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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. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    It’s hard to explain how extreme the negative variance is of a Lundstram goal and clean sheet and Robinson coming off before 60 injured

    I’m a Robinson owner and Lundstram 1st on bench man 🙁

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ouch man that hurts, but 9 times out of 10 you would play the attacker

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I have rico and robinson, would like to change to trossard and lundstram back in time

    3. chrismoo75
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      me too 🙁

    4. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Oooh tough luck man. It'll even out over the season

  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez starts.

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

      Carrier pigeon delivering dialup?

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

    Lundstram saving my gameweek and I don’t even know his first name

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

      John

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

        Thanks

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

      John

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

      I never met him either

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

    Palace sot 😀

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

    Wilson Barkley and TAA to Pukki Debruyne and Montoya -4

    yay or nay

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

      Yay

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

    Have we ever had a 4.0 OOP?

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

      No, it's a gift to all of us

    2. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Once upon a time Matty Taylor was a £4.0 playing in midfield and got like a brace and two assists in one game I think

    3. Rock n Grohl
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Don't recall any in the 14 odd years I've played.

  7. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Owned and played Cantwell + Lundstram.

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

      It’s true what they say...

      ... it’s better to be lucky than good

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

        This

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

      Well played Sir

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

      I don't even know who Cantwell is.

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

        Find out. Top 4.5m mid is a start

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

    Pope Button
    Robbo AWB 4.5 4.5 Lundstrum
    Sterling Mane KDB Son Martial
    Pukki 4.5 4.5

    Looks like an interesting wildcard...

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

      Nice

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

    So tempted to WC rn from this:

    Pope - Button
    VVD - Trent - Laporte - Digne - Rico
    Sterling - Salah - Fraser - Perez - Dendoncker
    Wesley - Wilson - Greenwood

    to this:

    Pope - Button
    VVD - Laporte - Digne - Soyuncu - Lundstram
    Salah - Sterling - Son - Martial - Perez
    Pukki - Greenwood - Wickham

    Yay or Nay

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

      yay,

      I’m tempted to do the same from this:

      Pope Button
      Robbo VVD KWP Diop Bednarek
      Salah Sterling KDB Dendoncker
      Wilson Pukki Deu

      to above, what do you think?

    2. De Gea is GOAT
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Downgrade Perez and upgrade Greenwood imo. Rest looks spot on!

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

    2 losses for Palace...good work Roy.

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

      Andddd...I just remembered they drew last week

  11. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Palace could of played all day and still not scored. Toothless.

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It was terrible to watch...have to be top contenders to go down

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

        Yep them and Newcastle and prob villa or sheff United could be the battlers

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Happy with my decision to transfer in AWB

  12. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed...
    Ryan-Button
    TAA-VVD-Digne-Diop-Hanley
    Salah-Sterling-Moura-Perez-Donker
    Wilson-Jota-Ings

    Worth a -8 for:
    TAA>AWB
    Diop>Lundstram
    Pérez>KDB
    Wilson>Pukki

    Would wait until after the Leicester game to make the moves but is -8 a big deal this early??

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

    Lundstram might be the best value player ever as a 4.0 OoP

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

      Yeah, if he has potential to keep playing I will switch him in for kelly who will likely stop starting very soon

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

      Injuries today helped his cause.

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

        scoring a winner also helps a bit

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

    Yesssss

  15. Bennison
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How has Siggy been playing recently? Are Everton terrible going forward? Might give him one more game then ship him out

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

    Lundstram party and Vardy is invited

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

    Palace properly Lundstram'd today...

  18. thepeen555
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So no Tammy in the line up or Barkley. Kinda expected it. Chelsea need more of just something lol

  19. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    There’s my transfers sorted then!

    Rico, Bilva, C.Wilson > Lundstram, KdB, Pukki -4

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

      You got money in the bank for that?

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Apologies- Guilbert

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

    Lundstram 14 pointer confirmed 🙂

  21. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Played Dendoncker gw1 disallowed goal, benched Lundstram this week missed a haul 🙁

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

      Brutal, but it's only GW2.

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        My luck will surely turn for the better soon!

  22. Effe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lundstram 14 pointer locked in

  23. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Barkley on the bench. Please don't come on!

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

      Likely he does.

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

        Fist pump in the air if he does.

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He will. Tired legs all over.

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

      Sorry, life isn't that kind

  24. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    It figures that an OOP enabler would be my highest scorer this week 😀

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

    Heaton going behind early in the Pope v Heaton v Hendo decision … eurgh

  26. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kudos to scout picks. Here’s me thinking I know better and bench Lundstram. Of course all ml rivals played him. Gutted!!

  27. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lundstram annoying me just like Doherty did last season.

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

    Fuming

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

      As am I sir.... as am I

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

    Tbh if Henderson gets 9 points I’ll be happy still

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

    The first day of the week is the Lundstram’s day.

    Not too much to ask then! 😎
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