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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. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Never mind todays hiccup.

    Battle of the Giants.

    Tuesdav night.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Revenge of the Duffy

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Duffy strikes back

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Nevermind stupidly benching Fraser, I can't get over 5 goals and no King involvement.
    It's almost as if it's either Fraser & Wilson who score points or just King.

    1. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      They are a bizarre fpl team

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Very much like Watford in some of ways, turn up when you least expect it and go AWOL when you do

        1. AndyCook
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Agree. Always feel like you have them wrong

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What's 0 doubled lads?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        00

      2. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        00

      3. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        ask on weds!

        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I have Duffy captained btw - taking the piss out of myself too 🙂

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pogba sneaked in under the radar this week ...

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        If I didn't get rid prior to 29 and could have got for cheaper I 100% would have had him as well.

      2. AndyCook
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Scoring a penalty can happen to any one of 20 players any week.

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            The point I am making is that he was largely ignored on here 🙂

      3. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Well capping Duffy has definitely backfired, but still not too unhappy with Fraser in my team! 😀

        1. DantheManinaPan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          and Poggers 😀

      4. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        so exciting when your captain has another game! 🙂 🙂 🙂

        1. Rash
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Another 90 mins of torture

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            🙂 🙂 🙂

        2. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          You went Duffy cap?

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            dunk lol

      5. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Surprised Pogba wasn't rested for Barca game

        1. AndyCook
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Does he run all that much? Genuine question - I’ve never seen his stats but I imagine not..

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              He's quite up and down yes

        2. Rash
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Bournemouth and Brighton have played a huge part in me losing my MLs.. rival burned his wildcard weeks ago there for keeping bourn assets.. i used my wildcard to sell them and load up on Brighton defence..

          1. Naboo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            You made a mistake then, in hindsight

        3. Scotty B
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Worth keeping Higuain for Burnley at home next week?

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            No. I’d ditch him ASAP, useless

          2. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            When did ffs community decide on having Higuain? I'd get rid

        4. LarryDuff
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Please Lukaku, this is going horribly!

        5. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Martial C went awful. He is worst on the pitch. Wouldnt be suprised if he be subbed at HT

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            calm down

        6. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Someone needs to tell Pogba at half time that he needs a 13 pointer to get back into the overall dream team.

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Or just another 13 pts+, period

        7. The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Martial always late with his runs, could learn something from Rash

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            There was an MNF earlier this season that compared his stats to Hazard, Mane, Sterling and Sane, he runs so much less than all of those on average, was very interesting, a lot less attacking runs.

        8. DIMITRIS
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I kinda like how all the hype around Duffy and Brighton backfired. Everyone assumed that Bournemouth wont score at Brighton, while they have some very good attacking options and on top of that, assuming that Cardiff also won't score aginst them while they are struggling for their lifes at the moment. They just have to win some games and play attackingly aginst their rivals. It was too risky to double up on Brighton defence. It's premier legaue and literally anyone can score against anyone...

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            nobody assumed bournemouth wouldnt score against brighton but thanks for the essay

            1. The Train Driver
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              😀 love these hindsight posters.

              1. DIMITRIS
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Considering how many people got him for this gameweek I think that they actually did assume that 😀

                1. MrZ
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 11 months ago

                  Think again.
                  We want his goals, CS is bonus

          2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Captain hindsight strikes again

          3. jezstatham
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah but Bournemouth have lost about of their last 10 away and Brighton needed 1 win to secure safety so obviously thinking logically you would go for a 5-0 away win

            1. DIMITRIS
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              CS is sheer luck most of the time... I thought that both teams were going to score

          4. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            It wasn't about assuming clean sheets, it was about appreciating the >50% chance of at least one clean sheet. Interpreting odds is different from assuming results.

            1. *sigh*
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Exactly this, people were just playing the percentages.

          5. TOPCAT1960
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Personally as I said earlier, this was a shot at winning my ML and it was a risk. If had paid off most teams will probably have got similar points anyway, so I am dammed if I do and dammed if I don't. No hard feelings about triple up but there is still time, it just a bit harder.

            Its only a game lol

        9. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          ffs Lingard stop making a scene and start being a decent footballer.

        10. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I’m seeing a lot of hate on here for peeps who captained Son or Duffy. Neither option worked out as planned. The real winners are (yet again) the players who burned chips earlier in the season, did little planning and yet still outscored all of us who diligently held onto WC’s / FH chips and (they again) didn’t get the reward we deserved. Group FFS hug required. This season has been tough.

          1. FPL_Gyarados
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            *hugs*

        11. Basil1977
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          My triple Brighton worked out well -1 between the 3 of them Ryan, Dunk, Knockaert

          1. *sigh*
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Keep your chin up mate. Could all change part two.

        12. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Duffy capt on 0

          Duffy non capt on 0

          Why’s that then

          1. Rash
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            0+0 = 0

            1. Concrete
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Surely should be on minus points

              1. Eytexi
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                How'd you work that one out?

              2. Rash
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Why?

              3. F_Ivanovic
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Maybe you need to go back to primary school to learn what 0x2 is.

              4. FPL Pillars
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Let’s hear you out math genius...

              5. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                lol

        13. jezstatham
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I've got about 11 from 8

          1. FPL Pillars
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            About average then

        14. MGD
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Ahh watching the masters is such a refreshing change of phase/attitude :’D

          1. MGD
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Are ppl from England rooting for Rory btw?

            1. Rash
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Tiger here

              1. MGD
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                On fire atm

            2. Longlatini
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              He’s Irish

              1. MGD
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Lol I know..? Hence the question..

        15. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Didn’t realise we were playing! Come on Utd, let’s go lads!!!

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            man utd fans ladies and gents

            1. MGD
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Haha

            2. Concrete
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              😀

            3. Eytexi
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Hahaha very true

            4. Naboo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Could be West Ham

          2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Plastic

          3. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Man U fans summed up in one post 🙂

          4. Dacra
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            "we" i think was inaccurate.

          5. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Might just be the greatest, most subtle troll account on here.

        16. jezstatham
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          On a f&£_) :%g wildcard!!!

        17. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Could really do with a wild card right now

          1. TOPCAT1960
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Now thats hindsight

          2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Same 😆

          3. *sigh*
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Think the Kane injury reduced the decision time and many panicked. I know I did!

        18. Over Midwicket
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          I got rid of Wilson, Fraser, Pogba in WC.. Ouch.

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Look on the bright side, you get a new WC i 4 months.

            1. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              I’d rather sh*t in my own hands and clap all day Saturday then join this again 🙂

          2. FPL Pillars
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Says pretty much everyone 😀 I had Pog, Wilson and Brooks

        19. Dacra
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          So, selling Brooks and Wilson for - 8 cost 34 points.

          What a week.

          1. F_Ivanovic
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Selling Bournmouth assets for a -8 when not on a WC was pretty silly.

        20. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Any Knockheart cappers out there?

        21. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Lucky Pogba points!

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            why?

        22. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          united have more deflected passes than i've ever seen

        23. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Martial and Lukaku were awful punts ffs. Ahh well, atleast Lucas worked out

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Your bound to get one right with that many punts haha

            1. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Hahaa I guess

        24. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          A lot of players i want to ditch after i bring them on WC like Sigurdson,Martial, Duffy etc...

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            exciting!

          2. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I’d ditch all 15 of mine if I could. Going to email FPL and say someone hacked my account, when they see Duffy(C) they might believe it