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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. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ownership sways a lot of these decisions. Keeps more people engaged in the game.

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

    Which one?
    A) Robbo & Dallas -> Dias & Cancelo
    B) Robbo & Holding -> Dias & Stones
    C) Robbo & Holding -> Cancelo & Stones

  3. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I currently own Foden, thinking of switching to Gundo as I think he's more nailed. Good move?

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

      I own Foden and plan to get Gundo

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

        as well.

        1. Kay317
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Think we were unlucky not to get a return from foden tonight, he passes the eye test I'm just not too convinced he's nailed. They have some good fixtures coming and I don't want a city asset sat on my bench for them.

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

            After tonight's performance he surely plays loads of minutes in upcoming games!

            1. Kay317
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              You'd think so. But then he scored the winner against Brighton and got benched against palace.

              1. Kay317
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                I guess the cup may change things anyway

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

    I am a Bruno owner and giving him an assist for the cavani goal really is disgraceful

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

    So Bruno’s cross is parried away by Areola inside the six yard box, going across goal and falls to Cavani outside the six yard box heading towards the half way line...

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

      Sometimes these new balls can move in the air...

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

    So Bruno and likely Salah will outscore KDB. Oh how the turntables...

  7. Drumandbaines123
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Disgraceful award of an assist there... faith lost in the decisions made from above now.

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

      Brunoless?

  8. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Everyone has Bruno so it doesn’t make any difference

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

        It does because people are trying to form an agenda against him now.

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

          Come on, it has nothing to do with Bruno.

        2. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Lol

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

        Get Rash on Ole!

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

        Is their a worse Noral FPl Pick than Bruno???

        Jammy penalties

        VAR calls that refs apologise for after

        Phantom assists becuase utd have the biggest fan base

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

          Moral***

      4. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Said it before and always get negative comments whenever I say it.

        FPL has consistently given dodgy assists to high ownership players. I don't know what the ownership threshold is exactly, but it feels like something greater than 15%.

        This isn't me being salty as I have benefitted from it in the past and will probably benefit from it in future.

        No point fighting it, just accept it and factor it in to your thinking.

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

        Rough one for Chilwell owners, 6 points gone missing cause of lower ownership.

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

          6 points lost for everyone, 3 points gained for everyone. Just a net 3 point loss.

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

            😆

        2. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Now I know FPL’s goal is just to make me mad. Still waiting for my Chilwell assist.

      6. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        THIS IS NOT ASSIST FFS

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

          Even the BBC aren’t that bent

      7. rokonto
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Does Bruno get banned if yellow card tonight?

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

          Yeah but it’ll be given as a goal on FPL.

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yes

          • Zladan
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yes. This is the final game to earn a suspension for 5 YC.

          • bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yes but it will only be a FA Cup game missed.

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

              Oh interesting. Thanks, didn’t know that!

        3. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 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"

          Surely Areola's touch does significantly alter the intended destination though? It's not like Cavani would have scored it if Areola wasn't there?

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

            Agreed. Disgraceful decision

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

            He could well have. Had it deflected off the defender there would not have been question around it.

            Only because of the Chilwell lack of assist and such uproar was it controversial.

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

              I can't see it though - I just can't see how Areola can't be deemed to not be significantly altering the cross here! Pic: https://i.imgur.com/Y1hZXFU.jpg

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

            FPL towers is probably riddled with Man United fans though, just like the PGMOL, what do you expect

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

            That is hysterical

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

          If the keeper doesn't touch the ball then Cavani doesn't get near the cross. Very very sad from FPL

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

          LMAO they actually gave the Bruno assist 😆

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

          Which option looks better?

          A. Werner to Vardy in GW20 & Adams to Kane in GW21

          B. Werner to Kane in GW20 & Adams to Vardy in GW21

          C. Werner & Adams to Vardy & Kane in GW20 (-4)

          1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            A)

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

              Cheers mate

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

            A

        7. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Ok. Now we will surely get our Chilwell assist.

          1. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Too late.

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

            Needs another 27% ownership.

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

          Sweet jam!

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

          It all brings back painful Choupo non-assist memories 🙁

        10. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Chilwell assist and 3 baps?

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

            At 4am!

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

          Wow, just checked FPL fully expecting Bruno not to have been given the assist.

          There was a really similar goal scored recently - but I’ll be damned if I can remember the scorer/assister.

          But the assist was not given in that instance, so absolutely no way should Bruno’s be given either.

          FPL managers want consistency above everything else!
          (Bruno owner by the way!)

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

            chilwell to mount

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

            Ahhh Chilwell... that was what I was thinking of!

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

            It was Chilwell and the reason I didn't give the assist that time is becuase I don't ow Chilwell. I think that's fair.

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

              *own

          4. Firminooooo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Still waiting for my Chilwell assist. This game is a joke.

        12. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          They just make the rules up as they go along

          That said the game has been gone for quite a while now they are just missing Micky Mouse as the mascot

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

          greenwood and martial have been useless

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

            I wish I had a £1 every time Martial & Useless has been used in the same sentence.

        14. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          FPL has just become FIFA at this point. Giving the highly rated players constant boosts.

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

            If that had been say Cedric and then Areola dropped it with Xhaka scoring the goal, they wouldn’t have given the assist.

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

              of course they wouldnt have, it wouldnt even be a "TBC", just "NONE"

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

          Maguire u useless lump at least get one in target

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

          Pathetic from FPL. I'm furious. What a joke. Fuming.

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

            Brunoless?

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

              Yeah. I don't watch the Big bang theory

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

          Tough week for my cup opponent..

          Brought Mahrez in for a hit, benching Kane. Kane’s 9 would have come on if Mahrez hadn’t gotten a 15 min run out today. Mahrez was his only player who scored less than 7 and he’s going to lose to me with no chips.

          Oh and he C Vardy and VC Antonio

          So close, yet so far away...

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

            A hit for mahrez to bench Kane v shu. Jeez you lucked out with that cup opponent.

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

              My mistake, it was Vardy Antonio in for Watkins & Donkey he had gotten Mahrez on WC the week before

              Not bad moves..

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

          Bruno owner but that definitely was not an assist!