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23 February 2020 1419 comments
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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.

  1. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Only 35 points with 3 to go...

    Worst GW ever

    1. villa_til_i_die
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t fall for it guys!!

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Indicative of very limited mental capacity. Repetitively posting the same stuff over and over again.

        1. Niho992
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Obsessed

          1. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            As I stated previously "repetitively posting the same stuff over and over again".

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Excellent troll

    3. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Catty mate.

  2. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Literally doing only bad move this season seeing myself out of top 10k first in 4 years...

    Mahrez out
    Boly over Saiss
    Martial over Bruno

    And every week like this 😉

  3. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Wont be much rank movement with double LFC defence and Salah (c) i take it?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yeh

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      West Ham & Mane goals the key.

  4. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno is such a baller. Could easily have played for Barca/Real. Rest of this United team equally mediocre.

    1. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      No. He woudnt. He was flop in Sampdoria and Udinese.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think the Man Utd team is that far away from being close to Leicester and challenging being in the Top 4. It is missing a few things:

      1) A manager who has a clue about what to do
      2) Confidence (will come with (1) above and wins)
      3) A DM in the shape of a Kante, Gueye, Herrera, Gbamin, Ndidi etc.

      De Gea
      AWB Bailly Maguire Shaw
      ????? Fred
      James Fernandes Martial
      Rashford

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Yes there is that experienced Spanish lad at PSG would be perfect - not getting much game time, speaks English, mates with Mata already.
        Heard there was an English speaking, former international centre half playing well in Rome. Wonder if we can tempt him?

  5. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I am so unlucky this gameweek. If I had gone for 11 completely different players I would have a monster score. FML.

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldn't it be great if we can FH every GW 😛

      1. villa_til_i_die
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I’d still get it wrong!

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          😀

      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        You can if you have 38 email addresses.

        1. Niho992
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Like Slouche

          1. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Obsessed.

        2. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          No way 😀

      3. Podge
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        No easier

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Would be stressful for sure

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Same here, I sold Saiss and Jota just 3 months ago, of course they haul now. Typical 🙄

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Had all the right players in all the wrong weeks

    4. BNMC
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah same. I'm thinking of:
      Schmeichel, Van Aanholt, Bardsley, Ward, Alonso, McNeil, Armstrong, Barkley, Long, Maupay, Jota.

  6. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    ML leader is on 13 with 21 from 2 on the bench mwahaha

  7. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Did DCL-> Jiminez for a hit. This is not going well at all.

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I did Auba to Jimmy for free. Also not optimistic :/

  8. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What a sh*te GW.

    Triple Pool to the rescue...

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Hasn’t everyone got triple Pool though?

      1. villa_til_i_die
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Should think so

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Unless you have Wijnaldum and he hauls, won't do much for OR unfortunately.

      1. villa_til_i_die
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Gomez Hattie would do me!

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          That'd do. GL.

    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone has triple pool

    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Triple pool have been rescuing our GW since GW 19.

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jota is back out.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Can Jimmy come out for this half too?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        He's saving himself for Tottenham.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Oh there he is!

          1. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            😎

  10. tricky80
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Saïss-er Söze slaying the usual suspects today.

    1. tricky80
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Think that's my team name next year...

  11. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Does Andy have Jota?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Dunno.

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Do you know anyone that does? I’m shaking

  12. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jiminez is stiff, hes like an ironing board, needs some flexibility exercises

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Flat out needs to go!

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      They do say he is a machine.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Cerrainly, I just have to repist this 😉 :

        I have been wondering why people can't spell Jiménez. Now I know, it is ladies and "not heterosexuals" here who love him. Urban dictionary explains that:

        "TOP DEFINITION
        jiminez
        A very cool person, and an interesting person. Raul is such a jiminez, I love him."

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Certainly 😉

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Raul is such a jiminez, I love him.

  13. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    11 from 7. Any good?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Respectable

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Not bad. Better than me.

    3. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      13 from 8 here. 😆

  14. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Scouting Fernandez 2nd half

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    3-0 Wolves...

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Jimenez!!

  16. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    3-0

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    JIMENEZZZZZ GOALLL

    1. villa_til_i_die
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Who’d have thought it!, was just about to swap for Andy Carroll!!

      1. Tinkermania
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Stop overreacting.

  18. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Greenwood has had a very poor game. Should have higher energy levels considering this is one of his few starts in the PL and he should be keen to impress.

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Raulll yesss

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    JOTAAAA ASSSIT

  21. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jimi!

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Gorgeous.

  23. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    RAAAAAAUUUUUUULLLL

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    This will probably get VAR’d.

  25. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    VAR pending...

  26. Party time
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Jimenez owners, shall we?! 🙂

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        🙂 and Bruno gone from bad to quite good

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Jimi goal
      Jota asssit
      confirmed

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Jota absolute monster haul

        1. villa_til_i_die
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Any Jota owners around?

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Doubt it...

        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Lovely, wish he was a midfielder then I'd have had him from the very start.

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Damn Hanley haul looking less and less likely now

    • FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Oh ffs. Not doing Vardy to Jimenez was just stupid, really. Dammit.

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Unlucky..it’s only 5 points though!

      2. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Plays Norwich next

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Need another, Jimmy!