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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. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    maupay goal

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Damn, double Pool and Bur defence! It's all on you Lundy.

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

    Burnley wipeout

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

    Dendoncker off

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

    Poop

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

    Pope is a fraud

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

    Oh bollocks....

    Need a goal for sure now then, Barnes!

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

    Burnley cleanie wiped.

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

    Pope useless

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

    God I'm having an awful awful season

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

    Pope CS gone. Obviously.

  11. Riders of Yohan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This week is not looking good...

  12. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Maupayyyyyy

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

    Don't foul like that if you're not Kane.

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

    Come to not even expect goalie CSs anymore, they're just a nice unexpected surprise if they happen! Just save pts to go off of now.

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

      Pope has a save point 😉

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

        Yep! Little victories. That and the Salah goal+BAPS are my only returns this week lol. Nada from Barnes, Lundstram, Mount, Trent etc

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

    Deeney has absolutely no idea who any of the Sheff Utd players are

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

      Troy?

  16. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    ffs Montoya isn't even playing
    ive been rooting for a non existent clean sheet

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

    Mcburnie goal

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

      Ruled out by VAR

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

    Sheff Utd goal dissalowed

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

    Aurier a great pick now

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

      Not sure he's nailed?

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

        Should be

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

      If he's nailed, sure.

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

    How has Barnsey played so far?

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

    Rose YC

  22. NotNowKato
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Every message I ever send is always at the bottom of the page. Probably for the best really 🙁

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

    Brighton away is a tough fixture. They play attacking football and Potter is willing to change things early in games if things are not working. Brighton even created chances against City (at the Etihad), but Trossard was not good enough to take them.

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

      *Brighton away is a tough fixture for clean sheets

  24. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ffs mcburnie ruled out

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

      I hope you’re a fan and not an owner 😀

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I took punt on mcburnie and muapay - both paid off almost 🙂

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

    Can any of my players please get some bloody points?

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

      Seconded

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

      Assist for sterling okay?

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

    Spurs starting to play like it's their home ground? They've basically been without one over a season..

  27. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Need Kane and Mount to score asap.

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

      Back from a ban?

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

        don't have much time these days.. 😀

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

    Who assisted the would be Sheff goal?

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

      norwood i think

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

      Hopefully Lundstram...

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

      norwood

  29. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just over 15mins till Kun benching heart break haha

  30. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Devastating to see our players missing simple passes and firmino pulling off worldies for fun