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

    Consecutive red arrows from a 4.5m GW1 rank was not part of the plan

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

      Early doors. Seems loads are up sh*t creek. Bit more fun to try claw it back I guess

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

        That's what i said after GW1. Can't even be sure of a green arrow these days until I'm out of the top 7 million

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

    Should I reverse my -8 and go Saiss+Zaha+KDB >> Egan+ASM+Auba for another -8? 🙂

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

      Looks good

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

      yes in fact why not take another -8 to make it -24, surely that will fix it

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

        Haha

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

        You still sour from the late pen. Deserved a point 🙂

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    How did son look out for any time or back for next gw?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A few weeks was what was said. Won’t be next week. Maybe after the Int break.

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

      Hammy I think, could be out for a while

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

      No chance. He's out for a while

  4. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    My defence:
    James 1, Shaw 1, Saiss 0

    My bench:
    McCarthy 6, Bertrand 8, Dier 2, Soucek 6

    I did play Meslier instead of McCarthy though!

  5. Das Boot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Jimenez scored again !!!

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

      The postman always delivers, just sometimes to the wrong door

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

        Nice 🙂

      2. Das Boot
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        🙂

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

      Yeah he's flying.

  6. iL PiStOlErO
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale Steer
    TAA KWP Mitchell Taylor Justin
    Salah Sterling Son Romeu Bisso
    Vardy Werner Davies

    2ft, 0.5 itb

    All different but what do you like the most out of these:

    A) Son + Werner to Bruno + DCL

    B) Son + Werner to Rashford + Jimenez

    C) Son + Werner to James + Martial

    D) Son to Rash

    E) Son to James

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

      You know if you transfer Werner out now he will haul against Palace, right?

      1. iL PiStOlErO
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Probably this is why there is D and E. Thinking of keeping yes. F... price changes.

  7. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Are there likely to be any Double Gameweeks before end of year? Debating whether to WC now

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

      No way to know for sure, but surely you will have time to load up on the players when that time comes

    2. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At least wait for one more week for international break

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

    Pep has spent £400m on defenders when Díaz comes in.

    Cancelo cost £58m apparently. Doesn’t even play

    Why has Bernardo been dropped last two seasons?

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

      Bernardo injured?

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

      Bernardo too busy tweeting dodgy tweets to Mendy and crying over football twitter 14 year olds.

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

      Think he must have made fun of Pep's fashion sense.

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

      Pep is finished?

  9. Lubic87
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    36 last week. WC this week. 18 with 3 to go.

    Triple Wolves x 0 pts, and 5 of my binned players got returns.

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

      Oh no

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sorry to hear that
      Heads up

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

      About the same!

      19 with 3 to go

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

    Well then. Today was tough. But I still have 6 players playing tomorrow—so what if they mostly all play against each other?

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

      Lol

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

    I think Castagne has equalled his assist count from last season already.
    WTF.

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

      Castgoatne

  12. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Up to 107k and Salah TAA and Robbo to play!

    Not bad

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

      We have a winnner! What you doing next?

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Wilson to Maupay next

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

      Christian Fuchs off.

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

        Well done, thousands above you don’t have a clue what they’re doing, chance for a nosebleed season.

        1. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Only thing I changed massively this year is to watch lots of games.
          Looks like i can judge better than the fpl experts.

          Not being cocky but I am just sharing my process.
          I might end up less than 1 million but I enjoy taking my own decisions

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

            Keep it going!

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

          Agree
          GL mate.
          Go and have a crack at it

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

      Who do you have?

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Team is

        McCarthy

        Robbo taa Digne Justin Mitchell
        Salah kdb Podence pereira Bissouma
        Wilson dcl ings

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

      Not bad at all pal

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

      Do you have a podcast?

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Haha yes, toilet talk its called

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

          Great.
          Give me the audio version only

          1. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            It's dirty 🙂

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

        Lol

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

        Or can we borrow the rabbit foot?

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

      Nice! How many points?

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks mate
        191 and I did Soucek to Podence for a hit!

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

          Oh fairs. Im on 171 which is a pretty good start compared to what I usually get

    7. iL PiStOlErO
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      111k with Mo&TAA still to play. That Party was wild!

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Well done Luis!

        1. iL PiStOlErO
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Gracias amigo. 1pt less then you. GL pushing forward

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

    Completely at a loss. Son > Pereira? On pens and form and with nice fixtures (whatever that is these days).

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

      Son > Madisson

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

        This

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

      Is he definitely on pens?

    3. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He is definitely a decent option.

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

    Oh well, man. Oh well.

    Anyone keeping Werner through his price drops? Or has that ship sailed?

    Would you use FT on him out for Ings, or DCL (Hamez double up)?

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

      I might just keep. Honestly think he could score a brace with how this is going. I have Ings though. Would be DCL or Jim for me

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

      Keeping Werner, he will get a haul next week for sure

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

      If they get Ziyech and Pulisic back Chelsea will be a different team. I'm holding him.

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

      I'd definitely be doing the Ings transfer. That Chelsea team is going to take a while to settle

    5. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I have, The price his has happened already and he might succumb to another no doubt. Cant change a player after a bad performance,. Chelsea were of it but showed in the 2nd half that they have it in them to score goals. Got to hope he will soon become a part of that

  15. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester today had 0.6 non penalty xG. It is a crazy season so far.

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Another fan fact is that last season Leicester has been awarded 7 penalties. Now they've got 5 after 3 games.

  16. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Really need a Liverpool blank tomorrow from the defence and Salah.

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

    Might do Son - Mount this GW.

    How long will son be out for?

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

      Several weeks.

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

    My great WC team that has got me a grand total of 8 with 3 to go. Jimi captain as he always delivers lol

    Ryan (Steel)
    TAA Saiss Coady (Lamptey Mitchell)
    Salah KDB Greenwood Foden Wijnaldum
    Werner Jimi (Davis)

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

    Mitrovic brace tomorrow, Fulham for the win.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wouldn’t surprise me.

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

      I have him so its 2pts

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

      I really hope so, Mitro needs to save my gameweek

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

    Just seen Jimmy and Saiss didn't play which means I get Keane and Mitchell off the bench. Every point counts in such a dire game week 🙂

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

      Muahaha

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

      What you doing with Saiss now? Keeping or selling?

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

      Jimmy played lol

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

        Whoosh

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

          Hahahahaha

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

        Think it’s reference to their 0 points ha

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

      Jiminez played full game?

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

    So, owners of Saiss and Jimenez who are u getting from the bench ?

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

      ?

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      😆

  22. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    45 points all out post baps. WC activated also. Been a tough week for a lot but I’ve had a horrendously bad first 2gws also.

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

      Gg

  23. Baby Face Nelson
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Castagne or Lamptey?

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

      Both.

    2. M2.0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son >

      a) Maddison
      b) Barnes
      c) Rashford

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

    100 percent of David Moyes' Premier League wins in August, September or October since he left Manchester United have come without David Moyes being present at the ground

  25. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Son to Barnes?

    Have 9.5 to spend

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

      Yes

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

        Barnes or Madison?

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

      Yes. It's between Barnes and Zaha for me.

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

        I did zaha

  26. Jässi
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Do you think Davies will drop tonight? And if you think yes, would you

    A) Davies to Digne (-4)
    B) Davies to Castagne (-4)
    C) Neither and play Holding instead

    It's only for one week as I will WC during the international break...

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

      Coleman

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

    The temptation to Wilcard is still great. My team has done so sh#t this weak, sorry 'week' that it can't be so bad next week can it? ... I'll answer my own question ... based on the season's results so far a resounding YES IT CAN!

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

    Was Saiss really that bad? Surely they’ll sort it out

    1. Baby Face Nelson
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      getting rid for a fullback

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

        You must have very few other problems then

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

    All on you now Mo (C)

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

    Can anyone beat 11 (-12) with 7 played including captain?

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

      That's impressive

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

      -12 !!!??

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

        I know I know. I decided that Salah and Jimi we're essential. I also hate losing value so early in the season. Individual transfers over different nights so each was only for -4

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

      Link?

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

        How to link? Just post the whole address?

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

        My ID is 991193 if that works

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Really 😳

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

      8 from 8 including captain here