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3 January 2022 896 comments
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Double Gameweek 21 takes a bit of a breather after tonight’s match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, which kicks off at 17:30 GMT.

This is the 25th Premier League game in the space of eight days but we’ll have none in the next week as the domestic cups take centre stage.

This is plenty of Fantasy interest in this seventh fixture of Gameweek 21, particularly when it comes to the hosts.

David de Gea is the most-owned goalkeeper among the top 10,000 FPL managers, with Cristiano Ronaldo sitting in just under a third of these leading bosses and indeed in FPL teams overall.

The veteran Portuguese is the second most-captained player of Gameweek 21 (999,060 managers have handed him the armband), although that accolade has to be taken with a pinch of salt given the number of drifting Fantasy ghost ships now littering the overall ranks.

Both players start this evening in a Manchester United side showing two changes from the team that beat Burnley.

The alterations come at centre-half, with the injured Eric Bailly and Harry Maguire replaced by Raphael Varane and Phil Jones; the latter is starting his first United game in almost two years.

Victor Lindelof misses out once again because of coronavirus.

“Victor was still positive. Harry received a knock on his chest or whatever in the game against Burnley so we thought he would be good again for tonight but yesterday he was just trying, it was impossible, he even had too much pain when he was just standing or sitting.” – Ralf Rangnick

Bruno Fernandes is back from suspension but only among the substitutes, while Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford are benched for the second successive Gameweek.

Wolves haven’t been in action for over two weeks and there are two changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Chelsea, with Francisco Trincao and Nelson Semedo coming in for Leander Dendoncker and Ki-Jana Hoever.

Adama Traore is, once again, on the bench for the visitors, as is the fit-again Rayan Ait-Nouri.

Romain Saiss will depart for the Africa Cup of Nations after tonight’s game.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Jones, Shaw, McTominay, Matic, Greenwood, Sancho, Cavani, Ronaldo.

Subs: Rashford, Lingard, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot, Henderson, Alex Telles, van de Beek, Elanga.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Marcal, Trincao, Jimenez, Podence.

Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Bruno Jordao, Silva, Ruddy, Dendoncker, Traore, Cundle, Bueno.

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  1. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Play up Jones

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You win FFS for 2022

    2. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salute!!

  2. Rochdale_Cowboy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    TAA > Jones for -4
    Yeah or neigh?

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Do it

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nah.
      -8 only

    3. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      3 guaranteed baps each match - gets my vote

      1. COYR
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'd absolutely love it if he gets 3 BAPS tonight

    4. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Do TAA->Duffy->Jones for a -8 for the respect he deserves

  3. Herger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Siuuuuuuuu

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully not

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you for the article banner.

    1. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It had to be done

      1. El Presidente
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Brilliant stuff

  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I guess all of the FFScout team are looking forward to a break in play after today.

    A well deserved rest I'd say.

    1. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not before fixing H2H leagues

    2. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you - citation needed on the 'well deserved' but very much so!

  6. Total Slotball
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Remember the Jones days under Mourinho where he'd get a cleansheet and max bonus every week. I got every single one of those points

  7. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    2 assists and a goal for CR7!!

  8. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Man Utd will get their cleanies now Jones has returned 🙂

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      True. Hasn't conceded in over 2 years

  9. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    0-0, please!

  10. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    All I want is a Ronaldo blank.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      And A United cs

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. I'd take that.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.

      1. Monklane
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        My favourite film.

      2. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.

        1. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Brilliant film, in my top 3…

  11. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thiago Silva’s time at Chelsea will continue into the 2022/23 season after the defender extended his contract at the club by one year.

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Good business for Chelsea. He's been excellent.

  12. Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    0-0 will do just fine today

  13. _Make
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    PJ4 is the new CR7

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sancho, that was the wrong option. Play Ronaldo in...

  15. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sancho very selfish

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Jones been on it!

  17. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    best time to use WC is when your squad needs it?!
    i only want to keep cancelo, TAA, antonio and bowen from current 15
    need to go
    salah, dalot, rudiger, coufal, Bsilva, steer (2nd goalie)
    dont want
    king ( want dennis) watkins (thinking Kane with Salah money) or Gray (Everton poor), DDG (want Sa), Foden (want DGW) and get back in 23
    im at 700K so don't feel like anything to lose, so makes sense for my team?

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Think you sound keen on it and if you want to make 12 changes - go for it

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Go for it. Have a plan to get Salah back in if you're using your WC to get him out.

  18. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    DDG 2 saves in a min.

  19. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    One of those Monday night fixtures where you just want the clean sheet

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not looking likely tbh.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jose Sa owner?

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dave saves...

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Neves great effort!

  21. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Whoa - would have been some goal

  22. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kovacic would have scored that

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ragabolly, pls turn Live FPL on 😀

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Leave it off ragabolly of I’ll break my phone!!!

  24. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Almost a Neves special! De Gea on 2 saves already.

  25. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    United always make the most boring and defence minded sides play like Brazil 🙂

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      To be fair Wolves have been playing some good football under Lage, it's just turning that into goals that has been the issue

  26. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    If Dalot & Telles stay on the bench, I get TAA and Jota off mine!

    1. Londongeezaa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You benched TAA? You deserve nothing.

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This, so much this. Comical

      2. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Give back all your bench points geeza!

      3. Cojones of Destiny
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        this

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      First rule of FPL........Dont ever bench TAA.......

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Calm down folks, Trent only got 4 points. Phil Jones might even outscore him still!

  27. sambyy
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    No way United are keeping a cleanie here

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You haven't seen much Wolves attack...

      De Gea will get an 11 pointer.

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It is Wolves though

    3. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah not a confident DDG owner

  28. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Strange thinking back to when Greenwood was a fpl option

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The best attacking option for united in my view

  29. Cojones of Destiny
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    wolves looking lively

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    United have been awful so far