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

    Does fpl have their own panel who make the desicions? Thought it's opta stats?

  2. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dildos will be buzzing in the Gold and Sullivan households this evening.

    1. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Haha

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

    Never ever, in my wildest dreams id have thought saiss, coady and jimi would have got me -1 against Westham.

    I'm due to beat my wc team from last season that brought me in 25 points in its 1st gw

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

    How many are happy with their WC?

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

      Here. WC last week.

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

      15 points from it so far with Martinez to play. Could have gone better tbh.

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Think I gained 40 points gw2 WC and lost about 40 on gw1 team now. So think I broke even. Happy on Team Value!

  5. thepoet85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ok let's get it out of the way..... Score call
    ..

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

      19 on wc.. 2 to play(martinez and salah) stupendous

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

      25(-8) with TAA, Salah and Mitro left

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

      18 with salah and Martinez to play

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      45 with Trent Salah and mitrovic to go.

      1. thepoet85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Brilliant score this week.

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

        Grats

    5. xHaTr
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      15 with salah,trent,martinez,anguissa to play

      Feel sick to the stomach

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

        Awful

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

      16. Martinez, Salah and TAA to play.

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

      46 plus Salah (C), TAA and Martinez to go.

      Unjustly pleases (very lucky with City blank and debatable penalty calls)

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

        *pleased

      2. thepoet85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nice.

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

        Very nice

      4. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Very nice.

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

          Thanks all, never had such luck

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

            It’s not all luck!

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

      16 with Salah and Martinez to go. Wildcard. Feel sick.

    9. Andre W
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      29 with Salah, TAA and Mitro.

    10. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      27 with Martinez Trent and Salah to go

    11. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      8 on WC with TAA, Salah and..erm..Wijnaldum to play.

      1. thepoet85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        The less said the better. On to next week mate.

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yep, absolute shocker. Never mind it's just a bit of fun 🙂

    12. thepoet85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looking like an average of 17 points. Rough week!!!

    13. stat sifter 888888
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      34 from 10 basically because of 2 of the worst penalties you will see in your entire life. Salah no (c) to go.

    14. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      20 with 3 to go, captain played

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

        that is me exactly. I guess misery loves company

    15. The Legend Squad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      45, Auba and Robertson to play. Would be happy to hit 50

      1. thepoet85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Would feel like a ton this week.

      2. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good stuff, well played to resist the KDB pressure lol.

    16. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      37 with TAA and Robbo to play

    17. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      35 with Martinez left. WC

    18. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      18 with Martinez and robbo to go. Brutal

    19. LSK
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      15 just Martinez to play.

    20. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      53, TAA Robbo and Reed to Play 🙂

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

        Super!

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

          Licking wounds after abysmal GW1, not panicking, sticking to plan, so far so good.

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

      37 with TAA and Salah left

    22. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      44 with Salah and Willian to go, looks quite good considering!!

    23. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      43 with Gabriel, Auba, Salah and Watkins to go.

      Solid enough week apart from KDB (c).

    24. thepoet85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Rough for most of us, onwards we go.

    25. thepoet85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm on 36 with Salah and TAA to go.

    26. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      42 with Martinez, TAA, Salah and Watkins to play.

  6. supperspout
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lovely stuff

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

    Triple Wolves, triple zero hahahahaha

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

      With you there.

      2pt Taylor Autosub!!

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

        Beat you there with 1pt Mitchell

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

        1 point Mitchell 🙁

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      better than my triple wolves, -1!

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

        Bad day at the office for Wolves!!

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Better than me! I had Coady, Sais and Jimi (c)

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

        No way. Omg.

    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Considering they all played 90 mins, that's some going.

  8. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Salah captainers, looking good so far?

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

      Yes, never had such a good start to a season

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

      Looked good for kdb after Werner fail

    3. Party time
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yes. Massive haul tomorrow

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

      Leeds double defence massive rank protector today.

      May gamble on losing Jimi for Ings (c) still.

      Wolves look very poor.

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

      Was it an OG? Radio saying Soucek.

      Hopefully either way enough to stop him dropping I hope.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        FPL have changed it to OG.

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

          Damn

    6. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      is West Ham's win the best performance by a team so far this season?

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

      Crazy GW!

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

        Can you pls lower the LMS safety score ??

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

          I'll try to make my score the safety score.

          1. stat sifter 888888
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            What did you get?

    8. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Dam it. Back to 45 points.

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

        Huge score

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        poor you mate! Try going back to 19!!!

    9. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I may as well hang on to my wildcard then.

    10. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      18 points from 9 players. Awful, awful season.

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

        beating you....

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

      19 off 8 on wildcard.

      Lost for words

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

        14 for me!

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

        17 here from 8

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

        15 from 10.

    12. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saiss, Podence, Jimmi.

      Zero.

      14 points with Martinez, VVD, Salah to go.

      Worst week I can remember ever.

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

      Guys wtf is going on

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

        Standard 2020. Keep up

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          😆

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

      Down to 300k and falling fast

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

        Raise you 4m.

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

          Prob not that many points between us

    15. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Getting 0 points from each of my 3 Wolves players is mighty impressive

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        -1 from mine including captain

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

      Wolves and city the new whipping boys.... ok then

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

        Lol

      2. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don't forget Chelsea

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

      Well this defence needs work now, wasn't anticipating this.

      TAA James Saiss Davies Ferguson

    18. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looking at this GW who would have looked for clean sheets from West Ham, Leeds and Southampton.

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

        Weird season

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

      The team

      McCarthy Steer
      TAA Dier Saiss Justin Mitchel
      KDB Son Podence Bruno Havertz
      Jimmy Brewster Mitro

      Has to be a WC no? Transfer already made. Looks like easy - 8 coming. I hate -8 when I have WC in my pocket

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

        Yes press the button

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

        Why -8

        Just get rid of Son

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

        How many others would you change?

      4. KunDogan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nah, just replace Son

    20. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hope some turnip ends up with triple West Ham in their Wildcard. They're back to being muck once Moyeseh is allowed back into training / stadiums.

    21. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      David Moyes proving what all the Corporates already knew - people work better from home...

    22. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      1.4m OR. Salah, TAA, Davis still to play this week. WC still in tact

      Does this mean I’m actually doing okay?!?!? What a crazy start to the season

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

        Show off

    23. Strchld
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Worst season start ever. Whatever Im doing its going wrong. Just will leave like it is for next week...

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

        Yep, leaving team alone is the new Wildcard!!

    24. QUEN
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Why is son 25%? I thought Mourinho didn’t say much in the post game interview

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

        Also those that watched vardy interview he said his fine for next week

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

      0 points from Podence, Saiss & Jimmy, things you love to see.