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Rashford absent for Man United’s trip to Wolves

Marcus Rashford (£7.6m) was not named in Manchester United’s matchday squad to face Wolves on Tuesday night.

It is understood by the Manchester Evening News that the forward missed out on the Molineux encounter because of an illness.

It means that Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) returns to the starting line-up for the first time since Gameweek 30.

The Belgian is flanked by Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and FPL defender Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) in a front three.

Anthony Martial (£7.2m) has been named on the bench while Paul Pogba (£8.9m), Fred (£5.4m) and Scott McTominay (£4.2m) are selected as the midfield trio.

Victor Lindelöf (£5.1m) returns at centre-back after missing the Watford game, and plays in defence alongside Chris Smalling (£5.6m), Luke Shaw (£5.1m) and captain Ashley Young (£5.7m).

Meanwhile, Wolves have restored Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m) and Matt Doherty (£5.4m) to the side after they were beaten 2-0 at Burnley on Saturday.

It is certainly a much stronger looking outfit with those two back, while Ryan Bennett (£4.1m) returns from suspension.

Ruben Vinagre (£4.3m), who has shown statistical promise in his recent performances, comes in for Jonny (£4.3m) at left-back.

After much concern over rotation, Troy Deeney (£5.9m) and Gerard Deulofeu (£5.7m) both started both Double Gameweek 32 matches, the second seeing them host Fulham.

That selection comes in spite of Watford playing Wolves in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final.

In fact, Javi Gracia’s only changes to the side that lost at Manchester United on Saturday are all in defence.

Daryl Janmaat (£4.9m), Christian Kabasele (£4.4m) and Adam Masina (£4.3m) all drop the bench while Miguel Britos (£4.3m) misses out entirely.

Coming in for the quartet are José Holebas (£4.8m), Adrian Mariappa (£4.2m), Craig Cathcart (£4.5m) and Kiko Femenía (£4.2m).

After they missed out on the defeat to Manchester City, Tim Ream (£4.2m) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.4m) return to the Fulham side.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas; Hughes, Doucouré, Capoue, Pereyra; Deulofeu, Deeney.

Fulham XI: Rico; Christie, Ream, Le Marchand, Bryan; Anguissa, Chambers; Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Rúben Vinagre; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Lindelöf, Smalling, Young; Pogba, Fred, McTominay; Lingard, Lukaku, Dalot.

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  1. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    No scoutcast this week?

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Small Mercies

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hahaha

      2. Futile Tinkering
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😆

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Only Mark can save us now.

      He needs to get on the scoutcast and fix it all.

      “Ignore these people guys. Get in Glenn Murray and captain the guy”

      Double hattrick. Cheers mark. Enjoy retirement bra.

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is that like the opposite of a training bra?

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This

      Are they in hiding?

  2. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hopefully Jota can bag another or it stays as it is. Gone up 15k tonight 😀

  3. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    The advantage we get with our chip strategy just never comes to fruition.

    The sample size increasing year on year and yet same result.

    We are the casuals

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      My punts were Jota and Boly. Jota good so far

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        My first year on here and definately feel as though I'm doing same as everyone else 🙁

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        “Good” is relative however 🙂

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          11 points 'so far'

  4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    United have won only 1 game against the current Top 7, wow!

    1. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Let me guess who they beat

  5. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ole at the wheel playing catenaccio every game tell me how good does it feel ?

  6. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Foster has outscored Pogba. That sums up my GW.

  7. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deeney again wow

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Foster assist?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Carlsberg involved in the celebrations

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

    Beginning to think I won't make up the 300 points I'm behind OR1. Any words of encouragement?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      They always told me that anything is possible

    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Don't die.

    3. Like an Egyptian Magician
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I made that exact same realization like 20 gws ago ;))

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'll let Homer Simpson field this one:

      https://youtu.be/NwVNuyfhF0Q

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

    Jota so dangerous.

  10. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deeney goal

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Dail up?

  11. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota dive

  12. JBG
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Whoever thought Young was a good option for this GW.... As I said when I read it, he is a nothing player, just hoofs the ball up the right side and hopes something good happens. Such a poor player, happy I won't have to see him play the next two matches.

  13. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deeney, Laca and Kane as front 3 on a WC?

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

      Yes

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yes please

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

    Deeney G
    Gray A

    Fulham relegated.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Finally, some good news.

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Keep up

  15. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Next season,I'll just play all my chips in the first-half of the season. Tis the season of the casuals

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

    Jota off
    Cav on

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Donkey off
      Martial on

  17. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Jota off 🙁 plez stay as it is. Need those 3 baps

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Doubt it. Disposessions will hurt

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Reckon another goal tbh so doubt he gets 1

  18. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone got Deeney?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, I do.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yep 😎

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Casuals

  19. KAPO KANE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Typical. Load up on the City assets expecting them to demolish Fulham and instead it's Watford doing the job!

    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      well, a lot of them loaded up on foster & deulofeu and got nothing of that demolishing..

  20. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Martial ON,dont get YC now.

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Makes little difference?

  21. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is this the year of the casuals/mavericks or is it just my skewed opinion.

    I don't ever seem to recall a year where if you strayed from the template you aren't being punished and in many cases being rewarded for taking risks. Seems like all the research and planning have gone out the window more times this season (at least in the second half anyway) more than I can ever recall

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Too many were lulled into the template due to gw1 and stuck with the community team

        1. Keep Calm and Play On
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Could be but I just feel that points are coming from everywhere this year and are very sporadic, whereas in previous years you knew if you didn't have a certain player you would be giving up 5-6 points easily. Maybe its just not the year of the big hitters performing regularly.

          1. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              That also seems about right

        2. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Every year is the casuals year

      • Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Question is... On wc:

        A) Deeney and Fraser
        B) King and Delu

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Double D?

        2. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hmmm, not sure about that.

      • KAPO KANE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I can smell a Doherty winner here

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Likely off next pause.

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            😮

            Goal coming so

      • Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Fulham being done from behind. 4-1

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Foster goal and assist ?

        2. Futile Tinkering
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          BBK?

      • Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lindelof OG would be appreciated to balance things out

      • It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        OLE OUT - ✈

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

          No

      • Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        4-1

        Fulham going down in style.

        1. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Dementia G
          Gray A

          1. Forza Papac
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Lol autocorrect. Femenia**

          2. Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            😆

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kiko 😮

      • Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Had Kiko for ages and swiched to Holebas on FH, sums up my week.

      • Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Of course. Dendoncker as the enabler first on my bench.