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Saïss at wing-back again as £4.0m defender gets another start in Wolves’ defence

19 October 2020 1780 comments
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Wolves’ most popular Fantasy Premier League defender Romain Saïss (£5.2m) has been handed another outing at left wing-back.

Following the departure of Ruben Vinagre (£4.3m) and an injury to Marçal (£4.9m), the Moroccan filled in there for the 1-0 win over Fulham in Gameweek 4.

Despite Marçal making the bench on Monday night, Saïss has held off the competition a little while longer to play a more advanced role than usual.

That also means a second successive start in the back-three for £4.0m defender Max Kilman (£4.0m).

He is joined there by key men Conor Coady (£5.0m) and Willy Boly (£5.5m), while Nelson Semedo (£5.5m) starts as the right-back again.

Meanwhile, it is unchanged front-three for Nuno Espirito Santo as Raúl Jiménez (£8.5m) sits in the middle of Pedro Neto (£5.5m) and Daniel Podence (£5.6m), which means a place on the bench for Adama Traoré (£6.4m).

Neto has offered the best value of any Wolves midfield player so far this season, although he is still owned by fewer managers than the benched Ruben Neves (£5.4m), Joao Moutinho (£5.4m), Podence and Traoré.

Marcelo Bielsa keeps faith with his favoured 4-1-4-1 formation, offering a second start of the season to Rodrigo (£5.8m) after his dramatic equaliser against Manchester City.

With veteran Pablo Hernández (£5.8m) on the bench, the Spaniard is deployed in midfield alongside Mateusz Klich (£5.6m) while Patrick Bamford (£5.8m) leads the line once again.

Coming into Gameweek 5, only Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m) and Harry Kane (£10.7m) have more owners than Bamford among forwards. And of those in his position priced at £6.0m or less, none have managed as many shots on target as the Leeds man.

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; K Phillips; Harrison, Rodrigo, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Kilman, Coady, Boly; Saïss, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, Jiménez, Podence.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 5

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Let's get VAR in to get more decisions right, they said...

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 10 days ago

      The duality

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    2. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      VAR can't get involved outside the 18 yard box

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  2. No Professionals
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Fpl biases aside, that is never a red card

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Of man

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    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      This^

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  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Why Wolves don’t start Traore is beyond me

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Or Neves for that matter!

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    2. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Because he's better as a sub.

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Just kill the game early on, he’s so quick and strong it don’t matter if it’s vs fresh or tired legs

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    3. ivantys
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Nuno's the biggest fpl troll.

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    4. Brosstan
      6 years, 10 days ago

      He's a donkey, useless against non tired legs

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    5. Forever In Our Shadow
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      6 years, 10 days ago

      His impact on tired legs is why.

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  4. Pauntley
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Looking to replace James (Chelsea) and Podence (own Jimenez)... which combo is best?
    A) Lamptey and McGinn
    B) Walker Peters and Barkley

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    1. Babelcopter
      6 years, 10 days ago

      A

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    2. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      B

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    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Not sure about Lamptey anymore. He isn’t doing the same as he did in the first couple of games. What about Soucek and Mings?

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      1. Tinkermania
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Who is doing the same every week though?

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  5. Londongeezaa
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Neves should have shot when he was 30 yards out. That’s his only range 🙂

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  6. diesel001
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Ref has Jimenez in his FPL team. Didn't give him a RC and then lets him get away with a foul.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 10 days ago

      It was not a red card. Or any card.

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  7. Jdpz
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Will Podence start next match??

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    1. Babelcopter
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Yes

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    2. thegaffer82
      6 years, 10 days ago

      After Neto stinking the place out tonight, I certainly hope so.

      I’m holding for another week & then probably bring in Barkley.

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  8. CaptMidnight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 10 days ago

    VAR a disgrace again. How was that not violent conduct?

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    1. Patson Dabaka
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Non jimenez owner ☝️

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    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      As an owner, happy it wasn't. As a human, it definitely was.

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      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 10 days ago

        He certainly kicked out. Didn't make contact, but still.

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    3. Brosstan
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Because anyone with a brain understands it wasn't violent

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    4. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Pilates stretch into thin air is not violent conduct.

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  9. Feloh
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Jimmy non-owners are salty feckers.

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    1. Pedram
      6 years, 10 days ago

      ban

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  10. Pedram
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Kilman likely to keep his place?

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  11. Coys96
    6 years, 10 days ago

    I hate Lampard. Blocking Saiss 7 pointer with James pointless cameo

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Same. Probably should have started him, but didn't think Wolves would get a clean sheet. Annoying.

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      1. Tomerick
        6 years, 10 days ago

        I didn’t play Saiss for the clean sheet. Was hoping for attacking returns. Nearly paid off but will take the cleanie.

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      2. Coys96
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Exactly the same here

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    2. George Sillett
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Did Lampard pick James for you ?

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        6 years, 10 days ago

        It was a rather pointless cameo tbf

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      2. Coys96
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Wow don't take this so seriously

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    3. Dont give a fuchs
      6 years, 10 days ago

      If James would have played full 90, he would still have got one point

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      1. Coys96
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Not necessarily

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    4. Brosstan
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Deserves

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    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Same. So annoying. Oh well. I get Semedo's CS at least.

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  12. DycheDycheBaby
    6 years, 10 days ago

    No red card because the player did not roll around or make anything of it. Jimi is a lucky boy

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    1. Feloh
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Jimmy non-owners are salty AF. Nothing in that.

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      1. DycheDycheBaby
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Nah he kicked him in the privates. Come on

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    2. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Surely he would have had to have made SOME contact for that to occur. Only Lamela does it without.

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  13. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Neves greedy

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  14. Hulk Smash
    6 years, 10 days ago

    With Kane and Son this week's hot property, who will be the next 'must have' picks?

    I think it will be Bruno.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 10 days ago

      United looked awful for 80 minutes against a Newcastle team that didn't even try.

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      1. Hulk Smash
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Yet he can't stop scoring points. In FPL you pick individual players, not teams.

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  15. E25
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Mitro + Reed out for DCL + Barkley (-4)

    Yay or Nay?

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    1. La Roja
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Yeah

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    2. Hulk Smash
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Yes

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  16. Don Kloppeone
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Score Leeeddddsss

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    1. Coys96
      6 years, 10 days ago

      THIS

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  17. Free Hat
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Cant believe im saying this, but Traore looks slow...

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    1. diesel001
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Too much time sitting on the bench

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    2. The Mandalorian
      6 years, 10 days ago

      He's running underwater

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    3. Brosstan
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Too much roids

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  18. M00N
    6 years, 10 days ago

    If the Leeds player had rolled about on the floor like he'd been shot I think Jimi would have been sent off.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      6 years, 10 days ago

      He didn't touch him, so it would have been hard . . he wasn't even aware of Jimi's pilates stretch.

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  19. Bobby Digital
    6 years, 10 days ago

    A. Mings
    B. Saiss

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  20. Babelcopter
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Saiss owners deserve something! We have been so unlucky!

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      ...

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    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      CS?

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    3. Hulk Smash
      6 years, 10 days ago

      You're getting a clean sheet which is 1 in 500 these days

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    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      a CS and potential Bap not good enough?

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    5. E25
      6 years, 10 days ago

      You have a CS...

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    6. George Sillett
      6 years, 10 days ago

      We have 7 points.

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  21. Gudjohnsen
    6 years, 10 days ago

    VAR is useless

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  22. Big_Bear
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Anyone else feel like they've been lucky this season. Normally I'm the other way round. But my team isn't very good and I'm not 'pulling up trees' but in top 300k and looking at my squad I think there's been as many bad choices as good ones - https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/3013283/history

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Complete opposite. Mostly good picks. Just dodged most of the big points for weeks in a row.

      Finally got Kane & Son right this week. Defence still atrocious.

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      1. Big_Bear
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Thats how I normally am. Obviously I should be grateful I'm lucky but its the opposite to my usual start.
        I've used my FT on the dullest transfer of Davies to Chilwell. Just become a bit muh at this game.

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    2. Hect.OR 98th
      6 years, 10 days ago

      I've been unlucky. Made choices that on paper looked good, my team looks solid every week but have been languishing at 4.9m OR. Got 64 this week though, which will help a bit.

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    3. thegaffer82
      6 years, 10 days ago

      My experiences with Son this season have been the opposite of lucky 🙁

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      1. Big_Bear
        6 years, 10 days ago

        I just sheeped and got him after his haul. I dont really deserve the praise of his points this week. Kane has been a good pick but my defence started as B.Davies, Shaw and I had Jiminez as my captain for 2 points last week.

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  23. _Ninja_
    6 years, 10 days ago

    FT 0-1

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  24. diesel001
    6 years, 10 days ago

    0-1 FT

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  25. Zimo
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Yus! Nice end to week. Saiss and Jimmy! Could have been so much more Saiss. Still noice

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  26. Nomar
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Leeds never looked like scoring tonight. Lots of possession but Wolves looked comfortable and assured defensively.

    Leeds will have problems breaking down Villa too.

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Leeds can look amazing in spells but just can’t keep the pace up and run out of steam. Plus relying on bamford for goals isn’t going to end well

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  27. McSauce
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Jimmy possibly move to 3 baps for winning goal? Or locked at 2?

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    1. Tinkermania
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Looks like Killman has a good lead.

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  28. THE Wild Rover
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Not many would be predicting a Wolves cs after 15 minutes!

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    1. Nomar
      6 years, 10 days ago

      See above.

      For all their possession they never truly troubled Patrício.

      Kilman was brilliant tonight. If he was nailed on he’d be gold dust.

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  29. Meinhoff
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Saiss + Jimmy thanks boys

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  30. Duke Silver ☑
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Classic Wolves performance.

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