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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. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Man City assist TBC. Was dodgy as GK and Defender both screwed up.

  2. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Murray 2nd

  3. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Unreal assist haha

  4. Laurel and Vardy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Aguerooooooo....I missed that 🙂

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

    Murray double!

  6. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    At least no one significant owns Kun

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

      That’s mean.

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

      Excuse me?!

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

      16% of us in the Top10K do

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

    Off topic. I got one of those Wetherspoon magazines through my door today. The pro-brexit one that was found to have plagerised from conservative papers etc.

    Why are they posting these through doors?! What a waste of paper...

  8. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kun transfers in picking up pace

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

      Clearly, Jesus is not in their hearts.

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

    Silva 🙂

  10. Sánchez
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    So sane or silva assist?

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Dilva

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Silva

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

      I'm blind

  11. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero loves newcastle

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

    Hmm brought Auba in for Mitrovic for one week instead of going straight to Aguero..!

  13. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Auba->Kun hokeycokey for everyone?

    1. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yeah think so!

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

    Fulham are screwed

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. Will be joining Huddersfield.

  15. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Guess I’m the only one who benched Richarlison for Ings?

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      yep you're the only one out of 6 million players

  16. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    1 = goal
    2 = brace
    3 = hat trick
    4 = Aguero against newcastle

  17. fedolefan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    When I own Kun, it's Raz I always want in my team. When I own Raz, it's Kun whom I want to buy. Can't win.

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

      Get both

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      only one solution then!

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

    Apologies 🙁

    Sane owner wasn't trolling owners.

    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ban 😀

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

        Hairy fella on the left... miss bald Dilva 😉

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

    I am scared for Newcastle. This could be carnage at the end

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

        spot on. however do you own him?

        1. Big Test Icles
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Yes, I do. Double on De Bryune. Got played by marco silva in Digne though. I hope Bamba keeps a surprise clean sheet

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      cue 1-0 win

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

    Laca should have just dived

  21. My Name Is Pepu
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Agueroooooo

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

      Again ?

    2. the snazzy viking
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      mcdonalds free wifi ?

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

        HAHAHAHA

      2. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

        surely Gavroche

  22. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Murray x 2

  23. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Glen Murray: 2 passes, 2 shots, 2 goals

  24. zotter
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How isn’t that a silva foul on keeper

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

    Arsenal are a second half team. If they don't score in the first half they'll get goals in the second half.

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

    Will Digne come on? have Jonny on my bench...

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

      Yes.
      Hope that helps.

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

    If Laca was as dishonest as Salah, he'd of got a pen there

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

      Difference between a great and mediocre FPL player.

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

        DIfference between a class professional and a cheat.

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

    BT Commentator keeps saying it was a Sané assist. He is absolutely blind.

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I know. Madness

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

      Slightly different hair

  29. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    So Glenn Murray was the one for this GW....

  30. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I'd absolutely adore a jammy etheridge haul today

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

      You'll get one...he's on my bench 😎