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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jota 🙁

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

    This guy Bruno is a baller.

  3. luk46
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jimenez youre different!

  4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings, Gomez —> Doherty, Jota -4?

    McCarthy
    Trent Gomez* Lascelles
    Salah KDB Fernandes Richarlison
    Auba Vardy* Ings*

    (McGovern Cantwell Taylor Rico)

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I would

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

    Ah ref...

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I am impressed by Bruno. Only negative is that he is shooting outside the box all the time.

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

      Great for FPL.

      He’ll pass if the assist is on.

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

      Not doing that would have meant no goal today.

  7. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sidibe yc

  8. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings to Jota gonna be really popular this week.

  9. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB benched

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      is he injured?

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

        Rest, mayhaps.

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        no a number of the regulars including Ederson are also benched.

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

    Now Sidibe crashed the pitch.

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Traore subbed off. #phew that was scary.

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on baby let us see that green. P.S. Earlier WC working miracles for now

  13. Gazwaz80
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Baps update...
    http://fplalerts.com/

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    City playing a rubbish Aston Villa team. Benching their best players in Ederson, Mendy, KDB and Mahrez. Only shame is Aguero starting and Laporte injured.

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

    Upto 53 for the GW. 82 last week. 40k OR from 210k. WC worked.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That's brilliant

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

        Thanks mate. Was having red arrows for 4 straight gw's, had to press the button.

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

      Very good man

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

        Cheers mate

  16. Agger
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My first red arrow in 9 GW's

  17. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Anything to be said for wildcarding now to bring in the likes of Aubameyang, Doherty, Alonso, Fernandez etc. or will there be better times to save it for?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Alonso, Doherty, Jota, Auba train go go go

  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Aurier subbed

  19. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings / Martial > Jota / Bruno

    Own Jimi. Would you do this?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Feels like chasing points

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No brainer

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

      Not for me

  20. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What are the negatives about hitting the wildcard button now? Teams a mess and this is about as bad a week as I’ve ever had!

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I’d hit a whiskey bottle to start with. See where it goes

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Save for DGW

      2. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Add an I before the O in your name and that’s what I was hitting last night. Had a 50/50 choice between jota and Doherty or Barnes and Boly. Guess which ones I went for

  21. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I'm now on course for a red arrow of 1k places... can something happen?

  22. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Phew, did Aguero and Doucoure to Jota and Bruno. Has Jota been subbed now?

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

      Yep

    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes just been subbed

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Not sure I'd be subbing him if I was Nuno though, the form he's in!

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

  23. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Two gw ago I was 400k, then 350k and now 300k. If I keep this pace in 6 GWs I’ll be winning FPL! 🙂 🙂 🙂

  24. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t afford Jimi so DCL > Jota looking extremely appealing.

    Yay or Nay?

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

      Selling DCL is a grave mistake

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn’t sell dcl

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

      Y'know DCL scored as well today right?

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

      What more do you want from DCL?

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Well his fixtures aren’t amazing and it’s him or Ings that’s probably going to have to make way

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

          They haven't been amazing for the last few weeks but he's still scoring. That can't be said about Ings.

          1. Danstoke82
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            The worry for me is that Ings has Newcastle at H next. Could haul.

  25. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB and Jesus on the bench for City.

    Very strange or is Pep resting them for the Manc Derby?

    Same team tonight for the FA Cup fixture?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Team for FA Cup (hopefully)

      Bravo
      Cancelo Stones Otamendi Zinchenko
      Gundogan Rodri Foden
      Sterling Jesus Sane

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

    71 after subs after free hit, will I make it?

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Well done!! Happy with 40 haha

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

        I mean I'm in the top 100k now for the first time, however I have no free hit and second wildcard :t

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

    Dendo coming on for that sweet 1 point from the bench and a full 11 🙂

  28. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I'll gladly take a 40 point week phew!!

    Let's move on!

  29. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I'll be happy with 40 points this GW.

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

      LOL

  30. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    is 40 the new 50!?