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James fit to start as Greenwood and Lanzini miss out

There are two Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST today, with West Ham United facing Manchester United and Crystal Palace hosting Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Red Devils are unchanged from the team that beat Leicester City, meaning that Daniel James has recovered from the knock that forced him to miss Thursday’s win over Astana.

There is no place for Mason Greenwood in the matchday squad, however, with the teenage striker ruled out with tonsillitis.

Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial miss out as expected, with Solskjaer providing an update on Pogba ahead of kick-off:

Hopefully, we can get him back next week. He started training yesterday. Probably get some minutes against Rochdale, but definitely we think he’s ready for Arsenal.

Manuel Lanzini hasn’t recovered from the injury that Manuel Pellegrini disclosed in Friday’s press conference, so Pablo Fornals takes his place in central midfield.

Aaron Cresswell is in for the suspended Arthur Masuaku at left-back.

Roy Hodgson makes just one change to the Palace team that lost 4-0 at Tottenham Hotspur.

Andros Townsend drops to the bench as the fit-again James McArthur comes into the starting line-up.

Budget FPL defender Martin Kelly is among the substitutes.

Nuno Espirito Santo continues to ring the changes as Wolves juggle participation in the UEFA Europa League and Premier League.

There are four alterations to the side that started against Sporting Braga on Thursday, with Ruben Neves, Patrick Cutrone and Morgan Gibbs-White all benched.

Ryan Bennett doesn’t make the squad, meanwhile, for the second Premier League game in a row.

Diogo Jota, Joao Moutinho, Adama Traore and Romain Saiss are all promoted to the starting line-up.

The teamsheets show Traore as lining up in a front three with Jota and Raul Jimenez, with Matt Doherty in his usual right wing-back role.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Fornals, Yarmolenko, Anderson, Haller.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Young, Matic, Pereira, McTominay, James, Mata, Rashford.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Cahill, Sakho, Van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Zaha, Ayew, Schlupp.

Wolves XI: Patrício, Boly, Coady, Saïss, Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Jonny, Traoré, Jiménez, Jota.

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  1. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Check out the Hawaiian shirt guy in this picture.

    1. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Fantasy style points

    2. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Top top-of-the-page stuff. This is the content that I came here for. You’ve won the day, mate.

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ok.
      Now what?

  2. TokyoRisingSun
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A Haller goal or two today would be pretty sweet.

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yes

  3. I know nothing
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Predict..
    Salah
    Auba(c)
    Rashford
    Ayew
    Taa

    1. Mr Peanutbutter
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      8
      12
      2
      2
      5

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      5
      2
      5
      4
      8

    3. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Gyz predict higher

    4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      1
      2
      1
      1
      12

      😆

    5. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      2
      12
      2
      2
      5

    6. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      5
      22
      2
      4
      8

  4. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Let's go.....Dendocker....ugh

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sold him for Cantwell this week so no doubt he’ll score

  5. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else down to 10 if Mount doesn't show up? (Greenwood owner)

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

    2. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No one

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Out of 6m odd players it's just you.

    4. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Me too

    5. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      me.

      I've got Zinc and Sterling out.

      If Mount doesn't play, I'm down to 10

    6. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Here

    7. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Which team wins

    A. Auba (c), Mané, Maguire, De Gea
    B. Haller, Zaha, TAA + 18 points

    1. Mr Peanutbutter
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      b

    2. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Draw

  7. splitzz
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What a miracle! Mason not showing up so i can take my lundstram points.

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mason really absent? If so same

    2. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Who buys mason

      1. splitzz
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        second on bench and lundstram third

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mounts travelled. He will likely get minutes

  8. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    DJ brace inbound

    1. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ok

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Let me dream

  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wouldn’t be suprised to see Pelligrini outfox Ole today

    Hope Lindelof doesn’t do another Lindelof

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Or Maguire doing another Maguire. Matic another Matic etc

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      We're winning 🙂

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah the possession and no of passes 🙁

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          😀

  10. Hig1990
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hello all,

    Having a nightmare at the moment so I've triggered the WC. Please have a look:

    Pope/Heaton
    Ota, Soyuncu, Maitland-Niles, Lund, Kelly
    Salah, KDB, Son, Mount, Cantwell
    Auba, Abraham, Pukki

    Had to get rid of Sterling to fit KDB & Son in. Thoughts?

    1. Kip
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      i like it a lot. Ticks all the boxes

      Mait Niles is a bit meh though

      1. Hig1990
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, I agree with you mate. I am still tinkering, I just like Arsenals upcoming fixtures and he has been pretty productive going forward. Do you have any suggestions in place of him?

        1. Kip
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Aurier if you dont mind the odd benching

          If you do i’d be looking at boly/diop

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not bad.

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get Rico for Kelly! AMN not nailed, Bellerin lurking! Downgrade Heaton to Button and get Matip instead of AMN!

      1. Kip
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dowgrade heaton and amn=> 5.5 looks good indeed

    4. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Aguero and Mane for Auba and Salah

      1. Hig1990
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I like it. Is going without Arsenal acceptable given the fixtures?

        1. Hig1990
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Ok, i've done some tinkering. Thoughts? I can always downgrade Salah to Mane and upgrade def if need be?

          Pope/Button
          Ota, Soyuncu, Rico, Lund, Kelly
          Salah, KDB, Son, Mount, Guendouzi
          Aguero, Abraham, Pukki

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    There is no place for Mason Greenwood in the matchday squad, however, with the teenage striker ruled out with tonsillitis.

    Unlucky guys

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just one guy

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lundstram coming in 🙂

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Come oooooonnnn Donker and Wan the Man !!!

    1. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No they wont

  13. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Where is my Rubinho Neves

  14. The Gobstopper
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wow. The bad news just keeps getting worse. With no Greenwood, Sterling, Masuaku, Martial, or Hanley playing, I will only end up playing nine players this week. Brutal GW...

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Neves, Greenwood, Sterling, Kelly, Hanley..

    2. bigwig
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Do you have your WC? Now's the time to pull the trigger

    3. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wildcardddd

    4. Hig1990
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Me too mate. Disaster

    5. The Gobstopper
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Been holding on to the wildcard, but it seems like it might be time to use it. That said, Sterling will play next GW, Masuaku will be back, and Martial will have a shot as well, so really just a bad combo for the week...

      1. The Gobstopper
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And Greenwood will be back. Just a weird random confluence of a bunch of different factors all in the same week (i.e., rested, suspended, tonsillitis, dropped, long-term injury).

    6. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The only silver lining is that many of those are short-term problems and you could end up with some good differentials.

  15. Krafty Werks
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else? donotwantmounttoplay.com...#lundstramoffthebench

    1. I know nothing
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No one

      1. Krafty Werks
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good, thanks for the insight Manuel.

    2. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

  16. vandebeek
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I have 2 FT. Should I play wildcard?
    Pope/ non playing 4.0
    Zinchenko, Robbo, Colemam, Lowton, Rico
    KDB, Sterling, Salah, Mount, Iwobi
    King, Pukki, Greenwood

    1. bigwig
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Na, solid team. Zinc and Greenwood need to go. Sterling has had his rest

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No way, zinch and coleman out for ota and aurier.

      1. vandebeek
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks! What about Iwobi should i keep?

  17. bigwig
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else go Aurier over Ota on a WC? Kinda cheesed off at how that went yestreday

    1. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Went for both, fortunately.

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Still cheesed off, mind that Aurier’s goal was disallowed.

    3. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thinking the same

  18. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    DSilva & Haller to KDB & Tammy for -4?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  19. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is anyone having any issues?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      lol

    2. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      FPL related or just in general?

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get some cough medicine

    4. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      All good here :+1:

  20. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    FPL hack needs investigating.

  21. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    If James get a haul today I will be in a pickle about how to bring in Tammy for Barnes. Plan was to downgrade James.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Downgrade a Defender maybe

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cant remove Trent or Ota, other defenders are bare bones already

  22. trinzoo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne > Otamendi for free or save?

    Would need to play one of Digne (MCI), Lundstram (LIC) or Montoya (che) if I save.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Do it.

  23. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Allez Haller!

  24. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Go AWB

  25. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcard activated. Parting gifts from Rashford, AWB, Ceballos, Robbo and VVD would be most welcome today.

  26. luk46
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne or Zinchenko out for Otamendi or Soyüncü first? Could also do both for -4, gonna wait though!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Contemplating exact same moves.

      Leaning towards Zinch to Soyuncu if Z plays midweek. Possibly Digne to Ota next week then...

    2. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Digne out first as he faces City next

    3. luk46
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Soyüncü in first makes more sense to give him the nice home fixture, I guess. I'll wait for midweek games. Cheers!

  27. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What % chances would you give Mount playing some part today v Liverpool? Liverpool are a physical team so the risk of playing him seems senseless? Give him a week's rest (no participation in the midweek cup game) so that he's ready to go next week.

    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I wish this was true but can see him coming off the bench and getting 1 point arrghhhh

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      75%

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Grrr! Thanks for the comments guys.

    4. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rumour is he starts

      I want him away from this game for Lund points, but it's just that kinda GW for me (again) so I'll take it on the chin

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

        Same position pal. If he plays he needs to outscore Lundstram!

  28. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Big tings needed from Salah Trent and hopefully Mount today...

  29. Pranav Santhosh
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ole sits really weird on the bench I don’t like it 🙂

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Which is weird, you’d think he’d be used to it by now

  30. Joel_J
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone know where to watch the United game ?

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Olympic stadium...