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Man Utd v Chelsea team news: James and Rudiger return to visitors’ XI

A drawn-out Double Gameweek 34 comes to a close this evening with a juicy-looking clash between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Kick-off at Old Trafford is at 19:45 BST.

These two sides were the only clubs to play twice in Gameweek 34 and consequently there was plenty of interest in their players from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective, particularly when it comes to tonight’s visitors.

Taking the top 10,000 as a rough gauge of ‘active’ FPL managers (see above), there were five Chelsea players with an ‘effective ownership’ in excess of 10% – and all of them start this evening.

Thomas Tuchel has made two changes to his starting XI, with the return from injury of Reece James and Antonio Rudiger being the headline news.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trevoh Chalobah drop to the bench as a result.

Ralf Rangnick has made only one change to his injury-hit Manchester United side, meanwhile, with Marcus Rashford coming in for the ill Jadon Sancho.

GAMEWEEK 34 LINE-UPS

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Telles, McTominay, Matic, Elanga, Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo.

Subs: Bailly, Jones, Mata, Heaton, Henderson, Mejri, Shoretire, Garnacho, Fernandez.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kante, Alonso, Mount, Werner, Havertz.

Subs: Kepa, Lukaku, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Saul, Ziyech, Kennedy, Sarr.


576 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 38 mins ago

    West Ham going to play the kids v Arsenal.

    They’ll be expecting the Wurst in Frankfurt.

  2. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 38 mins ago

    Havertz (c) should have been so much more

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 37 mins ago

      I'd call 2 assists for one goal a lot more! Still not fixed.

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 37 mins ago

    Reece James has to be nailed for England at the World Cup. What a player.

    Going to have to be a back 3 Gareth...

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 37 mins ago

      ............Pickford
      .Walker Stones Maguire
      James Mount Rice Saka
      ...Foden Kane Sterling

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 36 mins ago

        Ah ok

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 31 mins ago

        Agree about James but Pickford is bad and there's no guarantee he or Maguire will suddenly jolt into 'England form'. Too much is made of that imo based on rare bursts of international games without too many mistakes.

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 36 mins ago

      I hope you mean TAA starts too.

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 35 mins ago

        Lol

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 34 mins ago

        Not sure he suits England's system tbh. Liverpool play lots of high risk forward passes, and England like to play safe possessional football.

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 31 mins ago

          It's coming home then..

      3. Crespo1978
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 30 mins ago

        To solve the James / TAA conundrum for England, rather than choose between them, how about play James at RCB and TAA at RWB?

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 28 mins ago

          TAA at RCB would be better imo. But Walker would be better than that

        2. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 28 mins ago

          Because Walker is one of England's most important players.

        3. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 27 mins ago

          Blunts James' best assets if you do that.

  4. The White Pele
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 37 mins ago

    Would you take 15 points gain in FH over original team?

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 36 mins ago

      Did you keep the receipt?

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 35 mins ago

      It’s probably too low to be a success, but not a failure either.

      I’m on roughly minus 20/30 points my original team. I don’t have it in me to actually calculate it

      1. Steve McCroskey
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 25 mins ago

        Ouch! How come?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 24 mins ago

          Saka, Robertson perhaps

    3. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 35 mins ago

      I'd be disappointed but gains are gains

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 32 mins ago

        This

    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 32 mins ago

      Going to have to aren’t you?

    5. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 19 mins ago

      Gains are gains. Especially since it was very small dgw you could easily go wrong.

    6. The White Pele
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 mins ago

      cheers all

  5. Ray Kinsella
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 37 mins ago

    Once the second assist is removed does anyone know if Havertz will still get a bonus point?

    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 36 mins ago

      He's not on a bonus point even with 2 assists.

    2. Smokey_Lowkey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 36 mins ago

      He isn't on a bonus, even with the 2 assists...

    3. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 36 mins ago

      lol

    4. C0YS
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 35 mins ago

      No chance he gets a bonus without another return (phantom or real).

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 37 mins ago

    Rudi YC

  7. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 37 mins ago

    Huge miss by Leipzig.

  8. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 36 mins ago

    No more baps, pls, Matic. tenkuu

  9. C0YS
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 36 mins ago

    Is James to Alonso a good move to protect my ML lead? Have owned James for the longest time (and got his 18 points when he came back), but I seem to be bleeding points vs. Alonso owners with no end in sight.

    A) Good move
    B) Reactionary/chasing points

    1. Smokey_Lowkey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 33 mins ago

      Yep, chasing, but the upside is that Alonso seems distinctly rotation-proof at the minute.

      1. C0YS
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 29 mins ago

        Was thinking the same…in which case “chasing points” isn’t exactly a bad thing. Thanks

  10. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 35 mins ago

    I can't think of anything clever to jinx Alonso into more points.

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 25 mins ago

      i fail to see how Matic with one assist and a nothing game gets more bonus points than Alonso with his goal and good game?

  11. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 35 mins ago

    Lookman scoring again.
    Interesting.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 29 mins ago

      Better than Barnes.

      Could be a big player in FPL next season.

  12. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 34 mins ago

    Petition to stop Havertz's second assist being removed

    1. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 34 mins ago

      Stop German hate

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 33 mins ago

      If we keep quiet, they might not notice

  13. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 34 mins ago

    Sell Werner ?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 34 mins ago

      Yes

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 33 mins ago

      Last week

  14. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 32 mins ago

    Assist removed.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 31 mins ago

      Absolute disgrace!

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 31 mins ago

      and it's baps. Oh well

  15. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 31 mins ago

    51 points on a free hit. I feel cheated.

    1. Mario Balofail
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 30 mins ago

      It's not cheat, it's fail... 😉

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 29 mins ago

        Ok, that makes me feel better

        1. Mario Balofail
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 26 mins ago

          Haha. Come on, it's just a game 🙂

  16. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 30 mins ago

    James actual man of match, fantasy man of match Matic and Ronaldo somehow!? Bps fail again

  17. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 30 mins ago

    How can I complain to for taking away 1 of the havertz assists - disgusting

  18. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 29 mins ago

    Well that was disappointing from Mount.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 28 mins ago

      Quite.

  19. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 29 mins ago

    Realistically how many points is BB worth in GW36?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 28 mins ago

      Get 15 and you're happy. Anything else a bonus.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 27 mins ago

      15+

  20. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 28 mins ago

    Woot, up to 86k! Highest rank of the season.

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 28 mins ago

    Mount captain fail. Should have known better.

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 26 mins ago

      Got the minutes and chances just a bad outcome not decision

  22. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 28 mins ago

    Well what a waste of a Free Hit.

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 26 mins ago

      Why?

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 24 mins ago

        Cancelo, Laporte, Sterling, Mount, Werner

        Also, my original team has Saka and Robbo

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 26 mins ago

      Yeah huge waste 🙁

  23. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 28 mins ago

    Both assists now removed.

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 27 mins ago

      ...and the real one now back.

  24. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 27 mins ago

    That puts me in the last 16 of the Opening Day League cup! Woohoo!

  25. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 26 mins ago

    Breaking News: Havertz's second assist will stand. "There have been so many twists and turns this season therefore one random system glitch will not make any difference." ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 26 mins ago

    3 - Matic, Ronaldo (32)
    1 - Alonso (27)

    James (21)
    Kanté (21)
    de Gea (18)

  27. Kaptenen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 26 mins ago

    Havertz --> Foden?

  28. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 25 mins ago

    Massive James haul, in one game getting double his score over the last 6 GWs

  29. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 25 mins ago

    And that leaves Manchester United virtually out of the Top 4 race(if they were ever in there).

  30. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 25 mins ago

    James should have hauled big tonight. Havertz too.

    1. boc610
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 23 mins ago

      shoulda woulda coulda mate.

      1. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 15 mins ago

        True 🙁