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Pogba absent as Man United travel to face Burnley

Paul Pogba (£8.4m) has not travelled to Burnley for Manchester United’s Gameweek 20 match.

The Frenchman has made substitute appearances in both of the last two outings but will not feature at all this time around.

Manchester Evening News reporter Samuel Luckhurst has reported that Pogba’s absence is due to the tight turnaround between matches, especially tricky for him considering his long spell on the sidelines through injury.

Gameweek 19 goal-scorer Mason Greenwood (£4.3m) finds himself back on the bench after a rare start against Burnley, while Marcus Rashford (£9.1m) and Anthony Martial (£7.8m) feature in the starting XI once again.

Meanwhile, Burnley have gone with a full-strength side despite playing on Boxing Day.

Ashley Barnes (£6.2m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) lead the line although Nick Pope (£4.7m) is the key Fantasy asset, owned by 14% of managers.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; A Barnes, Wood.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Williams, Maguire, Lindelöf, Young; Matic, Fred; Rashford, A Pereira, D James; Martial.

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  1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Damn

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

    Martial goal overruled. Disagree

  3. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings or Calv-Lewin - similar stats but does Lewin fixtures edge it?

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

    Why not check with VAR ? Martial owners robbed

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Joke innit.

  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I almost came 🙁

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same...

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

      Hahah. Good one

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mike Dean doesn't have Martial confirmed

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

    Soft foul.

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

      I dont get it why no VAR this time?

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

        Not clearly & obviously not a foul.

        It was one, just very soft on a CB.

  8. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Red hot Martial

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

    Keep Rashford or sell ?

  10. Budweiser
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford should be assigned as a midfielder surely??

    1. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      And martial fwd

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They'll probably be switched next year.

        Take advantage of Tony this year!

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

    Who to get first?

    A) TAA
    B) Martial

    1. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

      Both with a hit

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Did that last night along with DCL.

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

    Clear goal referee made a mistake!!!!!

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Obviously not

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well, if you say so

  13. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    come on burnley score please

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Come on man, need that Martial CS point.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        boourns

  14. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pellegrini sacked

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

      Haller essential

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Interesting timing with the double gameweek coming up.

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

      Announce Big Sam!

    3. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A bit too late but had to happen

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        still early enough to turn it around

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Only kept the job so long because he worked at City.

      He's been terrible.

    5. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      West Ham board apparenlty interested in Moyes, with a long term plan to top 4 in mind

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        so why moyes then

      2. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        top 4 of championship?

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

    2nd Pope

  16. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Can es of Martial getting rested on Weds?

  17. ManavSondi
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Guys FPL aside, what teams do yall support?

  18. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Williams has been good today.

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

      Better than Shaw

  19. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Almost Tony again...

    More counter-attacking chances to come, as Burnley get more and more brave.

  20. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pochettino to West Ham?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Imagine if they got Moyes back in on the basis they completely forgot about his earlier spell.

  21. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    'Don't take Martial! Rashford is much better and on pens n freekicks and all over the pitch ...' 🙁 🙁 🙁

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

    This will be a bloodbath. Burnley have to go forward and United are lethal on the counter

  23. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best goalkeeper for next 5 games?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      fabianski?

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

        Fabianski in a Big Sam team :O

    2. Kroneek
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Matty Ryan

  24. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I need pope to make his 3 saves before martial strikes the second

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why in that order?

  25. Unfathomable Ruination
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pellegrini sacked

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Already? He only lost the WHU gig...

  26. SteJ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Lund oop, martial oop, sidibe oop. Just a numbers game surely?

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

      Sidibe isnt OOP

  27. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    The ratio of goals Ings scores from defensive errors is astonishing, far more than anyone else. He reminds me of the modern day Yakubu, he also seemed to have this ability/luck.

  28. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    More Bounces than Katie Price's Mattress this season.

    Just can't handle it tbh.

  29. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Now Pellegrini has gone, which 3 West Ham players are you each wildcarding in?

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I want Fabianski. He's just a consistent beast.

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      still loved what i saw of haller early season

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        His 5 goals and 2 assists?!

        In the period of great ~7M mids and Abraham being a footballer would never cut it.

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

    West Ham United can confirm that Manuel Pellegrini has left the Club with immediate effect.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You read it here first. Or 47th.