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Fosu-Mensah in for Shaw as Solskjaer makes changes but Greenwood is passed fit

Gameweek 36+ continues at a furious pace, with two more Premier League matches kicking off at 20:15 BST this evening.

There is a lot riding on this evening’s games from a Fantasy perspective, too, particularly at Selhurst Park.

Manchester United are the visitors to Crystal Palace, while in tonight’s other fixture, there is a clash between two south coast clubs as Brighton and Hove Albion face Southampton at the Amex.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had named an unchanged starting XI in his previous five league games but that run has come to an end this evening, with the Norwegian making two alterations to his line-up.

Mason Greenwood (£4.9m) isn’t among the changes, however, with the youngster passed fit to start after an ankle knock.

The injured Brandon Williams (£3.9m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m) are both unable to feature, so Timothy Fosu-Mensah – not priced up by FPL at kick-off – is given the nod at left-back.

Scott McTominay (£4.8m) is in for Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) in Solskjaer’s only other alteration.

Bruno Fernandes (£9.1m), Marcus Rashford (£8.9m) and Anthony Martial (£8.4m) all start.

Fernandes was the third-most-captained player of Gameweek 36+, both overall and in the top 10,000.

A whopping 91.6% of the top 10k own the Portuguese midfielder, while Martial and Greenwood also sit in more than one in two squads among this elite group.

For the Eagles, the suspended Christian Benteke (£5.7m) is replaced by Andros Townsend in the attack.

That will likely see Jordan Ayew (£5.1m) moving centrally in the Belgian’s absence.

There are a whopping 11 changes in total at the Amex.

After naming the same team three matches in a row, Ralph Hasenhuttl has made five alterations for the trip to Brighton.

Danny Ings (£7.5m) starts but Ryan Bertrand (£4.8m), Jack Stephens (£4.4m), Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.4m), Che Adams (£5.3m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) are benched.

Jake Vokins (£4.0m), Jannik Vestergaard (£4.5m), Will Smallbone (£4.5m), Michael Obafemi (£4.9m) and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.8m) are recalled.

Ever the tinkerer, Graham Potter has brought Neal Maupay (£5.7m), Tariq Lamptey (£4.1m), Dan Burn (£4.5m), Dale Stephens (£4.4m), Solly March (£4.6m) and Glenn Murray (£5.4m) back into his side after the 5-0 defeat against Manchester City.


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Sakho, Dann, van Aanholt; McArthur, Milivojevic, McCarthy; Townsend, Zaha, Ayew.

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

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Ward-Prowse, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Vokins; Smallbone, Højbjerg; Romeu, Redmond; Ings, Obafemi.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Lamptey, Dunk, Webster, Burn; March, Stephens, Propper, Trossard; Maupay, Murray.



FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 36+

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  1. InSaneMan-e
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Its lovely play but Utd lucky to be up. Players shattered

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Correct. We look tired.

  2. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    MArtial Assist 😀

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

      Eh?

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

      Naa

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wut

    4. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      sorry not confirmed yet

  3. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    From a Maguire Maguire should've beem YC, to Rash goal

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

    Bugga

  5. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So whose assist is it?!

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Digne

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

      Pretty sure Pulisic touched it

  6. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Dont think that is an assist

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

    CPL penalty to be pulled back and United goal disallowed? Surely

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

    Why are crystal palace trying to give maguire a concussion

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

    Martial assist?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What GW is it

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No Bruno assist?

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

      Should be

  11. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ffs of course he scores when I’ve ditched on FH. At least will get him back next week.

    And at least I still have Bruno!

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

    Zaha an absolute joke

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

      I thought a pen

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

        same here looked enough contact for pen

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      ? That was a clear pen

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

        Then why was it not given if clear?

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

          lol
          is this the first game ur watching ?

  13. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Scenes when Martial doesnt get the assist

  14. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I was so set on Rash captain, then switched to Salah the final day. Total idiot I am 🙁
    Assumed Salah wanted the golden boot

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

      That’s what happens when you choose the biggest fraud in the league

  15. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    United getting value out of their slab in this one

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

    That's not a Bruno assit

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

      So you think Rashford lost posession?

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

    Lukaku assist added

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

    Rashford was Brunos intended target. Rashford never lost possession.

    Bruno A

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He semi lost possession

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

      Where is it ??
      What a slick skill by Rashford though 😀

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This, clear assist and I’m not even an owner.

  19. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    never known gw like destiny for my rival to win it seems currently only 7pts ahead I scored Holgate 1pt injured Digne 1pt took out Rash for minus 4 Giroud wow

  20. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Defender tackled Rashford before he shot. No assist?

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

      Didn’t lose possession

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

        This

  21. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    So we have a Bruno assist, Martial assist and no assist suggested. Make your minds up people I'm not watching!

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno but sakho touched it

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Defo not a Martial one

  22. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Not sure why ppl saying it’s a Martial assist.
    He never touched it.

  23. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just seen the replay and actually Palace should have had a pen. Lindelof kicks him on the ankle.

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yup! That should have been given

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

      I'd suggest TL;DR's

  24. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Zaha is a diver, always annoying

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Be good at United

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      that wasnt a Zaha dive, he just gets fouled alot, like Hazard. Tricky player
      If you want a diver, look at Sterling or Bruno

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        This. How you can say it was a dive when it took his feet away.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Dont think he is even watching tbh, or is a Man U fan. Whether it was clear foul or not, ref shoulda stopped play to check

  25. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bruno looks exhausted

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cheers Bruno.

    Has Ings done anything good?

  27. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    *Another* AWB YC!!???!!

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      he was unlucky. He got ball trying to cross it in but also caught player

  28. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Has to be Bruno assist right?

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

      Will give it i guess

  29. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    De Gea earning his pay for once

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If he could do that he'd be truly shocking

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

      Couldn't *