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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. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Demi time.

  2. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wait James McCarthy and James McArthur are two different players??

    1. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      One of them won x-factor didn’t he?

  3. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I rolled a TF for the first time in GW1 ever. Now I’ve got 2FT’s and I haven’t a scooby what to do.

    My squad is sadly set out for 1 week on 1 week off.

    Dendonker vs Burnley next week looks ok to leave.

    Need a united player

    No Lundstram or Pukki but fixtures aren’t great.

    Lost value in Deulefou

    And KWP vs Newcastle would be silly to move out.

  4. Greasy Grealish Gang
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Watford and Crystal Palace looking like the early whipping boys of the early season? A long road ahead but still..

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

      Newcastle in there as well.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Newcastle and Palace.

      Watford haven't been too bad.

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

      I got panned when I posted my pre-season PL predictions, but I'll repeat

      18 Watford
      19 Palace
      20 Newcastle

      1. ENZO SZN™
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Villa for Watford.

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

          This was pre-season, I'd put them lower now

    4. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      True.
      I've been thinking of when CP lost their first 6 or 7--and scored 0 goals(?)--a couple years ago and still stayed up.

    5. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      watford xga actually quite good, better than everton

    6. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perhaps I'll just captain whoever plays against either Crystal or Newcastle. New game plan

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

      Newcastle a contender to go down from the moment they appointed Bruce.

      1. Greasy Grealish Gang
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Remember the takeover rumours, lel..

  5. wijohnson85
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane and De Bruyne in for Wilson and Salah for the next few games? Before I find a way of getting a Liverpool attacker as well as by gw5?

  6. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Plan to replace Robinson, who’s the best midfielder up to £5.3m?

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

      Cant

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

      Cantwell atm.

  7. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    should i use wc if i want to make 15 transfers?

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

      Obviously or quit.

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        thanks, good to have two options

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

      Hmm, tricky

    3. LSK
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nah mate, save it. Wildcards are worth hundreds of points.

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

    I have mane, pukki, sterling and lundstram! Imagine I had not captained Salah.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      go away

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

      Subtle brag? Nah obnoxious brag

  9. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Played Lundstram ahead of KWP. Biggest 14 pts I'll ever get.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      blicky got the stiffy

      1. LikeItLoveIt
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        *draws on face

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      20 more minutes mate.

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Some Self Fellatio there, disturbing viewing.

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

      Same move well played

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

    No Barkley, but he'll come on 100%

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AAAARRGHHHH

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

    Robbo, Robinson and Wilson

    To

    Lundstram, KDB and Pukki

    ?

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

      For -4?

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

        Yea -4

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

      Yes.

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

      100%

    4. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Only for a hit

    5. HTL
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yup

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

      no fam

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

      I would

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

      Split here but thanks for answers

      Will assess after Perez plays this evening

      Thinking of doing this thanks.

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Handbags

    VAR involved

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

    stevens with some fancy foot work 😀

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

    WC crossing my mind. Got some obvious issues, and already falling far behind. But is it to early ? Just 1 FT.

    Henderson - Woodman

    Robbo - VVD - Digne - KWP - Hanley

    Salah - Richarlison - Martial - Robinson - Drinkwater

    Kane - King - Pukki

    1. LSK
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I probably would WC that team due to City's upcoming fixtures

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

      You have to WC really no City is going to kill you.

  15. Taegugk Warrior
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope/Button
    Vandijk/digne/Zinchenko/lundstram/Rico
    Salah/sterling/fraser/robinson/sigurdson
    Vardy/Jota/Greenwod

    WC time...?

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I wouldn't. How many transfers right now?

      1. Taegugk Warrior
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        1 FT.
        With Robinson injury, plan to ditch him to McGiin or Cantwell

        1. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That's reasonable. Still wouldn't WC, unless you see those injury flags turn red. I'd probably dump Robinson, then reassess Rico and Jota. The rest are solid or at least have favorable fixtures upcoming.

        2. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I have Robinson, too, fwiw.

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

    Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Söyüncü, Fuchs, Ndidi, Pérez, Tielemans, Choudhury, Maddison, Vardy

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

      Lovely stuff - Perez to bring those non Lundy owners some self belief!

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

      4-2-3-1, no Chilwell

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

    No Chilwell

  18. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Arrizabalaga Azpilicueta Christensen Zouma Emerson Kanté Jorginho Pedro Mount Pulisic Giroud

    Schmeichel Pereira Evans Söyüncü Fuchs Ndidi Pérez Tielemans Choudhury Maddison Vardy

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Abraham and Barkley not nailed 😯

      Söyüncü looks like a solid 4.5m option.

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No Chilwell! I wonder if he has a knock or this is punishment for his sheet game last week

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not even on the bench. Assume it's a last minute injury.

    3. The Road to Turfdom
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Worst Chelsea side in a long time that

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Rudiger and Willian will help.

        Willian on the bench today.

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

      That's it - Kovacivic dropped for Mount as I recommended. Better balance.

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

        Thankfully Lampard listened to you

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Needs more Barkley and less Mount. Mount is weak IMO. Chelsea should have loaned him to another PL club in the same way Liverpool loaned Wilson to Bournemouth.

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

        Barkley-owner, right?

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

          Nope. I see Mount. He goes on mazy runs and then loses the ball. He puts in average set pieces into the box. He gets bullied off the ball. Does he have potential? Yes. But he is nowhere ready now, especially for a team that wants to play in the CL / get into the Top 4.

          For now Barkley is the better PL player.

  19. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need Barkley to stay on the bench

    1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wont happen hopefully

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

      60-minute-barkley?

      1. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Hope not, ive got Lundstorm first on my bench

  20. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Barko starting?

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

      Oh pizz right off....

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      bench

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

      Nah benched. WC activated.

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

        Think it might be, although missed all the juicy price rises...

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

      Benched innit

  21. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Guys what do you think about playing with only one striker, like that:

    Adrian (LIV)
    Arnold (LIV) - Zinchenko (MCI) - Digne (EVE) - Mina (EVE)
    Sterling (MCI) - De Bruyne (MCI) - Salah (LIV) - Martial (MUN) - Trossard (BHA)
    Pukki (NOR)

    Otherwise, like that, with still 2 defensive player from Liverpool and 2 from Everton and with Kane instead of Salah:

    Pickford (EVE)
    Arnold (LIV) - Van Dijk (LIV) - Zinchenko (MCI) - Mina (EVE)
    Sterling (MCI) - De Bruyne (MCI) - Martial (MUN) - Trossard (BHA)
    Pukki (NOR) - Kane (TOT)

  22. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Barkley gotta go. So who is the best option to replace him? 6m or under

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ceballos

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

        prob this

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

        As good as Ceballos is, he got 3 goals & 2 assists in 34 games last season at Real, and 2 goals in 22 games the season before.

        I watched him play in the Under 21 Euros and he absolutely bossed it. Proper player but not sure if he will be a good FPL asset. If he plays the Ozil role he could get points but the risk is he will be in the deep play maker for arguments sake say like Jorginho

    2. jsd202
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Trossard for sure. Looked so good yesterday and if it wasn't for VAR could have had 2.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If he comes on and scores though then he will be in the starting line up next GW

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

      Keep an eye on Mount and Kante, also Ceballos

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

      Trossard, Wilson

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

      Trossard, Cantwell, Ceballos

    7. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Trossard, H. Wilson or McGinn (+0.5)

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

      Mcginn, Trossard, Buendia probably. Maybe Mount. Iwobi might become one, same for James at Utd & Hudson-Odoi at Chelsea. Then you are scraping the bottom of the barrel with the likes of Townsend, Almiron, Ward-Prowse and a couple others. Snodgrass may be worth keep an eye on if he can cement a place in the strating xi

  23. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If lundstram gets 14 points, I will support Sheffield to stay in the premier league with all my heart.

  24. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez starts 🙁

    Need Martial no show for Lundy points

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

      No chance

  25. Scholes Balls
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez please twist an ankle while putting your boots on!

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

      ...

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

      :/

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

      Not nice

    4. ENZO SZN™
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Selfish thinking that.

  26. ElliotJHP
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone in the West Midlands area able to slip something in Jota's Sunday roast tonight?

  27. EMBOLOFAN
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    i hate you so much lampard

  28. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    What can I say. Lundy at 14 pts right now. I'll have to settle for a price rise myself as he's 3rd on my bench behind Greenwood and Dendoncker.

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 7 months ago

        more or less ditto

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

        Almost half of my GW points, first on bench with zero chance of coming on.

      • HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        First on mine, but not coming on, unless something happens to Pérez in the next 50 minutes

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

      Where is the justice in this world?... casuals with all the luck

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

        An entire warehouse full of bench jam incoming 🙁

      2. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Nothing casual about him!

        And what about those that actively played him?

        Stop blaming ‘casuals’ when your own choices don’t work out

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

          Domino effect of in-the-know managers selecting him and folk sorting defenders by % owned. So some casuals getting love.

        2. FC Hakkebøf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          This

      3. ENZO SZN™
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yawn.

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

        Surely if you had him, this was the game week to play him?

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

          Exactly, home game against a mediocre attack is when you play him. I selected him over Kelly so not much of a decision!

      5. Rover
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe having him in as 5th defender is casual. But actually playing him as a 3rd def this GW is far from. Where lies the line between playing the fixtures and being lucky?

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

        Casuals don’t even know who Lundstram is

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

          8.5% ownership - some do

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

            All who copied recommended starter teams, none who knew who he actually was

            1. Rover
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Fair point, but wouldn't these be the same people who would have him at the end of their bench. You can't really call the ones who started him in their XI casual right?

    3. trikster102
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      All this talk of getting Lundstram in. Have you seen their next 5 matches?

      1. EMBOLOFAN
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        is there much talk of it? think its just to enable kdb mostly

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

        He can be benched for the nasty ones, show up for a couple

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

        He's 4m. He starts. Sometimes he does stuff.