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10 August 2019 1670 comments
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Three £4.0m defenders have earned Gameweek 1 starts, two of them coming in the same match.

As predicted from our research of pre-season, John Lundstram (£4.0m) is deployed in the central midfield trio of Sheffield United, while Diego Rico (£4.0m) starts at left wing-back for Bournemouth.

The match at the Vitality Stadium also includes a Premier League debut for Cherries goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (£4.5m) who appears to have won the hotly contested race to start between the sticks.

Fantasy managers backing Ryan Fraser (£7.5m), Callum Wilson (£8.0m) and Josh King (£6.5m) will be happy to see them on the team sheet.

Callum Robinson (£5.5m) starts up front for Sheffield United alongside David McGoldrick (£5.5m).

Meanwhile, Martin Kelly (£4.0m) features at centre-back alongside Scott Dann (£4.5m) for Crystal Palace.

The Eagles are still without Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m), who sitds on the bench. Christian Benteke (£6.0m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.0m) lead the attack.

There are few surprises for visitors Everton as Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) holds onto his right-back berth for now and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m) starts up front with Moise Kean (£7.0m) on the bench,.

Those unfamiliar with Graham Potter’s version of Pep Roulette were given a harsh introduction to it on Saturday afternoon.

After naming an unchanged 3-4-3 line-up for the last two pre-season friendlies, which included starts for Leandro Trossard (£6.0m) in the front trio, he has gone with 3-5-2 for the trip to Watford and benched the new Belgian signing.

Glenn Murray (£6.0m) and Jurgen Locadia (£5.5m) start in the front two while Pascal Groß (£6.5m) comes into central midfield alongside Davy Pröpper (£5.0m) and Dale Stephens (£4.5m).

Dan Burn (£4.5m) joins Lewis Dunk (£4.5m) and Shane Duffy (£5.0m) in the three-man defence while Solly March (£5.0m) and Martin Montoya (£4.5m) are the wing-backs.

Hosts Watford have gone with a 4-4-2 formation but Gerard Deulofeu (£6.5m), reclassified as a forward for 2019/20, has been named on the left wing of midfield.

Troy Deeney (£6.5m) and Andre Gray (£6.0m) lead the Hornets’ line.

TEAMS IN FULL

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Aké, S Cook, Mepham; Rico, Billing, Lerman, Smith; Fraser, Wilson, King.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Robinson, McGoldrick.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson; Wood, Barnes.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse(C), Oriol Romeu, Bertrand; Adams, Redmond; Ings.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Ward; Meyer, McArthur, Milivojevic, Townsend; Ayew, Benteke.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Coleman; Schneiderlin, A Gomes; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Dawson, Cathcart, Holebas; Capoue, Doucouré; Hughes, Deulofeu; Deeney(C), Gray.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Duffy, Dunk(C), Burn; Montoya, Pröpper, Stephens, Groß, March; Locadia, Murray.

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  1. Siggy in the Middle
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Someone tell Merson that it's Adams, not Adam.

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Great top post

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      He struggles with these foreign names.

    3. Conners
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      He can't pronounce any word with more than 4 letters.

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        That won't effect him, he can't count that high.

      2. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        He can't pronounce any word

        *fixed

    4. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Funny as he always called Charlie Adam, charlie adams.

  2. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Wood offside again!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Ahhh my dude

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Rising too early

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Only just got this on 3rd time reading lol

  3. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Digne almost got an assist for Coleman there.

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      This almost should have scoring points also like 1 point

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Hes going to be a beast this year

      1. Pieterke30
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Who?

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Digne

          1. Pieterke30
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Because Coleman would have got more points there 🙂

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      You love to see, Digne is a Coleman owner clearly.

      1. jomikijiq
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        it was a rebound of Digne's shot

    4. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      That's FPL creampie material for those that double'd up. Think there's a few on here.

  4. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Sheff Utd fans singing 'you're just a soft southern b*****d' to Ryan Fraser? 😀 😀

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      That's not nice

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Strange as Sheffield is in the South.

      1. Guru Mediation
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I think the joke is that he is from a part of country north of Sheffield, but lives and plays for Bournemouth which is as south as you can get. HTH

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah, I get it, but Sheffield is very much the South as well to us Geordies.

    3. Mr Peanutbutter
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      boyfriend?

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Jammy wood non owners

  6. Ten Season Wonder
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Score Correction gonna be taking up half the Soccer Saturday ticker this year 🙁

    VAR VAR VAR

  7. thunder_mike
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Bournemouth getting in the final third, not threatening much.

    Wilson sticking central though

  8. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    3 attackers in BOU-SHU. Need some goals to flow!!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Both playing 5 at the back !

  9. Agger
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I can't wait for a Harry Kane hatty tonight while everyone cries about their double Bournemouth attack

  10. thunder_mike
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Both Bournemouth wing backs heavily involved. Rico looks good.

    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      how are Wilson and King looking?

      1. SPorting
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Lost

      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        The usual. Wilson lively. King either trying to cut inside and beat 3 players in a row or misplacing easy passes.

      3. Rust Cohle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Underwhelming. Sheffield doing well. Wilson a bit sloppy with the ball when he’s had it. Dispossessed a few times and a few bad passes.

      4. jomikijiq
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        cheers all

  11. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    A combination of some sloppy passing and a Tarkowski masterclass is keeping us from getting some real chances. Needs to be better.

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      To be fair, never expected a high-possession game from us, but we our passing needs to improve.
      We need Hojbjerg, basically.

      1. jaybradlights
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I thought Hojbjerg was club captain?

  12. Mull
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Imagine spending 15.5m on Bournemouth attackers. 😆

    1. bryant
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      lol

    2. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Nice one 🙂

    3. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Imagine making silly comments before half time

      1. Mull
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Only messing about. Can definitely see one of them scoring later.

  13. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Fraser lucky there naughty

  14. Phillipsturn
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Surely everyone without Sterling has deleted their team already. Seasons over if you managed to do that.

    1. Siggy in the Middle
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Not if Aubameyang hauls

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Plenty did well without Aguero in GW2 last season.

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      ...yeah, I've got no idea how I'm going to claw back a 10pt deficit with only 37.5 gameweeks left.

      Season is truly over...

      1. Phillipsturn
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        How do you not have sterling?

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Cos I have have Salah, Kane, Auba and KDB and dare to not be a sheep

    4. Tcheco
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Careful, sensitive topic

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        You have missed the point completely. The offending post wasn’t about Sterling, it was about committing suicide

    5. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Are you 12?

    6. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Nah reckon I'll still get 70-80 points without him

      1. Phillipsturn
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        The snowflakes are out in force

        1. Siggy in the Middle
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          If you're gonna troll you can at least be subtle about it

    7. HNI
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Well I missed out on Salah hatrick vs Bou last season and still managed a 1111 finish. So poor managerd quit but good ones keep going and rise to top. I have sterling salah vvd taa all by the way

    8. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No grav. No history. Nothing to see here folks.

  15. Maddi Son
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Cairney bandwagon

  16. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    More goals in Charlton v Stoke than the entirety of these games combined!

  17. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Liverpool and City are different class to the rest again this season?

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe. Interested to see spurs and arsenal

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Hope Spurs get in the mix

    2. Licky
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I think Spurs will improve, they shouldn't tail off like they did last year.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        If Dybala were coming I was sure they will challenge

    3. Agger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      What can you expect in a 2 team league

    4. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I think so.

      Best manager, best players, fewest tweaks.

    5. bryant
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      theyre the only two top 6 six teams to have played, wolves and leicester still have to play to

    6. CostaCoffee
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I think City will run away with it. Liverpool battling Spurs for second while Arsenal, Chelsea and United compete for 4th

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Liverpool will push hard this year, they are the Euro champion

    7. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Liverpool City and United - 3 horse race again

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Not pool. Between the Manchester clubs. Best attack vs best defence

        1. Poseidon.
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          I don’t know bro - I agree Pool will be 1st to drift away but I think they’ll push us until April-ish

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Probably. A bit like 10 years ago with utd ars and Chelsea with pool being arsenal

      2. Hairy Potter
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I think you're overestimating Newcastle. I think they'll settle for midtable mediocrity.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          😉

        2. Poseidon.
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Reply fail?

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            Many United(s) in the league 😉

  18. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Hot head Mayer booked.

  19. SirStevieG
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Bournemouth's final third play has been rubbish.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      How were their first 2 plays? 🙂

    2. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Same with us here from Southampton.

  20. Pieterke30
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Harry Wilson to come in and score. 1-0.

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Fantastic player. Went to a few DCFC games last season. Different class. Will be the new Lampard when he matures.

  21. Budweiser
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I was expecting Bournemouth to be two up by now.. DO SOMETHING! FFS

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Expecting Bournemouth to be anything other than random is a fool's errand

  22. CostaCoffee
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I didn’t pick up any Everton attackers. On the other hand King and Fraser not looking great

  23. theroadrunner
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    why didn't montoya get the assist????????

    1. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Why would he????

      1. theroadrunner
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        wasnt he the one who supplied the cross?

    2. Mull
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Because he didn't pass it to Doucoure.

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Sig or Wilson looked like doing anything good?

    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy had one great chance

  25. Tcheco
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Bournemouth Sheffield game is championship standard

  26. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Meyer is Palace's best player till now

    1. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      yeah, by far, looking much better than last season

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      ^^
      This

    3. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Is that a statement about his quality or the lack thereof around him?

  27. Patson Dabaka
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    If Rico nails down that spot he's gonna be gold. This years wan bissaka.

  28. St. Joseph
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    This VAR thing ruined my favourite league!

  29. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Fraser / Wilson > KDB is on for GW3

  30. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Mayer is a bit of a head case but if Zaha leaves Palace i reckon he might be a good fpl pick.