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The penultimate Premier League match of the day sees Manchester United play host to Chelsea.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 5.30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

It’s two changes apiece in the north-west.

Manchester United’s alterations see Harry Maguire and Casemiro come in from the side that lost 3-0 to Manchester City last weekend.

Leny Yoro and Manuel Ugarte make way.

Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount are on the bench after recovering from injury.

Chelsea make two changes from the side that lost 3-1 at Bayern Munich in midweek.

Wesley Fofana and Estevao start, with Tosin Adarabioyo and Malo Gusto dropping out.

LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: Bayindir, Mazraoui, de Ligt, Maguire, Dorgu, Casemiro, Fernandes, Shaw, Mbeumo, Diallo, Sesko. 

Subs: Lammens, Mount, Cunha, Zirkzee, Yoro, Ugarte, Heaven, Fredricson, Mainoo.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Fofana, Cucurella, Fernandez, Caicedo, Estevao, Palmer, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro. 

Subs: Adarabioyo, Bynoe-Gittens, Jorgensen, Santos, Hato, Gusto, George, Guiu, Garnacho.

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  1. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    United’s mentality is so awful. Almost 3 on 1 and still no intent to attack and get one more.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      They are trying but they are just shite.

    2. FPL_Devil
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Why would they waste a chance up 1 goal with 2 minutes to go? Much better to hold on to the ball.

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    let down of a match . red cards ruined it oh well

  3. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    United Chelsea FT

  4. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Cucurella really has to go. Hard to find the spare transfer to do it though

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    JP blanked!

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      This

    2. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 16 hours ago

      Lovely!!

  6. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Dubravka 4 and Sanchez -3 is the best thing happened today in FPL

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      I benched Sanchez for Dubravka lol

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Yeah benched Sanchez for Dubravka as well. 7 point swing.

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 18 hours ago

        Are you sure it's 7 champ?

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          10 months, 17 hours ago

          4-(-3)=7

        2. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          10 months, 16 hours ago

          Awww. You sounded so confident with your snark

    3. DARE
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Yeah, but that's pretty strange, isn't it? You get a -1 for conceding two goals when you'e not even on the pitch anymore? Isn't it enough with the -3 for the red card?

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 16 hours ago

        Nope. It's his fault that they had one man less and conceded so many. -3 isn't enough had they conceded 8 goals. Old rule.

        1. DARE
          • 13 Years
          10 months, 1 hour ago

          Yes, old rule. Still dumb rule.

          I don't think you should get minus points while not even being involved in what's happening on the pitch anymore.
          A defender loses his clean sheet when substituted in the 59th minute, while he has still contributed very much to the clean sheet.

  7. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Projected Bonus Pts
    3 - B.Fernandes
    2 - Maguire
    1 - Mazraoui

  8. NoOneCares
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Man U are back, they might just even make mid table.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Living up to your name...

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 18 hours ago

        Spent all day today sniping at people despite not caring

  9. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Score check

    17(-4) with Haaland, Gyokeres, Semenyo, Reijnders, Cash and Raya to play

    Terrible start to the gw

    1. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      I’ve seen a lot worse…

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      29 with Raya, Senesi, Anderson, Semenyo, Gyokores

    3. Manani
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      27 with Konsa, Semy, Watkins

  10. Manani
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    best mid for 6.3m and under?

    1. bialk
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Caicedo. 38 games x 4p =152 pts

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 17 hours ago

        This is just maths. Well that’s the floor he will get closer to 170 or 180

  11. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Effin Tosins a loser, just cant get those defcons over the line, can't close the deal...

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    what a horrible day of fpl

  13. FPL_Devil
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Bruno captain pays off, but what could've been.

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Well played.

  14. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Last gw without Joao Pedro is past me now

    Can’t wait to ditch Wood for him this GW

  15. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    I have to lose Salah to get Haaland so is Bruno the best replacement for Salah?

  16. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Which scores more:

    Option A:
    6: Gakpo(cry)
    7: Foden(bre) Mitoma(wol)

    Option B:
    6: Doku(BUR)
    7: Doku(bre), Mbeumo(SUN)

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      b

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      A

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 18 hours ago

        Doku isn’t nailed

    3. NoOneCares
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Both options are terrible tbh.

  17. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Wood âž¡ Pedro for the FT is a no brainer right? Gives me -

    Raya
    Cucurella - Cash - Dorgu
    Salah - Semenyo - Reijnders - KDH
    Haaland - Gyokeres - Pedro

    Dubravka - King - Gudmundsson - Reinildo

    Leaves me 0.2 m in the bank for Cucurella ➡ Gabriel next GW. Sounds good? 🙂

    1. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      No reason to do it today, as neither is close to a price change, but it's a sensible plan assuming nothing comes up the next few days.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 18 hours ago

        Of course I will wait till the pressers on the Friday at the very least. Doubt either will be close to a price change by then.

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      I have Wood and no Pedro too. But Wood has Sunderland next. Sure he has competition for his spot and is a minutes risk, but I see that as more motivation to perform. Wood could haul next week. But ditching him is tempting.

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 18 hours ago

        I have seen enough of Wood.

        Also, it’s so stressful to go against that Pedro EO every weekend.

        Pedro up against his former club as well and Brighton leak goals.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          10 months, 17 hours ago

          Fair. Won't be surprised if Wood doesn't start next week. But I think I will save this week, and then for GW7 ditch Wood and Gakpo for Gyokeres and someone else.

  18. Effe
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    So will Sanchez now be banned for 1 League Cup match only and be back for the next Premier League game?

    1. NoOneCares
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Yes

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Yeah

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Straight red = 3 match ban, no?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 18 hours ago

        No, not violence conduct

      2. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 18 hours ago

        DOGSO

  19. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Watkins Rogers Gakpo> Haaland Reijnders KDH(-4)??
    OR
    Watkins Gakpo Aina> Haaland KDH Diouf(-4)??

  20. Manani
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    who to sell first:

    A. Gakpo
    B. Cucu

  21. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Sels
    Porro Murillo Anderson
    Salah Semenyo Reijnders KDH Stach
    Haaland Pedro

    (Dub Mateta Rodon Dorgu)

    Can get this team for -4.
    Does this team need WC for GW6?

    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      looks good to me

  22. Vasshin
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Who to start:
    1. sels (v Sun H) or Dubravka (city A)
    2. milenkovic (sun H) or Munoz (Pool H)

    Thanks

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Sels Munoz

  23. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Don't you get baps for DC's ?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 18 hours ago

      Yes you gain bps for defcon actions

  24. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    Ekiteke and Neco falling tonight it seems...

  25. Ronnies
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    3 free transfers and looking at this,
    It means I can keep Salah but losing Gyokeres doesn't seem right.

    Thoughts?

    Gyokeres > Haaland
    Writz > KDH
    Munoz > bench fodder

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 17 hours ago

      Salah + Haaland is not ideal imo.

  26. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    10 months, 18 hours ago

    My 1st transfer of the season: Salah -> King.

    Didn't see that coming...

    1. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      10 months, 17 hours ago

      So it's not just me who hasn't made a transfer yet? Nice.

  27. rokonto
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 17 hours ago

    Who tops the Captain Poll next week?

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 17 hours ago

      Haaland for sure

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 17 hours ago

      Haaland I might even triple captain him

      1. iFash@FPL
        • 2 Years
        10 months, 16 hours ago

        This.

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 16 hours ago

      Haaland & TC option

  28. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 17 hours ago

    Best option on wildcard?

    A) Isak, Paqueta, Dorgu/4.5 def
    B) Pedro, Fernandes, Dorgu/4.5 Defender
    C) Pedro, Palmer (if fit) and Dorgu/4,5 def
    D) Pedro, Mbeumo, Tarkowski

    Leaning towards C if Palmer is fit.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 17 hours ago

      B with Richards

  29. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 17 hours ago

    Plenty of opportunity for defcon pts for Anderson if Brentford are going to be launching the ball into the box from every throw in.

  30. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 17 hours ago

    Andy King, please get me more than 1 point.