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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. Fred the Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Mitro is absolutely useless...wish I'd ignore the suggestions of the FPL community for giving him one more chance instead of getting Arnie 🙁

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Be your own man!

    2. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Its your team...

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

      Most of the FFS community were doing Mitro to Arnie though

      This week a lot of the FFS community are saying to hang on to Maddison - not convinced on that one

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

        The problem is this community thinking.

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

          So out of date and boring..

    4. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Take some responsibility Fred.

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

      Man up princess

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

      Make your own decisions then, people just give advice to help, it is up to the user whether they take the advice or not.

    7. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Like nobody here has ever made a decision based on ideas passed along here.....lol

    8. TerryVenables
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I did Mitro > Arnie this week. Wouldn’t have for a hit but very easy decision otherwise.
      I’ll ask for advice and go for the opposite, you have no idea how much of an idiot the person giving you advice is.

  2. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    OMG Mitro points doubled

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

      and now halved

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

    Ffs Ive done TAA Tripier to Balbuena Mendy last week, no Pool def will be painful next week...

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

    Schindler loses the goal.

    Now a TFM own goal

    1. Lyonnais
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What a joke!

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

      More importantly Lowe assist gone.

      Avg gone down by 0.000000001.

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

    Goal given as FM OG.

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

    How did Mitro score 5 goals in 6 games at the start of the season?!?

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

      You’ll see

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

        Anytime soon?

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Got most his points against a useless Burnley defence.

    3. Yippeekiyay Mertersacker
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Left foot, right foot, and a couple with his head?

    4. korbendallas82
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He hot fed balls. Today it looks like they try to avoid passing to him.

      1. korbendallas82
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Got*

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

      He looks totally innocuous, and then scores

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

    Says a lot about Hud attacking output that they can only get one against this Fulham side

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

    Mitro card coming, getting frustrated 😉

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      😆

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

      TBH I've reduced myself to him getting 1 point as an excellent result. (As opposed to him being sent off.)

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

        This

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

      Might happen.

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

      hey presto

  9. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Seems like one goal was just to much to ask for

  10. Jay_
      7 years, 5 months ago

      All first goal scorer bets still alive

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

        You're such a gambler, Jay 😀

        1. Jay_
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Ha, I’ve slowed right down mate tbh. Only bet small stakes now. Am playing with some winnings too. Waiting for Schurrle here.

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

              You might be waiting a while, mate.

              It's £2 stakes per go, now isn't it? 😉

              1. Jay_
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Damn 🙁

              2. ☈☾
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Almost.

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

          Mitros so dire
          The lilywhites are nullified
          When Mitros so dire

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

            Your defence can take a holiday!

            Ooh - Na Na...

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

          Schindler's assist

          1. Jay_
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Nice

            • THE SHEEP HUNTERS
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              😆

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

              Too soon.

              1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Nah!

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

                  😆

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

              That took you a while 😀

            • Wetdream
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              A company called Schindler make lifts.True story..

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

                We have them at my work place. Always amusing.

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

            Thoughts on Shaqiri punt against Fulham? Seems to be nailed after being left out of CL squad.

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

              A lot of Serbs in the Fulham Away support....

          3. Am sorry to say again it�…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Fosu Mensah with 4pts in 7 appearances

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

              An option?

              1. Am sorry to say again it�…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I'm considering, might bring him in for Robertson

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

              "He's a let down to all double barrelled defenders everywhere."
              - TAA and AWB.

              1. lespaul
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                In a few years half the England's squad is gonna be double barrelled

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

              And he sat on kdb's knee

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

            Fulham need Clint Dempsey back.

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

            Come on, Stefan J!

          6. Alan The Llama
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Stefan "dwell on the ball" Johansen

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

            McDonald -> Gunnarsson? Or save the transfer and wait till international break to see what happens?

            The intensiton is then to play one of Gunnarsson, Success, Bennett and Zabaleta each week

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

              I always wait

            2. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Is this a draft where you had the 15th pick every round?

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

              Good luck with that pool of crap.

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

                Like the team though... 🙂

                Ederson
                Robertson, Alonso, Mendy
                Richarlison, Hazard, Fraser, Salah
                Aguero, Success, Arnautovic

                Hamer, Zabaleta Bennett, McDonald

                0.1 million in the bank

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

              Save

          8. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Can you imagine what Salah and Mane are going to do to Fulham this wknd......6 goals incoming at least.

            1. ☈☾
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Think Salah will be rested

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

                I've been thinking this for a while now.

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

              Blank probably lol

              1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Salah won't be rested ...has two weeks off as Egypt don't have a game this IB

                1. lespaul
                  • 16 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Who told you that ?

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

                  Yeah they do, v Tunisia...

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

                  Tunisia egypt Friday 16th

            3. Yome
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Salah triple captain

          9. ☈☾
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Play 1

            1. Brooks
            2. Mendy

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

              2

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

              2

            3. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Lol

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

              Play 1? Ok.

              1

            5. BenDavies
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Brooks

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

            The good news is Mitro is 4bps, baseline magnet

          11. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Fulham er bloody awful. Bye bye Mitrovic.

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

              I had a premonition yesterday so sold him for Arnie 😀

          12. Not again Shirley
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Robbo to Dick Van Dyke?

            Surely due a goal.

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

              Interesting

            2. william prunier
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Good call for those of us with 2ft's and seemingly nothing to do

          13. Patio Kev
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Wow - the quality of that ball from Pritchard !!!!!

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

              Picked up by Barca soon

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

            This is ‘Udder domination

          15. Ghost86
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            I was going to save the transfer this week and have two after the international break. But thinking of doing this for a hit.

            Maguire & Mitrovic to Mendy & Jimenez -4

            What do you think? Already have Robertson but could get Van Dijk or Laporte too

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

              Not sure bout Mendy? I have him and thinking of selling. Not done much lately and 6 goals last nite and no involvement..

          16. The_FF_King
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Should I do Kane to Aguero tonight??

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

              Who’s Kane?

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

              Go on then.

          17. camarozz
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Damn IB after nxt gw. Didn't realise that. Il be saving my FT so.

            So far so good on selling Mitrovic for Arnie Thurs night...

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

            Mitro forgot how to shoot.

          19. rdamjan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Best replacement for Mitro for week or two? (WC) Considering Murray or Ayoze.

            Where is Studge? Could be good punt for one week if he plays:P