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Digne benched as Doherty returns to Wolves side

It has transpired that Fantasy Premier League managers were worried about the wrong full-back ahead of Gameweek 24.

Lucas Digne (£5.3m) has suffered a surprise benching for Everton, as Marco Silva makes a few tweaks from the side that was put out of the FA Cup by Championship side Millwall.

FPL stalwart Leighton Baines (£5.0m) comes back into the side for the first time since Gameweek 4.

Meanwhile, the full-back that everybody else had been worrying about Matt Doherty (£5.2m) has returned to the Wolves side, with Jonny (£4.3m) moving back across to the left of midfield.

After garnering much attention with a Gameweek 23 hat-trick, Diogo Jota (£6.0m) keeps his place in the Wolves front line.

The West Ham side that has come to Molineux sees returns for Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) and Robert Snodgrass (£5.1m).

Those who had gambled on Leroy Sané (£9.7m), Raheem Sterling (£11.3m) or Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) in the latest round of ‘Pep Roulette’ came up trumps as all three start for Manchester City at Newcastle.

Meanwhile, Fernandinho (£5.3m), Kevin de Bruyne (£9.7m) and David Silva (£8.5m) all get the nod in central midfield.

City’s rivals Manchester United have made a surprise change though with Romelu Lukaku (£10.7m) coming in for Anthony Martial (£7.3m), while Paul Pogba (£8.7m) and Marcus Rashford (£7.7m) hold onto their starting places.

Arsenal have gone with a front two once again with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.3m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) leading the line.

As expected, the Gunners line-up with Shkodran Mustafi (£5.4m) and Nacho Monreal (£5.4m) at centre-back as they continue to be hit by defensive injuries.

Victor Camarasa (£4.6m) is absent from the Cardiff City matchday squad as Oumar Niasse (£5.0m) is tasked with leading the Bluebirds’ attack.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Monreal, Kolasinac; Mohamed Elneny; Torreira, Guendouzi; Özil; Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Bennett; Gunnarsson; Paterson, Arter, Ralls, Reid; Niasse.

Fulham XI: Rico; Odoi, Le Marchand, Ream; Christie, Chambers, Seri, Bryan; Schürrle, Mitrovic, Babel.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; March, Murray, Locadia.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Hadergjonaj, Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo; Bacuna, Hogg; Kachunga, Puncheon, Diakhaby; Mounie.

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Baines; Davies, André Gomes; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Tosun.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Saïss; Doherty, Rúben Neves, Dendoncker, Jonny; João Moutinho; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Zabaleta, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku; Noble, Rice; Antonio, Snodgrass, Felipe Anderson; Arnautovic.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Lindelöf, Jones, Shaw; Andreas Pereira, Matic, Pogba; Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.

Burnley XI: De Gea; Young, Lindelöf, Jones, Shaw; Andreas Pereira, Matic, Pogba; Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Yedlin, Schär, Lascelles, Lejeune, Ritchie; Ayoze Pérez, Hayden, Longstaff, Atsu; Rondón.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Fernandinho, D Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling, Sane, Aguero.

2,552 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    The Wolves triple up looking good then...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, double wolves defence here and jiminez

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Shhh

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

      Have the triple in Sky plus Jimi 🙂

    4. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Have Patricio and Jimmy but benched Doherty for DIgne. Oops!

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Go Jimmyy

  3. SM001
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No joke: Was all set to sell Digne for Kolasinac until news of Everton's DGW. Digne -2, Kolasinac 9 with baps on the way.

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That would’ve been a terrible joke

  4. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jota A

  5. acko
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Digne -2 in lineup Doherty 6 on bench so unlucky 🙁

    1. Mattias
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Benched Doherty at home?? would call that stupid not unlucky

    2. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I did the same as I have Patricio

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Same here

  6. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jiminez booked 🙁

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Indecent exposure.

      I did the same so can’t be mad

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

    2. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Muppet taking shirt off again!?

  7. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A Sane and FAnderson goal/assist could really help this week....

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

    Auba assist makes up for Mitro coming good one week too late!

  9. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Instagram had better match Jimmy and Mitro tomorrow..

    1. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ings..

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ingstagram 🙂

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I assumed you meant Mendy

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      😆

  10. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Someone slap Rashford and Pogba into gear

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta give it up to Burnley, who is defending well.

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hard!!!

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane rested ahead of starting both DGW games.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      🙁 and 🙂

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Interesting than Sterling has moved over to Sane position, rather than being replaced himself directly

  12. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Phew, i left Sane on the bench by accident this week, thank god for that.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      How the flying pheck did you do that?

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That's a fireable offense.

  13. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane off 🙁

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    West Ham hopeless?

  15. Babit1967
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Damn Digne on big Ronny boy on the bench

  16. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hate Jimenez... never owned him, season killer.

  17. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    That Jota assist helps stem the bleeding.

    Need a Rashford brace badly though hahaha

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    F*** Man Utd. Losing to Burnley at home. What is this?

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It's called the 'Tom Heaton' effect.

    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ole started Lukaku and Pereria

  19. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Getting sick of Sane’s early subs

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'll take two of them next gw.

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Best City asset looking Ike Aguero

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      this. likely to start both dgw hopefully though

  20. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I was considering Jimenez or Mitro or Ings

    Guess who I went for and guess how many points will Ings score tomorrow..?

    😀

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That was just a bad decision...

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Jimmy fail 🙁

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

  22. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Just need one goal from Auba to save my GW 🙁

  23. puhd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Silly question... how many matches will Digne miss after that red card?

    1. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      three

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      1

  24. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Digne CS looks good 🙂

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      oops, please delete. Literally only just got back and checked the scores, didn't see he was red carded 🙁

  25. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Triple-Wolves-tastic 😀

  26. Hooky
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I knew Jiminez-Mitrovic-Murray was the way to go

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Magic if true!

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, did you captain Mitro though?

      1. Hooky
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        TC

  27. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane only city player I own.

    Captain choice next week is interesting.

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    First time I've ever owned Jimmy. Kamara --> Jimmy working out very well

  29. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Need nothing more from the NEWMCI game, but a Pogba winner with no assist from MUNBUR

  30. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Digne with Rondon first on my bench
    No Wolves
    Sterling captain
    Triple MUN
    And I stayed up until 5.30am to get this news 🙁
    ROUGH!