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We’ve had only one away goal in the Premier League today – but you’d be surprised if we don’t see a few more in the late game.

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ visitors are Manchester City, who haven’t failed to score in a Premier League fixture at Molineux since 2003.

Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST.

There’s no Ederson in the visitors’ squad this afternoon, with James Trafford getting his competitive City debut between the sticks instead.

Trafford is one of three summer signings in Pep Guardiola’s line-up. Tijjani Reijnders, who is the most-owned Fantasy midfielder from the City squad, and Rayan Ait-Nouri are the other two.

Another new recruit, Rayan Cherki, has to settle for a place on the bench.

Guardiola opts for Rico Lewis at right-back over Matheus Nunes, while the absent Josko Gvardiol is effectively replaced by John Stones at centre-half.

Erling Haaland, unsurprisingly, leads the line, with Omar Marmoush among the substitutes.

As for Wolves, £4.0m defender Ki-Jana Hoever gets a start at right wing-back.

Vitor Pereira hands David Moller Wolfe, Ait-Nouri’s replacement, his Premier League debut on the other flank.

Two other summer captures, Jhon Arias and Fer Lopez, are among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Hoever, Toti, Agbadou, Doherty, Wolfe, Andre, Gomes, Bellegarde, Munetsi, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Johnstones, H. Bueno, S. Bueno, Mosquera, Lopez, R. Gomes, Hwang, Arias, Kalajdzic.

Manchester City XI: Trafford, Lewis, Dias, Stones, Ait-Nouri, Reijnders, Gonzalez, Silva, Bobb, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Gundogan, Akanji, Nunes, O’Reilly, Khusanov.



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  1. ‘Tis the Season
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Wolves are going down if they play like this without Cunha

  2. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    holdddddd

  3. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    Wildcard activated

  4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 21 days ago

    First try at a WC. What do you think of it?

    Verbruggen
    Cucu Porro Dorgu
    Palmer Bruno Cherki Reijnders
    Haaland Gyökeres Ekitike

    Dubravka King Rodon Esteve

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 21 days ago

      Only if King = Mo Salah

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Don't want Salah

        1. NoOneCares
            3 months, 21 days ago

            You don't want the FPL King. GL.

            1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 9 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              King is first sub

              1. NoOneCares
                  3 months, 21 days ago

                  Salah is FPL King.

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Hate the Verbruggen pick with a passion

        3. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          W/c gw2?

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            After BB

      2. just a man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 21 days ago

        Salah owners lucky. Could have easily been a 2pter. And Haaland could’ve had 90 min and a hatty.

        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Coulda shoulda woulda

        2. NoOneCares
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Proper players have both, I am not worrying about it as I do.

            1. just a man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Pro

          • MIGHTY JOE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Zzz… Next week we might say the opposite. Enjoy your Haaland, and I’m sure I’ll enjoy my Salah.

            1. just a man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Next week isn’t this week

        3. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          when do price changes start happening, tonight?

        4. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          4M rank mid of GW1 is depressing already 😛

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            I'm double that. And I benchboosted.

        5. Mother Farke
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Reijnders owners need a Wolves goal for the 1bp. These are trying times.

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Ridiculous that RAN has overtaken him

          1. Gazwaz80
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            For anybody who wants to check their bonus points…

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Or they could just look on the FPL site 😉

              1. Gazwaz80
                • 6 Years
                3 months, 21 days ago

                Yep, that also 🙂

        6. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Once again meh start from my defs, what can I say…

        7. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Nouri bap on the cards

        8. #1 Salah Hater
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Well, the Reijnders differential was nice while it lasted (1 GW).

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Yep soon we will all be playing a 10 men game.

        9. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Woeful by Cherki

        10. windowview
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Have Haaland but nervous now about having captained Palmer...

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Huh?

            1. windowview
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Missing out on double points for not captaining Haaland

        11. F4L
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          the engine on reijnders as well, still making runs. dayum

        12. The Mighty Hippo
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          I wonder if 4-5-1 is going to be the ideal formation to play this year, given the way people like RAN and Schar have racked up points in their opening games.

          1. Tinkermania
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            There is no absolute way. I am sure you already know this.

          2. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            It's basically risky, but might be worth it. Depends a lot on 4.5 mids getting even that 1 pt.

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              The main issue is the backup. But many play with one playng gk also...

        13. Mother Farke
          • 1 Year
          3 months, 21 days ago

          City fk. This will go top bins if it's Marmoush/Cherki.

        14. dshv
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Why fpl statistic not work? Where we check the prices ?

        15. jayzico
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Some people here laughed and called me a troll at 2 Spurs defence + PM Sarr + Reindeer. And my admission that Forest wont keep a clean sheet so why all the Forest defence. Hmm

          1. Mother Farke
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Looking forward to two Spurs defenders away to City next gw v a rested Haaland.

            I'm nervous playing Porro.

            1. jayzico
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              They'll be warming my bench

              1. Mother Farke
                • 1 Year
                3 months, 21 days ago

                Interesting! Who are you starting?

                1. jayzico
                  • 14 Years
                  3 months, 21 days ago

                  Dorgu. Esteve. RAN.

          2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            You have had like 100 different drafts tbf

            1. jayzico
              • 14 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Sure. But only one player never left any draft. The Reindeer. Magical performance.

        16. ZimZalabim
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          the ball ricocheted off a city player then went to cherki who then scored so is that an assist with the new rules ?

        17. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          If you were using your wildcard, lets say hypothetically, you'd sell Diouf wouldn't you?

          1. Differentiator
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            too early to say. He had a shot cleared off the line today

          2. Mother Farke
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Yes. They've just shipped 3 in one of their best fixtures of the season. Granted, Diouf is attacking, but is it enough?

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 6 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              Yea I agree. Early days ofc, but a shocking result. I remember Robinson last season, loads of assists, but a 3 /4 point merchant because Fulham concede every game. Going to to be the same with Diouf I expect, West Ham will be conceding even more too.

          3. Qaiss
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            West Ham are not a team to invest in

          4. F4L
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            probably for a 4.5 dc magnet

          5. JBG
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            He's good, but the team is awful so.

          6. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Hypothetically? 😆

        18. F4L
          • 10 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          get in RAN, top performance. but definitely not a long term hold with positioning like that

          1. mixology
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            I’ll take CS’s and defcons

            1. F4L
              • 10 Years
              3 months, 21 days ago

              true, but feel like you can get that for cheaper. wolves should've scored today

          2. dunts1
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            He should get forward more in other games, especially at home. He mopped up the DC points today.

        19. Iceball
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Wirtz to Reijnders in the cards...

          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Getting itchy fingers alright, but I also want to give Wirtz a chance, pity about their fixtures. I’d still be tempted get rid of Salah before Wirtz!

        20. Philosopher's Stones
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Had built a team including Haaland, Salah, Saka and Palmer and then I strayed away from the football gods.

        21. JBG
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          That YC has cost Reindeer BAPs... also, so happy I took out RAN for Pingpong(thank Bauldie Arnie for that...).

        22. Jonesfromthere
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Any injuries?

          1. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Larsen rolled ankle

          2. #1 Salah Hater
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 21 days ago

            JSL potentially.

          3. ZimZalabim
            • 9 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            RAN might have a knock.

            He went down for abt a min but played on but bit gingerly

        23. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          Reijnders Is surely first name on Peps team sheet with that performance

          1. JBG
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Would be typical of Pep to bench him.

            "It was tactical, more than you believe"

          2. #1 Salah Hater
            • 1 Year
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Naive to think Pep has a structured team sheet rather than a magic 8 ball he pulls out of his behind 10 mins before KO.

        24. Qaiss
          • 9 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          So if Forest keep a clean sheet tomorrow, that’s potentially a 5 point swing between Anderson and Reijnders

          Season over though?

        25. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          No Salah or Haaland strategy working well

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            Ouch

            Maybe one or the other

            It's always going to be difficult for both to blank

            That much was obvious

          2. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
            3 months, 21 days ago

            was on the same but this week captaincy was an issue so ended up getting haaland. i think its a good stategy going forward given saka/palmer have a game u feel good captaining

        26. T.Henry14
          • 12 Years
          3 months, 21 days ago

          RAN, Reijnders and Haaland C.
          Early today Porro&VDV