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Jiménez and Jota lead two-man Wolves front-line as Traoré named on bench

Nuno Espirito Santo has gone with the same 3-5-2 formation used in their last Premier League match as they prepare to face West Ham.

That means starts in the front-line for Raúl Jiménez (£8.1m) and Diogo Jota (£6.4m) at the London Stadium.

However, the reduced number of wide options in the 3-5-2 system has resigned Adama Traoré (£5.7m) to the substitutes’ bench.

Matt Doherty (£6.3m) provides the width on the right, while Jonny (£5.4m) flanks the midfield on the other side.

Meanwhile, West Ham are without Angelo Ogbonna (£4.5m) and first-choice centre-forward Sebastien Haller (£6.8m).

That could be good news for those invested in the Wolves defence, Doherty and Romain Saïss (£4.6m) the most popular in that department, owned by 9.2% and 4.0% respectively.

That said, Michail Antonio (£6.9m), who has been asked to spearhead the attack, is likely to be a physical handful.

He is supported by an attacking midfield of Felipe Anderson (£6.6m), Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.5m).

Tomas Soucek (£4.9m) is back in the frame the Hammers, paired in central midfield with Mark Noble (£5.0m).

Elsewhere, Ogbonna’s injury means Declan Rice (£4.7m) drops into central defence.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Rice, Diop, Ngakia; Soucek, Noble; Anderson, Fornals, Bowen; Antonio.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (3-5-2): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez.

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  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Doherty you beauty. Thank God I kept you on FH

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same here, but didn't keep jimmy n adama. Oh well

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    New leader in the overall rank

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1734934/event/39

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hi TM you ok?

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Brought back down to earth seeing the guy who's leading thinks it’s ok to pick mousset! Maybe he knows something thing I don't

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        He only picked 2 city players and 3 Arsenal lol

  3. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hahaha how am I hearing a load of swearing and abuse aimed at players? Naughty sound mixer!

  4. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Do any of you buy it when Traore says he doesn't go to the gym?

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes. If I were the government, I would be collecting his sperm by the bucketload.

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Pause....

      2. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        This government couldn't collect rain in an olympic sized swimming pool.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He lifts

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He at the very least does insane bodyweight workouts

  5. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    20 points from the main two 🙂

    1. JabariParkersEyelid
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same, much needed after the Barnes Auba Leno debacle earlier.

  6. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Cahill goal incoming in the next hour

  7. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    97 points with 10 to play!
    Come on Nathan Ake!

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FH vs BB, how’s it working out???

    Me, FH, 3 SGW players on 91, so far.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Used FH. 86 with 7 to go. No idea when to use BB.

    2. FPL Theorist
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      BB, 104 pts with 7 to go.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Way ahead of you, sorry to burst your bubble

    4. Rover
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      BB here. 99 with 10 to go. But no Aguero and Sterling captain so a little worried.

    5. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      BB 103 points, 9 to go

    6. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      i am on tc; i am on 84 pts now- need kdb to haul again.

    7. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'm on 87, but I'd be on 109 if I'd have remembered to activate the BB chip. Doh.

  9. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    And one game changed my WC just like that...what do you say on this team?

    Ramsdale
    Trent/Doherty/Aurier
    Salah/KDB/Fernandes/Son
    DCL/Jimenez/Ings

    Martin/Taylor/Lascelles/Saka

    0.0 itb

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Pretty good. Similar to team I’ve been rocking most of the season with 3 mid price forwards. Not sure on ramsdale

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Like everything apart from Ram and Aurier.

  10. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    34 pts with 3 left 😎

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thats not good!

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Allow the hate

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Link your team to your profile!

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        People would just laugh

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          They're already laughing, may as well make it a visual gag too mate.

  11. Rover
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Champions League qualification is going to go down to the final day isn't it?

    Chelsea vs Wolves
    Leicester vs Manchester United

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Dunno

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Vardy TC.. on golden boot race as well

  12. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    My GW38 team is currently crushing my FH GW30+ team lol

    McCarthy ings Bruno adama Jimmy.. only kept Doherty.

    DGW fever they said

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      What is the point toal for each?

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Didn't calculate 😛 Hindsight maybe, but I'm sure I'd captain kdb (instead of kun) if I didn't FH.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Show points for 2 teams.

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        It's 2.30 in the morning here..so it's basically what i imagined without actually calculating it.

        1. SweepaKeepa
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I’ll be in the same time zone from next week. Looking forward to being proper dead zone.

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Sweet.. DZ is the zone

  13. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    COYP!

  14. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thanks Doherty and Jimmy. 109points. 10 players to go.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      111, 10 to go

      we must have similar teams

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I’d be on 107 with 10 to play if I’d just captained KDB like everyone else. Just the 97 for now. Hopefully Aguero makes up for it on Monday.

    3. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That's exactly what I'd be on if I didn't forget to activate the BB. As it is I'm on 87.

  15. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Thinking of wildcarding this:

    Button, Barnes, Martial, Auba, Jota, Greenwood > 5m keeper, Fernandes, Mount, Jiminez, DCL, Ayew

    Bench boost the following week with a strong 15.

    Thoughts?

  16. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    a. jimmy saiss
    b. jota doherty

    really confused! which one?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      A but i'd find a way to get Jimmy/Doh.

  17. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How much you think Jimenez will be next season?

    1. JabariParkersEyelid
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      8.5? 9.0? I dunno, I got him at 7.2 this year that will never happen again.

  18. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    99 with 10 to go

    Need liverpool to somehow blank

  19. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Sold ings and Jiminez haha

    Dcl the 3rd striker i sold. Brace coming up tomorrow

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I had the same front 3 pre UT. Kept Jim though.

      Funnily enough thinking about going with the same front 3 again on WC.

  20. Indpush
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Got BB left. Played FH this week and next game week my team will revert to:

    Pope, Henderson

    TAA, Taylor, Doherty, O;Connell, Alonso

    Bruno, William, Salah, Grealish, Hayden

    Auba, Rashford, Jota

    Other than O'Connell being injured, Taylor an enabler, Hayden sucking and enabler and Grealish having tougher fixtures, like it? haha

    One free transfer - Save til I get two or O'Connell out for Lascelles?