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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. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    This gw is becoming comical. No point in stressing about it now...see the funny side

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      YOLO M8

  2. Kabayan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Average overall points outscoring Average top 10k points with less average players played 🙂

  3. Richd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Getting abuse for tripping up on Brighton defence.

    Captain hindsight quality.

    It was a good opportunity and those that can’t see it won’t be near the top of the HOF ever.

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You keep telling yourself that mate.

    2. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Given how much you shoved Aguero TC down everyone's throats, it's only fair you copped a bit than get all defensive about it.

    3. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I was going to post something similar, so many captain hindsights running their mouths about what a poor decision it was, nobody expecting Brighton to get thrashed 5-0 at home, by a team on the beach who are awful away. It's a freak occurrence happening just at the worst possible time for most.

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

        He was literally posting saying he hoped Son got a 1 pointer to punish the non Duffy captainers - if you dish it out..

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Flapster, doubling on any defense, even a very good to great one is HIGHLY risky and rarely pays off in a SGW. I keep trying to tell people this, but don't think anyone's listening.

      Now, the odds get better if there's two games in a week of course, but, Brighton is a decent defensive team at home, certainly not very good to great, which is the qualifier for the only way I'd double or triple up on any D for a DGW. To get massive returns in a DGW from a triple up is like rolling snake eyes on two dice...possible, but boy is it a long shot. Need to up those odds by only doing it with a top tier D.

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

        it isnt even risky

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Oh, but it is. I've been playing long enough to know, not think, this.

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

      If you are going to post about how amazing it is and brave you are repeatedly before the event then you are going to get some ‘chat’ if it goes wrong, just as you’d be giving it large if it went well.

      There is still another game to go for Brighton so you could easily still have the last laugh.

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

      lmao

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

      Mate it's not even hindsight. WC is to plan for the rest of the season - if it was just these 4 GW's then absolutely going for it was a good option. But you now have 2 defenders and a GK who you aren't going to want to play in 37 or 38 - plus a Southampton defender who is a very meh option away vs West Ham.

      Yes, you can transfer out. But that's presuming you have nothing else to do. And might force in 4 point hits.

  4. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Luka Pogba saving my week.

    🙂

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

      Lucky Luka Pogba 🙂

      Good to keep them in the race for when City visit.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I'm going to tomorrow's game 🙂

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

          Enjoy, if you can!

          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I never enjoy it, honestly prefer watching on the television. Squeaky bum time..

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Same.

  5. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Pogba, Fraser and Wilson punishing everyone. I had the 3 of them at some point in during a lost draft for my gw33 wc

    1. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      And now I have Bilva, JWP and Vardy 🙂

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

    That's got to be discount for Rice then.

  7. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone can guess Jones blood group?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He bleeds United Red!

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

    Phwoar. That's a cut and a half on Jones.

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

      Really is. Bloody deep

  9. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Assuming Valery is okay then, is it worth moving any of these on potentially with a ft? Will wait beyond CL of course. Would be for a Watford/Soton asset.
    A) Doherty
    B) Duffy
    C) Ryan

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

    Jones shouldn’t continue here tbh... that cut looked quite nasty

  11. Bagheri Arce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How's everyone's GW33 teams doing?

    Pogba - check
    Anderson - check
    Wilson - check
    McNeil - check
    Moura....just kidding

    It's a funny old game eh 🙂 Cue Hazard haul tomorrow.

  12. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    This whole setting up for a bench boost next week isn't going too well..... My team from last week would have battered this one! Can never predict it

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well gotta use that WC at some point, wasnt that the motivation for tinkering towards GW35 anyways?

  13. Paddyb1982
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    So if liverpool, man city, andspurs finish top 3 and say chelsea finish 4th and win the europa. Could utd finish 5th and get a champions league spot??

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No. A separate CL spot is allocated for the Europa winners.

    2. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

      But only if Manchester United win champions league

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Good point.

    3. Paddyb1982
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks

  14. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Was picking between Son, Etheridge and Niasse for captain yesterday. Then promptly forgot to confirm Son, which left Pogba. I should do this more often...

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

      That’s ridiculous

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I...don’t disagree. In every possible way.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      and then it won't work

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That’s the problem. I’ve captain-w*nked once or twice before and both times it worked quite well, but it will never do so if on purpose.

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

    Unless you had redmond, pretty much every wildcarder will be on for a red arrow?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pogba!

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

        Pogba on wildcard is a very unusual pick but well done!

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Has good fixtures from GW36-GW38 plus a DGW.

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

            36 is a long way away (that’s main reason I didn’t get him)

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

            The gamble with Pogba was WHU/hud/CAR.

            Great start with WHU, anything in the next 3 is a bonus.

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The cool kids have Pogba. Green arrow here with 4 players getting 0.

    3. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Because?

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

      Small red for me tonight, but 7 players to go

    5. LSK
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Small green with Aguero (c) and 5 others to play (3 are Brighton though).

  16. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    West ham have battered Man U. Properly harsh score line this

  17. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Were there any updates on Bilva fitness? Will he play?

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

      Yeah he's available.

      1. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        awesome, thanks

  18. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Are Mariappa or Kiko usually first choice for Watford or have they been injured here and there?
    Looking at their game-time its hard to see a pattern.

    1. Twisted Melon
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      hard to predict, I've got kiko, want one more probably go Cathcart but will wait to see line up Monday.

  19. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Only just came on here and I'm sure I'm just repeating others moans, but took Fanderson & Pogba out on my wc as they were completely out of form, and of course this week they have outscored my entire team atm (inc 3 Bri & c)

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

    Ref is a joke - where has he got 5 minutes from?!

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

      You saying it should be more?

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

        I’m saying I don’t get what the officials all have against us

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

          What a load of garbage.
          You want to start with the disallowed WHam goal that wasn't offside?

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

            It was about time a 50/50 call went our way

        2. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Complete and utter nonsense.

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

      Fergie time

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Not watching game but 6 subs is an extra 3 minutes straight away.

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

        Jones was getting treatment for 5 mins

    4. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The Everton game was 8 plus added minute today

    5. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Squeaky Bum

  21. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    42 after BAPs decent enough for a small greenie tonight?

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

      Lol u mug

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Tee hee. Turns out a pretty big one, but just shows how dire my season has been.

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      There's a reason Red pPanda's are on the endangered species list!

  22. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lukaku cap fail 17pts WC got my rival down to 13pts last week for it to go back up 55pts lead. Fpl is crawl even son his cap done more in 5mins then lukaku has all game.

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

    Thanks goodness this is all just a very bad dream

  24. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    That Ole is at the wheel chant is so annoying.

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

      The officials were at the wheel...

  25. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thank god I picked Moura and Redmond

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      "Youre welcome"

      -Ibra

    2. Jogsi
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Well done. I didn't consider either of them!

  26. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Barca will pull off a Bournemouth on Tuesday against this Utd

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      3 goals min

  27. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    We Winzorz!!! 2 pts behind Chelski, 3 behind Spurs...

  28. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    ML 2nd place dude I’m chasing has Brooks first on his bench and looks set to stay there. Wow, bullet dodged.

  29. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What % chance do you think the following are to start tomorrow?

    A) Mahrez

    B) Hudson-Odoi

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

      13.9%
      6.2%

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

      19.5%
      7.5% but should be 50%