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Barkley and Mount both start as Pulisic drops to the bench

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. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Lampard out for Mou?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Harsh

  2. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    If Greenwood doesn't come on, I get a nice -2 off the bench from Hanley...

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

      He is

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

      Timing

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

      He's about to come on lucky you

    4. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Snoogans

    5. sirmorbach
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Well, there it is.

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

    All the Man U troll bots are out in full force now!

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Let them have their fun. It's been a while and it won't last long

  4. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    It’s because Barkley was taken off - figure he’ll play 90mins next game and haul

  5. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    That was lucky tbh.

  6. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea defense owners RIP

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

    DDG 6th Save

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

    Pogba essential.

  9. vanishing spray
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Whatever happened to nervy 0-0's in August?

  10. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    De Gea looking on for 9 points

    Greeny 🙂

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood minutes!!!

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

      Won't play they said. 4.3m by GW2 they said.

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

    Greenwood on

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Can still get 40-1 on Man Utd to win the league 😉

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

      There will be a few idiots who will take that.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Bookies thrive of these idiots I'm sure

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

      Where?

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

    Greenwood sighted.

  15. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I'm curious to see how United will perform against a Premier League level opponent next week.

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

      Brutal.

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

      lol true

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

    If Greenwood outscores Jota and Wilson I swear to god 😆

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

    Lampard a crap manager for putting Abraham, Jorginho and Mount in the team. Should be playing Batshuayi, Kante and Pulisic in their place.

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      There is always next week

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      You should take his job

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

      I don't know what he saw in training, but I agreed that the three of Bats, Kante, and Pulisic sound better.

    4. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Kante is injured.
      And Abraham did hit the post from nowhere. He's in my team and I'm keeping him.

  18. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood and Mata for Rashford and Lingard

  19. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    We want Sarri out, we want Sarri out.

    Right?

    Stupid fans, Sarri was magician if we consider all circumstances

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

      Sarri had to go. But Lampard is doing what old England managers used to do - pick their favourites. Why are Championship players like Mount and Abraham playing ahead of Pulisic and Batshuayi? Why is Jorginho playing DM when Kante is available and Jorginho is slow and can't tackle?

      Some of this is basic. This is the team Lampard needs to play:

      Kepa
      Azpi Rudiger Zouma Emerson
      Kante RLC Kovacic
      Pulisic Batshuayi CHO

      Rudiger, RLC and CHO are injured so replace them with Christensen, Barkley and Pedro.

      1. JonBoy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Kante is injured.

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

    pOgBa WaGoN sTaRtInG uP

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

      Why?
      Anyhoo, no thanks.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Nuts that his ownership is so low
      More people own Barkley, Felipe Anderson, Pulisic and Richarlison over him

  21. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    So tempting to go Fraser-Martial before price rises...

    But nah. Can't kneejerk.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Moura to Martial good do ya think?

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Absolutely

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

        I like Martial better than Moura, but if you went for him I would still wait. Only one GW.

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Keeping Fraser , Wilson for GW2.
      2 FT’s GW3 will be so handy when Bought play City.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Bought = Bournemouth

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

        Same.

  22. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    One more United for City’s side by side

  23. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Seriously though, huge boost for Ole.

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

      true but I dont think man U looked that organised in their attack at any point, their defence looks pretty good but offence seems a bit messy. Just over running a poor Chelsea, next week vs Wolves will be a real a test for Man U

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

        Agreed.

    2. bv57
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Hope so, the longer he stays at Utd the better.

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

    Please Cheslea, score a goal!

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

      No dont do that to my AWB

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

    Wtf Martial given a yellow on fpl

    1. Licious Lizard
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Dissent

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

      Yeah, think it was for giving the ref some chat after McTominay's foul a little while ago.

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

      I think he hit the ball away after the ref blew the whistle for a foul

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

      He got given a yellow 80th min apparently, didn't see it

  26. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    I am set for a total score of 46 and a rank of over 5 million,
    Tried something different away from the status quo and it could not have gone much worse - for lots of reasons!

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/48446/event/1

    Honestly thought I would OK...

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ouch. And a bit frightening as I was very close to a fairly similar team.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I think it is hillarious to be honest.
        A perfect storm.
        Won't sulk though I see it as a challenge to get a decent rank for the rest of the season.
        Az was in the a similar situation on the scoutcast last year - not as bad as me - but he keep plugging away.

        It will interesting to see where I end up now I have given most on here a 40/50 point ish start?

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

      F you certainly had potential but Salah and sterling have no mercy unfortunately

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

      Uhh.. What do you plan for next week?

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Well I had planned to save a transfer preseason - and go 4.5 striker in for wilson and Sterling in for Fraser.

        I am unsure now whether to get a keeper in place of Alisson or just ride it out and wait until he is fit,

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Barkley could be another problem I noticed he was subbed at 58,
        So Pulsic could start ahead of him next week

    4. sambyy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Only yourself to blame, that's a shocking team.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        In hindsight it does

    5. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      **** happens

      Keep your spirits up and you will catch up in time mate.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I was more interesting in the Dubs v Mayo and the Kerry match next to be honest!

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 8 months ago

          Same here 🙂

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

      Unlucky with Alisson, but KWP and triple Bournemouth is too punty IMO.

      If you are going to triple up it has to be on the best teams like Liverpool, City and Spurs.

    7. Hairy Potter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Ouch, the triple Bournemouth didn't come off.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I was amazed how poor Bournemouth were to be honest they are normally such a lively team lots of goals against any side.
        It was thier first home game of the new season.

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

          they under-estimated Sheffield. Amateur mistake really, plus their formation and lack of Harry Wilson. I assume GW2 their formations incorporates Harry Wilson and they then get better results

    8. TokyoRed 東京赤
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      That’s not too far off the status quo, just unlucky with the individuals this week

    9. Lloyd Xmas
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Your previous record is very good?

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I would do decently some seasons and average the next

  27. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Hopefully this isn't a United team that flatters to deceive much like in many of other recent seasons when they've started brightly. Chelsea are just putrid, though.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Chelsea are poor alright - making united look good

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        United are spending way too much time on the ball and Pogba is peacocking FAR too much, but I won't complain about a 4-0 result against one of the big-6.

  28. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Sigurdsson and King to Kean and Martial after next GW?

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

      Nah

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

      No

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

    Imagine feeling your legs giving out towards the end of the match, and then seeing James and Greenwood coming on...

  30. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 8 months ago

    Wilson to Rashford...Done

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Madness. 😐

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        Already have King
        Rashford on pens and freekicks too
        Surely a wise move ... no??

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 8 months ago

      Now thinking to do this move but after gw2.

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 8 months ago

        I'd like to wait too...but that 0.1 when he rises will be a killer to take