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Cavani leads the line for Man United in the Blank Gameweek

Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) has been chosen to lead the line for Manchester United in Blank Gameweek 18, with Paul Pogba (£7.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) featuring in an attacking line-up.

Either side of Cavani will be Anthony Martial (£8.8m) and the in-form Marcus Rashford (£9.6m), with Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) chosen to anchor the midfield.

Eric Bailly (£4.9m) now looks to have made the starting position his own, as he partners Harry Maguire (£5.4m) in the centre of defence, with Luke Shaw (£4.8m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) at full back.

David De Gea (£5.3m) returns in goal, after Dean Henderson (£5.2m) deputised for the Spaniard in the cup.

Burnley field their standard 4-4-2 formation with Sean Dyche hoping to stay compact against Man United.

The familiar front two of Chris Wood (£6.2m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) start up top, with Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) losing his place to Johann Gudmundsson (£5.4m) and Robbie Brady (£5.0m) starting on the left.

Ashley Westwood (£5.3m) and Josh Brownhill (£4.9m) continue in the centre of midfield

Ben Mee (£4.9m) and James Tarkowski (£5.3m) partner at centre-back, with Matt Lowton (£4.4m) and Erik Pieters (£4.3m) at full-back.

Nick Pope (£5.4m) hopes to continue his impressive form in goal.

With injury keeping out Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), Everton look to be deploying Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) in an unfamiliar false nine role.

They’re also lining up in an unfamiliar back five, with Yerry Mina (£5.6m), Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) at centre-half.

Lucas Digne (£6.0m) returns to the side at left wing-back, with Mason Holgate (£4.8m) chosen to operate on the opposite flank.

Aiding Sigurdsson in attack will be James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.9m).

Tom Davies (£5.2m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.3m) will start in midfield.

Adama Traore (£6.1m) is completely missing from the Wolves attack which features Fabio Silva (£5.2m), Pedro Neto (£6.0m) and Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.9m) fresh from returning from loan.

Joao Moutinho (£5.2m) looks to be taking up a more advanced role behind the attacker, with Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.7m) in behind.

Roman Saiss (£5.1m) and Conor Coady (4.9m) start in the heart of the Wolves defence, flanked by Rayan Ait Nouri (£5.0m) and Nelson Semedo (£5.4m).

The ever-present Rui Patricio (£5.4m) continues in goal for Wolves.

Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Bailly, Shaw; Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial; Cavani


Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Barnes, Wood

Everton XI: Pickford, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Doucoure, Davies, Sigurdsson, Iwobi; James

Wolves XI: Patricio: Semedo, Coady, Saiss, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Dendoncker, Neto, Moutinho, Gibbs White, Silva

1,281 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DaniCT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    In Saiss we trust.

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Peter Crouch

    @petercrouch

    ·

    "20m

    Not sure I’d have many goals left if maguires was no goal "

    Terrible referring!!! 15 pts lost in a FH week. That's Ike 30 in a regular one !!!!!!!

    1. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It’s a non contact sport now innit...should have been given

  3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lowton clean sheet looking good at the moment.....Man U looking blunt tonight

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Neto 🙁

  5. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What happened with Maguire? Watching the wolves game and brought Maguire in on my FH...

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Very good goal ruled out for no reason by gimp Kevin friend

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Got a headed goal disallowed. It was harsh.

    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Scored a great goal......ref dont like slabhead

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Poor call from the ref denied him a goal.

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Assault at the far post. Pieters lucky to come out of it alive.

    6. Roy Hudd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maguire fouled a Burnley defender... hence a foul was given. His header which went in after gaining an unfair advantage was thus rightly disallowed.

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nobody bite

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t do drugs, drugs are bad, mmmkay

    7. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      https://twitter.com/Luke_MCFC/status/1349102712344997888?s=20

      Amateur referee making a mistake and not going to VAR to check it

  6. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    It's illegal to pay money to jump the NHS queue, but these clubs could just privately buy the vaccines from abroad and abandan this covid cancellation nonsense

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dyche said this.

      Imagine the public backlash.

      1. Tigers Time
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        But didn't he also say that the money the clubs saved by not paying for testing would be paid back to the NHS?

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      In the future perhaps?

      The vaccines have been around a month or so and whilst most protection is on the first jab. The whole course is needed and possible new strains etc.

      It's a global long term thing...

  7. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sometimes when driving late at night you see those buses that go from city to city... anyone ever been on one in the night?

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

      They smell

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Some wid nights...

      In Argentina and Peru and Vietnam

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        *wild

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Wow really?

        What is the craziest thing you saw?

    3. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, I have. I think I may be missing a joke here though so apologies if you were making a point

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I wasn't, genuinely curious

        How was it?

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It was okay, quite peaceful to be honest. It was from Liverpool to London Heathrow

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Fair enough - why did you opt for the bus? Cheaper?

            1. Stormbringer22
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah, much cheaper than the train. It was about 4 years ago and the whole journey was for like £12 I think

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Wow might consider it for that much of a discount! Thanks for sharing

                1. Stormbringer22
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  No probs. As I say, it was a good few years back so prices may have changed since

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Spent a summer on Greyhound buses

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        To sleep on or just to travel?

    5. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes generally they’re horrific , stinky and there’s a chance someone will rummage through your luggage . However in Brazil I did an over nighter on a bus that had seats like BA business class, that was a pleasure. When I couldn’t fly I preferred overnight trains tbh, the gentle rocking and better scenery make it far more pleasurable

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Is it just the UK ones that stink?

        Why has everyone in here been to South America and been on the buses? Lol

        1. Steve Chance
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          From the perspective of travel within Argentina, there is very little to speak of in terms of a railway network. Locals said it was due to a powerful bus company lobby undermining public investment in the railways. Shame really. I prefer long distance travel on a sleeper train, and geographically the country is made for it. Could be similar elsewhere in South America.

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

      Took one from London to Manchester once. It wasnt too bad, except the bus driver was yapping with his mate on the phone for the entire night.

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Bloody hell how long was that ride?

    7. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I took a 45 hour journey on one before. Well, several ones.

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    https://twitter.com/Luke_MCFC/status/1349102712344997888?s=20

    100% goal!!!

    Should have gone to VAR

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Let it go now

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Burnley number 6 really went for it

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ben Mee trying one of your moves Mr Lee.

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

      It did. There was clear contact.

      It wouldn’t have been overruled if given though. Poor from the ref.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Poor from the ref

    4. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Would you like a side of chips with your salt?

  9. Kane and Ablett
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This match has a dodgy last minute Fernandes penalty written all over it

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Normally

    2. Thunderbahçe
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not with this ref

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

      yes dodgy because refs been helping us all night!

    4. dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maguire 35 yard screamer. Runs to Kevin Friend to celebrate and mimics the actions of his header from the first half. There's no other way this can end.

  10. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just seen that Traore isn't even in the Wolves squad for this game... no prior mention of injury but assume he picked up something. I know Mark had him in his FH draft last night on blackbox but fortunately for him he took him out iirc.

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

      Did he take out MarkGoldrick too?

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        nope, kept markgoldrick in the team.

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

    Absolute trash from Trashford

    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's so inconsistent. 2 years ago he cost me my ML when he was looking good and then all of a sudden did nothing towards the end of the season. Haven't gone near him since.

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

        Hes not inconsistent hes bad. But they get so many chances and play so attacking football that he should get regular points.

  12. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I know there is still time to go and a few more games but it is starting to look a lot like a waste of a FH...

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A wise man once told me

      'there is still time to go and a few more games'

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        🙂

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I told you that!

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not if you avoided the two dud games tonight.

      Bruno’s points are irrelevant.

    3. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I played mine for the City and Arsenal upside so I’m not calling it yet.

    4. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      not if you have double united def

      yettt

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pope 10 pointers game this

  14. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno SOT

  15. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    After many notable dodgy decision against Liverpool, Kevin Friend feels the need to bottle every decision that should be in favour of United here.

    Seems to be some weird attempt to look neutral and certainly not in favour of either side in order to referee the game this weekend.

  16. Greyling
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    1. DCL to Antonio?

    2. Which GK combos to BB for DGW19? I have Martinez.

  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Trapford

  18. onceuponatyne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wanting to bring in KDB for Son for the DGW, exact money.
    No need to do it tonight is there? Hard to make sense of the predicted rises.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Someone on here said City-Villa game is at risk of getting postponed because of covid19 situation in Villa camp.

  19. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Took Lowton out last minute on WC because I thought it was a waste with upcoming fixtures. Always the way...

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

    We’re missing DCL tonight. Some decent crosses going in . Siggy and James no where near them.

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

    Pope masterclass

  22. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Funny united fans here complaining over correct decisions

  23. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What a rubbish season.

      At this point, I want a circuit break

      1. DaniCT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I'm sure there are plenty of ways it can go worse so don't worry mate.

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Mata and VDB missing out and 3 lazy forwards on the pitch... Ole at the wheel

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Cavani = non stop moving

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like Pope on 3BP

    • Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pope owners loving this

    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pope hoovering up points for fun

    • dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford really should be subbed off here. Been absolutely awful.

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

      Davies OFF
      Gomes ON

    • Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Where's my Martial CS point? 🙁