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Thursday night sees Gameweek 37 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) come to a conclusion, as Manchester United host Chelsea at Old Trafford. A point for Erik ten Hag’s side will secure UEFA Champions League qualification for next season.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

Whilst the match is on, Andy North and arch-rival Greyhead will be chatting about their teams and the week’s biggest talking points over on our YouTube channel in another exclusive video for Premium Members of Fantasy Football Scout.

The live chat will be open as usual and the stream is watchable via the embedded video below from 20:00 BST.

As for the team news, Man Utd are unchanged from the side that started their 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. That means Marcus Rashford returns as a substitute, having missed the past two games through injury and illness.

Meanwhile, Frank Lampard makes three changes from Sunday’s defeat at Manchester City, as Carney Chukwuemeka, Noni Madueke and Mykhailo Mudryk come in for Thiago Silva, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Raheem Sterling, who isn’t even on the bench.

Joao Felix, however, has recovered from the minor injury that forced him to drop out of the matchday squad last weekend and starts as a sub.

GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Fernandes, Sancho, Martial

Subs: Butland, Maguire, Rashford, Malacia, Fred, Dalot, Weghorst, McTominay, Garnacho

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, W Fofana, Chalobah, Hall, Enzo, Chukwuemeka, Gallagher, Madueke, Mudryk, Havertz

Subs: Mendy, Thiago Silva, Pulisic, Felix, Loftus-Cheek, Ziyech, Koulibaly, D Fofana, Gilchrist

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  1. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    There goes kepas cleanie hopes
    Lasted 6 mins

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Least he started both games I guess lol

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Biggest point dodger in the game!!

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Ederson likes to dodge em

  3. JELLYFISH
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Man U goal with no Bruno involvement. I’ll take a few more of these if it keeps Rash on the bench

    1. Kodap
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      This!!! Please

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Don't think score matters for Rashford, needs minutes.

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Nothing will keep Rashford on the bench

  4. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Great pace to this game. United pressing is fire.

  5. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Sterling would have tapped those sitters in...

  6. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Antony cuts in on his left, shoots and misses. Copy this for use again later

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

      Copy & paste, clipboard

    2. It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      don't know who is a bigger troll, Antony or Bruno. Lot's of sizzle but no pay-off.

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    This Chelsea side is comedy all over 😆

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Hard to believe earlier in the season that some of us owned both James and Chilwell

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        Had them both in my WC28, plus Kepa. All were shipped in the following weeks.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Played through the press a few times with some clever one-touch football. Doing alright imo.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        Press is a stretch when it's led by Martial, Antony & Sancho.

  8. TKC07
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    If a player (on bench) gets 0 mins..but gets YC..

    Will the player gets auto subbed in FPL?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      good question

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Interesting technical question but surely unless he gets game time the rest is irrelevant.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Would assume they only sub in if they actually play. So gets a -1 score but stays on your bench.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        Blimey. Has it ever happened?

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 21 days ago

          Need Rashford not to come on but somehow get booked to find out 😀

    4. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Great question. Logically I'd say no cos he didn't play any minutes.

  9. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Antony must have a horrible shooting percentage

  10. sulldaddy
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    So
    Casemiro and
    Ortega were the key to the week.

    So obvious in hindsight

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Obvious team of the week
      Ortega
      Colwill Mina Felipe
      Bowen Cas Foden Wissa
      Mbeumo Mitro Ferguson

  11. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    this is an interesting game so far, both teams look threatening.

  12. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Need Rashford to come off the bench… chances??

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      50/50

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      80/20 Martial rarely lasts 60 mins and he's a donkey

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      100%

  13. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Luke Shaw is probably my player of the season for United. Been so consistent in both positions. Always fit and available.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      The only success for me this season in that I bought him early,

    2. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      That Liverpoo game though

  14. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Even if they had different dgw fixtures, there's not a single Chelsea player you'd want in your team

    1. boombaba
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Drogba

      1. fantasist
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        During his time, 100%

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      I accidentally have one (Madueke) but even in a DGW he's on my bench.

      1. fantasist
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        Lol how did you accidentally transfer him in?

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 21 days ago

          He was the spare part in a 2FT to bring in Salah (I had too much in the bank) 🙂

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Eriksen ticking along nicely with points in the DGW

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

    Anthony & Martial Laurel & Hardy

  17. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    What a donkey

  18. NJ MetroStars
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    question, and maybe its my ignorant american perspective, but how are players not embarrassed when they fake flop around like they got shot after barely getting touched, and 2 seconds later they're fine and running around?

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      They all do it. Have you not watched your fellow countryman Aaronson play?

      1. NJ MetroStars
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        I know, its got nothing to do with being an american, its the culture of the sport, i get that. but still, how are these guys not embarassed by it?

    2. Jon Snow
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Players are incentivised to go down and embellish since there more chance of a foul being called.
      Also when you're taken out it can be like banging your knee of stubbing your toe. Painful for a few secs but goes quickly

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        It's termed "gamesmanship". If it was called what it is - 'cheating' maybe there'd be less of it.

    3. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      I listened to an interesting bit about Neymar a few years ago, he (and players like him) consider a big part of his job to get the ball, move up the park then, at all costs (including feigning, throwing himself to the ground, etc.) get a freekick.

      He doesn't give even half a sh*t, let alone see it as embarrassing, that he gets criticised for it. That's part of his job, as he sees it.

      Which I thought was fair enough, despite what I think about him otherwise.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        I think it's Jonathan Wilson in 'Inverting the Pyramid' who explains how it's part of the culture in South America and emerged from a political dimension - 'sticking it to the man'.

  19. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Jesus Martial...

  20. jack88
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Its been 6-7 years. Many good players left utd. I still dont understand wtf is martial still doing here

    1. jack88
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      They sold pogba di maria but kept martial.

    2. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Huge salary, noone wants to pay up...

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Can only be because nobody wants him, and rightly so

  21. SpaceCoyote97
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    What's Man Utd's best starting XI for City in the final?

    I'm thinking

    De Gea
    Shaw, Martinez, Varana, Dalot
    Eriksen Casemiro, Fred, Bruno
    Sancho, Rashford

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Wtf is this formation

      1. SpaceCoyote97
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        4-4-2

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Martinez? Isn't he injured?

      1. SpaceCoyote97
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        Lindelof could replace if need be.

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      You forgot Ronaldo.

  22. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Martial is so krep

  23. Jon Snow
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Will be a miracle if Martial makes it to 60 mins

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Depends how fit Rashford is...

  24. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Just a reminder Anthony Martial has a Balon D Or clause in his contract..always makes me chuckle

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

      He should have a five game in a row clause !

    2. Robson-Canoe
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      His first touch has been Lukakuesque in this game

  25. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Why is Gallagher playing like he has skates on?

  26. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Watching Chelsea defend here I am definitely starting C Wilson!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Just have to hope Wilson starts... 🙂

      1. Hooky
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        5 minute cameo at the end would be enough for double digits

  27. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    TC Bruno has been utterly disappointing. Useless fellow!

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Was a reasonable choice this week, and still might turn out well.

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

    Give him an Oscar

  29. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Antony could lose the leg.

    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

      If the physio came on with a saw he'd soon get up

  30. Robson-Canoe
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

    Antony is like Neymar, but without the footballing talent