Dugout Discussion

Lundstram starts as Zaha returns to the Palace line-up

Premier League football returns to Bramall Lane on Sunday as Sheffield United take on Crystal Palace. Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

Both clubs drew in Gameweek 1, with the Blades snatching a late equaliser against Bournemouth and Roy Hodgson’s side being held by ten-man Everton at Selhurst Park.

Chris Wilder has named an unchanged starting XI from the team that drew 1-1 at the Vitality Stadium, so last week’s goalscorer Billy Sharp (£6.0m) is only among the substitutes.

That also means budget FPL defender John Lundstram (£4.0m) again starts ‘out of position’ in central midfield.

The Blades will line up in a 3-5-2 shape, with David McGoldrick and FPL midfielder Callum Robinson (both £5.5m) leading the line for the hosts.

Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) makes his first start of 2019/20 for the Eagles, joining Christian Benteke (£6.0m) up front.

Jordan Ayew (£5.0m) is the man to make way.

That is the only alteration that Roy Hodgson has made from Gameweek 1, although Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m) has recovered from injury to take his place among the substitutes.

Budget FPL defender Martin Kelly (£4.0m) gets his second start of the campaign at centre-half.

Palace were much better on the road than at Selhurst Park last season and indeed had the sixth-best away record in the top flight.

Only three Premier League clubs scored more goals than the Eagles on their travels (32) in 2018/19.

Fifteen of Sheffield United’s 21 clean sheets last season came in a remarkable second half of the campaign in which they conceded only 14 goals in 23 matches.

The Blades recorded a shut-out in 12 of their 23 home fixtures.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Henderson, Baldock, O’Connell, Egan, Basham, Fleck, Lundstram, Norwood, Stevens, Robinson, McGoldrick.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Dann, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, McArthur, Townsend, Meyer, Benteke, Zaha.

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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

    This game is going to finish 0-0 isn't it, I really hope it doesn't but it looks like it

    Crystal Palace look so poor & United have no quality up front

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

      Hopefully. I bet on it 😉

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

      YOooo!

    3. Party time
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Ahmen

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

        They do on the bench. Just need to get Sharp on!

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Damn I think the only way Lundstram getting on the score sheet is if he gets into the box to volley home his own cross.

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not a fan of McGoldrick's lazy knee?

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

      Games like this should never be televised, absolute w**k

      1. Party time
          4 years, 7 months ago

          We need it to make little children fall asleep when it's all noisy

        • Goat
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          They always put these on early in the season. Supposedly teams have to be shown live minimum 10 times a season

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

            Oh that explains it then? Really all teams shown 10 times in a season? Just on sky?

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

              Probably sky. BT don’t show complete dross like this

        • Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Its better like this than when its the only monday or friday game.

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

            Yeah but not a Sunday fgs

      2. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How's this draft chaps? Trying to cover most/all areas. May end up swapping Martial for Digne/Ceballos/Barnes etc. and improving bench.

        Ryan
        VVD, AWB, Zinchenko, Lundstram
        Mane, Sterling, KDB, Son, Martial
        Pukki

        (Button, Kelly, Greenwood, Wickham)

        Cheers.

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

          nice team

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

            Cheers. Think having to start Lundstram/Kelly each week sustainable? Want to avoid losing Martial or Son.

        2. @FPLDIARYFPL
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Is this a WC?

          Very nice midfield but if Auba, Kane, Augero start hitting them in your going to struggle to get them in.

          Im in the same position now with Jota and King up top but if on Wildcard I'd probably go for a big hitter up front. Probs Aubameyang.

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

            Cheers. Yep on WC regrettably.

            Its a fair point but can't have them all I guess. I prefer Mane, KDB & Sterling to Auba. Aguero I don't fancy due to rotation/minutes. I'm hoping Son will more than cover Kane but time will tell I guess.

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

        This Sheffield team looks like a championship team. Just a lot of hustle and bustle and very low overall quality. They will do ok up until christmas then run out of gas and go down.

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Them, Villa and Newcastle are my three for the drop.

        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          They’re going to struggle for goals big time. Bit disappointed I went with Robinson after not seeing how they play.

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

            Robinson->Ceballos ftw

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

          Mccgoldrick and Robinson partnership is letting it down needs rethinking

        4. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          *Sheffield United

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How's my sexy Norwood looking?

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

          Like a very deep CDM. His time to shine is set pieces now fleck is off

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers, doesn't a Norwood have them all anyway?

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

          Anonymous.

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Sexy but anonymous right?

      5. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hopefully Zidane isn't watching this game I'm out of FTs

      6. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lunds will be in the baps no matter what happens

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

          What about an OG and RC?

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

          A little premature

      7. bitars
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        One of the worst games I've seen.
        Robinson seems to be a wasted spot. Ceballos next!

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

          Thinking the same.

        2. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Definitely. Shame Arsenal have Liverpool and Spurs next tho.

      8. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Rebecca Lowe be the blonde version of Sussana Reid

      9. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        38 points, 0 goals scored, 0 goals conceded, enough for Palace to survive this year?

      10. @FPLDIARYFPL
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        come on Kelly. Keep that stones autosub clean!

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

          What do you mean? Stones wasn't even in the squad.

          1. @FPLDIARYFPL
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Kelly ckming in for stones as an autosub

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

              Okay, but he's coming in anyway, come what may.

          2. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Exactly, stones autosub for kelly

      11. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Norwood bossing the baps... how come? Is that based on passes completed?

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

          Yup

        2. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          eight???

      12. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How many CS's do you see for Liverpool in this run? Looks pretty tough to me on paper, certainly wouldn't want a double up. All of last years Top 6 and Leicester who may well challenge for the Top 6 too. See 5 CS's perhaps from these 10 Fixtures

        ARS
        bur
        NEW
        che
        shu
        LEI
        mun
        TOT
        avl
        MCI

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

          I think Newcastle will be the next one.

        2. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You have to factor in the assists from Trent and Robbo too.

        3. Tcheco
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          4

        4. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I see 4 cleans sheets in their next 5 😆

        5. Little fekirs
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Everyone was saying double pool defence is essential and now everyone is scrambling to get rid.

          These fixtures were the same before the season started, so stick to your guns and why you picked them at the start of the year.

      13. rdpx
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Idle knee-jerk WC thinking if today and tomorrow don't pay out:

        Ryan. Button.

        Boly. Pieters. Mina. O Connell. Kelly.

        Sterling. Mané. KDB. Martial. Trossard.

        Rashford. Pukki. Barnes.

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

          Please feel free to comment!

      14. balint84
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        drop Wilson to Pukki?

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

          I can't see you'll regret it.

          Even if he gets s red card next week he'll have already gone up another 4 million by then.

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

            Max 0.3m rise per week..

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

              #hyperbole

              😉

      15. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Best picks for -4??

        TAA/Robbo + Fraser + Wilson 》》》

        1) Kane + Ceballos + Coleman/Mina (Aldo have Digne)
        2) Son + Haller + Coleman/Mina/Cancelo

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

          2 4 me

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

            How did Hammers do? U think Haller will do well? Nice fix

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

              Oh dear. I meant 1!

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

                Ceballos was tremendous yesterday, not very prolific though but with the trio in front, will do very well.

        2. luk46
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Not sure if moving Wilson out is clever. Robbo + Fraser-> Montoya + KDB or Zinchenko + Martial?

      16. Teomi
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How Can I fit martial into this team without making it weaker?

        Think Barkley needs to leave but who else?

        Pope (button)
        Vvd Robbo Zinchenko Montoya (Söyüncü)
        Salah Sterling Pérez Barkley (Hayden)
        Kane king (Greenwood)

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

          Robbo and get man u def or emerson in.

      17. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You fill up my senses

        So good to have that back in the prem

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          My mates mum has no sense of smell.

          1. Random Name
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            what?

      18. danlynch13
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How did McGinn look yesterday?

      19. Captain_Shirokov
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Oh dear, Vertonghen already dropped in price, disaster.

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

        Lundstrom goal!

      21. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lundy G

      22. MITHRRANDIRR
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lundstram !!!!

      23. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lundstram 😆

      24. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        OMG

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

          I'm dumbstruck 🙁

      25. Manani
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        best 6.5m forward?

        missing out on Pukki unless taking a hit

      26. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        LUNDSTRAAAAAMMMM

      27. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I don't believe it Lundstram goal grrr

      28. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lundsrummmmm lessonsssss