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Marcal the most-bought defender of Gameweek 5 ahead of Wolves v Brentford

Two of the statistically better defences of the 2021/22 Premier League season so far meet at Molineux this lunchtime.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brentford gets underway at 12:30 BST.

Neither of these sides has conceded more than one goal in a single match in this embryonic campaign, with the Bees only an 89th-minute Brighton strike away from registering their third clean sheet of the season in Gameweek 4.

Both defences are among the top five clubs for fewest ‘big chances’ conceded, too.

Wolves’ defensive fortitude and favourable fixture run has no doubt contributed to the raft of recent transfers used on Marcal (£4.6m), Fantasy Premier League’s most-bought defender of Gameweek 5 – although last weekend’s two attacking returns were obviously the main catalyst for that.

Bruno Lage’s side are generally underrepresented in FPL, however, with Conor Coady (£4.5m) their most-owned asset at 7.0%.

Ivan Toney (£6.3m) remains Brentford’s most popular Fantasy asset at 13.7% but he has lost around one million owners since the beginning of the campaign, with only a solitary attacking return against Aston Villa to show for his endeavours so far.

As for the team news, it’s very uneventful: both sides are unchanged.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Wolves: Jose Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Traore

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Ait-Nouri, Podence, Mosquera, Boly, Silva, Hwang, Dendoncker

Brentford: Raya, Pinnock, Jansson, Ajer, Henry, Janelt, Norgaard, Canos, Baptiste, Toney, Mbeumo.

Subs: Fernandez, Thompson, Ghoddos, Jensen, Onyeka, Zanka, Forss, Wissa, Roerslev.


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  1. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hope for torres comes from the bench and steal the show..

  2. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Lidl Hazard is probably Wolves' best player and he doesn't even start 😆

  3. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Just written to the Premier League CEO Richard Masters asking him to sanction Klopp for resting key players against weaker sides. It's against the rules. Scudamore agrees.

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

      He’s got the s***s

  4. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    WOWves...

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Wololves

  5. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ffs Toney should have shouted for that

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

    Best midfielder in for Torres for 8 or less?

    1. Meechoo115
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe Grealish?

    2. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Grealish

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Why would you sell torres?

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Can't stand those benchings

      2. Brehmeren
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Huh?

      3. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Maybe because he is a rotation risk and Citeh have Chelsea and Liverpool after this game.

  7. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Gray out and I'm fekked... Need Amartey to play.

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

      Unless Leicester freshen it up after Napoli...

    2. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same, tbh there is a chance Leicester could go 3-5-2 against Brighton.

  8. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I need a CS from Livramento

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Just hoping not negative points

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Agreed

  9. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    6mns is a disgrace. Should be 10mns with the amount of times Brentford broke play and faked injuries

  10. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My word. Adama is the most perfect athlete with the footballing ability of an U-15 schoolboy.

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

      His team aren't helping him when he does provide though. Not most of the time anyway.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 6 months ago

          If anything Jim and Trincao have let Traore down this game

          1. Meechoo115
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            This

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

            Yes exactly.

          3. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Nobody has been good but there has been times when they were in the 6yard box and Traore just clears them all. He can’t cross.

        • Arvin-ation
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Yeap, definitely. Still...the quality of the football is horrendous most of the time for a PL footballer. Jeez, I could cross better than that.

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Just heard the U-15 schoolboy association is suing you for slander!

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

      Did mark sell mbeumo ?

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

        No. He started him.

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Don't think so. Planned to next week.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      6 minutes injury time, might aswell be another 60 minutes and Wolves still wouldn't score today

      1. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        no chance

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Wolves showing all the signs of relegation fodder

      Play well? Lose
      Play badly? Lose
      Play ok? Lose

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Agreed.

    5. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Williams on for TAA

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Me too. He will do ok.

    6. Liberate HK - antichinazi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Antonio and TAA out, Torres bench...

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I'm with you

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Benrahma out

    7. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Big day for Dennis

    8. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Norwich players off the bench to get me a big score

      One can dream

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

      Jimi probably hot in that head gear...

      1. WHUFCSmith23
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Whatever floats your boat dude

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        You must be a '70s disco banger

    10. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Glad I only got 1 wolves on WC. Nearly tripled up but then I remembered last season's GW3 triple wolves WC disaster

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

        My bench is being stretched to the limit this week.

        1. Hiiler
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Same for a lot of people I think. 🙂 Me too. Bench is empty now after latest lineups. And some lineups still to come. Lrvamento in play also might get - points there. 😛

    11. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      wonder if Josh King is on pens

    12. Bavarian
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Best GK to replace Sa?

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        anyone

    13. Chelsea Rangers Loyal
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Jimmy The Nose has taken his headband off - he really means business now!

    14. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      This is the 38 point gw we are due, Salah yellow and blank next

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

      Wolves off the list for gw7 wildcard then

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Were never on mine tbh.

    16. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Without reading any posts I am sure there must a few Trent owners
      apoplectic right now.

      1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        hey google, define 'apoplectic'

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          😀

      2. Gunneryank
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Not me. He deserves a rest and a blank. The man is a points machine. He gets a pass.

    17. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Scarlett should play this week, right?

      1. QUADRASPAZZED
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I could do with the points haha

    18. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      jimmy's headgear made the ball go wide

    19. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      LAGE OUT

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Wenger out!

    20. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      United need to sign Traore for Ronaldo...

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Championship player. All fart and no poop

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

      Coady YC