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The Premier League’s least-effective attack takes on the division’s leakiest defence in the final match of Gameweek 11, which kicks off at 20:00 GMT.

Huddersfield Town haven’t scored in any of their five home fixtures this season and indeed going back to March of this year have only found the back of the net on one occasion in ten Premier League matches at the John Smith’s Stadium.

The Terriers have registered fewer big chances and shots on target in 2018/19 than any of the other 19 top-flight clubs.

Fulham’s defensive problems this season are well-documented and the Cottagers have shipped more goals (28) than any side in the English top tier – despite playing one fewer match than all teams bar Huddersfield.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.7m) has delivered an attacking return in three of Fulham’s five away fixtures this season but plenty of Fantasy managers have lost faith in the Serbian striker, who is without a goal since Gameweek 6.

Mitrovic was the most-sold FPL forward of Gameweek 11 and has also been transferred out by more Fantasy bosses than any other player in the run-up to Gameweek 12, with the Cottagers in action against Liverpool next Sunday.

Only two forwards have registered more attempts on goal than the former Newcastle United target-man this season, but his attacking KPIs have taken a nosedive in recent weeks with even team-mate Aboubakar Kamara (£4.3m) having racked up more shots than Mitrovic from Gameweek 8 onwards.

Andre Schurrle (£5.9m) is the next most-owned FPL asset of the players starting tonight.

Just two FPL midfielders have registered more shots on goal than the former Chelsea midfielder this season.

Slavisa Jokanovic has made one change from the strong starting XI  that was beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup last Thursday, with Maxime Le Marchand (£4.3m) replacing Tim Ream (£4.3m).

Ryan Sessegnon (£6.0m) is once again deployed at left-back, while Tom Cairney (£4.8m) gets his first league start since Gameweek 3.

David Wagner has made three alterations to his starting XI, meanwhile, with Terence Kongolo (£4.3m), Florent Hadergjonaj (£4.4m) and Steve Mounie (£5.8m) replacing Erik Durm (£4.4m), Isaac Mbenza (£5.9m) and Laurent Depoitre (£5.2m).

Durm misses out with a minor groin problem.

Huddersfield Town XI (3-5-1-1): Lossl; Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo; Lowe, Billing, Hogg, Mooy, Hadergjonaj; Pritchard; Mounie.

Fulham XI (4-3-3): Rico; Fosu-Mensah, Odoi, Le Marchand, Sessegnon; Cairney, Anguissa, Seri; Vietto, Mitrovic, Schurrle.

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  1. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Stu hattrick incoming for weekend. you read first here. 😛

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Remind me who stu is again??

    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who is that?

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        guy from Hangover.

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          So... there is a chance of Stu (from the hangover) getting a hat trick this weekend? And we heard it here first??? Ok then :-!

          1. Rage Against The Raheem
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            You would get good odds on that, worth a cheeky fiver if he is so sure?

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who is Stu?

    4. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sturridge?

  2. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I would like to see Sessegnon moved to left wing, & put Huddersfield on the back foot. One way football here. Quite frankly an awful first half display by Fulham.

  3. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Aleksandar Mitrovic you are sh*te

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Don't think he's the problem.

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        What happened to them...

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          No confidence whatsoever. Hot potato syndrome.

    2. LOL LINGARD SCORED
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      It’s the whole team really

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      But he is getting no service to work with

  4. Bennison
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Another very poor week on FPL with me seems to drop me to 700k OR

    Please anyhelp with this team would be appreciated, the lack of Aguero, Richarliso, Sterling + Arnie really hurt me this week.
    My gamble for getting KDB hugely back fired

    Foster/Hart
    Laporte/Alonso/Trippier/AWB/Doherty
    Salah/Hazard/KDB/Fraser/Camarasa
    Lacazette/Wilson/Quaner

    0.4ITB 1ft.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Get Sterling and/or Kun

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Or Mane

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      You need to change your keeper selection.

      kDB to sterling if you can raise funds..

      1. Bennison
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I need to do KDB -> Sterling and upgrade Keepers?

        I can't do this without downgrading either Hazard or Salah.

        Also would be taking a fair few hits?

    3. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Save this week, then KDB > Martial, Lacca > Aguero?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Save? Wtf

        1. grumpyman
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          You don't want Martial this week.

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            You think KDB will outscore Martial this week somehow? I know Man City are good but wow 😀

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah just keep KDB stewing on that bench, makes sense.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Surely you knew KdB was out for 5 weeks before the gameweek deadline. Why do you still have him?

  5. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Good chance Bobby dazzler dropped at the weekend. Will it be Shaq or Studge to replace him?

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Both.

    2. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Shaq as he's having a rest mid week

  6. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Got to tilt your hat too Egersdorf, tipped Schindler and he scores.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      not worth a hat tilt IMO

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        on the other hand you probably tipped Mitro to score?

        1. Fantastisk
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          SAVAGE

          1. FPL Pillars
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Lawlz

        2. FPL Pillars
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          you probably had Kane captain you seem that type.

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I had to pawn my hat to pay for that advice.

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      If you swing a golf club 100 times the law of averages dictate that you will hit 1 good shot.

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        give credit where it's due- he's in the FPL hall of fame.

    4. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Or did he?

  7. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Fulham away to Man City and Arsenal on a DGW please.

    1. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Home/Away does not matter much with Fulham

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      They can only play them once even in a dgw 😉

  8. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I never got to see how bad Fulham are until today why was I expecting Mitrovic to do anythinv

  9. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mitro-watch. How's it going?

    Not well i trust?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Above

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fulham are just so dire

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Fulham are pony, nothing more to say

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Even ponies are more aggressive. Perhaps they are active like cows?!?

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Extremele well so far from my point of view, says Lössl owner (Rui rotation)... But he will score from the first during injury time.

    5. Rage Against The Raheem
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      2 cows talking to each other, now I have seen everything! Fulham just look rubbish in general, he is a good striker but won't get any good delivery for him to get the goals.

      1. Patch
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Lol on the cow comment...way too much animal loving

    6. LOL LINGARD SCORED
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who?

  10. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    This is so budget

  11. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I have some doubts about the Mane-cover-Salah theory. Mane outperformed Salah in the early GWs, with some good luck IMO. Then, he performed badly (FPL-wise) in all the GWs that followed until against Cardiff. Against this Fulham side, I wonder if Mane can cover Salah.

    Particularly against weak sides, Klopp has given himself a priority in helping Salah score goals by deploying him as the "1" in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

    1. SweeSwee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What is the Mane-cover-Salah theory?

      1. tucaoneo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        That you save $3 by owning Mane instead of Salah, and hope Mane gets (almost) as much as Salah.

  12. kalmoffit
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Us Mitro non owners survive through to half time.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      surprised you're worried, he's done nothing for weeks now

  13. yakirh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bye Mitro
    Hello Vardy

    1. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Hello similar problems

  14. SweeSwee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    If you could do
    A) Maddison > Marshal for free or;
    B) Maddison > Sterling with the loss of one of Alonso/Mendy/Robertson and a hit.

    Which would you do?

    1. SweeSwee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Martial*

    2. Bialystrzelec
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A or none

  15. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Woooooowwwwww how bad are Fulham!!! Toothless!

  16. Percy07
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Is Mitro even playing? Has anyone spotted him during first half?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      The only one getting on the end of forward passes the problem is they’re sending him to the corner flag

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He’s actually been alright. It’s Fulham’s tippy tally sideways football killing the game

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Once...

  17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mega surprise: Mitro and Billing are not gonna save my GW!

  18. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I can respect Huddersfield as at least they can defend but Fulham have no tactical ability whatsoever it’s offensive to watch

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      You're right, it's actually insulting to watch.

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I am trying to figure out what their defensive shape is

    3. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Pun intended

    4. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Pass pass pass nothing

      Odoi is one of the worst players I’ve ever seen

  19. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Brought in Martial and Arnie this week. I feel so dirty.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Take a bath, you're dirty.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Twisted, I have to admit, anytime I see your username over the years, I think of The Prodigy...."Twisted Firestarter"!!

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        That's exactly the song behind my name... that and being a Chesterfield fan 🙂

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Too funny, but I'm unaware of the Chesterfield reference. Can you elaborate on that part?

  20. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Just realised Gray got booked for taking his shirt off to pay tribute to Vichai. Think that rule is a disgrace and needs looking at ASAP.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Yes and no. Leicester didn't want any special treatment and they weren't given any, but at the same time why isn't common sense allowed in the game.

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Ref really didn't want to book him, but had to follow the rules. Think it's there to prevent political messages, but clearly in some cases the ref should be allowed to use their discretion.

    3. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No it doesn't, rules are rules and everyone just needs to move on.

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No it doesn't. It would be an absolute free for all of all sorts of political messages that would be a big distraction and head ache for all concerned.

      You know have to look at events in Scotland to see why they have this rule.

      1. RUUD!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Players don’t get booked for lifting their shirts up though to show messages. It’s only a booking if the shirt is fully removed, so what’s the difference?

    5. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      It’s been looked at and you’re wrong

    6. QUEN
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed

  21. Gloria Leicesterfan
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    So glad I got rid of mitro dick

    1. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Haha

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Did the cream sort it out?

      1. Gloria Leicesterfan
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        No arnie did

  22. SoShy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    So Fulham can't attack and can't defend..

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Precisely!!

  23. Never Captain Nicky Butt
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Funny how short-lived the essential tag can be

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Huddersfield defensive triple up currently essential.

      1. Never Captain Nicky Butt
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Forgot to triple captain Kongolo

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      everyone is expendable if they do not return for weeks!

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Season keeper once

    4. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      let's hope the Sterling and Hazard essential tag is shortened soon. Make playing the game far more interesting and challenging.

  24. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    They bad, they bad, they really really bad...
    -Micheal J.

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 5 months ago

        This ain't no Thriller...
        -Michelle J

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Serri and Mooy look to be the two best players on offer here. Neither are genuine FPL options though.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Huddersfield defence overlooked imo, good fixtures and a lot of games with one goal conceded this season

    3. Eden Wizard
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      -4 Mitro to Arnie looking healthy at half time, not a sofa in site

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        that early KDB move backfired though, the one you were bragging about for a couple of weeks.

        1. Eden Wizard
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          12 points coming off the bench for him in 60 mins time 😉

        2. Eden Wizard
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          It’s like you think you’re the first person to mention it 😆 Classic GROUPTHINK

          1. FPL Pillars
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            You mentioned it so much it'll be on your tombstone mate 🙂

            1. Eden Wizard
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              The anti-template club is under represented.

      2. SouthCoastSaint
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        The move I talked myself out of in my anti hits season...

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          mitro still got 45mins, but it doesn't look good right now.

    4. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Before the game Owen Hargreaves said Fulham will finish mid table. I just want to hear how he will get out of this ridiculous statement 😆

    5. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Saying OG on Sky.

    6. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I must be the only Schurrle and Mitro owner on here

    7. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Cairney is rubbish. Slows the game up too much

      1. SouthCoastSaint
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        He’s rusty and by some distance their best player

        1. TheTinman
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Serri is their best player by some distance

          1. Fantastisk
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Schurrle is their best player by some distance.

            1. TheTinman
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Definitely up there!

              1. SouthCoastSaint
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Haha let’s all agree to agree that Fulham are Championship bound