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Wolves revert to three-man defence with wing-backs against Sheff Utd

A three-man defence make a much-needed return for Wolves as they host Sheffield United in Double Gameweek 32.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have experimented with a back-four in order to unlock greater attacking potential this season, largely to the detriment of their defence.

However, as was hinted in the 1-0 win at Fulham following Pedro Neto‘s (£5.6m) injury, it’s a return to a back-three and wing-backs this evening.

Romain Saïss (£4.9m) and Conor Coady (£4.9m) welcome back Willy Boly (£5.4m) back to the side, who missed Gameweek 31 thanks to a positive coronavirus (COVID-19) test.

Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m) and Nélson Semedo (£5.3m) are the wing-backs either side of João Moutinho (£5.1m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.6m).

Daniel Podence (£5.3m) is trusted with the left-wing role vacated by the injured Neto, joined in the front-three by centre-forward Willian José (£6.8m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m).

It will be worth keeping an eye on how the Wolves front-three line-up at various stages of tonight’s encounter.

Against Fulham, Podence occupied a number 10 role for large spells while Traoré was deployed in a front-two for the closing stages.

Meanwhile, Sheffield United stay in their usual 3-5-2 formation with Rhian Brewster (£4.3m) and David McGoldrick (£5.2m) leading the line.

Kean Bryan (£3.9m), John Egan (£4.7m) and Ethan Ampadu (£4.3m) comprise the make-shift back-three.

Double Gameweek 32 Line-ups

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (3-4-3): Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Aït-Nouri, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Semedo; Podence, Willian J, A Traoré.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; K Bryan, Egan, Ampadu; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Osborn, Baldock; Brewster, McGoldrick.

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248 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Jose G yawn

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Who?

  2. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    William Jose goal

    Traore brilliant assist

    Great break from the other end

  3. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Anyone know how serious Christensen's injury is? I have Dawson's -3 coming off the bench if he doesn't make it.

    1. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      No idea but that would be really bad luck to end up with that when you could have just had 0 points from Mitchell like everybody else.

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    It's now or never Brewster...

  5. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Traore delivering in 3 now. Maybe a consideration if Jesse is injured.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      RU kidding? Wolves are awful

      1. just a man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Yes, but form + fixtures. Who's your alt suggestion for 6.5 if Lingard is injured? Other than Gundo (if he even plays), seems like a good option to me.

  6. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Traore has got to be decent option for the next 3 games with those fixtures still.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Wolves against the worst team in the league ....

  7. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    traore looking great isn't it?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      No. Slick.

  8. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Conor Coady still hasn’t scored?

    Massive fail 🙂

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Can we please score Sheffield?

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      nope only Norwich to take over from whatever Sheffield will left from.

    2. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      easiest clean sheet of my life

  10. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Edna SOT

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Edna crap-appel

  11. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Sheff Utd need a goal to avoid being relegated tonight, expect Ramsdale to start coming up for set pieces shortly then.

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Not yet, but after 15 minutes probably.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      In fairness it is a striker who has 0 goals & 0 assiats all season.

  12. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Lingard, Kane, Son, Moura, Stones, Alonso, Davis...

    Annoying and I knew I would be in trouble this week. (Still went for Moura over Bowen, some sirt of dgw brain fart). Yet I have still feeling that even bad gw might still be better idea than WC this week. Or perhaps not. I have to start 4 of those players and bench 3...

  13. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Podence clean sheet banked for his 50 dead team owners.

    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I almost picked him up last night as my Neto transfer. Thought he might be the sneaky differential with upcoming schedule and likely starts. Hasn't looked good tonight so glad I didn't

      1. I Must Break You
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Sorry, Thursday night, pre-GW32

      2. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        I think ASM looks the one to go for around that price bracket.

        1. I Must Break You
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 days ago

          Yes he's certainly fun to watch. Don't like his upcoming 4 matches though.... Liv, ARS, Lei, MCI

  14. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Early, but would you bring in Watkins for Bamford for one week only? Plan to WC week after. Thanks

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Damn it Coady is getting some BAPS tonight

  16. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Only Sheff Utd could take off their only striker when they need to score a goal to avoid relegation.

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Are you referring to Patterson

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Brewster coming off with 15 minutes to go needing a goal.

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 days ago

          Sorry misread. Thought you meant the Sheffield W. match who were also avoiding relegation today and needed a goal.

          1. Cookie Kid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 days ago

            Sheff Wed have never been relevant to FPL

            1. potatoace
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 8 days ago

              Thanks for your input

              1. Cookie Kid
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 days ago

                Thank you for yours 🙂

  17. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Almost Saiss goal - Great Ramsdale save

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Shame :/

  18. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Lucky I played Coady instead of getting Lingard for a -4. Up 3 points and a possible transfer!

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Don't jinx our Coady points

      1. Cheeto__Bandito
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        easiest cs of my life

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Sush

      1. Cheeto__Bandito
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        dont be salty mate

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 days ago

          Not salty. I have him. Don't want him to lose it now.

          1. Cheeto__Bandito
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 8 days ago

            Not even some jinx can stop this cs

            1. Hits from the Bong
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 days ago

              Stop being an arse, Bandito

              1. Cheeto__Bandito
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 8 days ago

                hit a bong and chill

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      It's SHU, guaranteed CS. (Although you wouldn't say that watching Wolves play...)

  19. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Why has everyone gone Coady over Saiss? Isn’t Saiss the same price but far more attacking?

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I have Saiss 😀

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      More nailed

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Coady is nailed. Saiss misses the odd games. Coady had been getting forward a tad more in recent weeks.

    4. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Coady was 0.1 less than Saiss until price rise a few days ago.
      But having said that, Saiss 4.0 pts per match; Coady 3.2 pts per match.
      I have both.

    5. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Naildness then. Thanks. I’m still getting Saiss on my wc

      1. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        I went coady as nailed and captain and CS:)

        Too risky to get higher ceiling players than nailed as nr end of season

  20. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Both on 2 baps...

    1. Igz08
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Jinxed it....

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        Soz....

  21. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Holdddd Coady 🙂

  22. Parsnips
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Come on saiss. Get involved with a cheeky header

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Lol Barca just scored 4 goals in nine minutes.

  24. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    FT 1-0 and relegation mathematically confirmed for Shef Utd.

    Good effort tonight by Shef Utd, complete lack of quality but decent amount of effort nonetheless and never gave up.

  25. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    We move.
    😎

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Anywhere nice?

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        yes, inside 20k

  26. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Coady 7 pointer, nice little return. Saiss looked more involved for bonus and deservedly got an 8 imo, one nice chance too.

    1. Gazwaz80
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I concur...

  27. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    I wonder which club Aaron Ramsdale will join to get relegated with again next season now he’s got a chance of a unique hatrick.

  28. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Phew

    Feel like I got away with one there with Coady over Saiss - one of those decisions you regret immediately you push the button.

    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      I went coady too as club captain

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    Goodbye Shu

    Good riddance. LOVE to see it oh yes i do

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 days ago

      Horrible life you inhabit in your own head.

      Can't you find another outlet?

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 days ago

        So typical of him.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 days ago

          It's not even funny.

          No where to hide for loosers...

          1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 8 days ago

            Let's find a balance and ignore him 90% of the times and call him out 10% of the times.
            But I actually pity him and told him so. Nothing else we can do if his self-worth is in a fantasy game.
            He might have no real friends and success elsewhere.
            Anyway, not my concern.

  30. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 days ago

    26 losses and just the 6 positive results after that season last year.

    Just goes to show you that actual football is more difficult than the fantasy version.