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Dugout Discussion August 11

Barkley and Mount both start as Pulisic drops to the bench

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The final fixture of Gameweek 1 takes place at 16:30 BST as Manchester United welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford.

There weren’t too many shocks upon the release of the teamsheets but perhaps the headline news was that both Mason Mount (£6.0m) and Ross Barkley (£6.0m) – rather than one or the other – start together in Frank Lampard’s first Premier League starting XI as Chelsea manager.

Christian Pulisic (£7.5m) is the man to make way, with the USA international dropping to the bench.

Pedro (£7.0m) completes the trio of attacking midfielders lining up behind lone striker Tammy Abraham (£7.0m).

N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) is only fit enough for a place on the bench, while Willian (£7.0m) and Antonio Rudiger (£6.0m) miss out.

Harry Maguire and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (both £5.5m) are handed their competitive United debuts but Daniel James (£6.0m) is only a substitute.

Andreas Pereira (£5.0m) instead gets the nod and will line up in ‘the hole’, with Jesse Lingard (£6.5m) on the right flank and Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) stationed on the opposite wing.

An ‘out of position’ Anthony Martial (£7.5m) is reportedly set to lead the line.

Budget FPL forward Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) is on the bench, meanwhile.

Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Barkley, Pedro, Abraham.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, McTominay, Pereira, Pogba, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 1

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  1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Moura to Martial?

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    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      No brainer based on this

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    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly what I’m thinking.

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    3. TomSaints
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Me too

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  2. The Ejiptian King
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    I hope Rudiger isn't back next week.

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  3. Agger
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    4 years, 8 months ago

    I have Wan Bisakka, Pogba and Rashford and you all laughed. 100 points here we come.

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    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      We have a captain hindsight here

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  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    8.5m for Rashford though?

    Mmm bit much

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    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Time will tell

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    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      On pens. Could be worth it.
      Esp with VAR in place.

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    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That's 0.5m more than Wilson...

      I'm telling you, Wilson is the biggest trap of the preseason. He's still a Bournemouth player after all of that.

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  5. Sim Simma
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Who else had Rash in draft and brought in Wilson instead?

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    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Me, but I needed that .5

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah, but Wilson made a lot more sense. Have 0.5m itb though...

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  6. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Three more goals to go above City. Come on United!

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    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Never really considered Rashford, Martial or Pogba.

      Should I?

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      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        No

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        In all honesty, probably not. I think we'll struggle to break down buses. Early days.

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

    Ah.

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  8. niko mate
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wreck!

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  9. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A Rashford and Martial double up could actually be a thing.

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      nah, this is a woeful chelsea side

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      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, hard to gauge based on one game, but they would be good if Utd. could click. I've already got Martial so Rashford is now an option to replace Wilson n gw3

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    2. TomSaints
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Mini league rival came screaming back today with Shaw. Martial . Rashford

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  10. Camzy
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford :/ I knew he looked good value. Had him in one of my earlier drafts but decided to wait two weeks before committing to a United player because of these fixtures...

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    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      If he is also firm on pen, I think he could be great value.

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    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      We all had everyone in at some point in pre season lol

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  11. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    McGinn and Rash in, Tross and Wilson out...perfect.

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    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      -4 perfect

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  12. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    *brings in whoever faces chelsea*

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  13. jumbob
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    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    That’s Chelsea with and without Barkley for you \o/
    He’ll be nailed from now on.

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    1. Top 210 Club
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      This! Fall apart without him on the pitch

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    2. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lol was Barkley the main man then?

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      1. badgerboy
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        The evidence is irrefutable.

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  14. Budweiser
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I feel stupid having Wilson and Fraser in my team instead of Rashford and Martial

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  15. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Martial scores a goal off the side of his foot and now everyone wants him in. Absolute madness from some people.

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  16. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    *activates wildcard

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  17. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy will destroy this defence next GW

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    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Not the way he looked today

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  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea are in big trouble

    Rubbish going forward and even worse defensively

    championship striker up top and defenders who never had a look in under other regimes at Chelsea for a reason

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Lampard needs to do whatever it takes to get Kante fit and into the DM role again.

      Chelsea defended well because Kante stopped their defenders from being called into action. All their defenders (Luiz, when he was there, Rudiger, Christensen and Zouma are donkeys).

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  19. adibo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Rashford wont play chelsea everyweek

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  20. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone wildcarding ?

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    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Considering it.

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      1. thepeen555
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Why?

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        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Looking at how my mini league rivals perfected their GW 1, I'm starting to doubt my picks.

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  21. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I must say, Greenwood to Rashford is very tempting, but I'm being patient.

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    1. thepeen555
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He will come on for a cameo soon and score

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    2. Dr. Agabuse
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      lol

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  22. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Fraser > Martial? Tempting move.

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    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Moura > Martial as well

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      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I’m doing moura > martial for sure.

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      2. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Considered Moura over Fraser, but went with the Fraser/Wilson double-up instead…

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    2. mr messi
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Thinking the same

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      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Away to Wolves not the easiest fixture though, but still…

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  23. Bouncebackability
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    People need to calm down on Rash, this Chelsea side may not even be top half

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    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      He's still great value now that Lukaku is defo out.

      He's only 0.5m more than Wilson who everyone was somehow so desperate to get in before the season started.

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    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Why? He's a good goalscorer already, and could take it up a notch this season.

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  24. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    YC for someone

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

      Lindelof

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

      Lindelof.

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  25. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood time.

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    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      could be good for FPL value

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  26. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Pedro was shocking there

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  27. SM001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lads calm down. These are 2 bang average sides.

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  28. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    A) King,Moura to Rashford,Robinson(-4)
    B) Moura to Martial
    C) Hold and wait for GW3

    Heaton
    TAA VVD Digne Montoya
    Salah Sterling Perez Moura
    King Wilson
    (Pope,Dend,greenwood,kwp)

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    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      I don't think you should take a hit. B if you really need United attack away to Wolves next week.

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    2. mrceez
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      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Went with B. GW3 son is back and Moura is rotation risk.

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  29. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Dial up but Martiaaaaal 😀

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  30. Benditlike
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Kneejerk time.

    Fraser -> Martial
    Or
    Wilson -> Rashford

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    1. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      F>M imo

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    2. bryant
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Both

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      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Martial.

        Still think wilson is a good option.

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