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£3.9m defender Mitchell keeps van Aanholt on Palace bench for Gameweek 17

Budget Fantasy Premier League defender Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) could be a viable asset once more as he starts against Sheffield United this afternoon.

The left-back lost his place to Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) in Gameweek 7 and went nine league matches without registering a single minute before deputising during the Christmas crush of fixtures.

However, Mitchell is making his second successive start in Gameweek 17, suggesting his return to the side was not entirely a result of Roy Hodgson’s festive rotation.

Should the player impress today, he is likely to become a popular asset in the Fantasy community once more considering his price.

James Tomkins (£4.5m) made his first start of the campaign during the Gameweek 16 draw with Leicester and is back for the second time of asking too.

Hodgson has paired him with Cheikhou Kouyaté (£5.0m) at centre-back while Joel Ward (£ returns at right-back, making his third start in five.

Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) joins van Aanholt on the bench as Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.4m) and Andros Townsend (£5.7m) staff the flanks of midfield either side of Wilfried Zaha (£7.4m) and Christian Benteke (£5.5m).

Interest in Sheffield United players remains extremely low, Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) the most popular at 6.8% ownership.

However, as we have become accustomed too, the former Liverpool man is on the bench today while Oliver Burke (£4.4m) is absent from the matchday squad.

That means the most-fashionable starters for the Blades today are John Egan (£4.7m) and Aaron Ramsdale (£4.7m), selected by just 2.2% and 2.0% respectively.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Tomkins, Kouyaté, J Ward; Schlupp, McArthur, Milivojevic, A Townsend; Zaha, Benteke.

Sheffield Utd XI: Ramsdale; Stevens, Egan, Basham; Osborn, Fleck, Norwood, Ampadu, Bogle; Mousset, McGoldrick.

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  1. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hold Palace!

  2. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Sheffield should have gone for Big Sam

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

      No. They have a good manager, they just don't have the players right now and the system is failing. Some things are more important than premier league status at all costs. They should have faith in wilder and fund him to improve the squad and push again for promotion next year. Not fund someone to undo all the hard work they've done developing something that was quite unique and turn it into absolutely dire football that's worse even than watching your team get relegated

      1. Punty McPuntface
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This is one of the best posts in a long time

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

        Your point in general is correct but Wilder has shown he shouldnt be allowed to make transfer decisions. All his buys have been horrific-

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

          That's not true at all. Unless you base your opinion on FPL rather than winning footbal matches, which is something that up until the last six months Wilder has been spectacularly successfull at. One thing I will say is that the Brewster signing is a bit of a puzzle as he doesn't really seem to be what they needed. Still, everything that has happened in the past six months pales in comparison to what he has achieved. I hope they trust him to rebuild

        2. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          If you knew anything at all about football you would know that he wasn't responsible for selecting the players the club bought.

          1. Digital-Real
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            surely he was part responsible?

  3. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    shoould have bought in Benteke instead of Watkins FFS

  4. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bentekeeeeeee. Yes i have him.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nice punt

  5. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Epic fail going Wood over Benteke

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Hope you’re joking

    2. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm afraid it is . Even if wood scores and Benteke blanks lol

  6. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So only 1 point between Son and Kane cappers, if you had them both.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Have them both. Captained Kane for that extra 1 point.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Son outscored Kane though

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Check again 😉

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Damn! The beer doing it once again. Captained Son!

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Worth 10K at my rank.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, of course it's all relative but not a big gain/loss many would've hoped while choosing one.

  7. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Should i be saving my FH here? Should I sell Taylor to get a Gw18 player?

    Martinez
    Dias Stones
    Bruno Son Grealish
    DCL Kane

    Johnstone Coufal Taylor Dallas Soucek Salah Bamford

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That's 8 good players. I'd sell Taylor for like Bailly and you should be all set.

      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Camry, what’s your gw18 plans? Still FHing?

        1. George Agdgdgwngo
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Camzy*

      2. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        cheers mate

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I would save my FH if I were you. Maybe wait to see what the story is with Taylor though. Next game is 12th so he could make a recovery.

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Cool cheers

  8. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Will Sheffield "beat" Derby's record?

    1. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Very likely

  9. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Schlupp triple captainers unite!!!!!

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

    So there are a few on here that have Benteke.
    2017 all over?

  11. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Can't believe I decided to buy Enda Stevens in FanTeam lol. Plan was to deadend the team in GW18 but it's looking real stupid.

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Stevens from Sheff ?? Very nice call !

  12. h3nh3n
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Current DGW BB team

    only one FT, but please tell me where to improve for the DGW

    Johnstone* Martinez*
    Cresswell* Taylor* Coufal* Mings* James*
    Maddison* Harrison* Son Grealish* Bruno*
    Vardy* Kane Bamford*

    13/15 doubling.

    Looking to maybe switch James for Dallas?

    Please give advice.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Need GW18 to be played for a proper answer.
      You could do better than Dallas probably.

  13. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Benteke from GW20... essential?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      HA.

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

      Definitely

  14. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    69 and Robbo Chilwell Salah to go!

    Can I hit 100? Yes.

    Will I???

    Need it!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      99 if lucky.

  15. Viper
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    @TM

    This is what I referred to as my 'perfect' team

    Leno

    Dias Maguire Tierney

    KDB Son Bruno El Ghazi Saka

    Kane Aguero

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Far from perfect but it's very tasty

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It will probably change when Arsenal lose 1-0 tonight 😆

    2. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Burnley will score

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cool, I can get 5 of that for -4 lol

    4. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      i would actually change quite a bit:
      - NEW GK instead Leno, mainly due to Sheffield inneptitude to score goals
      - Tierney also not convincing
      - Would rather have Zaha than either of El Ghazi/Saka, even if it mean downgrading Kane > Martial

      --just some of my thoughts 🙂

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Cool, all food for thought 🙂

  16. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitchell assist?

  17. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If you want cheapies like Mitchel (Benteke and even Zaha) to blank because you just don't own ... Karma will get you real bad ok .

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Is that you John Lennon?

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha is not a cheapie lol

      But don’t get why people want other players to blank instead of their own players doing better

      1. Legendary!
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This.

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

      Id pay good money for them both to blank.

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not high ownership tho .

  18. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How is this for a FH18?

    Darlow
    AWB/Dias/Holgate
    Sterling/Son/Bruno/Zaha
    Aguero/Martial/Wilson

    Steer/Mitchell/Kilman/Gordon
    0.0 itb

    Cheers!

  19. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitchell scored yet?

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, one point...

  20. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If you make 1 change on 18 and then do free hit does the player remains for 19?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No, it will revert back exactly to your gwk17 team

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This

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

    Martinez
    Dier Dias Holding
    Bruno Grealish Son
    Kane DCL

    Neco -> Mitchell/Kilman or save FT and play 9?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Man City probably more important

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

        Dias not enough?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          He better score the goal/s

    2. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe Mitchel if you wanna burn a transfer .. if you need the transfer it's not worthy as they face arsenal anyway

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

        Probably right.. cheers both of you

  22. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitchell having a donkey performance so far. Step it up lad cmon!

    1. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What kind of casual still owns Mitchell?

  23. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Benteke for BGW

  24. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So Son got an assist and a cs over Bruno but still ended up with only 3 extra points than him... softens the blow of putting (c) on Fernandes instead of Son a little... limited damage in the end

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah could've been much worse considering how the game played out. Leeds 3-0 down on 50 minutes could've been a massacre.

      1. Max City
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        but why did it not?

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Not sure tbh. Leeds retained possession quite well in the 2nd half. Didn't give the ball away as much as they usually do.

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

      Doesnt soften the blow at all. Bruno (C) was an absolutely massive fail. Season ending stuff.

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Just trying to feel better sorry 🙁

  25. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Whats the news about Che Adams injury?

  26. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fh or save the chip?

    Martinez
    Dias, Lewis
    Kdb, Son, Bruno
    DCL, Brewster

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

      Save

    2. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Get Benteke in

  27. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Crystal palace look shocking. On the back foot massively.

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

    Have an absolutely disgustingly horrible feeling Sheffield United are going to score in this game

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

      Justice

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Probably
      Palace only one CS all season and that was in GW1

    3. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      99.8%

  29. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I take back my slanderous comments about the scout putting Benteke in squad

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Slander was justified

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

  30. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Poch officially at PSG. Scenes