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Three £4.0m defenders start in Saturday’s 3pm matches

Three £4.0m defenders have earned Gameweek 1 starts, two of them coming in the same match.

As predicted from our research of pre-season, John Lundstram (£4.0m) is deployed in the central midfield trio of Sheffield United, while Diego Rico (£4.0m) starts at left wing-back for Bournemouth.

The match at the Vitality Stadium also includes a Premier League debut for Cherries goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (£4.5m) who appears to have won the hotly contested race to start between the sticks.

Fantasy managers backing Ryan Fraser (£7.5m), Callum Wilson (£8.0m) and Josh King (£6.5m) will be happy to see them on the team sheet.

Callum Robinson (£5.5m) starts up front for Sheffield United alongside David McGoldrick (£5.5m).

Meanwhile, Martin Kelly (£4.0m) features at centre-back alongside Scott Dann (£4.5m) for Crystal Palace.

The Eagles are still without Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m), who sitds on the bench. Christian Benteke (£6.0m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.0m) lead the attack.

There are few surprises for visitors Everton as Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) holds onto his right-back berth for now and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m) starts up front with Moise Kean (£7.0m) on the bench,.

Those unfamiliar with Graham Potter’s version of Pep Roulette were given a harsh introduction to it on Saturday afternoon.

After naming an unchanged 3-4-3 line-up for the last two pre-season friendlies, which included starts for Leandro Trossard (£6.0m) in the front trio, he has gone with 3-5-2 for the trip to Watford and benched the new Belgian signing.

Glenn Murray (£6.0m) and Jurgen Locadia (£5.5m) start in the front two while Pascal Groß (£6.5m) comes into central midfield alongside Davy Pröpper (£5.0m) and Dale Stephens (£4.5m).

Dan Burn (£4.5m) joins Lewis Dunk (£4.5m) and Shane Duffy (£5.0m) in the three-man defence while Solly March (£5.0m) and Martin Montoya (£4.5m) are the wing-backs.

Hosts Watford have gone with a 4-4-2 formation but Gerard Deulofeu (£6.5m), reclassified as a forward for 2019/20, has been named on the left wing of midfield.

Troy Deeney (£6.5m) and Andre Gray (£6.0m) lead the Hornets’ line.

TEAMS IN FULL

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Aké, S Cook, Mepham; Rico, Billing, Lerman, Smith; Fraser, Wilson, King.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Robinson, McGoldrick.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson; Wood, Barnes.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bednarek, Stephens, Vestergaard; Valery, Ward-Prowse(C), Oriol Romeu, Bertrand; Adams, Redmond; Ings.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Ward; Meyer, McArthur, Milivojevic, Townsend; Ayew, Benteke.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Coleman; Schneiderlin, A Gomes; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Dawson, Cathcart, Holebas; Capoue, Doucouré; Hughes, Deulofeu; Deeney(C), Gray.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Duffy, Dunk(C), Burn; Montoya, Pröpper, Stephens, Groß, March; Locadia, Murray.

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  1. Willllsonnn!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How many saves does a GK need to get save points?

    1. Sif
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      3

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pope 1 save from 1 point and 3 more baps...

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It's the Burnley keeper way.

      2. Willllsonnn!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Great thanks!

  2. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Klopp must be furious. Harry Wilson still on the bench

  3. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Deulefeo subbed off

    1. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      whyyyyy

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

      What?

    3. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He was LW, totally useless reverse oop now.

    4. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He is such a flakey pick.

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If I wasnt lazy I would dig up one of the many posts I made about how he was likely to play at most 60 min on average

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I was about to @ you in this

    6. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Easy change to Pukki at least.

  4. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Those with double Liverpool defence & no City defence...

    Does the Alisson injury change anything for you, after GW2?

    1. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

    2. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No. Adrian will do just fine.

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        But you might need 2 transfers to get Adrian in. I will wait a week. Robbo to Laporte, Edeson to Adrian gets me £2m but is it worth it?

        1. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          might do it just to free up cash for KDB to Sterling

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Double City and Pool def seems to be the way to go.

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No Ryan is my keeper.

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        TTA, VVD, Leporte and Zinchenko

  5. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 7 months ago

      First price drop incoming, deulofeu

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Deulofail

    • Dacra
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Just noticed Ederson got a save point 🙂

    • Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      We was warned

    • fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Seen a lot of teams with bench players from Brighton on here 😮

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wood offside for the third time today.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Channelling inner highs in. Goals are coming

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Higuain*

    • Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Mr Goldbrick, just wide!

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Almost goal for Sheffield

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who almost

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Look up

      2. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No points for almost

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Xavi was reborn as John Lundstram

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        xD

      2. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Harsh on lundstarm

    • marcus2704
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I am SUCH an idiot for deciding not to pick Sterling. It was only ever going to end up one way wasn't it.

      1. jaybradlights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Don't beat yourself up mate - long season ahead. Lots of big hitters left this week too

        1. marcus2704
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I agree entirely, but the temptation to take hits or even WC to get him in is really starting to itch. I guess if both Kane and Auba do well this weekend it wont be so bad.

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Don't be a #sadpanda!

      3. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nah. I was 50/50 between Sterling and Wilson or Kane and KDB up until deadline.

      4. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Take the positive from it. Your rank is probably going to be so low that the only way is up. A few green arrows should do your confidence good and you can get your season going.

    • RyanKent14
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      When do people normally play wild card? I have about 3 players I need to change. Not the big hitters but people like Gündogan kwp origi, don’t fancy taking a big hit

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        GW 3 is popular

      2. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Straight away...usually GW2 for most....

        1. Grand Thibauto
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Don't give him ideas

      3. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why did you pick them then

        1. RyanKent14
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I picked them for the haul on kwp and origi (which worked) Gündogan was a punt I shouldn’t have taken

      4. Grand Thibauto
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Get gundogan gw2, origi out on gw3, kwp gw4

      5. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        First international break

      6. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You can change those slowly over the coming weeks, wc not needed at all

      7. Klein
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Usually around an international break (after gw4 usually)
        -4 should fix easily.

        1. RyanKent14
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah could get rid of 2 -4 not end of the world

      8. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Don't WC for those 3. Just enjoy the Origi points and see how KWP does.
        Gundogan is a silly pick, fix that.

        1. RyanKent14
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah it was silly

      9. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No need to ditch kwp and origi yet.

    • The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      BREAKING: Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is out for 4-8 weeks after suffering a calf injury during yesterday’s game against Norwich.

      Source: Post from football community on fb, not super reliable source perhaps.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Fack

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hello my new keeper, Adrian!

        1. Paul Psychic Octopus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Gonna mean 2 FTs used on goalkeepers over first 8 GWs. 4x FTs, if you use the extra 1.5m elsewhere and need to downgrade to get Alisson back later.

          1. Yank Revolution
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I dont have Allison tho. I have Heaton. So its a straight replacement (2 total transfers: 1 in, 1 out when Al is healthy again)

      3. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        They got that from James Pearce who is one of most reliable and informed Liverpool journos

      4. Evil Greg
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        It'll be 3-4 weeks for a calf.

    • ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hows Wilson and Fraser doing?

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nada

      2. Studini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Terrible. Bournemouth are so bad, I'm think of taking Wilson out

    • Lokako
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This is the Pope 10 point celebration thread. Cheers we are moving up in ranks and are taking the ladder with us. Bye bye casuals see you next year

      1. jaybradlights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pray that I'm coming back to this at FT

      2. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You just jinxed it dude...

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

        Don't jinx it now

    • tokara
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How is wilson playing

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Needs some service before we can answer this.

      2. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Missing

    • Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hmm Fornals and Deulofue went very badly. Hit incoming..

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Fornals more likely to start the easier games.

        1. Hits from the Bong
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah more worried about Deul to be honest. Was always a gamble. Got Rico and Lundstram sat on my bench too

    • Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      More cleanies for Bournemouth with Lerma + Billing?

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Billing is a really good signing.

    • Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Siggy nearly scored

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Dammit man...

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Billing is absolutely diabolical

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Free kick to Southampton just outisde the box.Redmond won it.
      JwP territory.

      1. Point-one short
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cmon Popey

    • sambyy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Almost Digne assist

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        🙁

    • Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Gray sitter

    • @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Digne assist to siggy cleared off the line

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          This makes me sad

      • Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I didn't even realised I'd left Heaton playing over Pope. Absolute numpty, come on Southampton

        1. Chilli Heatwave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Heaton CS and save points, keep the faith

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lol

      • TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pope is getting a massive score today, isn't he? Of course I went with Heaton, playing against Spurs…

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not massive but decent

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Ryan too, I imagine?

        2. L'Aeroplanino
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You did not pick this team for 1 GW

          1. TAT
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yes, but still…

      • Our Tiny Windows
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Deulofeu not up front and not good enough to play more than 45 minutes then? 🙁

        1. ADucksBehind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Picked up a knock