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Hazard on the left flank as Higuain leads the line at Old Trafford

The final match of Gameweek 36 sees Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

A win for Chelsea would take them four points clear of Arsenal in fifth place and all but eliminate Manchester United from the race for a Champions League qualification spot.

United would move level on points with the Blues with a win this afternoon, however.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made five changes to his Manchester United side from the midweek derby defeat.

Eric Bailly makes his first Premier League start in almost three months in central defence, with Chris Smalling the man to make way.

Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku rejoin the United attack, with Jesse Lingard dropping out.

Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera return in central midfield, with Fred, Andreas Pereira and Scott McTominay making way.

Smalling, Fred and Lingard are not even among the substitutes.

Gonzalo Higuain leads the line for Chelsea and will be flanked by Willian and Eden Hazard in the Blues’ attack.

Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger and N’Golo Kante have all recovered from injury to start.

Willian, Alonso, Rudiger and Mateo Kovacic are the four changes that Maurizio Sarri has made from the 2-2 draw with Burnley.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Andreas Christensen, Emerson and the injured
Callum Hudson-Odoi drop out.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Bailly, Lindelof, Shaw, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Matic, Lukaku, Rashford.

Subs: Romero, Darmian, Rojo, McTominay, Pereira, Sanchez, Martial.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Higuain.

Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Pedro, Giroud.

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  1. Fresh_From_Desh
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Hazard hasn't scored away since boxing day.

    This is why I'm not elite level fantasy player because I brought him in!

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      but he has 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 home games, and plays at home next

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Was that Watford?

    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      I guess you mean an away goal?.....

  2. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    1K red arrow overall this GW. After being on 33 points after friday to finish the GW with 89 points feels great.

    Still have TC left

    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Who are you planning to use it on?

  3. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Not getting Laporte in before the last DGW has utterly wrecked me in ML terms. Can't believe I chose Tripp instead.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      nor can i

      1. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Gutted for us both

  4. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    Which Man U assets are worth getting in for the last two GWs?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      if fit rashford

      1. PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Rashford subbed off today. That doesn't fill me full of confidence.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          "if fit"

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Karlan Grant and Victor Camerasa

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      None atm

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Rashford or no one

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        how many points you end up on mate?

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          118
          Benching Jota over dunk cost me 10 f**** points
          What about you Embolofan?

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            102 after deducting -4. trying to catch you 😉

      2. PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Surely even DDG can keep a clean sheet against Huddersfield and Cardiff?

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Shaw might be an option but won't be so sure about united CS tbh

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          considering doherty > shaw for last game of season

        3. Wetdream
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Huddersfield normally nick a goal at home

    5. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      I’m doing Duffy to Shaw but think I might ignore the rest.

  5. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 days ago

    100 pts and a massive OR rise.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Well done! Looks like 103 for me and decent rise

    2. Party time
        5 years, 6 days ago

        98 here with Wilson & Chilwell on the bench + Mané(c) over Salah. Only my soul knows what I've done

      • twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Nice, similar and MLs probably won.

      • Unliklinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        138 all in...

      • Blue&White85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        104 for me. My best score of a disappointing season.

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      2 sides "chasing" top 4.
      really poor quality.
      Hardly some sort of tactical battle that limited the quality.
      Continues to dispel the myth Utd are more attacking under Ole.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        OGS hasn't worked out the tactics when Rashford, Martial and Lingard are not all fit IMO. He tries to play a fast, mobile game with players like Lukaku, Mata and Matic. It doesn't work. Would be better for them to play 3-5-2 if they have injuries to one or more of those 3 IMO because that gets more out of Lukaku and gives the midfield more numbers.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          agree but why leave martial etc on bench

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            I don't know. Perhaps Martial isn't fully fit.

    4. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      what are people doing with vardy if rash is a doubt?

    5. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Vardy + Eriksen (-4) -> Rashford + Sterling? Assuming Rash is declared fit

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        dont think worth -4 unless reasonable doubt as to whether eriksen starts, but marginal either way

      2. Wetdream
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        I'd keep vardy

    6. Punty
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Anyone know how much the average for top 10k or top 1k increased today?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Around 19pts including Auto-Subs

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Top 10k up 18 today, 1k always tend to be up an extra point or two.

      3. Punty
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Thanks both.. didn't think about autosubs boosting the average

    7. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Well that was one of those FF weekends where I'm left none the wiser.

    8. Viper
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      I needed Laporte to outscore Sterling, DDG & Rashford.

      2 points to spare 😯

    9. Plymouth
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      How can this guy Laporte wrench out 3bps in this game, only sat deep and pooled a few passes out of the field

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        He's immense.

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        goat

      3. Plymouth
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Pleease

      4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        The system is the system.

        It’s not about liking it, it’s about exploiting it.

        1. Plymouth
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Just asking how, dont know the mechanics exactly. What specifically did he do

          1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            Probably made loads of passes, a few clearances, didn’t lose possession etc

            1. Plymouth
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 6 days ago

              Passed the ball out of the field x3 , was exactly my point. Usually dont do that

      5. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        City only getting 1 helps him. Passes and cleaning up a lot of Burnley long balls.

        This seasons Otamendi.

      6. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah my ML rivals stealing baps. I'm not salty though...

    10. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      £1.7 itb, 1FT. Any ideas?

      Alisson
      Doherty VVD Laporte Kola
      Sterling Son Eriksen Mane
      Wilson Jiminez

      Ryan Camarasa Rudiger Rondon

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        A) Eriksen > Hazard, Pogba, B.Silva, Siggy

        B) Rondon > Zaha or Rashford

        1. Max City
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Not B

    11. ㅤRising
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Who scores more points next two
      Pogba/ Someone else up to 9.8
      Eriksen

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Redmond

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        probably eriksen if he plays both

      3. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Bilva

      4. Crazygopher
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Pog on pens and 2 good games man u had spirt today faster passing first half can see man u scoring big last 2 games

    12. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Haz or Raz most essential for lasy two GWs ?
      Need to take a hit for either though - shipping Firmino and Eriksen

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        latter but haz + aguero + laporte + ederson would be nice

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Have aguero + laporte already

      2. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Neither are essential, and wouldn't hit for them

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Firmino needs to go anyway, and I think either will outscore Eriksen by 4pts in last two

    13. shearer9
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Tripp to Shaw for free?

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        prob not

        1. shearer9
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Thanks. What about Son and Firm to Haz and Rash for -4? Need differentials

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            very sideways and not expecting rash to be fit tbh

            1. shearer9
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 days ago

              Fair. Just at a loss for what to do for these last two games. I'm like 15 points off top now.

    14. LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Vardy one of my signings of the season. 10 in 9 since I brought him in. Another benefit i've had planning for the blanks as I would have never brought him in otherwise.

    15. Schwarzer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Would you do these for a free?
      Spurs have been misfiring and have the Champions League to worry about.

      Son > Hazard (WAT)
      Eriksen > Bilva (LEI)

      Cheers

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Probably Bilva

    16. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Really can't complain, moved from 250k to 72k.

      Any idea how much does it take to get to 50k?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Click on someone in a ML at that rank and work it out?

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          No one near that rank, either too high or behind.

      2. Viper
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        I started the week at 55k and will go to 36k. 2214 total points as it stands if that helps

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

        https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/report/

        That shows points gaps

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          cheers andy

    17. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      According to fantasy football fix top 1k average is 91.
      Just to clarify anyone within the top 1k would into score a good bit higher than 91.
      For everyone else it should be a green arrow or at least small red.

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Scored 91.

        700 place rise from 27293.

        Yay.

      2. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        cheers

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

      The four finalists of LMS are determined, 104 points needed this week. Congrats to them!

      https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        damn so close 🙁

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Unlucky man, amazing run though.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            ty. was always going to be hard without tc

      2. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Out on 99... 🙁

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          gg

          1. Pras (FPL)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            You too bruv

      3. Villaweeal
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Thanks. Feared not having the TC available

        1. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Congrats mate! 25% chance of winning it

          1. Villaweeal
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            Thanks for setting up the live league. Another interest over the season. Just made the safety score a few times too...

        2. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          smashed that mate

          1. Villaweeal
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            Cheers fella. Fine margins in this game. Almost binned vardy or Wilson for a hit so I could get salah and keep sterling. Luckily I went with the straight swap.

        3. Pras (FPL)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Well done! And good luck in final round

          1. Villaweeal
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            TY

      4. Pras (FPL)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Wonder why it goes into top 4 immediately.. could have shaved 50% folks this round and gone into GW38

        1. Ragabolly
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Great run bro. TM rules, only he can explain.

    19. Teror
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Aguero + Eriksen > Wilson + Salah (TC) for a hit worked out well for me this week then. Everyone was telling me how moronic it is to sell Aguero for a hit but this is a dude who had one goal in seven before today. He's up against a resurgent Leicester side next who are led by a manager who would love nothing more to be the guy who sent the title to Anfield while Liverpool are up against a Newcastle with nothing to play for led by a guy who still owns a God damn house on Merseyside a decade after being sacked by Liverpool FC. Somehow I don't think Rafa is going to give the team talk of his life next weekend. Sure, there's a risk Aguero bites me in the arse but you know what? I've won my mini leagues thanks to this move. That's enough for me.

      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Congrats, i couldn't part with Kun. I did Sterling + Eriksen to Bilva + Salah (TC). Can't complain.

      2. Atwood
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Nobody's stopping City mate.

    20. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      We all have stories like this across our sessions, but this just sums mine up.

      Last week's bench boost score: 6

      My benched total for the very next week: 29 (probably the highest of the season)

      Roll on August!

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Wow! This makes me feel better.

        24, 14, 28 my last 3 benches. Boosted the 14.

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Oof that's a lot of bench points! My bench is usually rubbish 🙂

      2. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        Wilson and Vardy?

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Brooks, Pereira, Rice, Guita. All returned points!

    21. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Lloris Foster
      TAA Doherty Valery (Bednarek, Dunk)
      Sterling Mane Son Eriksen Jota
      Aguero Jimenez Wilson

      0 ITB, 2 FT

      A) Eriksen > Pogba, bench Wilson
      B) Eriksen > Redmond who I bench but start 38, Dunk > Robertson/VVD and then Doherty > Laporte in 38
      C) Eriksen, Wilson > Hazard, Long

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        of those i'd do B for sure

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          That's what I'm leaning towards, benching headache if I get another mid because I'm starting Jota and means I don't have to start Valery.

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            exactly

    22. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Fraser to Jota for free?

      No other pressing issues:

      Boruc
      TAA | Doherty | Peltier
      Salah | Mane | Hazard | Son | Fraser*
      Aguero | Jimenez

      Ryan | Bednarek | Dunk | Crouch

      1FT, 0ITB

      Thanks

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        having 2x wolves + dunk + crouch is going to be a headache on gw38 if anyone gets injured

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          3x wolves, even worse. cant do this.

          1. SEXY SON
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            I'll worry about that in 38 🙂

    23. pjanns
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      121 points this week amazing!

      Lloris
      Laporte - TAA - Robbo
      Son - Jota - Hazard - Mane
      Jiminez - Vardy - Aguero

      (Ryan - JWP - Valery - Peltier)

      Thinking about doing:

      Lloris --> Ederson

      Do you see any wiser moves? - I want to ship out Vardy, but don't know to who..

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        how much itb? not keen to move vardy?

    24. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Vertonghen to VvD/TAA for free?

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        yes

    25. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      Any help on how to get Aguero into this team without destroying it?

      Ryan - Boruc
      TAA - Robbo - Luiz - Jonny - Cathcart
      Hazard - Sterling - Mane - Son - Fraser
      Jimenez - Vardy - Llorente

      1FT, £0.2m ITB

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        fraser to mctominay
        vardy to aguero

        1. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          would be good if McTominay was 3.5m 😀

          1. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 6 days ago

            heh, rough. dont think its possible then really.

            1. DR0GBA
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 days ago

              the only way is to sacrifice one of hazard, sterling, mane or son it seems

              1. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 6 days ago

                not gonna be worth -4

    26. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      0 points on day 1 with 6.4 m GWR.... 65 all out... nothing spectacular but GW kind of saved.... with tc still left might force my way back into top 20k hopefully....

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

        Hope you screenshotted the Friday OR 😛

        That's a good score without Liverpool though.

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 days ago

          Cheers

      2. SEXY SON
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 days ago

        How did you end up with no pool at home to Huddersfield?

    27. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 days ago

      102 tc and up 515 places. I'll take that!