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Mousset benched as Carroll gets his first league start of the season

Gameweek 15 comes to a head this evening with matches at Bramall Lane and the Emirates.

Sheffield United take on Newcastle United in the 19:30 GMT kick-off, while Arsenal v Brighton and Hove Albion gets underway at 20:15 GMT.

The headline team news from South Yorkshire sees Chris Wilder make two changes to his starting XI, as the Blades boss revisits his rotation policy up front.

Unfortunately for the most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of this Gameweek, that means a benching for Lys Mousset (£5.1m).

David McGoldrick (£5.4m) is also among the substitutes as Billy Sharp (£5.6m) and Oli McBurnie (£5.7m) are given a chance to impress in attack.

John Lundstram (£5.1m) keeps up his ever-present record as Wilder continues to keep changes to a minimum in his defence and midfield.

Steve Bruce’s only alteration to his team also comes up front, with Andy Carroll (£5.7m) making his first league start of 2019/20 at the expense of Joelinton (£5.4m).

This fixtures sees the joint-first and third-highest-scoring sub-£5.0m FPL defenders go head to head, as George Baldock (£4.7m) comes up against Jetro Willems (£4.6m).

Eight points or more for Lundstram would put him back to the top of the FPL points-scoring list outright among players in his position.

Freddie Ljungberg has made three changes from Gameweek 14, with Hector Bellerin (£5.4m), Sokratis (£4.9m) and Lucas Torreira (£4.7m) replacing Calum Chambers (£4.4m), Shkodran Mustafi (£5.2m) and Matteo Guendouzi (£4.6m).

Brighton’s team shows two alterations, with Neal Maupay (£5.8m) and Steven Alzate (£4.5m) in for Yves Bissouma (£5.0m) and Martin Montoya (£4.5m).

Just over 100,000 FPL managers bought Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.9m) ahead of Gameweek 15.

He is also the third-most-popular captaincy option of this set of fixtures.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson, Basham, Baldock, O’Connell, Egan, Stevens, Fleck, Lundstram, Norwood, Sharp, McBurnie.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Clark, Fernandez, Dummett, Willems, Saint-Maximin, Hayden, Shelvey, Almiron, Carroll.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, David Luiz, Sokratis, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Willock, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Alzate, Dunk, Webster, Burn, Stephens, Propper, Gross, Mooy, Maupay, Connolly.


Gameweek 15 – FPL Match Reports

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  1. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No fun watching Lundstram when he's no longer a differential.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      hasn't been one for a while now

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta get on the baldocl and Hendo wagons as well 🙂

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        i'm looking at Baldock

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      All the cool kids have doubled up with Henderson

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

      Which one is he?

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        The one who FPL towers mistakenly classified as a Defender 😉

    5. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Folk hero status if someone successfully triple captains him.

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        captain during DGW

  2. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lundstram top 100k ownership this GW?

    1. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Huge I pressume. Almost every active player owns him.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      87.84%, before autosubs.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Misread as Top 10k. Expect fairly similar though.

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hendo, get me some points.

  4. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hey fam! Does this sound good enough?

    Schmeichel
    TAA Robbo Lundy
    Mane Son Zaha Barnes
    Vardy Jesus Jiminez

    Button Rico Dendo Reid

    GW16 - Robbo & Zaha to Aurier & Alli
    GW17 - Jesus & Jiminez to Tammy & Rashford (-4)
    GW18 - Barnes to Grealish

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Selling robbo before wat at home seems odd when spurs have tough game at wolves

      1. Not again Shirley
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Or do you mean sell after gw 16 maybe.

  5. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What a crazy GW. Leader in my cash ML having Maddison C and gets Dendocker points even if he is thrid on his bench...what a lucky sod

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      When your luck is in ......

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Magnus Carlsen has Mane(VC) points for Salah(c) with Dendonk and Kelly coming in off the bench. Serious jam out there this week

      1. dansmusen
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes that was crazy aswell. Most of my ML rivals getting lots of jammy points.

  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed folks, play one for GW16 please:
    A. Grealish (LEI)
    B. Soyuncu (avl)
    C. Ayew (wat)

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tight but probably Ayew.

    2. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Can see them all scoring about the same.

      Maybe A)

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Grealish

  7. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Stevens close.

    Lundy with a blocked shot and good cross.

  8. Bagheri Arce
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dead-ending into GW18 WC....best two week option:

    A) Alli (BUR, wol)
    B) Dilva (MUN, ars)
    C) Zaha (wat, BRI)
    D) someone else

    Cheers

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli out of those

  9. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    just need the Hendo cleanie wiped.

  10. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Would do you do Son > Ali?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If the money itb can be used for an upgrade elsewhere, then yes probably.

  11. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Could Mane be rested Saturday?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah.

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Possibly.

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Champions League on Tuesday.

  12. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best replacement for lascelles ?
    A Dummet
    B Clark
    C Willems ( bit costly)

    Thanks

  13. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Everton away still a decent fixture with a new manager bounce?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

    2. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Clubs seem to get religated after switching just as often as they get a bounce thesedays. Looked like they were trying hard the last couple of games tbh. They just ain't very good

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

        Lol. Manager had lost the dressing room. The squad has the potential to mix it with the best, and at Goodison in particular which is historically very very difficult for visiting teams

        1. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Did you watch the Leicester game?

          That's not a team that's not playing. It just isn't. And for all their faults last night, that's not a team that's not playing. Should probably start with judging what happens on the field, before you start fantasising some inner knowledge about what's happening off it. He got fired because his results this season were awful, not because the team were not playing for him of late

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

            Did I watch my team play? Off course I did genius. Your lack of football knowledge is showing through here. Their system and tactics are not working as a result of managerial issues. Their squad is fine which will be highlighted by a new manager

            1. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              So has he lost the dressing room, or is it the system and tactics. Make your mind up, maybe? Or will you just throw it all at the wall and hope some sticks

              And if you think you have a quality squad then honestly, you're s bit deluded. From my perspective his biggest fault was the absolutely utterly painfully average squad he was building

  14. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    SHU started this like a Lordstram double figure return on the cards. Still people near the top of my mini leagues who don't own

  15. chaser123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hypothetically, if you were going to free hit in GW18, which players would you definitely have in your team?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't. Save it for a DGW

      1. chaser123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm just thinking about which players I want so that I can think through my transfers....I won't actually use my FH

  16. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Given Burnley's fixtures, would you take a hit to do Pope-Henderson?

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should've done it last week. Too late now.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not for a hit

    3. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      no, Burnley's fixtures up to GW22 aren't so bad.

    4. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

  17. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Hard to say.
    They got decent players, good manager will turn things around for them.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      *reply fail re Everton

  18. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of Robbo getting rested in one of the next 2?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      50/50

    2. dansmusen
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would say pretty big

    3. Yoshioka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Good chance. His ankle still isn’t 100%

  19. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tielemans to Alli? I have the cash

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes 100%

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No brainer!

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah

  20. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This is gonna be over by half time

  21. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can't say ive properly watched shu game before today.
    Do they always play at this level. Great to watch.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, very good.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, they're great.

      Get unfairly tagged as defensive as they name 5 defenders to start all games but the wing backs fly forward and wide. O'Connell likes overlapping too.

  22. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sheff Utd looking like Man City at the moment.

    1. Yoshioka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rubbish?

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dominant against a bottom half team.

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

      About to concede then ?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

        1. Lev Yashin
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          LOL

      2. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lol timing!

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Losing to the Toon?

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly! Lol

  23. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I want a Lundstram cs, he ain’t got 87% EO down where I am! 😀

    1. dansmusen
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lundstram goal and 1-1 will do.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Fail

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Cursed it 🙁

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That’s why I’m down there

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

      That one's on you, WR 😉

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

    Saint Max goal

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    SAINT MAXI G

    Finally

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Manquillo good cross, great header.

  26. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle score

  27. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lundstram CS gone

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    OMG Saint maximan

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      2-0?

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

    Lundstram G will do fine

  30. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who wasnt marking Saint Maxim?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No. The man who jumped with him and got bullied. O'Connell maybe. Some header all the same.