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Starts for Lundstram and £4.0m defender in Sunday’s only Premier League game

The penultimate match of Gameweek 13 takes place at Bramall Lane, with Sheffield United entertaining Manchester United.

Kick-off in Sunday’s only Premier League fixture is at 16:30 GMT.

There is plenty of interest for Fantasy Premier League managers in this game, with David de Gea (£5.5m), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m), Harry Maguire (£5.3m), Daniel James (£6.2m), Marcus Rashford (£8.6m) and John Lundstram (£4.9m) all sitting in more than 10% of FPL squads.

All six of those players start in South Yorkshire today.

Anthony Martial (£7.8m), who is on the cusp of a double-digit ownership himself, also features in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI.

The Norwegian head coach has made just one alteration to his Gameweek 12 line-up, with Phil Jones (£4.8m) replacing the injured Scott McTominay (£5.1m).

Whether Jones is a like-for-like swap for the Scot in midfield or joins a back three remains to be seen, with Solskjaer saying ahead of kick-off:

Phil has been training well. He’s got experience of playing both central midfield and at the back. When you show the attitude he’s shown in training, it’s time for him to get a chance. Marcos [Rojo] is injured, Axel [Tuanzebe] isn’t really ready to come in so it was an easy option.

Brandon Williams (£4.0m) gets his second successive start at left-back (or wing-back), keeping the benched Ashley Young (£5.4m) out of the side despite the latter’s return from suspension.

Solskjaer said of that decision:

Brandon’s played really well in every game he’s played. I didn’t find any reason to leave him out. It’s a testing stadium for him to play at so it’s a good opportunity to show his mentality because his temperament is one of his strengths.

Chris Wilder makes two enforced changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Tottenham Hotspur a fortnight ago.

Dean Henderson (£4.7m) – owned by just over 5% of Fantasy managers – is ineligible to face his parent club, so Simon Moore (£4.4m) deputises for the on-loan goalkeeper for the hosts.

The hitherto ever-present John Egan (£4.5m) hasn’t recovered from a calf injury so Phil Jagielka (£4.2m) gets his first Premier League start of the season.

Lys Mousset (£5.0m) and David McGoldrick (£5.4m) again start up front.

The Blades have kept clean sheets in three of their six home fixtures in 2019/20 and conceded just four goals in those half-dozen matches.

Solskjaer’s troops have won just one of their six away games this season and are yet to keep a clean sheet on the road.

Three of the Red Devils’ five away goals came at Carrow Road in Gameweek 10.

Sheffield United XI: Moore, O’Connell, Jagielka, Basham, Stevens, Baldock, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Mousset, McGoldrick.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Jones, Maguire, Lindelof, Williams, Pereira, Fred, James, Martial, Rashford.

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

    Ugh dammit Sheffield almost....

    Brandon Williams tho

  2. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    VAR to save Lundy CS please...

  3. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Omg wtf

  4. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Did mark even play him

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The answer is no

    2. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nope. Second on bench and won't be coming on

  5. Arteta
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Williams first on the bench. Ouch.

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      k

  6. Cok3y5murf
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Any casuals that benched Williams?

    1. BrutalLogiC
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Sick. Do something martial.

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

    will daniel james get an assist for that?

    1. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Probably not.

      1. lindeg
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        damnit

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No

    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nah, why would he?

  8. InSaneMan-e
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    William's has had a shocker defensively but that's some finish

    1. No Professionals
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Shouldn't

  9. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Still time for Lundy red card.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      And a goal 😉

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lundy CS gone. Long live Brandon Williams of house Stark

  11. WVA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I literally said a few comment ago I was going to bring Williams in for Ota and got a resounding no! Need a budget defender to afford Dilva > Son.

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

      Gwan then

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You'll still get one mate

    3. George Sillett
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Have the courage of your own convictions.

    4. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I still wouldn't bring him in, you think he's gonna score a screamer like that every week?

      Plus it's your team, do what you want.

  12. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Granville post about Marks bench imminent.

    1. JamTart
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I've totally missed this. What's Mark done?

  13. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How does Mark do it?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      He doesn’t

    2. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      he has williams?

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        2nd on bench

    3. JamTart
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Do what?

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

    Lundstram will score the winner

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      They're already winning

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        What?

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

        Check again 🙂

  15. andres
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    worth getting a chelse defender for the home fixtures?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yup

  16. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Really hoping Mason Greenwood gets on the scoresheet today.

    1. Londongeezaa
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      All done

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Congrats

    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Greenwood with the goal!!!

  17. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    My double Sheff Utd defence nearly made me look so good 🙁

  18. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    James belly flop in the box only minutes away.

  19. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Greenwood goal

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    GREEENNNWOOODDDDDDDDDDD

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OMG greenwood

  22. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Greenwood G
    Rashford A

  23. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    LOL

  24. _Ninja_
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Greenwood g rashford a

  25. Yank Revolution
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    MAAANNNN UUUUUUU!!!

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Greenwood G

  27. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Greenwood g Rashford a

  28. Gobigorgohome
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OLEEEEE IN

  29. fusen
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I stuck Lundstram second on my bench so really wanted that goal 😡

    Still looks like the wrong position due to the assist though

  30. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OLE KNOWS

    1. THAT'S LIFE
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Youngsters saving Ole