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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. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    81 all out. Very happy with that after red arrow streak.

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

    Son is my ultimate fpl troll.

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

      Highest goal involvement in Spurs goals, and an undeniably class player. Definitely worth a keep.

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

        Yeah but somehow he never delivers when I have him.

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

    What a dissapointment with Son and Rash blanks. Ranks should not change much though. Now a 0-0 Ars vs City will do just fine.

    Hoping Guaita can redeem me a bit. On 57 points 🙁

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Just Pulisic >> Grealish here? Got 2FTs

    Pope
    Soy • Lundy • Aurier • Rico
    Son • KDB • Maddy • Pulisic
    Vardy • Tammy
    (McGov. Greeny. Mané. TAA)

  5. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Gutted but proud.Great game to watch with so much passion.Amazing effort from everyone.

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

    Quite happy to play Greenwood in my starting 11 next week. He’s constantly proving a point and will hopefully get a start next week

    Then I’ve just got to decide if I want Moura or Grealish (Pulisic our)

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

      Can’t see him starting.

  7. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish or McGinn?

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

      Grealish

    2. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Im going for McGinn

    3. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'd go Grealish as a McGinn owner... Mc Plays too deep is the consensus.

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

      that 4th yellow on grealish tho

    5. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish

      1. EL tridente
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        He Will only be suspended 1 game if he gets the 5th Yellow in the next game

  8. Celt Abroad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine you designed the worst possible fantasy team. Here’s some ingredients to include:

    1. Joint managers: Pep and Moyes.

    Pep would handle the team selections. Each week, he would rotate at random, often dropping the best fantasy assets ahead of the best matches.

    Moyes would handle the press conferences. He would never reveal any actual information, but each would would say that some players have “knocks and niggles”, withou was saying who this is.

    2 Defence: Liverpool and Tottenham players.

    They’ll have pedigree. They’ll have amazing stats. They’ll concede exactly one goal each week.

    3. Midfield - a trio of sterling, Pulisic and hazard.

    They’ll blank. Again. And again. And again. And then suddenly score 20 points when you’ve given up on them.

    4. Attack - Man United players

    They’ll blank against Norwich, Southampton and Watford, and then, when you’ve sold them in frustration, will hit double figures against man city and Liverpool.

    Who else would you include in this team?

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

      Fabianski in goal, monster hauls when you don't own him but concedes every game when you bring him in

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

      walcott!

    3. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      On the bench - Rico.

      Hauls only when you bench him. Solid 2 points when you start him.

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

        Hey, sometimes a doughnut

      2. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Great shout.

  9. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Mount to McGinn no brainer?

    1. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish over McGinn

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Need cash to upgrade Jimenez to Abraham in 2 GWs

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

          Is that an upgrade?

    2. Villa Velour
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      McGinn's not been playing well, he's due a rest.

  10. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    They all laughed when I benched Alli...we’ll they’re not laughing now. Rubbish...I only wanted the 0.1’s

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

    Are people still chinning Martial and Gashford in?

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

      No I waited to see if they were still rubbish against defensive teams and it seems they are.

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

        Good man, easy game

      2. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yep this.

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

    Top 10k average is 45pts with KDB the only template player left to play.

    Unless KDB goes points crazy, then the average won't break 60 pts this GW.

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

    Traore first sub sitting casually next to Rico 🙁

  14. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    They all laughed when I sold Jimi for Rashford...well they’re not laughing now...oh, wait ....actually...

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

    Anybody else not had a goal yet this week

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

      o/

      But assists and CS points kept me ticking over.

    2. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      me me me!

    3. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Look down

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep, horrible stuff

    5. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No goal for me, Zaha left to play

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

      hear hear

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

      Me, hoping for one from KDB. On 53 without him.

  16. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus could bag a hat trick easy this game

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sold him for Tammy this week, regretting that now!

      1. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Can bring him after hatty next week l guess

  17. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Have no idea which forwards to get on a WC (apart from Vardy ofc)

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

      Jimi and a cheapie to spend in midfield for me

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

    Was thinking getting Kane in but just going to stick with Abraham for now.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Double Spurs mid ?
      Make sense?

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

      Me too with the same thought this morning ... thinking that kane will be a better captain pick for upcoming 2 weeks ... totally waste ...pissed off

  19. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    4 assists from my team,not a single goal

  20. Sid1891
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone some love for Jesus?

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus and KDB owner. Make or break I say!

      1. Sid1891
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cool
        Hopefully l will bring him in after tomorrow

  21. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    For gods sake!
    Dumped in the cup by a sleeper team that hasn’t made a transfer in 10 weeks!
    Still has zinchenko ffsake!
    Haller and pukki up front, 2x pool defence, Salah (c)...total time capsule squad.
    Piss off

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

      Same here. Lost to a dead team (who was sitting around 3.3 million). The only difference is that I take it a little more gracefully than you appear to do. Cheer up plenty of games coming up to get your points back.

  22. WrightnBright
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    18 points down after my Salah,Pulisic,Jiménez to Son,Alli,Rash transfers.

    Next week better make up for this!

    And yes I’m a fool taking out Salah before Watford.

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      forget abt this GW. ur FPL history is stellar!! Congrats!

      1. WrightnBright
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers mate. Although you may notice a gradual decline over the last 5 seasons! More players I guess?!

  23. lindeg
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    man united with great upcoming fixtures which actually means horrible upcoming fixtures

  24. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    KDB left, and no goals yet.

  25. Party time
      6 years, 4 months ago

      What is the average score at the moment?

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        45

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

        38.6

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

          45 top 10k

      3. Party time
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks Lads

      4. Shatner's Bassoon
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Somehow need Walker + Bernardo to combine for less than 2 points or I’m going out of the cup to a dead team lolllzzz

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

        My opponent with dunk nd sterling
        And i m with king kev!!!!

        Biting nails !!!!!

      6. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        So proud of my moves this week; sterling, Jimenez to Son, Abraham.

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

          Well played mate. Sterro hat trick incoming

      7. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Think I'm gonna start Greenwood ahead of Soyuncu next week

        1. Sid1891
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          I would

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Done!

      8. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Zaha will save my GW. Brace incoming tomorrow.

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

          I want a cs from eagles!!!