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5 July 2020 1085 comments
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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. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    At last. Jam ran out.

    But what a finish that is! He’s been due for a few months Egan

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Just a few months 😆

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

    Don’t worry, Pope will score

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

      Imagine

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope should come forward for a corner and nab a goal

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

      he'll prob get a bap just for thinking about it.

  4. Lukakuna
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    That's it! Selling Pope right this minute

  5. gers23
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Did Egan to Maguire. I suck at this game.

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

    double burnley def 🙁

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Double defence and both rivals own Egan 😎

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

        Ouch.

  7. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Two clean sheet merchants wipe each other out. The irony.

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      The Ultimate Busmans Holiday fixture

  8. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Egan 1st on bench. Picked Saiss over him.

    Sigh.

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

      Why did you pick Saiss over Egan?!

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

      What was the reasoning? As much as people make fun of Arsenal they're still more likely to score than Burnley at any given time...

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

        Arsenal have conceded many goals from set pieces! So that was my reasoning!

  9. King H
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    That feeling when you defender scores !!

    Shame is have Pope also.

    1. fish&chips
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      That feeling when Egan came out on WC and pope came in

  10. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Egan scores a goal in a 1-1 and most likely won’t get any bonus aha this man is so bad in the bps!

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

    Pope CS gone.. season over...

  12. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance Lascelles doesn’t start? 🙁

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

      Only if he gets injured in the warm up

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      If he gets injured in warmup, its possible

    3. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Not anymore

    4. Balls of Steel
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      He starts

  13. dansmusen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    My FH just went a bit sour since i took in Pope and have Egan in my ordinary team (he was playing if no FH)

  14. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Is it just me or does Ben Mee look like he is a White Walker in a Game of thrones poster in the image above?

    1. Supertrooper
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      For me he manages to look like an even more washed up mac caulkin

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Ya I see it too now lol

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

    My defence - DDG 1 Saiss 0 Stevens 2

    My bench - Egan 9

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

      Egan will come in then, nice

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

        Hahahaha I wish. Saiss played and gave that 0.

  16. Shark Team
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Where are all the "POPE IS THE BEST GK FOR THE REST OF SEASON" hiding rn?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Right here laughing at you

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Still is

    3. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      All still here

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Hasn’t changed. Pope is so good, Even when he doesn’t keep a clean sheet, he keeps a clean sheet.

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

    Am I dreaming?

    Did Egan just score?

    How many BAPS for him?

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

      1 if he's lucky but you can't have everything.

    2. JohnnyCroat
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Could be zero - he did not have an amazing first half, but following from commentary of the game, this is only his second goal ever for the club? His last one being before promotion? I have him, delighted for sure: his only other attacking return this season was an assist. He was just a cheap clean sheet for me.

  18. TheTruth
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Just heard breaking news, the goal will be disallowed after the game. Pope points still stand.

  19. Don Kloppeone
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    White smoke. New Pope needed

  20. marquinhos
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone has the stats for the captaincy percentages this GW?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pope was 27%

  21. Botman
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Triple Captain active.
    Fernandes VC
    Egan 1st sub.
    Please if there is a fantasy god. Rest Mo Salah!

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

      Ill get 26 points if salah is out completely, stranger things have happened

  22. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Get forward Pope!

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

    Now then I will KDB has a rest, Egan first sub

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

      *let

  24. JONALDINHO
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Pope, Taylor and Robinson. In the most dry game and its still 1-1...

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

    I really bet on Wolves beating Arsenal, and it's cost me this week.

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

      Same. Played Doherty and Patricio. Should have split the risk and played Martinez instead. Oh well

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

        I sold Martinez for Pope, rather than DCL to Greenwood.

  26. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Turgid stuff from 2 of the least entertaining sides in the PL.
    Effective though points wise.

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

      Sheffield United are typically fine to watch

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

        Far better to watch than brighton notwich villa for sure

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Obviously didn't read the post properly .
          "Two of the " .......

      2. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        He's hated us from the start :p. Clearly didn't watch the spurs game

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

          Is he that grumpy shu wont finish in top half fellow?

          1. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            The objective SHU won't finish in the top half fellow.

        2. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          That's your rose tinted perception and a sweeping generalisation.

        3. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Just feel that you need correcting on your assumptions.
          1. Show me a post which states hatred against SHU. You won't find one.
          2. Did watch the Spurs game. SHU played very well. Is the implication from yourself that entertainment value is based one one game ? Maybe you should look more closely at the comments of many others on here genrrally regarding the style of football SHU play or do you just prefer to ignore that ?

          You do need to make observations based on fact as opposed to clear supposition.

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

    I remember the last time owning Egan when he got a red card

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

    Peope owners finally get what they paid for

  29. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    How many baps for Pope?

  30. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    John Egan’s oul fella had a great eye for goal too.

    Legend.........
    https://youtu.be/SNEF0Qq1Vo8

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

      Deadly

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

      Wow