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24 February 2019 1626 comments
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A shortened Blank Gameweek 27 culminates this afternoon, with two Premier League matches kicking off simultaneously at 14:05 GMT.

Manchester United take on Liverpool in an intriguing clash at Old Trafford, while Arsenal welcome Southampton to the Emirates.

There were some notable omissions from the four starting XIs upon the release of the teamsheets.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – the second-most-popular captaincy pick of Gameweek 27 – and Mesut Ozil are among the substitutes at the Emirates as Alexandre Lacazette leads the line for the Gunners, who appear to be playing in the same 4-2-3-1 shape they adopted against BATE on Thursday.

Sead Kolasinac returns at left-back after being handed a breather in the Europa League, while Sokratis is fit to start at centre-back.

Angus Gunn gets the nod ahead of Alex McCarthy for the Saints, while Stuart Armstrong will provide support for the “out of position” Nathan Redmond in attack.

Matt Targett is handed a swift recall at left-back as Ryan Bertrand drops to the bench.

Anthony Martial has failed to recover for Manchester United, though Jesse Lingard is fit enough for a place on the home bench at Old Trafford.

Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata again join Marcus Rashford in a three-man attack, though United have lost Nemanja Matic to a training ground injury – Scott McTominay steps into midfield alongside Paul Pogba and Ander Herrera.

United’s back four is the same one that kept a clean sheet at Stamford Bridge last Monday.

Jurgen Klopp has sprung a surprise at right-back, meanwhile, opting for James Milner over Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Liverpool’s starting XI is otherwise perhaps as expected, with Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino again forming the front three and Jordan Henderson joining Fabinho and Georginio Wijnaldum in central midfield.

Salah, who has only one goal in seven matches against the “big six” this season, is again the leading captaincy candidate for Gameweek 27, having been handed the armband by over 1.3 million FPL managers.

Manchester United XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, McTominay, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.

Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson, Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Fabinho, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Leno, Lichsteiner, Sokratis, Mustafi, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi, Lacazette.

Southampton XI (3-5-1-1): Gunn, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Stephens, Valery, Hojberg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Targett, Armstrong, Redmond.

  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rash to Aguero done

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

    Christ. Please come on and get involved in this rout at HT Auba!!!!

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford really struggling

  4. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I hate you Rashford

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

    That’s fantastic. Brought Rashford in LAST WEEK

  6. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rash and Herrera look like they cant continue.

  7. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    clearly penalty, Kola owner so unlucky ffsssssssssssssssssss stupid ref

  8. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mancs dropping like flies...

    1. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ole warming up

      1. andrewe63
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Haha ..good

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

        😀

  9. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    This is terrrrrible for Utd

    1. andrewe63
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not for Liverpool though eh lol

  10. pakornk
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Why do the Indians behind solskjaer keep waving at the camera?

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Excellant question.
      Let me find out for you.

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Your average "big team" tourists

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Waving to Pakistan audiences

  11. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rash/Son > Barnes/Sterling (-4)?

  12. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Work ML rival for the last few years came in to today on 45 with a Newc defender punt. I came in on 7 points with TAA and Auba(c). This isn’t going well.

  13. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Now herrea injured! This is not good

  14. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Saints have been the architects of their own downfall. Bednarek failing to get back in line for the first to play laca onside, and Gunn giving the ball away for the second. Feggin hell

  15. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    So maybe auba 85th minute 1 pointer then

  16. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hows the liv game guys? Who's attacking more? is utd or liv having more shots at goal

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      neither, they just pass and pass

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelling each other out .. 0-0 written all over it

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hahaha - we'll see.
        Can not see this finishing 0-0.

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ManU physio is playing a blinder.

  17. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rolf Harris in the crowd 😮

    Anyone else see.....wearing pink.

  18. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rasford is fine guys calm dow

  19. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Not looking good for my Bednarek here 😆

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

    BRING GOD DAMN AUBANEYANG ON

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

      Bane as he is the bane of my existence

  21. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kola robbed an assist 🙁

  22. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mata injured too?! ffffffsss

  23. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    VvD intervention prevents Pogba A to Lukaku.
    Rashford looks likes he's done.
    JLingz to come on.

  24. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Finally keeping TAA and Trippier paying off.

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mata hurt

  26. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Now mata struggling!

  27. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Milner Yellow 🙁

  28. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Milner being the thug again

  29. Dele
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks to the half wits that said Aubameyang would start as he played all the games over Christmas. Cheers.

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

      Ah yes, blame everyone else

    2. Captain Robert Hatch
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Go Tigers!

    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Calm down, no one put a gun to your head, and I'm an Auba captainer.

  30. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Milner is a dirty old b*stard.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yep.