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Adama Traoré (£5.8m) finds himself on the Wolves bench for the second tie in three matches since the Premier League restart.

Nuno Espirito Santo has gone with a 3-5-2 formation for the tip to Aston Villa, the same system used for the last away match at West Ham.

For that Gameweek 30+ encounter, the Wolves manager used Traoré as an impact substitute, to good effect, and it appears that will be his plan again today.

Raúl Jiménez (£8.3m) owners and captainers will be pleased to see the Mexican in the starting line-up although may be a little disappointed by Traoré’s benching.

The two players form the most productive pairing in the Premier League this season, seven of Jiménez’s goals coming from Traoré assists.

Diogo Jota (£6.3m) gets his third successive start since the restart, joining Jiménez in the front-two.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.4m) is the man coming in for Traoré, sitting in a three-man central-midfield unit alongside Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.4m).

Meanwhile, popular Wolves defenders Matt Doherty (£6.4m) and Romain Saïss (£4.6m) both keep their starts once again.

They will have to handle a new-look Aston Villa attack this afternoon, with Dean Smith making the decision to go with a front-pairing of his own.

Rather than choose between Keinan Davis (£4.3m) and Mbwana Samatta (£5.6m), the Villa manager has started them together, supported by Jack Grealish (£6.4m) in what appears to be a central role.

Smith’s decision to go with a more conversative back-four has produced improved defensive showings since the restart, so he hands starts to Matt Targett (£4.4m), Tyrone Mings (£4.4m), Kortney Hause (£4.4m) and Ezri Konsa (£4.3m) once again.

Despite the tweaks to the front-three, Smith keeps faith in a three-man screening for the defence, deploying Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m), Douglas Luiz (£4.4m) and Conor Hourihane (£5.7m) in central midfield.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-1-2): Nyland; Targett, Hause, Mings, Konsa; Nakamba, D Luiz, Hourihane; Grealish; Davis, Samatta.

Wolves XI (3-5-2): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

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  1. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jimmy stat padding & pissing BPS away.

  2. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure I'll be able to resist a rage transfer if Jota gets another 1 or 2 pointer.

    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I rage transferred him out for this gw and took a hit !!!

      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Since the drinks break, Wolves have got Doherty, Jonny, Dendoncker and Jota pushing further forward and making more runs off the ball. Has created the space in midfield to allow Wolves to play.

  4. manu4life99
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jimi(C) fail?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      God there’s always one.

      No

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Not even halfway yet wth...

    3. _Make
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      10 years....

    4. Suttyshow
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves score most of their goals in last 30 mins

  5. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I own Jiminez Doherty Saiss.
    Villa 1-0 Wolves must be coming then.

  6. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jimmy was pretty close with that shot

  7. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota wastes a sitter nearly

  8. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota should have scored.

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nyland clown.

    Jota big miss.

  10. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nyland 😆

    Awful.

    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Has to be one of the luckiest players since the restart

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nyland throws the ball straight at Jota but Jota puts it over

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      4D chess from Nyland

  12. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What was that Nyland XD

  13. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Aston Villa really need Heaton back don't they...

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Aston Villa are a one man team. That man is Grealish. Take Grealish out and they would be upper table Championship. I hope Grealish leaves Villa at the end of this season.

  14. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nyland making de Gea look normal.

  15. Mumble Pie
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Zero composure from Jota there

  16. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    ffffffssssss

  17. @persecuted_by_mods
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Don't know who was worse there nyland or jota

  18. el polako
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What a "no look pass" from Nyland, Ronaldinho himself wouldnt do it better.

    1. King Carlos
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      ROFL!!!

  19. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota shocking

  20. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nyland was actually enlisted in the Norwegian army but wiped out his own platoon in a grenade throwing exercise

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota had plenty of time there.

  22. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I haven't seen anything like that in the Premier League for a while haha

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      True, but this is the keeper who carried the ball into his net less than 2 weeks ago.

  23. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Heart in mouth watching Nyland giving that to Jota 😀

  24. DeathoftheParty
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Get back to Sunday league lad...

  25. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota needs to score that!al Nyland with something special there!!

  26. Mumble Pie
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What's Samatta? Not a Jota

  27. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Lucky lucky Nyland owners

  28. KadMan
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota 0 composure. Had so much time and space. Nyland was also only guarding one side of the goal.

  29. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nyland is surely not nailed on for much longer, he's hilarious 😆

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      2 horrendous errors so far and they say things come in threes. Who do Villa play next?!

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota has been flop of the restart along with Auba and vardy

    1. fish&chips
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Auba isn't done yet