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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
    7 months, 1 day 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
      7 months, 1 day ago

      They are trying but they are just shite.

    2. FPL_Devil
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 1 day 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
    7 months, 1 day ago

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

  3. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 1 day ago

    United Chelsea FT

  4. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 1 day ago

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

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 1 day ago

    JP blanked!

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 1 day ago

      This

    2. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      7 months, 1 day ago

      Lovely!!

  6. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 1 day ago

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

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 1 day ago

      I benched Sanchez for Dubravka lol

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 1 day ago

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

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

        Are you sure it's 7 champ?

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 1 day ago

          4-(-3)=7

        2. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 1 day ago

          Awww. You sounded so confident with your snark

    3. DARE
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 1 day 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
        7 months, 1 day 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
          7 months, 18 hours 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
    7 months, 1 day ago

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

  8. NoOneCares
      7 months, 1 day ago

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

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 1 day ago

        Living up to your name...

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 1 day ago

          Spent all day today sniping at people despite not caring

    • pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 1 day ago

      Score check

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

      Terrible start to the gw

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 1 day ago

        I’ve seen a lot worse…

      2. Moon Dog
          7 months, 1 day ago

          29 with Raya, Senesi, Anderson, Semenyo, Gyokores

        • Manani
          • 14 Years
          7 months, 1 day ago

          27 with Konsa, Semy, Watkins

      3. Manani
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 1 day ago

        best mid for 6.3m and under?

        1. bialk
          • 16 Years
          7 months, 1 day ago

          Caicedo. 38 games x 4p =152 pts

          1. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 months, 1 day ago

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

      4. Make FPL Casual Again
        • 7 Years
        7 months, 1 day ago

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

      5. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 1 day ago

        what a horrible day of fpl

      6. FPL_Devil
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 1 day ago

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

        1. Moon Dog
            7 months, 1 day ago

            Well played.

        2. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          7 months, 1 day ago

          Last gw without Joao Pedro is past me now

          Can’t wait to ditch Wood for him this GW

        3. OverTinker
          • 7 Years
          7 months, 1 day ago

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

        4. Shark Team
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 1 day 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
            7 months, 1 day ago

            b

          2. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            7 months, 1 day ago

            A

            1. pundit of punts
              • 13 Years
              7 months, 1 day ago

              Doku isn’t nailed

          3. NoOneCares
              7 months, 1 day ago

              Both options are terrible tbh.

          4. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            7 months, 1 day 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
              7 months, 1 day 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
                7 months, 1 day 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
              7 months, 1 day 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
                7 months, 1 day 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
                  7 months, 1 day 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.

          5. Effe
            • 15 Years
            7 months, 1 day ago

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

            1. NoOneCares
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Yes

              • Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Yeah

              • Cruyff's Eleven
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Straight red = 3 match ban, no?

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

                  No, not violence conduct

                2. Tonyawesome69
                  • 7 Years
                  7 months, 1 day ago

                  DOGSO

            2. Weeb Kakashi
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 1 day ago

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

            3. Manani
              • 14 Years
              7 months, 1 day ago

              who to sell first:

              A. Gakpo
              B. Cucu

            4. Karan_G14
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 1 day 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
                7 months, 1 day ago

                looks good to me

            5. Vasshin
              • 7 Years
              7 months, 1 day 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
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Sels Munoz

            6. Totalfootball
              • 9 Years
              7 months, 1 day ago

              Don't you get baps for DC's ?

              1. Tonyawesome69
                • 7 Years
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Yes you gain bps for defcon actions

            7. My heart goes Salalalalah
              • 9 Years
              7 months, 1 day ago

              Ekiteke and Neco falling tonight it seems...

            8. Ronnies
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 months, 1 day 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
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Salah + Haaland is not ideal imo.

            9. Moon Dog
                7 months, 1 day ago

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

                Didn't see that coming...

                1. Captain Mal
                  • 1 Year
                  7 months, 1 day ago

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

              • rokonto
                • 10 Years
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Who tops the Captain Poll next week?

                1. Kaneyonero
                  • 9 Years
                  7 months, 1 day ago

                  Haaland for sure

                2. Effe
                  • 15 Years
                  7 months, 1 day ago

                  Haaland I might even triple captain him

                  1. iFash@FPL
                    • 2 Years
                    7 months, 1 day ago

                    This.

                3. Stranger Mings
                  • 5 Years
                  7 months, 1 day ago

                  Haaland & TC option

              • FC Hakkebøf
                • 9 Years
                7 months, 1 day 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
                  7 months, 1 day ago

                  B with Richards

              • gooberman
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 months, 1 day 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.

              • fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                7 months, 1 day ago

                Andy King, please get me more than 1 point.