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Few line-up surprises as Wolves host Man United

Wolves and Manchester United have both named largely unsurprising line-ups for the first Monday night clash of the 2019/20 season.

As expected, Nuno Espirito Santo has made no changes from last week, retaining a 3-5-2 shape for his key men.

The majority of them were not involved when Pyunik were seen off 4-0 at Molineux on Thursday, so Raúl Jiménez (£7.5m) and Diogo Jota (£6.5m) have both had seven days since their last start.

Popular budget midfielder Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) continues to be involved in the heart of Wolves’ engine room, alongside Rúben Neves (£5.5m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m).

Matt Doherty (£6.0m) holds onto his right wing-back berth following injury in pre-season, with Jonny (£5.5m) on the opposite flank.

While Jota and Jiménez boast 19.3% and 11.4% ownership each, the wider Fantasy world does appear to be backing a Manchester United clean sheet.

That’s according to the ownership anyway, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) the most popular player in the Monday evening meeting.

He currently sits in 36.1% of teams while David de Gea (£5.6m) is owned by 20.4% and Harry Maguire (£5.5m) by 19.2%.

The Gameweek 2 captaincy debate also concludes with Marcus Rashford (£8.6m) getting the final say.

He comes into Gameweek 2 skippered by over 220,000 managers, making him the most fashionable captain at Molineux today.

Meanwhile, Daniel James (£6.0m) comes in for his firstever start for Manchester United in the Premier League.

“He has made an impact since day one. In pre-season, in training and he came on last week to get a goal. We’re going to chop and change at times. Andreas did well last week but today Daniel James is the right choice. Dan is Dan. He’ll give us the X factor of his pace, his attributes also off the ball will be important as he’s incredibly hard-working.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Wolves XI: Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

Man United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay, Pogba; Rashford, Lingard, D James; Martial.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Just give AWB the 3 BPS already.

    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I agree with this one

  2. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Glad I'm not on wildcard.
    Just saying.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why?

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        He probs has Martial

      2. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Actually happy with team.
        I think if I was on wildcard I'd be all over the shot....if that makes sense?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          haha yeah that makes sense 🙂

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kind of glad I held off now

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Why?

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          It's going to be so unbalanced trying to fit everyone in

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            And a mental nighmare

          2. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            True, but just gotta pick the players who you deem more certain to do well

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Probably still will though

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Verrrrrry hard not to WC now 😮

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Agree

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's made my choice easier to WC

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      😉

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Please please Martial rise only 0.1 till next weekend, I want to be able to afford you !!!

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No chance

  5. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I am so lucky this week with autosubs... welcome Lundstram

  6. The_Fish
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial definitely in for Moura tonight.

    1. Tombory
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Same here

  7. jez_wright
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Moura to Martial tonight for -4?

    1. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I’m doing it for free. If you can afford to wait a week I would.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yes imo

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Moura not certain to start

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Already have Rashford but Wilson > Pukki and either Moura/Perez > Martial for a double up is tempting

    1. Unliklinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You must be a utd fan, to think that's a higher priority than a city double up...

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

        Not exactly comparable prices.

        1. Unliklinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Exactly - having Martial and Rashford preventing getting better options elsewhere.

  9. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sigurdsson to Martial?

    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Oop surely and 0.4 saving

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not this week

  10. thepeen555
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial currently 43.6 on FPL stats. Let’s see where that is later on tonight lol

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      102.6?

      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Not a bad shout tbf

  11. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    “Stick. Give your players time.”

    How do you know that people giving the advice watch more football than you do, or have a better judgement?

    Have the power of you convictions!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Patient was the name of the scoutcast

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        It’s often in other people’s interest that the transfer market is calmed, so the price rises happen when they’re ready to make their own moves 🙂

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

      🙁

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial Rashford combo terrible for ranking for us non-owners

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      This, not looking good.

  13. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    2 FT..

    Pope
    Robbo - Digne - Montoya - KWP
    Salah - Sterling - Fraser - Perez
    Kane - King

    Button - Dendonk - Lundstram - Greenwood

    A) Salah, Fraser, Perez > Mane, KDB, 5.3 mid (-4 hit)
    B) Fraser and Perez > Martial and Mount for free
    C) Wildcard

  14. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford and Martial or Son and Jota/Barnes?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      rash and Martial with these fixtures coming

      1. Strchld
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Really would like to keep Son, but someone have to sacrifice..

  15. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Love the way Martial took the shot even though Shaw was coming onto it lol

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wildcard ?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      definitely

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Tempting, did it this time last year and worked out brilliantly

  17. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Top 100k omg (live fpl)

  18. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial front and centre is great to see.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, OOP

  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Perez Wilson to Pukki Martial 2FT ... the others can wait! Sounds good?

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Man Utd playing like they are at home.

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nah, they haven't conceded.

  21. Tombory
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robertson + Moura >> Martial + VVD?

  22. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Horrible gw... And done my transfers already 🙁

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Same here. Considering wildcarding to get Martial.

    2. Spab
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Don't transfers before the end of the GW is a highly risky business. Weekday do you gain from it? 0.1?

  23. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Adrian (4.0)
    Shaw, VVD, Digne, Lundstram, 4.0
    Sterling, KDB, Martial,Cabello, Dendoncker
    Kane, Rashford, Pukki

    This was my WC team earlier. Bit nervous about defence and no Liverpool. Could go Son over Kane to upgrade a midfielder, defender.

    Thoughts?

  24. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Is Martial actually playing well?

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Since when did that matter 🙂

    2. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No he's terrible, the clinically taken goal means nothing

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        We don't all have sky numbnuts

        1. Alan Watts
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Welp, you do know that he scored dont ye....from the only shot of the match

          And uuhhh, thats what forwards are meant to do isnt it?

          And that he has a fantastic record uuuhhh, witha highscoring team

          So put 2 and 2 together and do the maths..Einstein

          1. Bartowski
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 8 months ago

            Nope could have been a tap in, could have been playing poorly. You're a numbnuts and you know it.

            1. Alan Watts
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Scored two games in a row, has a record of being clinical, very high PPG from last two seasons...not far behind essential KDB, Salah at 7.5m? Might be taking some penalties...playing OOP

              And your asking how he was playing ...?

              Your a real Einstein arnt ya?

              Your probably still analyzing Pukki's performances to see if he is playing well...

            2. Alan Watts
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 8 months ago

              Thats the sort of deep analysis that gets you super consistent 4m - 5m ranks...

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      His goal was nicely taken

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hardly seen the ball. But he’s the same price as Jiminez in a far more attacking team.

  25. Jimbo-Jones
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robertson & Perez -> AWB & Martial?
    Any other way to find the 1.1 for Martial?

    Heaton
    Robertson VVD Laporte Digne
    Sterling Salah KDB Perez Robinson
    King

  26. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    John Stones, if expected he's out for done time, otanendi with it at 5.4?

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Only out for 1-2 weeks. Not sure it’s worth the transfers

  27. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    AWB is the best defender in the league.

    VVD & Laporte aren’t on Spider’s level.

  28. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) Robertson, Perez, Robinson, Aubam to Lowton, Martial, Son, Rashford (-8)

    B) Aubameyang, Perez, Robertson to Kane, Martial, AWB (-4)

  29. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial essential?

  30. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pope 4
    TAA Digne Cancelo 4 4
    Salah Sterling KdB/Son Martial Ceballos
    Kean Pukki 4.5