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

      Hey I had him since slow WC

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Yess well said

    3. Kroos Kontrol
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

    4. Legendary!
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      oop always come good

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

      No way was i switching

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

      Easy way to confirm everyone on here is a mug.

    3. seanie3
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      owning both is the way forward..

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

        Both and Bruno?

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    A. Barnes to Martial for -4

    B. Play Nketiah

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      B

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno on 9bps at the moment
    1 above Jagielka

    1. Party time
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

  4. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Martial and wan bissaka in every draft. Feel sick.

    1. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      How many times have you puked today?

  5. I Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Very true

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

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

    3. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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

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

    Come on Bruno(C)

    Prove us that your not just a penalty merchant

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Just a glorified Mark Noble?

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

        😀
        Milivojevic

  7. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. Greek Freak
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Correction. I've owned him 4 times lol.

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

      Same

    4. Party time
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Oops

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

      I'm torned up now between Martial and Rashford 😀

  8. michaelington
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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!
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on 7 -4 from 8 players.

      In your face.

      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        *at

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

          oh yeah, whoops!

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

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

    4. One More Hit
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

    5. Kroos Kontrol
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I feel happy after reading this post

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

      3. michaelington
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month 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
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Did it take you 10 years to realise this?

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

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

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

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

      Robbed? The offside one?

      1. Fudgy
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Liverpool fan defending var 😆

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

          Man with working eyes.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      "Robbed"

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. Fudgy
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Unlucky

  10. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ahem ahem

    Rashford Son vs Kane Martial

    It's close huh

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

      Martial needs a better partner 😉

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

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

      2. Fpl_Juggernaut
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 1 month 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
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Look at the upcoming fixtures.

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

          1. Fpl_Juggernaut
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

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

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 1 month 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
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

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

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

        Really ??
        Cheers

        Both LW vs Strikers ....

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

            Okay
            I'm going for Rashford !

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 1 month ago

              Nice one!

        2. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

        3. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

            Ha ha

          2. Amey
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month 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
              • 17 Years
              6 years, 1 month 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
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

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

              2. Amey
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 1 month ago

                Maybe next GW is ours 😀

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Let's see and see you on the other side

  11. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Any new link for the Scoutcast Matchday?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

  12. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    8 points from Soy on the bench.

  13. The 12th Man
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Siggy on

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Bernard off

      1. The 12th Man
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Aye

      2. The 12th Man
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        It’s Davies off.

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Davies actually. BBC error.

    2. The Pesci challenge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully opens it up more for Richarlison and DCL

  14. AC Pilkington
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Any leaks on Liverpool line ups?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Alisson starts.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Leak going round mane salah and minimio . Bobby benched

  15. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. seanie3
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      same every gw for the last 10 years or more

  16. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Honey moon phase likely over

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

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

        1. Guru Mediation
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 1 month 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
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Sorry for speaking bad on your papi

            1. Guru Mediation
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 1 month 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
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

  17. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Love the new look on live fpl

  18. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Party time
      6 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  19. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

  20. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Kudos to anyone who capped Martial

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month 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

  21. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    Hope it pays off

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

      I had him but had to sell to bring Son in

  22. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    RMWCT

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

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

      Isn't Saiss close to getting banned?

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

        Yep, 1 more

      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        I have cover on the bench

    2. seanie3
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

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

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

    LET’S GO BRUNO!

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      ???

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

    Salah, Firmino & Mane starting.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Good guess

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      The 3 best attackers start? Didn't expect it

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

      The Terrifying Triumvirate

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Not in Everton

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

      Wolves playing well, but just lacking that final ball.

  27. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Salah Firmino Mane start

    Via the ever reliable thekophq

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Throw fpl subscribe in the nearest bin. thanks

  28. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

    This is set up for a last minute bournemouth winning goal