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Fantasy Premier League managers have been denied a £4.5m route into Wolves defence for their opening match of the season.

Ruben Vinagre (£4.5m) has been named on the bench for the Gameweek 1 trip to Sheffield United, joined there by Oskar Buur (£4.0m).

Despite Nuno Espirito Santo declaring in his Friday press conference that new signing Fernando Marçal (£5.0m) needed time to adapt to Wolves’ style of playing, the manager has started him at left wing-back anyway.

With Matt Doherty (£6.0m) having left the club for Spurs, Adama Traoré (£6.5m) has been trusted with the wing-back position on the other side of the pitch, rather than 22-year-old Buur.

Also on the Wolves bench is recently reclassified FPL midfielder Diogo Jota (£6.5m), beaten to a place in the front-three by Daniel Podence (£5.5m) and Pedro Neto (£5.5m).

The two wide-men flank Raúl Jiménez (£8.5m) who comes into Gameweek 1 with 18.5% worldwide ownership.

John Egan (£5.0m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m) are the most fashionable Sheffield United assets for tonight’s game, sat in 16.6% and 12.7% of teams respectively.

Both feature in the Blades’ starting line-up, which also includes Jack O’Connell (£5.0m), who missed every pre-season game, while the summer’s top-scorer Billy Sharp (£6.0m) features alongside Oli McBurnie (£6.0m).

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Marçal, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Traoré; Podence, Jiménez, Neto.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, Sharp.

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  1. have you seen cyan
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan and Werner cap here. I need a Werner Hatti, then Ryan to save a Havertz pen 😀

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Werner could be on pens!

      1. have you seen cyan
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Well, Ryan can save the Werner pen, but then Werner scores the rebound. I'll take that

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Werner Hatti then subbed on 89mins. 91st min penalty save from Ryan for his 9th save of the match

          1. have you seen cyan
            6 years, 1 month ago

            And Ryan assists Conolly to wipe Chelsea CS. Perfect

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    6 years, 1 month ago

    KDB flying up the price rises haha. As is Bruno!

    Doesn’t seem right to me when most would have had them from the start at their price so are now getting them in instead? Unless they don’t rise and FPLstats aren't to know

    1. FPL Alaska
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I would be surprised to see either of them rise this week to be honest.

      1. Zimo
        6 years, 1 month ago

        They'll both rise

  3. Brosstan
    6 years, 1 month ago

    People need to remember that you picked your players for a reason, and unless you were going to WC gw2 your team was for a longer period of time, not just gw1. We humans like to think that patterns will extend into the future, and while this is often useful, in games where variance/chance plays a huge role it's rash to make decisions based on one data point. It's absolutely not a given that spurs will look poor again next gw or that everton will look solid again etc etc.

    So unless your players literally look like they won't play (Alli, vinegar), you shouldn't be making decisions that are completely different to anything you were considering pre gw1.

    1. Holmes
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Oh, something sensible!!!

    2. S.Kuqi
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Think I'll wildcard in gw3. So many players that I want, fixture swing, more price movement etc.

    3. KadMan
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Just go look at my team (link in profile) and tell me I shouldn't wildcard. I dare you.

      1. riot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Jesus

      2. Cok3y5murf
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Apart from Alli and double Sheffield defence, there's nothing wrong with it. Wildcarding for a couple of defenders isn't worth it.

      3. Clam. ☘️
        6 years, 1 month ago

        No need. Make some priorities, put a plan in place and execute. You'd be WCing here for at worst 4/5 players.

      4. Brosstan
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Alli is objectively the only outright bad pick that you need to remove

      5. GREEN IS GOOD
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Please accept my condolences.

      6. TheBrazilianRonaldo
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Agree with Broostan. From your team only Alli needs to go. Rest could easily do well in gw2, so wc not needed

    4. Cok3y5murf
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Someone hacked Brosstan's account...

      1. Brosstan
        6 years, 1 month ago

        😀

    5. Dr. Rog
      6 years, 1 month ago

      shall i take hit to do Werner to Jiminez?

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Most likely but wait until 10:10pm for confirmation then do it Immediately

    6. Andy_Social
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely. A lot of teams were sluggish due to lack of pre-season preparation. Many will improve. I chose my squad already writing off GW2 with my Chelsea attack negating my Liverpool defence. Patience pays, I'm sticking to my plan, sans Salah notwithstanding.

    7. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Who are you and what have you done with Brosstan?

    8. have you seen cyan
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Brosstan acting all sensible now he got his Bovril sponsorship back

    9. diabydoesgallas
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I like this post.

    10. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Is Alli definitely benched (after how poor they were after subbing)?

      1. have you seen cyan
        6 years, 1 month ago

        No Alli will probably start, but i'd rather avoid any risk and just lose him. Probably threw a tantrum at being subbed at the half

  4. ☈☾
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Time to get Greenwood!

    Sancho starts for Dortmund.

    1. FPL ElasticO
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah Sancho is not coming same as Messi speculations...... So Greenwood may be an option....

    2. Qaiss
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Dunno if he starts against Palace tho..

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He's not nailed for 90 every week even if Sancho doesn't come

  5. FPL ElasticO
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What are you guys doing?

    A. Get atleast one Man Utd player for GW 2
    B. Wait & watch then get in from GW 3

    1. Botman and Robben
      6 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Limbo
      6 years, 1 month ago

      A

    4. diabydoesgallas
      6 years, 1 month ago

      B here. No rush.

  6. Cok3y5murf
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I didn't see any serious managers pick Sheffield defence after Henderson's departure anyway...

    1. FPL ElasticO
      6 years, 1 month ago

      No.... they looked vulnerable towards the end of last season....

    2. Limbo
      6 years, 1 month ago

      More their Fixtures / Priced tbh.

  7. Pedram
    6 years, 1 month ago

    How does this wildcard looks like?

    Ryan - Walton
    TAA - Holding - Justin - Struijk - Mitchell
    Salah - KDB - Havertz - James - Bissouma
    Werner - Martial - 4.5

    1. Botman and Robben
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wait till the Chelsea game to assess.

    2. Qaiss
      6 years, 1 month ago

      sh**

    3. Holmes
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Defense need work

    4. FPL Alaska
      6 years, 1 month ago

      What is your current team? Why wildcard?

    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Defence too risky- only TAA secure

    6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      6 years, 1 month ago

      4-4-2 with that defence looks like problems ahead

    7. Dr. Rog
      6 years, 1 month ago

      looks very GW1.

    8. borko
      6 years, 1 month ago

      looks like too soon 🙂

  8. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Best duo in your view ? Have we heard if Rashford fit?

    A Martial JRod
    B DCL Rashford
    C Wilson Bruno

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Rashford played the friendly so he's fine. A or C are your options there

      1. Benjustjamin
        6 years, 1 month ago

        C

  9. Brosstan
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale jumping strength like a wet tea bag. Awful

  10. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Just checked in after work. Looks like Nuno done me then re Vinagre. Was so close to switching to Saïss too but wanted to keep 1.0m back to enable an upgrade if needs be elsewhere. Damn!

  11. Will J 256
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Hi guys. Just a quick one. Bit worried about how I am going to get Manchester United assets in?
    Current GW2 Move: Alli to James Rodriguez

    Ryan
    Trent, Davies, C Taylor
    Salah, Auba, Pulisic, James Rodriguez, ASM
    Werner, Mitrovic

    Walton, KWP, Davis, Mitchell

  12. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else with 0 Chelsea want to hide behind my sofa?

  13. DRIZ ✅
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Dont think Vinagre will come on as a sub?

  14. Alexis Nonsense
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I'm shipping Bavies

    Saïss is the safer option

    But is Marcal looking better as an attacking threat?

    Just worried if he's nailed or not

  15. LewanGOALski
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Not such surprise Saiss scored - 6th out of all Defenders in xG stat last season.

    I hope he stays 5.0 by GW3 as my potential Tierney replacement to free up funds

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Was that in a back three? Or did he sometimes play wingback?

      I'm shipping Bavies for Saïss or Marcal (see above)

      1. Holmes
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Always back 3

        1. Alexis Nonsense
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks

          So it's on set pieces I guess

  16. PompeyUpNorth!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    So Alli to who for 8.0

    A. Rodriguez
    B. Greenwood
    C. Keep And save transfer
    D. Any other ideas and who?
    Thanks.

    1. DRIZ ✅
      6 years, 1 month ago

      C

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      C for now. roll the transfer and use him as part of a double to get Pulisic in.

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 1 month ago

      C unless it seems like he won't start

      1. PompeyUpNorth!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks everyone, appreciate that ..

      2. Alexis Nonsense
        6 years, 1 month ago

        He'll start unless injured I think, Mourinho must have seen how little they created when Alli was taken off (yes they were bad before that but Alli did at least create something)

    4. Vazza
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely C

      1. PompeyUpNorth!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 1 month ago

        100% stick for me then so I’m glad I asked as that was my thinking as well thanks.. I’d rather have a rolled transfer ideally

  17. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    From what i can tell, most teams have 4/5 attackers from the top 6. Meaning we need 2/3 enablers between the 5.5m - 7m range...

    Who are your enablers (and more importantly why) for the coming few weeks...just throwing at some options below

    - Wilson
    - Mitrovic
    - Adams
    - ASM
    - Foden?
    - DCL
    - Maddison
    - Barnes

    Given the shortage in decent mids, i am leaning towards having two cheap strikers...most likely Mitrovic (talisman, good fixtures), and DCL (expensive-ish but better team)

    1. Botman and Robben
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I have Wilson and Mitro. Thought they were the best 2 for 12.5m.

    2. Dr. Rog
      6 years, 1 month ago

      the cheap 6-7m striker (its a slot for me rather than a player)
      soucek
      2*4.5 defenders

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, Soucek and budget 4.5 defenders are the real enablers. Big hitters from top teams i'd like to leave put if possible, the 5.5 - 7.5 bracket is the one where I'd like to have flexibility with transfers depending on fixtures.

    3. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Mitro, Wilson and DCL would be my picks. If Foden was to start 80% of games he'd be a shoe in.

  18. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Playing around with WC

    4.5 4.0
    TAA Robbo Digne Ayling 4.0
    KDB Bruno Havertz Foden Podence
    Jimenez DCL 4.5

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      No Wolves defense. Start again.

      Look at their fixtures GW3-9. I'm looking to double up on it.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Marcal?

        1. Zimo
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Go saiss. Just almost scored another header

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            6 years, 1 month ago

            You are right. Cheers.

      2. Zimo
        6 years, 1 month ago

        City next

  19. ace3.1415
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jimi just made my ings decision a lot harder. Should I keep ings until gw3, switch to martial, or switch to jimi?

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Jimi not too likely to score against City, could do but I'd wait until gw3

  20. The Gobstopper
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Talk about a painful set of late switches in my DEF. Had this:

    Gabriel (15) - Castagne (14) - Saiss (7, so far) = 36

    Switched to this:

    Bellerin (5) - Davies (1) - Boly (2, so far) = 8

    Doh!

    1. Dr. Rog
      6 years, 1 month ago

      you probably had multiple configurations so this is inevitable no?

    2. Brosstan
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Find it hard to believe A was your actual penultimate back line

      1. The Gobstopper
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Believe it. I'm running a team full of "differential" players, all less than 5% ownership. I'm a huge Atalanta supporter, so wanted to go with Castagne but didn't know how he'd settle in so I went with Davies. Had Gabriel but got dissuaded by news that he might not start (and by the fact that he has only scored two goals before the one on Saturday). I moved from Saiss to Boly bases on security and his own scoring record. So, yeah, believe me or not, it happened.

  21. Fudgy
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pulisic punt went well....

    1. Dynamic Duos
      6 years, 1 month ago

      What ? Teams out?

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Huh?

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Lineups leaked?

    4. Botman and Robben
      6 years, 1 month ago

      ?

    5. Vazza
      6 years, 1 month ago

      You trolling us mate?

    6. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 1 month ago

      #attention seeking

    7. Vazza
      6 years, 1 month ago

      So you were trolling us. Haha

  22. Dynamic Duos
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Egan and Alli to Digne and Barnes -4?

    1. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Nope.

  23. Mirakuru FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Need to save cash, is Bamford worth the punt?
    Was thinking Mitrovic > Bamford.

    Plan was to hold onto Mitrovic for at least 3 game weeks, but we all know how things go.

    1. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford was hardly involved on Saturday - gifted a goal - will likely share time with Rodrigo. . .

      1. Mirakuru FC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I was thinking the same - being subbed of at 60min.

        Fixtures aren’t the best either, but thinking while Leeds’ legs are still fresh, they could cause some damage.

        Just expecting a price rise in the next 2 days - so was thinking of joining the wagon...

  24. Will J 256
    6 years, 1 month ago

    How does this in GW3 sound?
    Auba to KDB
    Werner to Martial

    1. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      6 years, 1 month ago

      let Werner play first

  25. Vazza
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Here are my thoughts over my Coady pick.

    Wolves have already signed Marcel and are looking to buy Telles, who plays at LWB. So in my mind, Saiss’ starting position is also at risk as Marcel can slot into that position should wolves buy another LWB.

    Saiss scored two goals and got two assists in 30 games last season. If we extrapolate his points returns over a 38 game week period, he would only score 12 more points than Coady.

    With this in mind and the fact that Saiss’ starting position is always going to be at risk, picking Coady just seemed sensible to avoid any unecessary transfers in the future.

    So in essence, Saiss could be the next Vinagre..

    Any thoughts/comments on the above are welcomed

    1. Andy_Social
      6 years, 1 month ago

      My thinking exactly. The club captain is boring but solid and nailed. I wanted him left in my squad for the duration as I focus on mid and fwd lines for transfers.

      1. Vazza
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly. I want to focus my transfers on the big hitters and not on some poxy defenders who could get an attacking return here and there..

    2. The Mighty Hippo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Or you could do what I did. Have Saiss for now until Wolves actually make another signing and if it then looks like he's then out of the team you can transfer him to Coady.

      1. Vazza
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Completely agree with you mate but Saiss does not produce Alonso type returns so it didn’t seem justifiable to buy someone who might get a total of 3 to 4 attacking returns during the entirety of the season.. Not sure whether I am trying to convince you or myself actually..

    3. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Think that was a sensible thought process, but until further transfers are made he's pretty safe. Nuno's comments led me to believe Vinagre was safe enough for first few weeks, but I stand corrected on that.

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Disagree. Saiss looks very nailed and big threat at set pieces. Marcal is backup for Jonny. Saiss already worth more than Coady with his goal today even if he's benched for a few games.

      1. Vazza
        6 years, 1 month ago

        There was no guarantee that Saiss was going to score today. Obviously in hindsight, he was a golden pick so congratulations to all those who had the courage to go for him..

  26. Dr. Rog
    6 years, 1 month ago

    any of you fine folk know the twitter page for the lineups?

    1. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Follow the club.

  27. @persecuted_by_mods
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Sheffield post!

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 1 month ago

      They had to improve second half tbh, only way was up

    2. Das Boot
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Is it a newspaper?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Nice

  28. BenDavies
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Norwood should be docked a week's wages for that free kick

  29. Coys96
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else own both Egan & Vinagre?

  30. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Vinagre better come on to stop everyone getting jammy bench points, I advised everyone against getting him!

    1. Lazaretti
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Don't worry he will