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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. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lukaku assist

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

    I got slated a little few days back for thinking of bringing in Pogba, not saying they’re wrong, but is he worth consideration?

    1. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      People can read your mind? Wow!

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

        Really not following the response

    2. ow00019
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A motivated pogba is value at that price. Think he's playing for a move in the summer right now. Certainly in my thoughts. Him and Madison could be real template breakers

    3. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not a bad shout, a lot of good midfield options tho

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

    So for clarity, did Bruno get the fantasy assist for the first or second goal

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

      Apparently they invented one for the first

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

      2nd

    3. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      First

    4. ow00019
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      First. It's treated the same as a shot being saved and rebound scored I guess.

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

    Awb assist right?!

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Pogba got the ball from a Fulham clearance

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

        Am sure awb breathed on it as it passed his head.

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

    bit of a naff assist, but given the chances he's made that have been missed he kinda deserves one...

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

      No, that’s not how it works

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

    After review the assist goes to Bruno

    #FPL

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Only casuals own KdB and Bruno ahead of Gundo and PogboooooooM !

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

    Why does Bruno not have a 2nd assist?

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

      simple answer: Martial's finishing

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

    Rashy > Pogba done

  10. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kdb to Maddison?

    Frees up funds for Wilson to Kane

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

      Good - Just so you know KDB will go on a run when you do

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

    Pogback is probably the one to get now. No stopping him when he's swagging.

  12. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool need to turn up tmrw

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

      The officials will ensure it doesn’t happen

  13. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    WTF why did Bruno get his 1st assist? Where's Chilwell's assist? The bias is unreal

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

    Haha these assists are hilarious, Barnes one yesterday one of worst I've seen, needs looking at

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

      The Barnes one is clear last touch.

      Pure fluke but it’s clear.

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

        Doesnt matter IMO it's clearly not an assist in footballing terms, why it needs looking at

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

    AK47 on to give away a pen.

  16. Threat Level Midnight
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba F***s

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

    Areola haul

  18. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rank has gone up 49.7% this gw to this point.. pretty mad.

    And that's without stones or Antonio!

    Granted I wasn't starting the gw at the best to ranks!

  19. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BDR injured?

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

      banned.

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Suspended according to BBC

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

      Bertrand De Raore?

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

      5 yc's I think. Jammy dgw 1 pointer for me 🙁

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

      BDR ?

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        bobby deco reid

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

        Oh reid
        Nvm

  20. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ah, there's my Areola save point!

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

    OMG Kamara coming on. United are going to score 5 here.

  22. Davros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno assist x 2 amazing!

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

      Before people ask me to be banned this is obv a joke!

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

      Ban

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

    What’s the deal with Rashford ? Will he stay benched ? Hold for shu?

  24. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kamara on
    UTD 3pts confirmed

  25. Fuddled FC
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Possibly the most dullest question today 🙂

    Should I hit the button to transfer the following?

    Phillips > Mitchell

    Or is Mitchell unlikely to rise tonight?

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes you should

    2. Davros
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That’s a big call. Think you should sleep on that one. Don’t want to rush that decision

      1. Fuddled FC
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

    3. ow00019
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Having a player who is playing makes sense if you're all good elsewhere

  26. Edge
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Robertson to Dias or Stones? (Already got Cancelo)

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

    Solksjaer assist

  28. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anguissa 2bps short of 3 baps!

    1. ow00019
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      On my bench boost

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

        Well done! I’d like to suggest it’s great foresight rather than all that I could afford to get Salah back in (who is trailing in Anguissa’s smoke at the moment)

  29. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    rip fernandes then

  30. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kdb & Bruno out
    Gundogan & pogba in

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

      £76m ITB