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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. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I sold Podence and Saiss this week. I just literally **** myself.

    1. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Would it still be Podence assist after Leeds defender got his head on it?

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

        No

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

        Not an assist

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

    Amazing finish though take a bow Saiss

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

    Really don't understand why that VAR decision took so long.

  4. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How much was semedo?!? He is trash

  5. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thats a clear offside damn. Podence didnt need to cheat there

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

      Isn't daylight is it, the rule needs changing it is balls

  6. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    ffs

  7. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    As a Podence and Saiss owner I feel sick.

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

      Yes

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

      Sad times. Literally, why am I even watching this game 🙁

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

      me too

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

    Ha ha ha ha ha

  9. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss 15p to 2p now ffs

  10. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Being a Saiss and Podence owner is torture tonight. Another evening could quite easily be a goal and assist each 🙁

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

    Didn't even celebrate because I knew var could come in. Var is ruining football

  12. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So annoyed!!!!

    Podence is absolutely useless, ruining the saiss goal ffs

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

      He made it lol

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

        Anyone could have made the cross, no reason to be offside like a moron

  13. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    VAR has sucked all the joy out of FPL maybe even more than it has with football.

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

      Yes, why even have refs

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

      But he was clearly offside. One of the reasons for bringing in VAR was to stop those 'offside' goals being given.

  14. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss scores 3 times max in a season 🙁 he already scored 2 with this one

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

    Podence get off the pitch you idiot

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

    Omg that was the money goal! I really needed those Saiss points!

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

      Gutting!!!

  17. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss and Podence should have a goal and assist apiece

    Torturous season

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

    Please do it again but onside !

  19. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    That wouldn't have been a Podence assist right?

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

      No, cleared by defender, don't know what are people about.

  20. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss minus bps for offside? 🙂

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

      How was *he* offside, ffs?! Lol

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

      Podence was the one offside

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

      He wasn't offside.

    4. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Are you even watching lol?

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

        No, Im asking.

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

    Podence is lively

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

      Love to see it

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

    PHEWWW played Lamptey over Saïss

  23. Booked4Dissent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wouldn’t have been Podence assist anyway, keeper/defender intercepted it

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

      Not enough to take the assist off him

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

    Now See Saiss loses that Clean Sheet also now.

  25. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    get out of my team Podence

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

    Wolves much better now

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

    so many foul throws this year, nobody can throw it in anymore

  28. mikey
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Men (and boys ) on here need to get a life
    Rules are rules
    If it goes against your players tough sh1t

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

    Podence is so good

  30. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Decent chance from Podence