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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. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne to Baines for free right now?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He came off injured lmfao

    2. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      to an injured player? smart.

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

      he went off injured

    4. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not watching that match so apologies

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Worst gw ever

  3. Hands Guber
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Should be a rule on here that once you post 'captain fail, what an awful week' or something of the like you are banned from posting for the rest of the night.

    Too many 12 year olds on here moaning after 20-30 minutes only to spam GOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLL if (and usually when) their captain scores.

    Just throwing it out there.

    1. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      thought police

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Great idea

    3. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Dakes are you reading this?

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Bugger off lad. Stop taking the Mhki

    4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can’t imagine who you are referring to.

    5. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      GOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLL!

    6. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed.
      It's as though people think a game of football is 20 minutes long.

    7. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This is the most moany post Ive seen on here tonight.

    8. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Vere are my detonators?

  4. osceola31909
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne is the worst pick I have ever made.

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

    So Digne out and Laporte in is easy call.

  6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    One negative returns, shame on me. Two negative returns, GTFO my team.

  7. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard/Digne > Sané/Laporte for free?

  8. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    at least I got his hauls 😀 classic

    1. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, been a fun ride with Digne

  9. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne out Kolasinac in

    18:39 for -4

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You should give me the weekends lottery numbers

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not that lucky haha

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Of course, Mitro delivers when I don't own him Timing is most important lads, most important.

  11. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This week is turning into a horror show.

  12. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thats what happens when you drop Martial you baby faced fraud 😉

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

    Digne rage transferred out before he'd even left the pitch.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Always ends well

  14. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Danilo for e the double? Need a Digne replacement for 5.4 max..

  15. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Need AUna brave,Sterling brave and Fanny hattie to save my GW....

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      brace

    2. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      They've gotta be brave - I agree

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Chucky's little soldiers

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Damn, lots of people own Barnes, Rich, Auba and Mitro 🙁

  17. KAPO KANE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If Digne started would he still have got clean sheet points?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Would he have made 60'? 😛

    2. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  18. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    In a couple of mins:

    Lost Fabianski CS
    Lost Shaw CS
    Digne Sent Off

    Ugh

  19. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne is easily the most exciting player in FPL.

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne started by 69% of the Top 10k.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Awesome

  21. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Lol brought in digne for - 4 afew weeks back

  22. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Carroll on, Wolves CS banked

  23. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Great two GWs from Digne. Classic FPL

  24. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    So this Saïss geezer. Who are u son?!

  25. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Aubaa!

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Brace?

    2. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Again? Or carrier pigeon?

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Again?

    4. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Dial up?

  26. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who is the hot chick on Sky Sports?

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne to Bednarek for free??

  28. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne to Laporte or Danillo?

  29. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    At least I played him for his 17pt haul

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

    The only saving grace with Digne is I got his hauls. Some weren't so lucky.....