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Digne benched as Doherty returns to Wolves side

It has transpired that Fantasy Premier League managers were worried about the wrong full-back ahead of Gameweek 24.

Lucas Digne (£5.3m) has suffered a surprise benching for Everton, as Marco Silva makes a few tweaks from the side that was put out of the FA Cup by Championship side Millwall.

FPL stalwart Leighton Baines (£5.0m) comes back into the side for the first time since Gameweek 4.

Meanwhile, the full-back that everybody else had been worrying about Matt Doherty (£5.2m) has returned to the Wolves side, with Jonny (£4.3m) moving back across to the left of midfield.

After garnering much attention with a Gameweek 23 hat-trick, Diogo Jota (£6.0m) keeps his place in the Wolves front line.

The West Ham side that has come to Molineux sees returns for Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.1m).

Those who had gambled on Leroy Sané (£9.7m), Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) or Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) in the latest round of ‘Pep Roulette’ came up trumps as all three start for Manchester City at Newcastle.

Meanwhile, Fernandinho (£5.3m), Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) and David Silva (£8.5m) all get the nod in central midfield.

City’s rivals Manchester United have made a surprise change though with Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) coming in for Anthony Martial (£7.3m), while Paul Pogba (£8.7m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) hold onto their starting places.

Arsenal have gone with a front two once again with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) leading the line.

As expected, the Gunners line-up with Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) and Nacho Monreal (£5.4m) at centre-back as they continue to be hit by defensive injuries.

Victor Camarasa (£4.6m) is absent from the Cardiff City matchday squad as Oumar Niasse (£5.0m) is tasked with leading the Bluebirds’ attack.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac; Mohamed Elneny; Torreira, Guendouzi; Özil; Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson; Paterson, Arter, Ralls, Reid; Niasse.

Fulham XI: Rico; Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream; Christie, Chambers, Seri, Bryan; Schürrle, Mitrovic, Babel.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; March, Murray, Locadia.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Hadergjonaj, Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo; Bacuna, Hogg; Kachunga, Puncheon, Diakhaby; Mounie.

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Baines; Davies, André Gomes; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Tosun.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Saïss; Doherty, Rúben Neves, Dendoncker, Jonny; João Moutinho; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Zabaleta, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Noble, Rice; Antonio, Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson; Arnautovic.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Lindelöf, Jones, Shaw; Andreas Pereira, Matic, Pogba; Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.

Burnley XI: De Gea; Young, Lindelöf, Jones, Shaw; Andreas Pereira, Matic, Pogba; Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Yedlin, Schär, Lascelles, Lejeune, Ritchie; Ayoze Pérez, Hayden, Longstaff, Atsu; Rondón.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Fernandinho, D Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

2,552 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FlashG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Help please! Looked at next week fixtures and don’t have any real captain options apart from Salah!

    A) Digne/Lingard for Danilo/Son
    B) Digne/Firmino for Zouma/Aguero

    1. Superbadhine
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Danillo was woeful tonight

  2. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    1 match for Digne.

    Last man gets 1 not 3 right?

    Still selling.

  3. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Martial over Pogba before BOU has to be one of my worst decisions this year. Up there with my timing of getting Hazard and KDB over Mane GW1

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is that picture how old?

  4. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else still triple captaining Aguero? Arse and Eve are dire defensively.

    1. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Captaincy is currently on Sane. Not sure if I will have the balls to keep it on him or TC him though. West Ham are shocking at the back and Salah is in good form......

  5. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    are Ederson, Sterling and Richa enough for DGW ?

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah probably, city quite often seem to concede so I'm not rushing to bring in defenders. I may swap Firmino to Aguero and Anderson to Sane but that's probably it.

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep.

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

    Please hazard finally have a good game

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Richa scored only goal in game (winning goal) and he have 20 points on Bonus points system. OMG. Sack fpl towers now !

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      More like sack Richarlison and Marco Silva

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Please could you explain to me what the BPS is for. Thank you

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        i dont know. what is ?

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          You have no right to complain if you don't know what it's for 😉

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Nice one 😉

          2. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            I have. It's stupid.

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Life is like a box of chocolates Forrest.

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Better than the days when someone randomly chose their picks for the baps. Every week Lampard 3 baps

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This is random too. They just added numbers.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😆

  8. acko
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who should I swap Digne with ?? I have some thoughts in my mind but not quite sure what to do still..

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't make me type names of players you already own. Thanks

      1. acko
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have Robertson,Doherty,Shaw,Wan Bissaka

    2. Lionac
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm considering Kolasinac. Maybe some Burnley defender or WanB if looking for short term option.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have Lindelöf. He scored today, so not him?!?

  9. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    is live fpl net working for you ?

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nope. Parts of the site have been down for 1-2 weeks also.

      1. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What parts? all works on my end

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah has been working for me. Sometimes it plays up though

  10. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    In Digne's last 9 GW's he's had 3 double figure hauls and 3 - figure scores. FPL first surely

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I haven't been recording a 9-week scrolling history of FPL player scores, sorry 🙁

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why not?

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Busy learning to play the Welsh national anthem in the most rousing fashion possible on the melodica

  11. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    With live fpl net dont working i have one question. Is 37(-4) with 4 to play incl. C good score. Any chances for green arrow. Im 24 k right now..

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      33 is top10k average, most likely you will get around average week since only 12,6% of top10k have played their captain.

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thx man !

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        oh its work actully and its red arrow again...

  12. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would you rather do (have 1ft and only Sane with DGW)
    A) Alonso to Laporte
    B) Hazard to Sterling
    C) Both or find some way to add 2 DGW players for a hit

    1. Jayv807
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure I'd bother with laporte, Everton and Arsensal are decent attacks

    2. norwegian-forest-cats
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Neither. Good chance that both Hazard and Alonso against Huddersfield could outscore Sterling and Laporte. A) if you really want to.

  13. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne + Alli (total value: 14.0) >>> ? + ? (other mids: Salah, Pogba, KdB, Punch)

  14. DGW Sane TC Fail....
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How were Man City tonight? ..Good display , but unlucky or Didn't turn up? I watched West Ham. Doherty put in a solid performance and was unlucky to get no returns. West Ham were shocking apart from Fabs.

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      They have only one chance with goal (Dilva has one)

      They were bad and im scared Sterling could be dropped vs Arsenal...

      1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        So Pep is not going to be a happy man. I wouldn't worry about Sterling he is going to play some part in the DGW.

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I hope he will start vs those Arsenal defence....

          Still dont know should i C him or Salah or Hazzo maybe...

          1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Salah at West Ham is very tempting, they were all over the place this week. I can't see Arnie starting he came off the pitch and couldn't put his foot down. Even saying that, it's very hard to over look a Man city player for the DGW ..Am banging the armband on Sane .

  15. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Who wins in your opinion

    A : Salah (C) and Eriksen and (+9)

    B : Salah (C), Bednarek, Van Dijk, Hazard.

  16. Andy Mac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne > ??? 6.4m available

    A) Mendy (is he fit??)
    B) TAA (is he fit??)
    C) other - who?

  17. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne only rewarded me with minus points since getting him from gw23...great I know who to get rid of this gw then 🙁

  18. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    so snow likely to be no problem in any of the games tonight?

  19. Lebowski85
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    When's TAA back? Says 30th....is that up to date?

  20. The Mighty Wrights
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at cheapest playing defenders to free up cash for midfield.

    Is Valery 4.0m (SOU RWB) playing well and getting potential attacking returns? Alternatively Peltier 3.9m (LEI) has played last two matches.

    Bednerak the obvious other 4m or Bennett WOL at 4.1m.

    Thoughts? Other options less than 4.2m?

  21. The Mighty Wrights
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Cheap GK options to swap for Lossl to free up cash.

    Is Boruc 3.9m now #1 at BOU over Begovic with 2 CS in a row.

    Also Guita 4.2m first choice at CP? Better games coming for CP than BOU.