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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. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Even Siggy wasnt there De Gea would still havent saved it.
    Deflection of his own def was crucial.
    Goal should have stood.
    Bad decision by ref and wichever muppett was in var box.

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Its utd. What you expect?

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Read the rules...

    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not if you follow the rules

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That was the correct decision. If you really think that he was not interfering with play you don’t know the rules.

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Technically he was interfering with player but why doesn't common sense come into it? Polako is correct that if Siggy wasn't there, De Gea still wasn't saving it. The deflection was too last minute, no way he could've reacted to that.

        This is the problem with football IMO. It's not VAR, it's that people aren't willing to over-ride technicalities with common sense.

        1. Feed tha Sheep
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah but you can’t have one referee not enforcing a rule and then another ref does there would be no consistency then and would cause even more arguements! I get your point but in order for ref to use “common sense” you have to change the rule

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          It’s the rules though. Hypotheticals don’t come into it. You don’t know DDG wouldn’t have saved it. The player literally bent up his legs at the last second and was in the middle of the keepers line of sight to the player shooting.

    5. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It’s against Utd and therefore doesn’t count.

  2. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    53 points and up to 170 OR! Vardy to Jota one of my better transfers this season!

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

      Oh my soul that's awesome. Well done

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gotdamn...impressive

    3. kamdaraji
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      brag!!

      1. kamdaraji
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        ban

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      wow

    5. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice. Jota in here also

    6. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Link?

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who are Boly & Dendoncker owners getting off the bench?

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy and gomez

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

    D(C)L next week?

  5. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    All that crap looking for Martial news for just 2 points. Useless lazy bugger.

  6. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Big Dunc on the sideline against Liverpool in a couple weeks.. lol

  7. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    LEWINNNNnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

  8. kamdaraji
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    not sure if jimmy will get 1 or 2 bps

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

      1 I think

  9. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison > Bruno

    Y or N?

    1. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No

  10. JT11fc
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    44 ill take that, thanks Jota

  11. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    To the letter of the rule, that is not a goal. Good call by VAR

    You dont like the decision, then have to change the rules that's not on VAR

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It wasn’t a rule thing or a VAR thing. It was a Man Utd thing

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        i mean it is stated by the rules that Sigurdsson is interfering in an offside position there

        But whatever makes you sleep at night

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno 3
    DCL & Matic 2

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Noice

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

      Brilliant

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      DCL should be on 3

      Robbed owners

  13. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jota saves me. Stats come out on top again

  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    #bekind

  15. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you change Jimi to Jota or too sideways?

  16. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Python's out

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    TAA Alonso Doherty PVA essential

  18. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hate my team, unless @@rses....

  19. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Atalanta scored 7 goals third time this season 😮

    1. The Gobstopper
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If you don't have a specific team to cheer for in the UCL, cheer for Atalanta...

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jota 39
    Doherty 37
    Jimmy 32

    🙂 🙂 🙂

    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy ➡ Jota masterclass

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

      You got a full house?

      Sweet moves...

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Absolutely Wolving it...

        *grabs coat*

  21. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Still trying to figure out why I picked Robertson instead of Doherty or Alonso.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Because he's a better pick?

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's a better pick

  22. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    #PythonOUT

  23. Tinkermania
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wolves next run of fixtures: BRI, Olympiacos, WHU, Olympiacos, B'MOUTH, VILLA, ARS, SHEFF, EVE, BUR, PAL, CHE. 4th place in league almost assured. Time to sell Traore too. Very winnable games. He will not be needed apart from EUROPE and the matches against ARS and CHEL. Or should I keep as bench fodder? Shoulder doesn't help too.

    1. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm ditching.

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Traore is a must sell especially with the injury coming back

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

        Possibly and the fact that they have that easy run, he might just be saved for Europa.

    3. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Saka better bench fodder

  24. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Matic was superb today

    Bruno 3 BAPS 🙂

  25. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is Firmino/Boly > Auba/Doherty worth a hit? Forces me to keep Traoré though.

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Better remove non nailed injury prone than nailed ones

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

        Very few Traoré replacements though…

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

          Yes, and considering he won't rise again this season. Nuno will save him for tough games only.

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

            Have been looking at Ward-Prowse, but is he worth a hit?

  26. jamichael
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud or Jota? Thanks

    1. Lemongrab
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jota

  27. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    15 points all out, the worst GW score of my entire 9-10 years playing FPL, note that!

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bad luck mate

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

      Team please?

  28. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Doherty, Jimmy and Jota slightly making up for the pain of selling Sarr

  29. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    14 points. Boom!

  30. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Not offside, you're telling me De get saves that... Sigurdsson got out of the way of that one.