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Another start for budget FPL defender Kilman as Darlow is passed fit for Newcastle

The second of three Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Wolverhampton Wanderers entertain Newcastle United.

Kick-off at Molineux is at 16:30 BST.

With the exception of Adama Traore (£6.4m), there is good news all round for owners of Wolves’ most-popular Fantasy Premier League assets.

Max Kilman (£4.1m) is handed his third straight start at centre-back, with Romain Saiss (£5.2m) again deployed at left wing-back.

Kilman was the most-bought FPL defender of Gameweek 6, with almost 340,000 Fantasy managers recruiting the budget asset for this fixture.

Traore’s third benching in a row means that Raul Jimenez (£8.5m) is again joined in attack by Daniel Podence (£5.5m) and Pedro Neto (£5.5m), meanwhile.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s only change to the side that beat Leeds United is a like-for-like one, with Ruben Neves (£5.4m) replacing Joao Moutinho (£5.4m) in central midfield.

The team news for the visitors is a bit more complicated, with Steve Bruce making four alterations from his starting XI in Gameweek 6.

There isn’t a change between the posts, however, with Karl Darlow (£5.0m) passed fit to feature.

Emil Krafth (£4.4m) and Joelinton (£5.8m) are both benched, with Isaac Hayden (£4.9m) also among the substitutes as Steve Bruce opts not to risk his half-fit midfielder.

Jonjo Shelvey (£5.4m), who is set for groin surgery, misses out completely.

Fabian Schar (£4.9m), Ryan Fraser (£5.8m), Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) and Miguel Almiron (£5.8m) come into the Magpies’ rather offensive-looking starting XI.


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

Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Schar, Lascelles, Fernandez, Lewis, Almiron, Hendrick, Fraser, Saint-Maximin, Wilson, Murphy.

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1,316 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    4.1 nailed Wolves defender, now that's essential!

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

      Is he though? Just because Saiss came off doesn't mean he won't go back into centre back next week.

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

        Then why not take off Kilman?

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Saiss was horrible again.

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

      Lol

  2. mitro
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Tired of Nuno

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

    Cancelo looking pretty much nailed?

    Need a 5.5 defender, he’s tempting.....

    Any other recommendations?

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

    Starting to think my casual friend is actually a pro

    Triple Wolves defence (and Zaha, Bamford etc)

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

    please concede now wolves and jimi score

  6. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So my 2 Wolves players off! Time I pack in for this season I think. 18 points with 3 to play! Overall rank 3.3 m which is by far the worst since started this game

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      * to pack in

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

      Bye

    3. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      About in the same spot my friend. Don't call it quits. Chisel away, actually looking forward to a new challenge - rescue the season.

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

      9 points not too bad for 2 players

  7. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Yo, what you think chaps?

    A sterling to KDB
    B Sterling & Wilson to Zaha & Kane

    Current team

    Martinez
    Saiss Kilman Robbo Chillwell Mitchell
    Salah Sterling Son Bruno Biss
    Wilson DCL Brewster

  8. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Podence

    More like Poo-dance

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

      Best player on pitch, Nuno needs to visit specsavers

  9. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    RIP Saiss owners. Forever benched

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

      Why?

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

        No explanation from anyone

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

      Silly comment.

    3. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I’ll take the clean sheet now

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

      What?

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

    Podence shows no potence, get out of my team

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

      fix your fpl link

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

        no idgaf

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

          🙄

  11. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    3 - Coady (26)
    2 - Kilman, Boly (25)

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nice OG for Kilman will solve the problem.

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hold Coady!!

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

    Great idea Nuno. Take off a skillful technical player good in tight spaces and replace him with a 100m runner against a deep lying defence.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Says the experienced PL manager

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

        Says the biased Podence owner.

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

    At least doing Jimi to Kane this week won’t be hard

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

      Wasn’t hard 3 GW’s ago

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss -> Kilman for -4?

    A) Yes
    B) No
    C) do Saiss -> Digne

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

      Why would you do that?

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

      Yeah getting Digne would be really differential.

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      C tonight before he drops in price.

    4. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Digne got sent off today?

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

      C

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

        ty

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

    Wolves are terrible. Very boring.

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

      Perfect team for the double defence

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not as boring as us

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Terrible that wins plenty of games ?
      Clueless comment.

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

    Hearing lots about Saiss being done now etc, yet nobody giving ANY reason why?

    Strange.

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

      Because if he was still first choice CB he would've went there and Kilman would've come off instead.

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

        That makes no sense

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

          None whatsoever

    2. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Because he played poorly in a position that he typically doesn't play, and because Kilman is looking good in his original spot. Some weight to it I imagine.

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

        That’s all speculation though? No concrete reasons?

    3. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      The reason is he done is because non-owners are salty

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

      It's because he got subbed which never happens to nailed players ever.

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

        defender*

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

        But it does?

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Because Killman is a better player ?

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

        Is he though?

        Everything has no valid reason.

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          This season is mental. I aint even going to try and predict. Killman looks solid and the fans on the wolves forum are calling for saiss to be dropped. They aint the manager though

  17. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Not long til Wilson’s Winner

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

      I may *whisper it* move DCL to Wilson this week

      Gives me funds to then do Son to KDB longterm

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      😀

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

    Playing 5 defenders this week was the right call. Just abit of bad luck for the outcome.

    Currently was only one dubious pen against Liverpool from have 6 cleansheets including goalie.

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

    Saiss walks into Nunos office tomorrow and demands Kilman be dropped. Game over Kilman owners.

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      But he finds Kilman already in the office playing chess with Nuno. Check mate.

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

        Yes but Kilman makes rookie mistake and doesn't let Nuno win at Chess. Kilman still dropped.

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Let's meet half way, Saiss starts on bench comes in for Kilman at 61 minutes, punches Zaha giving away penality and sent off for 3 games.

  20. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Lettuce have 6 points, Romain

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

    How important is antonio from gw8?

    Thinking of james to chilwell - but that prices me out of watkins to antonio week after.

    Alternatives are dias or a 4 5m

    Thanks

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

      No more than 10% will have Antonio unless he gets back to back braces.

      So

      not essential or important

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

    When Marcal is fit enough to play 90mins Saiss will move back to CB and Kilman will go back to cleaning boots.

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Hope so. Not so sure. Kilman is doing just fine. His place to lose imo.

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

    what to do?

    1 FT 1.2 ITB

    Martinez
    Mitchell Targett Saiss
    Son Pulisic Grealish Salah
    Kane Maupay Aguero

    :Forster,Lamptey,Burke,Dunne.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Save until Friday

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

      Still got the WC?

    3. TKC07
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Start scoring goals, after red card ban is over.

  24. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bottomed:

    Who do i need to look at changing first?

    Martinez (Steer)

    Trent - Saiss - Lamptey (Taylor & Dallas)
    Salah - Son - Zaha - Podence (Burke)
    DCL - Jimmy - Kane

    0.6m itb, 1FT.

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

      Jimmy to Ings

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

      Podence

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

    Come on Jimi, let’s get a nasty double deflected own goal and claim it!!!

  26. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    The casuals will keep getting saiss wheb they see him top of defenders' table

    Huge surprise waiting for them next gw

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

      Why?

      No concrete reasons. Yet another post with no reason to back it up.

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

        Nothing is concrete. All we can do is give it our best guess.

        Nuno and Coady have heaped praise on Kilman. And Nuno decided that subbing Marcal on for Saiss would improve his team during this game. This is all evidence that tips the balance away from Saiss.

        Not concrete no, but solid evidence.

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

          That's one viewpoint. Here's another.

          Kilman has trained in that position all week and is playing well enough in this game, Saiss hasn't. So why change it? Saiss has been pretty consistent at LCB for Wolves previously so every chance he can regain his spot after training in that position against Kilman. Nuno and Coady heaped praise in Kilman to bolster his confidence, as they needed him again today at least.

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

            Saiss has been patchy at LCB this season, to the point where Wolves fans were calling for him to be dropped. so I wouldn't say consistent.

            And that's an assumption about Nuno and Coady's praise. They both independently gave him praise post-match for his very strong performance, and it was a strong performance, it wasn't undeserved.

            The evidence feels far stronger on one side tbh...

            It could go either way of course, but I'd be pretty confident with Kilman over Saiss.

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

              Fair point well made - let's see shall we :). One thing's for sure, I'll be paying closer attention to my 1st sub next week

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

      A goal and CS from him? Surprise!

  27. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    All set for a Longstaff mistake and a late Wolves goal now

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

    Neto playing over Podence is a crime

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Nuno fraudo

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      3 - Coady (26)
      2 - Schär, Kilman, Darlow, Boly (25)

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

      Kane and Son could actually sink me to around a rank of around 5 million. Scary.

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

        Why do you not own them?

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

          I don't know what I'm doing

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I've seen a couple of top 5 million any season leagues you can join next season. You will be fine