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Fernandes faces porous Albion as the most-captained player of Gameweek 24

Over 1.5 million Fantasy Premier League managers have handed Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m) the armband this afternoon, making him the most-captained player of Gameweek 24 – despite the lack of a ‘double’ for Manchester United.

‘Dead’ teams will of course account for some of that figure but, as a better gauge of active squads, Fernandes’ was the third-most-captained player of Double Gameweek 24 among the top 10k, with just under 10% of this select group making him their skipper.

The Portuguese playmaker, who was benched in the FA Cup in midweek, returns to United’s starting XI this afternoon for the trip to West Bromwich Albion.

The Baggies have the division’s worst defence, having shipped 54 Premier League goals this season to date.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made two changes from the side that drew 3-3 with Everton, with Fred (£5.3m) and Anthony Martial (£8.7m) recalled.

The injured Paul Pogba (£7.6m) and the benched Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) drop out.

Sam Allardyce has also made a couple of alterations from his Gameweek 23 line-up.

On-loan Turkish midfielder Okay Yokuslu (£4.5m) gets his first start after joining the Baggies last month, with the talismanic Matheus Pereira (£5.5m) also recalled after a surprise benching last weekend.

Romain Sawyers (£4.7m) and Karlan Grant (£5.7m) make way.

Kick-off at the Hawthorns is at 14:00 GMT.


Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial, Cavani.

West Brom XI: Johnstone, Peltier, Ajayi, Bartley, Townsend, Yokuslu, Snodgrass, Maitland-Niles, Gallagher, Pereira, Diagne.

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  1. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    wtf lol

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What a miss

    1. tuturututu
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      By whom?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Diagne

  3. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What a miss by Diagne

  4. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maguire acting like it'll be a foul every time he will f go down. Clown

  5. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Diagne looks a right handful.

    1. tuturututu
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol at WBA having to buy Galatasaray striker to save them from relegating

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

        On form, he’s fifth highest points striker

  6. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    lol @ the replay, McGuire doing everything he possibly can to avoid having to play football with the ball despite it being right in front of him

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Go on West brom

  8. tuturututu
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    We are sliding into Penaldes minutes

  9. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno on 3 BAPS with that miss

  10. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    United holding on to the point for dear life

  11. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I'm sick off watching Rashford.. James would do better.

    1. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      lets not get carried away now

  12. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This clown of a referee letting Diagne wrestle the centre halves without consequence...

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It wasn't a foul you clown.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Was on Lindelof though. No arguments there you clown.

    2. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maguire is cack and feeble for such a big guy, that’s all that happened.

  13. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Must learn not to go on LiveFPL too early in the gameweek before that green arrow inevitably decreases!

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fancy getting sent off please Bruno?

  15. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For all the talent he has Bruno can never seem to find Cavani despite his good movement

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The massive bus in front him doesn’t help

  16. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    100 points not enough for a green arrow this week

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Congratulations on your ranking

    2. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wtf!? Are you 2nd

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

      That would be crazy. Suspect only true in higher ranks. Av overall is something like 40 at the moment

    4. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I meant to say 100 points won’t be enough by the time the week ends.

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

        For you maybe

      2. Big Mac 24
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Surely still will be, even if a small one

    5. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      121 is taking me from 98k > 18k so you must be killing it

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

        121!! Holy cow!! Good score. Good rank

  17. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I like this angle for Bruno

  18. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno range

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bizarrely he didn’t shoot!

  19. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The moment United put Rashford on the left they immediately look better.

  20. DaniCT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Gundo yet? I missed them if any.

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Diagne...

    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Diagne what Bemba!!!???

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Misses another sitter

        1. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Oh right. You're the official FFS score alert so any post from you arises interest

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        ... means omg
        OMG means goal

        English-bemba-english

      3. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        hahaha

  22. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Manchester United bring out the best on FFS

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Go on Bamford, run absolutely riot on that Arsenal team.

    But preferably with no Dallas / Raph involvement this week! Behind Watkins on my bench

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Diagne throwing away all his BPS

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Accidental reply

    2. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why not? What happens if your players don’t play , you want your subs to blank ?

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

        Because others played them

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        All my players are playing ...

        1. Tango74
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Antonio and digne? Guarantee playing ?

  24. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Really ! what another miss

  25. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Has to score that. West Brom should of won this

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      *should've (no such thing as "should of")

  26. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cavani one week punt fail

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Here with you.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Keeping or selling?

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You would've been better off punting on Diagne

    3. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Glad i didn't buy him. Was tempted by wba poor header conceded, but soucek taught me a lesson 🙂

  27. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Typical, captained Bruno last week when he scored once - no bonus

    Scores once this week - on for 2 bonus

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe even 3 if Diangana keeps missing

  28. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    WBA dirty

  29. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Complete sitter that from Diagne. They should be leading.

  30. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    i'm seeing many century scores out here but i'm sitting with 47 pts.

    anyone feeling dejected lol

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      FPL is not good for mental health at all if things are not going well. You have my sympathy.

      1. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        lol i'm ok, i treat it as a form of entertainment and am amused by my decisions at times.

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bench boosts

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends on who you still have left. Chin up.

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, feels so bad