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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. HNI
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

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

  2. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Don't worry Bruno owners, still got the customary penalty to come.

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

      That's everyone.

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Gotta factor in Bruno cappers as well!

      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Under 97% ownership in top 10k - small gains still 🙂

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

          But it doesn't cancel out the captainers

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

      already had one pen ignored >:(

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Already had one awarded after the game had finished earlier in the season - so anything's possible!

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

    Play it safe with Bissouma (4.5m) or take a punt with Emile Smith-Rowe (4.4m), would be a 5th midfielder & be on the bench

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

      Bissouma is guaranteed minutes

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

        Think it’s probably sensible to go with him, given all the uncertainty, thanks!

    2. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bissoumas probably the safe bet at the moment given uncertainty with fixtures

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

        Cheers mate I agree

  4. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Utd fans been crying for Cavani to start...

      What an old donkey

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Disrespectful 🙁 I love el matador

        1. Party time
            3 years, 3 months ago

            El matador my poop

            1. BIG TONES
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Party time = party pooper

          • Plant Based FPLer
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Or blancito?

      2. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Need to change Taylor. 4.5m to spend. Lowton or Holding?

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

          Lowton.

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

          Who are your other 4 defenders? Depending on how bad the hammy is I was thinking of keeping Taylor for the double.

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

          Depends on FH and BB plans. I'm thinking Holding, as he (hopefully) plays both gw18 and 19 - with good fixtures

        4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I’m using this situation to get Trent (by downgrading DCL and perma playing Soucek in a 3-5-2)

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

          Wait for fulham corona updates before u buy lowton.

        6. Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers all. Other defenders are Dier, Cancelo, Mitchell and Coufal.

          Leaning towards Holding. Not playing any chips for 18 and 19, so someone who plays in both would be good.

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

        So i take it spurs v fulham will be pp but a good chance newcastle v liverpool will go ahead?

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

          No one knows. Wait until 4pm tomorrow

        2. chrismoo75
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Hoping so as I have 9 on the bench to come in for Son/Kane and I suspect most people have already used their bench.

        3. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          No one knows yet.

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

          Find out tomorrow- further testing taking place at Fulham apparently

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

        2FTs, 0.3itb - Very likely FH in gw18.
        1) Forster, KDB > Fabianski, Son (bench McCarthy vs. Pool)
        2) Kilman, KDB > Dallas, Son
        3) Grealish, KDB > Son, Rashford (assuming fit)
        4) Kilman, Grealish, Wilson > Lowton, Son, Brewster (-4; bit crazy perhaps, but keeps big 4 in mid)

        McCarthy, Forster
        Chilwell, Targett, KWP, Coufal, Kilman
        Salah, KDB, Bruno, Grealish, Soucek
        DCL, Bamford, Wilson

      5. sentz05
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Why didn’t Coufal start? Just a one match test?

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

          Rested.

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

          Rest.

        3. acidicleo
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Well rested for the doubles now...

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

        Chances of being played tomorrow?

        A. Spurs-Fulham
        B. Newcastle-Liverpool

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

          20%
          80%

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

          A) 50%
          B) 90%

          No concrete articles about New vs Liv being postponed, but a Newcastle player testing positive could change that (given they played vs City).

          Quite a few articles about Tot vs Ful potentially being off.

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

            So it's like six degrees of separation now.

        3. acidicleo
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          50%
          90%

      7. HNI
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The 2 players I bought in this gw were non nailed Coufal and injured Taylor. Just cant make 'sensible' transfers anymore. Has Coufal lost his place Fredericks then?

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

          Coufal surely just rested with the schedule and the new baby. Hasn't done anything to deserve being dropped.

          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            This...

      8. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        When can we expect to know whether United - Burnley will be rescheduled for DGW19 ?

        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It can't be scheduled for DGW19 as United already have a double.

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

            sorry, meant bgw18 😳

        2. Brehmeren
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          There might not be a DGW19...

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

        I don’t know why Nuno had stopped playing Saiss....he is so threatening on set pieces and defends well ! I’m watching the game and can say he is currently one of the best players on the field.
        I won’t bring him in though until I see him start another 2 games.

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

          He thinks he's some kind of master tinkerer?

          I think he's daft. I'd play Traore at center forward like a Diego Costa to give the center backs something to have to worry about. He's totally wasted out on the flank.

      10. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        As a Bruno owner and non-captainer, it really won´t make any difference if he scores or not as his EO is 96% but.. I hope he scores anyway

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

          As a Bruno non-owner my week is literally determined by whether or not he does anything...

        2. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I have Kilman coming in. Sort of think a CS there will be worth more (assuming captain Kane comes good)...

        3. acidicleo
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          EO may go up if spurs or pools match is off..

      11. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        What United need is a penalty

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

          Trashford is working on it

          1. Oi! Shadders!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Trashford. Hilarious.

        2. el polako
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          VAR team will arrange one, never seen a team in PL.with more refs help\bias than United.

          1. Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            I love it

            1. el polako
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Linesman in the Hammers game was soo busy sucking Ole off he didn't notice that ball left the stadium.

      12. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Man united to win or not? Got a bet on and tempted to cash out...

        1. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Very good chance it ends 0-0

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

        We want Bruno to blank, surely. Only captainers benefit.

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

          Pretty much

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

            If the EO is under 100%, and you own 100% of him, I would say you want the points. Unless your main rivals are captainers.

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

              Yes. They are.

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

          Yeah pretty much

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

          Nope, EO is under 100% and many of them will be dead teams. He’s not my Capt but I want points

          1. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Are you sure EO is under 100%? Forget about dead teams because most of us must be in the top 1m.

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

              https://www.livefpl.net/top10k

              There will be dead teams in the Top 10k too

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

          My rival who is 6 points ahead doesn't have him, so no I wish an assist and goal from him

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

          I have him vice captain with Salah (c). Want him to do something in case Pool match is called off.

        6. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Wolves defence owners would benefit from a cleanie

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

        Any more news on the Spurs game?

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

          Nah everyone just quoting the athletic

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

          Sky news calling it as a doubt now

        3. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I've got the programme and doesnt mention it's postponed.

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

        Fergie telling Ole to hook Telles 😆

      16. sentz05
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Tricky one:
        Raphina, Saka, Prodence or Neto?

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

          Raph

        2. el polako
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Leeds man or Neto.

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

          Raph

      17. Party time
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Bruno(C) feck you!

        • aborg
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Bein Sports presenter has also just said that the Spurs game tomorrow might get called off ! :/

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

            Must be a part of FFS community

          2. Party time
              3 years, 3 months ago

              I need him to say that the pool game will be called off

            • el polako
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              I got Lookman in that game.

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

            Who’s my best Burke replacement for 4.7m max?

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

              I wouldn't bother using a transfer unless you can stretch to Soucek.

          4. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Dale Stephens blocking Kilman on my bench.
            This season.

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

            Lots of Dallas off the bench if spuds match is off

            1. dogtanion
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              People benched him ? Wow

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

            Salah 90 Vs Bruno 45'

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

              ?

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

            Wolves or Everton defender for blank gw?

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

              Wolves but likely 0-0 so...

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

            Ole should rest Bruno right now ! He looks so tired

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

              United literally have got a team without Bruno. They have ZERO creativity without him

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

            A) Grealish&DCL to Raphinha& Vardy
            B) Mitchell to Balbuena or someone from Southampton (to have some bench cover) and keep Grealish, punt on someone for DCL in DGW
            C) Other combo mid+fwd max 16.1

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

            Spurs-Fulham confirmed off?

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

              Not yet official

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

              No

            3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              I don’t understand this, there are TWO confirmed Fulham cases, why would the whole game be called off?

            4. BIG TONES
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              No one knows yet.

          11. Hect.OR 98th
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Triple Spurs tomorrow. Christ.

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

              Ouch

            2. Hect.OR 98th
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              And Anguissa.

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

                Who's coming off the bench

                1. Hect.OR 98th
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  That is my bench! Anguissa is last on my bench and is needed!

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

              Big haul when Mourinho forces the game to go ahead against Fulham Under 11s

            4. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              is it off ?

              1. Hect.OR 98th
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Not yet, just dreading it being called off.

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

              Triple City yesterday, double Spurs and Jamal Lewis tomorrow. Coufal and Podence today.

              1. Hect.OR 98th
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                You win

            6. Brehmeren
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Yep, same here. And no more subs.

            7. The Big Fella
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Who is your captain and vice captain?

              1. Hect.OR 98th
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 3 months ago

                Salah captain, Bruno vc

                1. The Big Fella
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 3 months ago

                  Lucky in that respect then. I am doing well points wise this week (40 despite KDB and DCL out and Taylor off at 8 mins missing out on a CS) BUT Son captain and Bruno VC. If Salah scores or something tomorrow with his EO, I am sunk if the Spurs game doesn't go ahead.