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Popular captain Jimenez starts in strong Wolves side

One of Double Gameweek 35’s captain favourites Raúl Jiménez (£6.9m) starts for Wolves in the Saturday afternoon matches.

Thankfully for those backing him, Nuno Espirito Santo has named a very strong starting XI to support him.

First-choice full-backs Jonny (£4.3m) and Matt Doherty (£5.3m) both keep their places in the side, as does Jiménez’s strike partner Diogo Jota (£6.2m).

Opponents Brighton have gone with the same centre-back pairing of Shane Duffy (£4.8m) and Lewis Dunk (£4.4m), while Mat Ryan (£4.4m) is still in goal.

Despite those three players being involved in a disastrous Double Gameweek last time out, some managers will have left them in their squads and may be keeping an eye on them this afternoon.

There has been plenty of attention on Watford’s attack this week, and after days of speculation, we now know which two players will play up front for them against Huddersfield.

With Troy Deeney (£5.9m) suspended, and Isaac Success (£4.5m) still playing catch-up in the pecking order, it is Andre Gray (£5.9m) and Gerard Deulofeu (£5.6m) who lead the Hornets’ line.

Mainstay Abdoulaye Doucouré (£6.0m) keeps his place in central midfield as expected, while Craig Cathcart (£4.5m) and Ben Foster (£4.6m) start in defence.

With Jose Holebas (£4.8m) out, Adam Masina (£4.3m) starts at left-back while Adrian Mariappa (£4.2m) comes in for Christian Kabasele (£4.4m) at centre-back.

Bournemouth are unchanged for their home match against Fulham, which could reward those who looked at single Gameweek options.

So too could Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) and his Leicester colleagues, as they have Marc Albrighton (£5.1m) back in the starting line-up for the first time since Gameweek 24 at West Ham.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; Aké, S Cook, Mepham, A Smith; Fraser, Gosling, Lerma, Brooks; King, Wilson.

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

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Smith, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm; Hogg, Bacuna, Mooy; Kachunga, Mounie, Mbenza.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina; Doucouré, Capoue; Hughes, Sema; Deulofeu, Gray.

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

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Ndidi; Gray, Tielemans, Maddison, Albrighton; Vardy.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Gibbs-White, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; March, Murray, Izquierdo.

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  1. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    0:0 in the Wolves v Brighton game please.

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Jimi (VC) hatty incoming…

    2. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      This would suit me also

    3. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      0-0 with a Jimi hat-trick and I'm happy

    4. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      This would be perfect.

    5. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      I would love this result

      A brighton 1 nil win even more so!!

    6. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Jimmy and Jota get their goals from Doherty assists, whilst Ryan saves a late Neves peno.

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    Jimmy is gonna destroy those seagulls

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      As long as my captain is involved in his goals /assists I don’t mind.

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      I hope those seagulls don't crap on the wolves.

  3. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 hours ago

    Any chance KDB will be fit for Wednesday?

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      From the sounds of it, no chance at all

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Didn't look good. Hyper extended. Unlucky if you got him Scotty lad

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      1%

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        jimcarrey.gif

    4. JohnnyMagrinho
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        I'll just text the physios now. Soon as they diagnose him I'll let you know.

    5. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Come on Raul

    6. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Come on Deulofeu...

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Yes set up Gray for a few and then get a red

    7. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      How Spursy was that. Bunch of pansies

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 hours ago

        All the goals used up on Wednesday 🙁

        Nice one, Son.

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Yeah so Spursy to go to the title leader's home ground for the 2nd time in 3 days... kicking them out of the CL and then lose 1-0

      3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Somehow I think they would take the run in the CL over the top four.
        Spurs have a great chance of winning the thing now at least to get into a final increasing the clubs profile etc

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Screw em

      4. Pulp Minion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        They lost on Wednesday night as well

    8. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Captained Kev :((((

    9. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      Very impressed with Kompany gave his man of the match award to Phil Foden.
      Plus Foden is a young man with an old head on his shoulders he sounds like a manager already!

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Sounds like a well drilled PR robot.

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Fair point. I think Michael Owen was the first of that breed who was trained to say nothing in interviews.
          But with that sort of patter foden can surely be manager in the future?
          Look at the master at middle management speak Brendan Rodgers.

            1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 11 hours ago

              😀 Never saw that it is like he is channeling a children's tv presenter and alan partridge.

      2. Klein
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        City cbs were actually aweful. Through balls going behind like crazy. Ederson saved us.

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 9 hours ago

          I meant that I was impressed with Kompany giving his mom award away - not with Kompany's play

        2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 hour ago

          I just realise what I did now. I saw match of the day there and they mentioned that B.Silva got MOM. When the match was over I was half listening to it and thought it was Kompany who got MOM.

    10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      My triple Bournemouth start!!
      Boruc, Fraser & King.

      Differential time!

    11. Manani
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 hours ago

      got away with no city midfielder there! Hoprfully Sterling will be benched next game so I can watch the game without hiding

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        He got a YC too! Excellent result and 90 mins too so could be rested midweek 🙂

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        I am in that club as well.
        I can see another man city clean sheet v man united.
        I am a bit biased though as I have double city defence.

    12. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      5 players down

      22(-4)

      2 returns
      3 fails

      2k green upto 6.5k

      Decent start

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        FPLBHuna the goat

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

        It’s only been one game 😉

        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          No way? Really?

          1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 12 hours ago

            Less of the sarcasm lad

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

            Well yeah

      3. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Keep us posted. Yours is the first FPL team I check. Even before my own.

        1. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          LOL less of the sarcasm lad

        2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          😀

    13. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Haven’t Brighton kept loads of CS against Wolves?

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Yep earlier in the season they dud

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Two before that as well in championship though

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        They’ve kept three on the trot 😮

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          I read 5!

    14. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Anyone calling Spurs poor and saying both teams had same rest time - you clearly don't know how tiring it is to defend against a team with 60%+ possession in both games away from home

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Lacazete the goat

        1. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Spot on

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 12 hours ago

            Love you mate, how are you?

            1. Random Name
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 12 hours ago

              I'm good thanks mate - got that TC on Laca this gw haha. wbu?

      2. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Random GOAT

      3. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Haters gonna hate.

    15. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Not a bad start.

      Come on Raúl.

    16. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Sterling 31 minutes vs Everton after 90 in the 1st game of DGW25.
      Sterling 0 minutes vs Cardiff after 87 in the 1st game of DGW32.

      IIRC, he also wasn't even on the bench for the 2nd of last seasons DGW37 game, after starting the 1st game.

      Different circumstances this season with an actual title race and no other distractions, but not ideal.

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Losing to United in a huge title race game. I’m optimistic of minutes.

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Manchester Derby !
        He'll start

      3. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        He 100% plays imo

      4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        I didn’t play last season. Didn’t City win the title in March or something?

      5. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        No doubts he will start here

      6. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        What are you his fitness coach?

    17. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Brighton have triumphed in all seven top-flight meetings versus Wolves, keeping a clean sheet in the past six.

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        History = future

        Brighton 2-0 win confirmed

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          In which pre-season friendly will this happen in?

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        We captained Duffy a week too late!

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Duffy Due.

      4. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Lol
        Another bogey team for wolves then.
        Should have known this earlier

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Every bad team is a bogey team for Wolves.

          1. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 12 hours ago

            Not true, they did the double over us (West Ham) 🙂

            1. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 12 hours ago

              Actually yeah, they beat us twice as well.

          2. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 12 hours ago

            😀

    18. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Spurs unlucky not to get something from that match

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        *inefficient

    19. CaTriEm
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Paddy Power offering 11/2 on Bournemouth, Watford & Wolves all to win; get on it lads.

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Skybet offering 6/1

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        That's not even particularly good.

      3. Tufnell-Chimes
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        And PP are paying you how much for your casual advertising?

      4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        when the fun stops etc etc

    20. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Why's Janmaat not playing? Brought him in cos he has decent stats and low owned. He's played every game since GW24

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Kiko.

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Kiko & Janmatt play in tag team fashion every game.
        Don't worry.
        You'll get point

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Cathcart is the only one who seems nailed in that defense

    21. Ohh1454
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Need TC Jota to produce ....

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        I followed you. Only captain though.

        1. Ohh1454
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          It was between him son aguero and sterling so hopefully it can pay off

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Good luck mate - TC Raul here

        1. Ohh1454
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Thanks both could do very well

      3. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Wow

        1. Ohh1454
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Followed my gut

          1. FPL Pillars
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 12 hours ago

            Goodluck

            1. Ohh1454
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 12 hours ago

              Appreciated

      4. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        TC Jimenez here. Was torn between the two, then got convinced by Raul's superior stats, assist potential and lower injury risk

        Still, I know Jota is the more explosive of the two. Own both. Wishing both of us luck! 🙂

    22. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Only casuals have Jiménez (c) so not too worried....

      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Oi!

      2. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        I captained Jimenez rather than Jiménez

      3. Reedy
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        This is true. I captained Jimenez, and I also forgot to activate my wildcard after taking a 44pt hit.

        1. Reedy
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          It's actually the eleventh time I've done that this season (oops)!

          1. Numb
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 12 hours ago

            Haha

          2. Fitzy.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 12 hours ago

            😆

      4. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Over 100% EO in the top 10k

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          Casuals have been lucky?

      5. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Duffy(c) again for you? BOL 😉

    23. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Cathcart, Masina and Foster.

      Huddersfield better stay away from that goal.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        wowser. only foster here

      2. #FPLBhuna
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Huddersfield will score 2 today

      3. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        1-0 Watford with Masina swinging it in for a Cathcart header. Tinkerman shoots up the rankings. Now log off and you can pretend I was BBC Sport.

    24. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      I feel well hedged

      Ryan + Duffy + Dunk

      Vs.

      (C) Jimenez + Jota

      🙂

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        0-1 Duffy goal incoming.

    25. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Can I have a second bench boost chip please??? Lol

      Foster - ings - yoshida - valery

      Whoops

      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        None of these players have played yet.

      2. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Not that bad, many are full of brighton defenders

      3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Didn’t you spend most of the season asking if you should BB?

    26. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Oh Raheem...

    27. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      which one ?
      A) eriksen + vardy --> salah + rashford -4
      B) eriksen to mane for free
      C) vardy to firmino for free

      1. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Vardy has to go first right? No one is really keeping faith in that top-six-killer stuff.

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          can bench vardy this week and get rashford next gw

    28. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Knowing this site, if at the start of the season this amount of people said they were gonna triple captain wolves players they would've probably been banned

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        In reply to above - good shout on Laca - hopefully he plays... I had him on WC but took him out due to potential rotation + away form

        I have Raul TC

        1. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 12 hours ago

          good luck lad.

          it was a toss up between Laca and Raul for me too - but Arsenal vs Wolves come up against eachother ofc and the bias in me when Laca.

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Remember when Fulham were the goat promotion team ever?

        I knew that ship would crumble early

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        No but you would be banned if you laughed at them

    29. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Jiminez biggest haul of season incoming. Captains unite.

    30. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Adam Smith down

    31. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 hours ago

      Sterling on -14 BPS. Wow, never seen that before.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Clearly you've never looked into Lukaku then...

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Salah had a -11/12 once.

        Sterling got booked to take the honour 😀

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 hours ago

        Salah has had less after scoring