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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. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    37 and getting a red arrow - how!

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Perks of having good rank

    2. HNI
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      60 with ings remaining today. Should be green arrow...probably small as up around 3k

      1. Tev
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        That’s a big green mate

      2. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        That’s a humongous green arrow

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      At least you didn't take a -24 hit taking H Barnes and Dunk out 😆

    4. Indpush
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      With 2 Baps so far for a total of 45 I moved from over 2,500 to 1,802. 60 points will be a sweet green.

  2. HNI
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Duelofue patience pays! Next Ings. Starting so hopefully differential enough to geg me into top 1000

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Well done on Deulofeu! Had high hopes for Jota but still another game to go. Can’t complain with Ryan Boly Jota and valery on bb

  3. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    The Deeney sending off possibly a blessing in disguise?
    Would have otherwise dumped my Brighton defenders..

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Not for me, would've still played the 2 muppets on BB if not for Deeney.

  4. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    I can live with Brighton CS after selling Duffy.
    But that last gasp Huddersfield goal was a killer.

    1. Tev
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Knew it was coming as soon as I checked my live rank prematurely 🙂

      1. Sacked in the Morning
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Where can you check live rank please?

        1. Tev
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 days ago

          Livefpl.net just type in your team ID mate. Excellent website

  5. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    This game punishes the impatient

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Doesn’t

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Punishes people who make solid decisions. Brighton should never have kept a cs

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Why?

    3. fusen
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Too much hyperbole, sometimes decisions work out and sometimes they don't. That's just life.

      That counts for things you've spent 100 days planning or 2 minutes planning

  6. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Happy defender day...

  7. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Triple Bournemouth fail. F off you trolls

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      You must've done well last week though?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        No benched Boruc and Fraser, played King.

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      I have so many questions...

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        The answer to all of them will be poor planning and misleading 5-0 against Brighton

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Who does that?

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Idiots like me lol

    4. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      They really are an odd team aren't they!

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Very, I put them and Watford in the same category

        1. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 days ago

          Yeah they are a similar type team. You just don't know what you are gonna get from them.

  8. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Callum Wilson..... absolutely hate you!!

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      this was the last game i wanted to hold for, him and brooks probably out for me now

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Hope Lloris is fit to play against this Brighton team. Son and Eriksen should hopefully profit against em too.

    1. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Sounded like he will be.

    2. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      I wonder whether Eriksen will start or not

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        A week between BHA and Ajax games, 3 days between WHU and Ajax games.

        Surely more likely to miss the WHU one?

        EIther way as long as Son hauls im happy

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Sold both Vardy and Tielemans

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Why?

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Had to be done to get Jimenez and Redmond in...

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      I sold Vardy too..to get Kun. Will judge after the next game.

  11. Maddamotha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Whats wrong with Bournmouth. Trolls

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      somebody mentioned on previous page that they're over the "safety" 40 point threshold now- probably the case

  12. popcoin
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Nice to be on 67 pts incl bonus, having got 30 from GW34 wildcard. Jerry D, you are a hero

    1. Tev
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Well played, mate.

  13. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Just tuned in to the scores. You have to love Brighton. They get beat at home 5-0 and then lose 2-0 to Cardiff in double week and now they go to a team like Wolves away and get a clean sheet! I was mightily close to abandoning my planned bench boost this week and use the triple captain chip instead which would have been on Sterling. Glad I didnt! It's looking an excellent bench boost right now which is Ryan, Duffy, Bennett and Llorente.

  14. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Well I don't know what to make of that. No BB so i think I'll TC instead. Went for Jimenez as a differential and left my useless brighton defenders on the bench. Duffy C last week with Ryan... Jimenez to Jota off the bar just rubs salt into the wounds. Not that anyone cares but I just need to let my anger out somewhere 🙂

  15. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Deeney and Duffy to Wilson and Yoshida (-4)?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Deja vu

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Don't rub it in!

  16. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Funny old game, went Ryan, Jota,Vardy to Leno, KDB, Ings for an 8 point hit- seemed a good idea at the time...

    1. Tev
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Will still pay off, Ings hat trick loading.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      What is wrong with Ings & Leno ?

      1. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        At the moment 24 points is playing vs 1!

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 days ago

          But that’s 3 players versus 1 player ? Surely you wait for all the games to be played before you judge it ?

          1. Tommy J
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 days ago

            Absolutely agree but there is a lot to make up and so far not looking good with KDB injured

  17. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Wilson over Ings didn't go too well...

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    I once had Barnes

  19. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Lol @ Duffy & Ryan non-owners 🙂

  20. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Duffy, Ryan bench boosters got lucky 🙂

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Thats good, cause i've got Dunk as well.

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Duffy, Ryan, and Dunk BB'ers got even luckier 🙂

  21. fusen
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Reading a lot of these comments seem to suggest people still don't realise a huge amount of FPL is luck based.

    You've hopefully used a bit of thought to decide what you think is more likely to happen.

    Then you sit back and cross your fingers and hope your luck comes in. A lot of the time the "expected" won't happen and that is why football is fun to watch and betting companies don't win 100% of bets.

    The quicker people learn that each actual match rests on so much luck the less stressed out you are going to be

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      So much this.

      I mean look at Gerry D's two goals! A great challenge straight to him and a keeper save to his feet

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        It was also a complete gamble for anyone who brought him in this gameweek.

        Like others I had Deeney and wanted another route into Watford's attack but apart from doucoure there was no one certain

        Bringing deulo in while he was flagged and without confirmation he was even at the ground was a complete 50/50

        1. Bouncebackability
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 days ago

          Yep people buying him last week on WC that was ballsy.That was gambling and nothing more. Especially as Gracia says he trained then didn't make sqaud last week.

          You just have to put your squad out there and hope the roll of the dice falls your way.

        2. Chi not God
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 days ago

          very true , actually only have deulofeu cos I couldn't afford another hit, had already taken -8.
          pure luck mostly. and then look at Brighton getting a cleanie away at wolves when I brought in Jimenez and jota just for this fixtures... lol

    2. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Well said

  22. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Ryan and Duffy, I'll have that.

  23. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Most popular captain picks all underperforming......except Salah/Mane to go 😯

  24. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Tielemans been a fab signing

  25. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Valery apparently ill.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Fantastic

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Must have sold his Brightons defenders for a hit

    3. SM001
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      Same

  26. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Just want to give props to my humble coady for getting 1 bps

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Bednarek G, A and/or CS would be heavenly. Same for Hojbjerg.

  28. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    The scenes when Ryan, Duffy, Dunk are in the GW dream team

  29. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    Valery apparently ill.
    Probably had KdB(c), then.

  30. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 days ago

    24 points with 9 to go. Flipping fantastic.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 days ago

      That is painful - is that 9 total games (so a player with 2 games counts as 2)?

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 days ago

        Yeah 9 games. Didn't overly plan to have a whole squad of them, but KDB injury and Mendy no show doesn't help.