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Mee absent from Burnley squad as Clarets seek third consecutive clean sheet

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Ben Mee (£5.0m) is the most notable absentee from Sunday’s early kick-off at Turf Moor between Burnley and Sheffield United.

The centre-back, previously an ever-present for the Clarets, misses out with a thigh injury.

Over 5,000 FPL managers had plumped for Mee’s services ahead of the Gameweek 33 deadline. The defender hauled 15 points in Gameweek 32 as his goal secured a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Kevin Long (£4.3m) deputises for the Burnley captain. Nick Pope (£5.0m) owners will be hoping that Mee’s absence doesn’t make Sean Dyche’s team easier to breach.

Jack Cork (£4.9m) is also sidelined, so Josh Brownhill (£4.8m) continues in central midfield while defender Erik Pieters (£4.2m) keeps his place on the left side of midfield.

Returning to the Burnley line-up is Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m), who missed out in GW32 through injury. That pushes Dwight McNeil back into midfield, with the £6.1m man operating from the right-hand side of Dyche’s 4-4-2.

Chris Wood (£6.1m) and Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.9m) are part of the Clarets’ 20-man matchday squad. Neither player has featured for the club since the Premier League restarted.

Sheffield United are unchanged from their 3-1 victory at home to Spurs on Thursday.

The big news from Chris Wilder’s point-of-view is that Jack O’Connell (£4.6m) returns from injury to take a place on the substitutes’ bench.

The Blades boss ruled out John Lundstram (£4.7m), John Fleck (£4.7m) and Luke Freeman (£5.0m) for ‘a couple of weeks’ in his pre-match press conference.

Burnley XI: Pope; Taylor, Tarkowski, Long, Bardsley; Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Rodriguez, Vydra.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 33+

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  1. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Will Bournemouth get another point this season? There’s a really tasty run of fixtures to attack that defence especially if you have money up top

    Kane
    Vardy
    KdB Mahrez
    Ings
    Everton (had to break down somewhere)

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    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They'll probably beat Spurs.

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      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        United were good for sure but think that was as much about Bournemouth. Palace and Newcastle made them look dumb too 🙂

        Only Wolves struggled

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    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Looks fairly bleak with their defence.. can't see any clean sheets anyway!

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  2. DeathoftheParty
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Desperate for that Burnley cleanie... Deeeeeesperate.

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    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How desperate? What are you willing to do for it

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      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Bad things... If you're the VAR ref hit me up.

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      2. No Kane No Gain
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Watch the game kind of desperate

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

    Go play in traffic hendo you useless blanket...

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

    Pope make some saves asap..

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That would involve Sheff United being capable of having a shot

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  5. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    team news??

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    1. Hazz
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lascelles starts

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      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Woohoo!!!

        (Don’t know why I am celebrating, he’s bound to concede)

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  6. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope 5.5 next year. Priced out.

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    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      5.0 more likely imo. Burnley is still Burnley.

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  7. Sim Simma
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    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    NEW: Dubravka, Manquillo, Krafth, Fernández, Lascelles, Saint-Maximin, Shelvey, Joelinton, Hayden, Almirón, Gayle
    Subs: Darlow, Rose, Schär, Yedlin, Bentaleb, Lazaro, Matthew Longstaff, Ritchie, Carroll

    WHU: Fabianski, Fredericks, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Diop, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Lanzini, Fornals, Antonio
    Subs: Randolph, Balbuena, Masuaku, Johnson, Wilshere, Noble, Xande Silva, Ajeti, Yarmolenko

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lascelles 🙂

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    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Andy Carroll benched 😯

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      1. Lukakuna
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        That's my TC out the window

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    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Damn, stay on the bench Ritchie

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      1. nolard
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nah, he needs to get on asap, as Alonso also was benched.

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        1. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          same - Dunk coming in for Alonso but last sub is Robinson

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    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bringing in Ritchie on WC must be one of mine worst decisions this year, first injury now glued to the bench.
      Wish that muppet Bruce were bit more honest about Ritchies fitness.

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  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lascelles Starte

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  9. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    After all these GWs with Taylor's points on bench..

    Burnley hooolllddddd

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  10. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone else starting Watford defender next week. Norwich haven’t scored in 5!

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I have Masina
      But Watford are also shite

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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Masina was benched yesterday. I have Kiko.

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        1. DandyDon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Hoping for Kiko haul!

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    2. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Foster

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      1. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Foster owners due a break, even my Patrício pick hasn’t been that bad!

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    3. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No better time to score than against Watford.

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  11. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Shelvey (c) lets goo lad!

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  12. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    lascelles blocking jammy Saka pts. You love to see it.

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

      Blocking my Soy 7....switched at the last moment

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  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sheffield United doing anything?

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Doing their best to finish 12th

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  14. Lukakuna
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Laaaaaaaaaaaaascelles

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  15. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I need to construct some sort of bad-ass differential WC team

    How does this look? Bench boosting week after this one.

    Pope / Fabianski

    Doherty / Azpilicueta / VVD / Aurier / Holgate

    Fernandes / Martial / Foden / Willian / Salah

    Vardy / Kane / Greenwood

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Looks good

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    2. FPL Emu
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Let me add that this is more of a differential team in mini league terms

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      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeh thats the ideal differential front 3 rn imo, would love to own both Kane and Vardy for the next few weeks

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  16. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best defender for 5.4 or under? Aurier?

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    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Already have awb and wolves defence

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    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Gomez

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    3. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Burnley defender

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    4. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not Ritchie, apparently

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  17. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    get Pope off now.

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    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Burnley coming under a lot of pressure. But only 1 save so far.

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  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captain

    A. KDB
    B.Fernandes
    C. Salah
    D. Kane

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  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can't wait for the Lascelles auto-sub for Saiss...

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  20. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lascelles starts - might need that point or two off my bench later

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  21. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fingers crossed KDB gets a complete rest from this evening's game

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      hopefully

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    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I think I’d triple cap possibly if that was the case

      Even with minutes from th bthe nah

      But that GW38 NOR fixture screams KDB 2G 2A If he got the start there

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    3. PastaFasul
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Doubtful...10 minute cameo

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

      Switched from KDB to Mahrez on my FH so hopefully. KDB has started 27 of 29 games when he has been available this season so a rest in the league is rare.

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    5. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He did take a knock last game. And Man City will be thinking about the CL, not the PL.

      Pep should put him on the bench, race into a 2 or 3 goal lead, and leave him there.

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  22. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I wonder when they will concede...

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  23. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Thinking to next season who do you think the staples will be/what kinda team do you think you will get?
    Heres mine so far
    Pope
    TAA - Saiss - AWB
    KDB - Bruno - Pulisic - Salah -? (Martial/Mane)
    Jimi - ? - ? (Ings/Vardy/Rashford)

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    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Thats literally just everyones current team..

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        lol true

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hendsrson (at Utd)
      TAA (8 mil)
      KDB Ziyech Bruno
      Werner Greenwood

      Salah and Mane will be strikers finally

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      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        If they play on the wings they're not strikers in fpl tho..

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Auba is 😉

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      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thats alot of faith in two unproven PL assets

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    3. robredo10
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Even without the question marks and subs, that team alone will probably cost £100m

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      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        True, all their prices gonna go way up otherwise it'll be super template again

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      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Its not too unrealisitc, filling some questions marks is hard, and yes prices will rise alot.

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    4. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ings, Greenwood etc. will be priced much higher.
      Martial may be classified as a forward, finally.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Rash, Martial and Green all forwards? I cant see Rash being moved to midfield by FPL

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    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Leeds GK, 4.0 (8.5)
      TAA, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5 4.5 (26.0)
      KDB (perma), Bruno, 7.5, 5.0, 4.5 (39.0)
      Rashford, Ings, Jimmy (26.5)

      There may not be any need for any other captain with KDB on pens, DFKs & Corners... Bruno/Rash can back him up

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'd like a Leeds keeper, but I cant miss out on Pope again..

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  24. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Let’s go team Fabianski!!

    **Tumbleweed

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  25. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just travelled forward in time and Pope still hasn’t conceded a goal December 2021. Get him in lads.

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  26. CarsonYeung
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Nick Pope is a terrorist, big points every GW after Burnley's first team squad of 12 players nick a 1-0 win every game

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  27. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    They were complaining about Poch while his main left back is benched in NUFC

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

    Lascelles blocking my Pieters haul 😡

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    1. Dont give a fuchs
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hi Chucky. Just looked you are from Pakistan too. Nice OR!

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  29. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Maguire really a better centre back than Tarkowski?

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  30. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lascelles cut my assss

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