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Solskjaer, Mourinho and Santo name unchanged sides for Sunday’s matches

There is plenty of interest for Fantasy managers in Sunday’s two 14:00 GMT kick-offs.

Manchester United take on Everton at Old Trafford, while Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Molineux.

There aren’t many team changes around from Gameweek 16.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named the same starting XI that beat United’s cross-city rivals in the Manchester derby.

Having made a raft of alterations in European dead rubbers in midweek, Jose Mourinho and Nuno Espirito Santo also revert back to the sides that performed well last weekend.

The only manager to make any starting XI changes is interim Everton boss Duncan Ferguson, who welcomes Seamus Coleman and Yerry Mina (both £5.3m) back from injury.

Bernard (£6.4m) and Tom Davies (£5.3m) are also drafted into the team, with Theo Walcott (£6.2m), Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.4m), Djibril Sidibe (£5.3m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) all dropping out of the squad.

Walcott and Schneiderlin’s absences are enforced due to calf injuries, while Sigurdsson and Sidibe were both taken ill ahead of today’s game.

Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) was the most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of Gameweek 17 and now sits in more than one in four FPL squads.

Rashford has also been transferred in by more Fantasy managers than any other player ahead of Gameweek 18, despite facing two fixtures before then (United are also in EFL Cup action in midweek, although the visit of Colchester United will likely lead to plenty of rotation).

Rashford has only blanked once in the last eight Gameweeks.

Raul Jimenez (£7.5m) is also on a pretty good run of eight attacking returns in the last nine Gameweeks, although hasn’t found the back of the net in his last three league run-outs.

The Mexican striker was sold by more FPL managers than any other player in both Gameweeks 16 and 17.

Dele Alli (£8.7m) and Son Heung-min (£10.0m) have been picking up plenty of owners over the last month.

Since Mourinho first took charge in Gameweek 13, Alli and Son average 9.5 and 9.25 FPL points per match respectively.

Harry Kane (£10.9m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) come into Sunday’s game at Molineux off the back of their highest scores of the season, meanwhile.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, James, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Digne, Bernard, Davies, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Doherty, Coady, Saiss, Dendoncker, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Jota, Jimenez.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Lucas, Kane.

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

    Sell Maddison for Grealish or stick with him through City & Pool run?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      do City and Pool keep many clean sheets ?

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

    Mount for?? Now..

    1. Grealish
    2. James

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm considering Lingard

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

      Jack

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

      I done Grealish in for Mount

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

    F sake

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

    Moura what a goal

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

    Moura G

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Son assist?

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

        No.

  6. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    OMG Moura

  7. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Moura wow

  8. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Any assist?

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

        Dier I think

        1. jimmyabs1987
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yep

    • RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wolves cs gone!

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

      Moura that please; next time with Dele involved.

    • El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No assist

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

        Dier assist

    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      great goal

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

      Lol @ me. When selling Mount 3 weeks ago, all the options I could’ve gone for like Moura Grealish Alli Martial have delivered.

      I went for Pulisick. Of course I did! The stats were so good!

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

        Dele was outclassing all of them. Ridiculous you didn't choose that option.

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

          Obviously didn’t expect Pulisic to blank against eve WHU NOR did I... just been burnt for holding off too long

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

            Did you expect Dele to blank too?

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

          And also would’ve required me to sell Lacazette before the west ham game, which with hindsight was a great shout but at the time looked stupid

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rashford miss

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Scorching shot from tight angle, just over.

      2. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        bad miss

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What a finish WTF

    • Grand Thibauto
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dier assist

    • Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Alli, Son and Moura triple up too much?

    • Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dier assist

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      James miss

    • Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs going for another absolute thrashing today. Can’t survive another week without them

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

        Mane > Son on the cards for me

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Perez > Alli for me

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How do you feel about triple Spurs attack?

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Very nervous.

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

          Only Alli and son are worth having imo. But Kane/Moura would be interesting differentials but it is troubling as it means you’re betting against the likes of Mane/Salah/KDB

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah, it would mean adding Kane to Alli/Son and having no Liv and City attack, I know it's incredibly risky, haven't decided on anything yet.

        3. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Sissoko as 5th mid could be a good option, even with Alli+Son

    • JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Very promising so far. Rashford hatty imminent!

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Son on corners

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Everyone in that 11 has been on corners for Mourinho so far

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

        Bonus

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Not when he plays them short

    • dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This Everton defence is worrying for me as a non Rashford owner

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

      Went with Kane + Moura to begin with and it looked like I’d make a mistake so switched to Alli + Son (-8) before Burnley.

      Season defined for me I think. Ouch.

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        ?

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I got Kane and Moura as my Spurs assets for Bournemouth when Mourinho came in and they’d just beaten WHU and whoever in Champions League. They both blanked in Bou + United and Alli/Son looked far better. So switched. Now Kane and Moura getting the points.

          Sorry chaps was a terrible post from myself.

    • Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      More Moura and or Dier please. Hat-trick apiece if you like. Followed by Coady, Lindelöf and Holgate hat-tricks. All unassisted of course.
      It's the hope that kills you.

      1. Jolly Good
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It’s not for nothing .. I own Moura in my draft team

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wolves coach Nuno was the reserve keeper of Porto when they won the CL with Jose

    • Strchld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Would you rather have Alli or Abraham?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Alli

      2. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Alli

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

        Alli if he scores today, Abraham if he scores next week and Alli don’t

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

        Muhammad Ali

        Until Abraham scores again, then I'll switch back

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Boring games

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

        Anyone said anyone has failed already?

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

        Manu game looking potentially a good game ahead. Let’s keep it positive Bemba

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Richy with his usual Aguero limp, goal imminent

    • Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lingard is simply not good enough. Why is he in the starting 11