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Jota on the Wolves bench as Arsenal go with 3-4-3 formation

Diogo Jota (£6.2m) finds himself on the bench for Wolves as Arsenal coe to Molineux.

Nuno Espirito Santo has gone with the 3-5-2 formation that usually features the Portuguese international, instead pairing Raúl Jiménez (£8.3m) with Adama Traoré (£5.8m).

The rest of the Wolves team is as expected, with Matt Doherty (£6.4m) and Jonny (£5.4m) providing width for the five-man midfield in front of a the settled back-three of Romain Saïss (£4.7m), Conor Coady (£5.1m) and Willy Boly (£4.8m).

Meanwhile, Arsenal have gone with a 3-4-3 formation for the second match in a row after deploying it with great success against Norwich.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) is part of the back-three once again, while Kieran Tierney (£5.3m) and Cédric Soares (£4.8m) find themselves in midfield as wing-backs.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) sits on the left-hand side of the front-three, joined there Eddie Nketiah (£4.4m) and Bukayo Saka (£4.7m).

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; Jiménez, Traoré.

Arsenal XI: Martínez; Kolasinac, Luiz, Mustafi; Tierney, Xhaka, Ceballos, Cédric; Aubameyang, Nketiah, Saka.

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  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hoping for Salah to be rested and not on the bench

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I hope for a 1 minute cameo

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I hope for A hat trick

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Salah coming out with a vengence, unleashed by Klopp.

        This needs to happen

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          'They don't give PL games as Christmas presents' 🙂

          Go on Klopp! No doubt there'll be a resurgence

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane needs to come in my team now before Bournemouth & Arsenal!

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think it's more to do with united being really good tho i will get kane too :p jimenez probably out

  3. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi guys! Is the order of this team for next week correct? Feels wrong to have Aurier benched for BOU

    Patricio
    TAA/Taylor/Maguire
    Sterling/KDB/Son/Bruno
    Rashford/DCL/Jimenez

    Martin/Aurier/Holgate/Guendouzi

    0.0 itb, 1ft

  4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    anyone have an idea on the che lineup?

  5. royaljoe
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    69pts from 4 players lol

    1. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Massive

  6. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Just gonna leave Bruno perma captain until the end.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      We know you won't

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😉

  7. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So how likely is Greenwood to rise tonight? He's already past the 100-mark on the fpl price changes.

    1. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He will rise

      1. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Okay, thank you! Have exact funds to get him in and don't have a 2nd utd player

  8. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jimenez + DCL >> Kane© + Greenwood

    Do it?

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

      Jimenez can punish you. Even DCL could vs. Southampton.

      Good transfers coming in, though.

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    TAA / Doherty / Saiss
    Salah / KDB / Mahrez / Fernandes / Martial
    Jimenez / DCL

    Button // Femenia / Lascelles / Martinelli*

    I don't -need- to make a transfer next week (at least not yet), but Martinelli > Greenwood feels like a must?

    United defender would be nice at times, but I'm hoping the Wolves boys can somewhat keep the pace with their record.

  10. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Going with wan b over Martial or Greenwood for my third United was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever made in fantasy football.Really disappointing.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Waste of A Utd spot when 4 attacking options scoring goals

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wan B got 2 double-digit hauls and could've bagged 2 assists today

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You must be good then, I've probably made bigger mistakes than that just today.

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

      Going rashford over martial was the mistake. AWB has scored well.

      1. Shuko
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Too many good mid options from all teams and not that many forwards, so it's quite understandable to pick Rashford.

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

          An understandable mistake is still a mistake.

    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Awb unlucky not to get in the points today

    6. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Slight overreaction surely? Have you forgotten the pts he gained prior to this GW?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Only got him in this week. Should have got Greenwood.

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        How was the cinema?

    7. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not last week

  11. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Trent Salah KDB Bruno will be in most teams

    FPL will be about the budget differentials next seasons

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Depends what they price them at .

      That might be to expensive

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Always makes me laugh people picking their teams before the transfer window, fixtures or prices.

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'll have foden if priced under 8m

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, I'll definitely have all of those, too good not to, I'm thinking of just rotating captaincy between Salah, KDB and Bruno all season after the disaster I've had with it this year.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Captains mainly

    5. Budweiser
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Depends on fixtures they might start slow

    6. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It has always been about the budget differentials as long as I can remember (many seasons)

    7. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      They've got to make them all really expensive so we cant afford all of them without horrible team balance, no fun otherwise

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Almost the equivalent of having Salah, Mane, Sterling, TAA in one team this season. Its maybe doable but very unbalanced

        1. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          (just using those players price points as an example)

  12. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Really don’t get all the debate on the Martial assist

    Of course it’s an assist

    Non owners ?

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

      Lucky to get it after double defensive touch.

      Owner.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That's not luck that's just blatant cheating by the towers that own him

  13. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Need a Mane mad game tomorrow to make up for not captaining Fernandez.

    I also have rashford and greenwood but still dropped massively on that game. Going to be some monster scores again.

  14. beric
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Come on wolves! 1-0 jimenez will do nicely!

    1. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      yes, this

  15. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Points for everyone then 🙂

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

      Not DDG / AWB & Maguire owners.

  16. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That picture of Jimenez on this article is the most tired I've ever seen anybody look. He looks like he drank from the wrong cup in his quest for the holy grail and is about to turn to dust.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      lol had to go back and check your right ha ha

  17. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    42 pts from 1 game with captain still to play. Not a bad start

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I was happy with 34 from 3 !

  18. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rash to Greenwood now? Could be a winner. Would leave me so much ITB I could do anything next week

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Seems better and better and frees up cash

    2. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just do the double next week?

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Get Kane & Sterling out of there & throw Sancho, Foden, Greenwood, Rashford together & England's attack looks bright all of a sudden

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane up top, Foden in behind with Sancho on right and Sterling on left. GW and Rash off bench as impacts

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think England's problem is central midfield. If you are going to play a 4-3-3 with Kane / Rashford, Sterling / Foden, Sancho / Greenwood, then you need a midfield that replicates Liverpool or Man City, with the ability to win the ball back quickly.

      Henderson is fine (does the job for Liverpool). But the other two slots are an issue. Perhaps you go Maddison as one, because he likes his passing and does not really get into the box. But who is the Fabinho / Matic / Fernandinho. That is where England are really short at the moment, in the DM position.

      Pickford
      TAA Gomez Maguire Chilwell
      Maddison ????? Henderson
      Sancho Kane Sterling

      Pope
      AWB ????? ????? Shaw
      Grealish ????? ?????
      Greenwood Rashford Foden

  20. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance Jota stays on the bench?

    1. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nope

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

      Neto could be favoured - but if there's more than one attacking change, don't think so.

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

      He may suffer from chronic bench rash

  21. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    It's a bit risky, but really like this
    Son Rashford Jimenez
    To
    Kdb Greenwood Kane (-8)
    Will captain kdb or Kane

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I’d do that move in reverse

      1. The Red Devil
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Kane Greenwood kdb
        To
        Rashford Jimenez son?

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yes

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I wouldn’t

  22. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hi, anyone tempted to FH next gw?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Used it this week and I’ve already gained 21 pts from it!

  23. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Did anyone watch the Leicester game? Were they much improved or did Palace play particularly badly?

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

      My Palace mate said they all looked terrible, set piece delivery was awful, as we're the subs - and especially Sakho.

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Question should be why did anyone watch the Leicester game ! (apologies to Leicester & Palace fans )

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I watched some of the 1st half, borefest is an understatement to describe what I saw

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Defensive errors cost 2 goals

  24. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Another positive thing for Greenwood owners is that he will probably get another start vs Villa.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I don't think this lineup will change much at all if everyone is fit.

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Cmon JimDoh

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This

  26. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Nketiah to Greenwood and Maguire to max 5.3 m defender good -4 option for next week ? ( assuming no injuries)

    Pope
    TAA Aurier Doherty
    Salah KDB Martial Mahrez Bruno
    Greenwood Jiménez

    Martínez DCL Fernández 5.3 (or below)

  27. Conbhair
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    DDG + DCL -> Ederson + Greenwood 2FT?

    1. Conbhair
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Already have Tony & Bruno

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      If nothing else then yes

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Good move

  28. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone tempted to pop on board the bus to a Vardy Party?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I was gonna mention this, I've seen people bringing in Kane for Bournemouth next week who has Arsenal after, Arsenal and then Bournemouth are Vardy's next two fixtures as well.

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I know, weird that everyone is getting excited about Kane when he hasn't really done that much and while he and Spurs have nothing to fight for Vardy is after the golden boot and Leicester Champions League.

  29. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A - Rashford + Saka > Greenwood + Son / Willian / Pulisic (-4)
    B - Rashford + Connolly > Ings + Greenwood (-4)

  30. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How did Rashford look?

    I'm scared to let him go....

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I don’t think he’s worth the price

    2. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Might sell for Greenwood and just bank the cash.

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You’ll loose the pens though. And how many other forwards do better and play for more goal scoring teams these days?

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

      He actually looked a lot brighter today. The odd penalty helps his cause.

      What doesn't help is someone who costs less that half his price outscoring him two weeks on the trot.

    5. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Good, unlucky not to get more points.
      I'd keep for avl and hope Greenwood & Martial don't go wild again

    6. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Had a disallowed goal as well today

    7. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks all. I'll keep.