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Injured Cavani misses out as Solskjaer opts for Martial over Greenwood in attack

Having been leapfrogged by Leicester City earlier in the day, Manchester United will attempt to go back to second in the Premier League table at Old Trafford this evening.

A win over visitors Newcastle United will do just that and keep league leaders Manchester City within ten points’ reach, following a win for Pep Guardiola’s troops in the late-afternoon kick-off.

The last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday gets underway at 19:00 GMT.

Daniel James (£6.2m) and Nemanja Matic (£4.7m) are brought into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI tonight.

Both of the United manager’s changes from Gameweek 25 are enforced, with Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) and Scott McTominay (£4.9m) missing through injury.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) is again only among the substitutes, with Anthony Martial (£8.7m) preferred up front.

Steve Bruce has made just the one change to the Newcastle side that lost at Chelsea last Monday as Joelinton (£5.7m) replaces Dwight Gayle (£5.9m) in attack.

Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) is the second-most-popular captaincy pick of Double Gameweek 25 overall and within the top 10k, trailing Patrick Bamford (£6.9m) in both instances.

Selected by the vast majority of the top 10,000, Fernandes’ effective ownership is, once again, in excess of 100% – so any return means a small red arrow for those who own the Portuguese midfielder but haven’t captained him.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Krafth, Lascelles, Clark, Lewis, Willock, Hayden, Shelvey, Joelinton, Almiron, Saint-Maximin.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 25 SO FAR…

Ilkay Gundogan (£6.1m) made a swift return from injury at the Emirates this afternoon but couldn’t add to his season’s goal tally of 11.

The German started and finished the game in his now customary ‘number eight’ role but he, and City as a collective, never really clicked in an attacking sense in north London.

Not that Pep Guardiola’s side really needed to get out of second gear, with Arsenal failing to capitalise on some threatening positions in the final third and mustering only one shot on target in the entire game.

This was City’s 15th clean sheet of the season and their 13th in the last 16 Gameweeks.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.8m) made his first start on his return from injury as a ‘false nine’ and provided some typically incisive through-balls, while the advanced Joao Cancelo (£6.1m) again saw plenty of penalty-box action and wasted a glorious chance to double City’s lead when toe-poking wide from 10 yards.

Raheem Sterling (£11.6m) was the visitors’ match-winner, nodding home Riyad Mahrez‘s (£8.1m) second-minute cross for his 13th attacking return in his last 14 league starts.

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2,309 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Just captain Bruno every week. It's boring but points guaranteed lol

    1. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Said the same about Salah earlier in the season

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And I did it too.

        Got me 5 blanks.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You captaining him this week?

  2. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno brining an air of respectability to 60% of FPL team scores

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

      Haha

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

    Well, that’s the GW over then, Fernandes was always gonna punish us stupid Bamford cappers

    1. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford has another game mate

      1. TOPCAT1960
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Think his finishing on current form makes that a moot point to be fair, I also have him but did not Cap. Left that for Bruno!

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

    So of course captaining Bamford over Bruno will turn out to be a mistake. I should stop listening to this forum's majority for real

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

      LOL clearly someone else’s fault what you did with your team

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just give us your username and password next time and save you the hassle

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

        Yes it was a split decision and listened to the polls unfortunately 😆

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

          I*

    3. mattk lfc
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford only needs 1 goal against Saints defence to match Bruno

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

        Hope that happens mate!

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

          But it's not true, he will need two goals to get to Bruno's 12

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford nailed on striker on pens in one of the most attacking teams in the league with 2 decent fixtures. Don't pretend you wouldn't make the same decision again.

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

        You're probably right

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

    Bamford and Ings better bloody show up in this second game...

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Amen to that!

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

    6k red arrow when your player scores... love it

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

      Could be far worse

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It isn't big then.

  7. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why do I just not captain Bruno every damn week and be done with it. Now I'll overthink captaining him even when he has a double gameweek and he'll amass 25 points.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just checked the fixtures. I actually don’t see any standout fixtures for captaincy over other options...I’ll never learn I guess

  8. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Predictable last minute change Bruno C to Bamford punished

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

      This

  9. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    A little toe end assist and a pen. Absolute vintage Bruno performance.

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

    Has everyone forgot Leeds and Southampton have a game on Tuesday? Only one return required from your captain that game to virtually match Bruno

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn’t matter, they were all forced into captaining a dgwer by the evil folk on here

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

        Still think Ings or Bamford will outscore him, that game has goals written all over it

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It made sense to go with them over Bruno so was right call for me no matter what the outcome

      2. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        yes it's everyone else's fault

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

      Yeah same, just mentioned the same below lol. Lots of unnecessary moaning!

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

      Ings brace incoming

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

    Trashford to Gundo went well 🙁 oh FFS

  12. jimmy.floyd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling Raphinha Bamford to Gundogan Barnes Kane (TC) (-8)???

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good transfers in my view

  13. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    mad to omit Gundo on WC Team?

    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No debating the same myself rotation will hit city

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'd have both him amd Kdb if possible. Still good value for 5.5

    3. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'd say it is.

    4. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, at his price too.

  14. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Captain hindsight’s are back in business tonight

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

      so sad to see every week

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I knew you'd say that

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Lol I save it to send at same time every week

      • BeWater
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah and on Tuesday if Bamford gets a goal all those 'I knew I should have done Bruno (c)' will be out here giving it BamBam my man.

    3. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Far out had captain on Bruno all week and last minute change to Bamford after I captained Bruno over double game week gundo and it failed failed again sigh

    4. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did we get any info on Maddison's knock?

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

        Scary that it’s the same hip he’s had issues with

    5. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I thought it was a Matic assist for the second goal?
      Specsavers here I come!

      1. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bruno got a touch on it to put it through I think

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

        Assisted assister

    6. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It’s time to go it’s time I move on from Martial FC.. as soon as he came off we immediately go up a gear and he’s been poor the whole season. I’ve defended him through everything but i can no longer do that.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 1 month ago

          What took you so long

        • Tcheco
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I really thought this would be his breakout season

      2. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        BB this?

        McCarthy Elmo Bamford Raphinha
        Could make transfers for the dgw but would have to take a hit

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

        10 points needed from Ings to match fernandes.

        Happy with that as were putting 5 past Leeds

        1. The Senate
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          If Bamford scores 4 with some Dallas assists that's fine by me

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

          Awesome, one goal from Ings is a guaranteed 9 pointer alone so all good

      4. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It could be worse

        I’m sure some folks sold Bruno on the gw25 wc

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

        Didn't watch the city game how Gundo looking ? Around the box etc or playing deep in midfield??

        1. Tcheco
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Around the box

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

          Advanced as ever

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

          Thx lads that's good news at least !

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

        FYI, Bamford or Ings currently only need 1 goal (+ max BAPs) to effectively match Bruno - shy of 1 point anyway.

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

          Finally some positives!
          Roll on Tue

        2. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yea not bothered really

          I needed to risk an alternative cap. Hopefully Bam can bam

      7. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Perma (C) Bruno for the rest of the season is the only way to really enjoy his points

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

        Minimum number of GW29 players on a WC in GW 26 (assume no FH available)?

      9. Babelcopter
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        So next season I will cap Bruno every GW. Less stress and curious to see what my rank is after season like that.

        1. threeputt
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          yep do it, especially if he's injured for 10 games

        2. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          That's rule 1, Rule 2 is use BB gw 1.

      10. Teahupo'o
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Better option on?

        A) Stones Barnes Vardy
        B) Dias Son Watkins

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

          A not going near Watkins until Jacks back

          1. Teahupo'o
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers

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

        Has Shaw decided he doesn't fancy being a creative powerhouse any longer?

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

          Yes I brought him in. Sorry

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He's the United version of the City version of Lamptey

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

            lol

        3. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He’s actually done ok with a few corners and crosses. Just no one on the end

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

          Rolled a tap in ball across right as you typed this

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

            I'm just trying to jinx it anyway 😀

      12. BeWater
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        If I had a penny for every time someone says they did a 'last minute captain change'. The fact you did it last minute means f all. Were probably always going to captain you threw the (c) on.

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

          I made a 'last minute' change to move Kane from 1st on bench to starting XI (for Stones).

          Fortunately it had just ticked past 18:30 😆

          Benching Kane was truly to move I'd wanted to make though. Doesn't mean I deserved the Kane blank, mind!

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

            I did the same with Areola and Emi, +4!

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

            Kane really should have got you something today!

        2. Kiwivillan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I hadn't even bought Bamford until before deadline. Wish I'd overslept the early morning deadline in NZ

      13. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Is Watkins still a good option for DGW26?

        1. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Only if grealish is fit

        2. mezza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yes

        3. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Unsure now with grealish maybe out. Would be bamford to Watkins for BB

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

          Not without Jack for me

        5. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I think so. They're still pretty nice fixtures. Still a chance Grealish returns. I think.