to hit a century this week. I hate this game.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      All i needed was 62pts from doherty and jim to hit a century. darn.

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Extremely unfortunate

    2. JohnnyMagrinho
        7 years, 4 months ago

        All I needed was a completely different set of players formed from a different set of decisions so I could have loads of points this week.

        Darn.

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          All you need is a FH chip every week. Darn.

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        LOL, moaning about getting 78 points?!

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          No, it's a brag.

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        this is akin to a Lol post. Should be banned

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Bitter?

    3. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Where's the dude with triple wolves defence who said they will be ironing whilst watching this £hit£how

    4. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      okay...so captained Doherty?
      Don't be shy now

    5. noahzark22
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      So Arnie and Anderson to Kamara and Sterling for -4?

      Gives me Jimenez, Vardy, Kamara, Salah, Hazard, Sterling, Fraser, Paterson for my front 8.

    6. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Salah with 38% of my points this week
      Worth every penny

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He's my top scoring player 🙁

      2. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Him and TAA smashed it.

      3. Ross From Friends
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        With that jammy goal haha

    7. Salah4Ever
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Now all my hpes for points is on Gudmunson , i bet he will get a red card

      1. Salah4Ever
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Damn i cant really write a correct phrase(r), bad week

    8. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      At least I was right about my captain choice - the rest of the team can do one!

    9. Sterling Malory
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Double wolves defence and Jiminez plan off to a poor start.

      Sterling Captain though easing my pain.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You have a City, Chelsea and Liverpool defender?

        1. Sterling Malory
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Alonso Robbo Digne Doherty was my back 4 this week, clean sheet AWB on the bench...

    10. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Doherty is playing crap. Giving away silly fouls and at fault for the goal

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        ***** on the Wolves, UTV.
        The West Mids is Claret and Blue
        4-2!

        1. Fantastisk
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Villa is in the championship m8

        2. One More Hit
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Congratulations on winning your cup final

      2. MTPockets
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Bit of an exaggeration there

      3. Warby84
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        What happens if the cup game is drawn,

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Penos?

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Overall rank.

          1. Warby84
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks

      4. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        This is the first time I have watched Wolves live this season

        Why all the hype about them?

        They look very average at best

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Any Huddersfield game looks average at best they have a knack for bringing teams down to their level

        2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Huddersfield will likely shoot themselves in the foot & wolves probably win 2-1 or 3-1

        3. Bielsa's Bucket
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Couple of good draws vs top 6 teams... apart from that *shrug*

      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Time to sell Doherty, he went through a nice purple patch but back to the norm now

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Can’t keep up with all these good players I have to sell now

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            He gets Cardiff then Trippier comes in...

            RAM becomes RAT

      6. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I'm out of the cup even after playing BB

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          You played BB to try and progress in a cup?