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

    Giggs boson asked for this

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yep 😆

      United are awful. This is going to take time.

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

    6 - Pascal Groß has scored six Premier League goals versus Manchester United, twice as many as he’s netted against any other side – it’s also the most goals a Brighton player has scored against a single side in the Premier League. Targeted.

    https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1556276006662569984

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Legend

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

      Flat track bully….

      1. sulldaddy
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Post champion right there

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

      he needs a statue in Manchester

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

      I have no clue what even his fpl price is. Is it 5.5?

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

        Yep. Wish it was 6m just for the stat though!

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

      It’s just too easy for him

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

    Man Utd have put a bid in for Marko Arnautovic 😆

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Is this real?

      1. TheTinman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        That's what they've just said on Radio 5 Live

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          My world 🙁

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

        Yes

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

      #saviour

    3. Random Name
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      hahahah nah stop

    4. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      ten hag did a good job with southampton reject tadic. was ucl top scorer or not far off it one season iirc

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

      Barrel bottom has been reached…

    6. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Banter FC

  4. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This website needs a no hindsight policy!

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

      Be very few comments then though

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

    Ben 10 Shag

  6. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Martinez 'The Butcher'

    More like Pat Butcher

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

      Harsh on Pat.

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

      😛

  7. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Man United assets still overpriced somehow

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

      Need to introduce sub 4.0 pricing

    2. Matt Sk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'm a United supporter but not buying a defender even for 4,5

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Dalot might be a decent Neco replacement when he hits 4.0

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

    Anyone have a link to the ffscout contributors league?

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Come back later, we're laughing at Man Utd for the next 3 days

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        😆

  9. 3 A
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Poor Ten Haag. Just dont be M.U coach.
    How can someone be their coach with Maguire and De Gea in the line up.

    Maguire is bad.

    De Gea poor from few seasons ago. I remember how he concede three goals against average shot from fakegoat Portugal and still he play as no 1 for club and country (sometimes?). Hope Unai Simon or other GK play for Spain in World Cup.

    1. ElChapo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Joke of a post from someone who evidently doesn't watch football.

      DDG easily uniteds best player for the past 3 seasons, anybody who watches united games will tell you this.

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

      Lol De Gea is a top keeper, problem is he has Maguire and championship quality McTominay to protect him

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

    Thought Sky had done a nice thing and got a homeless guy into the studio, then realised its Roy

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

    Firesale of UTD assets incoming!

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

      Who had any?

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

      Who actually has utd players*(definitely not assets)?

  12. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    keane time

  13. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Playing Raya over Ward is going well I see

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

      Brentford will score.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      You joking?

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

    hahaha loving it

  15. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Maguire shaw dalot fred McTominay etc..
    Still think it's not about who the coach is.

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

    Spare a thought for triple united, triple villa, double liverpool defence, mount and jesus owners who went salahless because it was too template.

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      There is no 3 footballers at United.

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

        Agree but people had martial, sancho, rashford, dalot.

        I got pasted by deluded man u fans when I said martial was a bad pick.

        There are triple united teams. Trust me

      2. Wrong Captain Again
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Can't argue with that

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

      Did someone actually triple united??

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

        Many

  17. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    What team won Liverpool 4-0?!? How was that possible ?

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

      Think Liverpool team had an avg age of 16

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

      LIV played mind games

  18. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Price prediction for Rashford next season?

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

      5.5

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

      Championship Fantasy League?

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

      5.5 and GBE/KBE for his outstanding work off the field

    4. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      5.0

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Back up for Bailey

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

      Reclassified as a left back at 4.0

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

    who was the last great Argentine CB?

    1. Mona Lisa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Demichelis

    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Walter Samuel.

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

        leaky at Madrid and was reliable at Inter

        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          More than reliable at Inter, for me he was great.

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

            agree

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

      Ayala

  20. tim
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance of Ward cleanie?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 7 months ago

        13 years :O

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

        Leicester have been fairly comfortable so far. Probably jinxed it now though.

      • OverTinker
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        desperately need it

      • MR Penquin
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        An5 chance Sanchez or ward get a cleaning?

        1. Flying Dutchman
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Sanchez highly likely

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Do I sell Trashford for

      1) Bailey
      2) Neto
      3) Mount

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

        3

      2. DannyDrinkVodka
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe Andreas and use the cash elsewhere

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

        why? 😀

      4. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Don't kneejerk mate, it's too early

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

            I unfortunately do have Bailey, so maybe I have to consider Gross instead of chasing last week points.

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

            The kneejerk was putting Rashford in in the 1st place, get him out obviously

        • Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Trossard

      5. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Afternoon all!
        Who would you change in this team so far?
        Ward
        Trent, Robertson, Cancelo
        Salah (C), Maddison, Mount, Martinelli
        Jesus, Wilson, Bamford
        (Iversen, N.Williams, Patterson, Andreas

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

          WC?

        2. Not again Shirley
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Could do you with Haaland and Dias in there for next week. Not easy mission granted.

        3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Mount to Mahrez/Foden/Grealish if any of them stand out today. If not, then save FT

      6. Total Slotball
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Roy Keane is going to drop kick Maguire before the seasons out

        1. Dannyb
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Hope so

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

        Any Sancho and Rashford holders have an easy transfer out atleast to literally anyone

        1. DannyDrinkVodka
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          What if you already have Martinelli and Bailey

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

            Then downgrade to 4.5 and get mitrovic maybe if u have 4.5m fwd.

            1. DannyDrinkVodka
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Good point

      8. Ravanelli85
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I have this team, tempted to wildcard early or at least take the free free hit:

        Allisson/Pope

        White, Digne, A. Arnold, Dias, Trippier

        Saka, Coutinho, Bailey, Mount, Neto

        Jesus, Havertz, Kane

        1. Stimps
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Give the team a 2nd chance imo

          1. Ravanelli85
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks, yeah too early to panic

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

          Salah is calling

          1. Ravanelli85
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah, that's the player I really want in and only way is with a wildcard really or the free free hit possibly

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

        Pooor Ten Haag. Coaching dominant Ajax in a weak Dutch league not the same as coaching a mid table PL team

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Potter showing him the way.

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

        Man United TV to overtake Arsenal TV this season?

      11. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Ten needs to make a statement & drop lazy players unfortunately there are not enough replacements!

      12. ☈☾
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        One of the toughest job in the world

        Poor guy left Ajax for United

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

        Man Utd players refusing to come back out?

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

          No