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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. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Only 35 points with 3 to go...

    Worst GW ever

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

      Don’t fall for it guys!!

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Indicative of very limited mental capacity. Repetitively posting the same stuff over and over again.

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

          Obsessed

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            As I stated previously "repetitively posting the same stuff over and over again".

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

      Excellent troll

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

      Catty mate.

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

    Literally doing only bad move this season seeing myself out of top 10k first in 4 years...

    Mahrez out
    Boly over Saiss
    Martial over Bruno

    And every week like this 😉

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

    Wont be much rank movement with double LFC defence and Salah (c) i take it?

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

      Yeh

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

      West Ham & Mane goals the key.

  4. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno is such a baller. Could easily have played for Barca/Real. Rest of this United team equally mediocre.

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

      No. He woudnt. He was flop in Sampdoria and Udinese.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I don't think the Man Utd team is that far away from being close to Leicester and challenging being in the Top 4. It is missing a few things:

      1) A manager who has a clue about what to do
      2) Confidence (will come with (1) above and wins)
      3) A DM in the shape of a Kante, Gueye, Herrera, Gbamin, Ndidi etc.

      De Gea
      AWB Bailly Maguire Shaw
      ????? Fred
      James Fernandes Martial
      Rashford

      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes there is that experienced Spanish lad at PSG would be perfect - not getting much game time, speaks English, mates with Mata already.
        Heard there was an English speaking, former international centre half playing well in Rome. Wonder if we can tempt him?

  5. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I am so unlucky this gameweek. If I had gone for 11 completely different players I would have a monster score. FML.

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

      Wouldn't it be great if we can FH every GW 😛

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

        I’d still get it wrong!

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

          😀

      2. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You can if you have 38 email addresses.

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

          Like Slouche

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Obsessed.

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

          No way 😀

      3. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No easier

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

          Would be stressful for sure

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

      Same here, I sold Saiss and Jota just 3 months ago, of course they haul now. Typical 🙄

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Had all the right players in all the wrong weeks

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

      Yeah same. I'm thinking of:
      Schmeichel, Van Aanholt, Bardsley, Ward, Alonso, McNeil, Armstrong, Barkley, Long, Maupay, Jota.

  6. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ML leader is on 13 with 21 from 2 on the bench mwahaha

  7. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Did DCL-> Jiminez for a hit. This is not going well at all.

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

      I did Auba to Jimmy for free. Also not optimistic :/

  8. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a sh*te GW.

    Triple Pool to the rescue...

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

      Hasn’t everyone got triple Pool though?

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

        Should think so

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Unless you have Wijnaldum and he hauls, won't do much for OR unfortunately.

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

        Gomez Hattie would do me!

        1. Fulchester's New Centr…
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          That'd do. GL.

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Everyone has triple pool

    4. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Triple pool have been rescuing our GW since GW 19.

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

    Jota is back out.

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

      Can Jimmy come out for this half too?

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

        He's saving himself for Tottenham.

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

          Oh there he is!

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

            😎

  10. tricky80
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Saïss-er Söze slaying the usual suspects today.

    1. tricky80
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Think that's my team name next year...

  11. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Does Andy have Jota?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Dunno.

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Do you know anyone that does? I’m shaking

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

    Jiminez is stiff, hes like an ironing board, needs some flexibility exercises

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

      Flat out needs to go!

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They do say he is a machine.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cerrainly, I just have to repist this 😉 :

        I have been wondering why people can't spell Jiménez. Now I know, it is ladies and "not heterosexuals" here who love him. Urban dictionary explains that:

        "TOP DEFINITION
        jiminez
        A very cool person, and an interesting person. Raul is such a jiminez, I love him."

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Certainly 😉

          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Raul is such a jiminez, I love him.

  13. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    11 from 7. Any good?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Respectable

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not bad. Better than me.

    3. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      13 from 8 here. 😆

  14. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Scouting Fernandez 2nd half

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

    3-0 Wolves...

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

      Jimenez!!

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

    3-0

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

    JIMENEZZZZZ GOALLL

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

      Who’d have thought it!, was just about to swap for Andy Carroll!!

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Stop overreacting.

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

    Greenwood has had a very poor game. Should have higher energy levels considering this is one of his few starts in the PL and he should be keen to impress.

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

    Raulll yesss

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

    JOTAAAA ASSSIT

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

    Jimi!

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

    Gorgeous.

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

    RAAAAAAUUUUUUULLLL

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

    This will probably get VAR’d.

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

    VAR pending...

  26. Party time
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Jimenez owners, shall we?! 🙂

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

        🙂 and Bruno gone from bad to quite good

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Jimi goal
      Jota asssit
      confirmed

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

        Jota absolute monster haul

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

          Any Jota owners around?

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Doubt it...

        2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Lovely, wish he was a midfielder then I'd have had him from the very start.

    • SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Damn Hanley haul looking less and less likely now

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

      Oh ffs. Not doing Vardy to Jimenez was just stupid, really. Dammit.

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

        Unlucky..it’s only 5 points though!

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Plays Norwich next

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Need another, Jimmy!