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Rashford fit to start but Martial, Cavani and de Gea miss out on West Ham clash

The penultimate match of Gameweek 28 sees third played fifth in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 19:15 GMT.

The most-captained player of Gameweek 28, Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m), features in this clash.

Those Fantasy managers who handed the armband to – or perhaps vice-captained, after yesterday’s Manchester City no-shows – the Portuguese midfielder have a chance to steal a march on their rivals following blanks for the likes of Harry Kane (£11.4m) and Son Heung-min (£9.6m) in the earlier kick-off.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made just the one change from the United side that triumphed in the Manchester derby.

It’s an enforced one at that, with Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) in for the injured Anthony Martial (£8.6m) up top.

Martial and Edinson Cavani (£7.8m) aren’t involved in the matchday squad and neither is David de Gea (£5.3m), whose spell in quarantine will end after today’s game.

Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) is fit to feature, however.

David Moyes has made three alterations from the side that beat Leeds United 2-0 on Monday.

Mark Noble (£4.5m) makes his first competitive start since West Ham last played at Old Trafford in the FA Cup at the beginning of February.

Jarrod Bowen (£5.9m) and Ben Johnson (£3.9m) also come into the side.

Said Benrahma (£6.0m) is benched, Pablo Fornals (£5.9m) misses out with a minor muscle strain and Jesse Lingard (£6.1m) is ineligible to feature against his parent club.

GAMEWEEK 28 SO FAR…

Rashford fit to start but Martial, Cavani and de Gea miss out on West Ham clash 2

The north London derby was a dismal watch for most Fantasy managers with Tottenham Hotspur representation in their squads.

Son Heung-min (£9.6m) limped off with an injury, Gareth Bale (£9.5m) failed to make it to even the 60-minute mark and Harry Kane (£11.4m) was denied by an offside flag and a goalpost as Spurs’ three popular attacking assets accumulated just four points between them.

On Son’s issue, Jose Mourinho said:

That’s football. I don’t know how long it is. It’s muscular. Muscular is always not easy. He’s a guy that normally recovers very, very well from any kind of injury.

That’s an accumulation of matches. In the Europa League the other day, I gave him 30 minutes rest… but 60 is still 60. And when you are in so many competitions, some players they have more minutes than others, which is normal. It’s something that can happen.

Rashford fit to start but Martial, Cavani and de Gea miss out on West Ham clash 3

Bale was hooked because of what his manager described was a lack of “intensity”, meanwhile.

Spurs barely deserved the lead given to them by Erik Lamela‘s (£5.7m) rabona, with another effort on goal not arriving until the 70th minute.

After a quiet game, Kane belatedly found the net with a header that was flagged for offside before seeing a late free-kick smash against the hosts’ goalframe.

Arsenal turned the game around with a deflected effort from Martin Odegaard (£5.9m) and an Alexandre Lacazette (£8.1m) penalty.

Owners of the Gunners’ two most-popular assets were as much out of luck as those with Spurs’ in-demand players.

Bukayo Saka (£5.3m) was withdrawn at half-time with a hamstring injury, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) was an unused substitute for disciplinary reasons.

Their manager explained:

We don’t know [about Saka]. He was feeling his hamstring.

[Aubameyang] was going to start the game. We had a disciplinary issue, we have drawn the line and we move on. We have a process that we have to respect for every game, and that’s it.

We deal with the situation on the day. That’s been done, now we move on.


Manchester United XI: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Greenwood, Fernandes, James, Rashford.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Johnson, Noble, Bowen, Antonio.

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1,278 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hold Bruno. Need these 6 points.

  2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Damn you Greenwood, Bruno was square for a tap in!

  3. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wonder if Greenwood starts becoming an option again. Probably next season if they don't get Sancho

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

      Diallo

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

      Hasn't really kicked on from last season. Still a work in progress......

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

      When does Bruno get his pen?

  4. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Soucek denied a goal by Maguire

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

    Quite the Twitter meltdown from Andy over that Bruno ‘assist’ - pressure must be getting to him.

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

      Didn’t see the touch but barely watching

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

      Shouldn’t have been an assist. Costs us non owners 6 pts too

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s had loads of iffy decisions this season go his way as well

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

      Hardly a meltdown lol

    5. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      "give it to Bruno mf" Lmao. Great debating skills.

    6. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's got a lot of people paying him monthly patreon fees, most of them in the last few months from what I've seen on his Youtube channel. Now he seems like a nice guy but he's got responsibilities now that money is involved for advice, I think that's starting to hit home.

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

        He doesnt have a responsibility to be right on any given game week tho. People choose to give him their money for his advice, there is zero responsibility for that advice to be good, just works out better for him if it is, as more people will give / continue to give him money. He's not a fortune teller at the end of the day.

        1. Gross Blank Point
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          It's more people expect him to be right because they pay. Ridiculous in a game like this but that's how some folk think.
          I'm not being critical of him at all, just saying the situation he's in now will attract more on line abuse, due to the numbers he's dealing with.

    7. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      link?

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

    Come on Harry get the goal!

  7. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Okay, let’s at least have a West Ham goal to remove those Man U cleanies.

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

      Zero chance unfortunately

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

    I recall someone saying they were (C) Iheanacho... any takers?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coys

  9. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    3 x 2 feels like a captain haul

  10. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Bale. There’s still time left

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

    Raph vs Lookman for 29? toughie

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

      Easy one for me - Raph

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

      Raphinha

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

      Raph

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

      Raph. Also Leeds have a great fixture gw30.

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

    Are there any decent options left for 29?

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

      New chip called delete team is looking tempting.

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

        hahaha

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

        Is there a triple delete team chip?

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

      You'll be fine if you have Kane and a goalkeeper

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

      I'm sure Brighton will let Joelinton score a few

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

      think I'm going with 10. was going Salah>Son, but now will keep my transfer and have 2 for GW 30

  13. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    They’ve taken he Bruno assist away 🙁

    Fpl please only add returns when they’re certain not to change

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

      and then watch others moan that it takes too long to update... cant please everyone.

  14. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Having AWB over Shaw not fun.

  15. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Utd CS is killing me. I need a goal from someone like Lanzini or Benrahma.

  16. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cancelo > Dunk anyone 1FT?

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

      No. Just you.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Considering Dunk has a game in 29 I’d imagine I’m not the only one to be honest

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

      I'm doing Tarkowski to Dunk for free, if that helps!

  17. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    get Shaw a YC then at least.

  18. Rassi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Solskjar revving up Manu's penalty kick gaining machine.

  19. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great week to have a cap punt fail at least

    Digne(c) gone unpunished

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

      I’d say that was punished lol

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

        All relative

  20. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Shambles of a boring GW.

  21. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get those baps Shaw

  22. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What would the scenes be like if Bruno assist was added back do you think?

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

      Tsunami scenes

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha they should do it for the laughs

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

          Haha! It would be quite funny

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

      @OfficialFPL
      "After a second review, the assist for Man Utd's first goal is re-awarded to Bruno Fernandes. While Scott McTominay may have touched the ball, Bruno has high ownership and LetsTalk_FPL Andy has been complaining."

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

      Mctom interview post match... na I didn't touch it:o

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah!! Surely that changes things, or maybe too late now to adjust again and they wouldn't want to look silly

  23. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This baps race going to the wire.

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

    Any arsenal players worth getting for 29?

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

    It takes West Ham ages to get the ball into the box despite having loads of opportunities.

  26. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looking like 42 all out, not the worst not the best

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

      Depends on Salah but a bad week escaped

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Just about, a West Ham equaliser would probably help me!

  27. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno dive to secure the win

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

    Maguireeeeeee holdddddd

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

      I thought he’d scored then

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

    Absolutely chuffed to be hitting over 50 points this GW plus whatever Salah does, wasn’t as bad as I originally assumed

  30. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wildcard can't come soon enough