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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. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    JESUS WOLVES.

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

    how's this WC team?

    Martinez 4.0
    Saiss Lamperty TAA Mitchell 4.0
    Zaha Salah KDB Son Podence
    DCL Werner Brewster

    .3m itb

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

      Too many 4.0s, you overkilled it in the midfield.

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

      Looks great. If on wc you could potentially transfer out werner then back in when he drops. That will give you the extra 0.1 needed to swap Zaha to jrod.

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

    Kdb assist given

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

    Lol no way that's a KDB assist but he'll get it.

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

    KDB didn’t have control of the ball, if he did, he was tackled.

    No assist.

  6. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDB assist + 3 bonus yessssssssss

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

    Classy KDB assist

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

    I’ve been thinking a lot about you lately

    https://youtu.be/FglQ6coUBw4

  9. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Going to have to run a yard sale to make room for all the City players

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

    That's a KdB assist to cap off one of the most depressing GWs yet. Unbelievable.

  11. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    KDb asssit given

  12. Dthinger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Theres no way KDB gets the assist for that, right?

  13. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Absolutely disgusting if that's not an assist

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think its disgusting if it is an assist

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

        How the hell is that an assist??!?!?!?

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

        no way that should be an assist

  14. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Martinez Forster
    TAA Saiss Reece Lamptey Mitchell
    KDB Son JamRod Foden Podence
    Werner Jimenez DCL
    0.5 ITB

    3x Wolves 2x City 2x Everton 2x Chelsea for the fixtures, with Son and TAA thrown in.

  15. Igz08
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Panicked and played wc last night, too late now 🙂

    Martinez
    Dunne Saiss James
    Zaha Mane JRod KdB Son
    DCL Jimenez

    Fabri Justin Mitchell Brewster

    Have 2.0 ITB to get TAA. What's the best way to do that?

    A) Saiss, James -> TAA, Lamptey
    B) Saiss, Zaha, Jimenez -> TAA, Podence, Werner
    C) Something else?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      If every game week is the same as this one, you’ve smashed it

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        lol yeah fair point, I see the sarcasm

  16. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner to Jesus?

  17. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    That should be KDB assist he got on that then Foden take and finish!

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

    Worst assist decision in FPL history?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Will be taken away

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

      Why... he won the ball back which setup Jesus

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

        Nvm I’ve just seen it back

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

      Lukaku.

    4. Spab
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely. Probably even worse than that.

  19. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Got to laugh this gw, gonna be a loooooong frustrating season yet again

    1. FPL Bargain
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Straying from the template has hurt me. Gotta give credit to the pundits even if a little lucky but Justin, Son, Salah, Ings, template players have done well

  20. FPL Bargain
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A) Havertz to Foden
    B) Auba to De Brueyne

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

      b

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Both

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

      B

    4. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      B. KDB essential imo.

  21. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who to keep?
    Werner or martial?

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

      surely keep werner with those fixtures?

      1. FF Dirtbag
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks bud!

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

      Keep the faith in Werner especially against wba, I did Ings to Martial last week hopefully the same don't happen to you

  22. Big Ronnie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Foden or Podence?

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

      Podence. Foden not nailed

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

    Wtf how is that a KDB assist

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

    For next 5 games, Ings or Jimi??

    1. d1g2w3
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I have ings and for me it's Jimmy. Planned on switching to Jimi but got other fires now

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

      Jimmy

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

    Would you WC?

    McCarthy*/Steer
    TAA*/Davies*/Vinagre*/Justin/Mitchell
    Auba*/Salah/Bruno*/ASM*/Bissouma*
    Werner*/DCL/Brewster*

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes. Well I did with many of those players...

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

      I did. Almost identical team.

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

        We'll have the same afterwards too lmao.

  26. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Desperately need Brewster to get a move to a Prem club. My WC depends on it.

    Can make a peach of a team with him in it...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Indeed, samesies

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

      Move to Palace is close. Not sure that’s a great spot for him

      1. Igz08
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Apparently that's bs

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

          James Pearce from the athletic tweeted last night. He’s pretty ITK but I was surprised when I saw it

  27. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    85 points yet I was absolutely mocked for my WC haha

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Thought you said your season was over?

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

      You are a consistently incredibly jammy player. I'm not sure how you do it.

    3. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      My mini league leader got 140+ without a WC.

  28. F4L
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    That came off Boly ffs.

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

    So in all seriousness, what's the best team to get on a WC right now?

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

    59 points having got rid of son and mane.

    Shocking but I’ll take it.

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I’d kill my mum for 59 points this gw

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

        Wow

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          It’s a joke by the way