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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.

  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Mata G
    ShawA

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

    Mata G
    Shaw A

  3. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Yessss!

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Brilliant from #Shawy

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

    shaw on my bench

  6. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

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

    1. ㅤRising
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      I scored 127, my rival 128

  7. Zambian FPL Addict
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    what on Earth do we do with Son?

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

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

    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

      2 returns in last 10 & spurs focused on Europe

      Needs to go imo - plenty of others performing

  8. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    That's a good setup by Lukaku

  9. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Top four race hotting up!

  10. Mysterion
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Parent club G

  11. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    C'mon United. What a performance so far 😀

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    I hate Chelsea sometimes

  13. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Beautiful goal from an fpl perspective

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      You have Mata (TC)? 😯

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        Of course 😀

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      meh

    3. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        Beautiful. It’s win win for you

        1. JIMMY TUGGINS
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

    Ole in!

  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Shaw audition starts

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Won't play Chelsea every week

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        Huddersfield and Cardiff up next.

        They're almost as bad as Chelsea. Almost.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Against Shuddersfield & Cardiff going to do very well?

  16. ㅤRising
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Laporte a gift that keeps on giving!

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        He doesn't offer anything upfront was my reasoning 🙁

        1. ㅤRising
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 days ago

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

        2. Cruz88
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 days ago

          Almost scored today

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

    Utd need 3 more to go 4th

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Cardiff and Huddersfield will provide that Goal difference

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        😉

  18. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

      That is an amazing score mate 😮

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

          81 points
          Benched Jota 😮

          1. Don Kloppeone
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 days ago

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

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Never seen anything like it 😮

      Janssen wasn’t having it 😆

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        With so much on the line, it was truly stunning

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

      El Loco

      1. norab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

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

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Absolutely no

      1. JustPark
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

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

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

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

  20. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 days 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
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      TLDR. No plan or direction in my transfers

    2. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 days 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
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days 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, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

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

      2. JustPark
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

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

    3. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days 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
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days 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
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Didn't you forget to activate your Bench Boost?

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        No that’s not me ha. Thank god.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

    I bet Louise takes and fluffs it

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      I lose

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 days ago

        You were half right 🙂

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 days ago

          At least he cleared the wall

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

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

  23. V-2 Schneiderlin
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 days 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
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days 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, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

        not having Vardy has affected me too

    3. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days 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
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

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

      1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

    United are going to really miss Hazards kryptonite.

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Herrera ??
      Yes if that us him 🙁

  26. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 days ago

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

    1. ㅤRising
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      yes thats the most shocking decision

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

      Totally agree

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 days ago

      Positions available.

      Wijnaldum robbed!

  27. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

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

      1. Free Hat
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 days 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, 5 days 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, 5 days ago

    F me! What’s with all the long balls