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Fernandes and Pogba both start against injury-hit Bournemouth defence

Bruno Fernandes (£8.8m) and Paul Pogba (£8.3m) both start for Manchester United as Bournemouth come to Old Trafford.

The pair were subject of an injury rumour circling around some quarters of the media on Friday evening, but it would appear they came through the most recent training session unscathed.

In fact, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named an unchanged line-up from the side that won comfortably at Brighton, much to the delight of Fantasy managers interested in their assets.

At a time when Manchester United options are in such high-demand, it is encouraging to know that the manager has found a settled selection. This is the first time since November 2006 that an unchanged XI has been named in three successive Premier League matches.

That means Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) is on the right-hand side of attacking midfield once more, joined there by Fernandes and Marcus Rashford (£9.1m).

Meanwhile, Anthony Martial (£8.2m) starts up-front hoping to replicate his most recent Old Trafford outing, which saw the Frenchman score a hat-trick against Bournemouth.

A further boost for Manchester United backers has emerged in the form of injuries to Chris Mepham (£4.3m) and Steve Cook (£5.0m), who was reprimanded by Eddie Howe this week for publicly criticising Bournemouth.

With Simon Francis (£4.4m) still on the sidelines, a dearth of options has forced the Bournemouth manager into some tough decisions with his defence.

Left-back Lloyd Kelly (£4.4m) has tucked into centre-back alongside Nathan Aké (£4.8m) with Diego Rico (£4.2m) earning his first start since Gameweek 26.

Elsewhere, Leicester host Crystal Palace, although that fixture has considerably less Fantasy interest.

Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) remains the most popular Fox, sat in 26.2% of teams, but has just two goals since Gameweek 19.

That statistic does not particularly bode well given that Roy Hodgson’s men have four clean sheets from their last six matches.

It is also frustrating news for the 15.1% still in possession of James Maddison (£7.4m), who does not make the matchday squad while Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) is among the substitutes for the third match in a row since the Premier League returned.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, Justin; Pérez, Tielemans, Ndidi, Albrighton; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Sakho, J Ward; Zaha, Riedewald, Milivojevic, McArthur; Benteke, Ayew.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Pogba, Matić; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Rico, Aké, L Kelly, A Smith; Stanislas, L Cook, Lerma, Brooks; J King, Solanke.

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  1. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would it have hit smiths arm without the Lerma deflection? No, No assist

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Could say the same for many goals
      Not a good reason

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      THIS^^

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This for Dazz I mean

    3. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don't think Lerma touched it.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He 100% did changed the direction of the header

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

        Watch the goal. The desperation from Martial owners is real. Martial heads it down and lerma flicks it up in the opposite direction to smiths arm. If lerma didn’t touch it, Smith clears it no problem

  2. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Feel pretty silly sitting with Maguire in my team... Utd look good going forward....

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Actually main thing that’s hurt this week united conceding in my 3. Always hope of a set price goal like in the cup.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You might get an own goal

  3. Hakchak
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    https://www.premierleague.com/news/827842

    Remember that assists are also given to players who draw a handball from an opponent via a pass, cross, shot or final touch.

    The attacking player must be seen to force the handball with their action in order for the assist to be awarded.

    1. Hakchak
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Must be his assist

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      this confirm Martial assit

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lerma assist

      1. Hakchak
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Doesn’t need to be final touch - we’ve seen how lax the rules are with definition of intention of pass

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wasn't forced imo

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Lerma forced it not martial

  4. Gentle_Turks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Seeing the halftime replays and that is clearly a Martial assist for the pen.

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I think the deflection that made it hit the hand means it’s no assist 🙁

      1. Gentle_Turks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Don't think Lerma touched it.

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          it did, you can dispute if he should still get the assist, but it was lermas touch that directed it to smith hand.

  5. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If no Tony assist, FPL towers are going excommunicado in 3, 2, 1....

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You sitll talking about this?

  6. VAR United
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Deflected off a defender onto the hand - NOT A MARTIAL ASSIST

    Martial owner.

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      disagree

      1. VAR United
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That it deflected off the defender?

    2. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don't think Lerma touched it.

      1. VAR United
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He did

      2. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        As a martial owner, he rly did, big deflection that forced the handball

    3. Hakchak
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Read the rules - pass definition doesn’t need to be final touch

      Remember that assists are also given to players who draw a handball from an opponent via a pass, cross, shot or final touch.

      1. VAR United
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Changed ball direction to the hand.

    4. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      The direction of the intended pass didn’t change though.

      1. Hakchak
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Exactly - this is the point

      2. VAR United
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        It's grey area, it changed direction to the hand.

      3. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        True

  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Worth keeping Bruno now that he's off pens?

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’s no off pens

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not* rashford just needed confidence

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      His go next?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Speculative? 🙂

    3. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He will take the next one

    4. yer old da
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol - some of the questions on here 🙂

    5. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’s on pen next...how is no one else following this. No idea why United do this but that’s what they are doing. Alternatively Pogba enters back into the mix next...

  8. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It's like a broken record down in here

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ball falls to Matic who can be perceived as Martials target in the area he wanted to head the ball.

    Double defensive touch.

    Which rule will FPL follow this time?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Coin flip will decide it. 😆

  10. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Phil Foden a good enough reason not to add Martial and go with the Utd triple up?

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nope

    2. yer old da
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It’s what the cool cats are doing

    3. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No. Rotation risk lower at United considering they're playing for CL places. City have pretty much sealed 2nd and have cups tox focus on.

    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure why you’re not already on a triple up?

      Hard to tell without seeing the rest of your team.

      1. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Pope / Martinez

        TAA - Doherty - Saiss - C. Taylor - Lascelles
        KDB - Salah - Fernandes - ASM - Foden
        DCL - Rashford - Jimenez

        Lascelles / Taylor are almost perma benched. I've got plenty in the bank. Feel DCL is on borrowed time

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Man Utd the best team in the world at the moment
      Attack triple up is essential

  11. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Are you all aware of what’s happened with Wigan.

    They’re NOT a victim of COVID

    There a victim of FRAUD

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

      Yeah, weird that there doesn't seem to be confirmation of the alleged owner even existing.

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He doesn’t exist. It’s a fake name and a fake company

    2. Mr. Funny Name
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Crazy story altogether, surely if the rumours are true, epl should negate the automatic 12 point deduction

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They won’t. They’re as corrupted as the fraudulent company

  12. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Are people gonna cry all day about the phantom Martial assist??

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Don’t even pretend that if you owned him you wouldn’t be calling for an assist too

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        And vice versa

        1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Sure it is, so this guy can’t comment about everyone “crying” about the decision, because if he owned him he would do the same

          1. Qaiss
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            But people on here are crying about it lol

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thing is with FPL everyone is impartial. So everyone will complain either way

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Are not impartial

        1. Athletic Dildao
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Tony Impartial

    3. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Might as well just give it

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          ‘Might aswell’ is the reason why they might not

          1. Tempestic
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            It was a joke lmao

  13. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is the order of this team for next week correct? Feels wrong to have Aurier benched for BOU

    Patricio
    TAA/Taylor/Maguire
    Sterling/KDB/Son/Bruno
    Rashford/DCL/Jimenez

    Martin/Aurier/Holgate/Guendouzi

    0.0 itb, 1ft

  14. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Son better turn up on Monday.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Sadly that Monday, not Sonday.

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He better not

  15. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Remember the time everyone panicked and got Bruno out? Thanks for playing!

  16. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Haven't seen the goals but if Martial was the last player to touch the ball before the handball then he should get the assist.

    1. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He headed it back across goal. The opposition player handled it. By the rules it's a clear assist

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol why on earth post if you haven't even seen it?

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wqsnt watching who assisted the penalty?

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lerma

    2. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Martial, but according to some expert non owners, there was no assist at all!

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nvm just realised the sarcasm

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Martial hit the ball which took a slight deflection and hit a Bournemouth defender's hand.

      Could be a Martial assist or none.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Is it confirmed? Looks like Martial assist to me. Non owner of course

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Took a slight deflection is key here.. No assist.

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

      Haha stop it
      Lerma

    5. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Haha

    6. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No idea as not mentioned on here

  18. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tony's assist is what it oughta be

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

    This worth a hit then?

    Jiminez Saka DDG

    TO

    Ederson KDB Greenwood

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    With DDG in goal I am cosnidering selling Utd defender and go all in on attack ...

    Who will join me?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I have Martinelli rotting on the bench. Greenwood is calling me.

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He has been truly appalling for a few seasons now hasn't he!
      DDG > Pope
      Son > Martial

    3. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Loved DDG, but he's not making life easy for himself and is making a case for Henderson

  21. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Balling my eyes out at the lack of assist. Will take FPL to court

  22. yer old da
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No brainer now to have Foden and Greenwood as your 5th choice mid/3rd choice striker and fill the rest of your team with proven quality. Absolute no-brainer.

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not really when u can have martial rashford bruno as united 3

      1. yer old da
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I see that logic, but you do have to compromise elsewhere particularly if you want Salah and KDB.

        Perhaps I should caveat my post by saying it’s a no-brainer if you have low team value like me.

    2. Holding Matip
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Cue the "why did I bench Greenwood/Foden?!?!?" in a couple of weeks

      1. yer old da
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That will be an issue lol

  23. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bailly on

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Who off?

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Lind

  24. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bailly on

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lindeflop.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      *Lindeloff

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Well clean sheet was already gone so anyone who has him won't care too much

  26. Glad He Ate Her
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Average age of FFS = 13

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Is that weeks or months

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Rash worth the price difference compared to Greenwood??? Looks like not currently

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No but he is nailed. Would imagine James plays the odd game even though Greenwood absolutely should be starting.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Feels stupid to take out Rashford if you already got him though.

  28. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lindelof off
    Bailly On

  29. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Should be Maguire off, been crap AGAIN

  30. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Some of the decisions they make is a joke re assists and goals. No consistency at all.