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The biggest Double Gameweek of 2022/23 comes to a conclusion this evening with two more Premier League matches, both of which get underway at 20:00 BST.

There’s European qualification and top-flight survival at stake as Manchester United host Brentford and West Ham United take on Newcastle United.

There’s significant Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest in tonight’s fixtures, too, of course:

There aren’t too many shocks when it comes to the all-important team news, particularly at Old Trafford.

It’s one change apiece: Erik ten Hag brings in Jadon Sancho for Wout Weghorst, while Thomas Frank recalls Mads Roerslev at the expense of Aaron Hickey.

Probably the headline line-up call of the night comes from the London Stadium, where Eddie Howe has brought in Sunday’s goalscoring match-sealer Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak up top.

Joe Willock, who was a doubt for this match due to hamstring discomfort, also drops to the bench, with Joelinton taking his place in midfield.

Hosts West Ham have also changed their central striker as Michail Antonio comes in for Danny Ings.

That’s the Hammers’ only alteration from their 1-0 win over Southampton.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, McTominay, Sabitzer, Antony, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford.

Subs: Lindelof, Maguire, Martial, Malacia, Fred, Weghorst, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Butland.

Brentford XI: Raya, Roerslev, Jansson, Pinnock, Mee, Henry, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Jensen, Mbeumo, Toney.

Subs: Hickey, Schade, Dasilva, Wissa, Jorgensen, Ghoddos, Strakosha, Baptiste, Stevens.


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Kehrer, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson, Soucek, Rice, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio, Benrahma.

Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Murphy, Wilson, Saint-Maximin.

Subs: Dubravka, Lascelles, Gordon, Ritchie, Targett, Isak, Manquillo, Willock, Anderson.



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  1. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Zouma goal probably shattered my 150 point dreams

    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      His second victim...

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Still on 140 points here, still might make it! (Fingers crossed)

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Zouma was my Winter replacement. But i decided to not take that hit and i had to decide Winter or Pinnock.

  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Need Frank's to shove a rocket up Brentford at half time. Been quite poor and need Toney to wipeout United CS

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Don't people only have Shaw? I guess DDG too

  3. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    I genuinely can’t believe how well BB has gone. It always seems to treat me well that chip, but this year it has pulled out all the stops…

    Raya 7 Kane 7 Schar 10 Zouma 12

    And still hope for more!

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Anyone capped Rashford?

    1. stooshermadness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Yes. Lots in my main ML.

  5. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Getting to a point where my only non returner is captain ratface

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Who's captain ratface? And does he have a sidekick?

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Sadly his sidekick Rashin has scored

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 9 days ago

          Must be hungry.

  6. jimmy12
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    My transfers this week were:

    Martinelli > Salah
    Haaland > Havertz

    RIP 😀

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Salah scored tbf

      1. jimmy12
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Still wasn't worth a -4

  7. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Question is Rashford or Watkins for Captaincy this weekend?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Or Mitoma.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Should be Haaland

    3. I Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Haaland for me most likely.

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Saka

    5. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Saka

    6. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Did have it on Watkins, may change my mind

    7. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Watkins

  8. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Just cracked a 100 after missing the deadline. I’ll take that. Even forgot to organise bench.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Howe not feline it.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Doh!

  9. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Double Newcastle clean sheet wipe out. Even worse that it's the animal abuser who scored. Eff off!

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Howe not feline it.

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      I hate cats actually.

  10. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Too scared to check my score as I forgot to save my BB

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Same

  11. Scalper
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Does anyone know why Shaw was subbed? Injury or tactical?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Injured

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Sounds like hammy from posts here, no indication from BBC livetext

    3. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Hammy

    4. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Hamstring apparently

    5. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Howe not feline it.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Haha. Whoops

    6. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Seemed to be moving fine so was surprised initially, but commentary said hamstring (subsequently)

  12. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    If second half goes to plan, I might just clock 125-130 without BB and having saved my FT. Just need Rashford to stay quiet now.

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Impressive. Scrapping over 100 with BB in play! Another Rashford goal would do nicely though.

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah. I was mulling all week on whom to bring in and I almost brought in Shaw. Somehow dodged the bullet.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      I saved my FT too; but not deliberately.

  13. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    1pt for Shaw is rubbish. Anyone have him and TAA this week!? haha.

    Isak my other doubler blanking at the minute…need him to come on. Huge mistake going with him over Toney or Watkins when I knew Wilson offered competition. Oh well

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Blinded by everyone talking him up i guess.. I think if he started this game, would have easily hauled but Wilson will always be his competition, at least this season.

    2. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Did James for Shaw -4. First time I’ve set my team whilst drinking for a while but not the greatest of FPL decisions. Also did Toney for ings….

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Moreno - Shaw 🙁

  14. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Lampard back at Chelsea for 10 matches is just bizzare

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      He was decent in that first season with them. He also seems to love the likes of Mount so expect him to start getting more minutes.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      It is.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Bruno had never picked a teamsheet before Liverpool. It'sess mad than that I guess. Rather someone come in who cares about the club, even if temporary.

      Maybe a subtle way into sweet-talking Mount to stay 😆

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Anyone can pick a team, it's what to say and how and when that's the hard bit.

    4. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      #progress

  15. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    So play Estupinan or Schar if Shaw is out?

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Schar

    2. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Schar

  16. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    151 (-8) currently

    7 green arrows in a row from 108k --> 7k

    Lets gooooooooo

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Impressive.

    2. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Nice!!!!

    3. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Very nice !

    4. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Nice one!

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Hoping to break into top 500k tonight, been a long road back from 3m in gw 19!

    5. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Serious run of greens well done.

  17. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    So the shaw an Bruno moves gone well
    Bruno got second half to improve it

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Bruno starting as a double pivot CDM was always a out off for me. At least he is getting into better position this game. Also some 'experts' were saying Bruno always does well in a DGW, which imo is ridiculous point.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Got to basically hope for a penalty

  18. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    What's the date today?

    It's the 5th right?

    Because BBC have a April Fool's day joke about Lampard being appointed Chelsea manager

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      I couldn't belive it either!
      Hiring back someone that they fired & was then fired by everton

  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Wilson haul

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Wilson G
    Murphy A

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Wilson 2

  22. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    We're so good... Definitely not getting relegated...

  23. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    This is getting ridiculous

  24. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Diabolical from West Ham hahahahaaaa

  25. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    De Gea needs to go

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Toilet?

  26. Esalman
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Isak major fail

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Was always a risk with Wilson

    2. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Maddison (c) a bigger one here when Rash was the obvious choice.

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      He could still come on?

  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Aguernooooooooo!

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Wilson's got one of the best goals per minutes ratio in the league right?

  29. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    How r Isak owners feeling

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Sick

  30. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Yeah I'm doing TAA+Isak to Moreno(or Mings)+Haaland for -4