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

    Is there any point hoping for points from a non captained Bruno in terms of progress up the ranks?

    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes what happens if your captain doesn’t play or other games cancelled

      Points in bag

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

        He's not my vice either.

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      depends on vice captains, but for now yes

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

      Yes...

    4. ZAMUNDA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno's ownership is almost 50%. You still get advantage with his points whether captained or not

  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rodrigo & Bamford for DGW19?

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      if Rodrigo was classified as a mid yeah.

    3. thetommy14
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Raphinha better option more of a 90 min player

  3. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    OMG DALLAS!

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Your stream is really laggy

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pigeon stream.

  4. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Good save!

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    3rd time lucky for Saiss???

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

    Saiss is dangerous in set pieces

  7. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No BAPS for Bamford huh?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sadly not, tough without a goal and with them keeping CS

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford keeps trying to create penalty situations. Good for Bruno.

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

    Saiss looking a real attack menace last few weeks

  10. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Remember Saiss after week 1 and the absolute hype to get him in! those were the good days!

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

      Many seasons ago when this game was largely fun. THOSE were the days

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        its still fun as long as you don't take it seriously!

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

          I guess, still infuriating though when a non sensical rival playing for the first time beats you hehe

  11. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Neto owners gona be smiling at the end of this match.

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who is the most nailed defender for Crystal Palace, bar PVA?

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

      Does it matter?

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        They have a game in BGW18 and great fixtures from GW20 onwards...

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

      Honestly none of them.

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Check minutes played 😉

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Havent captained, but need Bruno to go berserk to take back ML lead. Cmon bigman

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      *Rashford

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

      No rivals own Bruno?!

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Many do, none captained though. And the top guy in one of my leagues has Kane over him

  14. Bounce
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like I won't have a captain this week then. Salah (c) Kane (vc)

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

      Liverpool match isn't at risk?!?

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

        Everything and everyone everywhere is at risk.

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

      game will take place

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pool match isn't at risk

    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Both games postponef?

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

      Why will Salah not play ?

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

        Because Newcastle

  15. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Unless you've captained Bruno it's irrelevant what he does with almost 100% ownership in our leagues

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

      Makes ya think what’s even the point of the game 🙂

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lots will have him vice captain if spurs is called off

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        That would be a total disaster for me with 3 players in that game.

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

      Top Lad Dakes wants a word...

    4. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      When u factor in vc for kane and son its even higher

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

      Of it's almost 100% owned and many captain then it probably matters, you'd want him to blank...

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

      Not in my leagues. And not overall.

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

      Bruno's ownership is almost 50%. You still get advantage with his points whether captained or not

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

      It matters if you captain him or not ....

    9. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lots of dead teams don't have him
      You don't want to be knocked out in the cup first round by a dead team

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Don’t go for Saiss guys, he’ll just get dropped randomly again

  17. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Didn't realise Ferguson was club director at UTD

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

    Please let United bring their usual 2nd half display.

  19. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rodrigo a good pick it can't afford bamford for dgw? Thanks

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep

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

    Bruno regression was overdue.

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

      Serious or trolling?

  21. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bailly saves Utd CS

  22. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    If any non capper if looking for a reason to cheer for bruno, goal/assist would be good for fpl cup

    Not that any of us will win it anywah

  23. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hope Bailly stays injury free and Lindelöf never comes back...

  24. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I would trade anything for a bruno blank in this match

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What do you have?

  25. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rashford’s xD is so high - lucky Bruno cappers

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

    Bailly making Maguire look like a sloth 😆

  27. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Has Bowen been dropped or rested? Really annoying how Soucek's got 3 goals since I bought in Bowen

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rested, he looked knackered in the previous game

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

    Gashford, great Bruno pass...

  29. BUZZBOMB
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Horrible gameweek. Lost Cancelo, KDB (vc) to CV19 and Zouma, Coufal and Bowen to rotation. Been building slowly for DGW19 and if Salah (c), Robbo and Wilson dont play tomorrow, I need to question why we're bothering at all this year...

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

      Been questioning that since GW 1 lol

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Expect the unexpected

  30. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is Charlie Taylor likely to be out for a while?

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably a month or so.

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Balls

      2. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Try 8 weeks for a popped hammy

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          It's more of a twang than a pop

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

            this, you could literally hear it twang like a guitar

          2. ‘Tis the Season
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            That’s the sound you make not the hammy 😛

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

        Lol. Think of a number and write it down.

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

      Yep. Hamstring. Replace with Lowton, also 4.4.

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

      Hammy so likely yeah

    4. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son was cured in days

    5. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I transferred the useless crock out for Dallas the minute the 5th Leeds goal went in. Backed the wrong horse in that 50/50, not thinking twice in rectifying my mistake.