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Fantasy community turns to Fernandes in hour of need

Fantasy Premier League managers are turning to Bruno Fernandes (£11.1m) in their droves, desperate for some rare Gameweek 16 joy.

In a round where Everton and Manchester City are out of action, a number of key personnel were benched in Tuesday’s earlier fixtures and doubt hangs over the upcoming schedule, Fernandes could be the saviour for many.

No player has registered more than his total of seven double-digit hauls making him the second-most transferred-in asset for Gameweek 16.

Predictably, Fernandes starts in the number 10 role for a strong-looking Manchester United side, flanked by first-choice wingers Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.1m) while Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) comes in for Anthony Martial (£8.7m).

Alex Telles (£5.5m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) take the full-back positions off Luke Shaw (£4.8m) and the injured Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) while it’s a second consecutive start for Eric Bailly (£4.9m) alongside Harry Maguire (£5.4m).

Meanwhile, Nuno Espirito Santo has rung the changes for his Wolves line-up, perhaps handing the advantage to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Romain Saïss (£5.0m), Conor Coady (£4.9m) and Max Kilman (£4.1m) represent the best-possible back-three available to him right now in light of Willy Boly‘s (£5.4m) injury but Rayan Aït-Nouri (£5.0m) and Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.4m) are handed the wing-back slots.

Daniel Podence (£5.5m) and Fabio Silva (£5.2m) find themselves on the bench as Nuno hands the centre-forward berth to Pedro Neto (£5.9m), flanked by Vitinha (£4.8m) and Adama Traoré (£6.1m).

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Telles, Maguire, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Kilman; Aït-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Hoever; Vitinha, Neto, Traoré.

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

    Which Leeds Defender is best going forward?

    A) Dallas
    B) Alioski

    Thanks!

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Probably Dallas if you can afford him, wish I’d got him over taylor a couple weeks back now! Hindsight ey!

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

        Yes same. Plumped for Taylor due to price and Burnley are usually pretty tight at the back. Looks like I’ll need to get rid

    2. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dallas

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

        Cheers!

  2. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Score check so far guys?

    1. Akshay9971
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      41+4

    2. lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      16 with Bruno, Dier and Salah left. Pretty proud

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

      Okay one more gloat... 56 with Salah(c), Bruno, Robbo and no Spurs players

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Blimey, big green for you, who’s bagged you all those points?!

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

          Dallas, Raphinha, Bamford, McCarthy, Chillwell, Cresswell, Lowton

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hope the Pool game is postponed

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

          Wow you have no Pool players? Poor management Slouch

    4. Bielsa Murderball
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      45 with salah(c), son, anguissa, dier to go

      1. Bielsa Murderball
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        and bruno

    5. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      22 with 5 to go

    6. Dele
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      32

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

    37 with bruno salah(c) Lewis (+son and kane if they play)

    Might even cross 50 this week after stuggling for double digits

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lewis 0

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

        Yeah even if he starts 0 likely

  4. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How the heck are people lucky enough to be on green arrows

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

      Its a gift

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

      skill

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

      It’s been a GW for the professionals.

    4. MMN
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They predicted this.

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

      Buy yourself some green arrow cushions and take a seat

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

      Don't own any City, Everton or Chelsea players

    7. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      My guess is around 50% are on green arrows

  5. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Christmas was cancelled. New Year is cancelled. Now the football is about to be cancelled. But get the f*** back to work and school on 4th January. No fun allowed for anybody!!!

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

      Worst case scebario is only a 2 week footbal break

      1. Bounce
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Your memory is terrible if you really think that's the worst case scenario...

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

        That doesn't sound like a worst case

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

      Like in Aeroplane: not the best time to stop sniffing glue...

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

        Airplane!

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

      It's absolutely pathetic. Modern slavery from tyrannical health governments

  6. RamboRN
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek or raphina?
    Have dallas, Bamford and coufals

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Depends. If 4th mid Raphinha if 5th Soucek

      1. RamboRN
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Would do with salah son grealish and Bruno.

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          then Soucek

        2. RamboRN
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I guess I could do grealish to raphina and mendy to soucek for -4. Mendy useless anyway

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

    C'mon Rashford, let's go!!!

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

    Im guessing bruno vc will be popluar among kane son cappers

    Blank is good for owners but non capppers in that case u would think

  9. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Need a Podence brace off the bench to save my gw 🙁

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Tough week this 🙁

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Sickening:(

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor injury, Balbuena out of the team, thinking to not BB in DGW 19

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

    what happened to the winter break that happened in Jan last year? did they stop that because of Coronavirus?

    also all the planning we have done for the DGW could be worthless if they stop the season for 2 weeks? going by last seasons postponement and how FPL handled it, those GWs would be blanks i assume?

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

      That happened in Feb last year, pre-first wave.

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

        ah ok looking at fixtures one wasnt scheduled for this season though even in feb..

        DGW planning could be for nothing hey

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

      Winter break cancelled this year to squeeze in the fixture backlog.

  12. Better Call Raul
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor -> Dallas FT ?

  13. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Dallas avg 7.5 pts in last 4, stunning

  14. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno's record alongside Pogba has been poor this season, pushes him so much deeper

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He has to carry Pogba around

  15. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Any word from Ole on Lindelof..?
    When he potentially could be back?

  16. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well...getting Che Adams has been good business for my team

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

      Same. Keeping an eye on Antonio. Straight swap for me

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        a fit Antonio would be dreamland for the double!

  17. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Coufal and Taylor were great picks....

  18. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    2 quick questions.

    1. Is the spurs game definitely off? Sheffield played today with lot of positive cases in the club.

    2. Are Salah bench rumours true?

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

      No and no one knows

    2. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Remember what happened last time Salah was benched

    3. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      sauce for Salah bench rumours ?

    4. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1. Not definite (looking increasingly likely)

      2. No

    5. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      1. No
      2. No

  19. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who to sell first?
    A. Taylor
    B. Matip

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

    Get martial on already

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

      Kilman starter?

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

    Is Eric Dier injured or?

  22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on Matip?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Look for yourself lol

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Red sores and pus

  23. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Need to sell KDB DCL Lamptey Taylor Brewster

  24. Khalico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Should I get rid of Charlie Taylor?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      We don't know yet!

    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If it’s a hamstring issue then he will be out for a bit. Wait on news on the severity

  25. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who will play in Taylor's position now for Burnley?

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

      Pieters probably

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Peters worth a shout for the double?

  26. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno vs his country men...

  27. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else with Salah (c) and Son/Kane (vc)? I'll be so mad if tomorrow's fixtures get postponed!

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      0/

  28. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kilman looks excellent. Really hope he keeps his place.

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

      Santo likes jerking him around tho

  29. Blzbobuk
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Biggest defensive transfer so far this week is Kilman to Taylor...

    I am hit by Taylor but still have my transfer and waiting till last minute

  30. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fpl site logged me off, I forgot my password and the email password

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

      Lucky you!

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

      What's for tea?

    3. Miniboss
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      universe is telling you it's time to find another hobby

    4. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Can't you reset your email password ?

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Login in June for your top 1k finish