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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. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Didn't see the Man U Chelsea game today. Was rashford injured and if so did it look bad?

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

      groin, not sure

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        He was holding his left shoulder. His groin must be there.

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

          His groin went in the first half.

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

          his groin will be the problem imo

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Right have to re-assess my plans so might go Lukaku and mata/ bernardo silva instead of the sterling- rashford move I planned

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A really important top of the page question 😀

  2. Viper
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A. Mane - > Sterling

    B. Save FT for 2 final gw punts

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

      Its tricky, ideally you would want to keep city/pool premium attackers

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

      id prob do something else

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

    Mane to haz?

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

      why?

    2. The Royal Robin
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Why would you sell Mane?

  4. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    A) Eriksen > 1. Hazard 2. Pogba 3. B.Silva
    B) Rondon > Zaha
    C) Rondon > Rashford
    D) Rudiger > Shaw

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

      a1

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

    That awkward GW when 98 feels like a very meh score.

    1. Party time
        4 years, 11 months ago

        76 is even worse

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

          ouch

          1. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Lol

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

                just one of those weeks where wrong captain is a killer

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    can't disagree 🙂

            • Athletic Nasherbo
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              98?

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

                Yup. 91 yesterday felt awesome, today was a major letdown.

          2. Party time
              4 years, 11 months ago

              79* rather if the team link is correct

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

                Damn it, I see the confusion. That’s my old link before I took a sabbatical.

            • Ziyech on the Bench
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              41 Friday ending with 63...

          3. pjanns
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Son + Vardy --> Wilson + Sterling (-4) Would like Zaha instead of Wilson but I'm 0,2 short.

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

              I wouldnt sell Son if he is your only spurs attacker, he should play next gw

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

            103 pts with bonus points to be added - happy days. Son the only let down in my team. Worth holding?

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

              I think so aye. I'll probably keep him and ditch Eriksen just not sure who for...

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

                Jota?

              2. ㅤRising
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Im in the same boat, option I see are Pogba or Bilva/Dilva since I only have Kun from city attack

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

            Haz or Pogba TC next week?

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

              Neither imo. One of the city boys?

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

                Sterling, then. But LEI are no pushovers...

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

                  see it being high scoring tbh

            2. Viper
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Hazard

            3. Milk, 1 Šuker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Pog with an opportunity for a penalty or two. You could say the same about Haz, though Watford are tougher. Pog edges it for me.

            4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Pogba TC????

              I’ve seen it all. Genuinely believe he will be outscored by Karlan Grant.

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

                Hey, I accidentally captained him against West Ham...

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

              Probably City attacker instead, but Hazard could be good

          6. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Laporte TC next week for his outstanding performance.....

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Party

            2. ㅤRising
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Haha, but no one would be surprised if city concede with Leicester counter attack Vardy ofc goal

          7. super zlatan
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Is 101 any good?

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

              Of course. Any century is

              (Not so much with TC though)

              1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Eh?

                Not if the average is 150.

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

                  The average is nowhere near 150.

                  Got 92 with VVD as single captain and I’m still nicely up. Had I stuck with Robbo I’d be up with top 10k TC average at around 100

                  1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 11 months ago

                    Not saying it is.

                    You said “any century is”. Not if the GW average is above 100.

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

                      It never is.

              2. super zlatan
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 11 months ago

                Used my TC on mané.
                Didn’t own Salah unfortunately

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

              8 seasons in and you’re asking that?

          8. Duffy Dunk
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Which MUN asset do you expect HUD to resurrect next gw?

            1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              None. Liverpool are a different class to United.

              Home win for me.

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

                MUN to resurrect Mounie 😀

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

              Pogba hopefully

          9. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            VVD + Son to Haz?

            Would mean playing Duffy or Valery

            1. super zlatan
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              No

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

                I guess not.

                Can’t find any other plausible way to Haz (have Vardy who was supposed to go this week).

            2. gaurava1216
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              no way

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

            Essentially won my ML, sitting at 80k so thinking of taking a couple punts. Considering Benteke. Any other punt ideas?

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

              Thought you said Benteke there for a second.

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

                Laugh out loud

            2. gaurava1216
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              dont do it.... aim for top 50k come on!

          11. LIARS POKER
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Vardy + Eriksen -> Aguero (c) + Redmond (-4) ?

            Redmond would be benched and played in the last game (HUD)

          12. Plagued by indecision
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Narrowed the gap in my ML from 150 to 50 over the past few weeks. What is the best transfer I could make, preferably to captain although Aguero seems a good candidate for that, to give myself a shot going into final week? No chips left.

            Foster / Gunn
            Laporte / Valery / Doherty / Duffy / Dunk
            Salah / Mane / Son / JWP / Doucoure
            Aguero / Jimenez / Llorente

            1 FT. 0.5m ITB.

          13. The Royal Robin
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            A) Eriksen > 1. Hazard 2. Pogba
            B) Rudiger > Shaw

            1. super zlatan
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              A (haz)

              Pog is crap.

          14. Crazygopher
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Erik to pog. Then either trip to shaw. Free up funds for gw38 or cath to shaw Have robo lap and doh.

            A trip to shaw
            B cath to shaw

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

            Lads all my time being on this site I really need the most important advice my rival blocked me this game week and increased his lead by 33pts.

            Do I just do minus 8 take out the same players as him Salah Son one other.

            Thanks for reading I was thinking getting in Sterling Martial Bsilva

            1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Nah just find out his fpl password instead? 😀

              If you take out the same players as him for a minus 8 then you will have less chance of catching him!

          16. CloudSky
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            6 places green at this shite rank. As close as I'll get to a grey I guess.

          17. gaurava1216
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            United 2 games Hfield and Cardiff... the problem is... who to bring in? lol

          18. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Anyone interested in united assets then? I have two free transfers and a spot for any of pogba, rashford, lukaku. Unfortunately I feel shaw is the best option but I don’t really have need at the back whereas I have gray, firmino and eriksen all of whom I would like to move on.

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

            A week were literally every single player with a notable ownership gets something. Except auba, Deulofeu, Eriksen, sterling, rashford 🙂 nice one, massive red

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

              Son, too

            2. Ziyech on the Bench
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Yep same here lol...

            3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Son?

          20. gaurava1216
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            101 pts and up only 400 spots? how???

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

              102 here and up 515

            2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Game isn’t about absolute points?

          21. MASTER ROSHI
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Finishing on 124, my best ever score and first time getting more than 100!

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

              Congrats, roshi. Finally earning your moniker 😉

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

              Nice... time to aim for 9000 😉

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

                😆

            3. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Congratulations - great score

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

              Great.
              Congratulations !!

            5. MASTER ROSHI
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Thanks all!

          22. The Royal Robin
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Was Rudiger's injury bad, or will he be back for the Watford game?

          23. C'mon the Fylde
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Would you;

            A) Pereira & Eriksen -> TAA & Bilva (-4)
            B) Pereira & Eriksen -> TAA & Pogba (-4)
            C) Neither

            Ederson
            AWB Laporte Azpilicueta
            Fraser Salah Mane Eriksen Babel
            Jiminez Aguero

            Fabianski, Rice, Grant Pereira

            (Lineup not confirmed)

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

              Probably erik to pog only unless you have enough to do erik to haz

          24. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            I think we all know the obvious move this week.

            Jonas Lossl has a 11/46 penalty save record. He once saved a penalty against Ibra. That’s right Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

            Paul Pogba has missed 4/17 career, including 3/10 in the PL this season.

            You are all very welcome. 15-20 free points.

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

              Hahaha

          25. TeddiPonza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            What to do with this lot?

            Lloris
            Kola Bednarek Laporte
            Salah Mane Jota Delo Son
            Jimi Aguero

            subs Foster Gray Duffy Dunk

            0,0m and 1 FT

            A. Son to Pogba
            B. Kola and Gray to TAA and fodder (-4)
            C. Gray and Lloris to Rashford and fodder (-4)
            D. Save and bring in Pog/Rash for Jimi/Jota in 38
            E. Something else

            Thanks

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

              Kolato Shaw is also an option

          26. Pilgrim62
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Mane or Salah to Sterling?
            or
            Son to Sterling -4

          27. windowview
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            132 points I know is excellent, yet I'm still annoyed for leaving Wilson on the bench which I think may have put me into the top 10k

            But I guess that's the life of a fantasy manager, always wanting more