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There is plenty of interest for Fantasy managers in Sunday’s two 14:00 GMT kick-offs.

Manchester United take on Everton at Old Trafford, while Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Molineux.

There aren’t many team changes around from Gameweek 16.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named the same starting XI that beat United’s cross-city rivals in the Manchester derby.

Having made a raft of alterations in European dead rubbers in midweek, Jose Mourinho and Nuno Espirito Santo also revert back to the sides that performed well last weekend.

The only manager to make any starting XI changes is interim Everton boss Duncan Ferguson, who welcomes Seamus Coleman and Yerry Mina (both £5.3m) back from injury.

Bernard (£6.4m) and Tom Davies (£5.3m) are also drafted into the team, with Theo Walcott (£6.2m), Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.4m), Djibril Sidibe (£5.3m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) all dropping out of the squad.

Walcott and Schneiderlin’s absences are enforced due to calf injuries, while Sigurdsson and Sidibe were both taken ill ahead of today’s game.

Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) was the most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of Gameweek 17 and now sits in more than one in four FPL squads.

Rashford has also been transferred in by more Fantasy managers than any other player ahead of Gameweek 18, despite facing two fixtures before then (United are also in EFL Cup action in midweek, although the visit of Colchester United will likely lead to plenty of rotation).

Rashford has only blanked once in the last eight Gameweeks.

Raul Jimenez (£7.5m) is also on a pretty good run of eight attacking returns in the last nine Gameweeks, although hasn’t found the back of the net in his last three league run-outs.

The Mexican striker was sold by more FPL managers than any other player in both Gameweeks 16 and 17.

Dele Alli (£8.7m) and Son Heung-min (£10.0m) have been picking up plenty of owners over the last month.

Since Mourinho first took charge in Gameweek 13, Alli and Son average 9.5 and 9.25 FPL points per match respectively.

Harry Kane (£10.9m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) come into Sunday’s game at Molineux off the back of their highest scores of the season, meanwhile.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, James, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Digne, Bernard, Davies, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Doherty, Coady, Saiss, Dendoncker, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Jota, Jimenez.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Lucas, Kane.

  1. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Son denied a penalty by Var

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Ban.

  2. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Dier yc

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

    where's my rashford goal

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I wonder the same

  4. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    KDB 20 pointer incoming

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wish I’d captained

  5. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs can't handle Adama.

  6. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Greenwood yesss get in!!!!!!

  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Greenwood G

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    KDB ST

  9. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Greenwood goal

    James assist

  10. sunzip14
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Utd score

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    OMG greenwood

  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Greenwood G

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    GREENWOOODDDD

  14. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    What a finish!

  15. Lumberjack
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Greenwood VAR

    1. Lumberjack
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Goal given...James assist I think

  16. EMBOLOFAN
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    greenwood is a much better player than daniel james

  17. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Ole will you just start this man already. He's the best striker.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Truly, start him over Martial

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Greenwood is the real deal

    Scandalous he's not starting games

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

      Yep. That sheff Utd goal was a proper predator's goal

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Robin van Greenwood. Incredible player.

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Not Scandalous. Its a crime starting lingard over greenwood

  19. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Ok. Going Greenwood after all. Sorry Martinelli

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

    Jim + Zaha for Rashford + Grealish didn't work out so well for this gw.. 🙁

  21. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    KDB is going to punish sellers.

    1. dark91
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I very much hope so

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Jinxed it

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I sold him for mane 5 or 6 weeks ago.best thing I did in the game this season

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

    Yellows for everyone in Wolves game

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

      Excellent news

  23. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Cheap strikers doing absolute bits. Might go 2 up top with Greenwood/Martinelli first sub

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

      just go 2 up top with greenwood and martinelli 😉

  24. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Troll goal!

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Grab the winner Rashford

  26. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hopefully Greenwood starts next week 🙂

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

    Dele goal would be massive right now.

  28. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Should start instead of Lingard though

  29. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine a nailed Greenwood. This kid is deadly infront of goal

    Harry Kane second coming who could rival golden boot for years to come

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Love it

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      imagine a combination of taa, awb and greenwood

  30. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    martinelly, thought?