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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, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

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

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

        Good to know.. cheers

  2. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      What's a peg?

      1. artvandelay316
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

      2. NorCal Villan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      Are we talking wine or beer?

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Or spirits?

    4. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Yes

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Credit where credit is due. Massive win for Brentford.

    Good campaign from them.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

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

  4. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      Sounds like gw36 and 37 is most likely.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

      You can never wrote Utd off either

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Really.

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

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days 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
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

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

  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

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

  7. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

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

    1. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Saint-Maximin watch tomorrow.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Yeh I am considering Jimi to asm or wood

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

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

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 18 days ago

    Clear red...

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      Silly me.

    2. big_fat_ARSEnal
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 18 days ago

      agreed

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Weghorst and Scotty lucky today

      • Herger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          It's pretty clear why it wasn't 😉

          1. Herger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 18 days ago

            Feeling stupid now, what did I miss? Lol

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 18 days ago

                Man utd

              • Rainer
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 18 days ago

                He's wearing red in Old Trafford.

                1. Herger
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 18 days ago

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

        2. big_fat_ARSEnal
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

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

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

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

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        That's gonna hurt a bit for Maddison.

      • Arteta
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

      • fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

      • La Roja
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Gashford sighted

      • Bubz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        This is some dreadful football

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

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

      • Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Any chance amartey comes on

        1. big_fat_ARSEnal
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          looks like he's about to come on

      • BobB
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 18 days 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

      • Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 18 days 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, 18 days ago

          Big Sam

      • La Roja
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Itchy Nachos having a shocker

        1. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          timing!

          1. La Roja
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 18 days ago

            lol

      • tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Ian Nacho! Maddison assist

      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Johnny Evans has been constantly limping through games since 2008

      • Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Itchy G

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 18 days ago

          Great Maddison cross.

          KDH brilliant AA.

      • BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Go on, Kelechi!

      • EL tridente
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Maddison!!

      • Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Where were you last week Nacho?

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Maddison ticking along nicely

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        Great goal

        Lovely header...

      • DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

        That cross from Maddison was outstanding.

      • Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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

      • Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 18 days ago

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