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<h2>Ultra members' question: What to do with Cunha?</h2>
<p><strong>Matheus Cunha</strong> has been charged with misconduct by the FA following ugly scenes at the end of Wolves' defeat to Ipswich in Gameweek 16.</p>
<p>He had to respond to those charges on Thursday but we are still waiting for an outcome. While many predict he will face a ban, it may take a while longer for it to come into effect.</p>
<p>With all that in mind - unless we get news before the deadline - I would guess he will be available for the trip to Leicester in Gameweek 17.</p>
<p>If that is the case, then he's a hold for that game, with our AI predictions placing him sixth overall for <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">predicted points</a> this weekend on 5.6.</p>
<p>Despite a new manager bounce anticipated for Wolves under Vitor Pereira, their fixtures do turn for the worse from Gameweek 18 onwards, with Manchester United, Spurs and Nottingham Forest among their opponents.</p>
<div id="attachment_69368" style="width: 808px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-69368" class="size-full wp-image-69368" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cunha-GW1-16.jpg" alt="Matheus Cunha's stats" width="798" height="650" /></p>
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<p>The exit point - irrespective of a ban - looks to be after this weekend, with plenty of options to consider in and around this price point.</p>
<p>If you have funds in the bank, an upgrade to <strong>Alexander Isak </strong>is the most obvious move, with the Newcastle striker in red-hot form right now.</p>
<p>He's racked up three goals and two assists in the last four gameweeks and has plenty of routes to points, with goal and assist threat in equal measure, plus penalties.</p>
<p>For those managers looking to free up funds from a Cunha sale, <strong>Chris Wood </strong>remains the most consistent returner among budget players.</p>
<p>He's among five players to have scored 10 or more goals in this campaign, including two in the last four gameweeks.</p>
<p><strong>Raul Jimenez </strong>is beginning to gain some traction again within the community, since Fulham sit top of the fixture ticker for the next six gameweeks.</p>
<p>My biggest concern here is his minutes. He's scored just once in the last four gameweeks, while <strong>Rodrigo Muniz </strong>has impressed from the bench.</p>
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<p id="caption-attachment-69405" class="wp-caption-text">Raul Jimenez's stats</p>
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<h2>Captain Salah or Palmer this week?</h2>
<p>FPL managers are faced with another big captain decision for Gameweek 17, with <strong>Cole Palmer</strong> travelling to Everton and <strong>Mohamed Salah</strong> away at Spurs.</p>
<p>This pair are the top two in our captaincy poll and also in the AI predictions, with Cole Palmer having the slender edge on 7.1 to Salah's 6.9.</p>
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