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Podence recovers from injury to start as Traore and Lacazette drop to the bench

Following the lunchtime double-header at Leicester and Southampton, there are another two Premier League matches kicking off concurrently at 14:00 BST.

Two sides who have yet to gain a point are on the road this afternoon, with Arsenal playing host to Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers entertaining Fulham.

The headline team news from Molineux is that Daniel Podence (£5.6m) is fit to feature, with the Portuguese winger replacing Adama Traore (£6.4m) in Wolves’ three-man attack.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.9m) and budget Fantasy Premier League defender Max Kilman (£4.0m) are also brought into the side, with Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) dropping to the bench and Ruben Vinagre (£4.4m) not in the squad at all.

Reports on Friday suggested that Vinagre was set for a switch to Olympiacos.

Raul Jimenez (£8.6m), signed by a further 329,362 FPL managers in the run-up to Gameweek 3, leads the line for the hosts but Marcal (£4.9m) hasn’t recovered from injury and misses out.

Scott Parker’s ongoing search to find his best starting XI has seen him rotate yet again, with the Fulham teamsheet showing three changes from the 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa.

Michael Hector (£4.4m), Denis Odoi (£4.5m) and the injured Kenny Tete (£4.5m) make way in defence, with Antonee Robinson (£4.4m), Ola Aina (unpriced) and Maxime Le Marchand (£4.4m) all starting in their steads.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.0m), the only Fulham player owned by more than 3% of FPL managers, and budget midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) both start.

At the Emirates, Sheffield United’s sole alteration sees John Egan (£4.9m) replace Ethan Ampadu (£4.5m) at the heart of the defence.

Bargain-bin FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) is again part of a two-man Blades attack, with the transfer of Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) not completed in time for the ex-Liverpool striker to feature this afternoon.

Mikel Arteta has made four changes from Monday’s defeat at Liverpool, the most notable of which sees Alexandre Lacazette (£8.5m) – who has yet to blank in FPL this season – drop to the bench.

Eddie Nketiah (£5.8m) instead joins Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.9m) and Willian (£8.0m) in a three-man attack.

Rob Holding (£4.5m), Granit Xhaka (£5.5m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£5.0m) are also omitted from the line-up, with Gabriel (£5.1m), Dani Ceballos (£5.0m) and Bukayo Saka (£5.3m) handed recalls.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Luiz, Gabriel, Tierney, Ceballos, Elneny, Saka, Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Baldock, Lundstram, Berge, Osborn, Stevens, McGoldrick, Burke.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Saiss, Coady, Boly, Kilman, Neves, Dendoncker, Semedo, Neto, Jimenez, Podence.

Fulham XI: Areola, Bryan, Ream, Le Marchand, Aina, Cairney, Anguissa, Robinson, De Cordova-Reid, Cavaleiro, Mitrovic.


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1,688 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    damn west ham's players are so cheap

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      They'll look overpriced when we get them in

  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    With so many cheapish fwds available and defs not getting many CS, anyone going Power 5 in the middle?

    Salah - KdB/Sterlo - Bruno - Hamez - Son/Chelsea Mid

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      better with 3 up top though

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL - Wilson - Brewster up top....

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

      Problem is premium mid could easily also blank, where are we going by then?

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        All those mentioned will be nudging 200+ pts this season

        1. Harry the Hack
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          as will power forwards like Harry

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

          I don’t expect Bruno to get anywhere near 200 points. Or Som for that matter given Spurs fixture pileup.

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Peno a game and he’s already there....Bruno

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

    fellow wildcarders who are Sitting on 4 players from wolves and city it’s time to panic

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      *5. I'm beyond panic.

  4. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wolves are absolute dogshite

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Correct

  5. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Went Son + Werner + Kane > KDB + Ings + Jiménez and no luck so far..
    Can be sure Son and Kane will haul now and will need to try and get them back in

  6. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Awful game so far between Fulham and Wolves

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

      Yes

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

    Wolves are being outplayed by Fulham

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Maybe Wolves need Europe & to be playing every 3 days.

  9. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Doherty Jonny and Traore that important to Wolves?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Add Jota

  10. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Tell you what, the McCarthy / Ryan rotation is working out well so far.

    Played McCarthy every week so far other than GW2 when started Ryan.

    Can’t complain about 23 points from the first 4 game weeks for £9.0m.

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jimenez looking rusty

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Jimbo

  13. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    14 from 7. anyone lower?

    1. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      16 from 8, 3 in play though.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      13 from 8 with 3 wolves in play. Hoping to get to 16 by the end, but I fear a Saiss yellow, a Jimi missed pen and Podence coming off before 60 will stop any chance of that.

  14. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Nuno, just revert to playing like last year this is boring!

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

      I think the 352 works better when teams are willing to attack you.

      Last year, he'd to switch to this 343 when he needed a goal. That's why Wolves tended to score most goals 2nd half.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He had doherty and jonny.

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

          Yeah, he should bring those two on.

          1. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Typical

  15. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    It seems Wolves have been taking matches as training sessions since GW2

  16. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How are Wolves looking so far?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Absent

      1. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Triple Wolves was truly genius then

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hooding they improve soon

      1. puhd
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Hoping

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

    Empty possession from Fulham.

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mitroshit involved?

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

        No. He's waiting up front scratching his arse.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Cheers GB...

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bitchtrovic involved?

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bitchshit involved?

    4. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Come on guys

  18. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    West Ham 3 nil??????

    What on this green Earth????

    Justin Barnes and Vardy owner

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

      Leicester won’t play City every week...

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Stupendous

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Leicester was lucky last week.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, lucky to win 5-2. 😀 😀 😀

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yes

    4. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      3 goals and no Soucek involvement

  19. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    The arrivals of Tobido and Saliba should galvanize Fulham

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

      Tough learning ground for two kids.

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

    Must be depressing as a wolves player to see 2 of your best players leave

  21. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    zzz semedo

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Podence looks a crap pick

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He is so cheap mate

  23. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Class keeping

  24. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jimmy looks like fail already

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

    Semado owners like myself furious

    1. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What happened? I’m thinking of getting him

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

        Missed a sitter through a worldy somewhat lucky save

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          WHAT

      2. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Missed a sitter but good save I guess. Good to see him up there though!

  26. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    God knows why Arteta too Xhaka and Laca out. Taking Sheffield Utd to be easy

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Xhaka hahahaha

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He wants to bring them on as subs and say "boom Xhaka Laca!"

  27. Phlajo
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How's Arsenal looking? Can't watch the game and have Auba C :/

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Terrible. Against sheffield united and playing 7 defensive players. 0 creativity, almost no chances

    2. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      organized sheffield, dominating possession, but its going to be hard to score it looks like

    3. Phlajo
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Damn :/

  28. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jimmy > Wilson?

  29. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Areola saves it with his nipple

  30. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Salah captainers are the real winners right now

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

      The way this gw is going I see a Salah 2 pointer