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Pogba back in attacking midfield as Matic returns

Paul Pogba (£8.9m) owners will be delighted to see Nemanja Matic (£5.0m) back in the side for Manchester United.

The Serbian international has missed the last three Premier League matches with injury, which forced Pogba to sit deeper than usual.

Matic’s return should allow the Frenchman to play a more advanced role in midfield once again, against an Arsenal defence with just one clean sheet in the last six Gameweeks.

Also of note is the fact that defender Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) has been named in front three once again.

He played there against Crystal Palace and Southampton, lining up on the right of Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) at the Emirates Stadium today.

Marcus Rashford (£7.6m) also keeps his place although we will have to wait and see whether he plays centrally alongside Lukaku or out on the left flank.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has named both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£9.4m) in the starting line-up for the first time since Gameweek 25.

He has also gone with a back-three of Sokratis Papastathopoulos (£5.1m), Laurent Koscielny (£5.4m) and Nacho Monreal (£5.4m) while Sead Kolasinac (£5.0m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.4m) occupy the wing-back spots.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Ramsey, Xhaka, Kolasinac; Özil; Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelöf; Diogo Dalot, Fred, Matic, Shaw; Pogba; Lukaku, Rashford.

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  1. XABI 15
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Brooks or Barnes? Or best mid under 6.0

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Brooks

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      brooks

  2. The Pep Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Would you prefer to have Higuain or Wilson for gw31 and gw33?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Wilson

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Wilson for me

    3. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      wilson

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      After watching that, Wilson.

      Everton could pull off a good defensive display (yeah, seriously), as well as West Ham (again, seriously).

  3. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    29 from 9 thanks to Hazard 10 pointer.

    1. Bees4Lyf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Ouch

  4. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    LMS safety score currently 44.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      How many people left TM? I think I’ll win

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        301

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Well it has been fun

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Good run 🙂

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Still going strong here, worried about next week though.

    4. THFC4LIFE
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      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Still in, but next week prob be out when I take a -8

      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Most players will be taking hits though if not free hitting. -4 for myself to get 11 out

        1. THFC4LIFE
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          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          True

      2. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Just make sure it's worth the -8.

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Schär Son Sterling Jimenez > Ake/Clyne (price changes dependent) Mane Hazard Wilson

          Worth it?

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Definately

    5. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Pogba 90 EO
      Rashford 26 EO

  5. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    I am 0.4 safe being able to do VVD, Son, Pogba, Moutinho, Rash to Ake, Mane, Haz, Fraser, Wilson... Guessing I can't wait a week?

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      if you taking a -16 its all irrelevant

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Why? Was taking a - 12 anyways to field 11... Extra - 4 is so I can bring in Mane and Ake instead of VVD and Madisson . Feel Mane and Ake easy get 4 more points than then

  6. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Which combo is better? With 32FH

    A) Vardy & Hayden (free / 8players GW31)

    B) Vardy & Brooks & H.Barnes (-4 / 9players GW3)

    C) Wilson & Fraser & Maddison (-4 / 9players GW3)

    D) Wilson & Maddison (free / 8players GW31)

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      B for me as safe for 33 also

  7. Rover
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Are any FH32s-to-be looking forward to activating the chip on saturday? Just did a draft, and seeing Kane, Sterling, Hazard, Pogba, Higuain, Rashford all in the team looks so nice.

    1. Pat Bonner
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      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Looking forward to using it in a double for first time. Will likely get rid of my Liverpool players, robbo mane and salah so lots of cash to play with. Lukaku a great option for captain

      1. Rover
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Oh that's an interesting shout. I was all set on Sterling as captain especially with the Pogba/Rashford double-up, but might see who City get in the next round and attempt to second-guess Pep's rotation

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Very much so

    3. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Yeah. I’ve made a few drafts and screenshotted them for masturbation material this week.

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      do we even know the doubles yet ?

      1. Rover
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Only United's has been announced as of now, but it's very likely that City, Chelsea, United and maybe Spurs all have really plum doubles.

        1. Jack Frost
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Is that big dgw. Gw35? Sorry I’ve been distracted fr a couple weeks. Thanks

          1. Rover
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 19 days ago

            This was for GW32 in fact, but of course depends on FA Cup results during the weekend.

  8. gaurava1216
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Hi guys- any advice on the below?

    Boruc
    Diop VVD Balbuena
    Salah Mane Brooks Hazard Mcneil
    Vardy Rondon

    Patricio* Doherty* Aguero* Bednarek*

    2M ITB and 1 FT

    2 options I'm thinking:

    A) Bednarek to 6M defender incase Balbuena doesn't play ( but after this 2-0 loss to Cardiff and now fit i think he starts)
    B) Mcneil to 6.4M mid- if so options are pretty limited- Fraser/Pedro/Lanzini/Tielman

    No point in saving as i am FH in 32...

  9. Lucky Z
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Still Son Kun => Hazard Higuain?

    1. gaurava1216
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      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Hazard and Vardy for me

      1. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Already with Vardy

  10. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    I don't want to lose Jiminez

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Most valuable FPL player this season?

  11. Team Cruel
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Played for over 10 years, don't think I've ever scored 100+ in a SGW. Won't happen today either because I won't get 20 points from Pogba+Rashford.

    1. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      correct... point being?

      1. Team Cruel
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        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        That there's always next week. Never give up.

      2. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        His search for 100pts continues...

  12. THFC4LIFE
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    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Clyne a decent alternative to Ake?

    Will probably be priced out of Ake before the deadline but I want to wait til after champions league and Europa games to do my other moves

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      get daniels

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Rico could always come in.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Did clyne not get subbed early yesterday?

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        That was Smith with an injury Clyne was his replacement

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Ah ok thanks. If smith out then looks a decent option

          1. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 20 days ago

            Cheers

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        He got subbed on for Smith on 43 mins, who got injured.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Cheers

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Sell Felipe Anderson for a hit?

  14. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    What's the deal with Felipe Anderson and Arnautovic?
    Who is going to start?

    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Got rid of both and happy

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Arnie should start after the bad performance by hammers vs cardiff

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        This

  15. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Can people please stop buying Mane until after Sterling rises.

    1. Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Sterling will not rise

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Above threshold already...

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        Wanna bet?

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Honestly

  16. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Have Hazard, Mane & Felipe for 31. Which midfielder to get? Can afford everyone except Salah.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Fraser or Brooks?

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      I’m getting fraser

  17. cheekumz
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Need 1 more defender for next GW. Would you:

    A) Double up Liverpool
    B) Double up Chelsea
    C) Get in a Lei or Wham

    thanks in advance 🙂

  18. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Anyone else need Rashford to score 3 -- well, maybe 6 or 7 -- goals today?

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      points, maybe

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        I'd still prefer that many goals... 😉

  19. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Sterling now 102.7 on fplstatistics

  20. Rash
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    That hazard goal has defo made sure I won't be going to the next round in the cup

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      That got me 16 points and a huge jump in OR

  21. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    I'm out of the loop.

    Which teams should have dgw32?

    ManU, Wolves. Who else?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Man City, Chelsea, Brighton and more.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Man City and Chelsea likely to have great fixtures if they get a double. Man City need to beat swans. Few more teams as well but bit unknown at minute

    3. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Cheers

  22. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Who will score more points in GW31 & 33?

    A) Vardy (Bur A - Hud A)

    Or

    B) Wilson (New H - Bur H)

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      I'd like to know as well... currently on Vardy but I get the feeling I'm only choosing him because I want to spend all my cash

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        I have a feeling two home games swings it in favour of Wilson

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Early transfer to catch Mane rise probably not worth it eh? Given they play midweek

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Hold tough

  24. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Hazard may rise today. Imagine lots of disgusted Salah owners pulling the trigger.

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      No chance imo

  25. Roque Banter Cruz
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    I’m playing my free hit does anyone know if I need to use my free sub before using the free hit for the week after or will it roll over? Got a feeling I lost out on a free sub last season

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Doesn't matter, all part of free hit. Get GW30 team back.

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        5 years, 20 days ago

        and only 1 FT.

        1. Roque Banter Cruz
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 20 days ago

          Ok so use free sub in prep for GW32 or lose it then as will only get 1 for GW32 regardless

    2. Captain Robert Hatch
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      great question

  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    It was between Fraser/Vardy or Brooks/Higuain. Thankfully I went with the latter!

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Don't chase last week's points.

    2. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Unlucky

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    F.Anderson to Fraser for -4?

  28. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Lukaku miss

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Back to his usual self then.

  29. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    Defo getting Lukaku in for 32

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 20 days ago

      Oh aye

  30. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 20 days ago

    For next week and onwards would you have Mane over Allison for a -4?