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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. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    If Mousset is fit to play 30 then surely its better to start him and rather bring on Sharp at 60 mins. Terrible from Wilder.

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      was thinking the same earlier. Why not start him and take him off at 60?
      Wilder screwed up today.

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      nah Wilder purposely not starting him because you own him at fantasy.

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is Maddison a good option or Are there better options between 7 and 8 million?

    1. kamdaraji
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      yes

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

    Henderson just made a save.

    This is not a drill.

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

    Moyes-style Everton team:

    Pickford
    Sidibe Mina Keane Digne
    Coleman Delph Gbamin Siggy
    Richarlison
    Kean

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

      Fellaini in Jan!

  5. kamdaraji
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I have mousse in my fridge

    1. kamdaraji
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      and in my hair

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

      Did you lurk this site for ten years and now you're posting this?

  6. The Mandalorian
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Magnus Carlsen world chess champion kills it this week, currently being talked about on scoutcast

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1908330/event/15

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Some luck involved.

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

      For being the luckiest player alive?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I hear chess is mostly luck too

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

          Hes been lucky all career, opponents keep picking the openings he has studied!

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

      That is just luck, not killed it at all!

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

      He has done well.

      But, if you want to see how luck plays it part look at this GW:

      - He captained Salah in the belief that Salah would play
      - He played Martial in the belief Martial would play

      The fact that Kelly and Dendoncker will replace those two and the (c) switch to Mane is not skill. It is luck. If anything, his initial player choice in the first XI shows a lack of skill because he didn't predict Salah would be benched and Martial would be injured.

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

        Or he knew and purposely trolled to show off his skill.

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

          If he knew, he should be picking lottery numbers or gambling big. Wasting his time on FPL

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

            FPL is only his DIY hobby.

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Extremely lucky

    6. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Into the top 100 by the looks of it

    7. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Elaine Paige was my favourite chess player

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

        This will be lost on anyone under 40.....

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

    hendo 2nd saves

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

    Hendo 1 more save for point.

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

    Would you rather have Pulisic or Maddison?

    1. kamdaraji
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Puladdison

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Maddison

      1. Another Hoops
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Maddison.

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

      Maddi

  10. Don Kloppeone
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Oh Lord how you haveth foresaken me

  11. kamdaraji
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Vardy goal!

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      ban

      1. kamdaraji
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        lol

        1. kamdaraji
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          sorry getting ready for Saturday

    2. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You’ve been eating too much hair mousse

    3. Another Hoops
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      24 hours too late pal.

      1. TOPCAT1960
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Joke man....joke

  12. Another Hoops
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Hello. Would you downgrade Martial to Pulisic or upgrade to Alli for -4?

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

      Alli worth the extra 4. Best fixtures and the best attacker in his team

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

        Son says hi, two games don't make him the best attacker

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Up

      1. Another Hoops
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        The minus would involve taking out either Jiminez or Tammy though. Does that change things?

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Alli

  13. KaBoZ: Kids,don't Drin…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Choose 2:
    A) Alli + Grealish
    Or
    B) Madison + Zaha
    Or
    C) Maddison + Pulisic
    ?

    1. Another Hoops
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Tough but probably C if Pulisic plays.

    2. Yoshioka
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

    3. sirmorbach
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Either A or C imo. I'd go with C.

    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A and C

    5. Teomi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I went A

      1. Another Hoops
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Could go A but with JWP instead of Grealish. Guy has some nice fixtures and on set pieces and then go Grealish around gw 18.

  14. kamdaraji
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    leicester not playing tonight

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Correct

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

    Lundstram should be on minus points after that nutmeg!

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

    Kick someone, Lundstram!!!

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

      *clip

  17. kamdaraji
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    pull your fingers out you gooners

  18. Pacer.
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mousset really looks like Eric Andre

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’ll take your word for it

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

    Anyone else who can see the logic in a Mané benching this weekend?

    Liv played Wednesday, next on Saturday and on Tuesday they have an extremely important away game in CL against Salzburg.

    I’ve been a stubborn Salah owner but I was Finaly ready to do the switch this gw.

    Am I overthinking or is anyone else see the logic in an Mané benching this gw?

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      It's very possible but who knows.

    2. TOPCAT1960
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Brave shout

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      On the same boat and I just can't do it now after the benching last night.

      1. Teomi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, so annoying

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

      I can see Mane being benched. But then I could see Sterling being benched against Burnley to stop him getting a YC that would suspend him for the Man Utd game. So the upshot is I don't know whether Mane will be benched or not.

  20. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Salah (C) locked.

    Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again.

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

      Only if you get the same results.

      Salah (C) could be the golden ticket this weekend.

    2. Babit1967
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I got rid for Son, fed up of him, going by this seasons logic tho means he will score a Hattie

  21. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Lol at me. I deserve it.

    Tammy➡️Mousset

    What a clown I am.

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

      +1

    2. kamdaraji
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      hindsight is a wonderful thing

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Nah. Hindsight is great but it's tough at this time of year. Chin up there's a long way to go.

    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      To be fair that Tammy injury felt like 2-3games at least.

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Should have kept Tammy but I think Mousset is a good option.

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

      Bigger lol at me for benching him!

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

    Carroll essential.

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Only the Christmas ones

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

        Don't be such a Scrooge towards good old Andy

  23. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who'd be a better manager at Man Utd , Solskjaer or Steve Bruce?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      The big one

    2. TOPCAT1960
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Bruce is at home...no contest. Dont rate Sol either though so niether really

  24. Stupendous
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Just got in...

    Arsenal!!!!! On the floor laughing!

    Deary deary me.

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You sound a bit surprised

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      45 minutes left

      1. kamdaraji
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        lots of time yet for the gunners

    3. Stupendous
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Crap thought it was done. Jinxed it haven't I?

    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Timing.

      1. Stupendous
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yup

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

    Lundstram is getting booked in GW17 and its time to start planning for it.

  26. kamdaraji
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Christmas Carroll

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

    Lacashet

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

      Tammy to Laca?

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Offside?

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Damn it Ryan

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    26 glorious points nailed to my bench.

    Fml

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      28 here

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Nice work!

        Sounds like you had a playing keeper on your bench. I have McGovern

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hard luck

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        It’s hilarious really. Better than most BB in a DGW I can remember