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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. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Numb must be gutted.

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

      Straight into the courthouse in the morning.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😆

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Haha, what a farce.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        They do make it up as they go along

  2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just need tomorrow's players to average 3 each to reach the century 😀

  3. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jimi will be the first name on the gw34 WC

  4. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson
    Luiz
    Hazard
    Sterling
    Camarasa

    Need 23 points for the 100 club.

    Doable?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very.

    2. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      For sure. I need 19 with 7..

    3. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No

    4. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Camarasa, really..?

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

        He's doubled Pogba's score with a game in hand

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

      I need 47 from 7.
      Doable?

      Not ####en likely!!

    6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      32 needed from Kane (C), Sterling, Hazard, Milivojevic, Azpilicueta, Laporte, Schlupp, Duffy.

      Have Aguero too but no-show confirmed

  5. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bloody casuals.

    If I don’t remain in the top 5k after this week I’m gonna stab

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yourself?

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ban

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I hate the luck factor *angry smiley*

  6. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    FPL towers highly owned player bias confirmed.

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Jiminez touched it. How is that bias?

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Touched it onto Jones.

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

          You watching it on rewind?

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Should have been a Jimmy goal.

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Haha I'm not gonna bite.

  7. Union_Jacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ffs Jimenez so lucky to be awarded that second assist what a joke of a system FPL really is

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      But HE TOUCHED IT.

      1. Union_Jacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        "For the avoidance of doubt, points awarded in-game are subject to change up until one hour after the final whistle of the last match of any given day. Once the points have all been updated on that day, no further adjustments to points will be made."

        Literally broke their own rule to give it, nice work FPL

        1. SHOOTER MCGINN
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Technically the points weren't given in game so isn't in the scope of this.

        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 1 month ago

            "For the avoidance of doubt..." is my favourite part

      2. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Chill

      3. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😆

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That assist just added an extra drop of 1.5k to my red arrow.

      ####en nice!!

    3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Assist seems the silliest outcome of the three.

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

        Agree. Halfway house decision.

    4. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not counting Aguero who won't play, how many players do you have for tomorrow? I have 6.

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        4 left currently on 73 points

        1. michudagawd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I'm on 48 having slept in Saturday morning and not finalising my FH team. Disaster, down from 66th in GW9 to 53k currently.

          1. BigBillyBass
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Ouch

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

        8, 2 MC, 3 CH, 1 TOT, 2 CP

      3. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Eight

      4. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        7

      5. Sherman Cardenas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        7 but played BB this week

      6. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        7

      7. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        6 + Aguags © 🙁

        What happened to him by the way?

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

        7

        1. estheblessed
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          7 including Kun

      9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        68 pts, 8 players inc Kane (C) to go

      10. Party time
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Only 2

        • FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          6 including sterling (TC)

      11. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Jimmy given 2 assists on Sky fpl too

      12. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I need to make 29 points from Ederson, Dunk, Azpi, Schluup, Sterling, Son, Hazard and Bats.

        How likely is it?

        1. Garlana
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Very

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

          Guaranteed.

          1. FPL Maldini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Really? That confident?

            Why do I feel so pessimistic then haha

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

              Can we at least get the lineups to give a better answer?

        3. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          how soon do you need to know?

        4. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Likely

        5. BigBillyBass
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Only 4 of those guaranteed starters tomorrow. You may come up short

      13. Countess Weffie von Wobbego…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just to say I have been repeatedly disappointed by the lack of information regarding the timing of Scoutcasts. I appreciate the contributors have lives elsewhere to lead, and I'm not suggesting how often or when the Scoutcasts take place, but I am criticising the total lack of information for the viewers. Simply, once a decision has been taken that a Scoutcast will be done, or not done in the regular slot, just tell us.

        1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Thursday. But I agree it could be tweeted out for ease.

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hop Topic usually the morning before or of the ScoutCast. Bit messier with DGWs.

        3. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Should be a regular time, each week, no matter what. Except on holiday weeks.

      14. adams_6
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        2 no shows
        2 benchings
        1 red card
        Double game week, FFS.

      15. Sherman Cardenas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This is exactly why I prefer to FH and WC on blank game weeks. No way I'd have kept Jimenez or Jota in a FH team - but there's always loads of unpredictability and too much choice in a DGW. Better to pick the best from slim pickings when most of the good teams are blanking.

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

          I kept Jimi on FH 🙂

        2. MINUS FOUR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          I do get where you're coming from and to an extent I agree. But you can actually build a strong BGW team in the space of a few GWs, then give yourself at least give yourself a shot at DGW Free Hit glory. In terms of which players will score well, the BGW is a bit of a lottery too.

          I managed to beat the top 10k average for Free Hits in BGW31 with my regular team, and should hopefully do the same with FH in DGW32. So it does depend. That said, I was never ever going to keep Jimenez on FH this GW and yes, it is quite frustrating to see him haul.

      16. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wow I’ve a green arrow still overall. Up ONE place 😀 Got 3 from 3 tonight. Hope tomorrow fairs better...

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          amazing. Screen shot that bad boy

          1. FPL Pillars
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Not sure it’s worth a screenshot :d

            1. Ze_Austin
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              We want a screenshot!

      17. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I have 98 points more then my rival and WC (he doesnt)
        He have right now 4 DGW players for GW 35 so any chance for him ?

        I had 121 points more than him before this GW but he nailed...

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

          You should be fine

      18. boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why is young on -1 And not 0?

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          red card?

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

          2 and -3

          1. boc610
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            2 from first game, then 1 then -3 for red...he has a -1 for two goals conceded?

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

              It's in the rules.

              Red Cards
              If a player receives a red card, they will continue to be penalised for goals conceded by their team.

              Red card deductions include any points deducted for yellow cards

        3. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          He conceded two goals too.

        4. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Goal conceded after RC counts against him still

          1. boc610
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            ha all these years playing and never knew that.

        5. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          The unassisted Smalling OG counts for Young as a deduction.

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

            I agree with you. Wasn't a Jimmy assist, was a Jimmy goal.

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              It should have been, with him having the last touch.

              If said touch was on target, its a goal. If not, its no assist...

              Jimmy owners were robbed of the goal!

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

          Goals conceded after a player is sent off still count towards their score.

          (Basically extra punishment as being a defender down could be a big factor in their team conceding more.)

      19. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        51 with 10 to go. (Probably more like 7.)

        Looking at people's scores, feel a bit gutted given I essentially have the same template team anyway.

        Hey-ho.

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

          Actually not too bad.
          53 with 7 to go here.

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

            - Haz / Luiz / Kepa vs. Duffy
            - Kane vs. Schlupp
            - Kun / Raz / Laporte (All 3 may miss)
            - Batshuayi

            Bit of a ceiling in most cases 😎

      20. WVA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This season needs to end

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ole..... Is that you?

          1. Party time
              5 years, 1 month ago

              🙂

        2. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          2 no shows
          An own goal
          And to top it off i dumped Shaw for Smalling (own goal) cos of 9 yellows.
          I sold Azpi to accommodate this.

        3. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Thinking of strikers for a WC... Kane, Lacazette, Deeney and Jimi in my head atm. Any others?

          1. TallestJohn
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            g l e n n m u r r a y

            1. dunas_dog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Can’t see him starting 2 games in DGW but could be great choice if does

            2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              h a v i n g a l a u g h ?

          2. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Rashford if fit otherwise agree- see below

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

            Give it 3 days, you can check all the RMWC34T's.

        4. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Strong enough week 34 WC with 13 DGW players to BB week 35 (and
          £I m fund in bank?) Any players you really would not want here?

          Gunn Ryan
          Doherty Valery Duffy Kolasinac Robertson
          Sterling Mané Son Deulofeu
          Camarasa*
          Kane Lacazette Jimenéz

          * Camarasa to Ward-Prowse in week 35

          1. OleGGMU
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Have quite a similar squad myself mate, id say your g2g , front is solid, lacaz seems more likely to play both games than auba and with lack of others its quite bang on for forwards, mid id say alli if you have any doubts on son but otherwise mid if sorted too,
            For the sake of it, i have the same mid minus camarasa and son, have jwp already and jota instead of son ( for me i have 1.8itb so spurs mid is out)
            Having duffy puts ryan as a bit of chink in the armour if brighton concede but save points can potentially cover and the backt to back dgws for them offers a potential big bump in points haul ,c'mon duffy get us some goals haha

            Doherty is one to keep an eye on for any rotation in def itherwise you have it all covered imo
            Overall the 1m.itb you have doesmt offer much and honestly i dont see upgrades unless you switched a keeper out, perhaps for foster? Since they play hud in dgw35?

            1. dunas_dog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Thanks that’s really helpful

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

          Horrendous GW so far. Ederson, Luiz, Duffy, Schlupp, Haz, Sterling, Kun, Bats and Kane(c) to save it.

          Cue 14 points.

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

            Kun won't.

          2. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            You're gonna do ok with that lot.

          3. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Kane could be trump card !
            I hope so anyway

          4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Kane (C) too, brace incoming I reckon/hope

        6. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Oh so now jimmy is awarded with the assist, do they just make this up as they go along?

          1. TallestJohn
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Quite literally yes

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Joke isn't it!

            Should have been his goal, if it was on target, despite the Smalling touch.

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

              not really

              1. Rainer
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Well his touch is either:

                - going on target, so the Smalling touch means nothing.
                - going off target, so its no assist after Smalling scores the OG.

        7. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Need Laporte to start especially City almost have certain CS tomorrow and most managers have Ederson

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

            He will

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              hope mate

        8. Not again Shirley
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Is Kun definitely definitely out tomorrow? I thought he was but just looking at Betfair and can still back or lay him to score.

          If he is deffo out then laying him is free money surely as can’t score if does not play.

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

            Void bet.

            1. Not again Shirley
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Hmm sounds kind of fair but at the same time not fair. Not my problem that someone wants to back a player to score when he doesn’t play.

          2. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Hes out

          3. Maddamotha
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            He is out

        9. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Anderson is for sure out, but for whom?
          1) Tielemans
          2) Ramsey
          3) Other
          4) Salah, Anderson > Mane, £11.1 (-4)

          Fab, Button
          Robbo, TAA, Luiz, Doherty, AWB
          Salah, Hazard, Pogba, Brooks, Anderson
          Vardy, Rondon, Jim

        10. SouthCoastSaint
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone have worse luck than owning Digne, Maguire and now Young for their red cards this season?

          Absolutely hating this season

          1. clodhopper
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Young tday but 2penalty misses which was 3 realy bcause of captain and red card

        11. POLSKA GOLA
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Considering everything that’s happened today getting 21 points off my United trio Pogba, Rash & Martial ain’t that bad.
          Jimi is an absolute FPL legend though. What an asset he’s been this season

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            8.5 next season

            1. POLSKA GOLA
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Will he stay at Wolves though? At this form he and Nuno could end up at some big club...or at Chelsea

              1. Niho992
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                He is loaned from Benfica, so Wolves has to buy him first...