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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. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Woohooo! A Kelly no show and a Mount apperance means that I will field 11 this week and get the jammy 12 points from Lundstram off the bench! Thank you FPL gods.

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

      So will tens of thousands of other players.

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good on them. I just wanted to share my happiness with you guys. I have had some tough gameweeks and is now closing in on the top 100k mark. Never finished outside of top 20k before, so that is my aim once again this year.

        1. camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          No point been happy on here mate. Full of begrudgers and who wnat nothing more than put you down.

          Well done mate.

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      So jealous, need a TAA monster haul to make me feel better

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'm on that wagon too mate!

      2. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What happened to man uniteds CS they were going to keep ?!?!

    3. Lukey27
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Congrats mate

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks man!

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

      Never doubt lundstram again. You should start him against liverpool 😉

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I am actually considering it! It's between him and Dunk. Unless I don't get Son in with 2 FT

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

      Same here, finally some luck! Congrats!

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Likewise buddy!

    6. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good job, feel like I'm missing out on lundstram 🙁

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No Kelly? Give me some of that yam.. Lundstram 12pts coming on.

    1. Lukey27
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Happy days mate

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Haha I just posted the exact same above! Gratz mate

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I played Kelly too.

      Unfortunately put Lundy 3rd on bench. 🙁

  3. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    48 with Lundy coming in.

    Mount Salah VVD yet to play. Average gw maybe?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What is the 10K average as it stands?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        38.7

      2. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        37.58 + 3.76 off the bench

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

    With Lundstram first on the bench I’m gutted Mount is starting: /

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      At least you will sleep at night

  5. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kelly clean sheet gone in the 95ty minute. Cruel game

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      95th

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        97th

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Oh blimey even worse

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

      🙂

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

      Cheeky bait 😉

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

        They're falling for it 😆

    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kelly benched no?

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

      Ummm...Kelly was on the bench for the whole match?

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

    Since the start of the 2011-12 season, David de Gea has conceded more Premier League goals from direct free-kicks than any other goalkeeper (12).

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

      Camera GK.

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

      He’ll never recover from that Ronaldo World Cup hatty.

      He’s done at the elite level.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Got five year contract to sit on.

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

      Not the same GK anymore.

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

    How many of the (formerly known as) top 6 do people expect to finish in the top 6? I had 3/4 at the beginning of the season - it seemed a slight reach at the time but almost conservative now.

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

      United out Leicester in.

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

      Utd are really really poor so they are most vulnerable. Spurs don't seem right, and Arsenal is Arsenal. Chelsea will be ok I reckon. It's a long season so too early to tell but if the likes of West Ham or Leicester are to get in the top 6 (or top 4 for that matter) this is the season to do it

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

    I sold Jota last night (before Watford!).
    That's why he scored 😉

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You got your wish mate 🙂

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    top 10k average dropped a point with that Jota goal 😀

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

      Casuals

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

      Pls sell Pukki

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

        reply fail!

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Regret selling Jota this week for Pukki

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

    Haller to Tammy and Digne to Otamendi good use of 2 free transfers?

    1. Hog Roast Junkie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes probably.

  12. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance diop gets bonus?

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

    Lundstram & Rico combined 17 pointer to come in for Raz & Kelly

    Beautiful 🙂

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

      In for Zinch and Sterling for me. You love to see it.

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nice!

  14. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Without Ota and KDB I'd have 7 points this GW. Ridiculous.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      LOL

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      WC time me thinks.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Still have 5 to play, sorry for baiting 😛

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          😉

  15. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mane (C) time

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Is Mane getting anything today? Dont see it personally, its going to be Salah 🙁
      Yes I own Mane just low expectations (and im normally right)

      1. Not again Shirley
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Literally impossible to say as he will get chances but no one knows whether he will take them. Entirely possible he will do well.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          he has been very lively recently so yea if the chances fall to him im sure he will put them away. If he gets something I will be very happy indeed

  16. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    For those who watched the WHam-United game, how did Haller look? Only had him 2 weeks, but really thinking about moving him on for Tammy or Wilson.

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Non-existent

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He was nowhere to be found.

    3. Hog Roast Junkie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      His quietest game yet

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

      invisible

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Abraham says hi.

    6. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Awful, lightweight, no threat

    7. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers guys. From watching last week's game away to Villa, I got the sense that Haller was more of a link-up man.

  17. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ollie, Ollie, Ollie...
    Taxi Driver is ready at the wheel...

  18. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ok, can anybody do worse than me this gw:

    Sterling (c), Zinchenko starting
    Sold Bernardo Silva for Daniel James
    Sold Jota for Tammy Abraham
    Dendonker coming off bench
    9 points so far

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

      Tammy MAY pay off.

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks, made me feel better 🙂

  19. rodragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Removed jota for barnes this week after keeping him for 5 weeks.. . Fk this game

  20. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So how many points does anyone reckon from a triple up of Trent Mane and Salah?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      30.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      6

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

    Bad day at the office but a true indicator of mental strength is how we bounce back from this, and surely we will GGMU

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

    BRB finding those "Why do you still have Jota? " posts.

    JK sold him last night. Watford next. GG.

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

      Jota repaying the (blind faith!)

      Means I can maybe now give him the Watford game before moving him to Tammy

      And then I can get AWB out this week which will bring me unlimited pleasure

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

        Decent position to be in.

        I was doing Digne/Jota > Otamendi/Abramah for exact money.

        Tammy rose last night, so fine with it.

        Could have lost Barnes instead but I'll keep the faith for now. Good luck!

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

          Those are my exact planned moves (maybe AWB instead of Digne) but I’ve got a bit of cash and only 1FT so may leave 1 until next week

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      you could find those posts and id still ask why

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

        Don't worry, I asked myself the same question.

  23. Ode
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Jota 3 bonus? Can’t believe I still have him but I’ll take it

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You deserve it for being that patient!

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

      LOL! Get in!

  24. Sid1891
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Guendozi brace

    Too much to ask for?

  25. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is Ben Mendy first choice now? Or should I play it safe and get Ota in.

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

      Just get Ota

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Is Ota safe? I bought him yesterday. I hope that he is.
      Mendy would be great if can find his last year’s form and avoid injuries. Monitoring..

      1. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Only fit centre back

      2. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I don't think Ota could be safer could he?

  26. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    West ham really does have one of the Best defences in the League

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Getting rid of Zabaleta out of the first team has helped.

    2. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Noble being back a big help for them

  27. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Get in my team Cresswell.

    1. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Masuaku first choice probs.

  28. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Early plans.... Haller, Salah --> Auba, Son for a -4 worth it?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah playing Sheffield United next though. I wouldn’t.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Son against SOU at home though?

    2. Hog Roast Junkie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not for me. Any move involving losing Salah for a hit questionable.
      I’d wait a week and if you still want to do it do so for free

  29. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I hate benches....

    I don’t think I’ve ever got more than 1 CS off the bench
    Pretty sure I’ve never had a penalty save in my team either

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      First time here... did get an Ederson assist last season 🙂

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne and Mina. Mount first sub and Lundstram 2nd sub. Having a tough run of it at the moment.