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

    Not good few minutes, Tammy OG and YC plus KDB benched

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

      And off with cramp. 😀

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

        So I should transfer him in?

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

        Great Tammy pick - he is a goal machine.

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

      At least Tammy will get those 2 points back via baps.

    3. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Crazy

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

      Need another Rashford goal to balance things up nicely

  2. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    KDB isn't even in the squad? No chance of a cameo?

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

      On the bench

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

      Bench??

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

      Check the bench again

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

      He is on bench

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

    Phew! Can relax and watch the Man City game now without having to worry about KDB.

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

      *Gundogan gets injured 20mins in, KDB on*

      Imagine

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

    Abraham injured??

    Hope nobody knee jerked already

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

      Hope they lock his price.

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Off with cramp ?! allegedly

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

      He looked fine

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

      Cramp so precaution sub

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

    Choong looking active and with a point to prove, but too naive with his passing and movement at the moment. Will iron it out with experience.

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

    Tammy.... not that kind of goal.

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

    I guess this make KDB(c) v Watford a good option

  8. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Own Goal for Tammy lol

  9. Johnny Drama
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    4 Chelsea goals but no return from Mount 🙁

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

      Yeah, pretty crappy really. Nothing from the Sheffield game either.

      Thinking of just ditching now, for Ceballos maybe.

      1. Johnny Drama
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Great fixtures after Pool. Will give him another chance, he is a 6.2 mid after all 🙂

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

    Deeney is a terrible pundit. Didn’t check dress code either

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Literally.

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

      Deeney would probably be my absolute bottom pick for active PL players I believe will make good pundits.

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

        actually no, Jesse Lingard below him

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

    Rashford has been so bad. Hes not good enough to lead the line for Man United.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep.

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Always overrated.. same for Lingard.

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

    Benteke terrible

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

      This we knew already!

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

    Zouma heads over from Mount free kick

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

      Just not happening for him today then.

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

    Greenwood coming on? I hope not

    1. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This!!?

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

    Tammy injured?

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

      cramp apparently

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

      Don't think so. Looked like cramp. Was subbed immediately though.

  16. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Swapping Abraham for Mount in my wildcard wasn't a smart thing to do.

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

      #sillybilly

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

      No Granny, ya right there. Barnes over Abraham wasn’t wise of me, either.

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

      Hard to argue with

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

      Did the opposite 😎

    5. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      13, 13 & 14. It's a killer.

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

        Stuff of nightmares

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

        Liverpool next so that run will end

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

          I'd bet on him getting 1.

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

          Liverpool 1 cs in 5 matches

      3. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        *17

  17. CARROW ROAD
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling & Sergio need to bank big in the first half! Subs waiting to happen

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

    Leicester still pushing hard for an equaliser. Man Utd CS not in the bank yet.

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

    So much expectation for a 6.4 midfielder. Can you even get gudmundsson for that?

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

      Abraham is firing though and only a little more expensive.

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

        I think that's fair, but it's not an either or.

  20. the vanisher
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    De Bruyne is essentiahahahahahahhahah

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

      Vanishing in 3, 2, 1....

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

      You do realise every City attacker will get rotated right?

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        That's why you need 3 of them.

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

      Still think he is. I didn't get KDB for one GW. There will be times when Son is benched this season. But over the season KDB will score goals and get assists and make a mockery of his £9.5m price tag.

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

    Will give my left earlobe for a Kane goal

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

      Already given away the right one?

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

      Hasn't even looked like scoring tbf

  22. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    All bonus points lost for Abraham you can say !

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

      ... no

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

    Dropping in rank to be a millionaire

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

      Same!! 🙂

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

      Amateur. I'm on 2 million.

  24. Stokelona
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Stoke are appalling, Jones has to go!

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

      ...who?

  25. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Swapped Rashy for Barnes.. n guess what.. thats the day Barnes stays quiet and Rashford scores a pk

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

    Rashford bar 🙁

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tammy owners are laughing at us Mount owners. We are the ultimate losers

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      AND my rival owns Tammy ofcourse. Well done Tammy owners

    2. Markus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      They are not binary choices, and never were - there's no such thing as coverage for attacking players remember. Both are decent options

    3. nip-tuck
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unlucky not to have 2 assists and he just missed an open goal. He’s a keeper

  28. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Jota has been a horrible pick this season.

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

    Todd Cantwell to save the day then 😀

  30. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Mount. Do smth!!