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Rashford benched as Fernandes owners hope for return to away-day form

A benching for Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) is the key Fantasy Premier League talking point ahead of Manchester United’s trip to Fulham.

The England international put in a gut-busting shift full of running against Liverpool at Anfield and has now been handed a rest at Craven Cottage.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) comes in for Rashford while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has selected Anthony Martial (£8.8m) on the flanks of his attacking midfield so he can deploy Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) up-front.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.3m) is to shoulder the main Fantasy responsibility as far as Manchester United’s goals are concerned although he is on a perplexing run of form.

Despite favouring away matches at the start of the season, the Portuguese international has blanked in three of his last four road trips.

Meanwhile, Fulham have gone with the usual back-three of Tosin Adarabioyo (£4.5m), Joachim Andersen (£4.5m) and Ola Aina (£4.5m) that has conceded one or fewer goals in each of their last six matches.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.5m) is fit enough only for the bench so Scott Parker has to make do with a front-three of Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m), Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) in light of Bobby De Cordova-Reid‘s (£5.3m) one-match suspension.

Fulham XI: Areola; Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; Bryan, Reed, Zambo Anguissa, Tete; Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Cavaleiro.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Bailly, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, Pogba; Martial, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

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  1. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on these transfers?

    GW20 - Mane & Werner to Gundogan & Vardy for -4
    GW21 - Adams to Kane for free

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

    Worth keeping Cavani?
    Man U have good fixtures coming up.

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

      Won’t play week in week out will he?

      1. PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If he bags a few goals, the centre forward slot is his for the taking.

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

    Bruno assist given!

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

      What? Miracle happens?

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FPL towers manipulation

  4. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I own fernandes, but how the hell is that an assist?!

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

      This

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

    Is triple city defence stupid?

    Currently have Dias, stones and ederson.

    Wanted to get rid of ederson to allow kdb in but with his blank thinking of keeping the triple defence ??

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

    Assist given.

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

    Cannot believe that assist has been given, lmao making the rules up as we go along it seems

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So funny that someone just said at least they are consistent..

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

        I know lol, hilarious, absolute farce of a game with no rules

  8. COLLIN QUANER
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hoping Rashy comes on and scores as I'm on my first MEGA haul this season. 120+ points with Mane and Robbo to play!!

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

    Lmao how is that an assist!

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

      Ownership

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

      Probably had him in their team and needed 3pts

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

      First time I have seen "TBD" in the Assist column. Strange.

  10. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This is why you get Bruno!!!

      I feel like a cheat already 😆

    • royaljoe
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If it ends like this, will be very bad

    • mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Loving my phantom assist. More please.

    • Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why was Chillwell not given an assist at the weekend

      Same as Bruno’s just now

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

        Not the same.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FPL just delaying the inevitable when they add Bruno’s assist half an hour after FT and brush it under the carpet.

    • COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Penandes assist given what a joke. They know all the 13 year olds with Bruno bedsheets will quit playing if they don't!!!

    • aleksaa2
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They should give all Chilwell owners 3 points too then.

      1. Bonus magnet
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly see my post above

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Agree

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, it was going to be given the moment they delayed it so long.

    • FPLGOOD
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Clear assist, thank god!

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

        Lmao

    • Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      BRUNOOOO.

      For those wondering about consistency and the Chilwell decision, Mason Mount was absolutely not the intended target of the cross, Tammy was.

    • Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No flag on KDB yet?

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

        Precaution, he’s fine

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Even for FPL, that’s poor.

    • PL Ball
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      After a review, Fernandes is awarded the assist for Man Utd's first goal as Areola's touch did not significantly alter the intended destination of the pass before Cavani scored

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

        Looooool

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

        Same as Chilwell, then.

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

      Bruno outscoring KDB soon.

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        soon? are you talking about their gameweek scores?

    • melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      ASSIST GIVEN

    • Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How is that a bruno assist?

      Exact same thing as Chillwell

      Maybe another tactic shd be hust getting in the highly owned players

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        that is already a tactic. You want the high owned players so that when they do well your rank doesnt suffer

    • Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Brunooooooo!!

    • melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      After a review, Fernandes is awarded the assist for Man Utd's first goal as Areola's touch did not significantly alter the intended destination of the pass before Cavani scored

      #FULMUN #FPL

      1. aleksaa2
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It's awesome that their desicion is objective... I own Bruno, but this is bulljize.

    • DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pen in second half now for Bruno to top it off.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This

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

      Points for everyone!

    • Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      it was an assist because VAR and ffs loves United