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

    Cavani goal ruled out but pen claim

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wolves and shearer on com the perfect cocktail for an early night

  3. dicky2014
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martial is such a happy go lucky looking kind of guy, must be a blast at party's.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You know he’s packing as well

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

      Haha so miserable isn't he, must be awful playing for United and earning all that money

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

    Ooh.. Pen Utd ?

  5. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Penandes

  6. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Must be Bruno pen

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

      What game you watching?

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Uhmmm, the one with Bruno playing? It's live now ...

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

    Handball?

  8. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t see this being given

  9. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    VAR checking for penalty for Man U

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      And .... dismissed ...

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

    Bruno Pen denied

  11. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No chance, hand was in natural position

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That’s a handball

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No, it's not.

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          On what planet lmao

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

        Seen worse given.

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

        Wtf that was a completely fair goal

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

        No pen

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

        Surely that's handball if not a goal?

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

        GW18 question

        If I make a transfer and confirm...then after confirming I go back in and hit the free hit chip....does it save my first confirmed transfer for gw19?

        Or does it consider that first transfer as part of my free hit?

        1. Casual Player
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Good question! Nobody has asked this before

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

          Doesn't save it

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

          Haha for the two millionth time

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

        The inevitable Bruno pen is arriving?

      9. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Håndball! Wtf!?

        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Handball*

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

        Ah no pen 🙁

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

        Corner Wolves...

      12. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Looks to me that Wolves will score

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

        Bruno owner and that wasn't a pen

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Give that man a point for his honor!

      14. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bruno blank salah haul locked in

      15. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No pen correct decision for sure

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

        Saiss xG King.

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

        Blanknandes here

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

        Saiss header saved by DeGea

      19. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Saiss close

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

        Please explain to me how that's not a handball? No natural position, moved it towards ball, not very close from shooter...

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

          There was a deflection

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

            Of another player, not the same one...

        2. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Hahaha... welcome to the PL

          • thegaffer82
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Utd fan here...

            No way that’s a penalty. Watched it from maybe 4 angles. Retired ref and both commentators all agree

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

              Great explanation why it's not a penalty....

              1. thegaffer82
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                What is there to explain? It wasn’t intentional, his hands by his side and he’s on the turn

          • Cookie Kid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Deflection + where should his hand be?

          • @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 2 months ago

              How is that not a natural position? His arm is literally down and not out at all, it slightly comes out as he turns/adjusts but again that's just natural because it was deflected. Looks worse than it is

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

                He moves it towards the ball, doesn't matter why he does it, rules state penalty.

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    3 years, 2 months ago

                    If he moved it into an unnatural position then it's a penalty, everything he did was natural and it was barely extended