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The seventh and final Premier League match of the day sees Manchester United play host to Leicester City.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 5.30pm.

Interest in this one is limited from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective, with only four players on show having an ‘effective ownership (EO)‘ of more than 1% in the top 10k:

Both sides are missing their (very) senior strikers tonight, with Edinson Cavani and Jamie Vardy absent as expected through injury and Cristiano Ronaldo a relatively late withdrawal due to illness.

“Unfortunately, he had some ‘flu-like symptoms, which he showed yesterday. Obviously, he should and would have played in the starting XI but he didn’t feel well and couldn’t train.

“Then the doctor went to see him at his house this morning to check again but he didn’t feel any better and that’s why, unfortunately, that’s why he hasn’t been able to play.

“We will play our normal formation that we always play, with Bruno as a striker at a times, but also maybe as a midfielder. Paul Pogba is one of the two offensive midfield players and this is how I have decided to play.” – Ralf Rangnick on Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo is one of three changes to Ralf Rangnick’s starting XI compared to the 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur three weeks ago.

Alex Telles and Nemanja Matic are benched, so in come Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay and Anthony Elanga.

As for the visitors, centre-backs Jonny Evans and Wesley Fofana are back together in a Foxes starting line-up after long spells on the sidelines. Daniel Amartey and Caglar Soyuncu drop to the bench as a result.

James Maddison and Harvey Barnes both start, the latter having recovered from an ankle knock over the international break.


GAMEWEEK 31 LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Shaw, Maguire, Varane, Fred, McTominay, Pogba, Elanga, Sancho, Fernandes

Subs: Henderson, Lindelof, Jones, Mata, Rashford, Lingard, Telles, Wan-Bissaka, Matic

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Mendy, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Barnes, Iheanacho

Subs: Jakupovic, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Perez, Amartey, Choudhury, Pereira, Daka, Lookman.

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  1. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Plan is to do Raph to DGW player (Barnes/Maddy/JWP/Fraser) in 33. Would you BB this team in 33 or save it for later? Still got my FH as well

    Pope Kasper
    Robbo Cancelo James White Schar
    Salah Saka Mahrez Gordon DGWer*
    Kane Weghorst Mateta

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Forgot to add Ode and Gabby from arsenal for the potential replacement

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      My team something similar and I'm going BB GW33, will use FH in GW36 or 37 depending on fixtures

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good to know.. cheers

  2. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How much do you generally drink in one sitting?

    A: a couple pegs
    B: about 180 ml
    C: 180ml - half a bottle
    D: more than half a bottle

    1. Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What's a peg?

      1. artvandelay316
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Go cruising after 11pm in Brighton and you'll find out.

      2. NorCal Villan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Never heard that one, Google is my friend

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_(unit)

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

      Are we talking wine or beer?

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

      Or spirits?

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

      Yes

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

    Credit where credit is due. Massive win for Brentford.

    Good campaign from them.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Indeed. Doesn't look like a team coming straight from championship. Good attitude

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

    Any idea when Everton (Pickford) and Wolves (Sa) will double remaining games? Guessing both 36 and then Everton still have one 35 or 37??
    Sensible move for me next week is Pickford to Ramsdale with no Arsenal defence but Pickford has two further potentially decent doubles coming up so hesitant.

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

      Sounds like gw36 and 37 is most likely.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Everton most likely will have Doubles in 36 and 37. Wolves I would say is more likely to be GW37. All depends on Man City, FA cup final, Europe etc.

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

    Chelsea Fans were on here this morning saying they are still in the title race lol

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

      You can never wrote Utd off either

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

      Really.

      I missed that bit but they may be thinking about their final league position again?

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

      Thier way of winning is so unsustainable.

      One of games, UCL ties, its fine.

      Over the course of a season you can't have defenders as your main goal outputs.

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

      When Arsenal win their next 3 games they will be above Chelsea

  6. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs.. I'm so dumb and blind. Didn't notice that Chelsea lost their DGW33(or at least I could swear they got one one during the IB). One of the reasons I brought in Havertz.

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yah, it disappeared in the middle of the night... for sure it were there yesterday.

  7. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle got some great GW32/33 fixtures really tempted to invest

    1. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Saint-Maximin watch tomorrow.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yeh I am considering Jimi to asm or wood

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hindsight I know but wish I sold Weghorst instead of Wood in BGW30

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wood not exactly on fire but surely worth considering with 3 good fixtures coming up

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Clear red...

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

      Silly me.

    2. big_fat_ARSEnal
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      agreed

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Weghorst and Scotty lucky today

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

      I’ve no idea how that isn’t red 😆

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

        It's pretty clear why it wasn't 😉

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

          Feeling stupid now, what did I miss? Lol

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Man utd

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

            He's wearing red in Old Trafford.

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

              Oh! Haha yeah the decisions they get are a bit much

    5. big_fat_ARSEnal
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      if that was xhaka and not mctominay, he would be sent off every day of the week and twice on sunday

      1. NorCal Villan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        True but if it was Xhaka he’d be in on it and would get paid!

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

    Is Schmeichel going to get a clean sheet for all his new owners?

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      New owner here (although had him for the first 9 GWs), unfortunately benched for Pope

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

    That's gonna hurt a bit for Maddison.

  11. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I can't watch the game and wonder who played better so far - Maddison or Barnes?

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

    Bloody 0-0 borefest from these two teams who can’t defend.

  13. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gashford sighted

  14. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This is some dreadful football

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah unbelievable the game at Old Trafford these days, used to be entertaining ... years ago btw

  15. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance amartey comes on

    1. big_fat_ARSEnal
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      looks like he's about to come on

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

    Greenwood is a nasty piece of work but United have so missed him.

  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Am using BB in GW33 and currently have no Man Utd. Starting to think it's a good thing now and I'm better off going for likes of Fraser/Martinelli/JWP etc as well as maybe a Leicester defender with my 2 FT

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

    United need to get nuno to get them playing some more exciting football

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Big Sam

  19. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Itchy Nachos having a shocker

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

      timing!

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        lol

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ian Nacho! Maddison assist

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Johnny Evans has been constantly limping through games since 2008

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Itchy G

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

      Great Maddison cross.

      KDH brilliant AA.

  23. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Go on, Kelechi!

  24. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison!!

  25. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Where were you last week Nacho?

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison ticking along nicely

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Great goal

    Lovely header...

  28. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    That cross from Maddison was outstanding.

  29. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cleanie banked for 'The Rolls Royce'... 😎

  30. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Missed the deadline so didn't get James and bench Saiis. Saiss doesn't play and Iheanacho coming off my bench 🙂