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Wolves persist with back-four as Lookman misses Gameweek 31

9 April 2021 292 comments
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Wolves line-up in a back-four for the second time in four days as they travel to Fulham in Gameweek 31.

In this setup, Nuno Espirito Santo has struggled to reach the same level of defensive stability achieved by several years playing a three-man defence, best shown by conceding three first-half goals against West Ham on Monday.

Despite those ongoing issues, it’s a 4-2-3-1 formation tonight with no changes from the side that lost against the Hammers.

Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m) and Nélson Semedo (£5.2m) are the full-backs either side of Romain Saïss (£4.9m) and Conor Coady (£4.8m) as Willy Boly (£5.4m) is unable to train until Tuesday because of his self-isolation from a positive coronavirus (COVID-19) test.

João Moutinho (£5.2m) is fit enough only for the bench so Leander Dendoncker (£4.6m) and Ruben Neves (£5.1m) hold down central midfield.

Daniel Podence (£5.3m) earns a second successive start since returning from injury, deployed as a number 10 and flanked by Pedro Neto (£5.7m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m).

Willian José (£6.8m) earns his third successive start although still awaits his first-ever Premier League goal for Wolves.

Meanwhile, Fulham are in 3-4-2-1 shape for Gameweek 31, Terence Kongolo (£4.3m) coming in for Tosin Adarabioyo (£4.5m) to make his first league start for the club.

The former Huddersfield Town man sits in a back-three containing Joachim Andersen (£4.5m) and Ola Aina (£4.5m) while Antonee Robinson (£4.4m) and Kenny Tete (£4.3m) fulfil wing-back roles either side of Mario Lemina (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m).

Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) did not pass his late fitness test in time, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) chosen as the supporting midfielders for Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.5m).

Gameweek 31 Line-ups

Fulham XI: Areola; Kongolo, Andersen, Aina; A Robinson, Lemina, Reed, Tete; Loftus-Cheek, De Cordova-Reid; Mitrovic.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patrício; Aït-Nouri, Saïss, Coady, Semedo; Neves, Dendoncker; Neto, Podence, A Traoré; Willian J.

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  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Saiss on and off free kicks.

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  2. BENOIT
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Best combo for an 8 man draft league?

    A) Havertz & Cavani
    B) Greenwood & Werner

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      A

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  3. Esalman
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    On 12 points (Areola, Aina). Surely Fulham can't keep it up lol...

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    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      One down...

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    2. DaveZubie
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Nope they can't

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  4. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Save points not looking likely for Alphonse tonight. Hopefully outscores Martinez on bench, though

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  5. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    *moves GW32 captain to Rob Holding*

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    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      *Autosub activated for Rob Holding*

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  6. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Wish garden centres were open atm

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    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Well, I just have one question: What kind of garden centre is filled with rambunctious yahoos and hot jazz music at 1:00 A.M.?

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      1. Skonto Rigga
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Alright, but you people remember: Alonsos and Sterlings may seem like a cute idea for a Wildcard, but they get rotated

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      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        The best damn garden centre in town

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  7. N00B
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    How was Neto till now where is my hattrick?

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  8. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Hold Wolves hold

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

      Nearly conceded.

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  9. Hazz
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    4 years, 10 months ago

    I haven't watched a lot of Fulham this season. I can see why they struggle to score. The players just don't know what to do with the ball when they get it in the final third.

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    1. FPL_Motty
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah I don't think wolves were that great defensively, a better team would score, Fulham had no conviction in the final 3rd.

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  10. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    2 moments of Championship quality from Fulham

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

      They are just starting pre-season early.

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      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        It's so weird - I remember watching them against Liverpool a few weeks back thinking wow, these lot can play, lots of energy.

        Such a tepid performance in comparison today.

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        1. DaveZubie
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          The same v Man United, they were very unlucky not to get something out of that.

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          1. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 10 months ago

            Time is running out for them. I reckon they need something like 10pts from the last 18 available to stay up.

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  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Perfect game for owners

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    1. moment
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Other than the Neto ones, yes

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  12. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Why on earth did i bench Coady, thinking Fulham would score.
    What's wrong with me!

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    1. THFC4LIFE
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      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I benched Semedo and played Mitrovic lol

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    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Depends who you played, I benched him too and still OK with the decision

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    3. FPL_Motty
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Why would you own him and bench him in this game?

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  13. moment
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coady out of the BAPs

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

      He hasn't been in them for quite a while.

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  14. Hazz
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Patricio save point.

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  15. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Wow Traore GOAL

    What a shot!

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    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      WOW

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Horrible from Areola.

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        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Lack of concentration and poor positioning

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    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Thunderbolt of a shot

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  16. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Lovely break away goal and finish for Wolves

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  17. The Suspended One
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    FML

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    1. The Suspended One
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      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Fpl is back!

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  18. moment
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Points for noone

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    1. TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Gives Coady a bap

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  19. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    You just knew it would happen

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  20. GROBARI
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Is this 0.00001 cm offside? VAR?

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  21. The Suspended One
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Areola shriveled

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  22. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Feel bad for Fulham they’ve been so unlucky this year

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I would argue they've been too poor in front of goal. They've had chances.

      They shouldn't have even been drawing. BS offside for Wolves earlier in the game.

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  23. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    EVERY
    BLOODY
    GAME

    !!!!!!

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  24. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    WOOHOOOO
    Areola CS gone and Coady CS stays intact
    Perfect start to the GW

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    1. Steve The Spud
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Not really, he scored 6

      A coady goal, assist and CS would have been a perfect start to the gw

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      1. Isco Disco
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Dude it's Coady not TAA or prime Alonso.
        Happy with my 7 pts

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        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          You mean 6pts. But yes, happy with the bench points 🙂

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  25. Hazz
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    4 years, 10 months ago

    Fulham had chances today. Their finishing was absolutely pathetic.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Parker needs to stop messing about with team and formation

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    2. Nomar
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      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, they needed to put more men in the box earlier on.

      But you could almost see a sucker punch coming the longer it stayed at nil-nil. Seems to always happen to teams down the bottom.

      This might be the final cut that mortally wounds them now. Not the loss in itself, but to get beat in injury time like that will be tough to bounce back from mentally.

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    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Mitrovic is not the answer. Some of his goals for Serbia recently were outstanding, he doesn't play anywhere near that level for Fulham. Goodness knows what's the matter with him, can't tell me Serbia's team is that much stronger than Fulham.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        True sometimes. However, he was trying stuff today but his teammates just were not clocked onto his wavelength in terms of what to go, which spaces to take up etc.

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        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah I agree, but I think he could do more to bring others into play. Don't think his hold up play was up to scratch today - granted those supposedly running off him didn't have a clue either so he probably thought "what's the point" lol.

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  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    I actually wanted him to shoot so Areola could get the easy save and extra point, and potential baps

    Just my luck!!

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  27. GROBARI
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    So happy for Wolves! Wolves 1-0 VAR

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  28. TheDragon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    What’s the chances of a Dias benching tomorrow do we think?

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    1. FPL_Motty
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      75%+. According to city fans predictions most had him benched.

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  29. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Can't f'in believe it - that's classic FPL 😡

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Classic 2020/1 FPL

      Every time I watch the end of a game to cheer my defender/GK they concede Grrrrrr

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

        Flashback to DGW19 when they lost cs at last minute

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  30. HaveYassineChikhaoui
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Fulham cleanie gone, Coady cleanie in the bag. Me likey.

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    1. HaveYassineChikhaoui
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Nvm ML rival had Aina who came off before the goal LOL

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