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Fosu-Mensah in for Shaw as Solskjaer makes changes but Greenwood is passed fit

Gameweek 36+ continues at a furious pace, with two more Premier League matches kicking off at 20:15 BST this evening.

There is a lot riding on this evening’s games from a Fantasy perspective, too, particularly at Selhurst Park.

Manchester United are the visitors to Crystal Palace, while in tonight’s other fixture, there is a clash between two south coast clubs as Brighton and Hove Albion face Southampton at the Amex.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had named an unchanged starting XI in his previous five league games but that run has come to an end this evening, with the Norwegian making two alterations to his line-up.

Mason Greenwood (£4.9m) isn’t among the changes, however, with the youngster passed fit to start after an ankle knock.

The injured Brandon Williams (£3.9m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m) are both unable to feature, so Timothy Fosu-Mensah – not priced up by FPL at kick-off – is given the nod at left-back.

Scott McTominay (£4.8m) is in for Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) in Solskjaer’s only other alteration.

Bruno Fernandes (£9.1m), Marcus Rashford (£8.9m) and Anthony Martial (£8.4m) all start.

Fernandes was the third-most-captained player of Gameweek 36+, both overall and in the top 10,000.

A whopping 91.6% of the top 10k own the Portuguese midfielder, while Martial and Greenwood also sit in more than one in two squads among this elite group.

For the Eagles, the suspended Christian Benteke (£5.7m) is replaced by Andros Townsend in the attack.

That will likely see Jordan Ayew (£5.1m) moving centrally in the Belgian’s absence.

There are a whopping 11 changes in total at the Amex.

After naming the same team three matches in a row, Ralph Hasenhuttl has made five alterations for the trip to Brighton.

Danny Ings (£7.5m) starts but Ryan Bertrand (£4.8m), Jack Stephens (£4.4m), Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.4m), Che Adams (£5.3m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) are benched.

Jake Vokins (£4.0m), Jannik Vestergaard (£4.5m), Will Smallbone (£4.5m), Michael Obafemi (£4.9m) and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.8m) are recalled.

Ever the tinkerer, Graham Potter has brought Neal Maupay (£5.7m), Tariq Lamptey (£4.1m), Dan Burn (£4.5m), Dale Stephens (£4.4m), Solly March (£4.6m) and Glenn Murray (£5.4m) back into his side after the 5-0 defeat against Manchester City.


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Sakho, Dann, van Aanholt; McArthur, Milivojevic, McCarthy; Townsend, Zaha, Ayew.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelöf, Fosu-Mensah; McTominay, Pogba; Greenwood, B Fernandes, Rashford; Martial.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Ward-Prowse, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Vokins; Smallbone, Højbjerg; Romeu, Redmond; Ings, Obafemi.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Lamptey, Dunk, Webster, Burn; March, Stephens, Propper, Trossard; Maupay, Murray.



FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 36+

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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Only Saint Antonio can save me now...

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ings deserves better name !

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        this

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Blessed be thy name.

  2. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pulisic + Soy - - > DSilva + Tierney for the last two games? Yes or no?

  3. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Are Utd lucky to be ahead?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Buying VAR isnt about luck, so no, they havent been lucky

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ah I see, business as usual

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kinda ...
      Never put the foot on accelerator.

      Maybe second half

    3. JUNITED
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      To be fair though, Maguire had so many headers that he should have at least make it on target for a goal.

    4. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vary lucky

    5. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Timing

  4. Party time
      3 years, 9 months ago

      People confessing their sins already

    • wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      VVD owners what's your plan?I am thinking to sell him for Tarkowski/Kola for a hit.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Getting Arsenal Defender for a hit ?
        Give me those 4 points if you're sick of them

      2. Tomas_brolin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Wouldn’t sell a nailed defender for a hit at this stage of the season

      3. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Tempted to captain. I think we’ll see a proper performance from them this week and he could have a field day with Chelsea’s poor defending from corners

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      My freehit is the lowest of the low.

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        freeshit

        1. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          😀

      2. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Least Chelsea got a Double cleanie for you

      3. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        A top 10K man like you captained Sterling despite Pep himself warning you 😉

    • OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Finally out of LMS - feeling so relaxed
      Can enjoy the match now

    • Tomas_brolin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wood for Greenwood for the next 2? Even if he gets a rest in FA cup I don’t see him scoring that highly

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Don’t doubt Greenwood

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Driftwood

    • Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      With Lacazette's form, it's unlikely for Nketiah to start in GW37, right?

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Dunno. Maybe laca just plays the cup game.

      2. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I am hoping for Lacazette in the cup, Nketiah gw 37, Lacazette gw 38.

      3. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        yes

      4. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Laca might start FA Cup tie and then get rested gw37.

      5. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah Lacazette has been horrendous with his 2 goals in 2 games...

        1. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Read it again

      6. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'd say Nketiah likely to start. Laca on at HT if it's not working. Laca start in GW38

      7. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers everyone

    • FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Villareal defence at that Benzema goal, you rarely see that kind of defending in the PL. Maybe Luiz at times, but still.

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        seen any Chelsea games lately?

        1. FPLtfs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Luiz at Arsenal now 😉

      2. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        lol happens a lot, literally happened many times in Leicester's game

        1. FPLtfs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Didn’t watch that game. Just thougt that Villareal CB looked like he wanted a Benzema goal.

      3. Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Guess you didn’t see VVD against Southampton yesterday.
        Bad defending happens in every league mate it’s just that English fans have hyped up the EPL coz there’s no consistency in the title winners. 1 team ends up spending more than the title holders and ends up winning the league. EPL is like whoever spends the most for 2/3 seasons wins the league title whereas La Liga isn’t all about the money but more about how great and talented the teams are consistently

        1. Miniboss
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          troll alert

        2. FPLtfs
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Madrid game entertaining, or what?

    • HellasLEAF
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Early sub for Holgate did he re-aggravate the injury??

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah

    • TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Didn’t realise united scored before the ball went out for a VAR review. That’s huge

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        VAR still pending apparently

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They are instantly checking decisions on VAR do and don't have to wait for the ball to go out of play.

    • Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Armstrong didn't come at half time for Southampton. Ings in idle mode still.

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Didn't realise how important the word 'on' was until this moment...

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          One from the boxset?

          1. Bartowski
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            I'll do the wordplay jokes deloufail, you do the pokeman current affairs style humour.

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Get Connolly on, I need a sub for KDB 🙁

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        One of those gameweeks eh

    • The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would you play Saka ahead of Pulisic or Greenwood?

      1. Tomas_brolin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        No

    • Tomas_brolin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jimi to Ings instead of Mahrez to Dilva (C) looking like another one of my awesome moves this season

      1. Party time
          3 years, 9 months ago

          😆

          1. Right In The Stanchion
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

      2. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Every season Brighton are garbage then the last 5 games pull it out of the bag and stay up.

        I’d personally take Dunk at Arsenal. Good defender

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Egan on the bench 15 10 6 points, Egan to come out of the bench for KDB 0 point. Do you recognise what game is it?

      4. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        How good could Man U be with a new defence

      5. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This gameweek making me less sure of what to do with squad. Thought Vardy > Ings initially, but now thinking I drop a Liverpool asset for United. Any hits worth it? What would you do?

        Pope
        Trent, Doherty, Saiss
        Salah, Pulisic, Bruno, KDB
        Vardy, Jimenez, Greenwood
        (Martin; Douglas Luiz, Aurier, Holgate)

        1. The Mighty Hippo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I reckon you should keep Vardy.

          1. jdp219
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Seeming that way. Ings in was before the GW even started.

      6. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ings raking in BPS?

      7. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ingush post

      8. Lucy2019
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Do we know when Martial is coming on to salvage his owners GW?

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Now

      9. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I need a brace by Ings, a brace by Greenwood, a penalty save from McCarthy and a penalty save by DDG. Is that too much to ask?

      10. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Be onside

      11. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Man United cleanie gone damn. Good for Chelsea though.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Wait. OFFSIDE.

      12. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Another tough gameweek

      13. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Trent or Doherty out?

      14. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        YES!!! Eagles!!!

      15. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ayew kidding me! VAR to remove for offisde surely, United need to be in the CL next season!