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Vinagre and Jota benched as Lundstram reclaims Sheff Utd midfield berth

Fantasy Premier League managers have been denied a £4.5m route into Wolves defence for their opening match of the season.

Ruben Vinagre (£4.5m) has been named on the bench for the Gameweek 1 trip to Sheffield United, joined there by Oskar Buur (£4.0m).

Despite Nuno Espirito Santo declaring in his Friday press conference that new signing Fernando Marçal (£5.0m) needed time to adapt to Wolves’ style of playing, the manager has started him at left wing-back anyway.

With Matt Doherty (£6.0m) having left the club for Spurs, Adama Traoré (£6.5m) has been trusted with the wing-back position on the other side of the pitch, rather than 22-year-old Buur.

Also on the Wolves bench is recently reclassified FPL midfielder Diogo Jota (£6.5m), beaten to a place in the front-three by Daniel Podence (£5.5m) and Pedro Neto (£5.5m).

The two wide-men flank Raúl Jiménez (£8.5m) who comes into Gameweek 1 with 18.5% worldwide ownership.

John Egan (£5.0m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m) are the most fashionable Sheffield United assets for tonight’s game, sat in 16.6% and 12.7% of teams respectively.

Both feature in the Blades’ starting line-up, which also includes Jack O’Connell (£5.0m), who missed every pre-season game, while the summer’s top-scorer Billy Sharp (£6.0m) features alongside Oli McBurnie (£6.0m).

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Marçal, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Traoré; Podence, Jiménez, Neto.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, Sharp.

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  1. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Oops, Ramsdale...

  2. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Saiss was a rotation threat we said...

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      This!!!!!

  3. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Switched jimmy to Ings after watching Andy’s stream... great...

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Damn man I should of stuck with Jimenez... Was swayed by talk on Ings

      1. FPL_Devil
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Same

  4. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I had Saiss in my squad a few days ago. 🙁

  5. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    WC time sadly

  6. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I have Ramsdale but... Saiss too! let's go!

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

    Did Nightcrawler predict this too?

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No i think its easier to predict who will start and who will not. Anything can happen in a game. Did say ramsdale was terrible and shu will cincede a lot tho

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Let's add Sheffield to the list of whipping boys

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Time to abandon Sheffield players!!

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Quality.

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

    Sheff Utd for the drop.

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    SHU wouldn’t score in 900 minutes here never mind 90.

  12. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    With traore playing on rwb which one of neto and podence will be most nailed? Could be an amazing option at 5.5 each

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'd imagine Neto more nailed with Jota rotating on the left side with Podence

  13. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What in the world

  14. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wait, what!

  15. SoShy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This game is so easy if you don't overthink and tinker..

  16. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Good thing FPL upped the prices of Sheff Utd players...

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good thing I held my FT - looks like Egan will be the 1st one out

  17. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    WC activated. Can't take this no more. 24 points. Only hope was double Sheffield defense.

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Oof. Commiserations.

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Make it work then 😉

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bournemouth keeper conceding 2 in 5 minutes...Eddie Howe will be so proud

  19. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Saiss on scout picks bench!!

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    People have a go at Kepa, but having watched Ramsdale last season, he is worse than Kepa.

    Remember watching Bournemouth play West Ham around Christmas time last year as I was thinking about bring Ramsdale in for some nice fixtures. That performance from Bournemouth put me off. Kept monitoring Ramsdale, but he was terrible.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kepa is the worst by far.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Even if he was the worst its a close one. Kepa was decent from what i saw in la liga. Never seen ramsdale do well for an extended period of time

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Kepa is definitely worse but you're right, they're both pretty trash

      • DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He is so bad, i don’t see the appeal.

      • Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yes i said earlier he was the worst keeper in the league and many disagreed but i think come the end of season many will chqnge their minds

    3. Blues for Salah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The Jimmy/Saiss double looking pretty sweet.

      1. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Well done. I only have Saiss out of those two

      2. FPL Theorist
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Loving it!

      3. FPL_Devil
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        The Shaw over Saiss and Ings ove Jimmy feeling sour.

    4. Check out my Umtiti's
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ramsdale is the new Massimo Taibi

    5. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Imagine buying clown Ramsdale, Sheffield deserved to fall into championship

    6. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Podence may have to come in for GW3

      1. Munchen KFC
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Soucek to Podence

    7. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      And people are worrying about Southampton defence!

    8. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I went for Vinagre over Saiss and even left 1.5 ITB hahaha dear God, what have I done 🙁

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Upgrade Son to Bruno fund?

        1. Railwayman
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Nah, just left the cash and wait and see for the first round or two. Had him in the Restart Project and he was gold for me, with a goal and a few CS's, really don't why I didn't start the season with him in my team...

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Same and left 2 itb no worries

    9. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Errr...what have I tuned into here?! SCENES!!

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 6 months ago

          A football match in which 2 goals have been scored early!!!!

          1. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Haha the commentator just answered my question - 1st time they've conceded 2 at "home" since December!

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        If anything, Wolves look even better without Otto and Doherty.

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Are SU the same side of last season though , time will tell yeah

      3. Rochdale_Cowboy
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Only a casual would choose Ings over Jimi for the same price

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Ok

          1. Rochdale_Cowboy
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I'm correct though

            1. Utopsis
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              OK

        2. Rochdale_Cowboy
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Salty non Jimi owners.... OK

      4. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nuno manager of the year