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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez to Bruno it is.

  2. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings to Jota anyone?

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

      Already done

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

      Stupid considering fixtures

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Huh

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

      We all did it 10 mins ago, keep up.

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

      Ha ha. 🙂

  3. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martial -> Bruno (-16)?

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

    Chances of Jimmy off for Traore at half time?

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

      50/50

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

      0.

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

    Martial to Fernandes for free?

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yup, 45 mins ago 😀

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

        Don't like the upcoming fixtures, but there so few decent options…

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

      Surely you have more urgent transfers to make

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

        Have a full playing 11 for the blank + Hayden on the bench. Could do Hendo > Pope.

  6. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Time for some bragging

    Son + Lund ➡ Bruno + Doherty hasn't been bad so far

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

      Excellent !!

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Haha

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

    Best.midfielder.in.the.world

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

      That’s a joke but what a player!

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

        Average player

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

      Kdb is 🙂
      Bruno is best midfielder at United. Hopefully he'll grow more N more now

  8. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I bought the wrong Wolves player 🙁
    Jimmy wtf

  9. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    There would've been outrage had another team got that penalty. Bruno went down before Foster was anywhere near him, and there probably wasn't even contact.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nonsense

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

      There was definitely contact there, enough for a pen is debatable.

    3. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Try watching it again with both eyes open.

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

      Looked like a clear pen to me.

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Imagine saying this when you support a team with Salah in it.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That's the point I'm making. Salah does the same thing (dive) and it's WW3. Gotta call a spade a spade.

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

    Jota down

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

    Alli to Bruno... surely now?

  12. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Classy from Bruno

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

    Martial and Jimmy owner.
    Should have been Bruno and jota owner.

  14. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno PL’s Haaland

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1 Fernandes goal in 3 appearances (so far) and it was a pen, their form is really neck and neck.

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

    looks like Joyata is injured

  16. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Expect Bruno to rise in price quickly. Speaking as a Man Utd fan, we're mindless lemmings when it comes to FPL transfers.

  17. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Andy has a shot at the week's top score with that Bruno haul. Pretty disgusting bench boost.

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

    I'd be madder about these points if it was actually affecting our ranks.

    Spoiler: It's not!

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

      I'm on a red arrow the way things are going this GW…

    2. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      These are the kind of points we need to win the game though

  19. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    10 points from 8 players.

    5 players benched

    Worst ever week

  20. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martial horrible pass

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds about right. How on Earth did he bring himself to score that great goal last week is what I want to know.

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

    BAP magnet Boly activated

  22. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Good thing I ignored your tip on Fernandez, No Professionals.

  23. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno Fernandes with that Jorghino style penalty !! Looks like United have finally found their man for penalties.

  24. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Cannot wait to get rid of Foster. Useless

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Annd another GW showing why there’s no point to the game

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

    'mon boys

  27. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno wastes sitter (Martial A)

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

      Dammit.

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

    Nevez hit the bar

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

      You say tomato.

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

    Neves close

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

      He says tomayto.

  30. Sancidino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bought and captained Jimmy, that seems about right...

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

      I'd never captain Jiminez, he is very streaky and not got hauls in him. Wolves tend to share points.