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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. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of Spurs game being cancelled?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Above 0

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

      50/50

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

      not even 10%

    4. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      quite low still

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

      oh you've got to be frigging joking me... just when I thought I had a chance of saving this week. If this happens, I'm out. Done. Finished.

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

    Amazon still advertising Fulham vs Spurs on live broadcast, fingers crossed.

  3. Demba Demba
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So funny people saying just luck, the game is to a degree all luck and people shouldn’t have been building for double game weeks well in advance during Covid, not like we didn’t know this could happen!

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

      Still need planning though

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

      Exactly!

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

      Has to be said that the luck factor has been massively inflated here tho.

    4. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Investing in a strong bench offsets almost bad luck, and only casuals wouldn’t consider rotation and weather this time of year, let alone COVID

    5. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Don't think it makes a difference. You should still plan.

  4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The player who drives United against players who know his game really well.

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

    Good thing I brought in Martial for DCL and not Giroud(fing Fat Frank and his rotation).

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

    Rashford dive

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

    I expect there’ll be quite a few others with Taylor and Coufal this week?

    2CS out the window and likely BAPs. Ouch.

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

      0/
      Gutted

    2. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It hurts but at least there’s Dallas and McCarthy to cushion the blow

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

        Only Dallas here. Was hoping for a Soucek goal! Ah well

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

      yeah, but I had benched Coufal anyways so don't mind that he didn't start so much.

    4. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      🙁

  8. Kane and Ablett
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Do Man City need 8 players and the tea lady to have tested positive to avoid condemnation and being outclassed by Sheff Utd?

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

    Any chance of Mitchell starting v Sheff Utd!?

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

      Im starting him

  10. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno denied

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

    Bruno denied a goal // OMG

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

      Oh MY god

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

    41 plus Kane (C), Son and Bruno to go.
    What’s everyone moaning at?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Who’s your vice? Not looking good for tomorrow...

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don’t say SONNY

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

        Salah

    2. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      39 with son kane bruno salah robertson to go

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

        Very good

  13. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Big miss Bruno

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

    Bruno shitter

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

    Bruno best chance so far!

  16. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bruno sitter. Would've scored if it was an away game.

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

    The European championship next year are going to start in November or something at this rate.

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

    Minus bps

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

    OMG Bruno (C) missing sitter. Another captain fail incoming... that will be 11 fails for the season

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

      Happy he missed now 😉

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

        Its just funny at this point. Doesnt matter who I cap they will miss a million sitters and get 2 points. If there was no cptaincy in this game I would be top 10k

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

          Hmm, not sure about that

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

      Still 55 minutes to go...

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

      At least you’re consistent

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      why you went him instead of Salah?

  20. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Big miss from the King

  21. Saka_me_sideways
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez ***
    *** Robbo Maguire Cresswell Chilwell
    Salah Son Bruno Raphinha Soucek
    Adams DCL Bamford

    10.3 to spend on the 2 spaces, who to pick?
    Was heading toward Justin + Fab before this week.

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

      BB in 19 btw.

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

      No point BB’ing now. Game is on also

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

        Why not? DGW still going ahead atm

  22. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If the Spurs game was going to be cancelled, surely there would have been an confirmation announcement by now?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      City game was cancelled with 4 hours notice

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Tomorrow

  23. aborg
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I have Bruno and nearly happy that he did not score...nearly everyone in my ML has him and I need Kilman to come off my bench with a CS !

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

      Keep us updated!

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ah ah ah

  24. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Dallas 2nd on bench, 12 points to never see the light of day. Justin and Taylor combining for a mighty 3-points. Fuuuuming I am. Inconsolable.

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

      If anyone can’t play Dallas against WBA, then they don’t deserve the points, simple as that

      1. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Taylor was a nailed on cleanie, just unfortunate with the injury, Palace seemed toothless and West Brom had just done Liverpool over, already had two Leeds boys playing (Raph + Bam). I'll put my hands up and admit I made the wrong call.

        Shouldn't have made such a moany post as I know many managers are facing a worse GW than mine.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cry me a river. Many can’t even get 10 players out

      1. Il Capitano
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Apologies, just needed to vent into the void

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That's on you.

  25. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How bad was Taylor injury? Such bad luck going that brought in injured Taylor for injured Lamptey :/

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

    Wolves FK, Saiss or Kilman chances incoming

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

    Dallas will never leave my team whilst fit. What an asset

    1. thetommy14
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same

  28. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Good to see wolves adopting the Foul-them-all-over-the-pitch approach...

  29. JoJoRed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Just in
    Adams off early
    Injured or tactical/rest?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rest / tactical

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

      Subbed early as played 90 minutes last match

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

    Saiss shot saved