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Jota returns for Wolves as Newcastle visit Molineux

Wolves attacker Diogo Jota (£6.0m) is back in the side named to face Newcastle in the conclusion to Gameweek 26.

The Portuguese was taken off with a knock in the recent 3-1 win at Everton and missed out on FA Cup action as a precaution.

Jota comes back into the team selected by Nuno Espirito Santo tonight, operating at centre-forward next to the in-form Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m).

The Mexican has averaged 8.7 points per game in his last three outings and is the most captained player for Monday night’s game.

61,000+ Fantasy managers have handed Jiménez the armband.

Elsewhere, it’s as expected for Wolves with the usual back-three of Willy Boly (£4.6m), Conor Coady (£4.5m) and Ryan Bennett (£4.1m) flanked by Jonny (£4.3m) and Matt Doherty (£5.4m).

Joao Moutinho (£5.3m) sits in central midfield with five assists in his last three matches and his involvement in set pieces could prove fruitful tonight.

No team has conceded more chances from dead ball situations in the last four Gameweeks than Newcastle.

The Magpies look to be lining up in 4-4-2 formation tonight, which would make a change from the 5-4-1 used by Rafa Benitez recently.

Salomón Rondón (£5.7m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.1m) lead the line hoping to improve on a recent tally of two goals in four away matches for Newcastle.

Their options will prove differentials tonight with no Magpies player owned by more than 4%.

New signing Miguel Almirón (£6.0m) starts on the bench.

Wolves XI (3-5-2): Patrício; Boly, Cody, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; Jota, Jiménez.

Newcastle United XI (4-4-2): Dubravka; Lejeune, Lascelles, Schär, Yedlin; Atsu, Longstaff, Hayden, Ritchie; Pérez, Rondón.

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  1. built_this_city
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Would loves 10 points from Jiménez and doh combined

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

    This dendonker kid has looked good so far getting into very attacking positions along side jimi could be a gem at 4.3

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

    Dangerous Jimmy!

  4. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Man, that Jimenez gets around the pitch.

  5. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    One way traffic

  6. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    anyone fancy Newcastle defenders for next few, including BGW31?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If they're to blank in 33 too, I'll consider.

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very tempted by lacelles

  7. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yedlin needs to call the police at half time. He’s had his pockets picked once too often.

  8. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Newcastle are awful

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And that’s being kind to them.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yet their record signing is on the bench

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If he started a match after not playing since October, it would say a lot more about their players.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hasn't played in months.

  9. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not owning Jimi is a bit scary

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Owning him and watching him miss so many chances is worse.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good point, I feel better already

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You'll be fine.

  10. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I need doherty to score and newcastle to score.

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sounds like an Doh og would be perfect for you

      1. Rostah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Doh OG and a yellow is my dream for tonight!

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ban

          1. Rostah
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            😆

  11. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yedlin is a terrible defender

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He’s not even Newcastle’s worst

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        he is, but he's not bad on the counter

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      To be fair , he’s a pretty good player for an American (no offence to anyone)

    3. built_this_city
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Should never have got rid of james perch

  12. Sif
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Captain choice this week is tricky. Teams missing and ManU playing Liverpool.
    Half temped by a Fanderson punt at home to Fulham...

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hard to look past Auba.

    2. the grinder
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anderson or PP for me

    3. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed, I'm also struggling, have Robbo, Salah, Pogba and Rashford plus Aguero and Dilva with 2 FT. Hoping for a 2:2 or something with Pogba and Salah scoring and Robbo providing assist, lol

    4. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Son?

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That's how I have right now. But looking at getting Auba in, so he'd probably get the armband.

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

      Auba home to Southampton locked in

      1. Sif
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        If I owned him yes. But for me would mean a -4 to lose Firminho, seems a waste of points in a blank game week.
        9 points v Fulham at home, very achievable by other players.

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

      Anderson or Auba.

  13. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Each is a -4:
    1) Kamara, Hazard > Aubameyang, Moutinho
    2) Kam, Siggy > Rondon, Fanderson
    3) Kam, Luiz > Rondon, Kola
    4) Haz, Luiz > Mane, Pereira
    5) Other?

    Current team: Fab, Button // Luiz, Robbo, Doh, AWB, Bednarek
    Salah, Pogba, Hazard, Son, Siggy // Rash, Jim, Kamara

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      none of them are that appealing, well maybe 4 if you have to.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I'm open to suggestions

    2. wolvesmad
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      4. With no Pool blanks and Pereira's plum fixtures it's a no brainer

  14. TLF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Playing Ryan over Patricio will be a costly mistake this week if Wolves keep a CS.

    1. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd love to ditch Ryan but I have bigger fish to fry

  15. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So many managers I see sacrifice 7-8 weeks for just a bgw or dgw when there are so much rotations and no guaranteed points to count on.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who’s done what ?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jacky boy has taken drugs

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Nice. I like drugs

    2. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do you have an example? I think I'm set up well and don't feel like I've made any sacrifices.

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ignoring city players for a bgw from weeks ago. I've seen lot doing this

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          No you haven’t

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Have I said I did that myself?

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              God you are stupid

              1. La Roja
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Unnecessary

              2. Emiliano Sala
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Oh Sorry 😀

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

          How did Sané, Dilva, Bilva, KDB get on?

        3. Snevitz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I'm not convinced many serious players have done this.

    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm reading that as your own personal experience? haha

    4. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Are there ever guaranteed points?

      It's all about risk and reward. No point in getting 11 players out in bgw if they are all pants.

    5. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😀

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

      What do you mean? Please elaborate

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He’s full of crap

    7. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Guilty here. :).

    8. +
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Assiduously planning for the blanks so I can field an XI full of Isaac Haydens >>>

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        yeah thats what he was getting at, makes sense,

      2. +
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This wasn't ironic.

    9. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Oh god gives me flashbacks of bringing in Walcott last season early for the BGW only to see him blank every game...

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly I mean such things

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This!

    10. thischarmingman
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hyperbole, but yeah, I feel I've been too focused on that stuff sometimes. Easy to get caught up, esp. if you follow @bencrellin 😀

  16. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Which player on pitch is on loan from Chelsea?

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Atsu?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bless you

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Never gets old 😛

      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bless you mate

      3. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bless you

        Do you know which player on the pitch is on loan from Chelsea?

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😀

    2. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      haha

  17. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    rondon nooooooo

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ban

      1. built_this_city
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Grow up

        1. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          People not watching the game hoping for Wolves CS this looks ambiguously bad.

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ritchie is such a tool

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Time to sell Jimmy!

    1. Sif
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ...is GW29.
      Finished it for you.

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Never

  20. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff is strong & stable

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jafooli likes this post

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rises to the occasion.

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      strong and *able

    4. Sif
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I can't see his name without thinking of a knock off Robin Hood film.
      [Meets Wolves defender at river crossing]
      "Then I shall call you... Little Jonny!"

  21. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Half way to 0-0

    The tension rises

    Long staff if it happens

  22. joeydelucchi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any auba, rashford, Taa, Kolasinac, Sané owners watching 3 of their wolves plays looking so threatening towards this Newcastle goal and thinking to themselves maybe they have used up all their luck and when will their luck change?!!

  23. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Newcastle free-flowing attacking football as per normal?

  24. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mr and Mrs Longstaff must have been tempted to name him Ivor.

  25. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best replacement for Hazard, Already missed out on 0.1 drop so guess I should fine a replacement.

    Thoughts on Felipe?

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

      Plenty of better options, depends on budget and blanks.

      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Well 0.3 in bank so max 11.1 to spend. But I also want to plan for the blanks. All chips left.

      2. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Who would you pick?

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Son.

      1. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Have Salah, Son, Pogba, Jota

        1. AuFeld
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Mane, Eriksen, or KdB. Might be best to hold onto your FT to upgrade to Sterling for the next game week.

          1. Vlad Tepes
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Also have that thought but Hazard will drop again.

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

    LMS safety score up to 51.

  27. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Whos the best defensive option to replace Digne?
    5.6 or less
    Have Doherty Robbo Bednarek AWB

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      TAA or Leicester

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Already have Robertson
        Who from Leicester?

        1. Snevitz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Nothing wrong with a double up. Pereira seems to be the top Leicester choice but Maguire and Chilwell look good as well

          1. sandman58
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Kolasinac is the other option...whats ur opinion of him?

            1. Snevitz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Really good option but i'd prefer someone definitely not blanking. Also fixtures in 29 and 30 aren't great.

            2. AuFeld
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Great attacking threat, but hates clean sheets.

              TAA, Pereira, PVA, Maguire, Chilwell, or Duffy (if you can brave the bgw).

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Pereira this week

  28. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I don’t remember much talk about Doherty or Jimenez pre season. Anyone have either / both for GW1?

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Had Patricio, Jota and Jiminez Gw1

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I had Peltier. Go me.

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Same! And Bednarek!

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Robbo, tomkins and mendy gave me 32 pts though. And AWB 12 on bench.

            Those were the days.

        2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Patricio, Hamer
          Bed, Pelt, AWB, Robbo, mendy
          Salah, Jota, Bilva, Eriksen, Stephens
          Kun, Jimi, Firmino

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It was all about Jota and Douglas

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yep just shows how little we really know. Just a bunch of point chasers really!

  29. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne - > Kola, pull the trigger?

    1. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is Pereira a better option?
      I have the same dilemma
      5.6 or less

  30. Davekitson
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hypothetically, if I make 3 transfers for a -4 and then use my free hit chip, at the start of the next GW will my team be what it was in the gameweek prior to free hit usage or will my squad include the 3 players I brought in for a -4 still?

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

      Ummm, no.
      May as well take a -16, free hit and no points lost?

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        prior

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

        Previous GW team.

        1. Davekitson
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Apologies my wording was fairly awful. So I brought in Bennett, Sonny and Yedlin for a -4, if I am now to use the free hit when the coming GW is over the 3 of them won't have been brought in?

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

            Of course not. GW26 team comes back for GW28.

            1. Davekitson
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              and any idea whether I'll incur the -4? Also would you advise I save the free hit or go for it? Luiz, Rich and Stones out for Yedlin, Sonny and Bennett maybe only short-term sensible

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

                Save it, 1st update in GW27 after games so Friday.

                1. Davekitson
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Would I still take the -4 if I use free hit?

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

                    No, that's why it's called a free hit.
                    You'll be stuck with Luiz, Rich and Stones in GW28

      • maaaaloney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Your team will be what it was the last gameweek. You won't get the newly transferred players in your team, and I think you still get the -4. Not a 100% sure on the last part, but you for sure don't get the new players.

        1. Davekitson
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          thank you very much! Just debating it, brought in yedlin, bennett and sonny for richarlison, Luiz and Stones, just not sure they are sensible choices long term, is free hit worth saving for anything?

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

            Save it for the harder GWs.

            1. Davekitson
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              step ahead of me once again! Just considering that my team have relatively tough fixtures and no obvious captain choice, I still have triple cap and bench boost