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Saïss benched for Wolves as Mitchell misses Palace’s trip to Molineux

Gameweek 7 of Fantasy Premier League has started exactly as many had expected in this crazy, topsy-turvy season.

The top-scoring defender after six Gameweeks Romain Saïss (£5.3m) finds himself on the Wolves bench for a Friday-night clash with Crystal Palace, replaced in the starting XI by Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m).

As predicted on our team news page, Max Kilman (£4.2m) retains his spot in the back-three though, joined there by regulars Conor Coady (£5.0m) and Willy Boly (£5.5m).

That should only serve to increase the budget man’s ownership, perhaps with those invested in Saïss preparing to make an easy switch already.

There was also some uncertainty over the role of Daniel Podence (£5.5m) in Wolves’ Gameweek 7 line-up but, as predicted by Neale, he earns yet another start flanking Raúl Jiménez (£8.5m), keeping Adama Traoré (£6.3m) on the bench for a fourth league match in a row.

Meanwhile, Wolves are not the only ones with bad team news for Gameweek 7 as the 25%-owned Tyrick Mitchell (£4.2m) misses out with the knock reported by Roy Hodgson this week.

The left-back has not made it into the match squad, let alone the bench, allowing Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) to come in for his first start of the season while Nathaniel Clyne (£4.5m) gets a second consecutive outing at right-back.

There will be plenty of eyes on Wilfried Zaha (£7.3m) tonight ahead of earning 26.9% backing for Gameweek 7.

The Eagles have won three of their last five league matches at Wolves, while both of Zaha’s double-digit hauls this season, have come on the road this year.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patrício; Kilman, Coady, Boly; Aït-Nouri, Neves, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, Jiménez, Podence.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Kouyaté, Clyne; Schlupp, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Townsend; Zaha, Batshuayi.

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  1. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Could be PVA on pens now

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

      Zaha I believe...

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Could be Ayew too actually

    2. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      hmm

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Possible

  2. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    3 match ban

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Like Digne?

      1. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Giggity

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

    Damn. Palace goal not likely.

  4. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Please no Saiss cameo...

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It will happen Im afraid

  5. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ok I will buy Zaha now

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

    Zaha back on pens lol

  7. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Jimenez, get your customary goal...

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Own goal*

  8. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Milivojević sent off

  9. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Shaita got a save point 😮

  10. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ok glad I went for Grealish over Zaha!

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish will score an own goal and get a red. Cmon, don't celebrated before one has even played.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Come on what are the odds of that

  11. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    It will be a fabio silva cameo instead

  12. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Need this to end already...

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fabio Silva coming on soon...leave Saiss on the bench please

  14. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Get saiss on for Kilman.

  15. Ode
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Without var mili would be on 7 points + possible bps, assuming he would’ve scored the pen

  16. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    85' It's time for Jimi's goal

  17. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Podence to get 3bps for winning golazo?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nope.

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

      Nouri scored the inning goal.

    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He didn't score the winning goal.

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      True, my bad.

    5. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nouri scored

  18. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Serbians = Europe's South Americans (or what Souness might say)

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      lol

  19. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Silva coming on, no Saiss cameo

  20. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    20% to last weeks score with 1 player

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha?

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Get Saiss on and make wolves concede

  22. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Raul !!

  23. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jimi off

  24. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    YESSSSSS FABIO SILVA COMING ON

  25. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fabio Silva coming on for Jimi

  26. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Palace 56% possession, 11 shots, according to BBC.

    But then, it is the BBC.

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      They only had 7, 3 on target

  27. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Woooooooo so happy with no Saiss appearance

  28. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    NO SAISSSS

  29. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Stay on that bench Saiss

  30. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Now over to you Justin!!!