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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.

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

    It was on target so definitely his goal. Does my head in that powderpuff shots like that which are clearly going to be saved are counted as goals but them's the rules.

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

      lol how do you know it was clearly going to be saved? thats a dangerous area to go in, because who decides its going to be saved? you? me? my gran? what if its kepa in goal? what if its raining?

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

        Because common sense but your reasoning is why they award it to the striker.

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

    Unlucky salty non jimenez owners lmao

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

      Its more us leeds defender owners losing the clean sheets for such a non attacking chance

      Very unlucky. Double leeds defence gone due to a deflection isnt nice.

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

    BOOM, JIMMY grenade

  4. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kilman laughing at me along with Martinez on my bench 🙁

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

    Why is that a Jimenez goal?

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

      Shot was on target

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

      They have been giving those as the attacker's goal. There have been a few of them if you have been watching most games. I am a Jimmy owner and think it is an own goal but I know that the rules give it.

  6. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jimmy goal on target. Need that one

  7. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    On WC. What's the best back 3? Really struggling with the defence this season

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lamptey, Saiss, Robertson try that

      1. Reggie Nainggolan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Got 2/3

        Like Lamptet attacking potential but lack of CS worries me

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

    Made the call to drop Ings or Raul for Kane a bit tougher now

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Mitro to go I think

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

      Did you see the match?
      Everyone who keepts Jimi must be insane.

  9. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Oh P off Jimi!!!

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

    Kilman on my bench FFSSSSS
    Playing Dallas 🙁

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

      Why would you be angry about this?

      You are playing the game 100% wrong if so.

      You make decisions and focus on making good decisions in future.

      Looking at the outcome and getting angry is a terrible stress inducing strategy.

      The correct decision was to start the attacking home defender who was playing midfield. Not the cb who has little attacking threat.

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

        Yes but it still is a little annoying tho to watch so many points on the bench. Let him vent

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

    Wow... something went our way, Jimi owners! If Podence + Saiss worked out as well, one can only dream

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

      Hot that triple myself. Decent consolation.

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

    How’s Semedo looking?

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

      Crap

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not too hot

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

      Not great

  13. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ffs, that was going straight into Meslier's hands

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

      Not the first similar case. It makes sense to shoot on target

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

        Of course you shoot from there, but the shot was weak

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

    JIMMY MR consistent 😀

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

      Never explosive unfortunately

  15. Maarrrr17
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Still think im gonna ditch Jimi, wolves just arnt on it.

    Jimi can be Kane for free.

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

      They've been good second half ; first half was abject.

      1. Maarrrr17
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Still think i wanna jump on kane while theyre scoring so much

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I'd do it

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

    That's absurd. That's the clearest own goal you will ever see.

    1. Maarrrr17
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not if the shot was originally on target

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

        That was a shot? I thought he was scooping it in the vicinity of the goal.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not in FPL

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      On target is the only requirement

    4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed, how is it not an OG?

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

      Well my daughter has him as (c) so happiness ; from a football perspective that's just a joke.

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

    Which move do you think is the better upgrade?
    A) Podence -> Grealish
    B) Jimi -> Kane
    C) Mitro -> DCL

    Or save and do e.g. TAA, Podence -> Chilwell, Bruno or TAA + Mitro -> Lamptey + Kane next gw? Have Robbo

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

    Thank you and bye bye Jimine, a man never blank 3 times in a row. Welcome mr Kane

  19. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Get innn jimenezz

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

    the good news is jimi owners get the points, but it was a crap goal so they won't feel bad about shiping him out.

    1. Maarrrr17
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      this exactly.

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This x2

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

      Until he plays Newcastle next week

  21. abhirup780
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kilman gets the assist

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      4.0m aswel!

  22. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    All the years some people have been playing and they still don’t know that if the shot is on target it’s not an OG 🙄

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Newbies at it again

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        8 year newbies in some cases!

  23. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Playing Dallas over Saiss and sold Jimmy 😀

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

    This will be own goal

    1. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No it won't sorry

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

        It isn't you are right

    2. Saka Rice
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nope its fpl rules if its on target it isn't OG

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

        Right

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

        Not just FPL rules, football rules

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

    Leeds completely lost the plot 2nd half.

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

      They are indeed a different team

  26. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Chances of Kilman starting next game?

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

      Very low

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

      Why not? He is superb

    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Very high

  27. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Kilman taking Jimmy's 3 bps lol

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

      At least no ones playing him

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

      Not when Jimmy gets his 2nd.

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

    Despite Saiss cs I can't believe that his goal didn't counted!

  29. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Of course Jimmy gets jammy goal and Podence blanked again.

  30. Fozzyb34r
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I don’t even own Jiminez and that was 100% his goal as the shot was on target