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

    You just know Brighton will keep a CS today 😆 Duffy goal too.

    1. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Won't complain about that.

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

      No chance. Jimi is going to have a field day

  2. puhd
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    KDB injured... I brought him in for a hit!

    What happened to him?

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

      Injury.

    2. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      He heard I had captained him .....

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      we was playing football and got injured. I think the game was vs Spurs. HTH

    4. Licky
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Can't say, he took a shot and went down afterwards.

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

      Over stretched taking a shot and something went. Kicked it out himself a minute or so later, he knew he was done.

      1. puhd
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Thanks! Poor lad

    6. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      knee injury 🙁 feel very sorry for the lad

      1. puhd
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Yikes. Thanks!

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

      You answered your own question.

  3. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Loris has injured or rested

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

      Injury

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

      Slight niggle apparently. Poch said hopefully available for Brighton

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

        Unlikely to be risked though

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          He pretty much said he will be ready for Brighton

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

            “Hopefully”

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

            Mauricio on Hugo: "He has suffered a small muscle problem. Hopefully it's not a big issue and he can be ready for Tuesday. It would be a risk for him to play today and that's why we decided to leave him in London."

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

      Must be injured, weird one to rest him in.

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Felt small muscle pain but Pochettino said expected to be fine for mid week

  4. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Come on Flappyhandski. About time you saved a penalty.

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

      Transferred out Vardy for a hit. Own Fabianski.

      Purely for this to happen.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Lol, could have transferred him out for a DGWer but would have been for a hit. If Pogba owners can pray for pens and get him to haul, Fab owners can too.

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

      oh no no no. not now 😆

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      He had two chances against crap penalty taker pogba and couldn't save one. Won't happen.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Vardy is a fairly crap penalty taker too. 3rd time lucky.

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

        Pogba's new run-up helps him a bit.

        1. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          His run-ups change with his haircut. Won't be long before he throws in a somersault in his run-up.

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

    The two golden W's fighting for 7th will take massive L's today.

  6. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Go on Brighton !!

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

      Still quadrupled? Tripled? Or doubled?

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      believe

  7. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    So how many of us switched of Jimi captaincy this morning?

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Here! To Sterling…

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

        You too? I think the groupthink got to me, I need to be more ballsy and stick to my guns.

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Worst thing I only did it last minute. Had it on Jimi all week.

        2. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          The groupthink and/or looking at what others might do can easily impact our decisions more than it should. There's always next GW!

    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Me, to Salah.

  8. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sterling (C), Vert owner. Wonder which disappointments are up next.

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

      The great thing is the disappointment is endless.

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        That's true! 🙁

  9. Sexist comments will not be tolerated. Comment removed. Please refer to our terms and conditions on posting comments.

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

      Careful now

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

      Oh wow.

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

      Shut up Andy Gray

    4. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Because women's football is so different...

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        it is, the standard is significantly lower

    5. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      viewership

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        sad but true

    6. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      I’m all for equality but agree totally

    7. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Step away from the keyboard my friend, Alex Scott has a dedicated following round here. Which I'm told is purely professional 🙂

    8. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      good post

    9. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Don't care as long as they know what they are talking about. Same goes for the men, plenty of them should be removed because of how utterly clueless they are.

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

        But they have the correct genitals?

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        yes but if we’re going to persist with hiring ex-players as pundits it helps if they have played at the top level. neville and carragher are fantastic

    10. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Relax. You need to get laid

    11. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Why is it such a problem for you? Hate posts like this

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

      Well, we allow you on here amongst the normal people. Same thing really.

    13. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Glad I don't have a telly. I despair of the damage we're doing to the planet.

    14. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Alex Scott being a better pundit than most of the LADS is a good start.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        she isnt

    15. ppv
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      At what level top women's football compared to men? Think non league teams would beat England ladies tbh.

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        The best 16 yr olds would beat the ladies

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        non league teams would demolish them

      3. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        When the Norwegian female team were world champions some years ago they lost with double digits in a training match against my local third division team's under 16s. The difference in ability s absolutely enormous.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          any of them fancy a job on sky sports(

    16. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      hahahaha weirdo

    17. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Hahaha I’ve yet to see a bad female pundit

      You’d rather Merse on Sky Sports??

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        hope she sees this bro

    18. amplifiedAnt
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Since you (having likely never played pro football in any capacity) are apparently qualified to judge what's required in a good pundit, that sorta seems to imply experience of the game isn't the most important factor.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        80iq take

        1. amplifiedAnt
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 day ago

          Bless.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 day ago

            how do you feel about democratic elections?

            1. amplifiedAnt
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 1 day ago

              The vast majority of people are ill-informed. But some of those people get a self-inflated sense of expertise without having the smarts to justify it.

              The OP's come out with a hot take without substance, here. A half-baked critique.

              What makes a pundit crap isn't objectively measurable. And it's weird to bring gender into it.

              If there was a pure, direct correlation between ability as a pundit and experience in the game then perhaps *that* alone would be a valid starting point. But lower league journeymen can be as capable as the headline names.

  10. ppv
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Bennett is a star just for starting on my BB

  11. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Need thumping wins for Wolves and Watford.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      and BOU and LEI

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Ha ha
        Yeah. All one side victories 😉
        Add Southampton CS

  12. barcaa7
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Any update on Tripper?

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

      His head is still spinning after the runaround Sterling gave him on Wednesday.

      1. Evasivo
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Lol

  13. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Sterling ruined me 🙁
    4pts from C instead of 16+ :/

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      one more game to go

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Such entitlement

  14. Evasivo
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Just woke up, any surprises in the 3pm line ups?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Nope

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

      Deulofeu starts

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Sucess benched

    4. Evasivo
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Cheers lads

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    away we go

  16. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Hold....

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      .....85mins to go.....hold

  17. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Anyone watching Wolves?

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

      \o/

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      David Attenborough....

    3. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 day ago

      Yes, family day at the zoo.

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        haha

  18. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Delboy goal

  19. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Gerry, you troll.

  20. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Deulofeu scored 🙁

  21. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Deu g

  22. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Get in Delo boy 😀 😀

  23. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Bloody hell that was quick

  24. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    And of course i talked myself out of putting Deulofeu in

  25. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Ugh already.

  26. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Lol at Deulofeu sellers

  27. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Deulotroll....

  28. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    Yesssssss
    Deulofeu 😮

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

      Stupid yellow flag.
      Well done.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Thank you

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

      Pleased for ya man! 😉
      Of course i opted for Jota instead lol

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 day ago

        Thank you bro.
        Jota hattrick also incoming

  29. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    hold duffy

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 day ago

    None gets his 1st assist of the DGW.