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27 December 2022 707 comments
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Today’s second of two Premier League matches takes place at Old Trafford, where Manchester United host Nottingham Forest in the 20:00 GMT kick-off.

Four points behind Tottenham Hotspur but with two games in hand, the Red Devils will expect a home win against 19th-placed Forest.

Anthony Martial‘s (£6.7m) minutes have been managed during recent matches and he gets the nod here, leading the line with Marcus Rashford (£6.7m) and Antony (£7.5m) on either side of him.

Popular Fantasy Premier League (FPL) picks Bruno Fernandes (£9.8m) and Luke Shaw (£4.8m) also start, although it’s uncertain how their defence will line up. Diogo Dalot (£4.8m) has a hamstring injury.

Raphael Varane (£4.8m) makes the line-up just nine days after the World Cup final but, with Lisandro Martinez (£4.5m) still celebrating and Harry Maguire (£4.7m) only on the bench, there are two other full-backs as well as Shaw – Tyrell Malacia (£4.2m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.3m).

Perhaps the latter will be at centre-back, although Casemiro (£4.9m) stepped back during last week’s Carabao Cup match.

Opponents Forest can’t play goalkeeper Dean Henderson (£4.7m) against his parent club so in steps Wayne Hennessey (£3.9m). New signing Gustavo Scarpa is also ineligible, whilst Morgan Gibbs-White (£5.5m) has a knock.

Much-owned cheap defender Neco Williams (£4.0m) is named as a substitute, as Jesse Lingard (£5.4m) makes an emotional return to the boyhood club he spent 21 years at.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Malacia, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Shaw; Eriksen, Casemiro, Fernandes; Antony, Martial, Rashford

Subs: Heaton, Bennett, Maguire, B Williams, Fred, van de Beek, Iqbal, Elanga, Garnacho

Nottingham Forst XI: Hennessey; Aurier, Boly, Worrall, Lodi; Mangala, Freuler, Yates; Johnson, Awoniyi, Lingard

Subs: Smith, Cook, N Williams, Colback, O’Brien, Toffolo, Surridge, Dennis, McKenna



FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

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  1. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who to lose for Mitrovic in DGW19:
    A - Odegaard
    B - Rashford

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

      Would go back to the drawing board. Odegaard with an upcoming double & an in-form Rashford vs. BOU not a great time to sell.

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It doesn't seem worth losing form players for 2 Fulham matches, even if it's Mitrovic

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

          Mitrovic is great & I'm sure there's another path. Just monitor how he fares for yellow cards.

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Huh?

    3. mdm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A

  2. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why did I get Fernandes =[

    1. jack88
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The way he is playing last 2 season, he should be 7-8 mil

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

      Eyeing on pen? Still could happen ...

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

      Plentyyyyyy of time yet and I don’t own him

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Because he might score as there’s more than an hour left

    5. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      For pens I reckon?

    6. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Think I wrote this about Bruno 1 week back or so.

      His position under ETH is not the same as it was under OGS. Under OGS he was more of a second skriker. Now he is a playmaker that roams around the pitch, doesn't necessarily attack the box as he used to.

    7. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      More I knew a United attacker was a good choice but tried to be clever.

      Looks like costing me 20+ points this week as Salah and Martial (over Darwin and Fernandes) was my initial position.

    8. Begbie.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cause he was exceptional in the World Cup, is nailed every week and is their best player.

  3. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So basically all the popular strikers score this week bar Darwin and Wilson and of course I own them both

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

      That's unfortunate mate. Very nearly had the same (with Zaha instead of Almiron, glad I didn't go there). Hope you have a better week next time.

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This is all set up for everyone to blank next week and everyone ending up on 20-30pts

  4. Plumbers Pan
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Any projected price risers or fallers anyone

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Reece drop looks obvious

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

        He's on +3.7 (but 3 red arrows). May well not drop this GW.

      2. gart888
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He's not close to dropping. People should hold and wait for scan results.

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Well, I guess people finish their dinner before making transfers.

      3. Plumbers Pan
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Have Reece n no mitb
        Thinking Reece out n include Nunez to …/ .. but -4

        Or only James out

    2. Dry Lunch
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      FPL statistics Google it son

      1. Plumbers Pan
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Gotchya

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

    Malacia yc. Bring on Maguire and put Shaw LB please there is so much space behind Aurier

  6. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Keep darwin against leeky lei? Or go for Mitro

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

      Logically probably Mitro but Darwin does look dangerous every time he plays. With the amount of chances he should be banging in braces and hat tricks regularly.

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I’m keeping so you should probably sell.

    3. gart888
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm keeping Darwin. 1.44 xG yesterday. Leads the league in xGI per 90. The returns will come. To me, he's essential until there's more competition for his minutes again.

      1. jack88
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The way he missed even 100 Xg wont work

    4. mdm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I would go for Mitro

  7. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Operation target Forest is active

  8. tricpic
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    James owners
    Keep or get rid?
    I didn’t see the game.

    1. jack88
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What happened to reece?

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

        Went off with a bit of an injury problem.

    2. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Think he's a sell

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sell. I can't afford the uncertainty

    4. mdm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Get rid

    5. gart888
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wait for scans! It could be nothing and he's back for the DGW.

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

      If no decent 4th and 5th defenders then I'd sell

    7. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He pulled his shirt over his head in the tunnel -- it didn't look good for him.

  9. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Literally 3 players I went against the template were Kepa Salah and Martial, all scored…
    Went Ramsdale KDB Mitrovic instead

    1. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Returned*

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Thought Kepa was pretty template

      1. gart888
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That's what he's saying.

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Ah!

    3. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      KDB + Mitro could outscore all 3

      1. Shark Team
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Let’s hope so, at least with Mitro I’m ahead of a transfer but owning James means I have to sell him for a def who’s not Arsenal cause I have Ramsdale..

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

      Best thing is they’re not really template (apart from on here!)

  10. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mount and Kepa get two bps each right? If so, result!!

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

      Yes

  11. squ1rrel
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with James?

    1. gart888
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wait for news.

    2. mdm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sell before drop

    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Sell. He's too injury prone to own.

  12. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitro to martial cause of mitro doubt
    Still need more from him to make up for it !

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ditto

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Another martial return will ease the pain mate

  13. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    doing so well and then Rashford has to come a ruin my progress

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

      Wouldn't worry too much. If you look at Rashford's game logs, the amount of blanks he puts in over the piece is pretty high. Short term the fixtures were amazing so it was always a risk he'd do well but long term is another story.

  14. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Reece James replacement?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm looking at cucurella and perisic

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

      Depends on the budget and who you already have.

    3. jack88
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      May be he is ok. He just came from injury and they were winning. So may be he was subbed earlier

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

        No he was re-injured. But surely with all those FTs we all have a backup option we can play...

      2. Miniboss
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He got injured.

  15. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Shaw at cb is looking good. At least better than maguire. Keeping it simple

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Bruno get involved!

  17. DavvaMC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry slightly off topic but how do I get my team id when using the app?

    1. MGD
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can’t. Have to use browser (you can with phone, go to points)

      1. DavvaMC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, I should have thought of that!

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Yates G

  20. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    -8 or WC?

    James, Summerville & Wilson > White, Rashford & Mitro

  21. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    There u go. Standing Statues at defence. Shaw cs gone

  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lovin the busted CS

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Unlucky

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Unbusted

  23. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Could be offside this

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

    VAR to rescue Utd?

  25. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Offside no?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Def looks like it clips the guy on way in

  26. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Handball surely

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Or offside

    2. Miniboss
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not handball

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      One of the two it should be

  27. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Goal ruled out. Offside.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      100% correct call

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

        Should've been at least a yellow for Boly

  28. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Boly looks off

  29. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not a single utd player jumped

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It's their biggest weakness. Horrible at set pieces

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Goals scored from setpieces: 1
        Goals conceded from setpieces: 0

        1. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          No head was used in that goal though. I'm a United fan. I've seen how bad we are at them.

          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Do setpieces only count if someone uses their head?

            1. Zimo
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              U know what I meant mate. Don't be so difficult.

  30. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Offside