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Fulham take on Manchester United in the penultimate match of Gameweek 2.

Kick-off at Craven Cottage is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Marco Silva makes three changes to the Fulham side that drew 1-1 with Brighton and Hove Albion last week.

Timothy Castagne, Ryan Sessegnon and Rodrigo Muniz come in, with Jorge Cuenca, Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez dropping to the bench.

Antonee Robinson is also named among the substitutes after recovering from a knee injury.

Altay Bayindir retains his place in goal for Man Utd, with just one change from last week’s defeat by Arsenal.

Amad Diallo is preferred to Diogo Dalot at right wing-back.

Benjamin Sesko is named on the bench again, along with goalkeeper Andre Onana.

LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne, Berge, Lukic, Sessegnon, King, Iwobi, Muniz

Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Wilson, Adama, Smith Rowe, Jimenez

Manchester United XI: Bayindir, Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw, Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu, Mbeumo, Mount, Cunha

Subs: Onana, Dalot, Fredricson, Heaven, Maguire, Mainoo, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee

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New to Fantasy Football Scout this week is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Cunha and Mbuemo look like shadows of their former selves since coming to this toxic club. No surprise there.

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Yep, there are about 10 better mid picks ahead of either of them.

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      They looked good against Arsenal.
      City looked good in the first game and then completely shite against Spurs.
      Spurs managed to get 2-0 up and not mess it up.
      Brentford looked atrocious in the first game and tough opponents for Villa yesterday.

      Begging of the season, can’t really make sense of it.

      1. ebb2sparky
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        Exactly. Cunha denied by the post and a great save from leno. Bruno missed a pen. As a Fulham fan I'm happy but I realise that game could've ended up very differently

  2. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Mind blown people are considering getting United assets.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      I binned the best one who had - 64k on my score for a + 600k 😉

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Wow - yeah people looking at Man Utd players? what's happening to people!

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Cunha should play the 9 looking at recent performances.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Cuhna looked lively in the first half, but we didn’t spend 70mil on Sesko so he can sit on the bench behind an out-of-position Cuhna

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        Cunha should be playing through the middle, not out wide.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Sesko needs to start and see what happens

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Still Bruno(c) next GW :mrgreen:

    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Same. See you next week when we raging

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      I might TC - some differential score it would be! Or pure poop

    3. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
      • 1 Year
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Some people never learn

  5. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Who to sell first from the blanker trio Bruno, Palmer and Watkins?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Genuinely I can't answer

    2. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Depends on Palmer injury

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Keep Bruno for Burnley at home. Palmer at risk of not playing at all so prob him.

  6. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    No change to Bruno (C) in GW3 then

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      No swap to Grealish (C)

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Best mid up to 5.4m?
    (I have Reijnders & Anderson :lol:)

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Sarr

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        Probably!

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Brooks King Sarr

  8. LS11
    • 1 Year
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Horrible start this season. What to do with this?

    1) Palmer + Bowen to Semenyo + Pedro + £££
    2) WC

    Sanchez (Dubs)
    Murillo Porro DeCuyper (Diouf) (Hartman)
    Salah Palmer Wirtz Reijnders I.Sarr
    Watkins Bowen (Guiu)

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Semenyo has Spurs next

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        Kudus maybe

        1. LS11
          • 1 Year
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Palmer + Bowen + Guiu to Semenyo + Pedro + Richarlson for -4?

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      1- seems a good option but what would I know sitting around 7mill

      1. LS11
        • 1 Year
        7 months, 21 days ago

        Thanks! Horrible start too?

  9. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    1FT 4m ITB

    Wood in for Guiu or Watkins?

    Sanchez
    Porro Konsa Milenkovic
    Salah Kudus ISarr Bruno Reijners
    Watkins Pedro
    Dub Guiu Rodon Diouf

    1. Bagpuss
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      I'd opt for Guiu and give Watkins the Brentford match then transfer out if he still blanks

      1. Bagpuss
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        *Palace

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Use up the money and go for wood. Pity Richie doesn’t ant assured a place he seems on it with spurs at the minute

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Guiu actually got minutes 😳

      Watkins & Villa look shocking!

      Either is an upgrade, I’ve gone big man

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        Nice i'm thinking Guiu to Wood this week then Bruno/Watkins to Haaland/cheap mid during the int break

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Seems perfect idea.

          I did Watkins & Palmer to Haaland & Kudus, Friday night.

          Just need to sort my defence out got 1m

  10. Ballito
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 21 days ago

    Amorim only 4 wins in 28 games against current premier league teams! A win percentage of under 14.5%. 2 of his wins came in 1st month in charge

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Russell Martin says hello

    2. Moon Dog
        7 months, 21 days ago

        He can't blame the quality of the attacking players anymore. Cunha and Mbeumo are Premier League proven. You can't control games with only 2 midfielders surely.

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        I've said it before but United aren't progressing until they get rid of him. The reluctance to play anything but 3421 is killing them.

    3. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Wirtz to Cunha might be one of the dumbest transfers I've made. Going to get punished tomorrow.

      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        I’ve wirtz and salah and don’t hold out much hope tmo night with the atmosphere

        1. Rwilliams90
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          I have Salah (c) so some hope left at least.

          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Same salah cap too. I’m more interested in how wirtz plays against Bruno Guimeries who is a great midfielder. He might not get a lot of space in that midfield

      2. Manani
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        2pts. to 2pts. most likely, not missing out much

    4. FplmorelikeFml
      • 2 Years
      7 months, 21 days ago

      Wow this game is tough. Who would you say are your must have players? Finding it quite hard to establish 1 this season

      1. Moon Dog
          7 months, 21 days ago

          I think we're still all clueless atm 😆

        • jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          J pedro surely

      2. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 21 days ago

        Would you WC or wait until IB? May lose a lot $ tho.

        Otherwise, could field the following XI before using a FT:

        Sanchez
        Porro/Dorgu/Neco
        Salah/Palmer*/Bruno/Rutter*/Reijnders
        Watkins/Pedro

        Dubravka/Gudmundsson/DeCuyper/Kroupi

        1. martynteresa
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Wait on Palmer and Rutter before deciding. Rutters is supposed to be minor.

        2. Mighty Duck
          • 1 Year
          7 months, 21 days ago

          17 pts from 8. I have a strange feeling more I dedicate myself to this game, worse result is gotten.

          1. Rwilliams90
            • 14 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Jeez and I'm devastated with 41 from 9 with Salah (c) to play.

            1. Haalander
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Good job you haven’t my points so lol

          2. el polako
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            22 from 8 and my captain already played.

            Weekend to forget.

            1. Haalander
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Could be goals tmo night don’t give up hope yet. I’ve salah cap and wirtz tmo nigjt.

          3. Thicksolidtight
            • 3 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Damn! I'm on 28 from 9, Salah captainers gonna hurt me tomorrow and Fernandes missed the pen!

        3. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          So 300M in spend, 1 goal, 1 point, zero wins. Looking good!

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Their standards are on the floor

        4. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Wait and see West Ham randomly click next gw and beat Forest 2-0 or something the way things are going!

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            With Callum Wilson getting through the whole game without an injury.

            (I over did it, didn’t I?)

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Yeah, bit too far fetched that

            2. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
              • 1 Year
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Believe that when it happens

          2. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            I’d normally agree but watched a West Ham watch along the other night for the match and there seems to be a lot of discontent generally in the club around Sullivan and the fans are nervously thinking relegation is a possibility

        5. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Looking good FC get their first point of the season. Will come in handy when trying to battle relegation come May.

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Arsenal parked the bus and the referee put Bruno off

            Otherwise they would be top of the league!!!

          2. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            lol don’t forget theyll get a few points for looking good against Arsenal also and other top 4 teams

        6. _Freddo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          What happened to Mbuemo assist?

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Was given as an own goal, Yoro assist

          2. Rwilliams90
            • 14 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Was an OG.

            1. _Freddo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Thanks, I’m on holiday and just saw it flash up on a score app.

        7. Rwilliams90
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Captaincy looks a complete lottery next week. Even considering Kudus or João Pedro.

        8. Here is Cash, give McGinn
          • 6 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Which one to get rid?

          A) Rogers
          B) Bruno

          For who?

          A) Kudus
          B) Grealish

          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Neither keep your nerve

          2. theshazly
            • 2 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Neither
            Roll

        9. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Only Bruno could miss a pen and still end up on 2 points what a ledge lol

        10. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          None of the premium mids firing or injured.. considering some left side picks.. saka and rutter to bj and gordon?

          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            I like Gordon too as a shout

        11. Totalfootball
          • 9 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Which players to rise tonight ?

        12. MIGHTY JOE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          8m rank and 33 points with Salah (C) left.
          Y i k e s.

          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Stop bragging please and stay modest

            1. MIGHTY JOE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              My bad!

          2. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Adversity brings character 😆

        13. cigan
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          What a start to the season. 25 with Gakpo & Wirtz left lol

          1. Mainoo Magic
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            31 with wirtz and salah left!

          2. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            27 woth salah cap and wirtz so the bad start continues

            1. TheBiffas
              • 5 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Same here

              1. Haalander
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                7 months, 21 days ago

                Mind you never been as invested in a game as this game with all that’s going on with Isaac. Makes salah cap all the sweeter going into the game

        14. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          My team is crap and I still don’t even know where to begin to fix it! Who the hell to bring in! Fixtures for Watkins and Mateta are good but how long do I stick

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Same here, I will just chill out bar monitoring Palmer ... big decision to make during IB I reckon

        15. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          The fact that Bruno got defcon pts would actually concern me as an owner as it means he's playing deep. Not what you would want from a 9m asset.

          1. Hairy Potter
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            The fact he missed the penalty concerns me more.

            1. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              And was to blame for ESR goal

          2. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Should have had 12 points today if not random penalty miss. Terrible asset.

            1. gooberman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              A penalty they were lucky to get though. First time a pen has been awarded for that. He was so deep all game. Terrible asset.

        16. Flynny
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Another poor start. Don't want to rush into things and hiping for palmer clarification. 2fts. Thoughts on:

          If palmer expected to play - just georginio to dango?

          And eyes on gordon or maybe grealish, kudus, semenyo is palmer unlikely to play. Thanks

          Sels
          Porro munoz dorgu (murillo gudmundsson)
          Salah palmer wirtz georginio reijnders
          Watkins pedro (guiu)

          1. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            Think spurs are looking solid with a good manager think against weaker opponents they could score heavy. Picking kudus or Johnson is on my thoughts

            1. riot
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              I'm not a spurs fan but the injuries they suffered last season were devastating

            2. Flynny
              • 11 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Kudus a great option if palmer is out.....if we get confirmation...
              Its the early game so maybe some info....

              Nothing in the georginio price range really.....dango is nice.....but need to raise funds for anything better

          2. mookie
            • 12 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            I think Rutter has better fixtures than Dango. That is if he's fit.

            1. Flynny
              • 11 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Maybe. But doubt we will have any certainty on rutter ahead of gw3....he seems a minutes risk either way

        17. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          Just remembered Sarr plays Villa next.
          Remember his record vs. them?

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            No, what is it?

            1. _Ninja_
              • 15 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              Hatty in the league and double in the cup last season i'm sure.

              1. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 months, 21 days ago

                Ta, good to know

          2. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            7 months, 21 days ago

            What’s his record?

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 months, 21 days ago

              https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ismaila-sarr/bilanzdetails/spieler/410225/gegner/405

              Has returned against them every times he's played them apart from 1 EFL fixture (where he played 2 minutes).

              1. Haalander
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                7 months, 21 days ago

                Ok interesting. He’s put some sort of a gloss on my gameweek this week at least and the fact Eze not there I’m sure he’s expected to step up

        18. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          7 months, 21 days ago

          So Bruno saying he missed the penalty becaise the ref bumped into him. Or did I miss hear it wrong? He was backing back as the ref was walking around