Dugout Discussion

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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2,252 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Hiroku
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So my highest scoring player so far this GW is Ayling who is my first autosub.
    Podence was in the starting 11.
    Sometimes things work out alright.

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

    Bowen punishing his sellers now

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

      People had Bowen?

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

        Must be cos he dropped 0.1. I didn't even know he existed!

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

    What a finish Bowen!

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

    Yesssssss

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

    Nice Wolves 😥

  6. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lol this gw is such a troll

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

    Please make it stop

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

    Wolves CS quickly wiped out...would expect nothing else in this crazyness

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

    Aww poor old wolves clean sheets busted 🙂 happy days

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    WCers GW from hell

  11. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saïss clean sheet gone in a flash

    • The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At least it happened early.

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

      Just got to laugh, can’t do anything but

    • Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      LOLLLLLLLL

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

      Am I crazy doing the following?

      Bruno, Brewster and Werner
      to
      Ings, Jimenez and Barnes.
      Take away that lucky penalty at the end Bruno was poor yesterday. Not even a single shot before that.

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

        Just understand, no matter what you do, it won’t matter, the team will still do poor

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

        Completely. Bruno will come good Mx breather about to become someone’s first choice number 9, Werner is debatable and is let him go for Jimi. I don’t rate Ings... but understand why people do

    • Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Horribly GW 😀 Saiss cleanie gone! Just wow

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hellish WC

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

        I can only laugh. This is absurd.

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

      CS gone. Just waiting for Jimmy penalty miss.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        What's your team link mate?

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

          Updated.

    • Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      LOOOOOOOLLL

    • Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wolves letting down now wow

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Didn't want any points from Saiss anyway.....

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nor Son or Podence, too, amirite?!

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

          I don't own them

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Me neither haha

    • Party time
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Come on guys. Why do we play this game?

      • jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Well, then. Today has been crap. About to activate that WC. Time to load up on those penalty takers.

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

          Won’t make any difference

          1. jdp219
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Might make me feel better.

      • Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Fornal assist

      • yakirh
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cya next year

      • Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        At this rate Auba will get a hattie tomorrow and reward the casuals who didn't sell him 🙂

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

          Them dam casuals!

        2. Traction Engine Foot
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Definitely

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        People own Saiss for his attacking returns anyway...

        1. Party time
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yellow card magnet

        2. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          It's why we all love fpl.

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

            We don’t though

        3. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 6 months ago

            NES always unnecessarily ultra defensive no matter the opposition, one criticism you can aim at him

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

            Never WC in an odd number GW...its textbook