Dugout Discussion

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+

1,751 Comments Post a Comment
  1. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Richarlison captain, what was I thinking...

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

      That you'd get one over on us Bruno captainers? 😀

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

    Yes, Villa 🙂

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Sheffield United have conceded 30 goals in the league this season

    20% of those have been to Man Utd

    #Nemesis

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      #HendersonEffect

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        A cunning strategy by Ole the sly old fox

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That’s because Henderson can’t play against United

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        #AgentHenderson

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

      10% to Newcastle 😆

  4. JELLYFISH
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Get in Elmo

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

    Need that Salah blank now!!! I’m on my knees.

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

      Who did u captain

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

        Bruno..

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

    Lacelles what an absolute waste

    Never starting him again

    1. The Habib Beyes
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Lol the state of you

  7. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Need another Jimi goal.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This!

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That or DCL

  8. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Yes, Ritchie CS banked 🙂

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Holgate 7pter staring at Lascelles from the bench.

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

      I played him over Taylor 😀

  10. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ritchie 8 pointer only silver lining

  11. School of Poch
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Need a SHU goal to make me feel better about AWB on the bench

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

      Nah you don’t deserve that for benching him really

      1. School of Poch
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I get you. But I started Doherty, Aurier and Saiss - I didn't see Utd against Spurs so wasn't sure of his threat.

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

    And there goes Newcastle's clean sheet with 5 mins to go. It's just unreal this. CN we have lockdown back please and no football!!

  13. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Come on Villa might as well score again

  14. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    now my Lascelles bench point looking less painful. Still got Holgate though

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

    New article: Hakim Ziyech won't be quiet about Martial

    1. Party time
        3 years, 10 months ago

        😆

        My bad 🙂

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

          Joking all love here 😉

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

      Wow Ritchie clean sheet banked 🙂

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        But of a result that 🙂

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Bit

    3. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ffs... Why did I take out Soyuncu for Lascelles :/. Shouldn't have listened to people here XD.

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

        Lol FPL is designed to troll you, doesn't matter who you listen to

    4. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This is another one of those game weeks which looks great on paper but going to score less than 50 points most likely. Got all the wrong players. Maybe Liverpool to save the day again.

    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Score Norwich

    6. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Will Wan Bissaka kerp his 2 BAPS?

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

        Should.

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

        Looks like it

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

      Feel silly benching Patricio.

      Played Pope instead of Wolves double wit Saiss, bad decision.

    8. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Elmo 7 pointer sitting 2nd on the bench.

    9. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hoping for Norwich and SHU goals now

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Shu has to score

    10. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Newcastle, what a useless team.. never had someone from them do good when I think about it

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

        Erm, Lascelles last GW ?

        1. Zilla
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Well I didn't have him Simma 😀

    11. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      BIG red arrow incoming 🙁

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

      DCL to play 90 😀

    13. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      And Cantwell on for a 1 pointer. FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!

    14. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      VVD 15ter to save the GW

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

      LR12 up to 77th in the world

      Go on son, win the damn thing

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Unreal - guy knows his FPL Onions

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

      didnt expect so many bruno captains

      Jiminez not a popular choice?

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

        Assumed Man U would score more than Wolves - check

        Assumed Bruno would be significantly involved in said goals - WRONG