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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. Brosstan
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Benched Sanchez for Dubravka 😉

  2. fedolefan
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Swear if Tosin stays stranded on 9 defcons today I'll be deleting my team.

    1. fedolefan
      1 year, 1 month ago

      See you folks next season.

  3. The Night Trunker.
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Lol @......
    No, I better not.

  4. Stranger Mings
    1 year, 1 month ago

    TC haaland v gw6 BUR?thanks

    1. Old Bull
      1 year, 1 month ago

      There will be a lot who do that

      1. Stranger Mings
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Guess will see how he looks tomorrow

        1. Old Bull
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Not sure you can take tomorrows performance against Arsenal as a pointer

  5. chocolove
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Today is the day for Caicedo to rack up 50 defcons

  6. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    how does cucurella always avoid a yellow

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Skills

    2. JBG
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Maybe it's maybeline?

  7. MEGPAL
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Just turned it on. Palmer injured?

    1. More Tragic
      1 year, 1 month ago

      probably

    2. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      will find out. but he looked too pissed off being subbed to think it was forced

    3. Gubby-Allen
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes

  8. Geriatric Unathletic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    FFS. Brought in Palmer for a hit and (c). Only one in money league with too........... I hate this game :(.

  9. My heart goes Salalalalah
    1 year, 1 month ago

    2 returns out of 8 players 🙁

    1. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Bench Boost?

    2. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      That's probably 2x more returns than most people.

      STOP BRAGGING!

  10. Haa-lala-land
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Due to receiving the red card, does Sanchez get -1 point for every single goal Chelsea concede without him now? Or -1 still every two goals?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      The latter

      1. Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        -1 after a 2nd goal. You get punished like you are still there.

        Sanchez owners not happy.

  11. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    My team is utterly sickening me...might just have to wildcard it away tonight
    Wirtz, Palmer, Watkins, 2 Forest at the back, Reijnders, De Cuyper, Guiu...all making me ill every week

    1. jacob1989
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Easy WC

    2. Cojones of Destiny
      1 year, 1 month ago

      i’d keep Reijnders

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      De Cuyper alone is worth the WC

  12. Gizzachance
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Just tuned in, palmer injured again?

    1. MEGPAL
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes very

      1. Gizzachance
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Cheers

    2. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Maybe he slipped after he got subbed off tactically.

      1. MEGPAL
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Heard this too

      2. Gizzachance
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Few w/c decisions no doubt
        Cheers

  13. C0YS
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Rank these enabler midfielders:

    A. Anthony
    B. Caicedo
    C. Reijnders
    D. Cullen
    E. Garner
    F. Other?

    Still very much a watch-and-observe situation for both, but which premium are you leaning towards owning atm?

    1. Isak
    2. Palmer

    Curious where everyone else is at with these 2 decisions.

    1. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      c
      ...
      ...
      the rest imo
      2

    2. Gizzachance
      1 year, 1 month ago

      C B
      2 if not injured!

  14. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    We going to see a HT interview with Maresca...

    1. MEGPAL
      1 year, 1 month ago

      His dad is a fisherman

  15. Thanos
    1 year, 1 month ago

    United suck against even with 10 men

    1. MEGPAL
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Awful awful team

    2. JBG
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Timing

    3. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      theyve been great imo. were all over chelsea first 10 before red

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Stonewaller denied

    1. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      punishment for diving earlier

  17. Gubby-Allen
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Rangers losing again

    1. JBG
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Not a good day to be a top team in blue

    2. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Lovely stuff

  18. FPL_Devil
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The diving in this sport is horrible.

  19. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Just turned on...

    Is Palmer injured?

    1. Gubby-Allen
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes. Lot of people just turning on and asking the same question.

      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I know... 😉

  20. Gubby-Allen
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Casemiro goal

  21. Tomerick
    1 year, 1 month ago

    A true Amorim masterclass. People don’t understand his brilliance but forcing Sanchez to commit that foul has really turned the game.

  22. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    casemiro g

  23. Kaneyonero
    1 year, 1 month ago

    JP captain fail. Why always me?

  24. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Casemiro points at least

  25. nonaynever
    1 year, 1 month ago

    do Chelsea look like scoring? I need a HT draw.....doomed?

  26. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mbeumo assist?

    1. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      shaw or maguire sadly

    2. JBG
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Shaw it seems

  27. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Palmer warming up to come back on

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 1 month ago

      That will be all subs used by 40 minutes

    2. Tomerick
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I think he just hadn’t finished warming up before he went off.

  28. Atimis
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Obviously should call starting Sanchez over Dubravka as a mistake on my side?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Starting Sels over Dubravka appears to have been a mistake on mine, even.

    2. Haa-lala-land
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Surely you can find someone else to blame

  29. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Is Pedro still on the pitch?

  30. x.jim.x
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Chelsea are the only Sky 6 club to not win at Old Trafford since Fergie retired btw