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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.

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  1. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ffs do something Mount

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      ...

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

      Worked

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

        Oh. Maybe not! 1st definitely wasn't. 2ns must have been close.

  2. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Finally some points.

    Mane
    Son
    Tammy

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bloody hell, Abraham again?

    Was it from another defensive mistake this time?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Haha, makes sense then. Surely can't continue to happen!

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Plenty of luck

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

      It wasn't that bad of a mistake. He took it really well.

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Number 34 OR wildcarded, brought in Mane and Son (and captained him). Fair play! https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/4103254/event/5

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      When ya luck is in

  5. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No assist for Tammy goal. Came to him via a tackle

  6. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No Mount high enough

  7. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mount assist? Own him and Tammy

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nah, he was tackled again.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dammit

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mount got robbed of the assist by a Wolve player in both occasion

  9. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Played it safe and went KDB over Son. EPIC FAIL

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Epic...I think you are being summoned

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        😀

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      KDB hasn't played yet

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You do realise KDB hasn’t played yet?
      And it’s against Norwich? Or is this news to you?

    4. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I have both and mane and Tammy

  10. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This is getting very annoying, take the blinkers off. If it's an assist say it is, if it's not then don't. Stop chatting sh*t

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dafuq?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          People shouting Mount assist when it isnt

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Oh that. It's normally obvious if it is or isn't anyway. If only 2 people say it, it probably isn't. When the page is full of people saying it, it probably is

      2. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        To be fair its quite hard to tell in both instances until there was a replay.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Then keep quiet if not sure. Simples

          1. Bartowski
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            They were sure that was the problem.

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah but in these instances I wouldn't start spamming Mount assist

            1. Bartowski
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              I mean it was quite hard to tell that it wasnt.

        3. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          One of the biggest fallacies on FFS is the 'it's an assist because I own him, it's not an assist if I don't own him' mentality.

        4. Warbling Wendy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Calm down Deirdre

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            His name is Q

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

              😆

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Calm down dude

              1. Warbling Wendy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                calm down, it's only a commercial

        5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I wonder what XG will be attached to Tammy's goal...

          He's already got 4 goals from 1.4XG in his last 2 games

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

          Why isn’t this None chap listed on the Chelsea team page on transfers?

          1. Alan Watts
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            He must be related to Own Goal ho ho ho

        7. some witty pun
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Okay, Im a salty Mount owner

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

            Same. So jammy Abraham (owners) again

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

          To clarify:

          Wolves 0-2 Chelsea

          Goals: Tomori, Abraham
          Assists: None

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            We shall Mount a protest

            1. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              No Tekkers ?

            2. Sandy Ravage
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              It will amount to nothing

            3. Alan Watts
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He should get assists for the tackles leading to the goals

        9. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Wolves going backwards this season.

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

            Europa League and 2nd Season Syndrome

          2. Klein
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Europa for non top6 is such a curse.

        10. Warbling Wendy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Mount unlucky on the assist front.

        11. seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Tammy is now in my radar!

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            He’s awesome

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

              This.

          2. Doctor Evil
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Tammy can’t stop scoring

          3. Alan Watts
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Man u and AWB next ..

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

          Go Tammy you beauty!

        13. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Oh Mount. Gotta happen sometime

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Should do if you whinge enough

            1. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Again? jesus, leave me alone you prat

              1. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Stop posting crap and we all will you muppet

        14. Dacra
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Haller and Pukki had better do things.

          Tammy was in my WC team but didn't make the final cut this morning..

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Pukki and Barnes for me. AGree.

        15. Doctor Evil
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Told you Son was going to blow up, new bandwagon.

        16. Dreaming of glory
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          KEXIT version 15 incoming? 3 for spurs and not a sniff for himself surely hes got to go

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

          What time are Man Utd going to concede? Got AWB so it is bound to happen.

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

            I tranfer AWB to TAA, so cs locked.

          2. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Around the 60th minute i’d say

        18. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Barnes looked like doing anything

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Harvey Barnes is kicking his heels on the bench

          2. JonBoy
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Speculative long shot and couldn't latch on to a bobbling ball.

        19. The Chosen One...
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          since i got Mount, Chelsea have scored 4 and no involvement....

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Same!!

        20. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Pukki to Tammy for this GW. Going well so far.

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

            Kane to Tammy last week.. doing good 🙂

        21. Dannyb
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Ok, Tomori is my next transfer in.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Can’t tell if serious

          2. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            funny boy

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

          wc activated 😀

        23. Bouncebackability
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Tammy has scored three goals. Two Sheff Utd mistakes and a tackle just now that went straight to him. Caution for me.

          1. Bouncebackability
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I take that back hes scored more. norwich ones were good.

        24. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Already regretting every close wildcard decision... why is it so hard to own players at the right time.....

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Whinge? Doesn't sound a far cry away from what I've said.

            1. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              The difference, like I said, is the amount of time someone whines.