Dugout Discussion

Fernandes faces porous Albion as the most-captained player of Gameweek 24

Over 1.5 million Fantasy Premier League managers have handed Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m) the armband this afternoon, making him the most-captained player of Gameweek 24 – despite the lack of a ‘double’ for Manchester United.

‘Dead’ teams will of course account for some of that figure but, as a better gauge of active squads, Fernandes’ was the third-most-captained player of Double Gameweek 24 among the top 10k, with just under 10% of this select group making him their skipper.

The Portuguese playmaker, who was benched in the FA Cup in midweek, returns to United’s starting XI this afternoon for the trip to West Bromwich Albion.

The Baggies have the division’s worst defence, having shipped 54 Premier League goals this season to date.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made two changes from the side that drew 3-3 with Everton, with Fred (£5.3m) and Anthony Martial (£8.7m) recalled.

The injured Paul Pogba (£7.6m) and the benched Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) drop out.

Sam Allardyce has also made a couple of alterations from his Gameweek 23 line-up.

On-loan Turkish midfielder Okay Yokuslu (£4.5m) gets his first start after joining the Baggies last month, with the talismanic Matheus Pereira (£5.5m) also recalled after a surprise benching last weekend.

Romain Sawyers (£4.7m) and Karlan Grant (£5.7m) make way.

Kick-off at the Hawthorns is at 14:00 GMT.


Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial, Cavani.

West Brom XI: Johnstone, Peltier, Ajayi, Bartley, Townsend, Yokuslu, Snodgrass, Maitland-Niles, Gallagher, Pereira, Diagne.

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

Check your own rank and in-play FPL stats on LiveFPL.net every Gameweek

1,117 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rashford sleeping again!

  2. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Where's all the frauds on here who said late in the first half united were going to win this 4-1 after being a goal down. I believed you but now what? No surprise you are shite at FPL.

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

      You tell them.

      For how long were you a believer?

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        For a whole half. Played with my emotions them useless casuals. Being a sheep is what suits them most.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sorry we don’t all have a crystal ball you clown

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Here's one of those casuals.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        haha cheers.

    3. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can't predict the future. Captained Gundo and brought in Richarlison over Cavani anyway.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Well, then don't?

        1. Reeker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Well somebody's got to jinx it. Hiding behind the couch without Bruno (c) and Cavani

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

    This Arsenal v Leeds game could go anyway.

    I'm guessing 2-2.

    But if you were picking a winner which way would you go?

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds

    2. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds

    3. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds 3-2

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

        I'm thinking Leeds win too...

  4. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This PE teacher is so bloody useless

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty sure his players are and not him.

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      *racist

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

    I can smell a lucky pen

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Where have you been sticking it?

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For Bamford

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

    Cavani with nothing to celebrate today.

    1. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He really should be given a rest to celebrate it

  7. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I shaved my eyebrows off by accident.

    Damn this lockdown

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My beard trimmer batteries ran out midway through my trim 🙁

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Batteries?! Was it made in the 90's?

      2. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        My beard is out of control also. My daughter commented on my eyebrows so I gave it a go. Ain't no brows no more 🙂

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Have to use the cat filter on zoom

    3. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      That's a weird place to start when you want to trim or shave your beard?

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Was gonna try the flame thing the Turkish barbers do on the ears. May give it a miss 🙂

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    City winning this title at a canter

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rashford on q bap

  10. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If Big Sam can teach Diagne the offside rule and how to finish he would easily win the golden boot

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno SOT

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      3 BAPs confirmed

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      SOT = on and SoT = off?

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Other way round. Big target = off target

    3. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A Bruno (c) return is worth 6 points more than a Salah (c) return

  12. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    There is too much hatred in the world, and there is too much anger on this website right now.

    Especially on this consumerist holiday celebrating love.

    More love people!

    The Earth and all of us who only survive because of the Earth, need more love!!!

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wrong website

  13. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    At this rate, Pep may rest his entire first choice line-up. Gundo, Sterling etc.

    Why risk burnout when they are run away leaders?

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Time for Liam Delap to shine

  14. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maguire post

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      FT 1 1

  15. mookie
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who will play in Phillips' position? Klich or Shackleton?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dallas

      1. mookie
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I kinda doubt that. Thanks though!

    2. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Struijk

      1. mookie
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Would that mean either Shackleton or Ayling at CB?

        1. MrZ
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Ayling

          1. mookie
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers!

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maguire post

  17. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw on max baps

    1. tuturututu
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Niceee

  18. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw should steal the 3 bonus with that big chance?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Agree. Hopefully.

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup 3 baps. Nice after the stupid posts earlier in the game after man utd conceded..

  19. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WBA disappointed with only 1 point here.

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

    Why on earth did I start lacazette, idiotic decision again

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same here. Coufal and Dallas missing out when he has his 10 min cameo

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

        Yea that’s the worst thing you know he’ll get 15 mins to stretch his usless legs

  21. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Couldn't even beat West Brom 😆

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      City, pool, Chelsea all drew with brom lol.

      1. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        If I'm not mistaken, at least 2 chelsea managers were sacked after wba game.

  22. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Decent result as a gun(c) and bruno owner

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same boat
      I’ll take it

  23. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Huge win for Gundogan captainers.

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cavani you dumbo 😆

  25. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not the slabhead we needed, but the one we deserve.

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

    Expect Shaw to end up with the 3.

  27. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pathetic from united

  28. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What a save from Johnstone

  29. Slurpy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw siuuuuuuuuuuuuu

  30. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why does David Jones always sound so phony