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Kane on the bench as Shaw and Fernandes start for Man Utd

Two Premier League matches kick off at 2pm BST today – Southampton v Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes two changes from the team that comfortably beat Leeds United in Gameweek 1, as Nemanja Matic (£4.5m) and Anthony Martial (£7.9m) replace Scott McTominay (£5.5m) and Daniel James (£6.0m) in the starting XI.

New signings Raphael Varane (£5.5m) and Jadon Sancho (£9.4m) are both named on the bench.

Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton will be looking to bounce back from their opening-day loss at Everton, though they are without a win in 10 home league matches against The Red Devils.

New signing Adam Armstrong (£6.0m) leads the line, while £4.0m defender Tino Livramento gets another start at right-back ahead of Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m), who again has to settle for a place on the bench.

At Tottenham Hotspur, Nuno names an unchanged starting XI with Harry Kane (£12.4m) on the bench. That means another out-of-position start for Son Heung-min (£10.0m).

Of all the current Premier League sides that the South Korean international has played against, Wolves are the only team he hasn’t scored against. Could that be about to change?

Meanwhile, Bruno Lage takes charge of his first Wolves home game and makes just one change to his starting XI, with Nelson Semedo (£5.0m) replacing Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.0m).

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott, Djenepo, Adams, A Armstrong

Subs: Forster, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Valery, Diallo, Elyounoussi, Tella, Redmond, Long

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, Martial, Fernandes, Pogba, Greenwood

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Varane, James, Lingard, Mata, McTominay, van de Beek, Sancho

Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Marcal, Trincao, Traore, Jimenez

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Ait-Nouri, Silva, Gibbs-White, Dendoncker, Cundle, Marques, Campbell

Spurs XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Alli, Moura, Bergwijn, Son

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Davies, Sessegnon, Winks, Lo Celso, Gil, Kane, Scarlett

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  1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Today is going to be very painful as an Arsenal fan if we lose.

    Going to have Lukaku with a point to prove against Mari and Holding/Chambers.

    Cannot afford to lose 3 in a row. City next week is a guaranteed loss.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Best thing you guys can do is to build for the future. Try and come back in the next 5-10 years.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        *10-20 years

    2. Licky
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      That's a terrible attitude to have, if Arsenal go into that game thinking it's a guaranteed loss then i would be very, very worried for them.

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Positive mental attitude.

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    How's Bruno looking?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Portuguese

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Skeletal

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

      Looks like he's on the left and Pogba more centrally.

    4. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      like Winks

    5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Knock out.

    6. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Just put in a beaut but nobody could put in it. Cleared off line.

  3. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Saints look very up to it today. Let's see if Manchester can make use of the high line

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Off the line martial!

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      *marital

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Assist? If had gone in?

      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Maguire

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Lindelof

  5. twisterteo
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Buendia to
    A. Harrison
    B. Sarr
    C. Benhrama (already have Tony)
    D. Dallas
    E. Mbuemo

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      B or A

  6. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Surprised so many of u expect martial to keep his spot up top. Not worried as a greenwood owner.

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      We'll se who will be subbed out first for Sancho.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Well Martial and Cavani will probably competing for up top as priority. Greenwood has Sancho lurking in, even though the former is currently in great form and his spot to lose

  7. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Gundo i think you are going after this GW finishes but who for?

    a. Pogba
    b. Greenwood
    c. ????

    Got 2Ft's and Toney is another in my sites i think.

    Thoughts?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Gundo -> Benrahma, Toney -> DCL if u can

    2. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      In the same position, thinking I might go cheap mid maybe gray or Smith Rowe for his good future gws and dcl for Toney.

    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      wasnt looking at Benrahma as i have Antonio but DCL hmmm that could work.....

      1. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 9 months ago

        Cant afford DCL as Gundo dropped me 0.1and DCL rose +.01

  8. Licky
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    That was a microcosm of Traoré's game right there.

  9. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Traore shot goes for a throw-in

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      😆 You gotta own him to appreciate him

  10. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Son....

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      of a pitch.

  11. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Pen Spurs

  12. Licky
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Penalty! :O Spurs.

  13. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alli, not Son take the penalty. Goal !

  14. Fish up a tree
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    If you have Bruno but not as a captain do we want him to haul still?

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alli on pens

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      Untill Kane returns, pretty meaningless.

  16. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Pen to Spurs. Sub Kane on 😉

  17. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alli_Essential!

  18. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Dele Alli taking pen! Damn!

  19. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Ok, captain Bruno, let's punish those who set the record of picking Salah.

  20. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alli in then!!!! Sorted!!!

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

      Kane to City dead though I suppose so only on pens for a week.

      Shame

  21. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alli essential ?

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

      I think he's a trap.

  22. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Maybe Alli took it because he forced it. Who knows.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 9 months ago

      My thoughts. Hope so. Still, he made it and could keep them :/

  23. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    That’s just lovely as a son owner lol

    Ali wagon!

  24. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alli - wins and scores pen. Interesting

  25. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Wait what

  26. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    How’s Pogba playing?

  27. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Alli on pens ffs

  28. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    ALLI!

  29. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    DELEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  30. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 9 months ago

    Almost Shaw Assist