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Jimenez starts but Traore benched as Santo reverts to a 3-5-2 for Norwich clash

There are two matches kicking off simultaneously at 14:00 GMT this afternoon.

Both of the host teams were in UEFA Europa League action on Thursday night, with Manchester United facing Watford at Old Trafford and Wolverhampton Wanderers entertaining Norwich City at Molineux.

The headline team news comes from the West Midlands, with Adama Traore (£5.9m) suffering his second successive benching in the Premier League.

Nuno Espirito Santo has reverted to a 3-5-2 for this clash with the bottom-of-the-table Canaries, making only one change from Gameweek 26: surplus winger Pedro Neto (£5.0m) replaced by Joao Moutinho (£5.4m), who is part of a three-man central midfield.

There are starts for Raul Jimenez (£7.8m), the most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 27, and Diogo Jota (£6.1m), who scored a hat-trick against Espanyol on Thursday evening.

Norwich’s two alterations are both enforced, with the injured Christoph Zimmermann and Sam Byram replaced by Ben Godfrey and Jamal Lewis (all £4.4m) at centre-half and left-back respectively.

Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) keeps up his ever-present record in 2020, while Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m) is again only a substitute.

Over at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made two changes to the Manchester United side that beat Chelsea 2-0 on Monday.

Victor Lindelof (£5.3m) comes in for Eric Bailly (£4.9m) in a straight swap, while Brandon Williams (£4.1m) is replaced by Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) in a move that signals a change in formation from 3-4-1-2 to 4-2-3-1.

Odion Ighalo (£6.5m) is on the bench, as is Scott McTominay (£4.9m), who returns following a two-month lay-off.

Nigel Pearson’s only change from the 1-1 draw with Brighton a fortnight ago comes at right-back, with Adrian Mariappa (£4.2m replaced by Craig Dawson (£4.8m).

Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m) is only fit enough for a place among the substitutes.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fernandes, Fred, James, Martial, Greenwood.

Watford XI: Foster, Masina, Cathcart, Dawson, Kabasele, Capoue, Doucoure, Hughes, Deulofeu, Pereyra, Deeney.

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

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Godfrey, Lewis, McLean, Tettey, Cantwell, Duda, Rupp, Pukki.

1,419 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jimmy YC

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      loving it so far 😀

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jimi YC...

  3. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Someone transfer in the players face Norwich at home ...

  4. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pen!

  5. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno dive

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

    Bruno on pens

  7. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I broke Jiménez. Sorry fellow owners.

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    FERNAMDEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ GOALLL

  9. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Am I on pens or is Bruno?

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jimmy got involved 🙂

  11. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Brought Bruno and jimmy in for a hit not to sure what to think lol

  12. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    BRUNOOOOOOOOOOOO

  13. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wow, Bruno on penalties.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      As expected with his record.

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What is his record?

  14. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Please mind the gap between the "Bruno" train and the platform.

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno has just won the Ballon D’or!

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jota having some week

  17. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This isn't going well

  18. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jorginho in red scores

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Nice Penalty from Bruno

  20. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Brunooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

  21. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    bruno owners rejoice!

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

    Boly over Saiss and Tony over Fernandes not going too well

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same here…

  23. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why didn’t Martial take the pen

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno better.

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

      Bruno is good at them. Martial has missed a few.

    3. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Because he is awful in them

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

      Because Bruno took it,

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

    Can't believe I did auba to Jimmy instead of jota. So obvious

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So obvious captain hindsight

  25. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This week:

    FPL trolling level : 1000000000

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

      *Season

  26. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    atleast Martial didn't score. I am ok with that

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

      Martial brace incoming.

      Don't bookmark this heh.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Boly, Adama, jimi triple up going really solid

  27. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jimenez booked 😆 typical

  28. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno on pens then? Interesting

  29. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    The GW keeps getting better. Fernandez, Jota and Saiss points. I own Martial, Jimenez and Boly. WTF!

  30. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I should take hits every week..
    playing No hits and with Patience is overated