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FPL notes: Cunha goal, sloppy Leicester + Fernandes threat

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PEREIRA OFF TO WINNING START

Goncalo Guedes (£5.3m), Rodrigo Gomes (£5.2m) and Matheus Cunha (£7.1m) were all on the scoresheet for Wolves on Sunday, as Vitor Pereira got off to a flying start.

The visitors, who lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation with Matt Doherty (£4.3m) as one of the three centre-backs, scored all three goals in the first half.

The most notable of those strikes was, of course, Cunha’s.

The Brazilian, who was charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) on Tuesday, netted his ninth Premier League goal of the season in style, combing well with Guedes to expose Leicester’s defensive vulnerabilities.

Cunha has now served up 18 points in the last two Gameweeks, and with the FA yet to confirm a ban, he remains available for selection for now.

The wing-backs in Pereira’s 3-4-2-1 are also worth touching on.

Gomes filled in for Rayan Ait-Nouri (£4.8m) at left wing-back and scored, while on the right, Nelson Semedo (£4.5m) supplied an assist.

It suggests both wing-back positions will be key for Pereira going forward.

Equally important as the attacking play was surely the clean sheet, however, just Wolves’ second of the season.

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