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Wan-Bissaka comes through injury to start against Leicester

Manchester United’s injury situation appears not quite as bad as first feared as Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) starts at right-back against Leicester.

The player had been flagged with a back injury in the week but has been declared fit for the first XI.

However, Paul Pogba (£8.5m), Anthony Martial (£7.7m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m) are indeed missing for the Red Devils.

Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) starts the match in a central role supported by Daniel James (£6.2m), Juan Mata (£6.4m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m), which means substitute Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) still awaits his first league start of the campaign.

There are very few surprises for opponents Leicester other than Demarai Gray (£5.3m) coming in for his first Premier League start of the season, featuring alongside Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) and James Maddison (£7.1m) in a front-three.

Mason Mount (£6.4m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) hold their places in the Chelsea team despite concerns about Champions League rotation setting in.

The changes come elsewhere in the side as it looks like Frank Lampard has opted for a 3-5-2 formation to match Wolves.

Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) makes a much-anticipated return in central defence, joined in the middle by Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) and Fikayo Tomori (£4.5m).

With Emerson (£5.5m) ruled out, Marcos Alonso (£6.2m) returns at left wing-back with Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) on the opposite flank.

Opponents Wolves have restored Diogo Jota (£6.3m) to the starting line-up while Adama Traoré (£5.0m) is at right-back and Jesus Vallejo (£4.9m) and Romain Saïss (£4.4m) come in at centre-back.

Callum Robinson (£5.3m) is fit enough only for the bench for Sheffield United but David McGoldrick (£5.5m) is able to come through and start alongside Oli McBurnie (£5.9m).

John Lundstram (£4.2m) keeps his place in midfield, even as John Fleck (£4.9m) returns from injury, Luke Freeman (£5.4m) the man to make way.

Meanwhile, Southampton’s defensive situation looks a little unclear ahead of kick-off.

They have named three centre-backs in their team, Jan Bednarek (£4.5m), Jannik Vestergaard (£5.1m) and Maya Yoshida (£4.4m) but there is no recognised left-back in the starting line-up.

It is thought either Japanese international Yoshida will play that role in a back-four, or central midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.9m) will fulfil it in a five-man defence.

In attack, Che Adams (£5.8m) is flanked by Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) and Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m), who starts despite concerns over a muscle problem.

Finally, it looks as if there’s a different shape for Brighton as they name a 4-3-3 formation. It is possible that Dan Burn (£4.5m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) are at full-back while Pascal Groß (£6.5m) starts in central midfield and Solly March (£4.9m) pushes forward into more familiar territory.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Webster, Duffy, Dunk, Burn; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; Maupay, Murray, March.

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

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, McTominay; James, A Pereira, Mata; Rashford.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury, Tielemans, Ndidi; D Gray, Vardy, Maddison.

Sheffield Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Cédric; Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Højbjerg; Djenepo, Adams, Boufal.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Sissoko, Winks; Lamela, Eriksen, Son; Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Cahill, Sakho, van Aanholt; Townsend, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Schlupp; Zaha, Ayew.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Vallejo, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Moutinho, Neves, Saïss, Traoré; Jiménez, D Jota.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Christensen, Rüdiger, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Mount, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Willian, Abraham.

1,783 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Still nothing for Mount then?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Should have got Tammy instead .. Muhahaha

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Truly.

  2. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    TAMMY I LOVE YOU. Guardin angel saving my week

  3. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Going to be a big red arrow for me with mount over Abraham 🙁

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Oh yes. Same boat

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Jorginho assist machine

  5. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wait, Tammy Abraham has scored 7 goals in 3 matches?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Golden boot

  6. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    WC time

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Remember to wash your hands.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        And drop Matip

      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        🙂

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not living in denial anymore? 😛

  7. Alan Watts
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Did Mount get an assist yet???

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wolves torn to shreds without Boly

  9. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy welcome to my team. Mount goodbye.

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    One guy in my ML getting everything right every week. Brought in Tammy this weekend, probably going into top 1k now. Meanwhile I will have a red arrow to 2m

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This post made me smile.

  11. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    That Tammy hatrick hurts

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No.. it's brilliant.

      1. JonBoy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That's what I thought.

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It does

  12. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy not playing fully in those first two games has mugged me right off 😀

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Switched to Final Score on BBC One. Micah Richards and Dion Dublin saying Spurs have to do with what they have, now the transfer window is closed, as if Spurs have a rubbish squad.. It is not exactly a bad squad. All they are missing is a good backup for Kane.

    GK: Lloris, Gazzaniga
    LB: Rose, Davies
    RB: Aurier, KWP
    CB: Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Foyth
    DM: Dier, Wanyama
    CM: Ndombele, Lo Celso, Winks, Sissoko
    LM: Son, Sessegnon
    RM: Lamela, Moura
    AM: Eriksen, Alli
    FW: Kane

  14. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I love you Tammy

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Be a hard call to sell Pukki for Abraham

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah. I'm considering though, from GW7 maybe.

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I did it last week.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero benched then I reckon. That will be the most unexpected move I reckon given the expectations around KDB and Sterling.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No no no no...

    3. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      oh jesus

    4. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero and Sterling benched?

    5. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        oh dear

      • Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        My guess is Sterling or KdB 😀

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pep was singing Sterlings praises earlier. Surely not him

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            That makes it more likely its him 😀

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        The most surprising thing would be a full strength team

    6. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      what are ya thoughts?

      Have exact cash to do this for a - 4

      Barnes & Matip > Tammy & Aurier

      thoughts?

      1. International Richard
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I would

      2. MTPockets
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Incredibly kneejerk, but not necessarily bad

        • TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          A GW late.
          May as well see what happens midweek.

        • HonestBlatter
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Barnes agains NOR next GW so no

          1. the dom 1
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            have pukki

      3. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pope save point 😎

        1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Don't knock my second best performer 😉

      4. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        United haven’t even looked like conceding. Showing why they have the best xGc in the league.

        1. MITHRRANDIRR
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Except in the first minute.

      5. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        mount cs BANKED

        the essential chelsea asset

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Is he off? Christ...

      6. Je suis le chat
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        TAA and 4.4 to Kelly and Tammy for -4?

        1. GE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          No

      7. GE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Jota and Martial -> Tammy and max 6.7

        1) D. James
        2) Mount
        3) Lanizini
        4) Iwobi
        5) Other?0

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          3

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          5 McGinn

      8. dshv
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Where is mount in that game damnnnnn...

      9. FER FUSCH AKE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        A man united fan here who has just realized that I shoved Wan B third on bench and played KWP.

      10. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No Sterling or KDB for Lund points please.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          What points?

      11. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Vardy you f***. C'mon

      12. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Leicester pushing for the equaliser.

      13. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Maddison, Barnes, Kane pls score pts

      14. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lundstram clean sheet absolutely destroyed.

        1. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOoOoOOoOOo

        2. tucaoneo
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          This GW keeps getting better and better

      15. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        shiiite