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James fit to start as Greenwood and Lanzini miss out

There are two Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST today, with West Ham United facing Manchester United and Crystal Palace hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Red Devils are unchanged from the team that beat Leicester City, meaning that Daniel James has recovered from the knock that forced him to miss Thursday’s win over Astana.

There is no place for Mason Greenwood in the matchday squad, however, with the teenage striker ruled out with tonsillitis.

Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial miss out as expected, with Solskjaer providing an update on Pogba ahead of kick-off:

Hopefully, we can get him back next week. He started training yesterday. Probably get some minutes against Rochdale, but definitely we think he’s ready for Arsenal.

Manuel Lanzini hasn’t recovered from the injury that Manuel Pellegrini disclosed in Friday’s press conference, so Pablo Fornals takes his place in central midfield.

Aaron Cresswell is in for the suspended Arthur Masuaku at left-back.

Roy Hodgson makes just one change to the Palace team that lost 4-0 at Tottenham Hotspur.

Andros Townsend drops to the bench as the fit-again James McArthur comes into the starting line-up.

Budget FPL defender Martin Kelly is among the substitutes.

Nuno Espirito Santo continues to ring the changes as Wolves juggle participation in the UEFA Europa League and Premier League.

There are four alterations to the side that started against Sporting Braga on Thursday, with Ruben Neves, Patrick Cutrone and Morgan Gibbs-White all benched.

Ryan Bennett doesn’t make the squad, meanwhile, for the second Premier League game in a row.

Diogo Jota, Joao Moutinho, Adama Traore and Romain Saiss are all promoted to the starting line-up.

The teamsheets show Traore as lining up in a front three with Jota and Raul Jimenez, with Matt Doherty in his usual right wing-back role.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Fornals, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Haller.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, Matic, Pereira, McTominay, James, Mata, Rashford.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Cahill, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Zaha, Ayew, Schlupp.

Wolves XI: Patrício, Boly, Coady, Saïss, Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Jonny, Traoré, Jiménez, Jota.

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  1. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    With all these injuries United are a bottom half team.

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

      *Without all these injuries United are a bottom half team.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Think they are top half barely when Pogba is fit.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      United are getting worse by the minute

  2. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Dendoncker own goal off the bench. That caps off a superb week

  3. JJO
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pass it ffs

  4. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Rashford essential?

    1. Says
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      To United, yes

  5. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    UTD assets going to plummet lol. Greenwood will be the only survivor.

    1. Pranav Santhosh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      With all the 343 even greenwood isn’t safe

  6. Mr. Grv
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best rashford replacement ?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero

      1. Mr. Grv
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Kun is already in the team

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Abraham. (for England anyway)

    3. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just hold onto him like Martial owners 🙂

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nice way to get Lund's points in GW7 🙂

    4. Mr. Grv
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      already have kun ,greenwood ,

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Any that you can afford really

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lay it across to Haller with an open goal

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Read that as Hitler and was like WTF!

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Lmfaaaoooooo

        Apt for today

  8. QUEN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bench: dendoncker rico lund

    Lol hope mount plays

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Same here. With Lundstram in the queue behind him.

      1. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Phew mount starts

  9. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on this as WC?

    Pope Button
    TAA Aurier Söyüncü Otamendi Lundstram
    Mane Son De Bruyne Cantwell Hayden
    Aubameyang Abraham Pukki

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      no united?

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yes Lundstram

  10. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    wow at westham

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

    10 minutes until chaos

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

      It'll be ugly

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Can Ole sign a player/manager contract by any chance?

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

      I'm in favour

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rather he was just player.

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Jota to score & Kelly to come in to sure the the defense.

    Make it happen.

  14. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    OOP Lingard at 6.5, absolutely essential bring him in!

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

      Only scores in December.

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

      I'll wait for theo Walcott

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He's focusing on dancing not scoring goals

  15. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why even bother playing a striker of you're going to have selfish players like Anderson do that, pathetic

  16. JJO
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Cmon get Kelly in
    And then Jota to score

  17. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Keep Greenwood now?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Captain!

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He could now become one of the most useful subs.

  18. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Time to sell Ayew I think. Maybe downgrade Sterling (already have KDB), and use funds?

    Ayew started as a wonderfully cheap gift!

    Don't think it's lasting.

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      you had him for his purple?

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

        I have had him since a month before the season started or since the prices were first available.

        3rd striker but has ended up starting over Dendonker for me

  19. Dr. Agabuse
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    shame that United werent allowed to do transfers.
    wait tht was chelsea?

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      £900m since Fergie left. Lack of investment is definitely not the issue

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        they were allowed only 900M, they asked for 1 Billion.

        Poor Utd

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You dont need transfers when you have one billion players out on loan. Big brain strategy from Chelsea

  20. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I'm enjoying my cantwell and Lundstram rotation....played cantwell this week and benched Lundy, did the opposite last week 🙁

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rotation is good on paper and luck on the day 🙂

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Too many women in UFC nowadays... don't enjoy watching them fight.

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Don't watch them fight then?

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'm not.. 😛

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Glad that's resolved.

    2. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Goddam letting them vote too..

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ha 😀

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Who makes you watch those fights?

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        They take up space in the main card... fastforwarding...

    4. Party time
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Pointless post

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Was meant to start a discussion.. glad I got that out of the way.

          On another note; Kelly stay on that bench.

    5. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What to do here??

      Pope
      Robertson VVD Digne Lundstram
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount
      Barnes Pukki

      Button Rico Dendoncker Greenwood

      1 FT, 1.0 ITB

      Thanks

      1. It's his Job.
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sit back smiling and watch the football.

        1. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          This

    6. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Milivojevic not getting many penalties this year. (Cue Zaha chopped down)

    7. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Savour the moments before you realise you're putting out 9 or 10 this week

    8. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      UPDATE: After review, PL Match Centre have changed Crystal Palace's goal details to the following:

      noooooooooooooooooooooooooo he is coming in because of Greenwood tonsils.

      With Rashford out now I would have cheer for Greenwood playing time. This game is cruel at times 🙁

      Tonsils give you own goal. Dammmn it.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Juhuhuhuhuhuuujujujujuuuu

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

          Huuu Huuu

    9. Relaxing
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Dendonker comimg on for Sterling, I looove this game

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Me 2

    10. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yes, haller good block

    11. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      De gea is the most paid player on the utd roster.. and he cant even score goals or save penalties.. let that sink in..

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

        Neither can anyone else in the United team tbf.

    12. Bobby
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      i remember triple captaining Jiminez once. They were the days.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I almost captained Pukki this week.

    13. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Proud moment - All my bench players sporting a nice big fat 0