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Saïss at wing-back again as £4.0m defender gets another start in Wolves’ defence

Wolves’ most popular Fantasy Premier League defender Romain Saïss (£5.2m) has been handed another outing at left wing-back.

Following the departure of Ruben Vinagre (£4.3m) and an injury to Marçal (£4.9m), the Moroccan filled in there for the 1-0 win over Fulham in Gameweek 4.

Despite Marçal making the bench on Monday night, Saïss has held off the competition a little while longer to play a more advanced role than usual.

That also means a second successive start in the back-three for £4.0m defender Max Kilman (£4.0m).

He is joined there by key men Conor Coady (£5.0m) and Willy Boly (£5.5m), while Nelson Semedo (£5.5m) starts as the right-back again.

Meanwhile, it is unchanged front-three for Nuno Espirito Santo as Raúl Jiménez (£8.5m) sits in the middle of Pedro Neto (£5.5m) and Daniel Podence (£5.6m), which means a place on the bench for Adama Traoré (£6.4m).

Neto has offered the best value of any Wolves midfield player so far this season, although he is still owned by fewer managers than the benched Ruben Neves (£5.4m), Joao Moutinho (£5.4m), Podence and Traoré.

Marcelo Bielsa keeps faith with his favoured 4-1-4-1 formation, offering a second start of the season to Rodrigo (£5.8m) after his dramatic equaliser against Manchester City.

With veteran Pablo Hernández (£5.8m) on the bench, the Spaniard is deployed in midfield alongside Mateusz Klich (£5.6m) while Patrick Bamford (£5.8m) leads the line once again.

Coming into Gameweek 5, only Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m) and Harry Kane (£10.7m) have more owners than Bamford among forwards. And of those in his position priced at £6.0m or less, none have managed as many shots on target as the Leeds man.

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; K Phillips; Harrison, Rodrigo, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

Wolves XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Kilman, Coady, Boly; Saïss, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, Jiménez, Podence.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 5

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

    Noooooo

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

    Please be offside I benched Saiss

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This 🙂 perfect for benchers, hopefully he nails down that wing back slot!

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

        Fingers crossed. Great strike regardless. Happy to see my player do it yet not get the points haha

  3. Leonard hatred
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    nice.

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

    That's such a shame

  5. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I celebrated too early again

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

    O

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    As a Podence is Saiss owner. That has killed me.

    1. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same boat... same boat

  8. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Loved that No Goal Saiss ... Just Clean sheet is enough.

  9. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thank FECK for that. Benched Saiss for Ayling 😆

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

      I benched him for Lamptey, yikes

  10. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Damn...Podence to Saiss was the perfect FPL combo. ugh!

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I would have been cool with the Saiss to Podence earlier, too.

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

    I needed that goal 🙁

  12. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    SAISSSSSSS

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      plays for Wolves?

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

      Unlucky 😆

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

    I hate VAR more than pretty much anything in existence.

  14. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry about that - I've got Saiss on my bench and playing Meslier and Ayling!

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

    As a jimi and Semado owner please be off lol

  16. Party time
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Best part of the game so far. Love VAR

    • The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hate watching delayed streams

    • ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Time for Some Jiminez + Bamford goals

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      What a pile of crap. Was it legit offside at least?

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah

      2. Leonard hatred
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        yeah he was off

      3. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        It was legit

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

        Yes. 17 cm.

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

          Saiss owner...

      5. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        yes

      6. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He was visibly offside

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

        Yup.

      8. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        yes by a yard

    • Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Saiss on my bench. Relieved!

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

      How has Semedo looked?

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

        Who

      2. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Getting into the game now.

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

      Oh thank fudge!

    • Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      NOOOO

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Brb crying

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      great, fck this game

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

        Effin joke innit

    • Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Will podence just get off the pitch!

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

      Just had to be offside didn’t it

    • Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Offside and it wouldn't have been a Podence assist, cross was cleared

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Oh ffs Podence assist as well?! Please try it again boys

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

      Thanks God. I can't believe I benched Saiss for Reece James. Abysmal decision on my part.

      1. Pratik
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        he was 5 minutes from a cleansheet though!