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Few line-up surprises as Wolves host Man United

Wolves and Manchester United have both named largely unsurprising line-ups for the first Monday night clash of the 2019/20 season.

As expected, Nuno Espirito Santo has made no changes from last week, retaining a 3-5-2 shape for his key men.

The majority of them were not involved when Pyunik were seen off 4-0 at Molineux on Thursday, so Raúl Jiménez (£7.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.5m) have both had seven days since their last start.

Popular budget midfielder Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) continues to be involved in the heart of Wolves’ engine room, alongside Rúben Neves (£5.5m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m).

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) holds onto his right wing-back berth following injury in pre-season, with Jonny (£5.5m) on the opposite flank.

While Jota and Jiménez boast 19.3% and 11.4% ownership each, the wider Fantasy world does appear to be backing a Manchester United clean sheet.

That’s according to the ownership anyway, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) the most popular player in the Monday evening meeting.

He currently sits in 36.1% of teams while David de Gea (£5.6m) is owned by 20.4% and Harry Maguire (£5.5m) by 19.2%.

The Gameweek 2 captaincy debate also concludes with Marcus Rashford (£8.6m) getting the final say.

He comes into Gameweek 2 skippered by over 220,000 managers, making him the most fashionable captain at Molineux today.

Meanwhile, Daniel James (£6.0m) comes in for his firstever start for Manchester United in the Premier League.

“He has made an impact since day one. In pre-season, in training and he came on last week to get a goal. We’re going to chop and change at times. Andreas did well last week but today Daniel James is the right choice. Dan is Dan. He’ll give us the X factor of his pace, his attributes also off the ball will be important as he’s incredibly hard-working.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Wolves XI: Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

Man United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay, Pogba; Rashford, Lingard, D James; Martial.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. The Road to Turfdom
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Shaw on corners tonight - one to watch

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      His corners were atrocious. Sadly, he's in my team.

    2. Bragazeti
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not the best of deliveries though

    3. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Reminds me when I brought in rubber face!

  2. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Last call now the game is done;

    Lacazette and Robinson to;

    a. Martial and Pukki
    b. Rashford and Mount

    for free. and will likely WC after GW4 anyway.

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

      A for sure.

    2. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A definitely

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks both

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

      A easy

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks Pingu

    4. dezille
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Is Pukki really worth it with these nasty fixtures though? Seriously over-performing his expected returns. Compared to Barnes after Liverpool they have a v nice run. Thoughts?

  3. Werner Bremen
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    How about this for a wc?

    Pope (Button)
    TAA, AWB, Digne, Walker (Lundstram)
    Mane, Sterling, Son, Ceballos, (Cantwell)
    Rashford, Pukki (Greenwood)

    1. cuppatea78
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Looks pretty good

      1. Werner Bremen
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'd go Kane and Martial over Rashford and Son, but not enough cash. And with the latter could go Son to De Bruyne easily.

  4. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    do I hold Barkley or shift to mount.

    Thinking where they are not winning Barkley could come back and start?

    Problem is I don’t want to transfer Barkley out right now but I also don’t want a price fall

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wouldn't hold out hope on Barkley tbh 🙁

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mount is Lampards boy!

      Get rid of Barkley.

    3. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mount looks more dangerous

    4. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I switched Barkley out for Mount. Mount has played 90mins both times, is Lamps favourite and has performed well to surely keep his place. Lamps used 3 subs and Barkley wasn't one of them so time to go imo.

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

        He also missed the Super Cup

    5. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks guys I’ve now pulled the trigger.

      Really don’t want the 0.1 loss at this stage

  5. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wc deletes hits?

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yup

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  6. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on Ayoze Perez? Worth holding on for 1-2 GWs given playing Sheffield and Bournemouth next ?

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nah worth ditching

    2. Bob B
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'm keeping hold, early days yet

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'm holding. If I hadn't other fires to put out I'd be getting rid I think.

    4. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah. He'll get points un those games.

    5. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Fixtures are great. Hopefully he gets lucky. Because luck is what he seems to need

  7. pstokes2010
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    59 this week. What did most people score?

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      55 thanks to Lundstram the super sub.

    2. One Wheels Enough
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      less than at

    3. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      64 with my sub kelly added

    4. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Plz

    5. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      55 with benched Lundstram, probably be in top 10k if I played him

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

      78

    7. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      46

  8. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Perez to McGinn
    Or
    TAA/VVD to AWB

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      2nd one

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nothing.
      Keep

    3. asdf_1
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

  9. Fantasydreamer
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Help please AWB (a) or Zinchenko (b) for a transfer in?

    1. asdf_1
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      B

  10. jez_wright
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    VVD + Perez -> AWB + Martial (-8) ?

    Also got Moura, £0.9m in the bank and 0FT

    1. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why?

  11. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    suspect nevilles right here. baffling managers dont sort this out

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      ?

      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        The penalty taker. Just say your on the pitch it’s you

  12. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Really can't stand seeing jota in my team but can't fix it now

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      ^this

      but transfer plans dead locked by Pukki 0.1 rise... 🙁

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ha ha
      Same

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Replacement?

    4. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He will come through

    5. AndyCook
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Patience, he’s a good player

    6. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Bonus points final?

    7. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Right, now the game’s done. Robertson, Perez and Wood to Wan-Bissaka, Martial and Pukki for a minus four?

      1. Dreaming of glory
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yea think so. Have another pool defender?

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah, Alexander-Arnold.

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Decent moves overall. Martial seems to get those goals which is most important, but his all-around play doesn't enthuse me particularly.

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          He’s basically an in-form 7.5 United striker at the moment.

          1. Cilly Bonnolly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            *7.6

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

        Emerson > AWB

      4. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'd be tempted to keep Robbo. As TAA owner, I'm a little worried of rotation with Gomez, esp vs the likes of Arsenal and when CL starts again.

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          That’s a point. Robertson’s probably more assured of starts but I just feel like Trent is more threatening when he plays.

          1. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            It depends if you have a good sub to cover TAA's occasional benching I guess.

    8. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wood will now score 3 in the next 5 while Barnes will blank.

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

        xga looks good for barnes

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

          xg*

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Oh stop it you filthy animal. Love it when you talk dirty.

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Sure? I will keep then ...

    9. abaalan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Perez ->
      A) Lanzini
      B) McGinn
      C) Mount
      D) Other upto 6.5M

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Like Lanzini

    10. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Guilbert > AWB done. CS with bonus vs CP for sure.

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

        Red card tied on

    11. Catsandhats
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Can you no longer see other peoples squad value now?

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Get the calculator app.

    12. teddypicker
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      What's the massive problem with not having a single designated pen taker?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Pogba's ego.

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

          Lol
          Rashford asked him before Pen too

      2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        A lot of penalty taking is psychological. All the aggro of figuring it out on the spot (yes that's a pun) can mess with the penalty itself.

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        From an FPL point of view which is the only reason I watch Man U, then it is a huge problem

    13. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Best 5.5m defender?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Close between AWB & Zinchenko.

      2. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        AWB easily

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        What Rainer said

      4. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        For the upcoming fixtures. Take your pick.
        AWB,Coleman,Mina,Zinchenko,any nailed Spurs .

      5. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’d get AWB For one of my pool assets if I had the transfer

    14. pol
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Would you guys rather have Walker or AWB?

      1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        AWB

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Walker

      3. Big Al Stankovic
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Awb for security for starts.

    15. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Final bps from ffs members area?

    16. The Yorkshire Pirlo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A or B? B involves a -8

      A)
      Heaton
      AWB, VVD, Montoya, Digne
      Salah, Sterling, KDB, Perez
      Rashford, Pukki

      B)
      Heaton
      AWB, VVD, Montoya, Digne
      Salah, Sterling, KDB, McGinn, Son
      Pukki

    17. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Wouldn't be surprised to see Greenwood get a good few minutes against Palace

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

        as in 2 minutes?

      2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Basham or Baldock.

    18. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      2FTs. Best move please? Open to all ideas!

      A. Pérez+Wilson >> Martial+Pukki
      B. Wilson+TAA >> Kane+Lundstram

      Heaton
      TAA • VVD • Digne • Zinchenko
      Salah • Sterling • Moura • Pérez
      Wilson • Jota
      (Pope, Rico, Dendonk, Greenwood)

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        A but tough

    19. cuppatea78
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Transfer Pukki in for King?

    20. Goonermeister
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Best 4.5m Midfielder?

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

        dendonckinho

      2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Debatable.

    21. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mount or Martial?

      1. Hint
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Martial for sure - but the extra money you get with Mount could swing it the other way.

      2. cuppatea78
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Martial

    22. Fernando Torres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      A) Cantwell(sub) + Mina (4-4-2)
      B) Ceballos + Mings (sub) (3-5-2)

      First to 2 guys...

    23. Ciarant20
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hi guys, following my friend changing Salah to Gundmunson on my PC I’ve been forced to Wildcard. Thoughts on this team?

      Ryan (Button)
      VVD Digne El-Mo Lundy (Kelly)
      Ster KDB Mane Mount (Cantwell)
      Kane (c) Pukki (Greenwood)

      Should I get a UTD player in?