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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. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ohhh Robin Van Greenwood

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

    He needs to drop Lingard. Play Rashford no 10 behind Greenwood with James and Martial wide.

    1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This

    2. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not Martial wide. He is so so lazy out there.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He's lazy everywhere.

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Well yes... but he can get away with it up top.

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

            It’s almost like playing with 10 men with him as a number 9. At least wide he can run at players.

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

        He is getting around 10 touches a game as a number 9 though

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Surely Rashford better wide, and Martial in behind, or Greenwood behind Martial.

      Think of Liverpool's 4231

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

        No Greenwood needs to be the 9 he has to be the guy in the edge of the box and 6yard box. You could have a fruit feont 3 with Martial Rashford and James interchanging

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

          Wow sorry a *fluid front 3

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Scholes' preferred front 4:

      ................Martial
      James.....Rashford.....Greenwood

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

    I knew there was a reason I owned Greenwood at the start of the season

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I played him almost every week in Sept when Martial was out lol.

  4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Crashing out of the cup vs a team with a 3,500,000 OR. Great..

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Try losing vs 7.000 000

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No you didn't.

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Casual. Legends do not qualify for the cup in first place.

  5. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Will give a foot massage for a Son goal

    1. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Will give BJ for a cleansheet.

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Who to, though?

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

    Rashford/Jimenez to Greenwood?

  7. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane goal would be nice.

    1. Effe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      As would a Son goal

      1. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No.

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

    Now Everton have to push which open them up to the counter as united like

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Think they'd be content with an away draw, no need to push.

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not if they play for a draw

  9. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Great results so far for those with not many players today

  10. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Greenwood needs a proper run of games

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

    Bad news for jimmy owners is that hes used his 1 attacking return quota on an assist

  12. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need Alli to outscore Son and Rashford or I'm out of the ffs cup. Gg

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

    Now, Rashford Dendo to Greenwood Son (352) and change looks nice

  14. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    On WC would you bring in either Greenwood or Martinelli ?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If playing 3-5-2

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      * if playing 3-5-2

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

    Why is Alli playing so deep?
    Playing in the Kane role today?

  16. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    AWB currently on 2 bonus points in a 1:1 draw.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Did similar last GW.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      loved soy getting 1 yesterday

  17. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Otabendy and Bench Foden start.

    Obviously.

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This would be better if it said “otabenchi”

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I like it.

  18. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Alli and son score please

  19. ralfb
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brill - had Greenwood all season so far - got Ings for him on wc and he scores

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

    Marcus Rashford blank confirmed

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He’s still on?

  21. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane YC.

    I think three Spurs have gotten carded for fouling Traore.

  22. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dier trying to get sent off

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

    Kane booked now

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane YC

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Great to see martinelli starting, probably arsenal most consistent player when he starts

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Xhaka is consistently bad.

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

    Nice to see Traore has added to his game and is a threatening player now - was all pace and no touch before, but now seems to be doing bits

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane trying to get Christmas off

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good man.

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

    Thanks Greenwood for wiping out Pickfords possible 10 pointer for my fpl cup opponent 🙂

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same!

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

        Such a good feeling

  29. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    AWB is the best 1v1 defender I’ve ever seen.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      agree

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Big call.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        The guy is watching only selected United games

  30. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ive had Greenwood as bench-fodder since gw 1. Should I start him next gw?