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Meslier, Rashford, Ings benched as fans return to Premier League grounds

End-of-season rotation continues to ramp up as fans return to Premier League grounds.

Leeds, Manchester United and Southampton each boast at least one important Fantasy asset on the bench while Fulham come to Old Trafford with a very shuffled pack.

Illan Meslier (£4.8m) is among the substitutes at St. Mary’s Stadium tonight with Kiko Casilla (£4.1m) handed a first start since the Gameweek 19 defeat to Brighton.

He is joined there by Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) who ends a run of five successive starts to allow Liam Cooper (£4.3m) to return to the team for the first time since his Gameweek 31 sending off at Manchester City.

The club captain appears to be set for a night in a back-three alongside Diego Llorente (£4.4m) and Luke Ayling (£4.4m) with Stuart Dallas (£5.4m) and Ezgjan Alioski (£4.3m) either side of Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) in a 3-3-3-1 formation.

Rodrigo (£5.7m) comes in for Mateusz Klich (£5.2m) play at number 10 with Jack Harrison (£5.5m) and Raphinha (£5.5m) either side of him and Patrick Bamford (£6.5m) leading the line.

As ever, Southampton are in their 4-2-2-2 formation with Che Adams (£5.7m) and Nathan Tella (£4.3m) leading the attack in Danny Ings‘ (£8.4m) absence.

Theo Walcott (£5.8m) celebrates his permanent switch to Saints by starting on the flanks with Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m) while Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) failing his late fitness test means another central-midfield outing for Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) next to James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m).

Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) is Manchester United’s big-name benching as they host Fulham.

Paul Pogba (£7.6m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.3m) are on the left and right flanks of attacking midfield respectively tonight while Edinson Cavani (£8.0m) leads the line in front of Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m).

Axel Tuanzebe (£4.1m) makes a second league start from a possible three alongside Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) while Luke Shaw (£5.5m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.7m) are in their usual full-back roles.

Fulham come to Old Trafford with a rather second-string appearance as Joachim Andersen (£4.5m), Ola Aina (£4.4m) and Kenny Tete (£4.3m) on the bench.

Tim Ream (£4.2m) is handed the captaincy in his first start since Gameweek 6 and looks like one of just three recognised defenders alongside Joe Bryan (£4.5m) and Tosin Adarabioyo (£4.5m).

Gameweek 37 Line-ups

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Pogba, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Fulham XI: Areola; J Bryan, Adarabioyo, Ream; Lookman, Reed, Anguissa, Lemina, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro, Carvalho.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Salisu, Vestergaard, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Tella, Adams.

Leeds United XI: Casilla; Llorente, Cooper, Ayling; Alioski, K Phillips, Dallas; Harrison, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Bamford.

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1,419 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I've missed concurrent Premier League games. Fans back too! It's almost as it was...

    These last two Gameweeks are a treat.

    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Agreed great seeing fans back. Just need Bruno to blank or I’m in trouble. No Utd

  2. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Apropos of nothing, while I was happy with not using my FT for this GW, I did forget to move the (C), so I'm relying on DCL actually doing something versus Wolves. Might have given it to Salah or Bruno otherwise. I put that down to Pfizer Pfever. I am now able to stream live games in my mind.

    1. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yup. That 5G chip in my body is brilliant.

  3. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Would love some points from JWP and Mahrez today

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      And is a bit much or maybe possible

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hopefully not JWP

  4. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    United are running riot here. Fans back making a huge difference for them.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      to be fair we are mostly passing it in our own half

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        A goal and it's gonna be 4/5-0

  5. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lee Mason's last game as an on field official as he is taking over as a full-time VAR from next term.

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He can just sit in that room eating pies and not have to worry about any fitness tests.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He shouldn't be anywhere near a Premier League match.

  6. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    End both games now please

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Do we get clean sheet points for this?

  7. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Llorente and Cooper is a bad pairing lol

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Horrific

  8. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno taking set pieces away from player of the season Shaw

  9. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno looking well up for it! Really want Cavani to score in front of fans.

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Woohoo

  10. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Early thoughts?

    Bruno and greenwood to auba and Harrison for free ? Have raphina and Dallas from Leeds already

  11. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Raphinha 0 touches with the ball yet

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Just bought him sorry

    2. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      he starts slow, let him warm up

  12. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    AWB is annoying

  13. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Harrison yc

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

    Leeds getting battered. Lovely. Played Dallas over Digne. This will be a comfortable watch...

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno assist

  15. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    VAR cant be arsed with that? Wow 😀

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shaw on corner's

  17. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    That’s the first

  18. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cavani wow

  19. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wow

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    My word Cavani!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      My man!!!

  21. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cavani from range

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I bet he sparkles next season in front of fans.

  22. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno assist

  23. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wow Cav

  24. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wow Cavani!

  25. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    magic

  26. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    oh my days cavani

  27. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno yes!!

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Did he even touch it?

  28. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    World class finish from Cavani.

    What a striker.

  29. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    wtf

  30. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Tight but looks onside