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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. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Where the Bamford Haterz at? He’s the English Jiménez

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

    if soucek shot was on target and only snicked off jiminez should that be an OG ?

    can anyone clarify this for me ?

    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      that's normally what happens. Very weird decision

    2. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It was judged not on target

    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I am very annoyed that he dint get the goal for that.

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

      It wasn’t on target

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

      If initial shot is off target it's an own goal, haven't seen the game, apparently that was the case.

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

      ok cheers guys

      consensus is that the shot was off target.

      Thanks for the replies.

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

    Can't believe I played Vinagre ahead of justin and Mitchell.

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

      Didnt lose much

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

        Every point counts.

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

    We should all just pack it in tbh

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'm going to analyse what happened rationally tomorrow when the emotion has subsided and I can make a clear decision.

    But right now, it's beer time. F this week.

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

      Cheers

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

      Do you still own Soucek?

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Removed on WC with the intention of getting him back once the fixtures picked up.

        This is my team:
        https://i.imgur.com/l9pZZQJ.png?1

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

          Bottoms up.

        2. zatara
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Great team tbf. Keep the faith.

    3. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers bud

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

      Tempted to get beers in after reading this

    5. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Will there be clear decisions any GW?

  6. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Options for son -

    1.Sell for Havertz.

    2. Sell for Pereira and do James Rod to Bruno

    3. Sell for 5.5 and do Wood to Vardy...

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

      Terrible choices, 2 and 3.

      1. pablo discobar
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        ?

  7. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The first few GWs have been like pre-season games in the gym. Without any spectators.
    Add VAR into the mix and you get the crazy results we are seeing so far.

  8. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Took out Vardy as part of an 8 point hit to get KDB, Jimenez and Podence..

    Can anybody beat that?

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

      No and no not worth repost

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

      nope. thats awful. at least now you know to never transfer out penalty takers

  9. Groot the Leveller
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just realised that a podence no show gives me bamford off the bench

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You don’t deserve those points donkey

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

        What's a points donkey?

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

      What kind of fecker benches a viable forward?

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

        Lol

      2. Groot the Leveller
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I have foden and he is a benching waiting to happen

        1. Groot the Leveller
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Oh and podence was always a rotation risk....

          1. Groot the Leveller
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I also left lampty and castagne on the bench... Played ayling so that worked, James did not

  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    My two Southampton players my only two points scorers! Did not see that coming haha

  11. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Did Jimenez have any chances? aside from the own goal

    1. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Jimenez was piss poor, but so was the entire team.

  12. Lets Talk About 19 Baby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    -4 Captain Sterling Podence
    Jiménez OG, x3 Wolves players including Saiss = 0 pts what a gameweek.

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

      -4 capt?? Who was rhat?

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

    Any word on it Podence will be fit for next week?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm chancing on it. Will have Bissouma coming on for him if he doesn't start. Will use my freebie to take out Son.

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

    If Il Pistolero could go into more detail on his last post that’d be great.

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

      Trollololol

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

    LMS safety score currently 15 including all the Wolves autosubs.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

      I’m out then

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

      wow still in with 16

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

        Who left?

    3. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Very convenient that it's your current GW score!!

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

    Saiss for the chopping block ?

  17. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Did Kane get a red card?

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No

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

      Is he red flagged?

    3. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Oh OK fair does. Thought he got one

  18. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Live 3.8 mil rank with salah and Martinez to go, any similar ?

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

      2.8mill, salah and marti to go..
      Be doing well to get my usual top 10k finish at this rate!!

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Surely the anomalies have to stop ...

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

          Sorry bud, this is Covid FPL and these anomolies are gonna keep on coming. It's bl##dy crazy innit? Brace yourself!

    2. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      3.6M with 3 to go, after 10 thus far this week. We'll be ok.

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

      Try 5.3 million

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

    What's the story with son, hamstring injury? I only saw the 1st half and he looked fine.

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes hammy

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Mou expects out for a while I read

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

          so best to ship him then by sounds of it.. dammit!

    2. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, hamstring

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

      Slipped in changing room

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Took my rank with him

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

      He got hamstring injury after you last saw him.

    5. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep he's gonna be out for a while

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

      Hamstring, and will be out for a while according to Mourinho

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone on single figures? 😆

    1. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      DCL 6 points saved me from that ignominy

    2. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      10 from 8 including C!

      Ryan
      James Saiss
      KDB Foden Podence
      Werner Jimmy

      Triple up tomorrow.

  21. Fozzyb34r
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    33 with TAA, Salah(c) left. I should be happy right?

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

      Showing off?

      1. Fozzyb34r
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Not sure it’s possible to show off with a score of 33 haha

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Salah(c) could be golden

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

      almost double my current score..

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

      Again, kick a man whilst he is down

  22. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Salah(C) to rescue the week? Wouldnt mind a mitro hattie either

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

      I took mitro out, so he's a cert to score with my luck this gw

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

    Just seen this West Ham Wolves score. GW3 2020-21 is going down as the craziest, most extraordinary week in fantasy football ever. Projected #OR 5,344,802
    Onwards and upwards.

  24. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Predictions next week based on this mad weekend...

    Wolves 4-0 Fulham
    Leicester 2-5 West Ham
    Newcastle 3-4 Burnley
    Leeds 4-6 Man City
    Arsenal 0-3 Sheffield Utd

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

      Predictions for tomorrow games?

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

        Realistically:
        Fulham 1-1 Villa
        Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal

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

      Wolves 1-3 Fulham
      Leicester 0-3 West Ham
      Newcastle 0-1 Burnley
      Leeds 5-0 Man City
      Arsenal 1-7 Sheffield Utd

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

      Not far off I reckon

  25. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mahrez should start most games going ahead till Jesus is fit, right? They didn't have too many names to call on attack wise from the bench

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

      I hope so, that's why I got Mahrez in on my WC.

      1. The Red Devil
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Fair enough, went with foden & kept timo
        Could've gone Mahrez & Bamford
        Well, on to next disappointment

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

    Castagne or Semedo?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Cst

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

      Semedo

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

    On 16 with Salah, Trent & Martinez to go & Dallas to be subbed in for 6 points over Podence, could be worse?

  28. hixen
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry for my wildcard tears. Been playing this game about 9-10 seasons. This gw3 WC is killing it. Breaking every bad gw record, I have ever had. 14p from 9 players so far. 3 to go. Kane,Son,KDB,Werner,James(Che), Saiss, Podence, Jiménez, Mitchell.

    Can I have another WC please 😀

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

      Similar story here. You just have to laugh. At least we've plenty of gameweeks to catch up.

      1. Groot the Leveller
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don't worry, just do a -20 for next week

  29. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I did Auba Wilson to Son Jimmy last week

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

    Salah brace.
    Well done cappers

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

      What'd you call me?