Dugout Discussion

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.

1,309 Comments Post a Comment
  1. theodosios
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    When I finally put him on the bench, he scores a screamer...Bravo Traore

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

      Traore scoring against the big 6 expect Chelsea

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

    Rashford will score

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

      Will not*

  3. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    everyone captaining Jimenez next week?

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

      Norwich looks solid with Zimmerman back.

      Son better option against leaky chelsea defence

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

        Norwich terrible at home but I still agree Son is a more logical and safer pick

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

      yes

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

      Rashford

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

    Adama could be one of the first names on my team sheet next season if he's priced 5.5-6.0 mid and playing in that front 3

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

      He's doing that now at a cheaper price?

      Why wait.

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

        Because he has no room in my mid

        Mane Son Alli Grealish Cantwell

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      wolves fixtures are arranged in such a way that i never seem to be able to get their players

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

        even going forward there are very few blocks of uninterrupted good fixtures

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

    Shaw brilliant defending at RB

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

      bit of a pointless exercise, dcl has never scored a 1 on 1 in his life

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

        Lol probably not but he could have chosen to stay with DCL made the right decision

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

    How Alli and Son are playing?

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

      N8t getting fpl pts . Jose went back to 0:1 wins 🙁

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

        Damn

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

      Wolves are all over Tottenham since half time to be honest.

      Alli shot close a while ago. Son out in a good cross a bit back too.

      In need of some more chances really.

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

      Invisible mostly

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

      Son ok, Alli probably worst game since Mou came

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

    Please Rashford Martial Son. Don't let me cry 🙁 Do something fpl wise 🙂

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

    Sat with my mom watching Utd game and even she is saying Big Dunc showing more passion than Ole!

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

    People only own Jimenez because they cant afford Rashford...

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

      lolz

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

      I own both.

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

      HAHA who the fck wants Trashford

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

      I have 2FT and 1.8m ITB. 😎

    5. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Some own but Bench him for Aurier!

    6. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nah we had one eye on the Norwich game in GW18.

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

      My planned transfer is Jimenez > Rashford, will do it after GW18 do, not selling Jimenez before he plays Norwich now.

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

      Wrong again Brosstan

  10. ljuta zena
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal-City, early?

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

      1-2, Luiz and KDB x 2

      1. ljuta zena
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Aaaand you have a beer lol

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

      Ima Sterling da im spakuje 2 komada ko iz picke 😀 sad kad ga nema niko 😀

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ne seri

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

          Behave lads

    3. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1-5

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

    Jiminez to Tammy for - 4 was inspired.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I nearly did him to ings.

    2. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You transfer has given you 0 points. Congrats

  12. MyBall MyRules
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Final WC decision
    1. Ali + Ings
    2. Grealish + Rashford

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

      2

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      two

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

    So Spurs are top 4 after all.

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

    This could be a great weekend for Arsenal if we can avoid losing 10-0.

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

    Come on Jimmy, get the winner

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

    40k drop in live FPL rank after that Wolves goal 🙁

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

    KDB AMR!

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

      might be 2 up top in a diamond, think hes done that before

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Juicy

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

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    ARS: Leno, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Sokratis, Özil, Pépé, Guendouzi, Torreira, Martinelli, Aubameyang
    Subs: Martínez, David Luiz, Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Willock, Lacazette, Nelson

    MCI: Ederson, Otamendi, Walker, Fernandinho, Mendy, Gündogan, Rodrigo, Foden, De Bruyne, Jesus, Sterling
    Subs: Bravo, Cancelo, Eric García, Angeliño, Zinchenko, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez

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

      Cup rival has Auba (c) Salah (vc). That was close

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

      KDB is going to punish sellers.

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

    Martinelli starts(!)

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

      In my team after Christmas

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

        We definitely don't want three Arsenal players in our squads, so no risk of wasting a spot lol.

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

      Hot on my watchlist

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

    KDB in the front 3

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

      Wow really? Mad

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

        If it's a 433.

        Could be a 442 diamond.

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

      Yeah looks like a 4312

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

      DING DING

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

    No Dilva

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

    Traore 1st on my bench.

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

      Same

  23. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Was looking at Gazza+Aurier 17 points and Jimenez 2 points on the bench. Now I see 5 each.

  24. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    poor Mahrez

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

    lol Lacazette benched again. Glad I got off that train wreck, even if it was for Rashford.

    But Martinelli though...... hmm

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

    Punish them Kevin

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

    Traore has really improved over the last season and a half.
    Before he could barely control the ball or shoot properly.
    Looks so much more composed and decisive. I know he'll never be a great fpl option, could be a half decent 5th mid.

  28. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Foden starts

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

      About time too!

  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Has Foden started a Prem game before?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs last year

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ta

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

    Maguire playing as a number 10