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Another start for Greenwood as unchanged United take on Villa in Gameweek 34+ finale

The final fixture of Gameweek 34+ sees Aston Villa take on Manchester United.

Kick-off at Villa Park is at 20:15 BST.

There is little in the way of seismic team news, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named an unchanged starting XI for the fourth league game in a row.

Mason Greenwood (£4.7m) gets another start down the right flank, then, with Bruno Fernandes (£8.9m), Paul Pogba (£8.3m), Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) and Anthony Martial (£8.3m) supporting the budget FPL forward in attack.

There is only one change for Aston Villa, meanwhile, as Mbwana Samatta (£5.3m) comes into Dean Smith’s line-up to replace Keinan Davis (£4.3m).

Rashford, Martial and Greenwood are all owned between 46% and 51% of the top 10k, with Fernandes sitting in more than nine in ten Fantasy squads among this elite bunch.

Just under 20% of the top 10,000 FPL managers have captained the Portuguese midfielder.

Fernandes has averaged 8.9 points per match since he joined the Red Devils in January.


Aston Villa XI: Reina, Konsa, Hause, Mings, Taylor, Grealish, Luiz, McGinn, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Samatta.

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

FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 34+

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  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jimenez/Doherty > Vardy/5.2m (-4)

    Yes or no?
    (Rival I'm very close to, to have him.)

    Who should be that defender?

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Good move, Aurier.

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I wouldn't

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why not?

    3. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nice and aurier

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm not bringing in Aurier for Arsenal just because he got BAPs vs. Bournemouth.

    5. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      saiss

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I have Saiss I'm afraid. Double-Wokves DEF has stung these last two.

        1. Cheeto__Bandito
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          zouma

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Chrlsea fan. I'm not touching our defence, especially since we are awful at defending set pieces and that's where Sheffield United get a lot of their goals.

    6. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Justin (Lei)

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He's definitely on my list. Bournemouth showing a little spunk in the last two...

        1. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Well I'm planning a similar move. You could always get in a cheaper def like Lamptey or Rico and upgrade elsewhere if needed. It depends who your current back line is. Justin has looked very good.

  2. Cheeto__Bandito
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on updated free hit pls?

    Patricio
    Robertson VVD Azpi
    Mane Sterling Willian Bruno Martial
    Vardy Greenwood

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

      Like it, g2g!

      1. Cheeto__Bandito
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        thx

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not much wrong there. If Salah were sure to play, I'd prefer him over Mané.

    3. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Azpi out
      Willian out

      Sheff Utd will be tough

    4. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Punt on Bowen / Antonio for Willian

      1. Cheeto__Bandito
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Chelsea attacking stats great recently, think wolves flattered sheffield

        1. Cheeto__Bandito
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Maybe antoni tho its a consideration

      2. XABI 15
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        this

  3. FPL_DON
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Feeling pretty down on this team, knocked off top of both my mini leagues and really not sure what to do. Any help hugely appreciated

    2 FT 0.5m ITB
    DDG (fodder)
    TAA Doherty Aurier (Holgate Lascelles)
    Mane KDB Fernandes Mahrez Pulisic
    Jimi Rashford (Connolly)

    Current ideas:
    A) DDG, Jimi > Ederson, Greenwood
    B) Jimi, Rashford > Greenwood, Vardy
    C) DDG, Mahrez > Ederson, Martial

    1. PepSala
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

        thanks mate

    2. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B) has more potential if your rival won't have either one

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

        Thanks mate, sadly all seem to already have greenwood!

    3. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

        Cheers bud

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Last roll of the dice to catch ML rival 10 points ahead of me with BB and TC left but no Mane

    TAA and KDB

    To

    Robertson and Mane (c)

    Yes or no?

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

      Good punt, go for it

    2. King Kohli
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No

    3. Roysgotnoboys
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not for me

  5. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Playing Egan over Stevens & Lascelles this week! Am I making the right decision?

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

      yep

    2. Cheeto__Bandito
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He will score

    3. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Would play Stevens..

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why?

        1. The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Before those 2 games Egan hadn't scored for 72 games.

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            But now he's scored 2 in 2 and Chelsea are really bad at defending set pieces!

    4. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  6. htfcbrad
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Foden, AWB, and Martial costing me a ridiculous amount of points from missing chances they'd be scoring any other week

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Martial was unlucky but first two, absolutely

  7. FPL Doctor
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Rashford + Nketiah TO Greenwood + Vardy (-4)

    B) Jiminez TO Vardy (free)

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

  8. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance I can still catch rival who is 35 ahead?

    My team: ( No chips)
    Hendo Pope
    TAA Doherty Gomez AWB Taylor
    Salah KDB Bruno Mahrez Foden
    Jimenez DCL Greenwood

    Rival: ( FH left)
    Ederson Pope
    TAA Saiss Basham Fodder fodder
    Salah KDB Bruno Martial ASM
    Jimenez Ings Greenwood

    Appreciate any advice.

    1. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      His attackers are better than yours that's the problem.

      1. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No point getting Ings next week then to match him right?
        Captaincy has killed me this season.
        Any moves u suggest, have 1 Ft, 1.6 ITB. Sadly can't afford Jimi > Vardy without a hit.

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Jimmy, Doherty to Vardy ,Mendy?

          1. King Kohli
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Not liking the Mendy pick but its something to ponder for sure.
            Think I could save FT this week and do a mini Wc next week and just go for it

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

      Might have to go maverick on the captains to catch him.

      1. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He was on Bruno, I was on KDB, feeling disappointed and unlucky but got to keep trying.

  9. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Safe to do Son, Jimenez to Martial, Vardy tonight?

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      yes

  10. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    35+ captain:

    1. Fernandes (SOU)
    2. Greenwood (SOU)
    3. Vardy (bou)
    4. Salah (BUR)
    5. KDB (bha)

    Thanks

    1. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling.

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Have them all and I'm on Vardy. Mostly because I'm chasing.

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        how many points you chasing, im the same... chasing but then dont want to fall further behind

        1. The Train Driver
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          50 pts

    3. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm on Sterling (C) Bruno (V) atm.

    4. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      1

    5. MiLK2018
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      1

    6. Lignja
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ill go Vardy

  11. JM11
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is this insanity? or genius?

    Kane, Mahrez, Davis(villa 4.3 mid) out.

    Connolly, Antonio, Sterling(C) in for -8?

    1. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Somewhere in between insanity and genius

      1. JM11
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        All about balance right? 🙂

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

      could really go either way

    3. Roysgotnoboys
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Mad.

  12. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is Ings fixture proof?

    1. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Starting to think he might be and after the Utd match his fixtures are good

    2. michaelington
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes, of course he is. Look who he’s scored against this season. Stick him in your team and leave him alone. I’ve learnt from my mistakes

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      To a certain degree. Wouldn't have a problem playing him in any fixture but that doesn't mean there might not be a better option for a given GW.

    4. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah

    6. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pretty close to fixture proof. Although I'm not gonna rush to bring him in vs MUN.

  13. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane and Saka > Sterling Connolly -4?? Going to switch to 3 5 2 with this attack

    Bruno Salah Sterling Pulisic KDB
    Vardy Greenwood

    Good move?? Will probably captain Sterling as well.

  14. valurth
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Jiminez+Son > Vardy + Willian/Pulisic
    B) Rashford+Son+Foden > Vardy+Willian+Martial
    C) Rashford+Son > Ings + Mane

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

      A with Pulisic

    2. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A with Puli

    4. Roysgotnoboys
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A

  15. Albert_Luque
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    DCL, Jimenez and Maguire to Vardy, Greenwood and Aurier for a -4?

    1. XABI 15
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      big fan

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      V nice. Yeh

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looks good

    4. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  16. XABI 15
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Play:
    1. Trent
    2. Boly

    Play 2 of:
    A. Son
    B. Mahrez
    C. Ings

  17. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Do you think there's a high chance of a Sheffield United cleany this week? Rival has 3 of them every week and its killing me

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      no

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Prob get another CS, with another bloody Egan goal.

  18. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Too many options hurting my head! Help appreciated!

    A) Rash, Jimi > Vardy, Ings
    B) Jimi, Doherty > Vardy, Saiss
    C) Jimi, TAA > Vardy, Digne/ Azpi
    D) Jimi, Mahrez > Vardy, Antonio

    2FT 0.3itb
    Pope, Martin
    TAA, Doherty, Kiko, Lascelles, Simpson
    Salah, KDB, Mahrez, Bruno, Pulisic
    Rash, Jimi, Greenwood

    Leaning towards A or C but unsure

  19. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bournemouth defence improved or just Spurs woeful today?
    Tempted by Vardy but worried a little bit that he only tends to average about 1.0 shot on target per game

    1. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes and on paper that's the only good fixture he has. Still I think the game has more to do with Spurs than Bournemouth.

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Woeful. ignore

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ignore Vardy?

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Spurs the first side since 2015 not to have a SOT against Bou. It would have to be a miracle improvement from the BOU defense for them to be the reason why.

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Spurs didn’t even have a shot on target man, disgusting

    5. Party time
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Vardy wants that boot. Bournemouth next... I believe it’s a no brainer

    6. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      McCarthy
      TAA Doherty Aurier
      Bruno Martial KDB Mahrez Foden
      Rashford Jimenez

      (3.9 Cathcart Holgate Nkietah)
      7.1m & 1ft

      A) Foden ➡ Sterling
      B) Mahrez ➡ Sterling

      Thinking of ignoring Vardy and doing Jimenez to Ings next week.

      1. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        A for me

    7. valurth
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A)Sterling
      B)Mane or
      C)Vardy
      pick your favourite for this weekend

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

        Sterling

      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        All really scary

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

      Have 1 FT.

      Kane to Jesus

      And planning 36 Son to Sterling?

      Only city I currently have is Foden!

      Good/Bad/Ugly

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

      Predicted City front 3 vs bha?

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Jesus, Sterling, Bernardo

      2. Costa Nostra
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Sterling Jesus Mahrez

      3. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Sterling Jesus Mahrez

    10. E25
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Need to do this tonight due to loads of price rises! Differential for next 3 weeks?
      A) Willian
      B) Antonio

    11. Hakaei lali
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jiménez + son + Doherty > Vardy + KDB + Chelsea def (-8) ? Good move ?

    12. HD7
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Did Salah DCL De Gea to Martial Kane Foster (-4) ... a really poor decision

      now I need to regroup:

      Son, Kane, Rash to Salah, Vardy,Greenwood (-8) ?

      De Gea,
      TAA, Doherty, Fernandes
      Martial, Bruno, KDB, Son,
      Rash, Jimi, Kane

      Button, Robinson, Taylor, Hayden

    13. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Noobie question. If I have 2fts and decide to do either wc or fh, next week I have only 1ft?

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yes.

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Correct

      3. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yup

      4. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks. That is a bit shame. If I FH gw36, there is no point to save ft then this week I think rule should be changed at least for fh since it meant to be "one week punt and then back to where we were". Of course no additional fts should gained during that week but shame that the already earned extra ft is lost.

    14. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Keep Salah or sell for Foden?

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Only sell for a -12

      2. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Keep.

    15. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kane > Vardy looking like the easiest transfer ever. But is it? I'll mull a day on it. I can afford the price rise and also to get news on possible Aurier injury?

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thinking the same

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        What about Jesus?

        I dunno what to do with Kane, and have Son as well.

        I'd prefer Son to Sterling this GW, but cant afford it without a -4.

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Jesus is a rotation risk and his stats are not as good as Vardy either.

          In the last two weeks, Iheanacho and Vardy top all forwards in xGI. Vardy has pens too so I think he's clearly a better option than Jesus.

      3. Party time
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Vardy In is a no brainer even if Aurier is injured

      4. HD7
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I think to play my FH chip in 36. Anybody else on the train?

        Games look better than 38