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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.

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  1. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Doherty close

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

      Uh that goal would have been worth 9pts

    2. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Had the cash for instead of Boly but didn’t even consider till after the deadline...

      Even though small fry still one of the most frustrating decisions I’ve made this season

  2. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Paul. Pogba. That is all.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cash in and get Herrera back.

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Doherty score after Adama assist

  4. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    5 mins added time for Traore to score

  5. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is going Jota over Jiminez still naive long term?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Get both

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

      Kneejerky more like.

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Doherty touch it?

    Big miss? Or just close to the ball?

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

      Great header Krul lucky save

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Big miss might lose 1 bap to Saiss

  7. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone?

    I think it Is FINALLY WC time.

    Please convince me otherwise!!!

    Ryan McGovern
    TAA Robbo Soyuncu (Lundy Holgate)
    Mahrez KDB Salah Saka Traore
    Auba Ings Ayew

  8. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Englands next generation of stars are going to be awesome.

    Sancho Grealish TAA Greenwood

    Got some proper ballers. Add to that the experience of Kane Sterling Rashford and they got an exciting squad capable of winning trophies

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Please no. Weve hyped the team so many times before

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lingard will be the skipper

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Needs a quality manager, when have England ever had that? Gotta go back to the 90's for a quality manager that was in his prime

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Eriksen and Capello were proven winners.
          Eriksens had the golden generation, and we still bottled it.

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

          Need a mobile, dynamic frontline.

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        4-3-3 Liverpool style:

        Pickford
        TAA Gomez Maguire Chilwell
        Henderson Rice Winks
        Sancho Kane Sterling

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Winks really?

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Massive issue in CM for England. Literally have very few mobile midfielders who can pass it forward.

            Maddison, Grealish, Mount are too attacking to play 4-3-3. Really need an English version of Wijnaldum or Kovacic

            1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Oxlade Chamberlain

          2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Needs to be no where near the England XI, same with Pickford

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Where is the bite in that team? Arsenal lack strength in midfield, sodoes that team.

        3. Tinkermania
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Centre forward? What if we don't get penalties or Tunisia?

      • Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If they weren’t all injury prone you’d be set

    5. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Boly was denied by VAR last week. He is due a goal

    6. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Auba blank please!!!

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

        No!!

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

        Guaranteed!!

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Need a DCL blank, tired of him outscoring my expensive strikers in 1 game compared to their 3

        • Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Hattie confirmed

      4. MOZIL
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why is laca on the bench?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          He’s shite.

      5. Miniboss
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Would have funds to do Grelish-> Bruno. But considering fixtures, is that move madness? Can field 11 next gw anyway.

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

          Usually I’d say a team is not going to get a penalty every week but in Utd’s case they probably are - go for it

          1. Miniboss
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers!

          2. Wılly
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Think he offers more than penalties

      6. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Massive Doherty fail.

      7. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Doh down to 1 bap lol

      8. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Only liverpool assets can save my disastrous GW now.

      9. SkeletONv01
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Any idea if Andy has Martial?

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

          He does

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

            Sorry, he has Bruno - not Martial.

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

          Also want to know this

        3. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          He's on 70pts with bench boost played

      10. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        How many BAPS for Jimmy?

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

          None?

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

          Nada

        3. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Zilch

      11. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Splendid bench boost by Andy

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

          How many points did he get?

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            7 McCarthy
            14 McNeil
            6 Stephens
            6 Taylor

            33pts

            https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/58/event/27

            1. HashAttack
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Could have had just 7 points on the bench, but it seems to be his lucky week anyway, Mahrez and Bruno bagging points too

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Still has TAA, Salah(c) and Firmino to go too!

        3. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Who was on the bench?

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

          Looks even better with the average score being so low this week.

      12. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Jiminez fail. 5 points not good enough

        1. villa_til_i_die
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Never gets a double!

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Its got to do with player psychology. Same with ings. Hes got one brace in his whole career.

          2. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            He did that one week I dropped him

        2. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This

        3. yer old da
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          5 points a week would be 190 for the season. For a sub 8m striker!

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            When u get 5 pts vs norwicj you would most likely blank against top 6 teams in tgat case

            This was a double digit fixture

            1. Tinkermania
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Tell me someone who scores every week.

            2. HashAttack
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              How many strikers have had double figures against Norwich this season?

      13. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        30 points with salah(c) and TAA left....

        Ay least team looks ok for next week

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

          That's only 1 less player than most have. Not awful.

        2. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ouch

      14. yer old da
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Even though the fixtures aren’t great I think I’ll struggle not to do Mahrez > Fernandes. At the heart of everything and on corners, free kicks and pens. Also playing very advanced. Won’t always play Watford at home but as someone pointed out Man U have been great against the bigger teams so far this season. And he has an unreal goals to games ratio in his career for a midfielder. On reflection it’s a bit of a no-brainer actually. Let’s not start looking gift horses in the mouth.

        1. Podge
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I always wondered what a gift horse was

      15. BNMC
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wolves game ends. Boly CS locked. Disappointed not to own Saiss or Doherty but we move.

      16. Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Any mid week games?

        1. BNMC
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          UCL of course

      17. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Greenwood's performances at youth level were unbelievable and he scored an unholy amount of goals. I've been waiting all season for Greenwood to nail a spot. Not sure we're quite there yet but it can't be far off, surely?!

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ighalo lurks

      18. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        25 points with 3 to go including captain

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          34 with 4 to go including captain.

        2. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          23 (-4) with 3 to go including (c). You're fine.

          1. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers made me feel better. What the community is all about.

      19. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        BIG FAT RED.

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

          That's not a very nice thing to say about Luke Shaw.

        2. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          ..arrow coming up.

        3. villa_til_i_die
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Only Gomez can save me now!

        4. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Current score?

      20. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Zigged when I should have zagged. Went Jimenez and Martial over Jota and Fernandes with my FT's, but what looked liked a complete disaster at half time turned out OK in the end.

      21. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Just need a Robertson hattrick tomorrow to save the GW... I’m not Worried

      22. Mini Mahouse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        A) Cantwell -> Bruno
        B) Cantwell -> Maddison
        C) Greenwood, Mee -> Vardy, cheap def (-4)

        Do want to get a Leicester player in before they're run of games, but Bruno also looks gold. I have Martial so double manutd might be overdoing it.

      23. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Auba goals needed this afternoon.

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

          *Brace