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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. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Think fernandes is very tired. Keeps passing ball to opposition

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

      He played like this against Southampton as well.

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

        Yeah he needs a break. He's played every game since the restart

    2. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I prefer to think he's trying to dampen his bps appeal. (ML rival gave him the armband)

  2. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    JRod or McNeil a decent punt for the upcoming GW?

    1. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jrod imo

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Do Burnley score loads?

      1. Milk, 1 Šuker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Well this is the question

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

    Bruno post. Should have scored.

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

      That goal could have single handedly doubled my GW points!

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

    Awful player is Bruno

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

      Better sell him

  5. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bruno posterized

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

    Ah man. Should have scored. Bruno what u doing

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    2 GWs left! Last 2 GWs ever ;D

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

    Bruno beans on post

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

    Oh come on Bruno.

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

    Who would have got the assist there? Missed whom.

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

      Rashy

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

        Unlucky again it seems!

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Rashford

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

      Rashford would have got it

  11. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on boys, wipe that Man ure cs

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

    God Bless that Post

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

    Bruno GTFO of my team

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

    When you’re having a bit of a crap GW, but your rival is doing worse - 😎

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

      Only two ways to win a race

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

      But then you realize they're 70 points ahead 🙁

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

      Mine's got 75 to my 25. He's halved my lead this week, the clever b@stard

  15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rashford baps from Big chance created

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

      He's guaranteed the three bps

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Another couple of returns just to be sure

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

    Come on Palace wipe out the CS

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I van der faart in your general direction

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

    What's with the Trossard save on FPL..!?

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

      😆

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

      😆 no idea

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

      lmao idk 😀
      2 more and owners laughing

  18. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Martinez
    Sais taa long (taylor lascels)
    Kdb mane bruno raz (puli)
    Gren rash jimi

    Which? (Gw38+ puli to dsilva) (chasing ML 27 pts)

    A) grenwod mane -4 to ings/wood/wilson/king - martial/dsilva
    B) grenwod taa -4 to ings/wood/king/wilson pieters/bardsley/oconell
    C) taylor to bardsley/pieters
    D) mane to martial/dsilva/stanislas
    E) roll ft

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

    13 points + bps denied, classic FPL

  20. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Had time to take a touch but easy to say from my couch

    re: Rashy to Bruno

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

    Bruno passing to AWB is never a good idea

  22. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    AWB attacking?

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

      Yes but very poorly.

  23. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Smallbone tired and out for a rest

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

      Stop leaking my texts to my wife, please.

  24. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Willian out for Son, Brooks or McNeil for this GW? Or worth keeping given Liv's apparent frailties this week?

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

    Lovely bit of skill by biscuit

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

      Filthy bourban.

  26. Dreaming of glory
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would u take azpilicueta (liv) out for -4 if ur 4th and 5th defenders won't play?

    Planning to bring in martial for foden but maybe also a s utd defender for az given Everton aren't scoring

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

      Azpi may get something on both ends against Liverpool.

  27. pitstop1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tony

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

    Tony G
    Rash A
    Bruno AA

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

      50 MILLION!!!!

  29. Lubic87
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Needed that goal + assist to save my gameweek

  30. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TOOONYYYYYYY!!