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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. Agger
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    This season has been such a troll you just know Vinagre comes on to assist a couple goals and maybe a cheeky clean sheet and bonus

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitchell 1st sub, Vinegar (sic) 2nd sub.

      Neither coming on.

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

    Not keen on doubling up with Saiss and Vinagre

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

      Podence/Neto aside that looks a superb double up

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

        Maybe, don't expect Podence to be out for long though

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

          Marcal*

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

    Does Egan miss 1 game or 3? Will determine hold v sell..

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

      1

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

      Should be just one, maybe a league cup if there's one in midweek.

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

      Misses Leeds game.

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

    Who is the literal midget for Wolves who was next to the wall?

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

      Podence

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Podence. Catch up mate

    3. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Fair play, I lol'd

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

      "Person of less achieved height" if you don't mind.

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

      It was budget version of Messi

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

    Wow, Podence is tiny!

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

      you call your todger Podence?

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

        🙁

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

    Looked like a small knock, Marcel to miss maybe one gain, in my opinion

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

      game*

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

      Thanks Dr Nick

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

      Theres a chance he won’t play again this season.

    4. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Small knock and you carry on on your home debut

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

    Marcal was only subbed cause they realised he wasn’t Portuguese.

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

      Lol

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

      Hahahaha

  8. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Let's have a poll: How many weeks woul Marcal have to be out for to make Vinegar a good buy?

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

      4 minimum

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

      Until GW16

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        🙂 If only

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

      Too many other transfer needs to worry about Vinegar!

    4. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      4

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

    Vinagre will 100% score now, cursed gameweek

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yup

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

    What happened to marcal?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      His mime act wasn't working out.

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

        Marceau 🙂

  11. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pretty sure it was tactical to remove Marcal against Walker

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

      After 5 minutes??

    2. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lol. Clearly injured

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

      Walker was hardly an unknown before KO.

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

      Because they don't make Salt & Marcal?

  12. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    4.4m defender for wolves. Thanks very much.

    Kdb looking dangerous as is sterling

  13. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Gas the way Vinagre went on on 8 mins after all the fuss.

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

    Traoré oh dear

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

      Sonic the hedgehog cant pass.

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

    Still 0-0. KDB and Sterling bandwagons derailed. Abandon ship.

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

      Season over, title stays at Anfield.

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

    Nuno pulling another troll

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

      Wildcard now and you get Vinny for 4.4
      Got a week to find out if he plays again.

  17. jorgenoj
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rate my WC.

    Martinez - Steer
    Saiss - R. James - Justin - Taylor - Mitchell
    Salah - De Bruyne - Son - J. Rodriguez - Zaha
    Werner - DCL - Brewster

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

      Like it.

      I'm going for similar but with Sterling instead of KDB.

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

      Too stale. Needs some salt and vinagre.

  18. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    People who were interested in Podence because you like saying his name, now you have seen how small he is, will that affect your decision to bring him in?

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

      I’ll bring him in cos he’s a damn sight better than ASM.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Only 6ft plus guys do it for me. But if you have Sterling, you're exempt.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        That's a bad as women saying size matters. It didn't seem to affect David Silva/Garrincha/Jimmy Johnstone etc etc (on the football pitch, not sure about elsewhere)

  19. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is Son worth getting back in or just chasing pts?

  20. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sheffield United are going to have second season syndrome, aren’t they.

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

      No Hendo, No Hope.
      But 3 worse teams.

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

        Regret Ramsdale now.

        I really don’t want to WC after 2 frickin weeks, but my gosh, my team sucks massively right now!

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

      Desperately need a loaner up front . . .someone with pace.

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

        Like Brewster, perhaps?

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

    Jesus look around you!

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

    Ake & Laporte . . . tight.
    Ake & Stones . . . liability

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

    Vinagre back on radar?

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

      on the menu

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

    Why doesnt Ronaldo come to Wolves?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Because they already have their own with Vinagre

  25. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Great to see Raz, KDB, Jimmy all looking in great shape and hungry for goals...

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

    Vinagre looking essential.

  27. thericeking
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So podence may stop playing because traore will get pushed up thanks to new th signing?

    Is this a thing or am I making it up?

  28. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kdb wins pen

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      KDB goal

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

    Pen

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Trying to fall a sleep and thinking which goalkeeper is better for fpl

    Martinez or Guaita.

    Exclude the penalty save pls since that is unpredictable

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

      Guata. Villa will concede an awful lot more than Palace.

      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I want to bring in Guata, but then I won't have any $$ in the bank; if I bring in Martinez I'll have 0.5