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Unchanged line-ups for Man United and Southampton as FPL bosses eye Fernandes

Fantasy Premier League managers can take increased encouragement from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as he 2019/20 season winds to a close.

The Manchester United boss has named an unchanged side yet again, allowing the likes of Bruno Fernandes (£9.0m), Mason Greenwood (£4.9m), Anthony Martial (£8.3m) and Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) to retain their Fantasy appeal.

“We’ve had a decent amount of recovery days in between, which we won’t have the rest of the season now. We picked the short straw in that respect, but we picked the long straw at the start of this period. Didn’t feel we needed to change.” – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

All eyes will be on the Portuguese international tonight, as he was chosen as the overwhelming favourite for the Gameweek 35+ captaincy by this season’s current top 10,000 Fantasy managers.

56.3% of them made the decision to hand Fernandes the armband this week, at least 41.4 percentage points more than any other option.

It was Mohamed Salah (£12.5m) who finished a distant second, backed by just 14.9% of managers at that level before his blank against Burnley.

At the very least, those who captained Fernandes will be feeling somewhat protected, as he goes into this Southampton match with an effective ownership in the top 10k of 151.7%.

Meanwhile, Danny Ings (£7.4m) remains a key player on the Fantasy scene, still sitting in 28.6% of squads worldwide.

His owners can probably feel more encouraged ahead of tonight’s trip to Old Trafford than they realise, considering Ings’ and Southampton’s away record this season.

The forward has netted in every single road trip since the Premier League’s restart while the Saints have the fifth-best away record this season (27 points from 17 such matches).

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

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Redmond, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Ings, Adams.

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  1. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Medic!

  2. Will J 256
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Would you free hit for GW 36?
    This is my current team for Gameweek 36:
    Pope
    TAA, Maguire, Doherty
    Pulisic, Foden, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Bruno
    Greenwood Ings

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

    Mahrez to
    A- Foden and save Cash for next GWS
    B- Pulisic
    C- Willian

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

      B

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

        I'm thinking Mahrez to Willian.

  4. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ooofff

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I felt that one...

  5. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Martial next in line at LB?

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

      Dalot, he has it all that kid.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He has da lot?

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Well played’

  6. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    AWB YC

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Useless

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Nice Wan 🙂

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

    5' injury time.. another Rashers return would be awesome

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    AWB wtf man

  10. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Can Fred play LB lol

  11. Pistol
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    RMFHT please:

    Pope
    TAA, Digne, Azpi, (Coleman) (Egan)
    Bruno, Sterling, Dilva, Pulisic, Martial
    Giroud, Jesus, (Greenwood)

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Its beautiful

  12. Rhittique
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    When does the price-changes go through regularly?

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

      2:30am atm

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      4hr 40m ish.

  13. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ashley Young at LB next game?

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Is he still at the club?! I had forgotten all about him!!

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Inter, permanent.

        Been doing quite well...

    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      worth a -4 punt imo

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Depends if else can get a flight over from Italy

  14. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    AWB is *addicted* to making those stupid as anything challenges. Absolute d**k!!!!

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He's in my team so my bad.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        And mine!! So, so silly, those challenges!!!

  15. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Nice bin bag outfits for the physios

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

      They're messy eaters

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

    The fake applause is somewhat unseemly there

  17. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Fantasy so crawl my battle to catch my rival chased 60pt lead down to 45pts then down to 27pts back up 45pts down to 12pts and then 5pts now back up to 21pts lead and he put in Fernandez to block my point catch. I was in the lead gw 1-22 since then it's been all him lady luck on his side Martial done the business for him. If I would have done Salah to Anontio I be ahead seems it's his season. Sorry for my post just letting off steam.

  18. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    On FH for next week, can I improve this at all?

    McCarthy
    Azpi Digne Evans
    Sterling Fernandes Pulisic Willian
    Jesus Vardy Ings
    (Foden, Holgate, Fredericks, 3.9 keeper)

    Do I go all in on one defence? Triple Everton, Leicester or Soton?
    Which City assets?

    0.2m left

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy out and you’ve improved

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        For who?

        1. AYLD28
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Greenwood or Rashford

          Palace are terrible defensively

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Don't fancy the final week for it??

      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No

    3. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Also, Evans? Noooooo, get him out

    4. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You’ve seen Leicester play recently right? 2 x Leicester on a free hit, nah

  19. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Start:

    1. Pope
    2. McCarthy

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pope

      Never doubt the Burnley Wall

  20. C'mon the Fylde
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Chasing top 2. Very close.

    Am I GTG?

    Patricio
    TAA Doherty Egan
    Antonio(c) Dilva Bruno Martial Pulisic
    Vardy Rashford

    Leno, Mings, Basham, Nketiah

    6.3m itb

  21. bigdip
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Need to close ML gap. (Already did TAA & Nketiah to VVD & Jesus for -4 hit)

    DDG (Martin)
    VVD, Saiss, Holgate (Kiko, Lascelles)
    Kdb, Willian, MANE, Bruno (Saka)
    Kane, Greenwood, Jesus (c)

    Big risk time. for - 8 hit, Mane to bring in one of these TC options:

    A) Sterling
    B) Pulisic
    C) Dont hit

  22. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    A) Vardy/Kane to Jesus/Ings
    B) Salah to Sterling
    C) Save

  23. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    AWB does two things well: miss open goals and collect stupid yellow cards.

    1. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Keep watching football and you might notice his tackling

  24. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wanted more from Tony(C) especially after the Sterling haul but it isn't too bad either

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jose special.

  26. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is Greenwood benchable now against Crystal Palace?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    2. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yup

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ole used all five subs?

  28. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hopefully they have the option to recall Rojo from loan...

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

      Not outside of transfer windows.

    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      decent contingency if they can't register the kit man in time

  29. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Any changes you’d make to this FH team next week - happy to hear anything!! Is KDB too much of a risk?

    DDG
    Digne/ james/ Christiansen
    Sterling/ KDB/ Willian/ Martial/ Antonio
    Kane/ Jesus

    Greenwood/ Aurier

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

    DDG save points. Yay.

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

      Oops

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Timing