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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. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    OG given to Jimi...the scenes

  2. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What did that one lad Murphy conjecture about?

  3. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Apologies this would explain it better.

    Taa, Soucek and Ings
    Or
    Vvd, 4.5mid and Vardy

    Soucek/4.5 mid are 5th mids obviously

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      A. Also didnt vardy come off injured

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah B would of been injury news permitting. Thanks for your input.

  4. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Unlucky for Creswell owners... He was due to his defensive haul from long time ago..

  5. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jimi og?

    Haha surely not, when you think it couldn’t get any worse

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Crazy just how brutal the fpl gods are to us early wildcarders

  6. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jimmy never blanks...

  7. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    KdB to Soucek for -4?

  8. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jimenez OG

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Haha! This is mental

  9. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    It was an obvious og.

  10. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Both my wildcard team *and* my pre-wildcard team have done terribly this week. I'm nearly impressed with myself for that consistency.

  11. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jiminez single-handedly bringing down the OR. Love to see it 😀

  12. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Will FPL rescind that Soucek goal and make it a Jimi OG?

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Obviously

    2. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Sadly they will

      Wait, I mean hilariously they will

  13. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ah here. How can they decide that was going off-target? Surely give the attacker the benefit of the doubt, it wasn't a massive deflection.

  14. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This Fabio Silva looks crap... 35m lol

  15. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Son to ...?

  16. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I’m totally devastated and even don’t know where should I go with my team.

    On -4 already, would you WC this?

    McCarthy
    TAA/Justin/Vinagre
    Salah/KDB/Bruno/Foden/Podence
    Jim/DCL

    Steer/Davies/Mitchell/Brewster

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I wouldn’t, just hold. Every week seems to be full of surprises so no point chasing last weeks points

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No that’s a good side to keep.

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

      Cheers mates!

  17. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Just remember Jimi plays Fulham and Leeds next...

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Plenty of more chances to score an own goal

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Haha

      2. diabydoesgallas
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        😀

    2. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Im giving him the armband

  18. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I have triple Villa and triple Pool to go. Salah(c). Just going to expect the bare minimum 😀

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Triple Villa??

  19. Eastman
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How about this for my latest rage WC?

    McCarthy (4m)
    Lamptey TAA Coleman Justin Mitchell
    Salah KDB Fernandes Soucek (4.5m)
    DCL Ings Mitro

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dirty man

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Need one more peno taker... otherwise fine...

    3. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Looks just like the GW1 teams lol

  20. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Assist for Jimmy OG?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Soucek

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

      Soucek

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

      Soucek

    4. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      soucek

    5. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Soucek got the last WHU touch.

    6. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Soucek obvs

    7. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This hurts. One of the worst wildcards ever

    1. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What is the grand total points?

    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same. Absolutely horrendous

  22. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I can’t believe this

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jimmy OG. This GW is atrocious

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      It isn't an OG

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Oof.

  24. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Leeds - Man City result prediction?
    I'll go 2-2

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      2:7

    2. Demi
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      6-3

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I may do Podence to Klich

    4. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      7-4 Man City

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        5 pens

    5. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      12-8

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

      1-5

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

      I will keep kevin captain then because after todays fails.. after leeds will explode.

    8. Hospital Pass
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      6-4, but I don't know who to.

    9. AA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      0-3.

    10. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      0-0 🙂

    11. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      At least 2 pens for Klich

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

      0-0

    13. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Leeds will beat City.

    14. diabydoesgallas
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      542-865

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

    Arsenal winning to nil tomorrow night?

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah. Auba 5g

  26. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    West Hams best performance the game without Moyes???

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

      Coincidence? I think not.

  27. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jimenez zxd

  28. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How TF is that an own goal?!

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

      Off target header.

      1. Party time
          3 years, 7 months ago

          It was on target tbh but the PL is a joke this season

        • Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          It was clearly on target

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Who says it's an own goal?

        1. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          It's been given as a Jiminez own goal

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Wolves and City have been such consistent and dependable teams for so long.

      8 goals conceded between them, nothing for KDB or Sterling, and a Jimenez own goal.

      I'm going to go have a beer...

      1. thepoet85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I'm two beers in and on to the wine next.

      2. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        This season so far has just been one anomaly after another.

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

      Haha jimmy owner here, can't make it up this week. At least Ings scored, everyone else blanked

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        DCL always scores