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Coady the most-owned FPL player on show in Monday’s Black Country derby

With a new date still yet to be arranged for Manchester United v Liverpool, the presumed penultimate match of Gameweek 34 sees West Bromwich Albion face Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Hawthorns.

Kick-off in the Black Country derby is at 18:00 BST.

A defeat for the Baggies would almost ensure that their one-year stay in the Premier League comes to an end, as it would leave Sam Allardyce’s side 11 points from safety with just four matches to play.

Wolves are mathematically safe but will be motivated by a desire to help their local rivals on their way to Championship and exact revenge for a 3-2 defeat at Molineux in the reverse fixture.

From a Fantasy perspective, there is not quite so much at stake.

Not one player on show has a double-digit ownership in FPL, although Conor Coady (£5.0m)) sits in almost one in three of the top 10,000 Fantasy managers’ squads.

Coady was benched by a large chunk of those leading FPL bosses but with no-shows in abundance this weekend, not least thanks to events at Old Trafford on Sunday, it’s a fair bet that he’ll be widely appearing as an automatic substitute.

Matheus Pereira (£5.5m) is the most-popular Albion asset, with an ownership around the 6% mark overall and in the top 10k.

Both players start for their respective sides this evening.

As for the team news, Nuno Espirito Santo has made three changes to his starting XI this evening.

One of those alterations is enforced, with Willy Boly (£5.4m) unwell.

Santo said of his centre-half ahead of kick-off:

He’s not able to compete, he was infected and then this week, the symptoms are very bad. He’s not in a good moment, unfortunately.

Daniel Podence (£5.3m) and Willian Jose (£6.8m) drop to the bench, with Owen Otasowie (£4.5m), Fabio Silva (£5.2m) and Vitinha (£4.7m) handed rare starts.

Sam Allardyce makes just one change to the West Brom side that drew with Aston Villa in Gameweek 33.

It may prompt a change of shape, too, as centre-half Dara O’Shea (£4.2m) replaces forward Callum Robinson (£5.2m).


West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Ajayi, O’Shea, Bartley, Townsend, Gallagher, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Pereira, Diagne.

Subs: Button, Robson-Kanu, Robinson, Livermore, Phillips, Diangana, Sawyers, Peltier, Grant.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Saiss, Coady, Dendoncker, Semedo, Neves, Otasowie, Ait Nouri, Vitinha, Traore, Silva.

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Podence, Willian Jose, Gibbs-White, Cundle, Kilman, Corbeanu, Marques.

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  1. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Coady limping. Just 7 more minutes lad.

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He needs rest. Take him off.

  2. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wow. Not sure how it's not 1-1

  3. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Somehow WBA have not scored!

  4. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    WEST HAM TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Burnley: Fabianski, Cresswell, Dawson, Diop, Coufal, Benrahma, Soucek, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio, Lingard.
    Subs: Trott, Randolph, Balbuena, Alves, Bowen, Fredericks, Johnson, Odubeko, Coventry.

    BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
    Team to play West Ham: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil, Westwood, Vydra, Wood.
    Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Norris, Gudmundsson, Barnes, Stephens, Rodriguez, Pieters, Bardsley, Dunne.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      At least Lingard starts

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Antonio is back !

    3. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Cresswell back in as well.

    4. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Cresswell? No way!

      1. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        1 point masterclass incoming

    5. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sold Cresswell last GW, damn

    6. Party time
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Vydra & Lingard. We feast

      • Crabwalk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Cresswell off my bench then. Dreamland, unless he gets minus points.

    7. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Antonio is back...

    8. Party time
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Captain Lingard since my captain did not play. Hat trick imminent

        1. SHOWSTOPPERRR
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Who was your captain?

          1. Party time
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Bruno

          2. Brehmeren
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Who did you captain?

            1. Party time
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Penaldes

                1. Pep bites Kun
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 11 months ago

                  Can we get an interpreter into the room please? 🙂 Who?

                2. Pep bites Kun
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 11 months ago

                  Saw it above - Bruno

                  1. Party time
                      2 years, 11 months ago

                      Cheers

            2. Forza Papac
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Bowen benched 🙁

              1. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Guess you have to make due with 88 points for the week then 😉

                1. Forza Papac
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  2 years, 11 months ago

                  Was dreaming of that triple-digit score haha

            3. LarryDuff
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Now have Cresswell and Semedo off the bench hehe

              1. Indpush
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                I have Semedo and JWP hahaha

            4. JJeyy
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Wolves cs in the mud now wow

            5. Shark Team
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              CS wipeout

              1. AC/DC AFC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Double for me.

            6. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Equaliser

            7. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Antonio! Ahh Cresswell ... sold him this week!

            8. jammie26
              • 3 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Wipe that wolves cleanie happy days.

            9. Duke Silver ☑
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Diagne goal. Townsend assist.

            10. MIGHTY JOE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Disgusted

            11. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Cleanie gone, Bowen benched hahah this season man

            12. Pukkipartyy
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Yeahhh!!!

            13. RamaJama
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              There is some justice

            14. Qaiss
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Diagneeeeee finally 2 months of owning him and a goalll

              1. Euro Raiders
                • 6 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Same here, had him on the bench when he scored before, we got a couple of assists out of him but finally a goal. Whoopie!

                1. Qaiss
                  • 8 Years
                  2 years, 11 months ago

                  Yep I benched him in that Chelsea game too. He’s had so many chances and should have doubled his goal tally this whole time. At least he’s repaid us now.

            15. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Oooh bugger off Coady. GW from hell, this is!

              Need Vydra and JLingz in a shootout tonight

            16. Duke Silver ☑
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Lingard masterclass needed then.

            17. Digital-Real
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              shocking defending from Wolves. Definitely a team at the beach and one to target.

            18. WVA
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              FFS Pereira not on set pieces now I've brought him

            19. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              had set my expectations for Coady at 2 points tonight, still sore to see the clean sheet gone do

              1. Eh, just one more thing ...
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Shock Coady last minute winner ...... no, no I think not?

            20. FPL ZB
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Coady has been a horrible own!

              1. Eh, just one more thing ...
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                The way this game week was going I dared not dream that Coady could deliver.

            21. Botman and Robben
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Wolves just being pups. Coady will have to go.

            22. Nightcrawler
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Wolves cleanie gine without perreira involvement

              we LOVE to see it oh yes we do!

              1. WVA
                • 7 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                All I wanted was an assist, every punt I've taken this season has blanked completely

            23. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Only a CS for Wolves would have ensured a green arrow for me! Such a disastrous GW.

              1. Botman and Robben
                • 7 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Lingz to the rescue.

                1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 11 months ago

                  With such high ownership around my rank don't think it will help much.

            24. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Coady > Shaw a no brainer right?

              1. Botman and Robben
                • 7 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                right

            25. WVA
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Score will be 1-0 Burnley FYI with a Vydra goal.