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Varane and Sancho start as Man Utd visit Wolves in Gameweek 3

Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) most popular player Bruno Fernandes (£12.1m) starts as Manchester United visit Wolverhampton Wanderers in the final match of Gameweek 3.

For the home team, Bruno Lage sticks with the same XI that featured against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

That means another start for Adama Traore (£6.0m), who has taken 10 shots so far this season without scoring.

Long-term injury victims Jonny (£4.5m) and Pedro Neto (£6.5m) remain sidelined, but Willy Boly (£4.9m) and Daniel Podence (£5.5m) have returned as substitutes.

As for Man Utd, Raphael Varane (£5.5m) and Jadon Sancho (£9.3m) both start as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes three changes, with Daniel James (£6.0m) returning as Victor Lindelof (£5.0m), Nemanja Matic (£4.5m) and Anthony Martial (£7.8m) drop out.

As a result, Paul Pogba (£7.7m) could revert to a deeper midfield role alongside Fred (£5.0m).

Dean Henderson (£4.9m), Alex Telles (£5.0m), Scott McTominay (£5.5m)  and Marcus Rashford (£9.4m) are all absent, as expected.

Kick-off at Molineux is at 16.30 BST.

GAMEWEEK 3 LINE-UPS

Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Marcal, Trincao, Traore, Jimenez

Subs: Gibbs-White, Cundle, Podence, Ait-Nouri, Boly, Silva, Ruddy, Hoever, Dendoncker

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Pogba, James, Fernandes, Sancho, Greenwood

Subs: Lindelof, Dalot, Matic, Heaton, Martial, Lingard, Cavani, Mata, van de Beek

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  1. The Parrot
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Whose making early transfers to catch some price changes and whose waiting until after internationals for more informed team news.

    Not sure which one has the biggest upside

    1. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No right answer. Gotten lucky doing them early most times and then burnt a few odd times.

      Which transfers are you thinking?

      1. The Parrot
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        DCL and Jota in for Mahrez and Ings...

        Think the general wisdom is too wait. Happily It would take some serious rises to price me out so should be good to wait for atleast a week I think

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      The 2nd.

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Early transfer but will use WC if all goes wrong

    4. Flair
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      2nd by far.

    5. We Go Again
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Luckily DCL ain't rising and I can eat one drop from Ings so I have no need to chase price changes

    6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Already used my 2FT’s, will use a -4 to get Ronaldo too once his price is confirmed

      1. The Parrot
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Who'd you go for?

    7. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      *Who's

      1. The Parrot
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        A yes. Thanks

  2. krzys
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Under Solskjear, United are very bad in more than half of their away games and they still manage to win. Kinda impressive actually

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      hallmark of a champion 😉

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

        Champion of what? Haven't seen United winning anything.

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Leicester didnt win anything until they did 😉

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

            Don't compare Ole with Dilly-ding Dilly-dong!

    2. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Biggest away record lad

    3. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      28 consecutive away games undefeated - never been done in the PL.

    4. OLEgend
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

    5. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Most of them with no fans, nowhere near as good as arsenal's record. Still great though

      • OLEgend
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        We were actually poor in home games and better away

      • krzys
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I'm talking only about how they play. The results are amazing, no doubt

    6. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Think I need to try keep Greenwood on WC now

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Not once Ronaldo has been added

      2. Vlekz
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I don't see how he fits in with Ronaldo playing too.

          1. liner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            On the side maybe? Like this time when he scored goal? How he can drop him when Greenwood is best player so far beside Pogba...? Greenwood -Ronaldo - Sancho
            front 3

      3. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Cannot wait to ditch Bruno

      4. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Think my WC will include both Mason and Ronaldo.

        1. Weak Become Heros
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Yep same.

      5. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        3 - Varane (36)
        2 - Maguire, de Gea (29)

        Wan-Bissaka (28)
        Greenwood (24)
        Shaw (21)

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Booooooo

        2. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          What?

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

        I wish we could know with any certainty which City players (moreso mids/fwd) would play 80% or so of games… their squad is just immense

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          UCL coming too

          Too much rotation to handle

        2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I honestly don't think I will get Man City players all season unless I have a luxury transfer.

      7. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        They're just sweeping the replay we need to see under the rug 😆

      8. Flair
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Pain. Any chance of that being an OG?

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          No chance

        2. Speedu
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Looked like og

      9. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Choosing Pogba over Greenwood went well 🙁

      10. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Who to sell Barnes for ? Not a clue 🙂

        1. BobB
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Downgrade him to fit in Lukaku

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Would require a hit and a mid who cost about 3.5 🙂

        2. R.C
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Ferran

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers

        3. Pratik
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Raphina/Traore look like good choices to me.

          1. Pratik
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            We don’t have to get a player who has scored points this week 🙂

          2. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers raphina has a tough gw4 though

            1. jackruet
              • 2 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              Raph for long term, so you can leave him for few weeks. He is only 6.5

              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 9 Years
                2 years, 7 months ago

                Cheers. What about short time punt ? Sorry I'm demanding 🙂

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

          Traore

      11. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        United now the longest unbeaten run of Prem away games... All teams they passed recently won the title.

        With the backing Ole has from his great owners he has to win it now too.

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Watch us sign Neves

        2. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          They will have to wait though.

        3. Get up ya bum
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Great owners. Wow

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

          But it's still Ole! Will win nothing.

          1. FOO FIGHTER
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Ha ha

      12. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        This is probably the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever typed, but wonder if Traore can be moulded into a Kante - his pace alone would be such a huge advantage in there

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          He has no idea what he’s doing most of the time and not sure if he can tackle, just spit balling here 😆

        2. kempc23
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          You dont need that much pace to play there. You need game intelligence and good close control. Kante has this in spades, Traore has neither!

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah doubt he could do it but Acceleration and agility is huge in that position, as is ball carrying, all of which he has. It’s not my greatest shout but I’d like to see it

        3. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          He just needs a coach to teach him.the basics, and a proper coaching on how to score goals.

      13. tricpic
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        So pretty much everyone I sold on WC has now scored - Greenwood, Gundo, Toney, Havertz. Always the way.

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          GW3 is always the week where players sold score points

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Haha wish that would apply to my team 🙂

          2. tricpic
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Yep. I’m still happy with my WC team going forward - it’s more solid; Gundo always going to be unreliable, Greenwood won’t always start, Dennis a cheaper enabler than Toney etc. All good logical decisions.

          3. Pompel
            • 10 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            So true 😛

          4. grumpyman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Yep - wildcarded into a 27 pointer last year in GW3.

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

            Why is that though? It’s so bizarre

        2. slasken
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          I love when the guys holding transfers and WC get the pay off 🙂

        3. Bob_the_builder
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          It can be a fickle game. You have to anticipate where the points will be rather than where they are at the moment and hope that you are right. It's a long way to go so wouldn't be too disheartened at this stage.

          1. tricpic
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah I know - see above - much happier with the new setup going forward

        4. TomSaints
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Last year my GW 3 wildcard scored 34 points and my pre wildcard team 91…

      14. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers, Mason. What a player!

      15. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Teams which will be relegated

        Wolves, Arsenal and???

        1. Iceball
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Not Wolves 🙂

        2. thepeen555
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Norwich, Watford, Southampton

        3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Norwich

      16. rick ding whoop
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        defieately heading wide

      17. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Man Utd can't dodgy decision their way to a title in 2022 those days are long gone. Keep putting in performances like this and there's no chance they compete with City and Chelsea

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

          Don't think we can put United in the same sentence as Chelsea and City.

          1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            pretty sure you just did

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

              You know what I mean.

              1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 7 months ago

                😉

      18. BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Greenwood could still prove the best value MU pick. Lots of hype over Ronaldo. He's now 36.

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Age doesn't matter at all for guys like ronaldo

      19. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Looked like it could've been hitting the post, surely off target?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Inside of post.

          1. DR0GBA
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            isn't hitting the inside of the post still hitting the post, which is still considered off target?

      20. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Really can't stand United and their fans. Slabhead, Bruno, Pogba, Cavani and now Ronaldo. Disgusting club.

        1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Don’t worry, they won’t be winning anything soon

        2. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Vivaaaa Ronaldoooooo!

      21. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Why isn’t that an own goal in FPL? Genuine question.

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Shot on target

          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Didn’t look it to me at the time or the replay, not that close either... He was level with 6 yard box when he hit it, at that angle it would be a good few yards wide before he touched it. Will wait for another angle I guess.

      22. Von Lipwig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Surely Ole won't drop Greenwood now, even with Ronaldo coming in

      23. grumpyman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        66 points and still a red arrow. Sadness.

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Wow what rank are you?

          1. grumpyman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            Was 20k, now 24k

        2. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          61 here. -92.22% rank change

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

          Must have a good rank

        4. RogDog_jimmy
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          63 here.
          Going to be a red from 8,750 > 16,350 or so.

          Not upset about that at all given 2 fts to come, no chips used, and 0.5 itb.

        5. FPL Hitman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          71 points here and still a Red Arrow

      24. jackruet
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        So
        sancho, ronaldo, greenwood
        Bruno

        It is then?

      25. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        That is one decision decision I am delighted with gw1 saw value in Greenwood > Bruno. went Brunoless. The fact that Ronaldo will now take pens it has gone beyond my expectations.

      26. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Pogba yc

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          What a disappointment he has been. Can just blame oneself for knee-jerk transfer

      27. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        United have been watching City...

      28. LIARS POKER
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        In order to fund Ings -> DCL which is the better option?

        A) White- > Duffy/Williams
        B) Digne -> Dier/Tangagnga/Coufal

      29. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Liking the look of this, basically releasing funds in defense to improve midfield:

        Sanchez
        Trent | Duffy | Livramento
        Salah | Son | Greenwood | Torres | Benrahma
        Kane | Antonio

        Steele | Amartey | Williams | Scarlett

        0.2ITB

        Thoughts?

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Amartey will be benched, so you'll only have Williams as a playing sub