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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno should be off!

  2. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Could be Bruno red

  3. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno red would be amazing!

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      That is mean. 😀

  4. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Shocking decision from the ref. Clear red for Bruno

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    FPL will try everything in their power to make that a Bruno assist lol

  6. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    DDG assist given

  7. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno clearly touched that, you lot need to head to spec savers

  8. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lots of people replying to the Official FPL account saying it's a Bruno assist

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He didn't touch it hence the VAR check.

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Is a dilberate dumny an assist?

    That's the kind of nuance we need to debate on here!!

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      It should be yes

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Although tbf in this situation I think Bruno did mean to touch it, rather than feint

    2. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Nah

  10. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What a goal.
    I think goalkeeper goal and assist points should be more 🙂

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno cynical

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Critical again...

      Till next week at least!

  12. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What. How is that de gea assist? It’s offside if Bruno doesn’t touch it and var checked

  13. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    fernandinho level foul well done bruno

  14. Mork calling Orson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno never touched it & Cavani was offside when DDG passed it - VARce

  15. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Send him off

  16. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ffs...gone from a Bruno assist to a YC in the space of a minute

  17. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/23800376

    Not sure if I linked correctly.. but really wish I could have 4 MU players. Could afford DCL to Cavani.

  18. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Torres playing. My season is over.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah that ownership is mad

    2. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Only 5 days to go ffs lol

  19. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Why did I sell Mahrez for Bruno??

  20. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    DDG assy given!! YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS

  21. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    He wasn’t the last man and it wasn’t a goal scoring opportunity and people shouting for red

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

    Bruno touched it

    1. JJO
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No he didn’t

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Then he was offside

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Goal

  23. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno has to get the touch for Cavani to not be offside.

    So it has to be Bruno A, Cavani G.

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      This x 1000

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Or it's a mistake by the officials.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Or it's a mistake by FPL. As the actual call (i.e. that made in the match) should stand.

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          The officials don't call who gets the assist what nonsense

    3. JJO
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      But he didnt touch it
      So its just another mistake from refs,nothing new

    4. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Conveniently ignoring the most likely scenario - stays as DDG assist and goes down as a(nother) VAR mistake

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    VAR confirm Bruno assist as Cavani was off from DDG pass...

    1. BRFC1883
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      So desperate. So wrong.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        It’s not though

  25. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Just thought, they HAVE to give it as a Bruno assist otherwise the goal shouldn’t have stood lol

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      This is not the time to let common sense get in the way 😆

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Joke 😆 but still what a goal!

    3. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah exactly. I think it will have to go down as Bruno assist.

      VAR can’t be made out to be wrong.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yes that final bit is my point

  26. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Everyone loves to call footballers cheats at any chance they can get. If you seriously think Bruno should be awarded an assist for that, YOU are a cheat. (Bruno owner)

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      He shouldn't be and won't.

      Relax.

  27. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    My mini league rival owns and captained Bruno but surely if it's a goal then its a Bruno assist. Looks like he moved it with his heel a bit

  28. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    I knew I was right to TC de Gea!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Just waiting for the right week.

  29. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno assist

    1. BRFC1883
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not yet

  30. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    there was definitely a deflection after it left bruno's stud look carefully at slow mo.