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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. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    They should have a penalty fee clause for silly mistake, missed a sitter really.

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

      A pay cut.

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

    Moore of that.

  3. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno Testing the keeper

  4. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone watching Everton? DCL and RIcha looking lively?

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

      Not at all, it's an even game so far.

      DCL had a header that he couldn't keep down earlier but not much other than that.

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

        cheers

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

    Meanwhile, Jeremy Mathieu just messed up his knee and is set to retire... Loved by everyone here in Lisbon...

  6. Yes Don
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Martial. Rash (C) & Fernandes in this. Superb start... But clearly could've been better. Really fancy MUFC for the end of season shift.

    1. Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Did you watch the Rash miss? wide open goal mate

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

        I absolutely did... Hence the 'could've been better'

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

    Anything happening in any other game?

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

    Trashford

  9. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rashford wasting Bruno asist

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

    Rashford screwing up again

  11. pablospicks
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    lol

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

    Rashford having a mare.

  13. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rasford easy chance miss x2

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

    Rashford got the wrong boots on

  15. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    what is rashford doing

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Specsavers tomorrow

  17. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    It's fair to say Rash is off his A-game 😆

  18. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno is such a quality player. Rashford miss hits this time. Someone must of told him that I brought him in 😀

    1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He's got a great knack of winning the ball back to. Does it so often

  19. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus Rashy! How have you missed that!

  20. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Oh my Rash, get that rust off

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

    Get Ighalo on.

  22. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rashford having a shocker

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

    Rash 🙁

    Not even an owner but come on 🙁

  24. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    oh god rashford

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

    Bruno Fernandes reminds me of when Jesus came into the Man City team. Jesus was the action man and he was everywhere in attack. Jesus has become crapper now, so will be interesting to see if Fernandes can keep it up.

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

    Need more Man Utd in my team. Been a few years since I've thought that.

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

    Another big Rashford miss. Could me on for a monster score

  28. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rashford more like Trashlord

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

    Rash too busy auditioning for PM

  30. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Auba > Rash easiest move of the season if United line you like this the rest of the season.