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

    Kdb clean sheet

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

    Tom Heaton is absolutely possessed

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

      Flashbacks to a few years ago

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

        They've defended so well

  3. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Shouldve benched digne for rondon
    Poo

  4. el polako
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne.... WTF ?
    Time to sell I guess.

  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Assume Sane will be hooked soon

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not now 🙂

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

    laporte get out now

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

    What are Utd doing? Losing at home to Burnley.

  8. Tempestic
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    COME ON RAFFA, DO YOUR THING!

  9. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    JIMMMMMM 😀 Get in!

  10. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    On the plus side City actually have to attack with some effort now.

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

    Fab still on, down to 3 points

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

    net +3 from that wolves goal. poor fabs

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

    Fak off Rondon

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

    City decide to up the tempo now....

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

    Laca goal

  16. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    This is nuts

  17. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    My bench:
    Chambers
    Rondon
    Masuaku

    Cheers Digne.

  18. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Stones gets me no points whether he plays or not. What a bar steward.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Consistency is key

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

    Pleased to announce all 3 of my strikers have scored

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

    Laca thank f**k!

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

    Don't care about fantasy, come on Newcastle.

    Love you Rafa.

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

    Took a -8 for TAA and Ings to Kola and Lacazette, wow really working out

  23. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Jimmy, the gift that keeps on giving

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

    What minute will City get the pen?

  25. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Babel with 2 assists.... interesting

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

    Jimenez and Doherty bossing the BAPS

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

      Doherty is different class tonight

  27. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Suddenly goals appearing everywhere

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

    AUba Asist 😀

  29. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sane, pogba, rashford.

    Where are you? Let's be having you?

  30. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    is that Auba assist ?