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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. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    JAYEWWWE

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol

  2. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lunacy.....

    Can't see an offside there...

  3. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That was very harsh (United supporter).

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

      Harsh yet correct.

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

        Its only "correct" coz u are supporter of United. Otherwise, this is not an offside, and never should be. If this situation was for United, VAR wont look at this

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

            City*

  4. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    definitely offside but thatrule needs looking at

  5. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    United got away with that. Ole can make a few changes now with Palace on top.

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

    Ayew should have bought smaller boots lol, what an idiot!

  7. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I own DDG and that was a scandalous decision.

    Just because his boots were half a size too big.

  8. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That is NOT what VAR was designed for

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

      Its what it SHOULD be designed for

      1. BENOIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Clear and obvious

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

          They should have never put that qualifier on it

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ruling out offside goals? I think it probably is what it was designed for pal.

      1. Lev Yashin
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe, maybe not

        But calling it on a big toe length is a bit extreme.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          What are they supposed to do in that situation though? Look at the decision and then decide it is offside but because it is just a toe that is offside they will leave it be allowed?

          1. Lev Yashin
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Correct.

        2. Aztec Kamara
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          So what length do you suggest they use?

          1. Lev Yashin
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Intent.

            If he was half a metre offside, unfair advantage.

            If he was half a millimetre offside, who cares?

            Not the real fans, that's for sure.

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

          Why? A foot or an inch, what does it matter?

          1. Lev Yashin
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            But, it does.

            That's the point

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pretty much exactly what it was designed for to be fair

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

    love the guy hitting the boo button in the studio!

  10. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Are the players ever going to just be more careful about staying onside?

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He was like a nose hair offside

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

        which is his fault

  11. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ahahahaha

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

    dammit, stream stopped after VAR decision LOL
    This happens too often

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    But they didn’t check the Jesus pen yesterday

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That was yesterday.

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

      Jesus plays for city not united

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

    Lingard warming up.

    This is not a drill.

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

      He's coming on.

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

    JLingz

    Will Greenwood make 60?

  16. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So you don't give a penalty because it's not clear to overrule the referee, yet you can overrule the referee if it's not a clear offside? Hahaha, what a joke.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Offside is easy - black or white decision with the lines.

      Penalty is hard - because it is subjective.

      Biggest issue on subjective decision is the power being taken away from onfield refs.

      Interesting how in Europe they use the monitors, but in England they don't.....

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That penalty is in no way subjective.

      2. adstomko
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Penalty is subjective?! What?!

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Instagram sensation coming on

  18. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fook me. Lingard coming on.

  19. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Any promising striker with size 2 feet and a Voldemort nose will be the new Aguero.

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      LOL

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

      Tom Riddle. Get In!

  20. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Max chance of CS for GK next week apart form MUN ?
    1)Pope (nor)
    2)Ryan (NEW)
    3)Patricio ( WOL)
    4)Henderson (EVE)

  21. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Awb is so over hyped hes not a great defender at all was living of his last ditch tackle fame and now cant even do that. Yc magnet, zero attacking threat, cant cross, missed an open goal from 2 yards last week. Absolutely awful player.

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He's been very good at the start of the season but has been below par lately.

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

      And Maguire?

  22. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So they cant overrule a stonewall penalty but can overrule someone being a pube hair offside. Joke

  23. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    VAR doing it's best to get Utd into CL.

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

    Greenwood useless

  25. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Nothing but correct decisions today.

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I wouldn't even hate United so much.. but it's some of their fans being annoying trolls who crave attention that makes me hate them.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Jeesh Valar. Hate is a very strong word for someone expressing their opinion on a fantasy football forum. The man was offside and I believe that the defender won the ball fairly. Took man also but more ball than man.

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Speaking Frankly, I couldn’t care less for your attention either.

        1. Lev Yashin
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I think we know which side you're on.

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            I’m sure that’s pretty clear but when I have thought a decision was incorrect in the past, i.e. the Fernandes penalty decision, I could obviously admit that.

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

    Greenwood coming off.

    Might just make 60.

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

      Phew, lucky owners!

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

    Why does JLingz have pubes on his chin?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He is a ballbag

  28. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That line that VAR draw is ridiculous.. the camera angle and the lack of a high quality close up just makes it look ridiculous. Do they have some special cameras that they look at apart from what they show us? Else this is just crazy. First the pen and now this... Luckily for palace they don't give a toss about the PL atm

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Second this

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

    Man Utd buying the champions league place

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Seems so

  30. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Greenwood has been a horrendous buy