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Abraham fit to start as Martial misses out for United

There are six Premier League matches taking place this evening, with all bar the Merseyside derby kicking off at 19:30 GMT.

Liverpool v Everton gets underway at 20:15 GMT, meanwhile.

Perhaps the headline team news comes from Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea take on Aston Villa.

Frank Lampard is able to call upon Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) as the England striker makes a swift return from the hip injury that forced his absence in Gameweek 14.

Mason Mount (£6.6m), Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) and the recalled Willian (£7.1m) make up the attacking trident behind Abraham but there is no place in the starting XI for Fikayo Tomori (£4.9m), who is replaced by Andreas Christensen (£4.9m).

Jorginho, Emerson (£5.5m), Olivier Giroud (£6.6m) and Pedro (£6.8m) also drop out of the team, as N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Cesar Azplicueta (£5.9m) return.

Dean Smith has made three changes, two of which are enforced.

Douglas Luiz (£4.5m), the suspended Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) and the injured Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) make way, with Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m), Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) and Trezeguet (£5.2m) taking their places.

The swirling media reports that suggested that Anthony Martial (£7.7m) would miss out have proven to be accurate, with the Frenchman not in Manchester United’s squad.

Speaking to MUTV before the game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said:

Anthony got a slight injury on Sunday so he’ll be out for a little while.

Brandon Williams (£4.1m), Juan Mata (£6.2m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) all drop to the bench, meanwhile, as Jesse Lingard (£6.3m), Ashley Young (£5.4m), Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) and Scott McTominay (£5.1m) come into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI.

Jose Mourinho is back at Old Trafford after a 12-month absence and has made two changes to his Spurs team, with Harry Winks (£5.3m) and Lucas Moura (£7.0m) replacing Tanguy Ndombele (£5.8m) and Eric Dier (£4.9m).

There were shocks at Anfield, too, with Jurgen Klopp making five changes: two of which see Mohamed Salah (£12.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.4m) drop to the bench.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£6.3m) and Divock Origi (£5.2m) come in, while Adrian (£4.2m) replaces the suspended Alisson (£6.0m).

Everton are unchanged.

Brendan Rodgers has made only one change to his Leicester City XI, with Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) replacing the absent Ben Chilwell (£5.9m).

Chilwell reportedly has a minor groin injury.

Hayden Mullins, in temporary charge of Watford, also makes a sole alteration, with Troy Deeney (£6.2m) in for the injured Jose Holebas (£4.7m).

That would seem to indicate a change of shape, with the 3-5-2 abandoned for a back four.

Continuing that trend, Nuno Espirito Santo has only made one tweak to his Wolves starting XI: Romain Saiss (£4.4m), who was banned for the 1-1 draw against Sheffield United, ousts Max Kilman (£4.0m) at centre-half.

West Ham’s only change sees Sebastien Haller (£7.1m) come in for Michail Antonio (£6.9m), who failed a late fitness test.

There is just one alteration at St. Mary’s, meanwhile: Norwich City are unchanged, while Shane Long (£4.6m) starts in Michael Obafemi‘s (£4.9m) stead for the hosts.


Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Christensen, James; Kante, Kovacic; Pulisic, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; Hourihane, Nakamba, McGinn; Grealish, Wesley, Trezeguet.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Soyuncu, Evans, Ricardo; Ndidi; Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans, Perez; Vardy.

Watford XI: Foster; Masina, Mariappa, Cathcart, Femenia; Capoue, Doucoure; Hughes, Deulofeu, Sarr; Deeney.

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Milner, Lallana; Shaqiri, Mane, Origi.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Holgate, Sidibe; Sigurdsson, Davies; Richarlison, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, Lingard, James; Greenwood.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Vertonghen, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Dele Alli, Lucas Moura; Kane.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, Long.

Norwich XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Aarons; Trybull, Amadou; Hernandez, McClean, Cantwell; Pukki.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; Jota, Jimenez, Traore.

West Ham XI: Martin; Cresswell, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Fredericks; Rice, Noble; F. Anderson; Fornals, Snodgrass; Haller.

3,820 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Origi scores

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

    What a ball from Mane

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

      Perfection

  3. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    MAAAANEEEE

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

    Origi stealing Salah's goal.. ffsss

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane > Salah

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

    I HATE FPL ARGHHH

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

    Oof. Shoulda captained Mane but points are points

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane assist. Juhuuuu

  9. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane assist

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kepa looks terible

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

    Just swapped over to see the Mane pass 🙂

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane points irrelevant.

    Anyone who still logs into FPL surely owns his at this stage.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Disagree. Mark has him captain no?

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

      There are still some stubborn Salah owners

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

      He is my captain.

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

      Irrelevant post more like it.

      40% ownership and how many captained him.

  13. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Beautiful from Mane. Sunday League stuff from Pickford.

  14. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB Jimmy to Alli Rash?

  15. Mikeharbrw
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This site is a good 5 mins ahead of my stream lol

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Amazon dislikes this 🙁

    2. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ahead of my broadcast to.

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

      Don't click watch from the start

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

    Who is that fool who said 'mane not in great form'. ?

  17. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Origi has more goals against Everton than Salah, Firmino,mane combined

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a pass from Mane.

  19. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    LEI 1 shot on target

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

    What a goal that is from Liverpool, magic assist from Mane!

  21. korbendallas82
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Nice touch Man(e)

  22. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ORIGISSENTIAL

  23. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What an assist from Mane

  24. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Fook Sayk man.

  25. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This is the ultimate mid week gameweek for the causal’s casual.

    Rico, Kelly, Dendoncker all hauling and you know loads will have them in the first Xl as they forget the deadline.

    You love to see it.

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

    Players I own don't do well. No Mane, no Tammy, no Alli, Vardy(C), Salah and Martial

  27. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Green arrow... Rising a meteoric 27 places. I'd take that right now

  28. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    origi>salah

  29. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy, Alli, Mane 😀 Now only Son and (C)Partyboy, cmon!

  30. Jafoole_88
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mane has absolutely jizzēd it