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Manchester United bring out big guns as Wolves switch to 3-4-3

Manchester United line up with a wealth of attacking pace and talent for their Gameweek 31+ meeting with Sheffield United.

Paul Pogba (£8.3m) returns to the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 7 after impressing as a substitute against Spurs.

The Frenchman sits alongside Nemanja Matić (£4.8m) in midfield, supporting a powerful front-four.

Anthony Martial (£8.0m) retains his centre-forward berth, supported by an attacking midfield trio of Marcus Rashford (£8.9m), Bruno Fernandes (£8.7m) and Mason Greenwood (£4.3m).

Simon Moore (£4.3m) comes in for Dean Henderson (£5.3m) in the Sheffield United goal, with rotation taking place elsewhere in the Blades’ side.

Phil Jagielka (£4.1m) comes in for the suspended John Egan (£4.6m), with Jack Robinson (£4.0m) retaining his place in light of Jack O’Connell‘s (£4.6m) recent injury.

Meanwhile, David McGoldrick (£5.4m) and Lys Mousset (£4.5m) are handed rare starts up-front and John Lundstram (£4.9m) is back in midfield.

Wolves look equally dangerous ahead of their meeting with Bournemouth as they go with the 3-4-3 shape that helped them get the 2-0 win over West Ham.

That means a first start since the Premier League resumes for Adama Traoré (£5.7m), supported by Matt Doherty (£6.4m) in a wing-back role.

Diogo Jota (£6.4m) starts once more, supporting Raúl Jiménez (£8.2m) who garnered some captaincy attention for Gameweek 31+.

Owners of Everton assets will be encouraged by the Norwich line-up named by Daniel Farke.

In a big statement of intent, he has dropped Teemu Pukki (£6.5m), Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m) to the bench, opting for largely second-string attackers at Carrow Road.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.5m) and Richarlison (£8.3m) are the main Fantasy draws among Carlo Ancelotti’s men, both starting up-front together in the favoured 4-4-2 formation.

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has shuffled his attacking pack once more, desperate to make a breakthrough at Newcastle.

He has named the same back-four but lines up an attacking midfield trio of Trézéguet (£5.2m) and Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) either side of Jack Grealish (£6.4m) in support of Mbwana Samatta (£5.7m).

Despite the recent upturn in Fantasy interest, out-of-position midfielder Keinan Davis (£4.3m) finds himself on the bench.

Villa face a Newcastle side with the joint-most number of clean sheets in home matches this season, featuring the in-form Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) in attacking midfield with out-of-position FPL defender Matt Ritchie (£5.3m) on the other flank.

There are also starts for budget options Jamaal Lascelles (£4.3m) and Federico Fernandez (£4.6m).

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial.

Sheffield United XI: Moore; Robinson, Jagielka, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McGoldrick, Mousset.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Rose, Lascelles, Fernandez, Manquillo; Hayden, Shelvey; Saint-Maximin, Almirón, Ritchie; Joelinton.

Aston Villa XI: Nyland; Targett, Mings, Hause, Konsa; Luiz, McGinn; Trezeguet, Grealish, El Ghazi; Samatta.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; O Hernandez, Duda, Rupp; Drmic.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Holgate, Keane, Coleman; Bernard, T Davies, Gomes, Iwobi; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez, Traoré.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; A Smith, Aké, S Cook, Stacey; Stanislas, Lerma, L Cook, Billing, Brooks; C Wilson.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 31+

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  1. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Who else got martial becuase they knew he was a good pick and not becuase someone on a podcast said so

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hey I had him since slow WC

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Does not mean I am good at this game ... OOP in form United and good fixtures

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Me. I never listen to twitter . I actually feel they ruin the game. They are the reason everyone got the same team

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yess well said

    3. Kroos Kontrol
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I got him thankfully.

      Was a good pick which is why I got him as 5th big mid, but not gonna lie, part of it was because I couldn't stretch it to Richarlison (Martial hasn't got enough goals from 6-yard box this season). I expected more situations like the ones Rashford missed where he's running at 100 in the box while Martial is on the edge of it, rather than Martial 6 yard goals. Pleasant surprise.

      1. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Genuinely had him in a wildcard draft but was scared to not own Doherty instead.

    4. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Whats this comment supposed to mean? There are 10s of good picks across any position and you can only have 5 mids (for example). What does it matter if you selected a player because you heard a tip from twitter, this site, a podcast or a friend? Or from your own analysis? The points you get from said player is no different because of the recommendation source

    5. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      oop always come good

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No way was i switching

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Easy way to confirm everyone on here is a mug.

    3. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      owning both is the way forward..

      1. Stoic
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Both and Bruno?

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    A. Barnes to Martial for -4

    B. Play Nketiah

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      A

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno on 9bps at the moment
    1 above Jagielka

    1. Party time
        3 years, 10 months ago

        That’s good for owners. He is well up for the baps

    2. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Martial and wan bissaka in every draft. Feel sick.

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        That's issue with making 100s of wildcard drafts, you have everyone at some point.

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        How many times have you puked today?

    3. I Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Fair play to the Martial owners but it's still just one game. Not even that actually, it's just one half. Rashford could've scored twice as well if he had his shooting boots on.

      1. The Pesci challenge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Very true

      2. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Exactly - most on here are so results orientated (over incredibly short time periods) it’s ridiculous.

      3. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Exactly, they will both score well with Bruno and Pogba behind them...only reason I went for martial was the extra cash and point for the goals

    4. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Come on Bruno(C)

      Prove us that your not just a penalty merchant

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Just a glorified Mark Noble?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          😀
          Milivojevic

    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tony Martial has been the story of my season.

      I've owned him 3 times. The most of any player this season. I've missed almost all his hauls, had him in over Bruno who outscored him by a ton before the break so naturally switched to Bruno this week.

      Guess what?

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Can you get him back please to stop any hauls. Cheers.

      2. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Same, I've had Martial for loads of gameweeks, the most he ever got me was single digits.

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Correction. I've owned him 4 times lol.

      3. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Same

      4. Party time
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Oops

        • Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I'm torned up now between Martial and Rashford 😀

      5. michaelington
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Is the comments section just a place to gloat that you made the right pick? Wish I could screenshot half of these and then show them again in a weeks time when said player doesn’t score and the other said player does.

        A large portion of this game is luck, let’s face it. You got lucky this week, we get it, well done.

        1. Legendary!
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          This. Its all well and good when your pick does well but also recognize that even the "best" of picks will not score points (goals, assists, CS etc) in every game. Thats what looking at the bigger picture is all about

        2. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I'm on 7 -4 from 8 players.

          In your face.

          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            *at

            1. RoysCallerAnne
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              oh yeah, whoops!

        3. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          no, it's also a place to moan when you're doing bob

        4. One More Hit
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          No it's also used for RMT posts, reposts and 8 in 10 comments starting with 'guys'

        5. Kroos Kontrol
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Mostly it's people who're happy and wanting to share their happiness (since we don't have fantasy networks in real life generally) with others.

          Some are bad trolls, but a lot of us want to celebrate and be happy. If you're having a bad week, just don't log in during matchday (this is always unrepresentative of the general in FPL) unless you really want to find other people in the same boat and can block everyone else b/c you'll always find someone doing well here - and if you tie that to your happiness then it's gonna be a slog.

          1. Mambino
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            I feel happy after reading this post

          2. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Exactly. It's always been the same on here.

          3. michaelington
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            I suppose it’s celebrating in some ways. I suppose people are different. It just seems like a sore winner mentality. If I have a good week I wouldn’t rub it in everyone’s faces. Each to their own I guess.

        6. Kno
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Did it take you 10 years to realise this?

          Comments around gametime is allways 50% gloating / 50% despair about not picking whichever player

      6. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        If son wasn't robbed of his goal I wouldn't be so upset right now

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Robbed? The offside one?

          1. Fudgy
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Liverpool fan defending var 😆

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Man with working eyes.

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          "Robbed"

        3. Milk, 1 Šuker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Same here Fudge mate, have him as cap'n. Oh well...

          1. Fudgy
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Unlucky

      7. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Ahem ahem

        Rashford Son vs Kane Martial

        It's close huh

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Martial needs a better partner 😉

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Am i being swayed away easily by that Oop CDM ??
            😉

          2. Fpl_Juggernaut
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Why is everyone losing it.. They just scored 2 goals vs a Sheffield "c" team.. City or Liverpool would have scored 8 by now

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Look at the upcoming fixtures.

              You don't have to be City or Pool to score against them

              1. Fpl_Juggernaut
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 10 months ago

                Tbf United are not great against teams that defend deep. They lack cutting edge.. All they have is pace

            2. FPL Blow-In
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Hardly losing it. Haven’t lost in their last 7 games including victories over City and Chelsea. Been playing much better and some big names back fully fit.

              1. Fpl_Juggernaut
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 10 months ago

                Even arsenal had a similar run under emery, doesn't prove anything

                1. FPL Blow-In
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 10 months ago

                  Not quite? You have to play form and fixtures in this game surely.

        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Nah it's not close. I'd still easily take Rashford + Son.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Really ??
            Cheers

            Both LW vs Strikers ....

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              You are United, at least your grav, make up your mind fella

              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 10 months ago

                Okay
                I'm going for Rashford !

                1. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 10 months ago

                  Nice one!

            2. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              But Spurs v SHU next ... so Son Martial it is

            3. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              My Martial/Kane is looking pretty sweet so maybe a bit closer than predicted. 😉
              Makes up for last weeks 'Epic Fail' 😆

              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 10 months ago

                Ha ha

              2. Amey
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 10 months ago

                I'm losing it mate 😀
                Been pathetic at FPL since the Restart
                OR is on the verge of tripling up !!

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  3 years, 10 months ago

                  It's not been easy getting back into it and last weeks BB fail proves it.
                  Couldn't do much worse than I was before lockdown though so the bar wasn't high.

                  1. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 10 months ago

                    Yeah
                    27 points lost because of failed BB activation was so bad .....

                  2. Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 10 months ago

                    Maybe next GW is ours 😀

          2. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Let's see and see you on the other side

      8. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Any new link for the Scoutcast Matchday?

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          If it's like the 1st half there maybe some comedy value.

      9. Feanor
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        7 points so far from Lascelles, Dohery, Fernandes (c), Barnes, Jimenez, and DCL.

        8 points from Soy on the bench.

      10. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Siggy on

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Bernard off

          1. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Aye

          2. The 12th Man
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            It’s Davies off.

          3. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Davies actually. BBC error.

        2. The Pesci challenge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Hopefully opens it up more for Richarlison and DCL

      11. Ci Siamo
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Any leaks on Liverpool line ups?

        1. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Alisson starts.

        2. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Rumour that Bobby gets a rest but let's see.

        3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Leak going round mane salah and minimio . Bobby benched

      12. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Is it only half time right? You'd never tell from here.

        1. seanie3
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          same every gw for the last 10 years or more

      13. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Was hearing reports from the experts on here that everything goes through Bruno

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Honey moon phase likely over

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Not saying he is in the dirt, just saying people ovrhyped him... fully expect more assists

            1. Guru Mediation
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              You're making this judgement off the back of 45 mins whereby he happens to have not contributed m if anyone has an agenda it's you suggesting he's overhyped

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 10 months ago

                Sorry for speaking bad on your papi

                1. Guru Mediation
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 10 months ago

                  You're welcome to criticise, but try making it valid. The game hasn't even ended. It's just emptying trolling isn't it

        2. Guru Mediation
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I mean if you looked at the ball touches and areas of ball touches I reckon this view is proven to be true

      14. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Love the new look on live fpl

      15. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Lol Woy the only one not wearing a mask and he’s nearly 100

        1. Party time
            3 years, 10 months ago

            😆

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          With 2ft’s what do you think of Salah and Ings to Martial and Kane next gw. Still own Manè ?

        3. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Kudos to anyone who capped Martial

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Even having him is good

            But 1 gw means nothing

            This could be his week, the next could be Rashford's, and then Pogba in the week after

            Who even knows if he is the winner this week... a Bruno hatty would change a lot of talk here

        4. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Had AWB in my free hit draft then swapped for Ritchie.

          Hope it pays off

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            I had him but had to sell to bring Son in

        5. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          RMWCT

          Ederson
          TAA - AWB - Aurier - Saiss - Robinson
          Mane - KDB - Son - Martial - Mount
          Rashford - DCL - Connolly

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Isn't Saiss close to getting banned?

            1. SomewhatPleasing
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              Yep, 1 more

            2. pundit of punts
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 10 months ago

              I have cover on the bench

          2. seanie3
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            dont like mount pick or connolly, get the arsenal 4.4m striker and drop ederson to pope to upgrade mount

        6. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Norwich need to score to force DCL and Rich to start performing

        7. Babelcopter
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          LET’S GO BRUNO!

          1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            ???

        8. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Salah, Firmino & Mane starting.

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Good guess

          2. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            The 3 best attackers start? Didn't expect it

          3. SuperMane Returns
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            The Terrifying Triumvirate

        9. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Watching Utd game. Any goals look imminent in the other matches?

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Not in Everton

          2. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Wolves playing well, but just lacking that final ball.

        10. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Salah Firmino Mane start

          Via the ever reliable thekophq

          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Throw fpl subscribe in the nearest bin. thanks

        11. pjomara
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          First Man Utd hat trick since Van Persie in 2013 surely?

        12. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          This is set up for a last minute bournemouth winning goal