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22 August 2021 1517 comments
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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

  1. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Not doing Gundo to Greenwood went well ffs…!

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's about what you do, not what you don't 🙂

    2. JJO
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Always like that for me
      Being patient or kneejerky it doesnt matter,always make bad decisions

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

    Why Greenwood, any player in the world but Greenwood, the one player my rival has that I don't

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      rotten luck again mate?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        😆

        1. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          🙂

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Greenwood for 7.5 is simply a no brainer. He's one of the best finishers in the prem.

      1. Harry the Hack
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        His finishing isn't the issue. It's concerns over his job security.

        1. Chalobah's Witness
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          why would they want to play without him? They no better player for this position.

          1. Chalobah's Witness
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            have*

            1. Harry the Hack
              • 16 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Rashford could push him out, or at minimum rotate starts when Europe starts. For reference i did bring him in this week.

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

        He was awful end of last season and got dropped

  3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Martial is rubbish. Scored 50 goals in 8 seasons

  4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood/Pogba filling in nicely for non Bruno owners.

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Because of what you did last summer

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Toney and Jota to Armstrong and Pogba for free looks good imo

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why getting rid of Jota?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Only one I can afford to ditch to get Pogba unfortunately

    2. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed. Maybe greenwood too. Going without him for a few GWs seems like a liability

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

    3. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Gundo & Toney > Armstrong & Pogba with some change here ....

  6. Puntillimon
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sigh

  7. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pogba with an assist is behind Matic (12) in the baps with 11?

  8. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Did Ole learn never put Martial back in starting line up?

  9. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    It was interesting in the captaincy debate it was all Fernandes v Salah.
    No mention of Greenwood who had scored from his only shot gw1

    1. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Or TAA who had as sure a clean sheet as you can get + all his attacking threat

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah Annoying part was I went without Trent this time- although I did have Tsimikas.
        Two seasons ago I captained Trent gw1 - treble united defence including Alison - it was a disaster.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Username sticks out

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Haha and I did pick Salah...

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need Greenwood

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Do you though? Not a guaranteed starter, especially when Rash is back

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Rashford is getting surgery. Greenwood form striker. Also if Rashford does come back it is more likely Pogba moves to the double pivot in front of the back four?

  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood misses sitter 🙂

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Assist?

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Fred

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Fred

      3. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers all…

  12. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Trincao big chance

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Blimey, that caused one hell of a rank drop.

  14. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood will get the starting spot this season.

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Which spot though? nr. 9 or wing..

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        #9

  15. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Say what you want

    Pogba is a winger now, no way he should be used anywhere else

  16. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Should have been a Greenwood brace

  17. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Give us Wood lad cmon

  18. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Do I have the balls to downgrade Bruno to get Lukaku...

    1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Too soon. Maybe with Chelsea's fixture turnaround

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Do it 100%

    3. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      just doesn't make sense no matter if you have the balls or not

  19. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Gundog > Pogba and Barnes > Ali is tempting me (2 FTs)

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nah not Alli

  20. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    hilarious how low-owned greenwood is. another differential haul lets gooo

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It’s ONE goal?

  21. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    As soon as Martial left the pitch, Bruno sot.

  22. Licky
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Traoré...

    1. Licky
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely bottled that one on one.

    2. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bad player terrific athlete

      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You're not wrong! XD

  23. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wolves will score here for sure

  24. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Traore misses 1 on 1....

  25. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Traore misses 1 on 1

  26. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Shaw on 2 bonus

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Corruption 😆

  27. Gunneryank
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood starting to make a believer out of me. They just look better when he plays ahead of Bruno down the middle.

  28. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A real hit and run by Spurs at the moment...

  29. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Stinker of a gw ....oh well...

  30. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Love owning Traore, just like going to the Pantomime every year.