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Bruno Fernandes breaks captaincy record as he starts for Man United

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers will be anxiously watching Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m) who has been captained by a record 2,715,840, the highest amount ever recorded.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) and Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) start out wide with Anthony Martial (£8.8m) playing through the middle.

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) continues in a central midfield role for the Red Devils, alongside Nemanja Matic (£4.7m).

Arron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m) and Alex Telles (£5.5m) start at full-back, with Harry Maguire (£5.4m) and Axel Tuanzebe (£4.2m) at centre-half. David De Gea (£5.3m) remains in goal.

David McGoldrick (£5.2m) will be hoping to add Manchester United to his big six scalps this season.

Club legend Billy Sharp (£5.5m) starts up front with McGoldrick.

The Blades midfield has a familiar look, with John Lundstram (£4.9m), John Fleck (£5.6m) and Oliver Norwood (£4.6m) in central midfield. Kean Bryan (£3.9m) and George Baldock (£4.9m) start at wing-back.

Phil Jagielka (£3.9m), Chris Basham (£4.6m) and Ethan Ampadu (£4.3m) start at centre-back, with Aaron Ramsdale (£4.6m) in goal.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m) will be hoping to fire himself back into form after breaking his goal drought in the FA Cup.

James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Richarlison (£7.8m) join DCL. Tom Davies and Andre Gomes (£5.3m) line-up in midfield.

Lucas Digne (£6.0m) and Mason Holgate (£4.8m) start in defence, with Yerry Mina (£5.6m) and Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m). Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) continues in goal.

Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) continues in a false nine role for Leicester in the absence of Jamie Vardy (£10.0m).

James Maddison (£7.2m), Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) line-up behind Perez.

Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) start in the heart of the Leicester midfield.

James Justin (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) line-up at full-back, with Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) and Jonny Evans (£5.5m) at centre-back. Kasper Schmeichel (£5.5m) plays in goal.

Neal Maupay (£6.1m) leads the line for Brighton tonight in a six-pointer at the bottom of the table.

Supporting Maupay are Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m), with Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) and Pascal Groß (£5.8m) in midfield.

Joel Veltman (£4.3m) and Solly March (£5.0m) are selected at wing-back. Ben White (£4.4m) moves back into defence, with Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) and Andy Webster (£4.4m).

Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) is Brighton’s number one.

Ivan Cavaleiro (£4.3m) continues in a false-nine role for Scott Parker’s Fulham side.

Either side of Cavaleiro will be Ademola Lookman (£5.0m), Bobby Decordova-Reid (£5.3m) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m).

Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) start in midfield for the Cottagers.

Ola Aina, Tosin Adarabioyo, Joachim Andersen and Kenny Tete start in defence. Summer signing Alphonse Areola (£4.5m) is in goal.

Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan Bissaka, Maguire, Tuanzebe, Telles; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial

Sheff Utd XI: Ramsdale; Basham, Ampadu, Jagielka; Baldock, Bryan, Norwood, Fleck, Lundstram; McGoldrick, Sharp

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans; Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton, Perez

Everton XI: Pickford; Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Rodriguez, Gomes, Davies; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin

Brighton XI: Sanchez; Dunk, Webster, White; Bissouma, Gross, March, Veltman; Mc Allister, Trossard, Maupay

Fulham XI: Areola; Tete, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Aina; Reed, Anguissa; Decordova-Reid, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Cavaleiro

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  1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    1st place in my H2H league and I'm going to lose to the 13th place team that started Werner and had Soucek as 1st sub

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    23 and counting inaccessible bench points this week - can I hit 30 and double my BB score from last week? 🙂

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No?

  3. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Scouting Digne and DCL tonight lads

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You at the game ?

      1. BENOIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Zzzzz

  4. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    55 with Bruno tonight, Salah and Son tomorrow... Should still be a green arrow, barring some sort of crazy outcome.

    Wilson out for DCL (C), and team is basically set for the weekend.

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on you Toffees!

  6. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I paid a Congolese Witch Doctor to make Bruno blank

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Unlucky mate, the Congolese just don't have the same power as Zambians.

      2. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        As long as he starts so others don’t get jammy bench points

    • FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So Man City double(s) to be played right around champions league games. Going to be the ultimate game of Pep Roulette guessing who starts which matches

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

        Ominous that Laporte came on early yesterday

      2. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Confirmed?

    • PogChamp
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelo yesterday, AWB today. He's due.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He's crap.

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

        THIS

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

        Yes please

      4. TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        please

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

        Completely different league
        AWB has 0.7 xG + xA this season
        Cancelo has 4.4 despite playing 250 fewer minutes

    • The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Digne in midfield again.

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He's been on my radar

      2. BENOIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Will he start again at the weekend though?

    • TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      who wins?

      mane + justin + rashford
      salah + 23 pts

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        B

      2. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          B

        • TheBiffas
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          cheers lads, to the next round we go (hopefully)

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Mine was Martinez vs Lookman.

              Burnley to the rescue

        • Hooky
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          There should be a permanent 'Tales of Woe' article on this site where everyone can go to moan about their bench points, players not starting etc.

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

            Soucek only getting 15 points yesterday hurt.

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Please don't remind me...

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

            Managed by Fudgy

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

              Fudgy has Wood, he's in dreamland.

          3. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            And a "Gloaty Corner".

            Leave is level headed folk in piece.

        • shiraz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Cup opponent have zouma with mee on the bench, trailing by 4 pt.

          Me: bruno(c) salah
          They: martial(c) ddg barnes justin +4

          Any chance?

          1. Party time
              3 years, 2 months ago

              No chance

            • ivantys
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Still got a chance since Martial's sh1t

              1. shiraz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Martial down, chance

            • Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Martial (c) might be cancelled

              1. shiraz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Why though?

                1. Scots Gooner
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Just came off injured

                  1. shiraz
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 3 Years
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    If cap player came off injured during first half, cap will be cancelled?

                    1. Scots Gooner
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 2 months ago

                      Erm no, he'd get 1 point

                      1. Andy_Social
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 2 months ago

                        2 points/

                        Bad memories of TC Mane last season there.

          2. Scots Gooner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Please outscore Cancelo please Bruno, so I can stop sulking about not captaining him

            1. sminkypinky
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Big ask that

              1. Scots Gooner
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah, don't think its happening

          3. sminkypinky
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Need a Cavani 1 pointer to block all those benched Soucek points.

            1. BenDavies
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Not many people own Cavani

              1. sminkypinky
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                ML leader does.

          4. BenDavies
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            My season could be going even better if I prioritized a premium defence. At the moment only my Stones is from a top 6 side. That WC16 prioritizing the big hitters in attack hindered me. Especially Salah.

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

            Martial dodgy landing on shoulder/arm.

          6. Manani
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            my back 5:

            Diaz Chiwell Dallas Coufal Holding

            is one of Dallas/Coufal/Holding > Cancelo for (-4) a madness?

          7. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Dislocated?

            1. JBG
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Probably just sore.. Doesn't look dislocated.

          8. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Score please Brighton

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Areola on bench ?

              1. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Indeed. For Martinez

                1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Same here for pope 🙂

              2. Make Arrows Green Again
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                I playey McCarthy instead 🙁

                1. Make Arrows Green Again
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 2 months ago

                  Yes that's right playey

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

            Cavani on for Martial?

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

            DCL on bench?

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

              Not Carlo’s.

            2. sminkypinky
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Nope

          11. ivantys
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Barnes looking good so far

          12. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Need Salah to go bigger than Kane tmr to win cup match... hmm

            1. Ruth_NZ
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              I kind of fancy there will be goals tomorrow, maybe a 2-2 or something.

            2. shiraz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              This and bruno too for me

            3. Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Could happen. Got to start scoring again sooner or later. Had a brace in the cup.

          13. Alisson WondHaaland
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Im probably gonna be one of the few people seriously hoping for a Bruno haul here. Tight cup game and I have him (c) while he doesnt have him captained

            Come on Bruno!!!!

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

              I'm hoping for it just because I have forgotten how a captain haul feels.

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

            Martial please make me do smile

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

            Bruno will blank for sure.

            I captained him

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              So did 2.7 millions people apparently 🙂

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

            Bruno awful touch. Was in for a tap in.

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              The weight of expectation proving a heavy burden

          17. ivantys
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Barnes is in every attack

          18. BenDavies
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            How have we got to the point where owning Kane is a differential, wow

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

              DGW fever.

              He’ll be highly captained again next GW.

            2. Steve The Spud
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Isn’t he over 45% owned? Hardly a differential

              1. BenDavies
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                More so talking in the top10k where only 54% own him. That's surprising and good for owners if he hauls.

          19. aborg
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Only Barnes can save my GW as a differential. He is looking very good but as things are going for me I’ll end up with nothing from him.