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Lukaku leads the Man United line as Rashford benched

Romelu Lukaku (£10.8m) has the potential to turn around what has proved to be a rotten Double Gameweek 34 so far, but only for a selection of managers.

The Manchester United striker, owned by just 4.4% overall, has kept his place in the side after disappointment against Barcelona midweek.

With more shots on target than any other player in their last four Premier League matches, he is chasing his 10th goal against West Ham in his 11th match against them in this competition.

His power as a differential option in Double Gameweek 34 has been made stronger by the fact that Marcus Rashford (£7.4m) has been named on the bench in order to keep him fresh for next week’s Champions League second leg.

He is joined among the substitutes by centre-back Victor Lindelöf (£5.0m), Phil Jones (£5.1m) coming in for him.

With Luke Shaw (£5.0m) suspended Marcos Rojo (£4.9m) starts at left-back, with Diogo Dalot (£5.3m) filling in for the banned Ashley Young (£5.7m) on the right.

Former Manchester United forward Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.1m) leads the West Ham attack today with Marko Arnautovic (£6.8m) missing out thanks to an illness.

Man United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Fred, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Lukaku, Martial

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Balbuana, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Lanzini, Anderson, Snodgrass, Hernandez

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  1. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Is the Utd game televised?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      It's United. Of course it is.

      (But yeah, it's on BT Sport.)

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Oh lol, wasn’t coming up on the main page - thanks

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      BT.

  2. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Anyone else experience the same thing as me where nearly every week if you just didn't touch your team you'd have more points? It's so demoralising.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I hear you!

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Yep. Happened with my first WC, my FH team and now with my second WC.

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

        Problem with wildcards it’s built for a longer term team normally so always a good chance you miss out on immediate gains. Always sore losing players who haul but tbh, I was comfortable taking the Bou pair out so not going to dwell on it

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Palace fans licking their lips at the prospect of Brighton being pulled down into the relegation zone.

  4. No_Mo_Salah?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Defence score is 0,0,0,0 and all played. At least no minuses!

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      that is epic

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Always look on the bright side

      1. Mysterion
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        of life
        (whistles)

    3. Borisalandoris
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Just think of it as a blank gameweek rather than the trap that is a double

    4. AVFCChris1984
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Same as me

  5. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    My defence so far this week: Ryan(0), Dunk(0), Duffy(c)(0) and Doherty(0) coming in for Trippier(0).

    I'm genuinely impressed with how bad that went.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Wow

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      incredible

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Wow. I should be thrilled with that 2 that Pereira got me yesterday

    4. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Epic

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      That is impressive.

    6. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Bahahaha!
      Sorry mate, but this is brilliant.
      Especially Doherty coming on for Trippier.

    7. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Please, please hulk this. Its almighty.

    8. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I can match you with Ryan, Duffy(c) and Doherty! Robbo to go.

  6. the Penman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Let’s face it:

    - Bournemouth have never scored 5 in a Premier League away game before today, and they were on a run of 1 win in 9 since the Chelsea victory.
    - Bournemouth last conceded 4+ goals in GW24 (and Duffy and Dunk both got booked there so count your blessings...)
    - Cardiff could have had a penalty or two (unjustly, but that’s non-VAR football for you), so Camarasa would have been streaking away to double figures.
    - It was a safe prediction that Spurs were going to win big to 0, but hardly anyone gambled on it being Moura and that combination of defenders for this match. Son’s benching means that he’s more likely to play through the rest of the upcoming games.

    1. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I guess what I’m saying is: Sometimes It Just Be Like That.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      great post

    3. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Let's face it.

    4. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Fine line.

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      But but but, this game isn’t about luck!

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        in the medium term things even out

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Give it a rest

        2. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Define medium

  7. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Can't wait the for scout notes article headline later...

    "So why did top captain contender Duffy concede 5 to on the beach Bournemouth?"

    Egg on faces again. Including mine.

  8. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I was looking forward to Brighton Cardiff.

    1. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I have Etheridge. I'm now excited about owning him.

  9. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Lukaku C and Martial. Could be huge, cmon United

    1. LSK
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Good luck, could be a big green arrow for you

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Cheers. Huge on so far so could be even bigger

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      this is your week

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Fingers crossed.

  10. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    19 pts from 7.
    Robertson, Mané, Aguero and Doucouré left before Duffy (C) and Dunk play again.
    Still hopeful that I can get to 50 pts to end the Gameweek.

  11. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I had both Wilson and Fraser but was bricking it going into this week. Took an 8 point hit and brought in the Brighton usual suspects which was bad.

    Sometimes the ‘right’ choices just end up wrong

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      On 49 with 2 Brighton, mane, hazard and TAA to play

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I'm not sure an 8 point hit to bring in Brighton defenders was ever the 'right' choice.

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I got 2 spurs as well so part of shifting my team in prep for next week.

        So really 2 Brighton defenders for 4 games which is much harder to ignore

  12. Badgevilla
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Lads this game just gets better and better had Fraser in all season stuck with him for so long take him out on wc and you know the rest sometimes I wonder why I play this game at all

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      thanks for posting your diary entry

      1. Badgevilla
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        You’re welcome! I see you’re full of information on this website too!

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      s*** happens, just got to laugh at it and move on 🙂

    3. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Who cares, what matters is the Villa won again!

      1. JohnCarewCarew
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        This. Deflecting triple Brighton defence. I live in the sodding place and mates tell me that Duffy is Pique, Murray is the new Aguero and Hughton is Sir Alf.

      2. Badgevilla
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Call us butter cos we’re on a roll!!

  13. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    What a car crash this wc gw is becoming. 16pts so far....abysmal

  14. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Captaining Duffy is half-way there to joining TC-ing Andy Carroll in 2016 and captainign Negredo in 2017 as one of the most baffling decisions in FPL history.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      2/3 here 😆

      What a casual.

    2. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Vardy didn’t work out v well for me either

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      not really but do carry on

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Ha, you're awful.

    5. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I did Negredo and I'm still shamed

  15. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Vardy > Firminho?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      He aint no ho

  16. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Since this is a bandwagon community, which is your most disappointing pick this gw:
    A) Vardy
    B) Eriksen
    C) Jimenez
    E) Duffy
    F) Son

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      A

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I'd be most disappointed with Vardy, if I kept him.

      Not surprised with any poor score Duffy gets.

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        100%. Very disappointed

    3. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      B and F got returns mate, don't think they deserve to be on this list, especially looking at how it's gone so far

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Son

  17. captainjilflex
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Any Saints fans see the Valery injury? Just cramp or something more?

  18. Not again Shirley
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Did McNeill not gg second assist?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Burnley Twitter said it was his shot, may have been a few touches after it though.

  19. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Lloris, Eriksen and Son captain.
    Cant complain really.

    1. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I had the armband on Erik and swapped it over to Vardy. Daft on reflection

    2. grooveymatt65
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Ive logged in, just to say snap!!!!

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Nice. Want to go Trip or Alder but someone said just go with Lloris and Dunk over Ryan and on of those an it just made sense.

    3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Same here.

    4. Andy'81
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Combined for 19, that means they've scored 19 more points then my other 6 players today.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        20 I think, and thats brilliant.

        1. Andy'81
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Ah, I've got Vert instead of Lloris and didn't notice the YC.

    5. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah same here, still not great but better than some.

    6. MGD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Shouldave played Lloris ahead of Ryan.. oh well

  20. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Is Fab okay?

    We're in injury season...

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      He's fine

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Just slipped. It's that bloody slope at Old Trafford. It's dangerous.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Wonder why that's allowed, tbh

  21. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    Flukaku with that same old trick with hands up in the air after every ball in the box.

    I reckon Wanyama will have more points at the end of this game that him. The finish from him was clinical and composed

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Hope not.

  22. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    I hope Brighton get relegated. Horrible team. Horrible manager.

    Deserve to go the way of Bolton.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      He’s baaaaack

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Remind me why he got banned again?

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Nah, Chris Hughton is a gent.

      1. Andy'81
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I'd take him back at NUFC if Rafa goes.

    3. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Well, at least you're not a casual according to some on here. That should count for something right?

    4. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      You think Hughton is horrible?
      Thats gotta be a first.

    5. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Where have you been bud?

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Talk us through the triple Brighton double Cardiff WC ? 😉

  23. JohnnyMagrinho
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Nice to see the old Fraser to Son moved worked nicely this week.

      Took a chance by playing Deulofeu ahead of Wilson too. Hmm.

      Rashford (C).

      Think I should play another game.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Eliteserien, maybe?

    • Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      doherty to cathcart to fund kun to vardy?

      or duffy to stankovic (bench)? thanks

      1. Ambrosiana Inter
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        U mean found vardy to Kun?

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Monster green arrow incoming for you TSparky

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Hope so :).

    • Naby K8a
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      That Brighton performance is why I love FPL so much.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Felipe 😮

    • Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Brighton to win 2-0 and murray to get both will rescue the week greatly

    • The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      How many bonus points did Duffy get?

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        4?

      2. Superbadhine
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        5

      3. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Wonderful person that he is he decided to gift bonus point to others.

      4. Ambrosiana Inter
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        6 inc those from cRdiff

    • Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      I'm giving up following this soccer ball sport...