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Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues on Sunday with Leicester City v Brentford and Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion.

Both games kick-off at 14:00 BST.

£4.0m ‘keeper Danny Ward starts in goal for Leicester following Kasper Schmeichel’s transfer to Nice, with Daniel Iversen on the bench.

However, Ricardo Pereira and Harvey Barnes both miss out, with the former ruled out for six months after rupturing his Achilles in the friendly against Sevilla.

Brentford, meanwhile, hand debuts to defenders Ben Mee and Aaron Hickey, with Thomas Frank opting for a 4-3-3 formation that includes Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa and Ivan Toney in attack.

Kristoffer Ajer and Sergi Canos are both injured, while Ethan Pinnock is a long-term absentee.

At Old Trafford, Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen both start, while Cristiano Ronaldo is on the bench.

As expected, Anthony Martial misses out, which means Erik ten Hag will deploy Eriksen as a false nine.

There is one change for Brighton from the final friendly against Espanyol, as Adam Lallana starts in place of Enock Mwepu.

Alexis Mac Allister is also in the starting XI after shaking off a recent groin issue, while new signings Levi Colwill and Jeremy Sarmiento are substitutes.

There is no place in the squad for Julio Enciso.


GAMEWEEK 1 LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Ward, Amartey, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Tielemans, Ndidi, Dewsbury-Hall, Justin, Maddison, Vardy

Subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Thomas, Mendy, Praet, Albrighton, Perez, Iheanacho, Daka

Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Jansson, Mee, Henry, Jensen, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Wissa, Toney

Subs: Strakosha, Dasilva, Onyeka, Dervisoglu, Lewis-Potter, Baptiste, Sorensen, Roerslev, Stevens


Manchester United XI: de Gea, Dalot, Martinez, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Eriksen, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford

Subs: Heaton, Malacia, Varane, Wan-Bissaka, Garner, van de Beek, Elanga, Garnacho, Ronaldo

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Webster, March, Gross, Mac Allister, Caicedo, Trossard, Lallana, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Colwill, Mwepu, Maupay, Sarmiento, Undav, Mitoma, Van Hecke



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  1. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hop Rashford smashes it today.

    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hope so, if not and he looks poor then it frees up money and a midfield spot for which ever bandwagon emerges.

  2. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pkay up

  3. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy and Toney hat-tricks incoming…

    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      First - by virtue of no typos haha

  4. dshv
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Remeber the time with Shaw 55% ownership!!!!!!!

    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don't remind me, still got PTSD over that!

    2. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looooolllll

  5. @persecuted_by_mods
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Everyone forgot how to spell?

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wha?

    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I got you

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

      !

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

      Wat iz "spel"?

    5. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        ceck

    6. The Philosopher
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Fuking caunts i tells ya

  6. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I think the player that mega hauls today is KDB

    1. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bloody hope so.

  7. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen will come good imo.

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

      I would still keep my hands off him. With his medical condition, he's not really a player who will always be on. That is simply the nature of things. You can't normally play the majority of games with a heart condition like that.

  8. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    EtH hinting at Eriksen being most advanced.

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

    Wishing for a Sanchez miracle today

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

      Sanchez will save 2 Bruno pens today. After this he will score the winner in 90+9.

  10. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen could be gold if nailed on

  11. ☈☾
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saw someone mentioned Eriksen false 9

    lol

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lmao

    2. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That's what they're saying on radio 5 live, John Murray saying he's had some intelligence come in stating Eriksen 9 is the case

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Intelligence lol

        1. TheTinman
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          His words 😆

  12. Hairy Potter
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martinez is really short. Can see Toney targeting him next week.

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He’s so cute

    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Set pieces vs United this season could be interesting.

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He actually very good in aerial duels. Height isn't everything. Just look at Tim Cahill.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        ...and Diogo Jota, which still baffles me

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Another good example!

  13. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I want to see Rashford's 2019/20 form.

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      YouTube?

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

        🙂 🙂

  14. FPL_ UP_Down
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Let’s see how Eriksen goes!!

  15. Herger
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    DDG in goal lol

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lmao

      1. Herger
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

  16. Herger
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Andreas or DaSilva lads hahaha

  17. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen is playing False 9. Seems like a bad tactic but what do I know

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

      Eriksen is a clinical finisher, both footed and very experienced. It will be fun to watch him, if you're pro United.

    2. TheTinman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No doubt, but he's also immobile and bad in the air. False 9 doesn't suit him. Would have been better to have Eriksen 10 and Bruno 9 is he wants a false 9

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

        let's see 🙂

  18. Piggs Boson
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hoping for another good game from Maguire today. He's been fantastic in the last 3-4 games, except for Eriksen's corner he should have scored.

    I genuinely think he's a good player in the right system, Southgate showed that.

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looooooolllllll

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

      Liverpool supporter here and I truly believe Maguire can be a great player. He just needs to gain back some confidence like we all do when we're living through tough times.
      He needs a good coach with a fitting system and he'll be back on track much faster than we all think.

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        This is the best one yet!

        Ow it hurts!

        Thank you

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          If he's ever in a position where he has to defend 1v1 on the counter, that is a systemic failure, not a personal one.

          Despite what the Twitter mob of 12-year olds say, he has a lot of good qualities.

          But when I made this post, I knew it would be unpopular. I know it won't change your mind 😆

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Hoho

            This thread.

            So good

    3. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow.

    4. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If he has another good season he can put the Maguire vs VVD debate to bed for good

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Stop it. I can't. My stomach

        1. Herger
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          What do you mean mate 😉

          1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I come here for the sh!ts and giggles. But this is too good

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😀

    5. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Delusional

    6. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This thread is even funnier now than it was earlier 😆

  19. AleksaMaster
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why bench Malacia, Shaw is awful..

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Been playing well in pre-season.

      Malacia is having a Telles effect on him.

  20. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Threemium is just not an option when it comes to team structure. You end up with 3 budget midfielders or a sticky tape defence.

    Not going to include Sterling as he will hardly feature in many teams early on and Ronaldo well, the less said the better so the question remains, one or two premiums?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm quite happy with my threemium so far.

  21. beetlejuice
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How was Bailey yday?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 1 month ago

      We're all looking for the guy that convinced us to get Bailey and Neto, to batter him

  22. Cok3y5murf
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Boring kickoffs with no big clubs playing

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What about Leicester mate?

  23. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    2-3 with a Rashford brace please

    We move

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Trossard shot just wide...30 seconds in

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dalot is god awful but AWB is not a footballer

  25. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Backs to the wall for Utd already

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The TV graphic has Erickson up front.

    Rashford out left

    1. Herger
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Haha

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Eriksen even.

      Or Bruno?

      Switching...

  27. ☈☾
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Erikson is actually playing false 9 damn

  28. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Glory glory man united

  29. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    And there you have it, Eriksen is the false 9. Will be interesting to see how this works out!

  30. @persecuted_by_mods
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Are people actually watching the same match I am here, shocking ball knowledge