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15 September 2018 1474 comments
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Luke Shaw (£5.1m) missed out on a place in the Manchester United squad to face Watford in Gameweek 5.

The left-back has reportedly recovered from the concussion he suffered playing for England last week but manager Jose Mourinho has refused to take any risks with him.

Former Hornet Ashley Young (£5.8m) takes his place in the United back-line alongside Chris Smalling (£5.8m), Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) and Antonio Valencia (£6.5m).

Watford are unchanged from the side that beat Spurs in Gameweek 4.

There will be plenty of attention around Jose Holebas (£4.8m) and Roberto Pereyra (£6.3m) who have both made excellent starts to the season.

WATFORD XI: Foster; Holebas, Kabasele, Cathcart, Janmaat; Pereyra, Capoue, Doucouré, Hughes; Deeney, Gray

MAN UNITED XI: De Gea, Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Young, Matic, Fellaini, Pogba, Lingard, Sanchez, Lukaku.

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  1. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who would you drop, along with Mkhi, to bring in Hazard? 2FTs, 0.6itb

    1 - Kun
    2 - Firmino
    3 - Salah

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Firmino probably

    3. The Cherry Picker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2 easy

    5. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2

    6. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks, all! Just needed a little sanity check.

    7. jtreble
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Dropping Firmino will diversify your premium players.

    8. GinjaWhinja
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Agüero 100%.

      Even if he’s not injured, he’s getting rested next weekend.

  2. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison or Maddison?

    1. The Cherry Picker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mad

    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Rich

    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      rich

    4. The Cherry Picker
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mad!

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Why?
        There both good options!

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Rich unless you think Maddison's luck continues.

    6. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      R

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        abbit

    7. paullufc17
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Both! Rich if I had to pick

    8. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Undecided, swaying towards Richarlison

    9. Son is Rising
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mad is a trap. Rich

  3. windowview
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    62 points so far with Bennett to play and WB to come off the bench. So glad I stuck with Fraser but really regret not captaining Hazard over Agüero. That's what happens when you go with the herd!

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ditto

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

      Same here, but also what happens when you go with an enitrely viable option of Aguero vs FUL at home. He could have had more today. Be happy that you got 2 assists in 53 mins, and still have Fraser + Hazard points

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ditto score and not capping haz.Have wally fab and doherty left

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Dont have fraser tho

  4. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison look good in today's game?

    Leicester play Huddersfield next. Could be a good shout

    1. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If anyone saw the game, I would also like to know how Vardy did

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Injured and subbed off

        1. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          ?

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

          Oh! Well that’s not good. Thanks mate

          1. puhd
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Maybe you meant Kun?

        3. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          sorry ignore ... referring to Vards

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

        Vardy didn't really make an impression on the game today. I was thinking about getting him in before the game but I'll probably try to squeeze lukaku in instead.

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

      He should have scored another but the keeper made a great save. He looked pretty sharp but the leicester team looked poor today.

  5. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Help, here's my team

    Henn Ryan
    Mendy Alonso awb Doherty Cedric
    Salah haz mkhi wally billing
    Kun zaha kamara

    I know ucl is approaching n some players are flagged, but do I really need to wait to do mkhi to fraser? It's an inevitable move for me

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      you could probably do it now. we have similar teams

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        My thinking. Kamara to mitro (-4) only if needed right? Got 1.1 itb

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

      I would do it

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks both of you

  6. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Happy to wait til after the midweek games with this team (0.0ITB, 1FT)

    Fabianski Hamer
    Alonso Mendy Robertson Doherty AWB
    Salah Hazard DSilva Fraser Billing
    Aguero Zaha Kamara

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Similar team we have. Look up

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Similar response lol

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Great minds lol

  7. FootyFan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah + Kamara

    Or

    Richarlison + Lukaku

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      R+L

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

      B

    3. polis
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Over the course, the one without Kamara.

      Need bench players who actually play. As evidenced today.

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Latter

    5. FootyFan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers guys. Yeah, I've got Bennet and Westwood, but this love would give me a decent sub. I've got my 2 free transfer a so I'm going to swap Salah and Kamara.

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    DDG save point

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

    DDG saving United.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Has been for years

  10. Jolly Good
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison to Fraser?

    1. polis
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A classic decision based on this week alone.

      If you think Fraser will score 2 and get an assist every week, go for it.

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Swapping Maddison for him doesn't make a lot of sense unless it's funding something else but I do think Fraser is near essential - 5.6m for a midfielder in fantastic form in a team playing really well is bargain of FPL right now.

      2. Jolly Good
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Bournemouth fixtures, saves cash

        But question is not if Fraser scores 2G+1A every week.. does he outscore Maddison?

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

      Reactionary but I think it's a good transfer overall too

  11. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard will probably rise by 0.3 but do his fixtures warrant an immediate transfer or are we chasing this weeks point?

    whu, LIV, sou, MUN

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      18 goals minimum

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

      It's a tough one for sure.

    3. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Again.

      Haz's fpl potential means he's fixture proof

    4. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Tough. Glad I got him last week, but if I didn't already have I'm not sure I'd scramble about and mess my team up to fit him in.

    5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard is fixture proof lool but wont get hattricks all weeks thats for sure

    6. gergin
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Chelsea are BOLD favorites in all these 4 fixtures.

  12. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pogba sucks balls.

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      😆 hes been brilliant

      1. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        To be fair I've just tuned in. I stand by my comment though.

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

        no he hasnt. He's played a ton of under-hit passes

  13. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How did Schurrle play today? Worth keeping or swap to Fraser?

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

      Decent, can't compare to Fraser.

  14. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lmao how does Bobby get an eye injury?!

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      hand to (eye)ball

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

      Scratched by a bag lady

  15. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How many points will these players score? Tosun,Cedric,Ryan and Stephens...

    Need 15 from them to hit 100.... 😀

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      sorry 14

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        😮

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

      Massive week. Well done!

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

    3. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Bloody hell mate nice one

  16. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hope Holebas scores for my brother's sake.

    Poor soul did on WC:

    Alonso and Pedro in, but no Hazard
    Fraser to Maddison
    Holebas ahead of AWB on his bench
    Did King to Zaha, then ended up on Wilson.

  17. F_Ivanovic
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Firmino is flagged with the eye injury.... lol, there's not a chance he is not recovered from that by Tue let alone by next week.

  18. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    It's been a good WC, heading for ~67 with two to play. Just dissapointed I kept out Fraser and Zaha based on yesterday press conferences for Pedro and Wilson. Could have been so much bettet

  19. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    What we thinking?

    Rage transferred out Mkhitaryan.

    Begovic

    Daniels* Boly Jonny

    Salah Hazard Moura Walcott

    Lukaku Vardy Arnautovic

    Any hits needed?

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      that team is strugglin a bit mate. got balls with some punts though. do you have WC available? defence needs sorting, and I'm not terribly keen on Moura or Walcott picks

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not now
      Wait til midweek

    3. Pinturicchio10
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, about 6 of them 😉

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Matic red

    5. LeKing083
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ederson Foster
      Alonso Robbo Mendy AWB Boly
      Salah Mkhi Maddison Walcott Pritchard
      Aguero Vardy Zohore

      1 FT, 0.1 ITB

      Do I use a WC on sth like this, or do I just transfer out Mkhi?
      Foster McCarthy
      Alonso Robbo Mendy AWB Bennett
      Salah Hazard Maddison Fraser Seri/Neves
      Aguero Ings Mitro

    6. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Matic RED

      One game ban.

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Oh what a save

    8. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Dumb from Matic

    9. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Matic didn't fancy getting schooled by Neves.

    10. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero & Pedro -> Laca & D.Silva?

    11. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      DEGEA THE BEST GK EVER

    12. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      OMG DDG WOW

    13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Foster in the box, goal incoming

    14. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Lukaku should hold on to 3 BAPS right?

      Not many dispossesions.