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Jimenez starts but Traore benched as Santo reverts to a 3-5-2 for Norwich clash

There are two matches kicking off simultaneously at 14:00 GMT this afternoon.

Both of the host teams were in UEFA Europa League action on Thursday night, with Manchester United facing Watford at Old Trafford and Wolverhampton Wanderers entertaining Norwich City at Molineux.

The headline team news comes from the West Midlands, with Adama Traore (£5.9m) suffering his second successive benching in the Premier League.

Nuno Espirito Santo has reverted to a 3-5-2 for this clash with the bottom-of-the-table Canaries, making only one change from Gameweek 26: surplus winger Pedro Neto (£5.0m) replaced by Joao Moutinho (£5.4m), who is part of a three-man central midfield.

There are starts for Raul Jimenez (£7.8m), the most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 27, and Diogo Jota (£6.1m), who scored a hat-trick against Espanyol on Thursday evening.

Norwich’s two alterations are both enforced, with the injured Christoph Zimmermann and Sam Byram replaced by Ben Godfrey and Jamal Lewis (all £4.4m) at centre-half and left-back respectively.

Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) keeps up his ever-present record in 2020, while Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m) is again only a substitute.

Over at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made two changes to the Manchester United side that beat Chelsea 2-0 on Monday.

Victor Lindelof (£5.3m) comes in for Eric Bailly (£4.9m) in a straight swap, while Brandon Williams (£4.1m) is replaced by Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) in a move that signals a change in formation from 3-4-1-2 to 4-2-3-1.

Odion Ighalo (£6.5m) is on the bench, as is Scott McTominay (£4.9m), who returns following a two-month lay-off.

Nigel Pearson’s only change from the 1-1 draw with Brighton a fortnight ago comes at right-back, with Adrian Mariappa (£4.2m replaced by Craig Dawson (£4.8m).

Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m) is only fit enough for a place among the substitutes.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fernandes, Fred, James, Martial, Greenwood.

Watford XI: Foster, Masina, Cathcart, Dawson, Kabasele, Capoue, Doucoure, Hughes, Deulofeu, Pereyra, Deeney.

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

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Godfrey, Lewis, McLean, Tettey, Cantwell, Duda, Rupp, Pukki.

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  1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A Greenwood goal and Cantwell goal would be perfection

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      WOOHOOl

  2. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How is that not a Bruno assist ....

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Martial wasted it

    2. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Martial shot & blocked by Foster before that goal

    3. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He shot twice.

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    May do DCL to Jota and forego Jimenez (would have to sell Vardy, which seems useless now)

    Thoughts?

    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My fear is one bad game and nuno goes back to 3-4-3 with traore and neto

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Jota is quality though, hasn’t it largely been injuries keeping him out the team this season?

      2. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Traore starts next game. He is using the squad.

  4. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Even for Utd there’s no way they can let that stand

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wow looks like it stands.

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Jimmy. One more goal please!!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Boly**

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

    No line-drawing?

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

    WTF that is clearly offside. Show the pictures you biased frauds

  8. Party time
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Martial is the sweetest trap ever. Thank goodness I fell into the trap!

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What a goal!

    • Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Made a choice between Martial, Fernandes and Richarlison. You already know who I picked..

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Rich brace coming up.

        1. Jullepuu
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Would make my day honestly but we both know thst only thing he will get is a yc

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You didn't check fixtures?!?

        1. Jullepuu
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Of course I did. Look at United's next fixtures. Not better than Everton's

    • Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Martial Non Owners STUNNED

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Went to transfer Son out for him but the clock hit 11:30 so missed out 🙁

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            You had 2 weeks to make a transfer!!!

            1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              I did, I made 4....

          2. Miniboss
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Put an alarm on, you’re a big boy already

          3. Party time
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Tough luck, you can get him still, ya know 🙂

          4. Jullepuu
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Facts

            1. Party time
                4 years, 2 months ago

                😆

          5. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Boly over Saiss looking horrible so far, dammit.

            4 point difference today alone as it stands

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              4 points. Stop the world.

              Relax, he’ll out BAP him every week w/o attacking returns.

              1. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                😆

                Does he?

            2. MrZ
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Time will tell.
              Has Boly too..

          6. jonnybhoy
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            C'mon Tony get another goal please

            1. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Yes

          7. threeputt
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            as an owner he looked offside at first glance to me, obviously not 🙂

            1. FPLtfs
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Owner as well, didn’t even celebrate..

            2. Jullepuu
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Looked offside even when replaying it from a bad quality stream lol

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

            Martial and Bruno double up, into the top 10k I go! 😀

            1. DF
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              well played

            2. Chucky
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              you will be soon out of it with that double...

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

                Bruno is just replacing Kdb for this week and the blank. Maybe he'll stay and Martial will go though.

                1. Chucky
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  I was jk... you know better 😀

          9. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/21678734

            Just realised i can post this every week.

            1. Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              !)

              1. Baps hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Meant 😉

                1. Champions League Varane
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  And once again I hope Joseph Gomez starts

          10. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            VARchester United, blatant offside not even checked

          11. JRD
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            offside before
            poor guy martial

          12. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Great goal from Martial

          13. tm245
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Come on Jimi, fill your boots.

          14. Manani
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            with how Wolves is performing, that doesn't look good for Traore next week is it?
            is depending on him to field 11players

            1. Tinkermania
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              He is rested. Someone else gets rested next week.

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            1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              lol

            2. goriuanx
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              You don't have to watch it and at the same time you don't need to be so rude

            3. Blunder fc
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Grow up mate

          16. Gobigorgohome
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            jota off
            neto on

          17. Champions League Varane
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            What a goal..

            Is that not Bruno’s assist!?

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Material took a shot, which didn't go in... Then he made himself the next chance and scored that.

              1. Hazz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Martial*

            2. Blunder fc
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              No, same thing happened with salah and mane earlier in the season if his 1st shot had gone in it would have been

              1. Champions League Varane
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Oh well I won’t complain.

                Thanks

          18. CRO KLOPP
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Martial is so slow that he can't be cought offside

            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              😀

          19. FCSB
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Is this the end of Adama or will he make a return to the starting lineup for the next match?

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

            Jota rested for Spurs. Jimenez might get a sit out then if he completes 90 today...

            1. MrZ
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              No way, he's their only out & out striker

            2. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              More likely Jimenez is rested in Europa League, as they're 4-0 up already.

              They have Neto & Jota.

              However, all could play a part.

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

                Winning EL is their only chance at CL next year. The FA is using VAR for what its worth to secure the top 4 for United.

          21. Eleven Hag
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Bruno's assists being wasted

          22. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            United cleanie needs wiped

            1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              VAR won’t allow it