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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. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Don’t know how long a hamstring injury usually keeps a player out for. Could Taylor be back for dgw19?

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

      I’m holding. Have other fires to put out

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

        Same here. Will hold until further news . If confirmed out for more than a month, will prob swap for Lowton

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

    Can someone answer this question please?

    2 Free transfers.

    A) Forster Brewster to Fabianski Rodrigo

    Or

    B) Forster Taylor to Meslier Cresswell

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

      A

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

      b

      1. Milk Milk Lemonade
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Both decent, but I'd go B

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

      B

  3. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mixed day...
    Pros: 45 quid won, 52 points with Salah C, Robo and Son to play.

    Cons: Chester og cost me 130 quid and we’re relegated 🙁

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

      Mee scored though?

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Eh

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

    About 1 hour ago James Milner posted something about the game on Instagram.
    Surely it's on!

  5. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin or Balbuena to replace Taylor?

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

      Judtin

  6. wantsharptv
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    45 points with one Mane X2, Salah, Son/Jones

    Horrible week

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Please stop posting tripe like this. Please.

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

      Gfy

    3. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      "Horrible week"

    4. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Horrible week you must be in the top 10

      1. wantsharptv
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Was inside 1k before this gameweek

    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Twonk. What do you get from this exactly?

  7. Milk Milk Lemonade
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is it time to consider bringing in an Arsenal defender.?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rule number 1 of FPL: no Arsenal players

      1. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Rule no 1: No Brighton players

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            That's def in the top 3

        • Milk Milk Lemonade
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I know... I know... need to get Taylor out and their next few fixtures look 'ok'

      2. 1984 TC
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Does "No Firminio" make the top 3?

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Takes 1st place.

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

      95 a couple of weeks ago and now 23 from 8.

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

        I have 18 points from 7. 🙁

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

        23 from 6-7, but two Spurs left and New def could mean negative pts.

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

      Neto or Raphinha as a fifth mid ?

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

        Whichever plays on blank gw

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

        Raphinha

      3. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Raph

    4. Sanchit
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      When livefpl can show us our rank live , why can't the official site do it? They take hours to update the league tables!

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed

        Though I guess significantly less data being updated

    5. james 101
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Best defender at 4.3 or less?

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Rest of my squad is

        Martinez Steer
        Robbo Stones Zouma Dallas
        Salah Rashford Bruno Soucek Son
        Bambam Vardy

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

        When I last checked it wad Jamal Lewis. So there is probably no good option 🙁

    6. 1984 TC
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How many hitzzzzz (aka no-no’s, frowned upon, sign of weakness) taken thus far and has it helped?

      - 60 for me and around 250k

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

        -24 ( all before week 9 tho)

        19k