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Rashford absent for Man United’s trip to Wolves

Marcus Rashford (£7.6m) was not named in Manchester United’s matchday squad to face Wolves on Tuesday night.

It is understood by the Manchester Evening News that the forward missed out on the Molineux encounter because of an illness.

It means that Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) returns to the starting line-up for the first time since Gameweek 30.

The Belgian is flanked by Jesse Lingard (£6.7m) and FPL defender Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) in a front three.

Anthony Martial (£7.2m) has been named on the bench while Paul Pogba (£8.9m), Fred (£5.4m) and Scott McTominay (£4.2m) are selected as the midfield trio.

Victor Lindelöf (£5.1m) returns at centre-back after missing the Watford game, and plays in defence alongside Chris Smalling (£5.6m), Luke Shaw (£5.1m) and captain Ashley Young (£5.7m).

Meanwhile, Wolves have restored Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m) and Matt Doherty (£5.4m) to the side after they were beaten 2-0 at Burnley on Saturday.

It is certainly a much stronger looking outfit with those two back, while Ryan Bennett (£4.1m) returns from suspension.

Ruben Vinagre (£4.3m), who has shown statistical promise in his recent performances, comes in for Jonny (£4.3m) at left-back.

After much concern over rotation, Troy Deeney (£5.9m) and Gerard Deulofeu (£5.7m) both started both Double Gameweek 32 matches, the second seeing them host Fulham.

That selection comes in spite of Watford playing Wolves in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final.

In fact, Javi Gracia’s only changes to the side that lost at Manchester United on Saturday are all in defence.

Daryl Janmaat (£4.9m), Christian Kabasele (£4.4m) and Adam Masina (£4.3m) all drop the bench while Miguel Britos (£4.3m) misses out entirely.

Coming in for the quartet are José Holebas (£4.8m), Adrian Mariappa (£4.2m), Craig Cathcart (£4.5m) and Kiko Femenía (£4.2m).

After they missed out on the defeat to Manchester City, Tim Ream (£4.2m) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (£6.4m) return to the Fulham side.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko, Mariappa, Cathcart, Holebas; Hughes, Doucouré, Capoue, Pereyra; Deulofeu, Deeney.

Fulham XI: Rico; Christie, Ream, Le Marchand, Bryan; Anguissa, Chambers; Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Rúben Vinagre; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Lindelöf, Smalling, Young; Pogba, Fred, McTominay; Lingard, Lukaku, Dalot.

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  1. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Had McTominay on my bench in FH draft #381

  2. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    McTominay against West Ham leaky defence!

  3. HamezMace
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    No way McTomaney is hitting that shot under Mourinho.

  4. umerlfc
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Of course, it's McTominay! Since we played FH..

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I got an assist!

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Who got the assist?

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 29 days ago

        Flintstone

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 29 days ago

        Fred 😉

    2. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      😆

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I knew I should have picked mctominay as my 4.2 midfielder

  7. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Haha I have McTominay on bench

    1. FPLzebub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Ditto

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      I have Dendocker so stick some money on him as next goalscorer!

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Scott McTominay, not good enough to start for Scotland against Kazakhstan and San Marino.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      unironically agree

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Calling up Rice over McTominay looking like another mistake from Southgate.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      😆

  10. SM001
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I knew I should have gone with my instincts and picked McTominay and Fred. Never listening to you guys again.

  11. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    OGS doesn't look too happy, must have TCed Aguero.

  12. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Dammit. Went for pogba and rashford instead of McTominay.

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      and Fred

      1. Futile Tinkering
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 29 days ago

        It doesn't help that he looks like chick.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      ok

  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Kaku takes ball off Tommy sitter?

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Not a sitter at all. Would have been a shot outside the box

  14. Calderano FC
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I scrolled past McTominay when creating my draft FH team, damn it!

    1. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      😆

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Cmon Paul

  16. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Lukaku you complete tool

  17. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Lingard absolute dud

  18. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    That kind of a week where a 4.2 benched midfielder scores more points than Rashford!

  19. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Wolves are not only on the beach, but have somehow drifted out to sea and need rescuing by Pamela Anderson and David Hasslehoff.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      and felipe anderson

  20. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Filling up squad with teams that have something to play for surely the strategy with WC intact towards end of the season?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      yes. liverpool and man city will be very popular!

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 29 days ago

        Top 6 and bottom half

    2. @FPLDIARYFPL
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Or with players from teams that have been beating those teams all season??

    3. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Yea for sure
      Liverpool cant afford to rotate in the league

  21. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Come on Jimi, score please

  22. Punty McPuntface
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Typical, I didn't even consider putting mctominay in my team and he goes and scores!

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      This, hate it when that happens!

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I purposefully got bench players who I thought wouldn't do well to avoid this.

    Damn you, Scott!

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      You've got him coming on for Pogba non show.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 29 days ago

        Bloody wish.

  24. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Glad Lindelof got over his nappy rash.

  25. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Wheres a bus when you need one. My team fo

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      My team fo

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Oh my Moutinho.

  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    I apologise to everyone for bringing in Pogba and Son. As soon as I did they started blanking

    1. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 29 days ago

      Did you have Sterling by any chance?

  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Crowd shouting WTF was that 🙂

  29. MGD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    Have Jimmy and Young. Gash

  30. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 29 days ago

    What a poor corner by Wolves, still better than an Ashley Young cross though..