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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. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 18 days ago

    That’s an hour up, points are no longer subject to change.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 18 days ago

      Have you factored in BST?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 18 days ago

        Also add another 5 minutes for Fergie-time.

    2. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 18 days ago

      I agree.

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 18 days ago

      Injury time.

    4. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 18 days ago

      We're going into ET

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 18 days ago

        What's E.T. short for?

        He's only got little legs.

        1. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 18 days ago

          😮 indecent bovine proclivities not allowed on here...

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 18 days ago

      Fergie time?

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 18 days ago

        *Gollum time

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 18 days ago

          Gollum is Fergie's puppet.

    6. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 18 days ago

      I can’t believe they didn’t give him the assist. The interpretation by FPL towers of the rules of the game is inconsistent.

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 18 days ago

        As a Smalling and Jimmy owner, plus Kola for his og that was rescinded, it all feels rather unlucky at the moment

      2. Party time
          5 years, 18 days ago

          I will most likely delete my team if he does not get the assist. Why will I play a game that lacks consistency. Outright nonsense if they don't award him the assist/goal

          1. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 18 days ago

            Bet you don't

            1. Party time
                5 years, 18 days ago

                I swear with my two massive balls that I will stop playing the game if they don't award him the assist/goal

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  You won't even link your team 😆

                  1. Annie
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    It's very easy to tell if someone has a team linked from their posts.

                  2. Party time
                      5 years, 18 days ago

                      Hehehe

                  3. 7shadesofsmoke
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    ball symmetry.

                    1. Party time
                        5 years, 18 days ago

                        Looool

                2. onceuponatyne
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  That'll show them...

            2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              never hear people moaning that they got the benefit of a dubious assist. funny that.

              1. HollywoodXI
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                I own Salah and I don’t think it was an assist this weekend and said so on here.

          2. gaurava1216
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 18 days ago

            Thoughts on This WC team for 34? For BB in 35...

            Ryan Leno
            Kola Holebas Valery Doherty Duffy
            JWP Martial Sterling Mane Ramsey
            Aguero Kane Murray

            Murray to Jimi in 35....

            No pogba No rashford
            No Lacca/Auba
            No City Defence

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Doucouré for Ramsey

              1. gaurava1216
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                No Arsenal attacking? Palace and Wolves....

                1. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  Lacazette

          3. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 18 days ago

            LMS safety score currently 59
            Might change depending on how they rule the Jimmy accidental interception from Jones.

            https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

            1. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              In the top 20 . Nice one.

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Very nice. Only 120 or so left after this GW.

                1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  Bound to go tits up shortly.

            2. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Still there. I’m not set up as well as most for 33 though but it was good while it lasted. 🙂

          4. elchilangles
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 18 days ago

            time to get rid of Rashford and Pogba? They served me well from week 19 and have earned a lot of value, but lately but seem to be missing something. But is too risky to take them before DGW35?! Don't know what to do!

            1. bench boost for every gamew…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              you are some weeks late-)

              1. elchilangles
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                yes good point well made!

          5. Greglarrrr
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 18 days ago

            GW33 team;

            Any thoughts welcome. Hating on Higuain but don’t see too many other options. Any glaring changes here?

            Boruc
            VVD Pereira TAA
            McNeil Hazard Fraser Salah
            Higuain Wilson Vardy

            Bench: Ederson Pogba AWB Kola

            1 FT, 0.1m ITB.

            WC being played in GW34

            Boruc change is boring but essential I guess?

            1. gaurava1216
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Kola for Mcneil

              Boruc lost his spot last week- Hamer 3.9?
              Otherwise if not losing any value in Ederson- replace him as WC next week

          6. Bobby
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 18 days ago

            how long does it take to watch a replay - see it hit Jimi before Smalling and reward the assist?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Some people want a Jimmy goal.

              1. Bobby
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Id take that too. And include the assist for making us wait for no good reason.

            2. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Smalling's touch dispossessed Jimmy, like Digne & Redmond.

            3. Party time
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Even my blind grandma says it is a Jimmy assist

              • Pasqualinho
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                I didn’t really look at it in detail, but if Jimi was the last touch before Smalling, it’s his assist. If Jones touched it after Jimi but Jimi’s touch was a goal bound effort, it’s his assist. If it’s neither of those 2 then it isn’t an assist.

            4. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Decisions like this take the good out of the game. Jimmy assist full stop.

            5. SheBangsTheDrums
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Chances of Dilva starting tomorrow?

              1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Not great.

            6. @fpl_phenom
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              utd assets have regressed it seems...

              doubt I will have them on my wildcard...

              1. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Shaw was my candidate, not now

            7. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Just give Jimmy the goal and assist to stop the moaning.

              1. Rainer
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Kane G
                Salah A

              2. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                What do you reckon it was Jarvis.

                1. Now I'm Panicking
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  Non-owner so 100% no goal or assist.

              3. Numb
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                They won’t give it now, they’d open themselves up to lawsuits, etc. Loss of minileague winnings, etc.

            8. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              Highlights of game on now again on sky.

            9. 7shadesofsmoke
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              BRING IN FPL VAR!

              1. 7shadesofsmoke
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                as long as the video footage includes looking at my gameweek XI and awarding the maximum point outcome to my players.

            10. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 18 days ago

              53 from 15 (including no Rash and Kun)
              7 to go.

              This can be comfortably classed as an FH failure.

              1. 7shadesofsmoke
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                whats the rank change?

                1. Weasel Boy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  19k to 24k

                  Gone from 5k to this. 4 reds in a row.
                  Possibly gonna cost me my ML. 🙁

              2. Danno - Emre Canada
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Pah pretender 48 here!

              3. MTPockets
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  48 + 6 to go (and Sane)

                • Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  Mine not far away. Unless Higuain and Batshuayi haul, then my FH for DGW will officially fail!

                  1. Weasel Boy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    I have Bats also.
                    Unfortunately he won't haul

              4. Rains of Castamere
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Jimmygoalassistgate now being debated in the Commons.

                1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  They'll definitely not agree.

                2. 7shadesofsmoke
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  most will abstain and nothing will come of it until next season at best

                3. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  May speech coming up at 11.

              5. aborg
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                In all fairness if Salah was given the assist then for the exact same situation, Jimenez should be awarded same !

                1. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  Salah shot at goal.

                  1. aborg
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Jimi’s Shot was also aimed at goal !

                    1. aborg
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 18 days ago

                      Header I mean

              6. Bobby
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                refreshing the homepage of fpl to see if theyve confirmed the points this week is probably the most fun ive had this season.

              7. FPL Maldini
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                This season is setting up for the ultimate BB 35 to make up for such a turgid season of FPL

                Just wait 🙂

                1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  BB GW35 will be the mother of all letdowns

                  1. Weasel Boy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    This

                2. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  Not sure mate

              8. Flynny
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Who to captain at weekend?

                A...salah

                B...mane

                C....hazard

                Thanks

                1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  B

                2. how now brown cow
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  I might go vardy.

                  1. Weasel Boy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Same

                3. Hart-ake
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  B

                4. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  Wilson

              9. Hart-ake
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                They can’t just leave a ‘tbc’ hanging there can they?

                1. how now brown cow
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 18 days ago

                  It's so sad that we care this much.

              10. aborg
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 18 days ago

                Bonus points still not awarded officially. Maybe they are thinking to give them together with the possible Jiménez assist?

                1. MTPockets
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Too late now

                    1. MTPockets
                        5 years, 18 days ago

                        or not

                        1. aborg
                          • 6 Years
                          5 years, 18 days ago

                          Not .... hehe

                  • Alexike8 fc
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Jiménez given the assist whoop whoop

                  • DA Minnion (Former great)
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Boom given

                  • Duke Silver ☑
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    2nd assist added for Jimi.

                  • HollywoodXI
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Assist given!

                  • Rainer
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Ownership wins again.

                    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 18 days ago

                      This. Smdh

                  • Rains of Castamere
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Meh. Wanted the goal as I also own Smalling 😀

                    1. Hart-ake
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 18 days ago

                      Same. We are a point up on the deal.

                  • how now brown cow
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    GIVEN!!!

                  • aborg
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Yessssss Jiménez assist awarded !!! Yihaaaaa

                  • Dazzrb
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Looks like Jimmy is getting the second assist! Go on FPL website and look at stats for the game

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 18 days ago

                      FPL has 2nd assist.

                  • Somar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 18 days ago

                    Are we having a scoutcast this week?

                    1. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 18 days ago

                      Thursday