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Hazard on the left flank as Higuain leads the line at Old Trafford

The final match of Gameweek 36 sees Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

A win for Chelsea would take them four points clear of Arsenal in fifth place and all but eliminate Manchester United from the race for a Champions League qualification spot.

United would move level on points with the Blues with a win this afternoon, however.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made five changes to his Manchester United side from the midweek derby defeat.

Eric Bailly makes his first Premier League start in almost three months in central defence, with Chris Smalling the man to make way.

Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku rejoin the United attack, with Jesse Lingard dropping out.

Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera return in central midfield, with Fred, Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay making way.

Smalling, Fred and Lingard are not even among the substitutes.

Gonzalo Higuain leads the line for Chelsea and will be flanked by Willian and Eden Hazard in the Blues’ attack.

Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger and N’Golo Kante have all recovered from injury to start.

Willian, Alonso, Rudiger and Mateo Kovacic are the four changes that Maurizio Sarri has made from the 2-2 draw with Burnley.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen, Emerson and the injured
Callum Hudson-Odoi drop out.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Matic, Lukaku, Rashford.

Subs: Romero, Darmian, Rojo, McTominay, Pereira, Sanchez, Martial.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Higuain.

Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Giroud.

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  1. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hazard hasn't scored away since boxing day.

    This is why I'm not elite level fantasy player because I brought him in!

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      but he has 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 home games, and plays at home next

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Was that Watford?

    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I guess you mean an away goal?.....

  2. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    1K red arrow overall this GW. After being on 33 points after friday to finish the GW with 89 points feels great.

    Still have TC left

    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Who are you planning to use it on?

  3. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Not getting Laporte in before the last DGW has utterly wrecked me in ML terms. Can't believe I chose Tripp instead.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      nor can i

      1. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Gutted for us both

  4. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which Man U assets are worth getting in for the last two GWs?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      if fit rashford

      1. PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Rashford subbed off today. That doesn't fill me full of confidence.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          "if fit"

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Karlan Grant and Victor Camerasa

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      None atm

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Rashford or no one

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        how many points you end up on mate?

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          118
          Benching Jota over dunk cost me 10 f**** points
          What about you Embolofan?

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            102 after deducting -4. trying to catch you 😉

      2. PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Surely even DDG can keep a clean sheet against Huddersfield and Cardiff?

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Shaw might be an option but won't be so sure about united CS tbh

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          considering doherty > shaw for last game of season

        3. Wetdream
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Huddersfield normally nick a goal at home

    5. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’m doing Duffy to Shaw but think I might ignore the rest.

  5. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    100 pts and a massive OR rise.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well done! Looks like 103 for me and decent rise

    2. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        98 here with Wilson & Chilwell on the bench + Mané(c) over Salah. Only my soul knows what I've done

      • twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nice, similar and MLs probably won.

      • Unliklinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        138 all in...

      • Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        104 for me. My best score of a disappointing season.

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      2 sides "chasing" top 4.
      really poor quality.
      Hardly some sort of tactical battle that limited the quality.
      Continues to dispel the myth Utd are more attacking under Ole.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        OGS hasn't worked out the tactics when Rashford, Martial and Lingard are not all fit IMO. He tries to play a fast, mobile game with players like Lukaku, Mata and Matic. It doesn't work. Would be better for them to play 3-5-2 if they have injuries to one or more of those 3 IMO because that gets more out of Lukaku and gives the midfield more numbers.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          agree but why leave martial etc on bench

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I don't know. Perhaps Martial isn't fully fit.

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      what are people doing with vardy if rash is a doubt?

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

      Vardy + Eriksen (-4) -> Rashford + Sterling? Assuming Rash is declared fit

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        dont think worth -4 unless reasonable doubt as to whether eriksen starts, but marginal either way

      2. Wetdream
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'd keep vardy

    6. Punty
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone know how much the average for top 10k or top 1k increased today?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Around 19pts including Auto-Subs

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Top 10k up 18 today, 1k always tend to be up an extra point or two.

      3. Punty
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks both.. didn't think about autosubs boosting the average

    7. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well that was one of those FF weekends where I'm left none the wiser.

    8. Viper
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I needed Laporte to outscore Sterling, DDG & Rashford.

      2 points to spare 😯

    9. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      How can this guy Laporte wrench out 3bps in this game, only sat deep and pooled a few passes out of the field

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He's immense.

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        goat

      3. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Pleease

      4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        The system is the system.

        It’s not about liking it, it’s about exploiting it.

        1. Plymouth
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Just asking how, dont know the mechanics exactly. What specifically did he do

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Probably made loads of passes, a few clearances, didn’t lose possession etc

            1. Plymouth
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Passed the ball out of the field x3 , was exactly my point. Usually dont do that

      5. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        City only getting 1 helps him. Passes and cleaning up a lot of Burnley long balls.

        This seasons Otamendi.

      6. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah my ML rivals stealing baps. I'm not salty though...

    10. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      £1.7 itb, 1FT. Any ideas?

      Alisson
      Doherty VVD Laporte Kola
      Sterling Son Eriksen Mane
      Wilson Jiminez

      Ryan Camarasa Rudiger Rondon

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        A) Eriksen > Hazard, Pogba, B.Silva, Siggy

        B) Rondon > Zaha or Rashford

        1. Max City
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Not B

    11. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Who scores more points next two
      Pogba/ Someone else up to 9.8
      Eriksen

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Redmond

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        probably eriksen if he plays both

      3. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Bilva

      4. Crazygopher
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Pog on pens and 2 good games man u had spirt today faster passing first half can see man u scoring big last 2 games

    12. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Haz or Raz most essential for lasy two GWs ?
      Need to take a hit for either though - shipping Firmino and Eriksen

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        latter but haz + aguero + laporte + ederson would be nice

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Have aguero + laporte already

      2. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Neither are essential, and wouldn't hit for them

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Firmino needs to go anyway, and I think either will outscore Eriksen by 4pts in last two

    13. shearer9
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Tripp to Shaw for free?

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        prob not

        1. shearer9
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks. What about Son and Firm to Haz and Rash for -4? Need differentials

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            very sideways and not expecting rash to be fit tbh

            1. shearer9
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Fair. Just at a loss for what to do for these last two games. I'm like 15 points off top now.

    14. LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Vardy one of my signings of the season. 10 in 9 since I brought him in. Another benefit i've had planning for the blanks as I would have never brought him in otherwise.

    15. Schwarzer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Would you do these for a free?
      Spurs have been misfiring and have the Champions League to worry about.

      Son > Hazard (WAT)
      Eriksen > Bilva (LEI)

      Cheers

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Probably Bilva

    16. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Really can't complain, moved from 250k to 72k.

      Any idea how much does it take to get to 50k?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Click on someone in a ML at that rank and work it out?

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          No one near that rank, either too high or behind.

      2. Viper
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I started the week at 55k and will go to 36k. 2214 total points as it stands if that helps

      3. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/report/

        That shows points gaps

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          cheers andy

    17. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      According to fantasy football fix top 1k average is 91.
      Just to clarify anyone within the top 1k would into score a good bit higher than 91.
      For everyone else it should be a green arrow or at least small red.

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Scored 91.

        700 place rise from 27293.

        Yay.

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        cheers

    18. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The four finalists of LMS are determined, 104 points needed this week. Congrats to them!

      https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        damn so close 🙁

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Unlucky man, amazing run though.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            ty. was always going to be hard without tc

      2. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Out on 99... 🙁

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          gg

          1. Pras (FPL)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            You too bruv

      3. Villaweeal
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks. Feared not having the TC available

        1. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Congrats mate! 25% chance of winning it

          1. Villaweeal
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Thanks for setting up the live league. Another interest over the season. Just made the safety score a few times too...

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          smashed that mate

          1. Villaweeal
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Cheers fella. Fine margins in this game. Almost binned vardy or Wilson for a hit so I could get salah and keep sterling. Luckily I went with the straight swap.

        3. Pras (FPL)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Well done! And good luck in final round

          1. Villaweeal
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            TY

      4. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Wonder why it goes into top 4 immediately.. could have shaved 50% folks this round and gone into GW38

        1. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Great run bro. TM rules, only he can explain.

    19. Teror
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero + Eriksen > Wilson + Salah (TC) for a hit worked out well for me this week then. Everyone was telling me how moronic it is to sell Aguero for a hit but this is a dude who had one goal in seven before today. He's up against a resurgent Leicester side next who are led by a manager who would love nothing more to be the guy who sent the title to Anfield while Liverpool are up against a Newcastle with nothing to play for led by a guy who still owns a God damn house on Merseyside a decade after being sacked by Liverpool FC. Somehow I don't think Rafa is going to give the team talk of his life next weekend. Sure, there's a risk Aguero bites me in the arse but you know what? I've won my mini leagues thanks to this move. That's enough for me.

      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Congrats, i couldn't part with Kun. I did Sterling + Eriksen to Bilva + Salah (TC). Can't complain.

      2. Atwood
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nobody's stopping City mate.

    20. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      We all have stories like this across our sessions, but this just sums mine up.

      Last week's bench boost score: 6

      My benched total for the very next week: 29 (probably the highest of the season)

      Roll on August!

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Wow! This makes me feel better.

        24, 14, 28 my last 3 benches. Boosted the 14.

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Oof that's a lot of bench points! My bench is usually rubbish 🙂

      2. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Wilson and Vardy?

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Brooks, Pereira, Rice, Guita. All returned points!

    21. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lloris Foster
      TAA Doherty Valery (Bednarek, Dunk)
      Sterling Mane Son Eriksen Jota
      Aguero Jimenez Wilson

      0 ITB, 2 FT

      A) Eriksen > Pogba, bench Wilson
      B) Eriksen > Redmond who I bench but start 38, Dunk > Robertson/VVD and then Doherty > Laporte in 38
      C) Eriksen, Wilson > Hazard, Long

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        of those i'd do B for sure

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          That's what I'm leaning towards, benching headache if I get another mid because I'm starting Jota and means I don't have to start Valery.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            exactly

    22. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Fraser to Jota for free?

      No other pressing issues:

      Boruc
      TAA | Doherty | Peltier
      Salah | Mane | Hazard | Son | Fraser*
      Aguero | Jimenez

      Ryan | Bednarek | Dunk | Crouch

      1FT, 0ITB

      Thanks

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        having 2x wolves + dunk + crouch is going to be a headache on gw38 if anyone gets injured

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          3x wolves, even worse. cant do this.

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I'll worry about that in 38 🙂

    23. pjanns
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      121 points this week amazing!

      Lloris
      Laporte - TAA - Robbo
      Son - Jota - Hazard - Mane
      Jiminez - Vardy - Aguero

      (Ryan - JWP - Valery - Peltier)

      Thinking about doing:

      Lloris --> Ederson

      Do you see any wiser moves? - I want to ship out Vardy, but don't know to who..

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        how much itb? not keen to move vardy?

    24. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Vertonghen to VvD/TAA for free?

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        yes

    25. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Any help on how to get Aguero into this team without destroying it?

      Ryan - Boruc
      TAA - Robbo - Luiz - Jonny - Cathcart
      Hazard - Sterling - Mane - Son - Fraser
      Jimenez - Vardy - Llorente

      1FT, £0.2m ITB

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        fraser to mctominay
        vardy to aguero

        1. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          would be good if McTominay was 3.5m 😀

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            heh, rough. dont think its possible then really.

            1. DR0GBA
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              the only way is to sacrifice one of hazard, sterling, mane or son it seems

              1. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                not gonna be worth -4

    26. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      0 points on day 1 with 6.4 m GWR.... 65 all out... nothing spectacular but GW kind of saved.... with tc still left might force my way back into top 20k hopefully....

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hope you screenshotted the Friday OR 😛

        That's a good score without Liverpool though.

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Cheers

      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        How did you end up with no pool at home to Huddersfield?

    27. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      102 tc and up 515 places. I'll take that!