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

    Lingardinho controlling the game

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

      deserved top post

  2. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bruno STOP giving the ball the AWB going forward

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

      It's just giving away possession with extra steps

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

    Not getting the 6th save.

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

    Left to Kiko Femenia to save my GW. Mega haul too much to ask for? 😆

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

      Same here. Would love another cheeky assist.

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

        You’re on > 50 pts though! Your GW doesn’t need as much saving lol

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

      I’ve got the incredible double up of
      Fabianski and Masina 😆

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

        Lol. At least it’s 2 players mate.

        What a GW!

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

    How much left in utd game?

    1. Xhaka Kahn't
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      FT

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

      0 mins

  6. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What happened in La Liga tonight?!
    10 games, 10 red cards!

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Madrid are champions!

    2. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What matters is...Real Madrid are La Liga Champions

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

    Anyone know where I can see big chances created for this united game? Or can anyone tell me how many big chances Bruno has created today

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

      Probably none, he was really wasteful

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

    Monster fail.

  9. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Martial to get a BAP?

  10. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FH 37??

    GW 37 | FH 37
    AWB Saiss | TAA Jonny
    Mahrez Dilva | Martial Salah
    Jimenez | Wood

  11. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Strange to say but Matić makes this United team more attacking sharpness with his passes

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

    VAR 2 - 0 Crystal Palace

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

      They should try being onside next time.

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

        Clear and obvious?

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

          Has never applied to offsides.

    2. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      VAR had zero errors today I'm afraid

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

        Palace should have had a penalty I'm afraid.

        1. The Senate
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Lindeloef got the ball I'm afraid.

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

          Yes to a penalty but Their goal was offside by the rules. That was not VARs fault. It’s the rules.

  13. SomeoneKnows
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope (Martinez)
    TAA, Saiss, Pieters (Lascelles*, Holgate*)
    KDB, Salah, Fernandes, Martial, Pulisic
    Vardy, Rashford (Connolly)

    A) Vardy > Jesus
    B) Vardy > Ings
    C) Salah > David Silva
    D) Lascelles > Egan
    E) Other ideas?

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

    Smiley Ighalo just told he’s starting the FAC game.

    Rest up Tony.

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

      Good stuff Captain Material locked in

  15. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which transfer to do?

    a) Rashford ---> Auba

    b) Greenwood ---> Wood

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

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

      Greenwood to a) auba b) Rashford?

  16. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FH = 68. I know that's good for this gameweek, but feels meh. ML rival didn't FH and is level with Antonio tomorrow.

    1. ragonian
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      what would your non-FH team scored? thats the measure of if its been successful or not

    2. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Try 48

  17. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Roy masterclass spoilt by the officiating

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

    Which move?

    A) Willian > Martial
    B) Greenwood > Wood

    I’m tempted with A. Martial red hot right now

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

      A

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah A. Keep Greenwood, went off early so nailed at weekend

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

        Thanks guys

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

      A

  19. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood on a run of attacking points, Rashford getting nothing. Switch the two, Rashford starts getting attacking points and Greenwood gets nothing. Story of this game.

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just avoid both lol

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Or get both

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      One of rare good decisions I made this season (a rarity!) was to hold off from swapping Rash for Greenwood a couple of weeks ago

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

      Did the same switch. Knew it felt wrong at the time. Cost me dearly (£500 mini leagues down the swan)

  20. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Will take the Martial bap

  21. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    If whu wins... Man Utd player captain is a no brained as the Red Devils also in hunt for goal difference

  22. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I hope DDG holds on to that BAP

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Me too big time haha

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

      Gks rarely lose bps but expect outfield players to

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford (c) again for WHM I reckon

    Maybe Tony Gloves either - absolute beast mode at Old Trafford

    1. squits
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      gotta be one of the two. The form they are in!

  24. squits
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Giroud to...

    A. Auba
    B. Kane
    C. Jesus

    23 points down on my cash league first spot. He has jesus

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

      Auba for the fixtures & seems more secure than Jesus minutes wise

      1. squits
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        yeah I also want that city space for dilva gw38. So auba could be the one

  25. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    ~71 points dependant on Bps. With sterling (c) that’s worked out pretty damn well

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Amazingly well, more than double my score unless Kiko breaks the all time one game scoring record

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

        I dropped 7k to 30k over the 2 previous gws and it was gut wrenching. Back to 16k or where I started post lockdown..

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Shows that C choice is not everything

  26. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I think I have to take hits to get Martial. This just cant be true that he scores every fkin week............

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

    Crowd noise guy might sneak into the baps.

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

    How come people still don't own Martial?

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

      Lazy and due an injury I heard.

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

      Got Rashford instead to keep a midfield slot open for all the other seemingly great mid options

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

      Lots of midfield options, lots of United options. Can't have them all.

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      They couldn’t find him in the list of forwards

  29. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Would UTD be anywhere without VAR? Never seen one team get so many decisions.

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

    Number 1 defender for GW37+?? Any money

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

      Tarko