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Podence and Marcal absent as Vinagre is recalled and Semedo makes Wolves debut

The last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees West Ham United entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Kick-off in east London is at 19:00 BST.

Daniel Podence (£5.6m) won’t play any part in this evening’s game, with the budget Fantasy Premier League midfielder not involved in the visitors’ matchday squad.

Unconfirmed rumours had circulated about his absence ahead of Saturday’s FPL deadline, with Podence not pictured in training ground images.

Manager Nuno Espirito Santo had reported that his squad were suffering from “some knocks” in his pre-match press conference on Friday but didn’t elaborate.

Santo confirmed that Podence that was one of those players ahead of kick-off, however.

Marcal (£5.0m) misses out as expected with a calf problem, meanwhile.

Replacing the injured pair are Ruben Vinagre (£4.4m) and Nelson Semedo (£5.5m), who makes his Wolves debut at right wing-back.

That allows Adama Traore (£6.5m) the opportunity to push forward into an advanced role alongside Raul Jimenez (£8.6m) and Pedro Neto (£5.5m).

Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) comes in for Issa Diop (£4.5m) in West Ham’s only alteration to their starting XI.

Diop, along with Josh Cullen and manager David Moyes, is absent today after testing positive for COVID-19.

Mark Noble (£4.9m) returns from injury but is only among the substitutes.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku, Bowen, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Antonio.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Boly, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Vinagre, Traore, Jimenez, Neto.

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

    Come on West Ham !

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

    Any advice most welcome on my WC team!?

    Martinez Steer
    VVD Castagne Lamptey KWP Mitchell
    Salah KDB Bruno Klich Stephens
    Jiminez Richarlison Mitrovic

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Where’s Vardy

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

        Can't have them all, he crushes your team if you want Salah KDB Bruno

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      7 penalty takers. Way to go!

  3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Correct bench order for GW4?

    Foden Sterling KDB

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      G2G

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks!

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

      KdB first sub

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Will miss out on the Salah injured, Foden brace points off the bench then!

  4. Maguire Van Dijk
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed.

    Time to WC?

    McCarthy, Nyland
    TAA, Dier, Justin (Egan, Ayling)
    Auba, Jrod, Pulisic, Harrison, Burke
    Jimi, Richarlison, DCL

    Egan now at 4.9. Auba now at 11.9. Puli at 8.3. Harrison can't play next week.

  5. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why does Jiminez wear that bandage around his wrist? I dont think I have seen him play without it.

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

      Likely superstition.

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

      Keith Lemon fan

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

      Gujarati?

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

    Werner + Son + Davis > Vardy + Ings + Bissouma for -8 just after WC sound fine?

    Gives me -

    Martinez
    Coady - KWP - Lamptey
    Salah - KDB - Mahrez - Podence
    Vardy - Ings - Jimenez

    Button - Bissouma - Taylor - Mitchell

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

      Everton?

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

    I have 3 penalty takers in my team KDB, Salah and Jimenez...clearly not enough.

    Will be typical if everyone gets a penalty except these 3

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

      Imagine if Neves and Milner takes pens this week

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

        I'm crying just at the thought

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

    Sounds crazy but thinking to sell Son for Havertz.

    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Decent shout.

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wait and see if there’s Puliaic news maybe. Although, Son will probably drop tomorrow.

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

    There have been two cleansheets this week.

    Southampton and Leeds.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I benched McCarthy and Bertrand too

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

      WC out Ayling and KWP....

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

      Not sure you're allowed to leak members stats but thanks

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pereira or Klich on WC

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

      I’m considering Klich

    2. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pereira looks very interesting. 20 assists last year

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

        Penalty taker

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

    Man City have just been awarded a penalty.

    Hope not over just yet for Kev cappers.

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

    I want my wildcard refunded.

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

      With another wildcard?
      Maybe having a wildcard in the first place was the problem.

  13. Holding Matip
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just Salah left to blank and we're on for a great GW

  14. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    40 + Soucek, Salah (C), TAA and Martinez to go.

    Doesn’t feel high but judging by the fact the main City boys were kept quiet is that quite good?

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

      Brag

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

      Didn't expect this from you.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I’m sorry but it doesn’t seem high in reality does it

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

          He is jealous because you're better FPL manager than him.

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I’m really not, my rank history is tripe. I’ve just been stupidly lucky

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

        cry more

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

          Still trying to work out how to get a grav?

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

            How' s your WC gone ? hhahahahha

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

      Humble brag, uno its good

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It feels good because of City (which I was very lucky with not owning any)

    4. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Love these new and creative ways to brag

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It feels mad that it’s a good score if that makes sense.
        Though with Liverpool still to play I guess makes sense

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

      I'd be jumping up and down on my couch if I had 40 pts this GW. Currently got 17 and a rank drop to 4.2m.

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

        I've got 53 thanks to my Leeds haul earlier, but my last players are on the pitch now.

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

          Wow! Liverpool can punish of course, but still impressive in this GW.

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

    Nice view of the back end of Wordpress there.

  16. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Saiss lad, a CS and a goal, is it to much to ask? On WC and 18 points, pretty depressing

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

    McCarthy Nyland
    TAA Dier KWP Mitchell Egan
    Salah Son KDB Podence Ceballos
    Mitro Werner Wilson
    Is this worth for a WC or not?

  18. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So good to have Maddison back

  19. Cajunfit
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Many of us will need replacement for Son, with his 25% flag for hamstring.

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

      Barnes

  20. Bigbars
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    For what it's worth, I think you have to just put the first month down to random results, euro teams had a shorter summer break and their players will take a month to regain top fitness after late finishes and required time off, they usually have a load of preseason games to ge their fine tuning done which they didn't, smaller teams would have been doing conditioning training and tactics longer.

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

    WOW NETO run

  22. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I don’t know who to captain anymore also I don’t know how to play fpl anymore.

      A helluva season

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

        maybe try to C player who you want to C and not player that FPL community will tel you to C.

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

      Pedro trying to make a case for him!

    • Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Is Vinagre nailed?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Wouldn’t bet on it, though best 4.4 option I think if you’re 0.1 short

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Marcal injured.

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

        No

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

        thank you

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

      What’s the WC template now then? 😉

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

        Changes every single week

      2. BobbyV
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Vardy plus 6 other pen takers...then auto complete

    • Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Fernandes + Shaw > Cooper + Salah (-4) looking on?

    • Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nelson Semedo looks like prime TAA

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

        Just without a final product

    • Kudo Warrior
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just saw on Talksport that Kane got a Red card after the final whistle? I don't see it anywhere else and FPL hasn't registered it.

      https://talksport.com/football/765699/tottenham-var-newcastle-jose-mourinho-harry-kane-red-card-gareth-bale/

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

        Fake news. It was the GK coach that got it

        1. Kudo Warrior
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Cool thanks.

    • CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lol drop me off here pls, thx

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      BOWENNNN GOAL