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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. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mata G
    ShawA

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mata G
    Shaw A

  3. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Yessss!

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Brilliant from #Shawy

  5. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    shaw on my bench

  6. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    120 points would usually be outstanding score but when rival scores 118 it just feels "meh".

    1. ㅤRising
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I scored 127, my rival 128

  7. Zambian FPL Addict
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    what on Earth do we do with Son?

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep for one more week I think. Unless Pogba convinces me today.

    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Unless TOT win big in the 1st leg v Ajax, I don't see him starting v BOU. He's essential when counter attacking and will be needed in the 2nd leg.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      2 returns in last 10 & spurs focused on Europe

      Needs to go imo - plenty of others performing

  8. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That's a good setup by Lukaku

  9. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Top four race hotting up!

  10. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Parent club G

  11. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    C'mon United. What a performance so far 😀

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I hate Chelsea sometimes

  13. Richd
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Beautiful goal from an fpl perspective

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You have Mata (TC)? 😯

      1. Richd
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Of course 😀

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      meh

    3. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rival had one player left......Kepa.

      1. Richd
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Beautiful. It’s win win for you

        1. JIMMY TUGGINS
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yep, very happy mate! Really glad to get something from Kun as well as I thought that was a nailed on 0-0.

  14. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ole in!

  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Shaw audition starts

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Won't play Chelsea every week

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Huddersfield and Cardiff up next.

        They're almost as bad as Chelsea. Almost.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Against Shuddersfield & Cardiff going to do very well?

  16. ㅤRising
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte a gift that keeps on giving!

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Another high scoring player that I haven't owned all season

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He doesn't offer anything upfront was my reasoning 🙁

        1. ㅤRising
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          haha he does love some bonus points when city dont score much

        2. Cruz88
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Almost scored today

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Utd need 3 more to go 4th

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cardiff and Huddersfield will provide that Goal difference

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        😉

  18. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Haz and Rash on trial before I move for them

    But in terms of this GW I’ll take 1-1. Matic and Giroud

    Looks like I’m finishing on 127 (-4) after baps and autosubs. 😀

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That is an amazing score mate 😮

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks bro. Thankfully Salah TC did me proud despite my failed punt on Wilson > Firmino! Also fortunate that first sub is JWP!

        Just need to hope highly owned players in this match don’t go crazy and my green arrow should be decent. How’s yours looking?

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          81 points
          Benched Jota 😮

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Not awful at all. Well above overall average. Shame you didn’t hang onto Bobby then!

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Never seen anything like it 😮

      Janssen wasn’t having it 😆

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        With so much on the line, it was truly stunning

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          They did the right thing.

          Would have been a different story if Leeds didn’t drop points last weekend!

    2. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      El Loco

      1. norab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        What was actually on the line though? Leeds couldn't get auto promo. I guess Villa could've been caught out for the playoff but unlikely even with a loss today. Leeds manager did the right thing.

  19. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    VVD, Son, Zaha to Shaw, Salah, Rashford for -8?

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely no

      1. JustPark
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Still have triple Pool(double att instead) and United boys against Huddersfield.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep VVD & don’t buy Salah - pool Newcastle will be 0-0 or 1-0

  20. Richd
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Has anyone lost their way as much as me since WC?

    My 3 transfers since then have been Kolasinac, Llorente and Matip

    I’d never get players this in normally. Something weird has switched in my brain due to the end of the season. It hasn’t negatively impacted me, but I’m stuck with some real tosh at awful price points.

    1. Richd
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      TLDR. No plan or direction in my transfers

    2. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If it makes you feel better I did a -12 on DGW and the four players I brought in scored 12 less than the four players I took out. Of which two of those were Vardy and Tielemans (who have scored in every game since I removed them...)

      Oh and I used WC instead of FH by accident...

      1. Richd
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch. Well that puts it in perspective. Who did you get in ? If they’re useful assets for the rest of the season that’s some positive ?

        1. Zenith UK
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Robbo, Redmond, Jimi, Jota (oh did I mention I benched Jota this week instead of Eriksen... another lolfail).

          Robbo (6 & 14) v Duffy (8 & 2) = +10
          Redmond (4 & 5) v Hayden (5 & 3) = +1
          Jota (11 & 12*) v Tielemans (5 & 8) = +10 changes to -2 as I benched Jota this week
          Jimi (4 & 7) v Vardy (9 & 10) = -8

          So I'm at +15 minus the -12 for the four transfers means I'm in a 3 point profit over 2 GWs... Crying.

          1. Zenith UK
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Sorry I'm at +1 then -12 so I'm 11 points worse off over these 2 GWs...

          2. JIMMY TUGGINS
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            You can't beat yourself up over playing Eriksen over Jota, you were always gonna do that.

      2. JustPark
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        And if that's not enough, I did -36 prior to GW34. DGW preparation.

    3. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I found it much easier building to the blanks because I had everything planned so far in advance.

      1. Richd
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah same.

        I almost feel like I’ve forgot how to manage a team since that BB!

        All I know is I kinda like Zaha, Rashford and maybe Pogba down the stretch but also have a bench headache as it is following BB! It’s become very messy and I don’t like it.

        1. JIMMY TUGGINS
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          You're a good player, I know I always appreciate talking through moves with you, you've just got a bit unlucky, nothing wrong with the moves on paper apart from maybe Kola because Arsenal.

          I could have a benching headache this coming week depending on moves, the bad thing about having Jota as 5th mid and Wilson hauling.

          1. Richd
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks mate. Always like talking moves through with you too, you have similar logic !

            Yeah Kola was the one that just made no sense really, would have been better going for a dirt cheap saints defender!

            Did you start Wilson over Jota this week ?

            1. JIMMY TUGGINS
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Arsenal have been shocking for me this season, I started the season with Auba when he did nothing and had Laca over Christmas when Auba exploded, probably bad management really but haven't touched since.

              I did, I have Jota first on bench so I suppose I should've played him instead of Jimi but I only really considered it between Wilson and him so can't regret.

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't you forget to activate your Bench Boost?

      1. Richd
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No that’s not me ha. Thank god.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah you're right. I saw their team and as yours ant link can't be. Phew!

    5. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      see my comment below - getting Deeney, not having Deulofeu TC Aguero when he played half of one match in a DGW ... that type of thing

  21. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I bet Louise takes and fluffs it

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I lose

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You were half right 🙂

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          At least he cleared the wall

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    You’d miss the rush when Alonso stands over a free.

  23. V-2 Schneiderlin
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    had the worst finish to an FPL season ever dropping from 10,000 OR to 30,000 in 5 weeks - just lost 50 points in one week on rival - awful bs

    1. Richd
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The ranks are very tight up there and season isn’t done. You could still get back to top 10k area with some nice punts.

      1. V-2 Schneiderlin
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        maybe but all the teams are looking similar - I was unlucky with TC and BB chips this season

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Huge red for me today with no Vardy or Aguero, Sterling and Pogba really letting me down so far.

      1. V-2 Schneiderlin
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        not having Vardy has affected me too

    3. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If it helps I went from:
      GW23 OR 1,759
      to
      GW31 OR 68,416
      with 8 straight red arrows.

  24. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That guy with the free kick, Alonso, is he something to consider in FPL for the last two games? How about next season?

    1. Richd
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Very expensive. I’d rather a Pool defender or Laporte

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Why the hefty price tag? Did he score a lot of goals in the Eresdivise last season or what? Never heard of him.

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    United are going to really miss Hazards kryptonite.

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Herrera ??
      Yes if that us him 🙁

  26. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Tell me again, how did Pogba make team of the season ahead of Hazard. Laughable

    1. ㅤRising
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yes thats the most shocking decision

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Was it the players that voted as they must be as stupid as they seem!?

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Totally agree

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Positions available.

      Wijnaldum robbed!

  27. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Isnt that worth a yellow card on Hazard... Certainly in that position stopping a player going through.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I don’t think it was intentional, he was just too good and too quick

      1. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Its not about the foul. It wasnt harsh or anything I agree, but if you stop a player going through at that position on the field it looks like yellow to me

  28. Viper
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which looks a better move?

    A. Son - > Sané

    B. Mane - > Sterling

    C. Neither

  29. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    F me! What’s with all the long balls