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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. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Was digne injury serious?

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

      He came into the game partly injured, looks to have aggrivated it.

      Probably out for a few weeks.....yeah I went there.

    2. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Groin tweak. Same as last week

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

      Imagine 3-4 weeks considering it’s happened again/not fully fit.

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

    What would Sterling have to do today to tempt you to put him back in? One goal? A brace? He gets your password and puts himself in?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Brace

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Neither

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not buying him back even if he scores 10 goals, because its only Arsenal

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

      Lol and whatever he did, he need to do it again against a better defence

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

      Minimum brace. Son Alli Mane Salah all better options for premium mids

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

      Sterling scores goals if city are playing well. He wouldn’t have to do anything today but if city as a whole started to click again then I’d be considering him.

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

      More central positioning rather than so wide touching the line most of the time

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

    Big Dunc is so enigmatic on the touch line bit like Klopp

    Wonder who would win in a fight between Big Dunc and Roy Keane.?

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

      Defintely everton will keep him

    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Everyone. That would be worth watching

    3. KINGS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Roy Keane is water weight to begin with

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

        Didn't stop him from owning Viera every time he faced him

    4. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Big Dunc would destroy Keane in a fight for sure.

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

    Even Souness is saying it's a foul oh dear

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

      DDG should have been stronger, for sure, but a hand to the face has to be a foul regardless.

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

      Time to bring Dean Henderson to the limelight and give him a run in at united

      Im afraid DDG time at united is over

  5. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need Son and Rash to HAUL!!!

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

      Only Son please

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

        Only Rash please

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

          Neither please.

          1. GOTHAM City F.C.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Whatever

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

    ferguson all talk ,i would take him..

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

      Good luck.

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

      Yeah in the rear while you sobbed into your pillow

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

        lol

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You’d be in A & E faster than you could say Goodison Park

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

      lol

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

    How was Rashford ? Sorry I am away

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He said he’s fine mate

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Come on

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

    DDG jumped straight, DCL came flying with momentum with his hand on keeper's face. How he was supposed to be stronger on air?

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

      DDG went in far too soft. VAR checked it. Better luck next time.

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

        Not sure what's soft or how to be tougher in that situation even.

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

          not soft enough - should have collapsed to the floor, rolling around clutching his face

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

      *in

  9. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best move here?

    A) Pulisic -> Grealish
    B) Pulisic and Tammy -> Alli and Ings (-4)
    C) Save

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

      A.

  10. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    C’mon Rashford and Alli. I need hauls from you both in the second half!

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

    Get Man Utd players v Watford next GW to gain ground on Liverpool blank holders they are saying.

    Watford will probably win 2-0.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nigel Pearson masterclass coming up

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

        Nah, he's an ostrich.

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

      Nah united will get something from this

    3. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Source?

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

        This shocking performance.

  12. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Which of these options do you think is best:

    A) Pulisic & Jimi > Rash & Mount
    B) Robbo, Pulisic & Connolly > Rash, Cantwell & Aurier (-4)

    B) involves a hit but I’d prefer the switch back to 3-4-3 and I think Cantwell is a better 8th attacker than Connolly. So I’m leaning that way right now

  13. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Still waiting for my Rashford captain gamble to pay off >.>

  14. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Think maybe time for jiminez to go. Seems to always just miss, then goes off in 86 minute, then cutrone comes on and scores in 60 seconds.

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

      Not before Norwich.

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

    Apparently Ole spoke to Haaland on Friday so it's looking like he's going to us, Dortmund or Leipzig in Jan, I have a feeling it'll be Leipzig, hope I'm wrong.

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

      Would be nice!

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

      United have greenwood. Why do they need haaland?

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

        Greenwood can play wide and Haaland is good enough to start as our striker right now.

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

          Greenwood looks a natural 9. Why fork out big money until he's had a proper chance.

    3. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      RW makes more sense than Haaland, no?

      Haaland, Rashford, Martial, Greenwood are 4 players who want to play CF. Bit mad that.

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

        I think it's obvious that Rash's best position is left inside forward now so that's only Martial and Greenwood as striking options.

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

          Seems like shoe horning players in for the sake of it. It's better to have players in their natural positions.

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

      United fans thinking they’re getting the hottest prospects again...

      Bore off.

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

        What? I'm just saying who he's reportedly spoken to, lol.

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

          Apologies completely overlooked the last part. Sorry mate.

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

            No problem, I'm not that kind of Utd fan, I know we're rubbish. Apparently he wants a stepping stone level club too which is sad for how we're thought of now.

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He will go wherever he is guaranteed minutes. I cant see that being United right now unless Martial leaves.

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

        I think Ole would start him over Martial, I would too but I'm not his biggest fan despite constantly putting him in my FPL team.

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

    Alli and son fail, tough fixture next week too. When it rains it pours

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

      You think Spurs won't score against us?

      Dele loves playing us.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        This. And Chelseas defense are worse than ever.

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

        Played 7. Scored 6. Assisted 2.

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

      Why is it a fail?

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

      Chelsea is tough fixture. Smoking weed lad?

      Westham Bournemouth and even everton beat them easily in last month

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

      Chelsea is one of the best fixtures for attackers

  17. corderz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Good time to wildcard?

    Gazzaniga Button
    TAA Soyuncu Lundstram Tomori Kelly
    Salah KDB Alli Maddison Dendoncker
    Vardy Abraham Ings

  18. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vertonghen must be looking forward to climbing into bed tonight

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

    Is Fred supposed to be from Brasil?
    Touch is poor.

  20. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wolves very attacking to start the second half.

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

    Gary Neville, just to let you know, every shot is awkward for Fred.

  22. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Martial & Rash FAIL

  23. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Think my FPL feed isn't refreshing right. Nobody's celebrating Alli and Rashford's goals.

  24. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford into the stratosphere

  25. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Greedy Rash

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

    They need to stick some sort of propeller on keepers to make them stronger in air.

  27. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ManUtd assets in fpl are like a box of chocolate

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

      Overpriced and make you sick?

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

      Is there such thing as a bad chocolate?

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

        Pound shop advent calendars

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

        my old boss who was chinese, gave me some chocalate once. It had a cheese centre, I have never gagged so much in my life

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

          What the hell China...

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

          He told you it was cheese

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

            lol only after i asked wtf is that, it was the most horrible tasting thing I ever came across in my life. I didnt want to be rude and spit it out in front of him so I had to hold it in my mouth for like a minute pretending I ate it 🙁

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

    Quick reminder that Wolves have finished 1-1 5 times so far this season in EL weeks.

    (Hoping for a Cutrone special assisted by Mourinho 🙂 )

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

      Mourinho to sub himself on?

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

        Ha ha 🙂

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

    Rashford and Jimenez will never score again then

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

      Time to sell them then

    2. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimenez will live forever in the goals imminent table

  30. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Who convinced Rashford that he is good at shooting from anywhere in the pitch?!!

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

      It was I

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Well done 😀