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7 August 2022 1227 comments
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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



  1. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    James to Patterson and Andreas to Rashford -4?

  2. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    KDH was the one to get after all

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      😀

  3. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Gross 2 goals in aprox 2258 minutes last season
    This season 2 in 45 !

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

      will be his only two again

  4. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Leicester 2-0

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Goal Dewsbury Hall (open on Bank Holidays)

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bailey replacement soon perhaps 😛

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Neto for me….reckon he’s a great pick…

  6. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Prediction.. Manu will come back and get a 2-2 draw and celebrate wildly. A point against a superior brighton team not bad.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Big Sam has been asked to finish his kebabs super soon!

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dont know why it came as a reply to your post!

  7. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What a beautiful goal. Thanks, Vardy assist!

  8. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kane to Haaland the move next week?

  9. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy a?

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Neto > KDH seriously on the cards…

  11. banskt
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Has been a decade enjoying this. But every time I see a Manchester meltdown, I get a sort of sublime happiness - the sort of happiness which is difficult to describe -- full of perfection, beauty, truth and love, beyond what we are capable of experiencing purely on our own.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      😀

    2. 15men1cup
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Its called Schadenfreude

      1. banskt
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Sort of. But the sort of sublime happiness that I feel is not exactly Schadenfreude. Its more like a godly happiness, full of bliss.

    3. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      same here

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Fergie will return!

    5. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      lol

  12. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Should've gone Gross instead of Rashford ffs

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Caprain Hindsight is that you?

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is Suarez the last player to move from the Dutch league directly to the Prem and be a success?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      looks so .. Eriksen too and not sure if he joined before or after

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Few years later, yep!

    2. hilbilyjim92
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Don't think so, Gini Wijnaldum is the obvious one

  14. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Party started

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      More of a party venue

  15. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Maddison is Leicester City.

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Oh wow, what a shot.

  17. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How are Martinez and Eriksen looking for Utd?

  18. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bring Garnacho on!

  19. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Man Utd nowhere near challenging for the league. People say they need to rebuild (again), but former players and fans expect things to change overnight and are full of hyperbole when they don't perform.

    At least the Liverpool players of the 80s who became pundits seemed to accept that the team wasn't as good as when they played.

    Maybe it's a different generation who saw teams constantly rise and fall before money became such an enabler for some and a limiting factor for others.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      They do need a rebuild though. Defence and midfield are terrible. Can't win titles with a trash defence.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        GK and forwards also need an overhaul…

  20. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bailey £4.9m soon.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Will need to drop a fair bit more that +0.4 lol

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same as Rashford then….

  21. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bailey go to KDH?

  22. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bailey to drewsberry hall
    Or
    Mount to maddison

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      None

  23. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Vardy! Score a goal for me

  24. Halftime
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Took a chance on Dewsbury-Hall after seeing him in the scout picks.

  25. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Why is that WC starting to ring inside my head.

    WHU vs City going to be very interesting...

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

      Haaland hatty incoming

  26. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    If anyone is feeling down just go onto fpl and check team selected percentage on united assets. You are welcome.

  27. rdpx
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Will MAHREZ start today?

    1. Jock Grealish
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No

      1. rdpx
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        God I hope you're right - and that he doesn't come off the bench

    2. _Gunner
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I don't think so

      1. rdpx
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I've got Mitro 1st sub. Knowing my luck MAHREZ will come on for last 5 minutes and get a yellow card

        1. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          He will definitely play some part if not start

          1. rdpx
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            I will resort to praying

  28. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Fancy a punt on Gross but I've gotta remember he's not playing United every week

  29. DMP
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo, show that bunch of loosers how to score even without pre season.

  30. Ballzit
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I was wondering why no one had said a peep of Schar despite finishing last year so well

    My plan: Perisic to Schar. It’s my 5th defender in a 5-4-1 default. don’t want to deal with the conte wingback machinations that look good for winning and bad for ending up with 1s

    I want Kulu but seems knee jerk to bring him in for Mount?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      People assumed Botman was nailed and Schar wasn't (myself included)

      1. Ballzit
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Schar is likely nailed now though yeah?

    2. Ballzit
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      To be smarmy I had Dewsbury Hall before the scout picks. also just mysterious why his ownership was below 1