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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. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Where was this supposed "handball" in the Bournemouth game? VAR ref owns Pope?

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

    YES STEVENS! Love that!!

  3. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    OMG STEVENSSSSSSS

  4. evilfish
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Damn, I have the wrong Stephens

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

    Ryan has Stevens in his fpl team, pulled his hands down when he remembered that

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

    Feck off Ryan. So useless to own

  7. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Yes Stevens 😀

  8. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    lol egan, stevens, lundy

    i have o connel

  9. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    EndAaaaa

  10. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    And I got Egan...

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Because he is cheaper. Simples.

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

    Get what you pay for 🙂

    The stats said he was long overdue!

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

      🙂

  12. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Heaven.....

  13. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Did Kelly to Stevens this week

  14. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Meanwhile, the Pope saves, miraculously...

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    STEVENS I LOVE YOU

  16. ‘Tis the Season
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Fack sakes

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

    Maupay G

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

    Maupay

    VAR PENDING

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

      That’s disgusting

  19. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    SHU cs wiped

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

    Looks like Grealish is going to blank here.

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Seriously, it’s been 30min bleedin minutes! Impatient much bud.... it will come

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Maupay G

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

    Thats been coming for weeks now for Stevens!! Hes been close to returns for weeks

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

    Hahahaha

  24. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Lundstrum CS gone

  25. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    MAUPAAAAAAAAAAAY owner in heaven!

  26. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ah that's better. ML rival with triple SU defence and no Enda Stevens

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

    NO SHEFF CS

    WOOOOHOOOOO

  28. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Double SHU defence 🙁

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

      At least with Stevens...

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

    Hate you very much Maupay