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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.

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  1. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    The Saints-Sheffield game is soo good. End to end stuff!

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Good one 🙂

    2. Mr Peanutbutter
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      we'll have to take your word on that

    3. Bartowski
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Great! First min I've watched more exciting than first 20 of the Chelsea Wolves game.

  2. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Reckon the average points will be low this weekend.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      All depends on how Man City do really.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        True.

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      If your average posts this weekend were low we would all be happy

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        See you captained Sterling.

  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Rashford more interesting that Son IMO. Cheaper and on pens.

    Plus Man Utd score goals - only Liverpool and Man City have scored more goals than Man Utd and only Liverpool and Man City have a higher xG than Man Utd.

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Are lols still banned during game time cause I feel like one for this.

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        I can get KDB for £9.5m. Plus Mane / Salah, plus Sterling / Aguero. I don't have loads of slots for £9m+ players. Especially for a player in a team that usually has difficulty scoring goals against teams who park the bus.

      2. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        they're banned? Jeez, that's just sad..

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Lol

    3. ‘Tis the Season
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Utter rubbish

    4. JonBoy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      That xG is massively skewed by all their penalties.

    5. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      There is a XG minus pens then they are probably worst

    6. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Martial maybe, yeah.

    7. Canary_Kid
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Haha

  4. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Leicester can’t get out.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      good film

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Perfect for Vardy. Knock one over the top and hit Man Utd on the counter.

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      A Schmichael goal kick is all it takes 🙁

  5. hueycho
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Can kane score today?

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Yar

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Hopefully not, no.

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Yes

  6. BIind Moth
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Need to make hay while the Son shines. Doubt he'll ever be this low ownership for the rest of the season.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Yep. Big ownership rise likely incoming

  7. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Sad to see our best player vs Brighton, Djenepo, being forcd to play LWB. Struggling to defend. Wonder why wont Ralph play Vokins.
    Adams hit the post. His goal is coming!'

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      McGoldick had a one on one saved by Gunn too a while back.

    2. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      I appreciated your posts in pre season but Im glad I dont listen to fan hype. Adams would have been a really bad pick from the start of the seasosn.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        Cheers, I freely admit I was over the top.
        Yeah, needed to adjust to PL longer than I thought. Honestly think he's just a goal away from exploding

  8. CaTriEm
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Have a grand total of 2 players from the 3pm kick-offs and they're both defenders, every goal alert is going to be accompanied by a little prayer that it wasn't a player with much FPL ownership.

  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Hilarious how high and mighty some folks can get on here.

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Just don’t like teenagers whinging about rubbish is all..

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        Again, you act like I'm the only person who ever has anything negative to say. Saying "Oh bugger" when someone I was considering but don't own scores is no crime, and hardly (I'm sure) as irritating as "captain fail" or "GW over" posts after 45 mins of the first game, for example.

        Or trolls just fishing for replies, like you often do.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 days ago

          Bro it’s just every single time a player whom you don’t own scores points you complain. Just accept you can’t own them all. This game is based on percentages and probabilities. It’s a harsh reality. Accept it and you will be more accepted here

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      You’ll get your turn

    3. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Tone down the amount whine posts and no one will care. You are in a class of your own in regards to pointless whining, thats why people react.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 days ago

        No chance lol. Nice try though.

  10. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Spurs goal
    Own goal

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      In off PVA

  11. ‘Tis the Season
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Aurier goal

    1. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Assist

  12. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    PVA OG, Aurier assist. Perfect 🙂

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      Ruining pva's place near the top of defenders

  13. Mr Peanutbutter
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    pva og

  14. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Spurs are back!

  15. tucaoneo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    PVA essential

    1. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      That attacking threat

  16. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    pva you clown

  17. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Regretting captaining Kane

  18. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Son goal!!!!

  19. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Flup
    No So. Assist if this is og?

  20. Respect My Authoritah
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    3-0 Spurs

  21. Mr Peanutbutter
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    son brace

  22. _Ninja_
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Son again

  23. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Aurier assist I think

  24. tucaoneo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Oh my f**king God Son

  25. BIind Moth
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Sonnnnnnnnnnnnn

  26. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Son again on my god

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 days ago

      told you 😀 😉

  27. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Bye KDB

  28. ‘Tis the Season
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Time to get son in for sure. On fire!

  29. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Son again. Not so perfect

  30. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 days ago

    Son loves Palace

    Brace. 3-0.