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The final match of Gameweek 5 – and the last Premier League fixture before the three-week international break – sees Fulham and Manchester United square off at Craven Cottage.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Man Utd boss Michael Carrick makes just one change from the Manchester derby.

Luke Shaw returns from injury and replaces Patrick Dorgu, who drops to the bench.

Benjamin Sesko is absent from the matchday squad. That means Matheus Cunha is likely to start up front for the visitors.

Carlos Baleba meanwhile is named among the substitutes.

Fulham are unchanged from their goalless draw with Liverpool in Gameweek 4.

LINE-UPS

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Affengruber, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Charles, Bobb, King, Iwobi, Garcia

Subs: Lecomte, Andersen, Larsson, Smith Rowe, Palacios, Angel, Sessegnon, Muniz, Kevin

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Tielemans, Mainoo, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford, Cunha

Subs: Darlow, Dorgu, Mazraoui, Yoro, Baleba, Santos, Mount, Zirkzee, Lacey

LIVE GAMEWEEK 5 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

Fulham v Man Utd team news: Shaw starts, no Sesko

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the all-new FPL Toolkit section.

Here you can track the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore. Here, you’ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.

A lot is free for all, with Chief Scout Members getting full access.

Enjoy!


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  1. The Philosopher
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    GW3 people were tearing up their teams for Bruno. This GW some were tearing it up for MGW. Who next after the IB?

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Semenyo I presume

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Not with Liverpool away next

    2. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Semenyo.

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Brobbery!

    4. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Must be Gross

      1. el polako
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        You don’t need to tear up your team for him.

        Guy costs less than a pint and packet of crisps.

  2. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    ManU is just a hopeless, sad case.

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Ole at the wheel.

  3. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Tyrik Mitchell on WC.
    Play in good fixtures bench for others .

    Why not.

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Literally a few cm of Knee offside for his goal. More will come. Joke that Tuchel has overlooked him again (especially being at Fulham seeing his brace of goals and workrate on the left)

      1. el polako
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        I’ll take is as a „yes” my man 🙂

        1. Hughes Your Daddy
          • 14 Years
          1 day, 9 hours ago

          Yep 😉

  4. The Mandalorian
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Anyone remember Man Uniteds 'Mission 21' PR campaign to win their 21st EPL title by 2028.

    What an embarrassment.

    Should have stuck with Amorim, the guy clearly had a system that worked in Europe and was improving in the league.

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Not sure how he’s going now but last time I read his adventure in Italy wasn’t going so well maybe it’s improved since I don’t know

      1. The Mandalorian
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        His system needs two top class CMs that are physical and quick otherwise the midfield gets overrun.

        In European cup game he didn't need the same physicality.

        AC Milan are broke he needs a purpose built team like at Sporting.

    2. Three Pints of Schlager
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      They are still on track.

      1. The Mandalorian
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        The train track ?

    3. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Old Trafford is a black hole for any talent.

      1. The Mandalorian
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        And the rain.

    4. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Can tell the Yanks have woke up when rubbish like this gets upvoted

  5. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    You know you’re in a deep doo doo when Joshua Zirkzee is your Hail Mary…

  6. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Have 3 FTs. Would like to let things play out but doing Bruno > gross would be a 0.3 swing over next two weeks

  7. z13
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 1 Year
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Boo, Fulham going ultra defensive after the goal and subbing off King.
    At least he looks good for the next 3

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Yeah it’s between him and Gonzalo for me on WC.

  8. The Mandalorian
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Any recommended non template mids for GW 6 onwards?

    1. Calafiornication
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Belloumi

  9. Three Pints of Schlager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Bruno's corners and crosses are completely useless. Too soft, not even close to a ManU player, predicatable, easy to defend, etc...

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Casemiro in MLS is the problem.

      1. Three Pints of Schlager
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        How is that linked to.Bruno's poor crossing.

        1. Three Pints of Schlager
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 day, 9 hours ago

          ?

          1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
            • 9 Years
            1 day, 9 hours ago

            No target to aim for 😆

        2. el polako
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 9 hours ago

          He was able to make use of them.

  10. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Eddie Howe in line to replace Carrick.

    1. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Sorry Coach for a Sorry Team, Howe is bona fide trash

  11. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Penandes

  12. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Just the 4 pts from 5 games for Man utd. Bolton wanderers level.

  13. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Cunha G
    Dorgu A

    Dead for fpl

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Speak for yourself 😉

  14. The Mandalorian
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    All those subbed in Grobs will be chaos

  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    parking the bus tactics for no reason, hate it

    that second half might be the lowest quality half of football the prem sees all season

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      The lowest quality of football is always on display whenever manchester utd play. As a Bayern fan, I wouldn't want any of their players near my team.

      1. Herger
        • 4 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        You’re telling me if somebody offered you Sesko for Kane, you’re not taking that?

  16. Capocannonieri
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Szoboslob is garbage

    How did I keep this waste of time on my team for 5 weeks.

    Then this punk gets a yellow. This dude is like owning TEMU version of Casimiro

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Overpriced Joe Allen

  17. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Thank God for that Bruno blank

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    well spurs prop up the table then for a while

  19. Fifa las vegas
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    KDH > Gross/Schade/King or give him the Hull game?

    Or Sangare to one of the above and bench either KDH or DCL

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Latter

  20. #1 Arne Engels Fan
    • 2 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    that Cunha goal was the worst possible outcome for United

    Enjoy another 3 months of this abysmal football until Carrick inevitably goes.

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Blame it on Mourinho?
      - Hold on! Wait a minute
      Blame it on Gunnar Solskjaer?
      Maybe!
      Blame it on Ralf Ragnick?
      -Bleib ruhig
      " " on ten Haag?
      -FFS even Nistelrooy took a long piss
      " " on Amorim or Fletch?

      NOOOO we blame it on Carrick!!!

      1. Ball Ake
        • 2 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Blame it on the Boogie.

        1. PartyTime
          • 5 Years
          1 day, 9 hours ago

          Hahahaha

      2. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 2 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Mourinho the only manager in that list who wasn't 100% at fault and should've stayed.

        Carrick no different. Changed the entire style of play from what worked for him last season and it's backfired. It's ALL on him and his coaching staff - contrary to this BS "it's not the manager" narrative sprouted by ex-playing pundits stuck in the past days when managers were man-managers and not tacticians.

    2. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Absolutely. Time for them to lose on purpose and get rid of him.

    3. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      He’s clearly done now but he’ll stay til March at least

  21. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Brutal GW. 28 points all out. 246th in the world to 13k. Desperate 🙁

  22. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Meh week.

  23. Under my Cucurella
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Time to WC this lot over the IB?

    Kinsky Verb
    Calafiori Maguire Konsa Ajer Davis
    Bruno Rogers Szob Tzolis Gomez
    Haaland JP DCL

    2FT 0.4ITB

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Yes

  24. davewg59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    My defence is Calafiori Konsa Hall Muharemovic Mendy
    but……. I really want Tarko. What shld i do?
    Lots in bank

  25. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Great week

    Thanks Joao Pedro 🙂

  26. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Another GW of my expensive midfield doing f all. Bruno, Palmer, Rogers, MGW (C). Combined 10 points. F off.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Your own fault for taking punts on captains every week

      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        In what world is MGW at home to Coventry a punt? One of the highest projected scores this week.

  27. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Sack Carrick already. Useless and utterly clueless manager.

    1. PartyTime
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      It is Ferdinand's turn to grab the wheel

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        Djemba Djemba has my vote

  28. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    The manager isn't the problem. The squad is garbage due to years of terrible planning. Maguire, Shaw and Rashford have failed for so long and are still somehow starting every week

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Manager's fault for allowing trashford not only back in the squad but in the first 11. Shouldnt even be allowed on the training ground after how he acted lastr season.

    2. x.jim.x
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Both things can be true at the same time. His subs are worse than OceanGate’s

    3. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Same squad bar the loss of Casemiro and Amad being injured that played some of the most attacking, exciting football in the league last season?

      They didn't just magically lose the capabilities of playing that football. The manager has inadvertently coached it out of them

    4. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Rashford being allowed to play for the club again is on the manager aswell, he is a failed footballer who commands an elite,level salary! People who don’t see it are blind a;d don’t know the game.

      Also, multiple managers and windows have passed and there has been plenty opportunities to sign stating CB and LB to enable Maguire/Shaw to become surplus to requirements.

      1. x.jim.x
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        How is it on Carrick to sell Rashford, sounds like you’re the one who doesn’t “know the game”

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    so who before the season had brigthon down as top scores, and chelsea as most goals conceded after 5 games?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      0/
      I
      /\

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    no arsenal defender in the top 7 highest scoring defenders