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Jota on the Wolves bench as Arsenal go with 3-4-3 formation

Diogo Jota (£6.2m) finds himself on the bench for Wolves as Arsenal coe to Molineux.

Nuno Espirito Santo has gone with the 3-5-2 formation that usually features the Portuguese international, instead pairing Raúl Jiménez (£8.3m) with Adama Traoré (£5.8m).

The rest of the Wolves team is as expected, with Matt Doherty (£6.4m) and Jonny (£5.4m) providing width for the five-man midfield in front of a the settled back-three of Romain Saïss (£4.7m), Conor Coady (£5.1m) and Willy Boly (£4.8m).

Meanwhile, Arsenal have gone with a 3-4-3 formation for the second match in a row after deploying it with great success against Norwich.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) is part of the back-three once again, while Kieran Tierney (£5.3m) and Cédric Soares (£4.8m) find themselves in midfield as wing-backs.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) sits on the left-hand side of the front-three, joined there Eddie Nketiah (£4.4m) and Bukayo Saka (£4.7m).

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; Jiménez, Traoré.

Arsenal XI: Martínez; Kolasinac, Luiz, Mustafi; Tierney, Xhaka, Ceballos, Cédric; Aubameyang, Nketiah, Saka.

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  1. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My main ML rival played Saka...
    Oh well I got Mane tomorrow.

  2. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A. Rashford & Ings
    B. Auba & Greenwood -4

  3. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How long we keep ignoring Greenwood for?
    Seriously considering a -4 for Maguire out and Nketiah for Greenwood!
    Best Defender to replace any price? Mends, Richie, Azpi?

    Pope
    TAA Doherty Maguire
    Martial Salah Bruno Mahrez KDB
    Jimi DCL
    Martinez Nketiah Fernandez Aurier

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly the same team but then who do you drop next week for him? I’m going to wait

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        true benching nightmare. DCL possibly

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I am thinking of doing the same and bringing in Holgate for Maguire and banking the cash. Rotate with the other defenders.

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ship's sailed, I think. I'm sticking with DDG, Bruno and Rashford.

      If you have to dump Maguire though (I wouldn't), I'd go with Ritchie.

    4. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Richie

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

    Doherty sure looks like a 6.3m def in the opponent's box

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

    Jimmy is finished.

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      i think so too..
      too deep

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

    Predicted red arrow with bruno C and rashford. Things are brutal atm

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

      Tell me about it. Such high scoring weeks

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Really? That's surprising

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

        😆

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      How's that, good start no?

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

        Iv no idea!

  7. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    People running out of patience with Jimi? Not the best run of fixtures left

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

      Hmm hes still good value at his price I think

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Not explosive enough

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          True

    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      38 is FH so discount that and all good fixtures

    3. dvdguy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      His missus due soon as well, time to get rid.

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Who Jimi? Fair enough. Effects a lot of good fathers & ballers with good reason 🙂

  8. Puncheon Guly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My midfield:

    Salah / Mahrez / Martial / Fernandes / Son

    Who gives way for KDB?

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

      Son

      1. Puncheon Guly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Playing Bournemouth though!

    2. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Son and then my midfield

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    As a kdb non owner actually would rather he started tomorrow and miss the newc game

    Give u another reason to disappoint urself with son vs bourn

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Care to give some reasoning along with chrystal-ball reasoning? 🙂

  10. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Considering dropping TAA on my WC now. 7.8m is a lot for a defender who doesn't have the best fixtures and has little to play for...

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think it can work with just 5 games left.

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      TAA and KDB are fantasy gold. Think again

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I know I know... But the OR 1 has never owned TAA this entire season. No one is essential.

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Wouldnt be surprised if he is benched in one brighton/burnley either

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

      Greenwood and Foden performing like 8-9 million assets he is still worth the money imo.

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Tierney looks really good

    1. MGMT
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      There goes the tierney love...

  12. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I’d rather deliberate stuff like that was given as a pen than half the dives/handballs that are given.

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

    Jota inc

    Jimmy or Dendoncker

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

    Fully expecting a Jota haul now after I got rid and previously said I'd prefer him as an impact sub with how the restart has gone.

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      How you getting on mate? I’m having a nightmare so far - captain Salah is my only hope

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

        I thought I was doing well but I don't actually seem to be lol, 36 (-4) from 4 including Doherty in this, I've capped Salah too, apologies in advance, what you on?

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          26 from 5 (Jimi & Doherty currently playing)

          Wish I’d done DCL -> Greenwood

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

            Wish I had Greenwood instead of Rash! He looks so good, remember when I started him for basically all of Sept when Martial was injured and he still didn't play? I was a bit early to the bandwagon.

            1. TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              You are obviously too perceptive - if only Ole had seen the potential when you did!

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

                Perceptively ranked at 4.5m after that month.

                1. TheDragon
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Where you currently at rank wise? I’m hovering around 100k

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

                    Around 500k, I've somehow managed to veer between 200k places for months despite doing random punts regularly, I thought I was having a good GW last week then only had Salah and TAA for the City vs Liverpool game and lost all progress made.

  15. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My seasons over. All rivals captained united players, i went Salah. Dropped 30K. Gone from 30 behind in ML to 60.

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why what did Salah score?

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

        2

      2. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hahaha

    2. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Salah could score 3 or 4 why u worried?

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        LOL 10 xD

  16. Henning
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hmmm Vardy and Martial in for Rashford and Son.

    My rival that are chasing me(about 65 p behind) have Martial and no Rashford.

  17. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jota on dendo off

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

    Tierney hooked

  19. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Auba & cantwell to greenwood & Mahrez (-4) looking great so far

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

      Auba and Ceballos to Greenwood and Salah here 😀

      Only positive of the week. No Bruno/Martial hurts.

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nice..

        Salah tc here. :Ozil:. Wish I had Tony

  20. MGMT
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Auba -> Kane no brainer?

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Auba to Greenwood is no brainer.

  21. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How's this?

    Pope Martinez
    VvD Digne Holgate Saiss Taylor
    Salah KdB Mahrez Foden Fernandes
    Kane Rashford Greenwood

    0.4m.

    I really want Digne. He's the differential I want for the run-in.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looks really good, who would you bench next week?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Greenwood, Taylor, Holgate

        Plan is to rotate Greenwood/Foden H/A. And always first sub the 8th attacker.

        Holgate is to double down hard on AVL, shu, BOU fixtures.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Huge bench headache

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah it's not great. But I have bench boost left. So I need to have a strong playing 15 to maximize it.

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

        Mahrez and Foden will be rested sometimes

    3. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Perfect if you nail the Foden/Greenwood rotation. Most likely doing the same

  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That feeling when you have great scores from a couple of players but everyone else gets 1s

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I know that feeling minus the couple of players getting great scores

  23. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    DCL > Greenwood a no brainer
    Saka > Foden or stick?

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      DCL has a decent fixture this week but other than that yes

  24. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thinking Rashford + DCL > Greenwood + Kane -4?

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

    Wolves too predictable, even Arsenal not falling for it.

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All it takes is a moment of madness from Luiz and jimenez grabs a goal

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Needs more Doherty and Traore both staying out wide right to create the overload

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Poor miss from Traore

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Buff walcott misses sitter

  28. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal struggling to keep the Wolves from the door now.

  29. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How would you rate these moves for a -8?

    Rashford + Jiminez + Cantwell > Pulisic + Kane + Greenwood?

    Season well over, so just taking some risks.

    Cheers guys.

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No way! Kane messes it up.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Have you revised your opinion on Bruno perchance? 😉

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

    Jota lively.