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Pope returns for Burnley after two-game absence

Having been sidelined for the past two gameweeks with a shoulder injury, Nick Pope (£5.5m) takes up his rightful position between the Burnley posts in Blank Gameweek 33.

Matej Vydra (£4.8m) is also back in the Clarets XI, having been sacrificed for the trip to Manchester United last weekend as Sean Dyche opted for an extra body in midfield.

The budget forward does have extra competition for that spot partnering Chris Wood (£6.3m), however, with Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) fit enough to take a place on the bench alongside Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m).

Josh Brownhill (£4.9m), who played in a more advanced role against Man Utd, moves to right midfield as Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.4m) drops to the bench.

For Wolves, Ruben Neves (£5.1m) makes a slightly surprising return to action after Nuno revealed that the midfielder was still isolating on Friday.

Neves replaces his compatriot Joao Moutinho (£5.1m), who is absent from the Wolves squad.

“Ruben [Neves] was in isolation, he tested on Friday and had the clearance on the afternoon. Unfortunately, Joao [Moutinho] had a small injury and he cannot be in the game.” – Nuno Espirito Santo

Conor Coady (£5.0m) plays alongside Romain Saiss (£5.0m) and Willy Boly (£5.4m) in a familiar back-three system for Wolves.

Tipped in FFScout’s weekly ‘Spot the Differential’ article ahead of Blank Gameweek 33, Daniel Podence (£5.3m) will operate as part of Nuno’s front three alongside Willian José (£6.8m) and Adama Traoré (£6.1m).

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Boly; Ait-Nouri, Dendoncker, Neves, Semedo; Podence, Willian Jose, A Traore.

Burnley XI: Pope; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Brownhill; Wood, Vydra.

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  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Off topic, but 37 runs hit in the final over by Jadeja

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      How many no balls in that over?

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        6, 6, 6nb, 6, 2, 6, 4

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Great hitting by Jadeja. Will make it a great second innings with the way RCB are batting this season!

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Hoping for a great chase here

    3. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      OMG

  2. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Greenwood as striker, nice.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yes!

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      All those Greenwood in Jota out pondering people (hi there, that’s me) ... hiding behind sofa ...

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Hoping he’s benched LOL

    3. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Livescore?

    4. Lucky Russian
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      And Dallas! Also potentially nice.

  3. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Could really do with Bruno and Shaw utterly obliterating Leeds today (sorry Leeds fans) ....

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      How dare you.

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Scared Greenwood non owner

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Very scared. My direct opponent got him in. Bound to haul.

  5. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Greenwood benched.

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Took a hit for him

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      For Leeds..

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Yes!

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Hmm not really?

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Check Leeds bench.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Course

      2. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        It's Leeds GW that's benched.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Yeah so many Greenwoods these days

    4. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      I do not believe that to be the case mr driver.

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Hahahaha ... nicely done.

  6. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Just seen the score. Guess who has Woods 2nd on the bench? 🙁

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      essan

  7. Superflymonk
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    AHAHAHA! Just logged in. Do my eyes deceive me or do I see a Chris Wood hattrick? Juuuhuuuu!! My best ever wildcard signing!

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Well played!

      1. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Thank you!

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Juhuuuuu. Well done

      1. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        yush!

    3. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      I chickened out. it was supposed to be him on the WC

      1. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        totally understand, against a tight wolves defence few managers would've opted to go for him but his fixture are good after

  8. b91jh
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    And Leicester once had all of Lingard, Kane, Vardy and Wood in 2012-13 in the championship. Crazy.

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      They have great scouts. Every signing turned out great.

      Even recently, Maddison, Soyuncu, Fofana, Tielemans.

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Ndidi, Barnes, Pereira too

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Wouldn’t say “every” signing

        Plenty of flops in there. Slimani, Kramaric and musa to name a few

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      And the top scorer was David Nudgent.

  9. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Cavani benched

  10. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    No pogba def helps Bruno

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      True

    2. Neo-Viper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Went Greenwood over him only for the fact that Pogba starts. I am worried now

  11. Lucky Russian
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Nothing like a good bit of Wood when you wake up. Not many differentials' out there - congrats to those who took the plunge. Huge rank move.

  12. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Shaw, Greenwood, Bamford and Struijk. What do I want here?

  13. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Vydra G

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Think he's off

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Phew!

  14. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    0-4

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Vydra 4!

  16. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Bbc sport appear to have forgotten fernandes?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      This

  17. balint84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    A) getting Burnley def for Dunk or Andersen
    B) not worth a hit

  18. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Offside

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Greenwood hatrick incoming

  20. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Offside

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Well, Coady backfired!!!

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yeah. I just woke up, here in Toronto.... looks like I picked the wrong week to take on a Wolves defender!

    2. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Sitting on Saiss here... incredible stuff. Be lucky to come away with a point at this rate.
      In other news is Chris Woods the new bandwagon?

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    No Pogba today. Bruno will inevitably explode

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Cheers Vydra.

    Please score now Coady....

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      offside

    2. DickFranDyke
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      lol. Love it!

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Sorry, are you obsessed with me or something? Scary that all your comments are replying to me. Creep.

        1. DickFranDyke
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Just love listening to you moan and complain all the time. X

  24. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Ah jeez ... Vydra waving his points at me from bench for the 2nd time in 3 games .... Jota, I trusted you!!!!

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Oh ffs....

  26. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Pogba bench = double digit Fernandes haul.

    I'm expecting early Leeds goal then a high scoring match 4-2 united, Fernandes 2 goals 2 assists.

    Patience due to be rewarded.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Maybe even 20+ pts. One of my rivals has him captain

  27. GE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Vydra unlucky today 🙁

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      He didn't get Wood

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

      2. GE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Haha 🙂

  28. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    I got 98 points last week, this week I might struggle to get 10.

    Are the good weeks really worth going through the bad ones?

  29. Elfozzie 42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Anyone else have this down as a dull 0-0?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      No I sold Coady this week.

      1. Elfozzie 42
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Who for?

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yup

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yup. Hence starting that muppet Coady.

  30. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Imagine owning Wolves defence

    1. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Sadly I don't have to! 😉
      To be fair 14 points in the last 2 weeks and an 'easy' home fixture...ahem.

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Pretty content with back-to-back CS’s & then a Wood hattie today 🙂

    3. DickFranDyke
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yeah, imagine 🙂