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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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1,742 Comments Post a Comment
  1. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Man U under investigation for child labour, in light of a bunch of children carrying Man u

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    2-3

  3. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    James assist

  4. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rashford G
    James A

  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Greenwood 3rd on my bench ... but he comes on because Janmaat, Salah and Saka didn't start! 😆

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That is a big serving of jam right there Virgin.

      It could not have happened to a nicer person though. 🙂

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thats one shagged bench

  6. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    The hype in here convinced me to swop Lund and Chilwell on my bench. Need to remember not to listen to you lot. Lundstram IS benchable.

  7. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lol Rash

  8. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    MU of old times???

  9. Pumpkinhead
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Two goals from teenagers, Man U needs to trust the youth.

  10. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Martial blank, all that matters 😉

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      This

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah. But still time. You called it!

  11. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bottled it sheffield ffs

  12. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Martial assisting the assister

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

    OLE & MARK KNOW

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ole saved

  15. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ole is back!

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rashford essential

  17. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Gary's vice just broke.

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rashford! Great presence after all!

  19. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Shocking defending. What is this

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thats cocky considering James is secnd fastest footballer

  20. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Genius changes from Ole 😉

  21. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    James finally gets me some points when i was hovering over the transfer button.

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Calling it now

    Sheffield United bubble has burst

  23. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    MARKKKK KNOWSSSSSS

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Dude, get off your knees.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Oh dear

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He doeeees

  24. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    People really think Wilder is a better manager than Ole? lol

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He has more exp so yes for now

  25. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Since I sold James he's returned in nearly every match

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    More time of Ole at the Wheel

    🙂 🙂 🙂

  27. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What is the keeper doing there?

  28. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What was the Sheffield keeper doing? Did he slip?

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No he completely cocked up

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Fergie is happy

  30. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yesssss Rashford!!