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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. The Man Pastore
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison captain, what was I thinking...

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

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

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

    Yes, Villa 🙂

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Sheffield United have conceded 30 goals in the league this season

    20% of those have been to Man Utd

    #Nemesis

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

      #HendersonEffect

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        A cunning strategy by Ole the sly old fox

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

      That’s because Henderson can’t play against United

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        #AgentHenderson

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      10% to Newcastle 😆

  4. JELLYFISH
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Get in Elmo

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

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

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

      Who did u captain

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

        Bruno..

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

    Lacelles what an absolute waste

    Never starting him again

    1. The Habib Beyes
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Lol the state of you

  7. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Need another Jimi goal.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      This!

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

      That or DCL

  8. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Yes, Ritchie CS banked 🙂

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

    Holgate 7pter staring at Lascelles from the bench.

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

      I played him over Taylor 😀

  10. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ritchie 8 pointer only silver lining

  11. Under my Cucurella
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      Nah you don’t deserve that for benching him really

      1. Under my Cucurella
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month 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
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Villa might as well score again

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

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

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

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

    1. Party time
      6 years, 1 month ago

      😆

      My bad 🙂

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

        Joking all love here 😉

  16. Tcheco
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Wow Ritchie clean sheet banked 🙂

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      But of a result that 🙂

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Bit

  17. JBG
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

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

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

  18. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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.

  19. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Score Norwich

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

    Will Wan Bissaka kerp his 2 BAPS?

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

      Should.

    2. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like it

  21. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Feel silly benching Patricio.

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

  22. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Elmo 7 pointer sitting 2nd on the bench.

  23. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Hoping for Norwich and SHU goals now

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Shu has to score

  24. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month 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
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Erm, Lascelles last GW ?

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

        Well I didn't have him Simma 😀

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

    BIG red arrow incoming 🙁

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

    DCL to play 90 😀

  27. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

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

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    VVD 15ter to save the GW

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

    LR12 up to 77th in the world

    Go on son, win the damn thing

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Unreal - guy knows his FPL Onions

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

    didnt expect so many bruno captains

    Jiminez not a popular choice?

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

      Assumed Man U would score more than Wolves - check

      Assumed Bruno would be significantly involved in said goals - WRONG