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Cavani leads the line for Man United in the Blank Gameweek

Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) has been chosen to lead the line for Manchester United in Blank Gameweek 18, with Paul Pogba (£7.7m) and Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) featuring in an attacking line-up.

Either side of Cavani will be Anthony Martial (£8.8m) and the in-form Marcus Rashford (£9.6m), with Nemanja Matic (£4.8m) chosen to anchor the midfield.

Eric Bailly (£4.9m) now looks to have made the starting position his own, as he partners Harry Maguire (£5.4m) in the centre of defence, with Luke Shaw (£4.8m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.3m) at full back.

David De Gea (£5.3m) returns in goal, after Dean Henderson (£5.2m) deputised for the Spaniard in the cup.

Burnley field their standard 4-4-2 formation with Sean Dyche hoping to stay compact against Man United.

The familiar front two of Chris Wood (£6.2m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) start up top, with Dwight McNeil (£5.7m) losing his place to Johann Gudmundsson (£5.4m) and Robbie Brady (£5.0m) starting on the left.

Ashley Westwood (£5.3m) and Josh Brownhill (£4.9m) continue in the centre of midfield

Ben Mee (£4.9m) and James Tarkowski (£5.3m) partner at centre-back, with Matt Lowton (£4.4m) and Erik Pieters (£4.3m) at full-back.

Nick Pope (£5.4m) hopes to continue his impressive form in goal.

With injury keeping out Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), Everton look to be deploying Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) in an unfamiliar false nine role.

They’re also lining up in an unfamiliar back five, with Yerry Mina (£5.6m), Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) at centre-half.

Lucas Digne (£6.0m) returns to the side at left wing-back, with Mason Holgate (£4.8m) chosen to operate on the opposite flank.

Aiding Sigurdsson in attack will be James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.9m).

Tom Davies (£5.2m) and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.3m) will start in midfield.

Adama Traore (£6.1m) is completely missing from the Wolves attack which features Fabio Silva (£5.2m), Pedro Neto (£6.0m) and Morgan Gibbs-White (£4.9m) fresh from returning from loan.

Joao Moutinho (£5.2m) looks to be taking up a more advanced role behind the attacker, with Ruben Neves (£5.2m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.7m) in behind.

Roman Saiss (£5.1m) and Conor Coady (4.9m) start in the heart of the Wolves defence, flanked by Rayan Ait Nouri (£5.0m) and Nelson Semedo (£5.4m).

The ever-present Rui Patricio (£5.4m) continues in goal for Wolves.

Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Bailly, Shaw; Matic, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial; Cavani


Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, Brady; Barnes, Wood

Everton XI: Pickford, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Doucoure, Davies, Sigurdsson, Iwobi; James

Wolves XI: Patricio: Semedo, Coady, Saiss, Ait-Nouri, Neves, Dendoncker, Neto, Moutinho, Gibbs White, Silva

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  1. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That’s surely a red card?

    1. rnrd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw plays the ball first but that’s too much of a challenge. I think YC is the right call tbh

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    After all that it’s a free kick

    Ludicrous

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

    Is this the first time in VAR history that they've brought something back for a free kick? I thought they weren't supposed to do that?

    1. dadoune30
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah.. VAR intervened because of possible red for Brady.. They had then to come back to the beginning of the action where there was a foul by Shaw

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

    didn't shaw get the ball?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He did, if it's not utd people call it a yellow

      • Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I don’t think skimming the ball with your studs up then going into the opponent’s shin/ankle counts as getting the ball

      • Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He did. Don't know why Neville kept saying he didn't.

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

        Yes and then a lot of his foot. Not the worst call I ever saw.

      • RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Barely and then very high and reckless on his opponent

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

      That's a disgraceful decision.

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

        Why?

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

          Because studs up cleanly into a potential season ending injury is not a yellow by any means.

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

        I thought it was a perfectly sensible decision.

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

          Because you obviously never played or refed a game.

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Right decision I think after everything.

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

      Obviously I own shaw

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

        Jesus fudgy... give it a rest 🙂

        Everytime something happens to one of your players

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

          Can I ask an honest question?

          What age are you?

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

          This guy....he is painful ❗

        3. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Fudge has a bigger squad than most , sounds like he owns every failure in the game ?

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

      Not sure how Shaw wasn’t sent off. But we’ll take that.

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

        Is retractable legs mandatory in the PL?

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

      Correct call.

      Was a blatant yellow for Shaw.

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

      Did Vardy & Salah >>>> Laca & KDB this gw..

      Question is, shld I bring them both back for next gw? Some options below
      A) Laca & KDB >>> Vardy & Salah
      B) Laca & KDB >>> Vardy & Mane
      C) Laca & Son >>> Vardy & Salah
      D) Laca & Son >>> Vardy & Mane
      E) Any other suggestions?

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        why take Salah out for just 1GW?

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

          Lots did it

          Ol hokey cokey

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

          Blank this GW plus had 2 FT to use (did not use FreeHit)

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

      Brady red Bruno fk would have been sweet

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

      Why no yellow for Brady

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

        Because it didn't happen because Shaw had fouled Gudmundsson.

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

      So if United scored it would've been ruled out?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

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

          Thanks. Learning something every day

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

      Shaw's tackle to what Lundstram got sent off for

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

        *pretty similar

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

    12. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How is that not a United penalty?

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

      Lol at PL, utterly useless at using VAR.

    14. FPLGOOD
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Farce! Brady out!

    15. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Any other team gets a red there

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

      Kinda think var has either there. But took 5 mins

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

        Worked there

    17. Eastman
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw kicked the ball first. Don't know what Gary Neville is on saying he missed it. I'm no Utd fan by the way

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

        Could have injured Gudmundsson with that reckless tackle.

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

        potential career ending challenge

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

      What's going on with football?

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

      Both managers delighted!! But Shaw lucky to get away with that. VAR going United's way again?

    20. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw was shocked when he got booked lol, terrible challenge there

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

        Agreed.

        Don't know what everyone's talking about.

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

          I agree with yellow though, red would be harsh there he was playing the ball.

    21. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Can someone please clarify to me what is happening

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Basically the ref had a nightmare. He bottled red carding Brady and went back for an apparent foul by Shaw.

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

        Shaw made a foul That wasn’t given and in the same passage Brady commuted a professional foul

        The game was brought back correctly for shaw foul and he was booked then everyone on here lost their heads for no reason

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            This

        2. The Mighty Hippo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Not a lot mate. Still 0-0

      3. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        So was it only taken back to a foul by Shaw, because it was a possible denial of a goal scoring opportunity??

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

          Yep haha

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

          I thought VAR was used for red cards, goals and penalties... not free kicks.

          1. Here's Tom with the We…
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Just ridiculous! So if no denial it would’ve been a free kick on the edge?!

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

            It is. But if there's a foul in the build up to a goal scoring oppertunity then the only logical decision is to take it back to where that incident happened.

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

          yes.

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

        When do we think news will be regarding Leeds and Southampton game? Currently got 5 from that game as part of my 14 dgwers...

        Adams, McCarthy, Salah to Antonio, De Gea, KDB (-8)?

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

          Surely by the weekend

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

        after checking if Liverpool is up next, he decided better not to send Shaw off

        this league is a joke

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

        Rules say VAR can't be used to look at YCs, wtf was that?

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Potential red

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

          Exactly. It’s only for goals red cards and penalties. Not changing a yellow card or free kick decision.

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

        Noooo slab head no way

      8. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Maguire goal