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Jimenez benched for Wolves’ trip to Newcastle as Neves returns

Newcastle United take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the only Premier League match to be contested on Sunday, with kick-off at St. James’ Park at 16:00 GMT.

After disappointing defeats in Gameweek 15, both clubs bounced back with positive performances and results in midweek: the Magpies gaining a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park and Nuno Espirito Santo’s troops recording their first win in two months with a 2-1 victory over Chelsea.

Interest from a Fantasy perspective is mostly in Wolves’ assets, with four of their squad boasting an FPL ownership of 10% or higher: Ryan Bennett (£4.2m), Matt Doherty (£5.0m), Ruben Neves (£5.0m) and Raul Jimenez (£6.1m).

The first three of those players take their places in Santo’s starting XI but there is bad news for owners of Jimenez, who – along with Joao Moutinho (£5.3m) and Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.3m) – is only among the substitutes this afternoon.

The Mexican striker was the third-most-bought FPL player of Gameweek 16 following his goal against Chelsea on Wednesday.

Adama Traore (£5.3m), Diogo Jota (£5.9m) and Helder Costa (£4.8m) make up the visitors’ front three on Tyneside.

No FPL defender has registered more shots on target than Doherty this season, but Wolves are without a clean sheet in the league since Gameweek 8.

Rafael Benitez has made three changes to his team, with Ciaran Clark (£4.5m), Matt Ritchie (£5.8m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.1m) replacing Javier Manquillo (£4.3m), Jacob Murphy (£4.8m) and the suspended Fabian Schar (£4.6m).

Kenedy (£4.9m) and Paul Dummett (£4.4m) have recovered from injury but are only among the substitutes.

Salomon Rondon (£5.8m), who has three goals in his last four starts, once again leads the line for the Magpies.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.7m) is the most-owned Newcastle player in FPL, sitting in 3.2% of squads.

No Premier League club has lost on as many occasions at home (six) as the Magpies in 2018/19.

Newcastle United XI (3-4-3): Dubravka; Lascelles, Fernandez, Clark; Ritchie, Diame, Ki, Yedlin; Atsu, Perez, Rondon.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Neves, Saïss, Vinagre; Hélder Costa, Diogo Jota, Traore.

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1,991 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Doherty is Set N Forget !!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry for this top post 😛
      But i really feel it

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      yep

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Glad I sold Alonso 2 gws ago! Now if I can only find a decent replacement for TAA

    4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s essential

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

      Just like alarm

    6. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yup. Now just waiting for TAA to return again so that my bargain defense stops making me depressed

    7. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Had him since week one. Probably the only player i havent sold at some point

  2. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    42 with a front line of Lac (C), Kane and Jiminez and no Salah. Rich + Digne still to play. Happy with that!

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Exact same score and the same 2 remaining players.

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

    If the FPL cup is a draw what decides? Is it goals scored or rank?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      GW rank 😉

    2. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Whoever bought Doherty first

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tells you on the FPL Cup link.

  4. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    88 points and two to go 😎

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You are a great individual

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nah. Just copy transfers from the best

        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          You’re welcome.

        2. LǝgleSs e|even
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Care to provide some references. How do you copy before the gw?

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That's a bit of a mental score tbf

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wow fair play fella. 73 here Digne left to play

      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        70 and the same (y)

    4. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very nice. 75 here with Richarlison to go. Considering i captained Kane that's pretty nice.

  5. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No baps for Doherty despite scoring? Waste of time him

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fire sale incoming.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I retract my earlier statement - he's back to being a bum again

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What do you mean?

    3. Rusty71
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, what good's 7 points from a cheap defender?

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance to Doh grab 1 bonus point?

  7. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Now for a Digne 15 pointer tmrw so that my entire 11 can outscore all my rivals Salah(c) 😎 🙁

  8. J T
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    29.. getting there slowly

  9. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    My ML rival sold Doherty this week.
    He also has Yedlin first sub for Wilson.

    Shouldn’t laugh.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Loooool

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Should*

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Did he bring in Yedlin this gw?

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The extra -1 inflicted from beyond the grave with that 2nd goal conceded is the final, delicious twist of the dagger

    5. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      😆

  10. Rust Cohle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson & Dilva to Son & Little Pea for a minus 4?

    Bottom 5 in expected goals:

    Fulham
    Burnley
    Brighton
    Cardiff
    Bournemouth

    Both face 4 in the next 7. With 3 other mildly favorable fixtures as well.

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      yes

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Depends whether they're injured/not

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Arsenal play 3 of those in their next 6 plus West Ham and Southampton

      • Riders of Yohan
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Who is little pea?

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 3 months ago

            chicharito

      • drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Richarlison haul tomorrow

        1. Eytexi
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hope so, 4 goals would get me triple figure score. Bit optimistic?

      • Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        For those who think it's too late to get Doherty....I should probably say it is (it's not)

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          as soon as Mendy or Trippier are properly fit, I'm selling him

          He;s good though

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Don't buy him !

        3. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          What about the following for a hit?

          Alonso + bennet -> luiz + Doherty?

          1. mrodgers91
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Great idea i think. Luiz is probably matching alonso for attacking returns recently (although im sure someone can confirm that) and obviously get same clean sheets. Doherty outscoring bennett easily over the past 4 weeks

            1. Riders of Yohan
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Very tempting!

        4. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Definitely not too late, but people should keep looking to Digne and Kola instead while Dirty owners bank the points.

      • Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        94 with Rich to go. Decent gw

        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Bravo

        2. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Nicely done

        3. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          175 and 7 to go for me.

          1. Riders of Yohan
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

        4. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Link?

        5. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks all

        6. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Provide a link Woy

          1. Woy_is_back
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Nah, I prefer to stay incognito 😉

      • andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I was all set on wildcarding after this week but now I'm not so sure! Is it worth it?

        Fab Hamer
        Alonso Robertson Laporte Doherty AWB
        Salah Sterling Rich Brooks Diangana
        Kane Rashford Success

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Well time is running out and you have to use it before GW20, so you may as well if you have a few trannies you want to make.

        2. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Got any in the bank?
          Just needs Ars cover?

        3. Black Knights
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I did it last week just to avoid a -4. Son, Felipe, Kane have worked out nicely.

      • #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        89(-4) all out

        Cmon boys give doh some bonus 😉

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Cracking week.
          Keeping or selling Salah?
          This your WC team?

        2. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          85 then

      • BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        If Rich and Siggy both get contributions tomorrow I'll be looking at 5/11 players hauling. Not too bad for a terrible gameweek.

        1. Football Heaven
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          That’s one of the dumbest thing she be heard in a while

          1. Football Heaven
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Things I’ve heard

      • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Matt Doherty
        Matt-Doc
        Mad-Dog

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Leg-end

        2. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Matt God

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

          Mad Dog Tannen. Defeated by a Frisbee. Far out, Doc!

        4. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Matt-Dirty

      • TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wasn't that a clear penalty to NEW too? Mike Dean really is the worst.

      • Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Oh crap I forgot that player still lose points for goals conceded after they've been sent off.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          😮
          Hard luck mate

        2. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          It was all his fault

        3. Amey
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Son fired though for you 😉

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Got lucky there. I pretty much chose him on a whim. 😀 I still lost about 10 points from transfers this week.

        4. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Only if you played Alonso and Kamara

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I didn't play Alonso and Kamara, yet Yedlin still lost a point for goals conded. What's all that about, eh?

      • TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty saved me from a proper hiding today. Alonso first on bench, Kenedy and Jimenez playing. #IrishAlonso

        1. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I hope big Mick treats him well

      • Flynny
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        33 with richi to go.

        Shocking....

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Eat my dust.. 34 with Digne to play 😎 🙁

      • Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wolves players waiting for MOTM award. Silly Sky already gave it to Perez. 🙂

        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Haha

      • Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Who scores more this week?

        A. Salah (MUN)
        Or
        B. Sterling (EVE)

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Could go either way.

        2. Egbunike
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          B

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

          Who knows

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Draw

        4. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          B. But impossible to call

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I like how you called it anyway 😀

        5. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Sterling. City are going to flog Everton.

        6. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          RMT thinks Sterling, and I would bet with RMT on this one if I had to.

      • Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Doherty really is the hero we all need, but don’t deserve

      • Football Heaven
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Wan trying to squeeze Doherty in my xi all week but everyone told me to keep him first sub. Thanks to those people and thanks to kane and Jimenez for their valuable contributions

        1. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          you control your own team mate, no one else

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Hard lines

        3. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Wolves against a toothless Newcastle surely warranted playing? I played Bennett

          1. F_Ivanovic
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Well you had to play Bennett as your subs weren't great for that week. But some people had a benching headache and I'd have def benched Bennett if I had him.

            Doherty on the other hand is completely different and should never be benched against a non top 5 side and should mostly be played against Che, Spurs and Arsenal.

        4. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          The trick is to do the opposite of what everyone in here recommends you to do 😉

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

          Who did you play instead who you were thinking about benching?

      • Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Do the BPS in the members area include game winning goal?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          yes

      • Bucket_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Deary me, what a shocker. From a great first post-WC week to 36 all out.. ouch.

      • bialk
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        That's unreal. So many points I have lost this season because of late jammy goals.

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Surely you can’t have lost many on that one?

        2. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Surely u lost a max of a point only in this game?

        3. bialk
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I mean rivals got that.

      • Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Need a Siggy blank and Rich to fire tomorrow. Could happen.

      • TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        51(-4)

        Richy + Keane (or Diagana) left

        24 points from RAD defence