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There are eight Premier League matches taking place on a busy Saturday for Fantasy managers.

The first of them is Manchester United v Everton, which kicks off at 12.30pm BST.

There are no seismic shocks with the team news, with Luke Shaw‘s injury-enforced absence pre-advertised.

Tyrell Malacia takes the left-back’s place in one of three changes that Erik ten Hag has made from the midweek win over Brentford.

The other two alterations are also at the back, with Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka in for the benched Raphael Varane and Diogo Dalot.

Sean Dyche tends to not make too many changes when performances and results are going reasonably well, and indeed his only tweak today is an enforced one.

Abdoulaye Doucoure begins a three-match ban, with his place in the Everton side taken by Ellis Simms.

GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Martinez, Malacia, McTominay, Fernandes, Antony, Sabitzer, Sancho, Rashford.

Substitutes: Lindelof, Martial, Eriksen, Fred, Varane, Dalot, Weghorst, Pellistri, Butland.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Tarkowski, Godfrey, Gueye, Gray, Iwobi, Onana, McNeil, Simms.

Substitutes: Patterson, Holgate, Mina, Begovic, Mykolenko, Maupay, Davies, Coady, Garner.

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  1. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Scots Gooner is doomed.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Boom

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh no

  2. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who wins this week?

    a. Trent, Estupinan, Salah, Isak, Watkins
    vs
    b. Chilwell, Botman, Odegaard, Toney, Kane

    ???

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

    2. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

    4. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, team A is me. And even I think team B wins this week. 🙁

    5. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

    6. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      C. Dem Dukes

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I'll get dem Dukes.

    7. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A)

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    My only differentials are Ake & Grealish?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Is that a question or a statement?

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I'm Ron Burgundy?

    2. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I’d prefer that to my differential Dunk!

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

    With Saka (c) an adrenaline rush is assured for tomorrow and even if Arsenal don't win at the end, they can still score plenty of goals. But hopefully the time has come to break the Anfield spell after a decade.

    If you wouldn't believe in your team after such a successful season, what's even the point?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Goodluck personally I feel like this week is not the week

    2. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Slight bias regarding captaincy, perhaps?

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I'm believing in your team too. I'm playing White, Saka and Martinelli.

    4. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Big game player but with Saka I’m never too confident he’ll return on that specific day. That being said form would suggest Arsenal can come up with a result there but history tells a different story.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I often get the Saka captain wrong.

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Got a feeling we can get a positive result and Saka will be key to that. I've got Saka and Martinelli so hoping Liverpool are still a mess defensively and we take full advantage.

    6. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Huge game. A loss could leave the game at the Etihad as a title decider.

    7. noissimbus
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The problem with Arsenal, as with Brighton, is you never know which mid will haul this GW. So it's not a matter of believing in the team, but goal spread risk. City, Spurs, Man United don't have this kind of of risk.

    8. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I've done it too although I don't have the personal stake that you do!

    9. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Best of luck. I have Saka still so will be happy with any returns.

    10. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Good luck my friend. I admire your giant balls.

    11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Gone for Saka(c) too! Let’s hope we’re both smiling after an Arsenal win and Saka haul!

  5. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    It's nice to finally have a week where I can celebrate every point from a rank perspective, still a problem against my ML rivals but at least no one
    in my team has over 100% EO

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Means you don’t own Rashford and Haaland?

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Winter is coming

      2. Jon Snow
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I do but rashford is my captain and my rank is that bad that haaland is only 70% for me

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Celebration isn’t the first thing that comes to mind with that statement. Good luck!!

      1. Jon Snow
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Apparently haaland 141% and rashford 121% in the top 10k. Shows how badly my season is going!

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Erik ten Hag on Bruno playing in a deeper role: "He played there against Newcastle and Fulham. We are missing Casemiro, we are missing Eriksen so we have to sort out things to have a great balance in the middle and I think Bruno is doing a good job there." [BT] #mufc

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He's doing a good job for non-owners also.

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Don't be jinxing it

  7. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who is your first sub this week?

    I have Mitoma and not too happy about it but someone has to sit out.

    1. Tic Tacs
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Mitoma is my first sub too, was between him and March.

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ended up on Mitoma too, also not happy about it.

      Maddison better haul.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Maddison

    4. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Maddison

    5. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Toney

    6. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Odegaard

    7. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Andreas as always

    8. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      March

    9. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Mac Allister
      Challenge of a BB
      Need to start shifting players to fodder with FTs

    10. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      March

  8. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    When is Luiz Diaz back?

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      soon

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      too soon this week but likely to be involved next week.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Will get some mins against Leeds iirc from Klopp presser

  9. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    My move in 31 prior to Free Hit 32 is looking pretty boring, Chilwell down to either Akanji or Ake...

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Mine ismaddison to mahrez/gundo or grealish

      1. Tic Tacs
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Slightly more interesting! Mahrez for the upside?

        1. Sun God Nika
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Tempted will decide after the game today !

          I guess the same applies for you ?

          1. Tic Tacs
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah pretty much the same, although as Bemba says it's really a lottery. One I'm willing to take with their upcoming good fixtures including doubles.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Surely more rotation for city now with cl?

  10. CVP
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Guardiola on Ake:
    "Look at Nathan this season. Last season he didn't play one minute and now he is undroppable. It happens."
    But then he fallows with:
    "Nobody has a guarantee with me..."
    So Ake? Or maybe Stones?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He said mahrez was unstoppable earlier this season too

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Undroppable*

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Also said Walker can't play in his system
      Inb4 Walker starts, Ake benched, Haaland benched, Grealish benched

  11. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Curious odds, West Ham 7/5, Fulham are 19/10 at home. Are they still priced based on last year's league table?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Odds certainly not based on how awful West ham defended midweek

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sofascore quoting betfair at 3 to 1 Fulham and 2.4 to 1 on West Ham too.

      Often the price is lower if you click through.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A tipster I follow occasionally says that markets tend to favour some teams after a heavy loss as they expect them to return to primarily focusing on tightening up defensively. Add in West Ham's need for points and Fulham missing Mitrovic and a bit away from their form from earlier in the season and I think that's probably where it's come from

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Sabitzer close

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno robbed

  13. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Sabitzer > Bruno rn

  14. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wish I started Mac10 over Bruno. No chance Bruno gets a return in this game...

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Reverse jinx is obvious. Nice try

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I don't know what you mean...

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno playing deeper than Sabi

  16. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Best mid to get next for upto 7.2m who can rise twice?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Unlikely you get double price rises at this point in the season IMO

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I wouldn't really expect anyone to rise twice (for next GW...?)

      If ARS mids go mental vs. Liverpool, West Ham up next will tempt but price changes haven't been that crazy lately.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Grealish?

    4. Boberella
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Grealish if he hauls against Southampton as a load of Fh32ers may get him in.

  17. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Would you play Carlos Vinicius or Danny Ings if they both start in (in another game format)?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ings always

  18. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    TCed Simms. Nervous.

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Obvious move - probably 200%+ EO

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      So there is Life on Mars...

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford one on one

    Shot saved

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford two good chances

  21. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    That’s a big minus in baps for Rashford.

  22. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford sitter saved

  23. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford straight at Pickford then a header colliding.

  24. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    At least Bruno is getting some nice crosses in

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He's been playing well recently.

  25. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Behind the sofa for this game, United started hot. Moved armband to Watkins just before the deadline.

  26. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    For GW 34 I have just Haaland Rashford Shaw Mitoma & March
    Have DGW So 5 players & No players from Liverpool
    So the best plan is
    A- FH 34
    B- Get Players with hits Till GW 34 ?
    BTW for GW 32 I have 8 players to play maybe Sell Shaw & Chilwell to get 10 players to play & use FH 34

  27. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford big chances missed, way behind on bps now probably

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      bps
      Gueye (EVE) (5)
      Iwobi (EVE) (5)
      Onana (EVE) (5)
      Fernandes (MUN) (4)
      Sancho (MUN) (4)
      Antony (MUN) (3)
      Coleman (EVE) (3)
      De Gea (MUN) (3)

  28. jammie26
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno playing centre back

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford chance again. Tackled last minute by iwobi

  30. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I should have benched Bruno for Mac Allister, sigh.

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno's almost had a couple of assists already. Chill bro