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Rashford and Greenwood benched as Solskjaer opts for a wing-back system

Two sides in woeful defensive form meet at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this evening.

Spurs v Manchester United kicks off at 17:30 BST.

The Lilywhites and the Red Devils didn’t keep a clean sheet between them in the six Gameweeks preceding this one, each conceding 13 goals in the process.

Ole Gunner Solskjaer has responded to the thrashing by Liverpool by opting for a more defensive set-up, bringing in a third centre-half in the shape of Raphael Varane alongside Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire.

Edinson Cavani is also recalled to the side, so United seem to be lining up in a 3-4-1-2 as both Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood have dropped to the bench.

Paul Pogba serves the first match of a three-game suspension after his sending off last week.

After naming an unchanged team for three matches in a row, Nuno Espirito Santo has made two alterations for the teatime visit of Solskjaer’s troops.

Ben Davies is in for Sergio Reguilon at left-back, while Giovani Lo Celso replaces Tanguy Ndombele in midfield.

GAMEWEEK 10 LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo, Cavani.

Subs: Henderson, Bailly, Dalot, Matic, Van de Beek, Sancho, Lingard, Rashford, Greenwood.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Emerson Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Moura, Lo Celso, Son, Kane.

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Reguilon, Sanchez, Rodon, Tanganga, Alli, Ndombele, Bergwijn.

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  1. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    why was gallagher goal added to laporte minus points ?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Because rules

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      You continue to lose points for goals even if not on the pitch

    3. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Players sent off still suffer the points deduction for each 2 goals scored

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

      Always been the way.

      His sending off seen as part cause to the later goals...

    5. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Who owns Laporte anyway ?

    6. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      thanks all, what a great transfer he was 🙂

    7. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It’s his fault they conceded 2

  2. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Time to get Stones?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe not this week no and Laporte might just miss the Manchester derby right?

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        But we know what happens now. Stones plays for a year, and Laporte is in oblivion.

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    From memory the most transferred in players this week were Mount, Foden and Toney 😮

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Toney is a fake and no matter how many essays Maxiums write to convince us otherwise.

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I've fallen for the fixtures tbh.

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

      FPL in a nutshell 😀

      ESR 2 points locked in vs Watford..

  4. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Got the exact wonga to do Christensen > James, should I go for it?

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      At least get one of Che wingback but i would hold the transfer

  5. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Just noticed Reguillon benched ffs. Was holding him for their fixture turn

  6. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else’s bench go Ramsdale, Lowton, Gallagher, Sissoko (at least he blanked)?

  7. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    James scoring more than Shaw's season total so far in a single GW 😀

    1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Had to fact check that. True story!

  8. jack88
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Should have captained king havertz. Outperformed salah.

  9. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Gray to Trossard next GW?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      gallagher for me

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        ESR also an option

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          true. saying that keeping gray one more week as want 2 fts for ib

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Cornet is a cracking player too.

  10. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    James from 50/50 start to 21 pts haul

    Aaah. Let us owners savor this moments. If only I was competing in a mini league this season

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He pulled off an Alonso!

  11. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I have Ramsdale, Livramento and Gallagher on the bench, more than my playing 11.

    Some Rough hat.

    SMOOTH> Place win at Man City 🙂

  12. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Yo Rupert, Aussies still the team to beat 😆 ??

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He doesn't know anything about fpl or cricket 😉

  13. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    60 points all out. Ramsdale and Livra on the bench but it is what it is.

    Hopefully come the end of the GW it is still respectable score.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Obviously a very good score still this week.

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

      LOL

      1. Zilla
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        West Ham assets highly owned and still some wolves and everton. Am I taking the piss?

    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      another way of bragging?

    4. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nice. Big green arrow!

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Very early to look at this, but price changes a factor.

    Sanchez
    TAA / Cancelo / Chilwell
    Salah / Jota / Raphinha / Mbeumo
    Vardy / Antonio / Toney

    Steele // White / Livramento / Bissouma

    A) Raphinha/White > Foden/R. James
    B) Raphinha/Bissouma > Foden/ESR
    C) Jota/White > Foden/R. James
    D) Raphinha > Foden (Roll 1 FT)
    E) Jota > Foden (Roll 1 FT)
    F) Other?

    I wasn't even looking at James before today, and White hasn't necessarily done much wrong either - but his potential is ridiculous.

    Although Jota is annoying, he's still a good option at times, although exactly when is a good question!

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      C surely. Raphinha plays until he gets injured at least.

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

    Hate several bad weeks in a row. Leaves you with little ideas of where to go.

    Got two free transfers next week, but no players I'm dying to get. They're all equally s---.

  16. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    R and Livra on my bench while the starters bag a disastrous 33 points. And yet, as I predicted earlier, I only drop 3K places as everyone has much the same team as me.

  17. Heard Island Tangerine Exil…
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benched Ramsdale & James for Foster & Livramento. With bonus points I reckon thats 33 points left on the bench by just those two players alone! Oh and bringing Foden in for Saka for a 4 point hit had better pay off long term! Think I'm just gonna do nothing this week.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      That’s a catastrophic set of events right there. On a par with WWII I’d say

      1. Heard Island Tangerine Exil…
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        That's a very un-Dude like thing to say but I thank you for your perspective & will abide.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      why on earth did u bench them ??????

      1. Heard Island Tangerine Exil…
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Just thought Watford v Southampton would be low scoring with Leicester more likely to score against Arsenal at home & was sure Tuchel would not want to start Reece James three times in one week - so I brought in Livramento instead. Obviously Tuchel starting him yet again & bencing Azpilucueta instead didn't enter my head as a possibility but James coming on as a sub like he often does to get one point did!

  18. Taegugk Warrior
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Time to azpi > James…? Already have chilwell

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      then azpi start next gameweek

  19. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Was all set on getting Chilly, but James is really turning heads now.
    And his only real competition is a 30-odd year old who is not a wing back

    1. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      hE's NoT naILeD tHoUGh.... LOL

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Back 4 of Chilwell, Trent, James, Cancelo = 4x attacking midfielders for top 3 sides, all on set pieces, all getting defender points

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        3 of those plus Livramento 1st on bench for me from next week
        I’m not a fan of 4 at the back

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          This. I ignored Cancelo and it was a good call so far.

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      that was his competition last season (and CHO) and he still was not starting 30% of the time

    4. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      get both

  20. jack88
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Christensen + sarr >> reece james + ESR For free?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yep!

  21. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    How does this potential WC team look:
    Sanchez Foster
    Taa Rudiger JAMES LOWTON AMARTEY
    Salah Raphinha Brownhill SON ZAHA
    Toney PUKKI VARDY

    Thanks

    1. Cruicky
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      honestly looks like a team you'd want to wildcard from after 2 weeks...

      1. Mozumbus
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Let me redo. Thanks.

  22. borat
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Just rage transferred in James for a hit.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ooof

      1. borat
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Can't miss his haul again next week.
        Chelsea wing back and better than any 5.5 mids out there.
        Even if he's rested White is there on the bench.
        Just think that getting Wing backs Chilwell, Taa, james, cancelo is the way to go this season

  23. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez, Ramsdale or Guaita as a Raya replacement?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      all 3 are good options, if Palace sort out their set-piece defensive frailties I think Guaita gets the most points of the 3 for the season

      1. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Hmm, decent fixtures for Palace

    2. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Sanchez

  24. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I’d be gutted if I were Reece James that they didn’t give him that penalty

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I actually can’t believe they didn’t give him it.
      Shocking really

  25. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsdale, Saka and Livra benched 😎

    F this GW

  26. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    James less than 10% owned. Will likely double by next week

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I’ve looked at my team and I just can’t find a way to squeeze him in

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

      If he starts vs Malmo we all know what happens...

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        He's not predicted to start and gets 21 points?

  27. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    To all those who are filled with woe about benching James/Ramsdale/ESR/Lowton/Livramento

    At least you own them! 🙂

  28. teneighty
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Double City D and Azpi on WC has been a freaking disaster for my rank...

  29. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Behind the coach.

    Sold Ronaldo as part of a -8 and got Toney, Mount and Trent. Benched Gallagher and Livramento. lol Got both from the bench tough.

  30. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    70 years of experience up top for Utd