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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.

1,670 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Make that third save Popey lad

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

    Zaha comes on with a great reception by fans

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

      He’s trapped

  3. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Really need that full time whistle right now.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      var says no

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

    Let’s see Kean

  5. Siggy in the Middle
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who's the guy who's been advocating for Barnes all preseason?

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

      I recommended him once...

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

      Hindu monkey on Twitter

      1. Siggy in the Middle
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That's the one

  6. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    FPL guy have a stroke or something? Taking like 10 minutes to update

    1. Green Arrow
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fpl using their own var it seems

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

    Barnes - goal
    Assist - the wind

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Must be my assist then.

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

    Ings Off,

    Obafemi on

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

    Ings fail

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

    Is fpl discovery available this season??.

    Seems to be stuck on gw 38 frm last yr for me anyway??

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe tomorrow or next GW.

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      live fpl is good

      fpl discovery should be up after maybe 2/3 gws

      top 10k are the most useful stats... those stats would be useless at this stage of the season

  11. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So boring matches that I have started singing “I like it when you call me Senorita”... not good 😀

  12. snipsnap369
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Can anybody help please?

    My SKY team completely disappeared, I had an email confirming it and others in the league can still see it but I have no access. Basically when I tried to log in, it said I needed to choose a team! I did an auto select just to try and get through to the menus but no sign of my original team?

    What’s going on? Anybody had similar? How do I contact them?

    Thanks in advance

    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I would guess it's just a glitch. The Sky website wasn't built for early-season traffic.

      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        There is a contact us button somewhere on their site.

      2. snipsnap369
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I hope so because now it would appear that the auto selected team is my only one - you can only imagine the quality of it.

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Moise Kean warming up, getting ready to come on

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Time for him to part that blue and red sea.

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

    Mossie Keane coming on

  15. All For One
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Why did Deulofeu get subbed off. was he injured?

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

      Took a knock apparently.

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        damn...

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

    Kean coming on

  17. Licky
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Fleck... possibly the worst attempt at a cross I've ever seen.

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

      Worse than that Bebe one?

  18. sambyy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kean coming on

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

    Siggy Digne combo would be perfect now.

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

    86 points as things stand, waiting for the downer.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Two on 99 in LMS

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

        Yes, didn't captain Sterling.

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

      Similar here after BAPS i believe.

  21. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Everyone seems to be getting returns, high average I assume?

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      i don't think a lot of casuals will have salah and sterling together

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

        What? Seems the most obvious first two picks in a casual team.

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

      41 at the moment.

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

    Richarlison close

  23. Mumble Pie
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How has Fraser looked ?

    1. Mr Peanutbutter
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      like 7.5 is too much

    2. Green Arrow
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Bournemouth offense is still in preseason

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

    Spurs line up predictions? Lo Celso to come in to send Lucas to the bench

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The Moura fear is real 🙂

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

    Tarkowski and Mee have been class today, fair play.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      burnley back to being burnley maybe?

      you could tell when they had hart in net the whole defence's confidence diminished

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

    Clean sheet points for everybody

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don't jinx it

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      don't speak too sooooon

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

    Never had one of those benchfodder players coming in and scoring a lucky goal from bench. Come on dendonk, be my first...

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

    Billing is garbage

  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So much for the penalty fest. Only been one and that had already been correctly given

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

    Can't see Iwobi getting into this Everton starting line-up immediately, Bernard Siggy and Richarlison link up so well