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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. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hayden essential?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bread's essential

  2. S3
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Fab
    Robertson - Wan-B - Doherty
    Son - Salah - Pogba - Sane
    Rashford - Jiménez - Laca
    (Hamer - TAA - Bednarek - Nasri)

    1FT ; 1.6ITB

    Which Xfer for GW 27?. Plan is to upgrade any Xfer made below to Sterling in GW28
    A) Sane to Felipe
    B) Sane to Almirón ( a punt really)
    C) or any other recommended Xfer

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

      Hayden essential

      1. S3
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        nah

  3. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    70 all out for me. Bit of a feeble end to my gw with that wolves performance

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

      Hayden essential buy?

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

      Yep, sort of fizzled out for everyone

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    GW1 OR: 33k
    GW8 OR: 33k
    GW13 OR: 33k
    GW23 OR: 32k
    GW26 OR: 33k

    Seriously feels like I'm stuck in an endless loop.

    1. Like an Egyptian Magician
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      We all are

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

      Id be happy with that dropped 800k to gw 18 from 8 and trying to fight back since

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

        Ouch. I'm sort of happy but it's getting a bit boring with everyone having the same 8-9 players.

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

      Bring in Hazard, I'm sure he'll get you out of your loop.

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

        Funnily enough I sold him before Hudds and he sent me down to 50k. His replacement Sterling got me back in the loop this week.

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

      I'm similar to you mate, but been hovering between 25k and 40k. Tbf most would be stoked to have a decent rank like that, but understand you want to push on a bit.

      Just comes down to differentials, or differential captaincies. When I was at 10k, I took a risk and dropped Salah for Kane around Xmas time. We all know how that ended.

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

        I also had Kane over Salah in that period but loaded up on United straight away so it evened up.

        I want to go for differential captains every week but if Salah goes big then he is a rank destroyer even if you own him. I did captain Sterling over Sane in the DGW but then I didn't have Haz/Aguero/Laporte so didn't really benefit from it.

        Do you have all chips left? Is yes then top 10k shouldn't be a problem for either of us. Hopefully lots of casuals will fall off with the blanks/DGWs.

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

          Yeah see I am only just recovering from the Xmas period, due to no Salah and didn't get Pogba until he was 8.5. Sometimes players are worth a hit to get in and I am gutted I didn't jump on at 7.9. Had Rash early tho.

          I do have all the chips left, so am hoping like you, that it will be our trump card at the back end of the season. My main rival is 80 odd points up on me sitting at 1k, but has used WC and FH already. Effective execution of the chips will make or break for those in our boat, I feel.

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

            Indeed. Lots of people are this high because they've used one or several chips. They'll hopefully get blown away when the chips come into play.

            This could be a make or break week for me personally. Auba will be the runaway captaincy choice but I'm thinking of going without him and punt on someone else. Risky strategy but one that could work because he blows hot and cold sometimes.

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

    Wow, is that a tiny green arrow I see? Not quite enough to get me back into the top 10k though.

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

      My heart bleeds for you 😉

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

        Aww thanks

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

      You Ville Ronke? 😯

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

      What's your view on Hayden? Essential?

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Can't lie I'm sorta pissed that I chose Puncheon over Hayden. Noob error not looking hard enough into midfield fodder.

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

    A) Digne -> Pereira
    B) Holebas -> Schär

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  8. RealSocialDads
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is 92 all out a good score this week?

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

      No need at least 93

  9. J to the T
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rich dropping again tonight!?

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

    36k in gw22, now 336k

    No Aguero or sterling backfired as I went for Sane to find Rich > Son.

    Patricio
    Doherty awb digne
    Pogba Sane Son salah
    Jimenez Rashford Auba
    Subs: Danilo hojb peltier

    Where to go from here?

  11. Ghost Gooner
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kun on 154k transfers in! 😯

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

      To be fair, awesome fixture v Newport this weekend !

  12. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So, a hell of a lot of people are doing aubameyang for aguero according to transfers in and out