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22 February 2020 1409 comments
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The Fantasy Premier League focus is likely to be on Southampton this afternoon as Aston Villa travel to the south coast.

Danny Ings (£7.1m) has featured in the captaincy conversation this week and starts the game alongside differential option Shane Long (£4.6m).

With Nathan Redmond (£6.2m) out injured, it’s Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) and Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m) on the wings while Kyle Walker-Peters‘ (£4.4m) absence means another start at right-back for James Ward-Prowse (£5.7m).

That could be good news for Jack Grealish (£6.7m) and Matt Targett (£4.4m) who occupy the left-flank for Aston Villa, as Dean Smith welcomes Tyrone Mings (£4.5m) back from tonsillitis.

Sean Dyche has been forced into arguably his second-choice front-line for Gameweek 27 as Chris Wood (£6.2m) misses out through injury.

That means a strike-partnership for Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) and Matej Vydra (£5.3m) for the first time in the Premier League this season.

Bournemouth come to Turf Moor lined up in a 4-3-3 formation with Eddie Howe making some changes.

Adam Smith (£4.3m) goes in at left-back which means a benching for Diego Rico (£4.3m) while Ryan Fraser (£6.8m) is also among the substitutes, with Josh King (£6.1m) and Harry Wilson (£5.8m) playing either side of Callum Wilson (£7.4m).

As per usual, the injury updates from the Cherries were handed out at team news time rather than in Eddie Howe’s press conference.

The club’s official Twitter account revealed on Saturday afternoon that Nathan Aké (£4.8m) and Jefferson Lerma (£4.8m) both miss out with knocks.

John Lundstram (£5.0m) remains a bench option for Chris Wilder who, as per usual, names an unchanged side as Brighton come to Bramall Lane.

Graham Potter has lined his troops up in a 4-4-2 formation, with both Glenn Murray (£5.4m) and Neal Maupay (£5.8m) handed starts in Sheffield.

Christian Benteke (£5.7m), who has shown some slight form recently, leads the Crystal Palace attack supported by Wilfried Zaha (£6.8m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.0m).

Martin Kelly (£4.2m) is also back for Crystal Palace, although is named only on the bench.

Steve Bruce hands another start to Danny Rose (£5.3m) while Matt Ritchie (£5.3m) continues to be used as an impact sub.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Vydra, Rodriguez.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; A Smith, S Cook, Francis, Stacey; Gosling, Surman, Billing; J King, C Wilson, H Wilson.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Cahill, Dann, J Ward; McCarthy, McArthur, Kouyaté; Zaha, Benteke, Ayew.

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Rose, Fernández, Lascelles, Schär, Lazaro; Almirón, Bentaleb, S Longstaff, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

Sheffield Utd XI: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Berge, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens; Sharp, McBurnie.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Schelotto, Dunk, Webster, Duffy, Burn; Bissouma, Propper, Mooy; Maupay, Murray.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Ward-Prowse, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Smallbone, Hojbjerg, Armstrong, Djenepo; Long, Ings.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Konsa, Mings, Hause; Guilbert, Douglas Luiz, Nakamba, Targett; El Ghazi, Grealish, Samatta.

  1. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Hilson scores. RMT tool was right in suggesting him

  2. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Nooooooo

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yeeeeeees

  3. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Stephens almost

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Oh come onnnn

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

    Better stand.

  5. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    H Wilson goal ruled out...for a Burnley penalty...Ouch!

  6. Maddi Son
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    DISALLOWED!

  7. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty to Burnley.

    H.Wilson goal not given.

  8. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Omg twice in one game! Mad

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Hahahaha

  10. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    If VAR overrules this then Pope owners are the luckiest people on the planet.

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Great Ryan hand.

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    YES!!! Burnley cleanie gone 🙂

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Incorrect. Ruled out by VAR. Burnley penalty given instead.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Check again 😉

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Surely can't disallow the next one!

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      No way, you have to be joking, oh well it's a good sign it will go 🙂

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pen to Burnley

  14. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I brought in Pope this week and in not gonna lie, I feel rather fortunate at the moment

  15. Miniboss
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    VAR takes away another BOU goal??

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

      1. Miniboss
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        This is ridiculous once again

  16. sunzip14
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    What's going on at Burnley?

    1. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pope taking a pen by the sound of it!

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      There's going to be claret everywhere if it ends like this.

  17. beric
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope to take the pen?

  18. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    God I hate you Pope

  19. Sif
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    VARnley!

  20. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ah feck off var

  21. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Scenes

  22. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Flecking close.

  23. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Did Pope win the pen?

  24. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope clean sheet is destiny today - VAR is a farce

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Its destiny. Even double digit score is destiny

    2. Maddi Son
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Cheer up, you get your Lundy 1 point soon. Swings and all that

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Terible. Var saves Pope owners

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Or you could say the rules of football saved us

  26. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pleeeeease Ramsdale

  27. kamdaraji
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    WTF!!!!!!!!!

  28. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Who won the pen?

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope has 7 lives left

  30. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I want VAR in my team