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Martial fit to start for United as Traore returns to Wolves side and Lloris misses out

The final two fixtures of a truncated Gameweek 28 kick off simultaneously at 14:00 GMT.

Everton play host to Manchester United at Goodison Park, while Tottenham Hotspur face Wolverhampton Wanderers in north London.

The stand-out storyline on Merseyside is Anthony Martial‘s (£8.0m) inclusion in the United starting XI, three days after he missed out on the Red Devils’ Europa League win over Bruges with a thigh problem.

Martial wasn’t spotted at the team hotel ahead of this fixture but, not for the first time, a no-show at the Lowry didn’t translate into an absence from the United side.

Bruno Fernandes (£8.3m), the most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of Gameweek 28, also starts today.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made only one alteration from last weekend’s win over Watford, with Scott McTominay (£4.9m) replacing the injured Daniel James (£5.8m).

Solskjaer said ahead of kick-off:

It was just a precaution on Thursday, [Martial] probably could have played. We didn’t take the risk though, knowing Odion was going to play well and there would be no problem.

[James] got a knock on Thursday but he’ll be fine for Thursday [against Derby in the FA Cup] or definitely next weekend so not too much to worry about.

Richarlison (£8.3m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.3m) continue their partnership up top for the hosts but elsewhere, Carlo Ancelotti is proving increasingly difficult to second-guess.

The Italian has made five changes from the 3-2 defeat to Arsenal, with Theo Walcott (£6.2m) returning from injury and Andre Gomes (£5.2m) making his first start in over three months.

Seamus Coleman (£5.3m), Michael Keane (£5.2m) and Tom Davies (£5.3m) are also recalled, with Djibril Sidibe (£5.1m), Yerry Mina (£5.3m), Fabian Delph (£5.3m), Alex Iwobi (£5.6m) and the injured Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.4m) dropping out.

The big news from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is that Adama Traore (£5.9m) is recalled to the Wolves starting XI, with Nuno Espirito Santo changing back to a 3-4-3 for this encounter.

Leander Dendoncker (£4.4m) makes way, while Santo’s other alteration is enforced: Ruben Vinagre (£4.2m) in for Jonny (£5.4m) at wing-back.

Jose Mourinho has made four changes to his Spurs side for this afternoon’s clash.

Tanguy Ndombele (£5.8m), Toby Alderweireld (£5.3m) and Jan Vertonghen (£5.2m) are all benched, while Hugo Lloris (£5.3m) is missing from the squad altogether with a groin problem.

Paolo Gazzaniga (£4.2m) comes in for the hosts’ goalkeeper, with Eric Dier (£4.8m), Serge Aurier (£5.0m) and Dele Alli (£8.3m) also returning to the side.

Mourinho said ahead of kick-off:

Hugo Lloris doesn’t feel in a condition to play. He’s played a couple of matches with a little problem which he was able to hide, but this time it wasn’t possible.

It’s another opportunity for Paolo to play and another challenge for the team. [Lloris] is obviously a very experienced and quality keeper, but life is made of challenges and we know we will have to fight until the end of the season, and we play against a very difficult opponent, of course.


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Baines, Davies, Gomes, Walcott, Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson, Richarlison.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, Fernandes, McTominay, Martial, Greenwood.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Boly, Coady, Saïss, Doherty, Neves, Moutinho, Vinagre, Traoré, Jiménez, Jota.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Sanchez, Tanganga, Davies, Dier, Winks, Lo Celso, Dele, Bergwijn, Lucas.

1,283 Comments Post a Comment
  1. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    10 players and only apperance points except the CS-point from Hayden. Laugh or cry? Or maybe both?

  2. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My -16 is turning out to be quite decent actually :')

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

      Doherty, Jota, Fernandes and DCL?

    2. farmerfat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty Jota and Fernandes .
      Hoping Richarlison can grab the winner

    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I ended up gaining 2 points for my -16 (+29 points on the 5 players brought in, the 5 that would have played would have scored 11)

      No worse off for the gamble

  3. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Doherty still in advanced positions? Need a couple more goalios....

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

      He’s up fishing with Gazza.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That you Raoul Moat?

  4. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Traore is so bad

  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A Martial goal will make this gameweek almost acceptable

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

    18 (-4) has anyone had a worse gameweek?

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

      On 15 at the moment, including bonus (as if there was any).

  7. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Doherty doubling my GW score on his own....nuts

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

    Baines range...

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

    Should be overturned.

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

      Is that even a handball? No VAR?

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

        Not for frees.

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

          Understandable but if that resulted in a G then it will have the same impact as a pen.

  10. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Comon jimmy

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

    Terrible call.

  12. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    WC this week i think 🙁

  13. M'arvin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Dreadful decision.

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

    Is it too much to ask for a Fernandez winner?

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

      Impossible. Played yesterday.

  15. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ref stinker

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

    And the YC for dissent.

  17. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pathetic referring !!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Spelling mistake but yeah ....

  18. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Came off his thigh, amazing refereeing 😆

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

    looks like Traore injured again

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

      Holding his shoulder. Oof!

  20. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This ref is absolute dog smell

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

    Traore holding his arms in serious pain

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

    Ref chuffed that hit the wall.

  23. Donster
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Have all my chips left. When is the right GW to use them?

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

    Greenwood was playing?

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Traoré one of my worst transfers this season.

    1. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same

  26. M'arvin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I thought the point of VAR was to prevent obvious wrong calls?

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

    Ighalo on for Greenwood
    Mata on for McTominay

  28. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wouldn’t mind the ref is two yards away. That was terrible.

    1. M'arvin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Too close maybe?

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

    Traore back on

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

      Surprising.

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

    Maybe Adama is just flexing?