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Man United options return ahead of Double Gameweeks

Manchester United have been boosted by the return of several midfield options for their FA Cup clash with Wolves.

Both teams already know their Blank Gameweek fate for the rest of the season as they were due to meet in Gameweek 33 anyway.

Therefore, this particular FA Cup tie will have no immediate effect on the upcoming Fantasy Premier League schedule.

However, it does appear to have put a few Manchester United options back into consideration for the upcoming Double Gameweeks.

Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and Ander Herrera (£5.0m) are back in the midfield to ease Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s concerns in that position.

The former could end up as an interesting differential for Gameweek 32 with a good performance at Wolves, while Herrera could help further unlock Paul Pogba‘s (£8.9m) potential after a recent dip.

Meanwhile, Juan Mata (£6.1m) is back on the bench.

However, there is no Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) who picked up a foot injury in the week.

As for Wolves, it’s just one change for Nuno who brings John Ruddy (£4.2m) in for Rui Patricio (£4.5m).

That means that despite being available for the game, Ryan Bennett (£4.2m) is named on the bench, while Romain Saïss (£4.2m) keeps his place in the back-three.

Wolves XI: Ruddy; Boly, Coady, Saïss; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Doherty; Jota, Jiménez.

Manchester United XI: Romero; Shaw, Smalling, Lindelöf, Dalot; Pogba, Matic, Herrera; Martial, Rashford, Lingard.

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  1. Eytexi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    First draft; all advice appreciated:
    Ederson.
    Azpi, Luiz, Valery.
    Sterling, Pogba, Hazard, JWP.
    Aguero, Lukaku, Jiminez.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      What are the fixtures?

    2. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Rashford over Luko

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Even though Rashford seems to be playing on the wing of late?

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          He's too well priced, though.

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Does Southampton have a DGW in 32?

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        I believe so but may be wrong. Bha (a) & wat (a) i thought.

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Yeh according to Ben Crelin, there’s a chance SOU get a DGW fix in 32.

          JWP and Valery are great enablers if so.

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          50/50 chance.

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      why southampton players?

      1. Eytexi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Am i wrong thinking they have a DGW?

    5. Webbinho
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      No Watford?

    6. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      One recurring question for the next fortnight will be Rashford or Lukaku or AN Other I imagine. I hoping a Brighton win will get me Batsuayi.

      4th mid? I rather fancy Camarasa!!!!

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        why? palace will get dgw?

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Not necessarily. Only certain if Brighton win and can’t play Spurs in 33

        2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Very likely to have (HUD, tot)

          1. Eytexi
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            This changes everything

          2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Maybe not 'very' but certainly a good possibilty

    7. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      I like it

  2. Lionel Ronaldo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    So what's the deal with FH strategy?

    Take everyone out for profit, get risers, wait for last few days before deadline to make final team?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      people that will be in my final team wont be leaving it, eg pogba and probably doherty both of whom i have lots of value tied up in

  3. @FPL_Chess
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Hi, Can we activate the Free Hit chip now, for GW32, and twiddle with it much like we do with the Wildcard? It doesn't seem to tell you in the rules?

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Yeah.

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

        Part of the rules

        Free Hit : Make unlimited free transfers for a single Gameweek. At the next deadline your squad is returned to how it was at the start of the Gameweek.

        1. @FPL_Chess
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Thanks chaps.

      3. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Anyone doing any moves right now that they know they'll want to do anyway, without hitting FH yet? (if that makes sense)

        i.e. I know I want Sterling in. His price wont drop but Salah's likely will tonight. Do Salah to Sterling alone tonight, then FH once fixtures are 100% confirmed?

        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Yeah that or to anyone who won't drop

          • Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Do you lose value on Salah?

            1. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              i would yes

          • Karan14
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            I'm also thinking of selling Salah tonight as I'm losing value on him.

            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              You’d lose Salah just because you’re losing value on him?

              1. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 14 days ago

                On a FH for the DGW where they have one game, against TOT? For sure

          • Yoshioka
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Do you just do the transfer normally without hitting FH (yet) and then hit FH later in the week when you start making more transfers? I'm unclear whether hitting FH will cancel this first normal move or whether it'll just become part of your FH.

        2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Any more updates about Mane?

          1. Ghost Gooner
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Pointless worrying now. He travelled with squad though

          2. PrettyDick
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            I hope everybody free hitting are waiting to transfer in Pogba, Rashford etc so they can fall in price tonight and then get them tomorrow instead 🙂

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 14 days ago

                FH transfers don't count anyway

          3. FPL price manipulators are …
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Mili and Bats look good for differential in FHDGW32

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              No room for SGW players

            2. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              Need a Brighton win really. Needing it is not wanting it.

          4. BegTets
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Free hit can be played even if you've already made a transfer, right?

            And if you do play it, that transfer is lost, right? At the start of the next gameweek your team is as it was before you made that transfer?

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 14 days ago

                yes, yes, yes

            2. Je suis le chat
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              Yikes, on a red arrow after a free hit!

              1. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 14 days ago

                Look on the bright side, fpl 19/20 opens in 4 months.

                1. Je suis le chat
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  I should probably give up. Of course even Fanderson gets an assist the week out of my team.

            3. StoichkovFPL
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              Key/tricky player in our FH teams will be 4th mid

              1. HurriKane
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 14 days ago

                Bilva?

                1. StoichkovFPL
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  not sure he fit in with Kun, Lukaku, Sterling, Hazard, Pogba, City def, Chelsea def...
                  More like Pedro/JWP

              2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 14 days ago

                May well have 5 MF's:

                Sterling Hazard Pogba B.Silva Jota

                1. StoichkovFPL
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  Aguero, Lukaku, Rashford, Jim fighting for 3 places so no way I go 5 mids

            4. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              Think ive nailed the gw32 freehit team. Thoughts? (exact cash)

              Kepa (Boruc)
              Luiz Shaw Doherty ( Bednarek Peltier)
              Hazard Sterling Bilva Pogba (Deulofeu)
              Aguero Rashford Jimenez

              1. MTPockets
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  Is there any point of 5.6m Deulofeu on the bench?
                  Think I'd prefer 2 che attackers vs defs

                  1. HurriKane
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Incase of unexpected injury?

                    Higuain too expensive. Chelsea dont score too many goals as well.

                    1. MTPockets
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Unexpected injury for both games would have to be very unexpected/unlucky

                  2. tucaoneo
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Boruc is too expensive.

                  3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Strong side, I just don't see the value in Doherty however

                    1. HurriKane
                      • 11 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Any viable alternative?

                      1. pingissimus
                        • 5 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Duffy? Schlupp? Not confirmed DGW

                        Laporte and not Bilva

                  4. Chris_White
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Same XI as myself, so hopefully 😉

                    1. HurriKane
                      • 11 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Great minds think alike 😉

                  5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    same front 7 .Don t understand deulo tbh

                • fedolefan
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  Lol, what is this game.

                • fr3d
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  The average top 10k team owns more than one West Ham defender 😆

                • Eytexi
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  What are the conditions for a Palace dgw32?

                  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Apparently if Brighton beat Millwall, spurs v palace will move to GW32

                  2. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Brighton winning.

                • George Agdgdgwngo
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  Can someone remind me who has a double fixture in gw 32 please

                  1. g40steve
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Not this question again, look back been posted hundreds of times.
                    Or wait till tomorrow for game to update.

                • PrettyDick
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  I hope everybody free hitting are waiting to transfer in Pogba, Rashford etc so they can fall in price tonight and then get them tomorrow instead

                  1. PrettyDick
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    If there are people out there who haven't kept hold of them that is..

                • Lucackadoodledoo
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  Hi all,

                  Do chelsea have a dgw gw32?

                  1. Wild Rover
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Timing 🙂

                • Wild Rover
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  What decides if Chelsea have a dgw in 32?

                  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    I think brighton need to win

                    1. Team Cruel
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Are Brighton controlling the faith of 3-4 different DGW games?! No pressure at all tomorrow then...

                  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Think it was whether they went through in Europa (which they have) just waiting to get it officially confirmed

                  3. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Pretty much guaranteed regardless.

                    1. Wild Rover
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Pretty much? What could mean they don’t then?

                      1. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                        • 14 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Nothing really. Season called off.

                • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  if brighton win spurs and chelsea have dgw? quite an important game then

                • OptimusBlack
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 14 days ago

                  Who many player to get from each teams that play DGW 32 ?
                  3 From City
                  3 Chelsea
                  3 Manu
                  2 Wolves

                  1. Wild Rover
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Soton over Wolves

                  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Current draft has:

                    3 City
                    3 Chelsea
                    2 United
                    1 Wolves
                    1 Brighton
                    1 Palace

                  3. Patch
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Wait for Spurs potential addition ...

                  4. MTPockets
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      3 mci
                      3 che
                      2/3 mun
                      1/2 wol
                      0/1 wat
                      0/1 bha
                      0/1 sou

                    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      will need sir harold

                    • HamezMace
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      I'd have 3 City, and 3 United.
                      Probably only Hazard and either azplicueta or Luiz, not both.
                      Either Jiminez or Zaha

                  5. Gassemannen
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Using FH gw 32. Will the free transfer count if I do the transfer before confirming FH? Or will it be reversed anyways, so no need to do the transfer?

                    1. Team Cruel
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      You can do the transfer if you want to but it will be reversed.

                    2. dark91
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      The latter

                      1. Gassemannen
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Ok thanks!

                  6. Top Lad Dakes.
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Salah to Sterling tonight before activating FH later, aye?

                    Would lose value on Salah

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      No brainer if you don't want Salah.

                      1. Top Lad Dakes.
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        So cryptic! 😆 so yes.

                        1. TorresMagic™
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                          • 14 Years
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          Treat it like a wildcard, common sense.

                  7. Lingard’s Shin Guards
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Keep sliding down the ranks 🙁 hopefully my chips pay off over the next few.

                    Few Q’s regarding the FH which I’m playing next gw -

                    1. Go ahead and activate the chip now?
                    2. How many times do players have to rise before I gain a profit?
                    3. Is the strategy just to get in players that are rising to build value and make the proper team closer to the deadline?

                  8. Shineonme
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    I can field this team in GW32 with a FH
                    Ederson/
                    Smalling/ Apz/ Awb/
                    Pogba/ Hazard/ Sterling/ Jota/
                    Rashford/ Aguero/ Higuain/
                    0.2 itb

                    1. Tsparkes10
                      • 5 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      This has started already? International break and fixtures tomz first. Just wait a bit mate

                      1. Shineonme
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Yes I will.. thanks.
                        Are you FH in GW32 and if so any idea what your first 11 will look like ?

                      2. Shineonme
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Sorry mate I know it's very early yet but I'm Excited about using my FH in gw32 I'm 24 pts behind in my mini league and he's used his FH this Gw and he's still only 24pts ahead of me and we both Have 4 players to play still. Hoping next week I get nearly all them 24pts I'm in deficit back.

                        1. Tsparkes10
                          • 5 Years
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          It's fine mate. I'm in a similar situation but much further behind Hahaha. I'm thinking something like

                          Kepa
                          AWB Shaw/Dalot?
                          Haz Pogba Sterling Bilva?
                          Aguero Lukaku Jimi

                          Not sure if can afford and on

                          1. Shineonme
                            • 7 Years
                            5 years, 14 days ago

                            I've got to say I like that team mate. Might even pouch it off you lol

                    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      no kane?

                  9. The 12th Man
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Up 76k >> 170k
                    Points with Robertson,TAA,Hazard and Salah(c) left.

                    At last a week to be pleased about.

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Nice work.

                      1. The 12th Man
                        • 10 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Cheers

                    2. The 12th Man
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      *30 points

                  10. PAD81
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Expect this has been asked by every man and his dog, cat and goldfish...

                    Is there any benefit to waiting to use the freehit and doing normal transfers versus just hitting the button now? I know points wise it’s irrelevant whether I play it tonight but do I get any price rise benefits?

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Transfer counts towards price changes is the only difference.

                      1. PAD81
                        • 10 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Sorry I don’t understand, am I being stupid?

                        So would it be better to hit free hit right before next deadline?

                        Struggling to see an example where it would benefit us?

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

                          You may as well just press the button.
                          No point stressing or forgetting.

                  11. Skinny B
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Is it not possible to see how many participants in a league?

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

                      It's possible. Depends on the league how much time.

                  12. Eytexi
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 14 days ago

                    Those on FH - can we activate it tonight, sell pogba, and buy back for cheaper in the morning if he falls?

                    1. Patch
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Not if you bought early like a mill cheaper...

                      1. g40steve
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        This

                    2. MTPockets
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        Depends what you originally paid for him

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

                        You better have bought Pogba yesterday or at his current price.

                        1. Rinseboy
                          • 12 Years
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          haha!

                    3. Azathoth
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      What about Laca in FHDGW32 team? (If Ars has DGW ofc)

                      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        could arsenal get dgw in 32? seems every team might have one my head is exploding

                        1. YEAH PITCH!
                          • 5 Years
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          Lol

                    4. royals forever
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 14 days ago

                      Are people aiming to get 15DGWers with their FH or just the starting 11

                      1. MTPockets
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          11

                        • The 12th Man
                          • 10 Years
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          11.
                          Any DGWers on the bench will probably be cheap ones from Cardiff or Southampton.

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

                          It's not a bench boost.

                        • HamezMace
                          • 9 Years
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          Just 11 for me.
                          Wouldn't be surprised if Aguero/Sterling etc only play once, but I'd be amazed if they didn't play at all!

                      2. Rinseboy
                        • 12 Years
                        5 years, 14 days ago

                        is it wise to hit the free hit tonighr? to take out Salah and not lose team value?

                        1. Patch
                          • 6 Years
                          5 years, 14 days ago

                          Just do the one transfer but don't hit the button until we know more