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Dugout Discussion September 27

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

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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. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cant wait until the IB so don't drop down another 1 mil in rank

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

    watch Auba haul tomorrow. Guaranteed.

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

      Yep fully expecting for sellers like myself to be punished

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

        Might put some bets to earn some money at least, now I won’t get FPL points

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

      Yeah to complete the chaos

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

    Stop being bitter guys, get better

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

      How? How do we get better? What is the point?

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    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      This fight fellas

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

    Traore is shocking against established defence

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

      He just isn't a great player is he, strong and fast but end product

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  5. sergioaguero67
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Best Son replacment?
    I already have Sterling, Salah, Podence, Alzate
    1.0m ITB
    Please help.

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

      Harvey Barnes has 2 home games next.

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      1. Captain Hindsight
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I’ll be going for Klich and then upgrading Bamford to Ings

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      2. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Is he nailed? With Maddy around again.

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    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Havertz was my first thought but haven't looked into it too much yet

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  6. Captain Hindsight
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Been flat out today, just seen Son went off on 46 minutes - assume he was injured to go off so early after the start of the second half - anyone know?

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

      Hammy.

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      1. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Is that a "many weeks" type of absence?

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

          Sounding that way

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

      Surprised u didnt say this was always happening with the spurs fixtures overload

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      1. Captain Hindsight
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Son to Klich
        Bamford to Ings

        Will be a 4 point hit but I think it’ll pay off - will just watch out for price moves

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  7. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    omg just saw the result. what happened?

    got rid of vardy on my wc.

    this is mental 🙂

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

      City didn't turn up

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

    How has he missed.

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  9. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What a miss

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

    wtf is this wolves defending

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  11. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy non-penalty xG is 0.4
    He has 5 goals.

    😀

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

    Wolves shambolic defending

    Can’t wait to upgrade Coady to TAA

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

      Lol

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  13. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    When did wolves forget how to defend

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    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The moment I bought saiss

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  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    My FPL team looks like a binary code 😎

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

      Ha, same mate!

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

      We get it... Stop bragging that your players are actually scoring points.

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

      Did you at least cap Havertz for a juicy 10?

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      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        No, ha

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

      have a 1 to continue your binary day

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

    I am that person who wildcarded to a team scoring less than the team I had before.

    Thing is, I’m trying to remind myself it was the right thing to do. I would’ve done it again had I had my time again.

    Let’s see how the rest of this game goes (and tomorrow’s) but at the moment I’m thinking of saving my FTs and using two over the international break.

    Does that seem reasonable with this squad?

    0.1ITB, 1FT
    Martinez Steer
    TAA Saiss James Justin Mitchell
    Salah KdB Foden Podence Reed
    Jimi Werner DCL

    United / Spurs on my radar for GW5+

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

      Same as me mate . Complete disaster.

      Werner to ings looks good to me.

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

        Cheers mate. Weirdly comforting to know others going through the same!

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

      I have a fairly similar team and rather plan to have 2 free transfers. Be patient and hold off transfers.

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

        Cool, thanks

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  16. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    With Son and Podence out and not a lot on my bench I’ve gone from a very strong looking XI for next week to potentially using my WC 🙁

    Already used FT on Werner

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

      Haha, every word of that applies to me, exact same situation and same players involved - werner to Jimenez right? Lesson learned re making early transfers in future, that’s for sure.

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      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yep, Werner to Jiminez.

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

          Still in two minds about wildcarding. Mainly as I don’t know what team I even want at this stage, it’s been such a mental start to the season.

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

      Same situation here. Are you copying me? 😉

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

    Did Maureen say anything about why he took Son off at h/t in his post-match presser?

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

      Hammy

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

        Eff off! You’re kidding right?

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

          No

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

            Nope

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

          Unfortunately not

          https://twitter.com/alasdairgold/status/1310238761184358400?s=21

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

      He said nothing.
      But its confirmed now, he's done his hammy.

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  18. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Gonna just go with gut and captain Ings against WBA.

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

      How is that gut?

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

        Thought KDB was a good shout this GW

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

          He was

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      2. The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It rumbled as he typed.

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

    Neves wasting Jimmy assist

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  20. FPL_trail_runner
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Will happily take 2 points from Saiss tonight at this rate.

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  21. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    JRod, Werner, Adams, Podence to Penalty takers

    Y or N

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

      For a -8 or -12? not a chance

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

    Rage WC. Any thoughts please. Thanks

    McCarthy (4m)
    Justin TAA Mitchell Saiss Lamptey
    Salah KDB Townsend Mount (4.5m)
    Vardy DCL Jimmy

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

      Start again

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

      Townsend and Mount do not have penalties, so no 😉

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

      Bowen just scored

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  23. Greasy Grealish Gang
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    /Bump*

    A) Mitchell + Son > Castagne + Klich

    Or

    B) Mitro + Son > Vardy + 5.5m

    Both for a hit. Need Son out and a Leicester player in. Thanks a lot!

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  24. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Still “essential” to WC in double/triple city/wolves?

    I’m considering this the final week of preseason for evaluation purposes

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

      Vardy and Bruno are essential now

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    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Triple City and at least double Wolves

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  25. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I heard Podence slipped in the steam room.

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

    Ayling's lost a bap. Damn.

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

      Nooooooo

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    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Damn , it gets worse again

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

      What do you mean? Seems like he’s still in for 1 bonus pt.

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

      First good news today.

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

    If anything this match makes podence nailed when he returns

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

      Loving this glass half full positive mental attitude

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

    Does anyone have the username “Captain Fail?” It should be mine. Captained Auba the first two weeks when I had Salah and Son. This week I captained Son.

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

      Many many hard lucks going around crazy stuff

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

    What to do with Son and Podence?

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  30. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    cant remember them all but this is probably my worst wc ever.

    have to laugh really 🙂

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    1. President Giggs
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bad week for most people, don't worry about it

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      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        will try not to haha 🙂

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    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Indeed. You are not the only one. Chin up.

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