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Traore benched for Wolves as Nuno switches up front three

Having dislocated his shoulder early on in Wolves’ 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United in Gameweek 34, Adama Traoré (£5.6m) is only a substitute for today’s clash against Everton.

The rapid winger did manage 78 minutes at Bramall Lane but drops out in favour of the returning Pedro Neto (£5.0m).

On the other flank, Daniel Podence (£4.9m) replaces Diogo Jota (£6.0m) while Joao Moutinho (£5.4m) joins his countryman on the bench as Leander Dendoncker (£4.4m) starts the game.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s chosen widemen Podence and Neto play either side of Raul Jimenez (£8.1m), who is on a run of three consecutive blanks.

Mason Holgate (£4.4m) fails to make the Everton matchday squad due to injury, despite Carlo Ancelotti being hopeful that the defender could make a quick return to action after picking up a shin problem in GW33.

The Italian manager has also made three line-up changes, with Leighton Baines (£4.9m) earning a rare start in place of the benched Seamus Coleman (£5.3m).

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) replaces Andre Gomes (£5.2m) – another player who is absent through injury – while Theo Walcott (£6.2m) earns his first post-restart minutes in place of fellow ex-Arsenal man Alex Iwobi (£5.6m).

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.3m), who has yet to register an FPL return since the return of the Premier League, partners Richarlison (£8.2m) up top.

Ancelotti was not in the mood to give much away in his pre-match interview on Sky Sports but was pushed to reveal that Everton will use a wing-back system.

Eleven players that I would like to see defend well and attack well. It’s not a clear line-up for you.

For the players and for me, we didn’t have a lot of time to try but I hope it’s going to work.

Three at the back, I think so. Sometimes three, sometimes five, it depends. – Carlo Ancelotti

Nuno was slightly more insightful as to why he has changed around the Wolves line-up and on Traoré’s benching.

We created a lot of situations [v Sheffield United] that required finishing the action, shooting on goal. Bad positioning, bad passing, something that we have to improve.

[Traoré is] available. He’s been dealing with his shoulder problem. He’s been struggling with pain but he’s available. If we consider that we can use him, we will do so. – Nuno Espirito Santo

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Neves, Dendoncker, Doherty; Podence, Jimenez, Neto.

Everton XI (3-5-2): Pickford; Baines, Keane, Mina; Digne, Gordon, Davies, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

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

    Imagine Traore vs Digne
    Digne red guaranter

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

    Please take Doherty off before 60 🙂

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      no lol

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      How do you pronounce Doherty?

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

        Yoghurt with a D

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

          How do you pronounce Yoghurt?

      2. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        >.

      3. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        dock-a-tee?

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Wrong

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

          Dough-a-tee

      4. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ducati

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

      Doc Cat Tee

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Negative

  3. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Had high hopes of my Digne pick.... oh well.... there is always next week

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      not always.. only 3more nezt weeks

  4. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Podence so much better than Jota

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

      If he's not banned

  5. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Give assist to Saiss.

  6. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Strange how Jimi and Doc are verging on differentials this week...

    Come on boys, creep me up towards that top 10K

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Strange? They have been crap

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

        Patience, my son

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Losing points in the mean time

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

            Could have been worse. Just topped my ML rival this week with a cheeky Sterling punt and sitting around 25K OR.

            Jimi brace + Doc Cleanie will be a treat

      2. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Doherty returned 8 in his previous 10 before today, including 3 double digit hauls.

        1. @FPL__Engineer
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Attack wise he’s not been himself GW28, look the stats up

          1. tm370
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I know the stats

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jimmy looking lively,second one inc...

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

      It would be nice.

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

    How do you pronounce Doherty?

    A) Do-hurt-e
    B) Doc-hurt-e
    C) Doc-ker-tee
    D) Dough-er-tee

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

      c

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

      C

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

      Donkey-teeth

    4. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pretty sure it’s C

    5. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Donkey. Here's how

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      E. Dirty

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

      I can tell you how he pronounces it himself if thats any good:

      E) Da-her-tee

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

        Daphne?

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

          From Scooby Doo?

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

      Doh-her-tee

    9. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Bon apple teeth

      • @FPL__Engineer
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        A

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I thought D but commentators say C

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

      Please keep the cleanie this time Wolves

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

        A million times this

        No - A billion times this

        Or at least if you’re going to concede do it now rather than prolonging the hope

        That was sheer trauma vs Sheffield United, a real gut punch

        1. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          So Much this, late goals last 2 weeks been really painful

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

      neto injured

    12. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      How does the Mexican Altidore still have 50% ownership in top 10k. FPL truly isnt dead..

    13. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Neto hamstrung

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hamstrung is a great word.

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

        As John Giles would often say, in his day there was no such thing as a hamstring

    14. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Neto dead

    15. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      traore in for an assist to Jinmy

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

        Jota

        1. El-Kloppico
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          oups. Not so good for Jimmy then

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

      Jota warming up

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

      Imagine needing a goal and bringing Iwobi on

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Zaha should have been allowed to leave Palace for the fee Everton offered

    18. @FPL__Engineer
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Doherty shadow of his former FPL self

    19. smash
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who scores more this current GW...

      Aubamayang/Saka or Martial/Justin

      Hmmm?

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

      Used to remember the times when Arsenal and Chelsea were criticised for fielding only 1 or fewer English players in the PL. Wolves play Coady and that is it. Of their main squad, Gibbs-White is the only other English player.

      But no criticism for Wolves?

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        May as well be Portugal

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          They are a lot more diverse

      2. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Coady is scouse not English.

      3. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        John Ruddy

      4. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Things are a little less jingoistic now and they are not as big (and don't have the famous English teams of the past).

        Wenger and that Arsenal side got more than their fair share of criticism for various reasons.

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

      Jumenez hurts

    22. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jota off one bench onto another.

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

        (CPL / AVL teamsheets - but nobody cares.)

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

        Lmao

      3. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hahaha

    23. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The way Wolves are playing, I can see a Jimenez haul!

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        And I sold him 🙂

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

        You mean the way Everton are playing, cause they are genuinely awful.

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Hahaha that as well

    24. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Everton 1 CS last 17 away PL games

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

      lineup??

    26. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Anyone got players in this 2and game?

    27. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Can Ziyech play this season?

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

      LOL PICKFORD

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

      Pickford almost throwing the ball into his own net.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        England #1

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Little T-Rex arms

    30. @FPL__Engineer
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Henderson or Pope for England plz

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hendo no doubt. And Pope backup.

    31. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pickford is the worst keeper in the league, utterly horrendous!