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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

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  1. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I'll take the 10pts from Greenwood's scuffed shot and only 21bps.

  2. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nortiwch and Newcastle far worse than Saints this year

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      not as bad as your spelling

  3. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    BruNOers now safe to return from behind the couch

    1. TomSaints
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      As a saints fan and no Bruno, GET IN

  4. No Professionals
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How are the smug Bruno captainers doing? Assuming he got 15 points, haven’t got internet so can’t check.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why does evefryone assume there were only 2 captain options?

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha, made me laugh, thank you Sir

  5. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salisu played better than Shaw for goodness sake. New season same old fpl tower

  6. Dynamic Duos
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The big boys in midfield got 7 points combined lol

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      4 you mean!

  7. Pukki Party
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Reguilon back to back clean sheets get in

  8. Noisy Neighbour
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That Spurs kit is what happens when a unicorn gets bowel cancer.

  9. The 12th Man
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Having second thoughts about Salah > Son(c)
    Might just captain Barnes or Periera against Norwich.

    1. Stupendous
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Antonio captain

      1. The 12th Man
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Would be an option if I had him.

      2. Qubit
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Been my intention all along. Nothing has changed

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm (c) Son, he will tare Watford up

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C Pogba 😉

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Barnes has Nor?

  10. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Yeah.

    Tsimi and Mahrez to Livramento and Pogba..

  11. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez cappers the real winners his GW

    1. JT11fc
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cant believe it but ill take it

  12. Licky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs very lucky today.

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    @ Camzy

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      (I'm messing, but it's still funny.)

  14. mezza
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Greenwood over Bruno only 3 points down after 2 GWs

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Both 😉

  15. Coolbean
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Imo you have to filter out the clear United bias on here and on FPL twitter, almost everyone on here told you that Shaw was a bargain at 5.5 after a good Euros, when he had half his current ownership at 5.0 last season

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      There is a Man Utd bias in both directions (i.e. positive and negative).

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Top 5 def this year guaranteed

      1. Coolbean
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Barely made it to top 20 last season, the reason for the sudden improvement being…?

    3. Critical Observer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'm sure you thought that made some sense before typing it.

      1. Coolbean
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        A real logical, non-emotional rebuttal 😆

        Ladies and gents, the type of discussion you get on here when you point out the heavy United bias

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It’s not clear utd bias in all cases - some people have picked him based on the very clear & objective data showing his attacking threat

      He is bettered only by TAA & Cancelo on minutes per XGi last season… and this season has been unfortunate not to keep clean sheets to Leeds & Southampton (and still managed 2 baps today)

      Ive no doubt some who picked him just jumped on for the ride, but make no mistake - Shaw is an absolute statistical beast of an FPL defender & non-owners are playing with fire

      1. Coolbean
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, but xGi is not great as it considers goals and assists as equal, when goals are literally worth double that of assists in FPL

        For the record, James just more than quadrupled Shaw's total xG this season from that one shot; not that it was great, but Shaw has close to 0 goal threat (won't be putting numbers here out of respect to FFS)

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          XGi is perfectly fine, goals get more points than assists, Shaw is an elite attacking defender, and James is having a good game - none of these things are mutually exclusive

  16. Tcheco
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Why did Son come off? Injured?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not injured

  17. Athletico Underachieving
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Is my app wrong or is Shaw getting two bps with 18?!

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He does, Pogba yc not helping.

    2. Khark
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw had a great game to be fair, stuck a few decent balls in, defended well.

      1. Athletico Underachieving
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just seems so low scoring, suppose there was a few bookings though

      2. Hulk Smash
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He was garbage after the first 10-15 minutes.

      3. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He was awful. Bps from set pieces

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bru No!

  19. Pacer.
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Where are those Bruno/Salah pens now thoughtful face hmm

    1. Jenas
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Next GW

      1. Pacer.
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It's over bro. Enter Lukaku at 11.5

  20. Jenas
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ohh Southampton why? 9-0 they say. So after all the analysis and debate, 3-1 the score line.

  21. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    So Salah(c) over Bruno worked out then

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      In such in the future, especially with home fans, go with the guy with a (H).

  22. Botman and Robben
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Greenwood 3 Baps?

    1. jia you
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      love me some captainmason Baps 😉

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Your captain score must be in the top 0.0001%.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yep.

    3. Khark
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Greenwood is looking a steal at 7.5m

    4. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Of course

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  23. Pep Roulette
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Play Ayling or Livramento?

  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A. Toney > Armstrong bank 0.5
    B. Amartey or tsimi > livra to sit on the bench

  25. Hulk Smash
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well Shaw was awful today.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2 bonus

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2 baps ain't bad though.

    3. Khark
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I definitely don't agree with this.

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      But that's exactly NOT the point! He plays like a donkey (according to you) and he still gets 4 points. Happy (non Man Utd) owner. Thank you Mr Shaw. Next game please.

  26. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    TAA VC hurts big time.

  27. dark91
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Can't stand how much of a coward (not sure if allowed here) Ole is. He is supposed to be a top 4 side and in the last 10 mins it was Saints pushing for the win and Ole just trying not to lose the game!!!

  28. Pompel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Felloe Pogba knee-jerkers - happy with one assist, or was it a mistake bringing him in ?

    1. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      At the price I think it was a great move

      1. Pompel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Should be more nailed than Greenwood as far as I understand, so hopefully it pays back keeping him while he's on form

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It was correct transfer. We were simply unlucky today.

      1. Pompel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hope so, only time will tell

    3. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      really good transfer, wish I wouldn't have waited so long to catch him before the price rise

  29. DGW Sane TC Fail....
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Whats the story with White?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This story started in Wuhan around christmas 2019

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sick

    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Covid

  30. Stupendous
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Kane Lukaku Ings Antonio DCL Bamford Jesus

    The year of the striker again???

    1. Como Park Rambler
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe the year of the mid-priced mid
      Greenwood Jota Grealish Benrhama Raphinha Maybe Dele Barnes one of the Wolves lads