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

    Saiss owners, you keeping now?

    Don't like the Leeds fixture next, but probably good value over the NEW CPL games.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      depends if Kilman is ahead of him now at LCB, or if it was just a one off.

      1. Willmissudimitrypayet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Did Saiss play in midfield?

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          LWB

          1. Willmissudimitrypayet
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Oh really? How did he do?

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              was alright, but Saiss isn't very mobile so he isn't suited to that role.

              1. Willmissudimitrypayet
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Hehe yeah I would imagine. Great to be so versatile though

    2. Barnabus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Absolutely, double up with Coady until gw8.

    3. Sif
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Given the unpredictability of cleansheets and his relatively low price I see no need to waste a transfer.

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

      Bigger fires to worry about.

      Lamptey can come in. Although if James doesn't start, Saiss might sub back in anyway lol

    5. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Leeds Wolves smells like 0-0 to me

    6. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Keeping.
      Need rid of James first

    7. Arn De Gothia
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sure

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

      I have Werner, Foden and Podence. Other priorities.

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

        Podence could do well against Leeds. They'll give him space to use his pace, no?

    9. PogChamp
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Keeping. Don't think fixtures mean that much this season.

  2. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I got some points!! Saiss CS, it’s a real victory this week

  3. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sofascore says that Semedo is injured,is that true or not?

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

      He went off injured. Don't know if it's bad or not.

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

        I am praying it's not bad injury

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

    47 w/ Salah & TAA left. Such a shame I have Bissouma's 9 pts on the bench and the fact I captained Kdb instead. Oh well.

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Oh well indeed, I’m sure you will survive with 47...

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

        Thanks for the reassurance.

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bps looking like:

    Saiss 28
    Boly 26
    Coady 26
    Kilman 26
    Neto 25
    Patricio 24

    ..
    ..
    ..

    Mitrovic 8

    ..
    ..

    Jimenez 3

    ..
    ..

    Kamara 0

    Saiss points a pretty nice surprise given the benching rumour!!

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Neto +3 match winning bonus don't forget

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

        That's been taken into account already. Neto had quite a few post-match deductions.

    2. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes this is a wonderful turn of events and much needed!

  6. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Basically auto pick will have more success then all our carefully thought out selections

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

      This game is a waste of time

      1. Over The Mounié
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        But it's fun.

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        It is and always will be a game largely decided by luck.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      hopefully Telles is 5.5

    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Telles more

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

    I’d take a hat trick of dodgy converted penalties for Bruno at this stage. Another dreadful GW so far. Team is full of big hitters and they all keep blanking. Might take up chess instead.

  8. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Worse season in all my years playing ff....having a shocker

    1. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Me too. KWP once again my highest scorer at the moment.

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

      when it's everyone's worst season, it's not your worst season.

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

    Semedo the only starting Wolves defender without bonus it seems.

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

    Yesss I've entered 1m rank

  11. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KDB, Jimenez and Vardy with a whopping 6 points combined

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kdb, Mahrez, Jimenez, Ings, 4pts for me. My god!

      Took a -4 hit Son to Mahrez

  12. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Know next to nothing about Telles, any good?

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

        Great attacker, weak defender - nice compliment to AWB on the other side.

        Good set piece taker.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers. He's definitely gonna play as Shaw cannot last a few months without injury

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

          Yes, United defence still awful with or without him though.

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

          Compared to Shaw he looks like Daniel Alves...

      2. One Man
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I remember reading on here at the start of the season that their was chaos in the hammers ranks and avoid their assets like the plague. Moyes is doing a job at West Han.

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

          Only cos he's WFH. As soon as he's back in the ground they'll perform poorly again. And cos I'm buying Antonio.

          1. One Man
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Hard to justify buying Antonio when Wilson and DCL are in the same price bracket. Could be a nice triple up tho.

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

        If you think Son > Barnes hurt when Barnes' goal was ruled out. The real pain starts in half an hour.

      4. yalala
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        27 with (C) Salah and Martinez left

      5. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Martial to punish sellers

        • Corona is not good 4 U
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Best replacement for Mitrovic (in the same price range)? Maupay? Thank you!

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

            5.5?

        • Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Only Grealish can salvage my game week...

        • jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Saiss and coady just about saving my gw.
          20pts before wolves, coming out with predicted 39(inc jimis 2 points!)

          Just martinez and salah left to play.

          1. FFSbet.com
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Have those too,hoping for penalty save

        • Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Alex Telles to #mufc is a done deal. The clubs have reached an agreement for €20m. He will have his medical tonight #mulive [
          @SkySportNewsHD

          1. FFSbet.com
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Bargain for 20m,great player

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

            Dalot to Milan on loan

        • aborg
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          How did Podence play ? Did he have chances?

          1. tinear
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            No chances. Pretty much nothing

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

            Invisible

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

              Will you keep for for after IB?

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

            Who?

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

            He clearly was not fully fit....

        • Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Are there any leagues set up for people over 5m OR......asking for a friend....

          1. Party time
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Lol

          2. Party time
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Why do we play this game?

              Talk to me lads. I am confused tbh

              1. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Literally no idea, it’s false hope and expectations only to be reminded we dream too much

            • Willmissudimitrypayet
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              76 with Robbo and Trent to go! Is this heaven?

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

                Wow great score

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

                Unreal score, well down!

                Prob get even better once pool play..

                1. Willmissudimitrypayet
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  Thanks, hope so! Just not too much for Salah please 🙂

                  Werner only issue going forward, would you swap for Wilson or Antonio?

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

                Nice! 62 with Trent and Rashford to play. Picking Wilson over Werner is about the only thing I've got right this season.

                1. Willmissudimitrypayet
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  Wow, jelous about that one. Been struggling myself but finally everything clicked with JRod, Sterling cap, Maupay, DCL, Saiss, Bertrand and McCarthy

            • Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Which gets more points?

              A. Martinez, Salah (C)
              B. Lloris, Kane, Salah

              1. Iceball
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                A

                1. Critical Observer
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  B

            • Babelcopter
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Adams -> Ings or Antonio?

            • The Sun'll Come Out To…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              When Ziyech and Pulisic come back, does Werner go up front and Tammy get dropped? Demoralized Werner-owners want to know. Anyone?

              1. zøphar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                that's highly likely imo.

            • jia you
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              took a hit to take out Werner + Richarlson for Ings + Jimenez...was looking good before today's games...alas

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

                I spent a lot of hours this week trying to predict who'd score more out of Jimi and Ings hahaha seems a little wasted right now