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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. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So glad the Newcastle cleanie is gone

  2. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Dubravka is the new Pickford.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He’s not that bad

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Dubravka is better then Pikford. Pickford is new Charles Itandje.

  3. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Doherty & Digne >>> Pereira & Kolasniac?

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Just Digne to Pereira. Arsenal fixtures 29 and 30 bad and Wolves have Hudd and Cardiff back to back soon

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keep Doh.

  4. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lascelles rimjobbed

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

      Lol

    2. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haha

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Oh Jimmy and Doherty... not today I suppose. Cleanies both wiped though I guess.

    Unlucky Toon

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Onwards and upwards Dakes, we have to do better 😉

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Of course mate 😉 worst streak of gameweeks in a while this season these last 3, but hopefully it turns around starting next week

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks to Pat howler who I also had

  6. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ha ha ha ha ....... so much for your clean sheet. Lol

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

      Eagles fan and Ozil fan, can it get any worse?

  7. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Oh Dear 2.

  8. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Where did that lost minute (two minutes) come from though?

    1. FreddyP3
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Last

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      4 mins minimum.

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

      Substitution when it hit 90

  9. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Nothing worse than losing a clean sheet in the last minute. I feel for Newcastle defense owners, if there are any

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It’s ok

      I TC Aguero and had Aguero and sterling the last two weeks

      LOL@me

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I was gonna say, I reckon you can handle it.

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Reality check always needed. Or I’d have started doing crazy stuff like captaining Boruc

  10. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What a horrible cross from Traore 😛

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hail Mary. Great last minute tactic.

  11. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    scores on the doors my dears?

    78

    decent green arrow this week, first one in 4 weeks

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

      74

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      77.. sold Kun for Auba 🙁 story of my season...

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        The fact you still got 77 is impressive

      2. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        1 point less than me and I had Kun! bodes well for you next week

      3. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers...

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

      A meagre 55 to cap off a disappointing couple of weeks. Biggest red arrow in a few weeks too and down to lowest rank since early season - by no means bad but frustrating nonetheless

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      74

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thought I was doing ok with 67, but quite a big red arrow for me

    6. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      27

    7. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      68. Pretty rubbish again

    8. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      87.

      Unless Lascelles can get a BAP?!

      All my defenders got 1! 😀

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Oh wait Doherty got 2!

    9. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      97...pity about Kola!

    10. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      61.. damn you auba

    11. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      89 pts

    12. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      77

  12. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Surely ref should of blown the whistle 4 mins added time and he scores in 95 min

    Not that I own any wolves or Newcastle players

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Its 4 minutes minimum, if there are more delays they get added

  13. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wolves equalised in the 6th minute of 4 added on

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Seems like he was just playing until Wolves scored

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        First 40 seconds of injury time wasted by a sub from newcastle

        1. 1569Tippins
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Is that you Kevin Phillips?

    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      5th.
      4:38 I made it.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No it was 5 something

        1. enrico.palazzo
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No it wasn’t

      2. Sif
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        My mistake!
        35:32

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The spirit of fergie lives on

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      94:34 on the Sky clock and there was a substitution.

      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ugly twat

  14. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I think that was foul...Boly’s arms were right across Dubravka stopping him going for it. Goalies union

  15. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Terrible game for Jimenez..

    Looked like Torres when he was bad at the end

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He often looks like that, gets in great positions but awful finishing

    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Jimenez
      4 goals, 1 assist in last 9 games. (5 blanks)

      Jota
      5 goals, 4 assists in last 7 games (2 blanks)

      Time to get on Jota!

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Was he not injured going off?

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Great holdup play at times. Terrible finishing

    4. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Jimi looked pretty good to me ... :).

  16. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sweet little result

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No players?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Zilch

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Nice

  17. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Did I just hear the sky presenter say "Benitez is spitting?" Awkward

    1. Dammed Utd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Could be walking soon the fat Spanish waiter

  18. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    1-1 with low owned scorers and assisters.

    The FFS FPL wet dream.

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Someone on 18 BPS getting a BAP 😮

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I need Someone.

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

        Him & None essential for the run-in.

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      is that like craig noone

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Quality game

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Granville made a good point before that players should have to reach a threshold something like 30 points before they qualified for bps and i think he is right.

      Surely you do not deserve anything for 18bps.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        How often is 2 or 3 baps under 1 point ? .

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          * 30

        2. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Very often i think.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        It think 30 is a bit high. 22/24ish I would argue.

        Thats the BPS (24) a forward gets for just scoring, if he misses chances, fouls etc then he lessens his BPS. If a defender contributes to a CS with CBI or creates chances at the other end he'd be above 22 too.

    5. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ings did this early in season

      In fact I think he got 2 baps and only played 40 mins!

  20. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I dont think Rafa can give out about the keeper being fouled because it was a 50/50 ball and Boly had every right to contest it but he has to be pissed off over the amount of time that Wolves were given.

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

      Don't think he's giving out about a foul, it wasn't one.

      Its the fact it was 5:xx minutes into 4 mins.

    2. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wasn't a foul... I reckon Rafa's foaming about the extra 1 minute plus that was unnecessarily played by the ref

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Correct

      Challenging the keeper has been sanitised

  21. Pigeon
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Was thinking of getting Dubravka in but think I might have to change my mind...

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

      Back to back games with errors leading to goals. No thanks.

  22. 1569Tippins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just keep playing until Wolves score aye? Dubravka has to be better on that cross undoubtedly, but Ritchie cleared the ball across the half way line on 94 mins... so why continue playing?? Ref can go f*%k himself

  23. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why couldn't we just have same result with no goals

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This.

  24. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I am so sick of the sight of Patricio in my team. Getting him on my WC way back when has cost me so many points (especially since I replaced the Foster/Fabianski combo with just him).

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I’ve still got Matt Ryan! Actually got an excuse to get rid of him at least

      1. JasonG123
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hopefully they blank in GW31 so I have an excuse to take a hit for this guy.

  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Newcastle defenders should keep their clean sheet. The goal happened after the extra time, meaning it happened after the game was over. Clean sheets should be locked in after 90 + whatever is on the board.

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

      It’s not over till it’s over.

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Oh it sucks but it happens !

      Just a bad fpl game

  26. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Clown and might get a bonus point too. Woodman 4.0 m and good fixtures?

  27. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ugh, Yedlin clean sheet wiped out in the last second. Looking forward to the break now. Not gonna think about FPL for a week.

    I can guarantee I'll be thinking about transfers in the morning.

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Haha.

  28. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Who's your autosub for Rashford/Auba?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      AWB. Pereira second on the bench....

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lascelles in for Rashford

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That's brutal

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          He was on for 3 baps for a lot of that second half 😉

          I’m not gonna complain though

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Very bad luck. He should come good in the coming weeks though!

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Huddersfield at home is the reason I got him.

              It’s one of very few good fixtures

              Shame someone like Rondon I have no space for

    3. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rondon

    4. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Duffy

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice

    5. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pereira and Fraser. Could be worse.

    6. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      AWB (1) Camarasa (4) Alonso (-1) in for Auba Rashford Sane. Couldn’t bloody script it. Had the three I actually wanted to play played, probably would have stayed in LMS too

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I'm getting Camarasa for Rash, very lucky. Alonso off the bench hurts :/

    7. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sadly Bennett for Rashford

      And Hayden sitting staring at me in disgust as 3rd on bench with 11points.

      Sane to Hayden nearly paid off .... then again ... there was no nearly about it.

    8. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kamara.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😆

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          It's ok, only got rid of Kun, hate points anyway.

    9. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ashley Barnes 🙂

  29. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Do we think Richa will drop today?

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Id say probably not but he will over next few days ud think so gonna have to ditch him before the fa cup or lose that 0.1

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    No freaking way... I’m out of LMS 🙁 55, cutoff seems to be 57. That bloody sucks.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A minute's silence please everyone.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        🙁