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

    Who won the pen for pog?

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pog

    2. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      pog

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

      Pog

    4. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Pog the actor

    5. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Paul Lefebvre

    6. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That reminds me.
      [checks ebay]
      My Pogs are still worth nothing.

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

      VAR

  2. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Mata essential

  3. Freaki
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial is honestly overhyped apart from being a striker classified as midfield and getting a goal he has looked like a mediocre player, hasn’t he able to really challenge the wolves defence a lot.

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

      Okay

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

      Out of position, good fixtures, attacking team. He’ll get points.

      1. Freaki
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Still been a bit mediocre but we’ll see against worst opponents

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

      Don't get him then.

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Theres a reason hes known as grosse poubelle in France

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

      salty

    6. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      apart from being a striker classified as midfield and getting a goal

      1. Freaki
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’m probably just speaking total nons cause that’s just what I seen to do a lot so don’t really listen to me lol

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          nah not nonsense, but he will get chances playing upfront for United

    7. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      lol

  4. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Fcking Pogba 🙁

    Sell?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Real no longer interested.

  5. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Going to Molineux and getting a draw is an achievement on its own. Wolves are that good.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      In*

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

      Really nice side

  6. FPL-Albion
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robertson and Barkley to martial and Christensen/zouma? What you reckon?
    Any idea who would partner Rudiger?

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

      I dont really understand the logic in selling Robbo. Look at his stats in members area, says it all

      1. FPL-Albion
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Need to sell Barkley and he is best option to get martial. Already have van dijk

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

          Chelsea defence looking shaky but trust your guts mate

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

        Not a member.

  7. gedda
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pogba not exactly impressing tonight, huh...

  8. KAR
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    salah + fraser + wilson to sterling + vardy + ceballos for -4.

    thoughts?

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

      No

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You want Vardy!?

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

        for a differential with nice fixtures, so yes

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Not watched him lately I reckon. Looked shocking.

    3. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I'll trade you my Vardy.

  9. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    AWBYC

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

      ...Easy as 1,2,3

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

    AWB 1 pointer

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

    Traore has improved in pre-season. Is at least three-quarters of a football player now.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Needs to spend less time in the gym and more on the training ground

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

    Yes, Wan!

  13. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    AWB back in the baps

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

      You sure?

    2. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ban yourself foo. 6 players ahead of him. Can't catch them unless he scores.

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

    AWB > Maguire (-12) or sideways?

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

      😆

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

    AWB YC

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

    Joke of a YC

  17. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Robertson -> AWB is absolutely fine right given fixtures?

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

      Yep, would say so, think I'm going 4.5 and Kane though.

  18. RyanKent14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Neves is a must now surely

  19. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Did Mata come on for James?

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

      JLingz

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jlings

  20. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sell Jota?

    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Jota go

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ahahha now is the time to buy bim

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

      Next fixture is golden

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

    Yes!! Good job AWB

  22. Says
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    himineth

  23. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Best current 5.0 def pick? Thinking Maitland-Niles or KWP?

  24. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    AWB best YC ever.. yes i am a non owner 🙂

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

      :))

  25. Dimen
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    What is that YC on W-Bissaka???? He took hit with his shoulder. Nice robbery of BPS.

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

    AWB is going to go down fighting for a bps.

    That was a sot right?

  27. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford or Martial?

    Much easier for me to get Rash in.

    1. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Either toss of a coin

    2. The Truth Is...
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Both shite dont bother

    3. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Was that a yellow for a handball or objection?
      Cause both are invalid!!

    4. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Gonna crack open a cold one after seeing that AWB yellow. Good times.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Made a few bucks out of that. I was losing my weekly cash league by one point, there!

        1. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          That's weird, exact same situation with me lol. (Serious)

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      dendo close!

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

        vaguely!