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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. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Abraham hattrick??

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

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

    A. Salah, James and Pukki
    B. Mane, Mount and Haller

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

      50/50 atm

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

    Tammy again, jesus

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

      Omg

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

    I have no idea how to fit Son into my team without WC. Most definitely keeping Mané and Sterling. Only possible solution is to downgrade Aguero to Barnes/Haller. Then upgrade Mount or James to Son. That will cost me -4.

    But feel that I maybe should use FT on Zinchenko > Otamendi this week.

    James/Mount > Lamela is also tempting.

    Adrian l 4.0
    TAA l Zinchenko l Dunk l Mings l Lund
    Mané l Sterling l James l Mount l Cantwell
    Aguero l Abraham l Pukki

    0.0ITB and 1FT. Any suggestions?

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

    Madison range

  6. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy whammy!

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

    Mpount assist?

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Npo

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

    TheDragon, you around?

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

    Every single piece of advice I gave over the international break has been wrong in GW5. FFS. I'm sorry

    Hope it's different long term, as I'm bleeding rank ATM 🙁

    1. Salah4Ever
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is it you who told me not to get tammy , son and tomori¿

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

        and mane
        (username checks out tho lol)

  10. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Why tammy why

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

    It's an Abtrick!!!

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

      🙂

  12. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Nice draft?

    Pope
    Digne, taa, Lund, 4.5, 4.0
    Kdb, son, mane, sterling, cantwell
    Barnes or pukki, Tammy, 4.5

    0.2 or 0.3 itb

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

    FPL season over…

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

      In gameweek five? Pipe down FFS...

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

        Jota instead of Abraham, double LIV def, casual mini league rivals getting hauls, etc.…

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

          Those were casual picks

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

            Have to disagree. Genuinely thought Jota would manage more even with EL (and no I can't get rid of him easily), and going by last season, Liverpool defensive double-up was a decent option.

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

              Yeah, most of us were stuck in last season as the casuals

  14. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    since when did fpl change with the OR in private leagues and from score on players icons?

  15. STEP rOVERS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hatttttrick

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

    Even Jorginho is getting an assist ffs

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

    dare i say. abraham again. HAT TRICK. congrats to those of us who brought him in some time ago

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

    Tammyyyyyyy!!!!!

  19. Lev Yashin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    0.1m short of Martial + Vardy to Son + Tammy.

    Probably for the best really.

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

    How?? Abraham is pants

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

      That's nevrler been the case

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

      Abraham is ace

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

    I love you tammy!!

    1. International Richard
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      good luck with that

  22. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Have 0.4m ITB to do Pukki to Abraham....

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

      Considering the same

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Liverpool up next

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

        Leakypool

      2. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Then an amazing run of fixtures

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

    No way bro, what on earth

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

      #whinge

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

        IT'S LITERALLY NOT YOU IMBECILE

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

          Shouting and whinging.. what s top lad

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

    When you sold Rashford for a hit 🙁

    For Tammy 🙂

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I’ll allow it this time

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

      7 goals in 3 games for me

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

        Nice

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well done WR.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nicely played

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

    Why does everyone on BT think it's Tammy Abrahams

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I was just thinking that. One of the is Robbie Savage though so it makes more sense.

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

        Hah, fair. Ince has the game and even he's getting it wrong.

  26. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy hat trick

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Excellent goal

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

        Have to wait for it until break

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

    Benched Lundstram for TAA VVD Digne and Otamendi, I can guess immediately who is going to score the most points

  28. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy my Boy

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

    Tammy

  30. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Leaving this site. 3rd week in a row been convinced out of a decision, everyone thinks they are experts and give terrible advice. Amount of people who wrote off Abraham.

    You're all going to say "make your own decision" but this site exists because 80% of it is advice. Joke.

    CYA!

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Finally..

    2. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      See ya

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Peace out. Own your own decisions mate

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

      Lol

    5. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Site has done nothing bad to you.

    6. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Dont blame others for your decisions.

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

      Cya, your fault thinking people here know anymore than anyone else. We are all playing the same guessing game. I'm here just for the injury etc stuff, not for advices.

    8. Salah_Fingers
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Noone can predict what will happen, you'd have been buzzing if the advice was correct so no need to spit your dummy out.

    9. mrtapio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      People adviced me not to go for Mané over Salah from the start. I didn't listen. This GW people said I should captain Sterling or Aguero over Mane. I captained Mané.

      Advice is great, but the final decision is yours