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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. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wtf is Livramento doing there 😆

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

      MoM celebration

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    FPL has come back: captain fail, struggling to reach 60 pts and all ...

  3. twisterteo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ben White to Livramento then?

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That’s probably what I’ll do this week. White or Tsimikas.

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

    3. Noisy Neighbour
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely. Tsimikas can just rot on the bench for a bit.

  4. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    This has been a poor match, I'm certain Hasselhoff is satisfied.

  5. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Salah & Bruno blanks.

    Now get ready for the Big Rom haul about to begin.

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

      My bro did Salah/Toney > Jota/Lukaku. He knew.

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Smart bro.

  6. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lol at captain choices.
    My 2 lowest scoring players are Bruno and Salah 🙂

    1. Baberto
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Same for most

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Indeed…unless you have Digne and similar

  7. Podge
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood and Mahrez my only real differentials and rank gone up 85% 377k to 55k !
    Unbelievable

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Still early days. 2 points is 100k places

  8. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I’m so sorry but this Bruno blank was written in the stars. I saw numerous Bruno (C)ers here laughing when Salah blanked, Karma. Salah 3-1 Bruno 🙂

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      6-2

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

    Southampton’s defence not looking too bad now huh?

  10. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    With options like Duffy and Livramento around, please don't waste transfers upgrading 4.0s this year. The old switcheroo will keep them competitive all season.

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

    Unless White is on a ventilator or has long covid he will miss just 1 game

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

      Still will drop in value like a stone

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Might become great option at 4.3 or .2

  12. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best 4.5m defender? (except Ayling)

    Not including 4.0m.

    1. Rassi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      White

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        That’s who I’m selling 😉

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

          😀

      2. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        ?

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

      Probably one of the Spurs 4.5m?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, trying to figure out which one is the problem....

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

      Coady

    4. Das Boot
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Spurs keeping 2 good cleanies, Sanchez and Dier could be good options

  13. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So Livramento or Duffy?

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

      Livramento. Veltman could displace Duffy.

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Both

    3. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Livramento looks more promising. Was not subbed out so maybe more nailed. Veltman...

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Good question. From what I have seen and read... Duffy scored, Livramento is much better player and today showed that he is nailed. So Livramento long term, Duffy until he is dropped?

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

    Oh those expectations of a Bruno haul , Yesterday was just that today a reality check. Credit to the Saints and indeed Hasennhutl . You schooled them Mate ...

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

    Lukaku about to go in dry

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      😆

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

      Got tea on myself now, cheers

  16. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I personally always knew Salah would get three times as many points as Fernandes when I issued the armband...

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      😆

  17. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    You can always rely on Pogba to work hard for the full 90...seconds.

  18. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Livramento has been marvelous!

    A shoe in for 4m!

    Kostas or Veltman and save .5m?

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      or even a shoo-in, as in geese.

  19. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane trying to get himself sent off. Only a yellow

  20. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ok with Salah(c) now

  21. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno fail....rip....

  22. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So Salah gets triple Bruno’s points in the end

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

    got a lot of time for Ralph, lost lots of his best players but still got them fighting, good manager

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

      Same here, most impressed

  24. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Shaw getting bonus?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like 2 baps

  25. Goonsquad245
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So it WAS Salah all along

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

    Egyptian king strikes again juhuuuu

  27. jia you
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Will take that, Greenwood(C) & Mane scoring, with no Bruno or Salah 🙂

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

      Awesome Jia!

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers Bud...what a difference a GW makes 🙂

  28. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Couldn’t be a better pair of games.

    Greenwood goal and baps
    Shaw somehow inexplicable baps
    Bruno blank blank
    Son blank

    56 with Antonio and Benrahma to go.

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

      60 all out then

    2. mcginnntonic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      60 with the same left. not impressed after captaining bruno

  29. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Should've considered TAA (c) a bit more with Liverpool's CS odds...

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

    Which defense is better - Pope, Mee, Tarkowski or McCarthy, Stephens, Salisu...

    ... 😉