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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. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    FPL checking Mount pair of assists?

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

      No

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

      He was tackled on both occasions. If anything, minus BAPs.

  2. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who would you pick?

    Heaton
    Robertson Zinchenko Coleman Lowton
    Salah Sterling D.Silva Son
    Haller Pukki

    For a -4

    OR

    Heaton
    Robertson vanDijk Zichenko Coleman
    Salah Sterling deBruyne Ceballos
    Haller Pukki

  3. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    wtf mount no assist??

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

      Didn't pass it to him

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

    If all stays the same then I think I'll be doing Kane and Felipe Anderson to tammy/haller and son

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

      Seems like obvious transfers, yea

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

      Sounds great

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

    3-0 Chelsea, wow.

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

      mount assist?

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

      Tammy again.

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

    0-3 Chelsea

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

      Tammy

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

        Alonso assist

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

    Abraham G

    0-3

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

      Alonso assist I think

  8. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    a b r a h a m .get in. yes

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

    Tammy again ... jesus

  10. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Abraham again

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

    Wtfff

  12. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If kane blanks, i am removing him for auba.

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

      ...

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

      Blank or not I am removing him to Kun (-4)

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

        Even if he gets a hat trick?

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

          Yes

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

    OMG

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

    Three braces in a row

    Spurs goal again

    Lamela

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

    What the hell

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

    Ok i love Abraham!

  17. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    this is getting silly now, Mount not involved again

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

      Think I'm transferring him out now.

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

    4-0 Spurs

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

    Alonso starts. Alonso assist

    Classic

  20. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Lamela g

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

    Anyone else not getting any returns whatsoever lmao

    ffs

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      o/

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

      Just Salah.

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

    Lamela G Kane A

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

    Lamela G for Spurs

  24. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Mini league rivals are having a great GW…

  25. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Kane A

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

    Haller on WC, may be leaving sooner than expected...

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

      No he is is still better pick than Ab

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

    Haller over Tammy wasn't the best choice

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

      You don't know that yet..

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

    Soyuncu hurt

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

    Eurghhh, everyone gonna hop on Tammy bow whilst everyone was sidetracked by haller

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

    YES HARRY!

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Score a goal.ffs