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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. AD2110
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on what to do with this team?

    2FT and 0.7 ITB

    Ryan, (Button)
    TAA, Robbo, Lund (Soy, Rico)
    Mane, KDB, Mad, Pulisic (Dend)
    Tammy, Vardy, Jimi

    Time to ditch Robbo?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Robbo and pulisic to kelly and alli?

  2. Feed tha Sheep
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    HELP needed!
    Having my worst season ever I think. Have 2FTs and nothing ITB...thoughts on what to do?

    Pope McGovern
    TAA Lundstram Tomori Willems Rico
    Mane KDB Maddison Traore Dendoncker
    Kane Vardy Jimi

    A. Kane & Traore & Tomori > Abraham Alli & Kelly (-4)
    B. Kane & Traore > Ings & Alli
    C. Kane Jimi & Traore > Rashford, Ings & Alli (-4)
    D. Kane & Maddison > Rashford & Alli (Leaving 1.1ITB)
    E. Keep Kane another week

    1. Super Squirrel
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      d/e for me.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      A for me

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

    Out:
    1) Pulisic
    2) Maddison

    In:
    A) Tammy
    B) Rashford

    Cheers!

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

      Thinking 1A and get Rash after GW18?

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        That sounds good

      2. Rhodes your boat
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Go for it

  4. Nightf0x
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What to do with laca, totally not convinicing but i feel he will score vs westham as he usually scores vs them as i recall

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I’ m keeping for West Ham and then getting Rashford

    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I would keep one more and see after that

  5. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    If you could pick just one would it be Soyoncu or Aurier?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Soy.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Soy

  6. Fletch365
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Would you do KDB > Alli?

    Would leave me with no City, but free's up much needed funds

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      No

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm in the same situation ... It pains me to take out a top player with as decent fixture but I do want Ali in for the next few games ... Wait a week and then do that transfer seems sensible .... But I can see my self pulling the trigger tomorrow.

      1. Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I think if you're going to do it, now is the time.

    3. Fletch365
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, I could easily see Alli outscoring KDB over the next few GWs, plus he's still a differential at the moment. Tough one.

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

    Lascelles, Sterling, Connolly -> Kelly, Alli & Rashford (-4)

    No brainer, right?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Think so

  8. nibirislam17
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which players are most likely to be rested?
    A) Pulisic
    B) Mane
    C) Mount
    D) Son
    E) Tammy

    1. Nightf0x
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Imo A & B highest have highest chances, maybe also son & if tammy is not 100%

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

    Don’t bench the Lord has gone bye the bye?

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

      Well, played Lundy and I have a grand total of 0 points on my bench ........

    2. Bob B
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Close to having two assists today

  10. fplking14
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jimenez > Tammy a no brainer??

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Next week

      1. fplking14
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Why next week?

        1. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Jim has nice fix and Tammy has important cup game midweek

          1. fplking14
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Brighton a decent outfit especially at home and Abraham has better form.

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

              If you only look at the last match Abraham has better form but over the last few weeks Jimenez has better form. I'm not sure if 1 match is a big enough sample to assess form.

  11. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is anyone considering using their free hot chip in gw18?

    Been out of the fpl game for a few years. Is the consensus to save it for dgw?

    1. michaelington
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Free hit*

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      GW18 doesn't look great for FH as not many obvious one-sided fixtures

    3. Maddi Son
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/12/04/which-teams-have-the-best-and-worst-fixtures-over-christmas/?hc_page=1&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_21272338

      I've been eyeing it up for a while now... still can't decide. I can build a team with about 7 or 8 players I really like, but that's about it. Kinda needs one more decent fixture.

    4. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      You are better off saving it for later in the season around the blank/double gameweeks. It's a very powerful chip if you use it around then.

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

    Haven't watched Arsenal this season. Are they really that bad? How would theirs compared to Man United defence?

    1. fplking14
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm an Arsenal fan our defense is the worst in the league, stay away from our defenders. The only credible FPL asset they have is Auba.

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

        FPL wise, I would avoid them all tbh.
        Just curious on footballing.

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

      Arsenal Defense is way worse than ManU

  13. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Henderson
    TAA Lundstram Soyuncu Chilwell
    Mane KDB Sterling Mount
    Vardy Jimenez

    Button Rico Dendoncker Greenwood

    0 FT, 3.8 itb

    Is this GTG?

    1. Prison Mike
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      G2g

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Depends if you want a spurs mid in place of mount, if you’re happy without then gtg!

  14. Jimmy Boy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Richarlison > Alli
    Tielemans > Grealish

    Good moves for 2FT?

    1. Prison Mike
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I like

    2. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Great moves!

    3. Relaxing
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yep

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

      Sounds like a plan.

    5. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Great moves

  15. Prison Mike
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Mousset still a good option to bring in?

    Need to free cash for Alli...

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

      Don't fancy Ings?

      1. Prison Mike
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Just worried about his injury record especially in this busy period with games coming thick and fast

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

          Fair enough, I think both are good options.

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

      When there are midweek games, he is probably gonna get rotated but otherwise should play. He is their best striker.

  16. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Where is the effective ownership on anybody in the 2 games today that drops me from 250k to about 300k OR with just Lundstram today. Doubt if many were getting more auto sub points based on today’s games. It kinda is what it is but maybe the explanation is very little points difference between ranks in that range.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Autosubs probably

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

        There are tons of points on benches, lots of regulars who did not start.

        Autosubs only come in at the end of the gameweek calculation so they'll all be piling in now.

        1. Monkey Hanger
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Autosubs to bump up the average by three pts.

        2. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          He's probably looking at https://www.livefpl.net/rank which gives the rank before the Official game.

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

            Yeah, but that wouldn't change what has been said.

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

      There are Salah captainers and Rico, Kelly, Mount etc coming off from bench for a lot people.

  17. stevehaigh84
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Transfer dilemma.

    A. KDB and Aeyw for Ali and Ings.
    Or
    B. Sterling and Aeyw for Ali and either Rashford or Abraham.

    Sterling seems like the obvious sacrifice, but I know as as soon as I drop him he'll start scoring.

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

      B by a country mile

    2. Relaxing
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B because of Sterling's 4 YCs

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      B

  18. nelluckram
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Gazza
    TAA, Soy, Lund
    Mane, KDB, Martial, Son, Pulisic
    Vardy, Abraham

    Button, Clarke, Greenwood, Rico

    2 FT 0.0

    Martial & Greenwood - > Zaha & Mousset?

  19. Riggs
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Does Auba and Cantwell OUT -> Mousset and Alli IN for -4 worth it. Or to wait after weekend games, then do it.
    The team is:
    Ryan (Button)
    TAA Soy Lundstram (Kelly) (Rico)
    Mane KDB Maddison Zaha (Cantwell)
    Auba Vardy Jimenez

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

    (C) Vardy or Alli?

  21. Nightf0x
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laca mount lowton, which 2 to get out ?

  22. rubberdignerapids
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How’s this looking, G2G?

    Henderson
    TAA / Lund / Soy
    Son(c) / Alli / KDB / Mane / Madds
    Rash / Vardy

    Button / Greenwood / Rico / Janmaat

    0.3 itb

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

      Very nice.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Great team

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Absolutely killer team

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

      Nice, take any hits this week?

  23. istanbul05
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    2 FTs, Tamori, Mount to Kelly, Zaha?

    Pope,
    TAA, VVD, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Tamori,
    Mane, KDB, Alli, Mount, Cantwell,
    Vardy, Abraham, Jimenez.

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wouldn’t go near zaha personally, just tomori to kelly

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

        zaha is probably top 3 players to target this week

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Did you see him vs Bournemouth?

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

            They were 10 men; it was obvious they weren't gonna attack in that game after the red card. In 11 vs 11, he is still a great option.

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

      Yes good move

  24. Manani
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Not quite sure what transfer to do as I am quite happy with my team, but got 2 FT

    Pope McGov
    Rico Soyu TAA Lund Tomori
    Maddison Mane KDB Son Alli
    Jimenez Tammy Connolly

    1.2mITB

    I can do Jimenez>Rashford but I'd rather not (don't trust united player)
    Another potential one is Tomori > Aurier, but with Aurier performance again I am not so sure

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

      Well at least Aurier has attacking potential.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Tomori to kelly?

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Good team also btw!

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

      Jiménez + Tomori -> Vardy + Kelly?

    4. FF Dirtbag
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Tomori to Kelly to have a Palace defender? Their fixtures are good and they are keeping cleanies.

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

    Kane + Mount > Abraham + Alli -4?

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

      Probably yep

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

    3 points from Lunds, Hends & Trossard 🙁

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Trossard could’ve had a goal at the end, unlucky maye

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        *mate

  27. Monkey Hanger
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    SSN now claiming Everton are keen to appoint Vitor Pereira as their next manager.

  28. Nightf0x
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ryan buton
    Kely lowton lund taa soy
    Mount kdb son mane dendo
    Vardy ings laca

    2 ft, 1.2 itb, which 2 out 1st of laca mount lowton?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Laca to Abraham/Rashford

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

      Laca maybe hold 1 more week then rash following week?
      Maybe Mount to pulisic this week

  29. FF Dirtbag
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Anything I should do with my 1 FT and 0.6m?
    Or just stick?

    Henderson
    TAA Robertson Soyuncu
    Mane Son Maddison Pulisic
    Vardy(c) Jimenez Abraham

    Button; lundstram, tomori, dendoncker

  30. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    My defense need some fixing, Lowton needs to go. Who to replace with short term for max 4.5 (wc in hand):

    A) Kelly
    B) Rico
    C) Clark

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

      Oops, contiued:
      D) Saiss
      E) Targett
      F) Other?

      Cheers