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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Not much to be happy about today but I have a ray of sunshine. My boy Troy got a goal and might even snatch a bap or two!

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

    wolves are gonna get 6th

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

      😀

  3. Shatner's Bassoon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Don’t own Jimenez but if he doesn’t get the assist there it’s a bit of a joke.

    1. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thank you buddy. I own and I only want fpl to do the right thing.Kindly give me my Jimmy 2nd assist.

      • HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly this.

      • Arctic_Orangutans
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He got the last touch from a wolves player it was going in before smacking touched it, so why isn’t it his goal ?

      • Anathallo
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I own him, I'd like it, I'd get it if they don't give it. He's not exactly trying an assist there, and the ball hardly changes course. Before anyone interjects with the rules etc - I'm just trying to bring a bit of balance...

        1. Arctic_Orangutans
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Why wouldn’t they his touch was going in and smalling just helped it in !

          1. Bram
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Dubious goals panel will probably give it to Jiminez but too late for FPL where Smalling OG will stand - FPL DO NOT decide goal scorer. Based on a Smalling OG though Jiminez should get the assist with FPL twitter still showing;
            "Goal - Smalling own goal
            Assist - tbc"

          2. Anathallo
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            It hardly touched him. It was McAuley assist-esque 😉

    2. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He's on a 3 year contract haha

      1. kalmoffit
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Will be funny when they pay him off.

    3. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      When I saw Toby’s OG I doubted Salah was getting the assist but he did.

      Today I was sure Jimmy was getting the assist for Smalling’s OG but he didn’t 🙁

      I don’t get how this works

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

        Should’ve been a Jimenez goal haha

        1. Vinyl78LP
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          True, was a goal bound 'effort' by Jimmy, Smalling just helped it on its way.

          1. Arctic_Orangutans
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            This

      2. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        You and me both.

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

      Jimmy 3
      McTominay 2
      Jota 1

      Hughes 3
      Babel 2
      Deeney 1

      IF FFS are on it.

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

        "I knew I should have started McTomminey over Pogba"

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

        How has McTominay gone ahead of Jota?

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

          5 dispossessions vs 1.

    5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Does Smalling get winning goal bonus? If not who gets it?

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

        Jota?

      2. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nobody.

      3. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Common sense?

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Can't see him on teams list

      4. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nobody

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

        smalling

    6. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      78 pts with 7 still to go..what a week so far.

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

        Too soon

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

        No Aguero ? 😉

        1. aleksios
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          8 with Kun.

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

      Thanks a lot, Dalot! Keeping Schlupp in my bench with your zero contribution.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Are you on FH? Why would you have Schlupp on the bench?

        1. SweepaKeepa
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          On FH with budget to spare. Was convinced Dalot would start in attacking mid with Man Utd’s injury issues... wasn’t too wrong!

    8. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Felipe to Tielemans/Maddison,

      Or

      Take a hit for Pogba to Hazard

      For this BGW33? Got Higuain Vardy Wilson up top, Mane Salah Fraser other mids

    9. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Triple Man U in a DGW, against mid-table opposition, and they’ve earned me 10 points in total.

      You have to laugh...

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

        Those mid-table teams are fewer points behind ManUtd than ManUtd behind top of the league.

    10. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Started tonight looking forward to building on my 56 Points so far this week and ended the night on 55 Points.

      Thanks Young, Pogba and Rashford.

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

        It’s incredibly unfortunate

      2. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        this.....

      3. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        You mean from 55 to 56? Pogba got 2, -1 for Young.

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No, Young started the night on 2 and ended up on -1.

          1. the Penman
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Ah, of course, yes. Sigh. (I own him and everything...)

        2. Patio Kev
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Young got -3 tonight so yes gone from 56 points to 55 points with triple Man Utd. Love double game weeks.....,,,

        3. The Shaman
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Young was -3

      4. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same 3
        I went 58 to 57 so same boat
        Big fat red arrow

      5. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol at getting a downvote 😀

        1. Patio Kev
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Never even knew you could do those........

    11. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Man Utd are 9/4 to finish in the Top 4

      1. waterboy
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Meh

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

        Ole’s new manager bounce is well and truly over

    12. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Who's everyone's front 3 for DGW 35 gonna be?

      So many possible options....

      Kane--- Aguero---Rashford---Jimi---Auba---Lacca--- Deeney---

      How do you pick from this lot?

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane, Aguero/laca, rashford

        1. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Im on Kane-Aguero- Rashford/Lacca

      2. Robson-Canoe
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane Agüero Jimenez easy

        1. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Watford vs hfield A and Southampton H- deeney could be good
          Arsenal vs Palace H and wolves A- Lacca/Auba ?

          Jimi vs Rashford ?

        2. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          who you taking from united? Pogba??

          1. Robson-Canoe
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Noone, no standout option and their fixtures aren't good

      3. Professor Abel X
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane Laca Jimi

      4. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane Aguero Jimi

        1. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          No arsenal with Palace and wolves? Fighting for top 4?
          Kola not enough IMO

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I don't think they're easy games, don't like Laca/Auba potential rotation and don't see any of their mids as options. Maybe also a bit burnt from owning Laca and Auba at bad times earlier in the season.

            1. HNI
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Wish we threaten this woodward bstrd to quit. Jist ruining the club and again panic decision of giving Ole big contract

      5. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kane Lacazette Jimenez/Deeney

        1. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I can t go without Aguero....

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Sterling will do for me. Aguero will replace Kane after DGW.

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

      Can’t wait to hear Goldstein crying on the Sports Bar tonight

    14. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ole at the wheel

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

        of the Titanic.

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

        Yeah who came up with that? Doesnt even rhyme and sound catchy

    15. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      1 point from 3 player's today 😕
      Rash, Pogba, Smalling

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Better than -1.

      2. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        You are 2 points better off than my -1 point from 3 players tonight.

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

          Pathetic day for us

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        A mighty 1 point cameo from Martial for me

      4. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Humble brag
        -1 from 3 here
        Young the fraud

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

        Well I had Young so cant beat me. And i was oncourse for my preseason target of top 1000 but now to be bored with another 5-10k finish..too much luck I tell you

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hey same here, went into 4K before this evening. Young threw me out 5K once more!

    16. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So Salah gets the assist for the Alderweireld OG but nothing for Jimmy. Sort it out FPL

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

        THIS

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Jones set up Jim who set up Smalling.
        Salah was a direct attempt at goal.

        1. Sif
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jimenez's header was an attempt on goal too.

      3. clodhopper
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Must say seems too be very ad hok and unfair with a lot of these descisions in fact it stinks a bit

    17. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Scoutcast?

      1. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thursday

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

        Thursday

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers guys

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

      Jimenez 5 disposessions going to hurt him

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        still gets 3 ffs. My jota who did really well only gets 1

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

          Hasn’t been factored yet. Jota 2 minimum

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            members' area

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

            Does Jota not get dispossessions?

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

              1, 2 at most

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

                Or 5.

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Won't matter when he gets his 2nd assist.

      3. Vinyl78LP
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        What about the clear 2nd assist to be confirmed.

    19. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ole is the right man for United to be honest

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Non-fans think so

          1. Party time
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Hehe... I told those United fans how poor Ole is, they got carried away by his fake magic

          2. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              LVG: "The main difference between Mourinho and Solskjaer is that Solskjaer is winning".
              Was winning

              1. Party time
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Lol

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

                maybe he’ll get them relegated like he did cardiff

                1. Party time
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I hope not, I still want Smalling own goals for my fpl rivals

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

                  Short term. Not 3 years! Wish glazers fire woodward quickly. He is the core of rotting Manutd .

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

                I would give nuno manager of the season.

                Wolves have been great.

                Going for it against a top 6 club a few days before the semi finals is such a refreshing thing.

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

                  Agreed. Very good side to watch this season.

              4. the Penman
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                See, this is what happens when you give the temporary manager a contract. Everyone takes their eye off the ball and their hands off the wheel for next season!

              5. Alexis Nonsense
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Mourinho just lit up a fat cigar I guess 😛

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

                My mate at work clicked free hit at 11:29 on Saturday morning but then he accidentally farted on his iPad and his team got set and the deadline passed.

                85 points with 6 players to play

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

                Dropped 13k tonight to 33k 😎 Stage is set for a (K)ane flop tomorrow

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

                  How’s that possible ? I got 4 points tonight and only dropped from like 4K to 5k

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

                    Sorry, been dropping all GW. 20k was last GW OR.

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

                  Smalling captain?

              8. waterboy
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                GW32 FPL Upside - None
                GW32 Real Life Football Upside - All Good.

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

                  Bolton fans had good weeks I hope

                  1. waterboy
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Sam Allerdyce"s Bolton were a massive bogey team for my team, but very sad to see them in the situation they are in.

              9. For Fuchs Sake
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Mane or Salah until the end?

              10. Londongeezaa
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                So Pogba returned 12 points from last 6 games.

                Time to ditch?

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

                  im keeping for now

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

                Why are we talking about jimi second assist? Surely thats jimi goal? Or am i missing something?

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

                  I see what you’re doing ..

                2. HollywoodXI
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  If you read the FPL Twitter statement yesterday regarding Salah’s assist that was given, they quoted the Rule that states if a player “forces” a mistake from a defender / gisljeeper goalkeeper that ends up as an OG then it’s an assist. Well surely Jiminez forced Smalling into that OG by touching the ball onto his hand? And it was on target so could even be given as a goal to Jiminez. How does he not get given anything? Ridiculous.

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    😆