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Wan-Bissaka comes through injury to start against Leicester

Manchester United’s injury situation appears not quite as bad as first feared as Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) starts at right-back against Leicester.

The player had been flagged with a back injury in the week but has been declared fit for the first XI.

However, Paul Pogba (£8.5m), Anthony Martial (£7.7m) and Luke Shaw (£5.4m) are indeed missing for the Red Devils.

Marcus Rashford (£8.5m) starts the match in a central role supported by Daniel James (£6.2m), Juan Mata (£6.4m) and Andreas Pereira (£5.0m), which means substitute Mason Greenwood (£4.5m) still awaits his first league start of the campaign.

There are very few surprises for opponents Leicester other than Demarai Gray (£5.3m) coming in for his first Premier League start of the season, featuring alongside Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) and James Maddison (£7.1m) in a front-three.

Mason Mount (£6.4m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.2m) hold their places in the Chelsea team despite concerns about Champions League rotation setting in.

The changes come elsewhere in the side as it looks like Frank Lampard has opted for a 3-5-2 formation to match Wolves.

Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) makes a much-anticipated return in central defence, joined in the middle by Andreas Christensen (£5.0m) and Fikayo Tomori (£4.5m).

With Emerson (£5.5m) ruled out, Marcos Alonso (£6.2m) returns at left wing-back with Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.9m) on the opposite flank.

Opponents Wolves have restored Diogo Jota (£6.3m) to the starting line-up while Adama Traoré (£5.0m) is at right-back and Jesus Vallejo (£4.9m) and Romain Saïss (£4.4m) come in at centre-back.

Callum Robinson (£5.3m) is fit enough only for the bench for Sheffield United but David McGoldrick (£5.5m) is able to come through and start alongside Oli McBurnie (£5.9m).

John Lundstram (£4.2m) keeps his place in midfield, even as John Fleck (£4.9m) returns from injury, Luke Freeman (£5.4m) the man to make way.

Meanwhile, Southampton’s defensive situation looks a little unclear ahead of kick-off.

They have named three centre-backs in their team, Jan Bednarek (£4.5m), Jannik Vestergaard (£5.1m) and Maya Yoshida (£4.4m) but there is no recognised left-back in the starting line-up.

It is thought either Japanese international Yoshida will play that role in a back-four, or central midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.9m) will fulfil it in a five-man defence.

In attack, Che Adams (£5.8m) is flanked by Sofiane Boufal (£5.5m) and Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m), who starts despite concerns over a muscle problem.

Finally, it looks as if there’s a different shape for Brighton as they name a 4-3-3 formation. It is possible that Dan Burn (£4.5m) and Adam Webster (£4.4m) are at full-back while Pascal Groß (£6.5m) starts in central midfield and Solly March (£4.9m) pushes forward into more familiar territory.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Webster, Duffy, Dunk, Burn; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; Maupay, Murray, March.

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters; Lennon, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Young, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, McTominay; James, A Pereira, Mata; Rashford.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury, Tielemans, Ndidi; D Gray, Vardy, Maddison.

Sheffield Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Yoshida, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Cédric; Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Højbjerg; Djenepo, Adams, Boufal.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Sissoko, Winks; Lamela, Eriksen, Son; Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Ward, Cahill, Sakho, van Aanholt; Townsend, Milivojevic, Kouyaté, Schlupp; Zaha, Ayew.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Vallejo, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Moutinho, Neves, Saïss, Traoré; Jiménez, D Jota.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Christensen, Rüdiger, Tomori; Azpilicueta, Mount, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Willian, Abraham.

1,783 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Modest Bob
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Only the shrewdest of the shrewdest captained Son today surely??

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

      Imagine not listening to Here Comes The Sun

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

      Guy in my ML has Son (C) Mane (V)

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

    Sooooonnnnnnnnnnnn

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

    The way this Spurs match is going, it could be 6,7.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It won't be. Spurs usually just chill in the second half if cruising

  4. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I'm looking forward to when I get a call right like having Son this week. Nothing like having a player with low ownership doing well

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

      Congrats buddy

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

    People actually picked Pepe over Son 😮

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

      Surely just casuals or Gervinho fans?

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

      Shut your whore mouth

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Wow, chill

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

      Pepe hasn't even played this GW you clown

  6. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mane & Son owner...captained Sterling

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

      Sterling will haul

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      River

      Cry

      Me

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

      Looking very good then. City are going to score 5+

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

    No Kelly = disaster for Palace

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

    3-0 and no Kane involvement, dafuq?

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

      Inclusive celebrations on all 3, great to see.

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

      😆

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

      Well he cant dive in the penalty area anymore and be a Pen merchant so you should expect his goal tally to be a lot less this season! The filthy cheat!!

  9. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Son is what saving your WC is all about

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

      That's what FPL Pumpy on twitter is saying too.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Imposter...absolute non job. Heckle and Hiss him off twitter

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

      Or KdB -> Son switch

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

      Yeah haha. Might need to fit him in. Will see how this week goes.

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

      I’m happy with KDB thanks

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

    meh knew son would explode, yes captain hindsight. Clearly l should have wildcarded -_-

  11. Mr Peanutbutter
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    kane is an 11 million decoy that attracts defenders away for son to get in behind

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Kane is turning into an 11m Firminho in a slightly worse team. Son is the best pick.

      1. Mr Peanutbutter
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        firmino speaks better english than kane

  12. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I’ve made so many bad calls so far this season but patience with Son paying off.

    Sterling (c)Son (vc)

    I’d still be annoyed at Prp roulette but less so now...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      That’s some patience haha

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

    God Palace, get it together. Can't be havin this!

    1. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cant remember them getting slaughtered like this for a while.

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah we havent for a while, PVA having a shocker.

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

    Leicester have offered absolutely nothing. Really pathetic considering the team United have today.

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

    Palace all over the place. Even Kane looks like getting points. What's happened?

  16. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is Kane the new Benteke?

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Salah, Greenwood to son, Rashford for free?

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

      Yes

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

      Haha yeah right now

  18. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Not looking good. Sterling on the bench press

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

      Source?

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Gym coach..

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha

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

    Daniel James or Tom Daley?

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

    Casuals already selling KDB to get Son

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

      I'm not. KDB is a season keeper IMO unless he gets a long term injury.

      City score around 95 goals in the PL. If KDB stays fit he will get at least 10 of them and a lot of assists. Son will struggle to match that as Spurs barely ever score more than 80 goals in a PL season and Kane gets the bulk of those.

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

    M.Kelly nailed 😀

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

      How's the injury?

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Hard to play with an injury 😀

  22. Bird Raymond
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Palace a shambles without Martin Kelly!

  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Aurier an option?

  24. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Owning Bobby and Son sure feels better now - happy with the fortune for Bobby to come on.

  25. Critical Observer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Cool cats have had Son since GW3.

    Meanwhile, why is that one rag sporting a black uniform? Very confusing, easy to mistake him to someone impartial, like a referee.

  26. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Son looks like the man to get in on WC.
    How is Eriksen looking btw?

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

      Yeah I'd fit him in if on WC. I can personally do it by Mount Salah Zinch to Son Mane 4.5....

  27. FISSH
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs 3 goals and no kane. Wow. Definitely selling

  28. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I'll take a single kane goal

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

      You'll take what you get.

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

    Tomori OMG

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

    Nice save from DDG