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Traoré up against Mendy as Wolves host Man City in Gameweek 2

Adama Traoré (£6.5m) remains in a wing-back role for Wolves as they host Manchester City, his favourite team to face last season.

In two meetings against Pep Guardiola’s men, the FPL midfielder registered three goals, one assist and six bonus – all for a total of 29 points.

That accounted for 22.3% of his 130 points across the whole of last season, no Premier League offering up more Fantasy fuel to Traoré than Manchester City.

He might be fancying his chances once again this time around, as the wing-back will have the chance to double-up with right-winger Daniel Podence (£5.5m) on adventurous left-back Benjamin Mendy (£6.0m).

Pedro Neto (£5.5m) staffs the other side of Wolves’ front-three, joined there by talismanic forward Raúl Jiménez (£8.5m).

With Manchester City losing a number of key personnel to injury, Guardiola’s latest line-up was easier than normal to predict.

Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) leads the line in the absence of Sergio Aguero (£10.5m) while Phil Foden (£6.5m) and Raheem Sterling (£11.5m) make use of Bernardo Silva‘s (£7.5m) muscle problem to start on the left and right-hand side of the front-three.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (£5.5m) and Joao Cancelo (£5.5m) are out with muscle and foot injuries respectively, hence the start for Mendy, while Aymeric Laporte‘s (£6.0m) red flag means Nathan Aké (£5.5m) makes his Premier League debut next to John Stones (£5.0m).

Owned by 33% of FPL managers worldwide, Kevin De Bruyne (£11.5m) is this game’s most popular asset, as he makes an expected start in central midfield.

With Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£12.0m) on the chopping board for many of us, all eyes will be on how the Belgian compares with Sterling tonight.

The last time Manchester City visited Molineux, the Englishman scored twice while De Bruyne failed to match up, mustering just one assist and no goals…

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

Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Mendy, Aké, Stones, Walker; Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Fernandinho; Foden, Jesus, Sterling.

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2,813 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hold Saiss hold. Only 87 more minutes...

  2. RoyaleBlue
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How on earth does sterling not get a yellow for the dive then????

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

      Favoritism

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same reason City are still eligible for CL.

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

      Coz it looks like a slip

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

      Hes English

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

    Sterling is world class diver

  4. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling looking hungry...lets see how this goes. Auba to Sterling up next

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

      Really hungry, poor thing cant stay on his feet.

  5. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Couldnt watch the game, haircut and socks aside - how did Grealish look ?

  6. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Clear yellow for Sterling? No contact, dive. I dont understand.

  7. Easy Cheesy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy -> jimi for -4
    Or
    Vardy/ asm -> jimi/ kdb for -8
    Or
    Do nothing... given already used FT

    1. fussballstadion
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just swap out ASM

  8. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How can you afford that -8?

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

    You have actually got to be kidding me if Vinagre is now going to be in the team

  10. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vinagre coming on for Wolves

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

    Vinagre wagon!!!!

  12. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vinegar benchwonkers PUNISHED

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Who's he on for?

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vinagre bandwagon?

  14. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vinagre is back!

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      wow, things get stranger

  15. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any thoughts on the better double up?

    Mane + Salah

    Sterling + KDB

    Sterling's pace to win pens and KDB then taking them entices

  16. Will
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I’m fairly certain I need to WC this team:

    McCarthy/Steer
    TAA/Shaw/Egan/Vinagre/Tierney
    Salah/Auba/ASM/Greenwood/Soucek
    Adams/DCL/Martial

    I figure Steer/Tierney/Vinagre/Egan/Auba/ASM and possibly Adams/Soucek/Greenwood need to go.

    I’d rather wait for the transfer window to close, but the team is dropping in value already.

    Agree/disagree?

    Thanks

  17. FPLShaqiri
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    VINAGRE!!!

  18. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs playing very expansive football here, very unlike Mourinho

  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vinagre wagon back on.

  20. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vinagre on WC 4.4. We can dream!!

  21. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This game has me watching for:

    Saiss & Ake
    Podence & Neto
    Jimi & Jesus
    KDB & Sterling

  22. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    omg vinagre

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

    Vinagre on

  24. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vinegar!!!!

  25. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Not watching the match--What is going on with Vinagre?

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

      Mascal seems to be injured, so Vinagre subbed on.

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      he's playing football

  26. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Loool you cant make this up

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

      You can though

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

    Who's he on for?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Marc Al

  28. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This Marcal fella oop again, any reason to overlook him?

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

      😀

    2. Tsssst
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Timing on that. Not watching the game, what did he do?

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

      On monitor. Might double up with Saiss

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

    Any word on how long Marcal is out for?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like 2 months hammy

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Deffo 82 mins

    3. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      She literally went out 20 seconds ago

    4. MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He just walked off the pitch fella. Probably only going to hear after the game

  30. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    i would be so pissed right now if i've done vinagre out for -4 as planned