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

    Wolves have been a revelation. Anyone know the highest finish by a promoted club in the prem?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ipswich managed to finish 5th

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

      Forest finished 3rd one season after promotion. Must be up there.

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

        Amazing

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

      Newcastle 1993, 3rd.

    4. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Newcastle 3rd. 93/94

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

        So good

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

      https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6240761/amp/Top-10-best-Premier-League-seasons-newly-promoted-clubs.html

      Forest 3rd takes the biscuit, narrowly ahead of Shearer-powered Blackburn who got to 4th

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

        And Newcastle with Andy Cole, 3rd

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

      Probably Blackburn 4th

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

        Or not 🙂

    7. Offside Trapattoni
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Newcastle 93/94 and Forest the following season both finished with 77 points good for 3rd

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

    Young yc

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

    Young YC

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Smalling 1 - Young 0 so !

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

    Pogba mistake gets Young a yellow. He’ll get one himself soon too

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

    Fexake young

  6. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Deulofeu
    GW27: 23 points
    GW28 up to GW34: 18 points

    More than I thought he’d get to be fair.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What gameweek did he get the hatrick?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        27?

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

      Benched him against City, too.

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

    United and Chelsea assets a total waste as it stands...

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

      Azpi says hello

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

        On Azpi 🙂

        But as seems as very favorable fixtures

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

      Unfair on Chelsea

    3. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah , Azpi is so useless

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

        Well I do have azpi

  8. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    There just might very well be a red card tonight

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

    FH mega fail. Looking at a poor SGW score...

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

    Dendonker very attacking

  11. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Almost a Pog assist

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

    MickToomynenee denied a 2nd

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

    Patrício save point, denies McTominay brace

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

      Pogba assist would have been

  14. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Surely double chelsea defence will pay out v Brighton?
    I will still be able to get a decent score it that happens.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I would not bet on anything in this DGW.

      I have begun to notice that strange things happen in midweek games. Moreso than weekends. And more 'nailed' players seem to be benched in midweek PL games too

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

    YOUNG RED

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

      😆 Oh dear

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hehe, these disappointing double gameweeks never get old

  17. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ashley Red

  18. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Young red!

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

      Fantastic!!! Bring Rojo on baby

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ashley Young RC

    2nd yellow card

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

    McTomminey 1st on bench has nearly killed me lordy.

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

      Same and Pogba and Young trolling about.

      This game........

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

    Welp, this day just went from bad to worse.

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

    Young RED

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

    Seriously feckoff Young

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

      Shaw next 😎

  24. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hahaha! Typical!

  25. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bugger

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

    Long overdue

    He has been dodging those red cards all season

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

    100th red card given by Mike Dean in his career. Congratulations.

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

      About time he got one right.

  28. MGD
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Okay, Ashley srsly you tool

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

    Oh to be Young and Rash

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

    Bring Martial in ! I want that 1 point !