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Doherty fit to start as Vinagre replaces Jonny

Wolves take on Huddersfield Town in the second of two Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday afternoon, with kick-off at Molineux at 16:00 GMT.

The hosts will be carrying the hopes of a significant number of Fantasy managers today, with Rui Patricio (£4.6m), Ryan Bennett (£4.2m), Matt Doherty (£4.9m), Ruben Neves (£5.0m) and Raul Jimenez (£5.9m) all boasting an ownership of 10% or higher in FPL.

Not one of the Terriers’ starters features in more than 2.2% of Fantasy squads, meanwhile.

Doherty, as expected, has recovered from the facial injury that he sustained at the Emirates a fortnight ago and lines up at right wing-back.

On the opposite flank, the injured Jonny (£4.5m) is replaced by Ruben Vinagre (£4.3m) in what is Nuno Espirito Santo’s only change to his starting XI from Gameweek 12.

David Wagner is without the suspended Zanka (£4.4m) and the injured Chris Lowe (£4.4m), with those two absent defenders being replaced by Tommy Smith (£4.4m) and Erik Durm (£4.4m) respectively as the Town manager rolls out a 3-5-1-1 again.

Only Manchester City have allowed fewer big chances than Wolves this season, while the West Midlands club rank third for fewest shots in the box conceded.

The Terriers have scored fewer goals and created fewer big chances than the other 19 sides in the division.

Only five clubs – all of whom have played a game more – have registered more attempts on goal than Santo’s side in 2018/19.

Doherty has had more shots on target than any FPL defender this season, while only three forwards have registered more attempts on goal than Jimenez.

Huddersfield have shown signs of defensive improvement lately, though, and have conceded the same amount of big chances (nine) that Wolves have in their last six league matches.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Vinagre, Costa, Cavaleiro, Jimenez.

Huddersfield Town XI (3-5-1-1): Lossl, Schindler, Kongolo, Smith, Durm, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Hadergjonaj, Pritchard, Mounie.

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1,511 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Ole Ole Ole oleeeeee Moooy mooooooy.

    come on son GET IN!!!!

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Do you actually have Voldemort? Or just glad of the implications to wolve defence?

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        VOLDEMORT!!!! hahahahahahahaha

  2. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah and Martial to Mane and Sterling for - 4?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe on Friday.

    2. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I’ll be bringing in Sterling on Friday for sure.

  3. cravencottage
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Please choose one from each:
    A) Aguero
    B) Sterling

    1) Son
    2) Alli

    1. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Sterling, Alli.

  4. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Yes Mooooooy. Hero.

  5. palace ash
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Can't wait for next season to start.

    **Triple Wolves defence**

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty YC would be perfect now

  7. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hazard > Mooy done. Gotta beat those price rises.

    1. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No brainer

  8. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Only took Vinagre and Jiménez in for a hit this GW; now I'm thinking of taking them out for a hit.

    1. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bad game is all- keep Jimenez

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Vinagre has to go, I think. Can't rely on Wolves def.

  9. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    77 points all done I think

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Mighty score this week.

    2. McSauce
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      you got 49 points mate! Why lie when your team is linked??? HA

    3. J T
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      67 for me! Nice job

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Sack Nuno already. What a fraud.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, just a Portuguese Roy Keane.

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Indeed

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Jonny quite important for he defensive stability of wolves

  11. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    If someone has Mooy in their team, I'll probably finish the season with a better overall rank than them.

  12. Jamb0
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon Mooy, get a hattie

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nice pick!

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Goes to show that outside of the Top 6, the other teams are pretty average and competitive against each other

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep.

      United vs Palace a decent example of this.

  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    This Wolves performance sums up my gameweek.

  15. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty yellow card would be nice 🙂

  16. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    To think I wildcarded all those weeks ago to shift my double palace defence to double wolves..

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You should have stayed strong knowing Man U would be the "competition" this week

  17. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Inability to construct a basic wall for a free kick. SMH wolves deserve to loose

  18. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Gameweek that started off so well ruined by Alonso 1, Hazard 1, Bennett 1, Patricio 2, Wilson 2.

  19. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Imagine if Doherty pulls a Madison (+I don't mean Ivy)...

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      😉

  20. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Billings has looked class today

  21. Gonna mesut up
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    There has to be one team out there ranked the bottom million with Mooy captain. Love these seeing those jammy teams with ridiculous choices.

  22. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah to hazard...?
    It also means no cover from Liverpool attack

  23. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Between Atkinson’s refereeing of Hazard, Brooks and AWB bench points, and 18mm of Jimenez, feeling somewhat frustrated.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rightly so

  24. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jimenez and Schindler my two transfers in this round . Guess who's on the bench 🙁

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Why would you bring Shindler
      And why would you bring him in this gw

  25. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Lol @ my team

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty is lucky he has Cardiff next

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Cardiff have improved lately

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He gets that game then if Trippier is back he’s gone

  27. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Might hit my wildcard before GW15 at this rate.

  28. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    What's gone wrong with Wolves' defence today? They're a shambles

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No Jonny

  29. JJO
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Seeing Neves in his youtube video passingvthise great long balls
    VS
    Seeing him play whole game

  30. jaguar shark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mooy... any takers?