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Lundstram benched again as unchanged Sheffield United face Bournemouth

While Manchester City v West Ham United has fallen victim to Storm Ciara, the Premier League’s other scheduled game on Sunday goes ahead.

Barring any late developments, Sheffield United v Bournemouth will kick off at 14:00 GMT.

The Blades are unchanged from Gameweek 25, meaning that John Lundstram (£5.0m) is benched for the third league match in a row.

Lundstram was the most-sold ‘defender’ of Gameweek 26 but is still in 43.3% of Fantasy Premier League teams overall and almost two-thirds of all top 10k squads, although his effective ownership statistics suggest a significant number of those benched him ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Of course, with City v West Ham now postponed and not guaranteed to be rescheduled within the winter break, Lundstram could well be auto-subbed into many of those sides.

Sander Berge (£5.0m) is handed his Bramall Lane debut, while Billy Sharp (£5.6m) makes his third successive start up front.

Dean Henderson (£5.1m), George Baldock (£5.1m) and John Fleck (£5.1m), who each enjoy double-digit ownerships in the top 10,000, all start.

Eddie Howe has made only one change to his Bournemouth side, with Andrew Surman (£4.7m) replacing the suspended Jefferson Lerma (£4.8m) in midfield.

Josh King (£6.1m) and Jack Stacey (£4.3m) are among the substitutes after six-week absences.

Diego Rico (£4.3m), who still sits in almost 25% of teams within the top 10k, also starts at left-back.

The Cherries have failed to score in four of their last five away matches, while Sheffield United have kept five shut-outs on home soil this season.


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

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Smith, Francis, Ake, Rico; Surman, Gosling, Billing; H Wilson, C Wilson, Fraser.

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  1. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Things are getting a bit Wild and could get Wilder

    RC incoming

  2. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    City line up in 17 minutes. So nervous. I hope Mahrez will start

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Savage

    2. Saro0808
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      match got postponed

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It s sunny in Manchester. They should play

    3. Orion
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Emotions

    4. Salah_Fingers
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hahahaha

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which Wilder would win? 12 rounds

    A) Chris
    B) Deontay

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Chris inside 2

  4. Mikeharbrw
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wilder YC
    -1

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What would happen if you had a player manager who didnt pick himself for a squad one week but got yellow carded like Wilder did there.... hmmm....?

      1. SweepaKeepa
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Slow weekend, isn’t it?

      2. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        If you mean with regards to accumulative ban then surely it wouldn't count would it?

  5. Saro0808
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wth....!!!!
    Wildcarded this week to push my rival 🙁
    3 City palyers kdb,mahrez kun(C)
    this year fantasy had been brutal to me,lol.
    no luck.

    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Link your Team and I might believe you :).

      1. Saro0808
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        McCarthy
        Taa Vvd Stephens
        Salah (vc) Kbd Mahrez Son
        Kun Ings Martinelli

        1. Geriatric Unathletic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Close, but no cigar :).

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Welcome to the club

    3. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I think quite a few managers WCed with triple City.

      1. Saro0808
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        yeah,to push up through the ranks.
        just punty.
        hopefully they will have the game done within this week only,tho uefa dosent allow league games on the uefa nights(that could be allowed due to difficult circumstances)

  6. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    As a DCL and Egan owner this week hasn’t started off so bad 🙂

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks for the update

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Great stuff, Temp

  7. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    First time watching Sheffield playing. They play some god awful boring football

    1. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sheffield *United*.

      There are two teams in Sheffield. It's not that hard to remember.

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

        This is Woy you are talking too

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I hate this kind of comment. It's very clear we're taking abut Fantasy Premier League on this forum. It's assumed.

        1. faux_C
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          When City were out of the PL, no-one called Man Utd "Manchester".

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            People prefer fewer syllables, that still distinctive.

          2. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            and yet plenty of people call them 'Utd' when there a million other Utds

          3. Brehmeren
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Please don't say City, as that can refer to any number of clubs.

          4. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            That's because we're Utd

      3. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Couldn´t care less bro 🙂

      4. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        But one only plays on a Wednesday

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      people think they play exciting football because of 'overlapping CBs' - it's dross and produces hardly any shots - is effective though and I like it

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Woy would know.

    4. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Or just say "United" - everyone will know you mean the biggest United in EPL.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        United vs City gw36 is interesting!

    5. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  8. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who should I replace and for whom?

    A Holgate (benched yesterday and horrendous games coming up)
    B Lund (lost his place)
    C Webster (benched yesterday but could be rotated/rested)
    D Williams

    1 Stephens
    2 Lascelles
    3 Other?

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B2

    2. Saro0808
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Holgate is been benched becoz of rotation,he is nailed atm.
      drop lund for stephens ( lunds is just a pointer,sometimes not even that becoz he usually gets a yellows,where as stephens assits andhave great fixtures ahead)

      1. Jet5605
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers. TBH I'd like to get Stephens and Lascelles in for Lund and Holgate/Webster. Maybe I'll get Lascelles in the following week as he also has amazing games and is partial to a goal.

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B2

  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How likely is it that Salah(VC) will get paternal leave this GW?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Low

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It’s a given. I VC him. Just like I captained Kun this week. Oh and TC Mane two weeks ago.

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    lundy coming on

  11. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lord time

  12. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lundstram coming on

  13. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lord warming up

  14. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lord Lundy coming on

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Will outscore my O'Connell -4pts at least

  15. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Fleck off?

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

      No you fleck off

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This stupid long GW can definitely Fleck off.

  16. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    lord brace incoming

  17. Mr Man
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sometimes I think fpl is fixed. Bournemouth rarely score away from home but manage to score against the 2nd best defence in the league. What a joke!!! Clean sheet gone

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      FPL or PL?

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If FPL was predictable... I'd still be outside the top 100K.

    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Can’t live in the past, it’s how they play on the day that counts

    4. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It's a conspiracy. FPL also faked the moon landing.

  18. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lundyyyyyyy, steal the baps with a goal

  19. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rico should get booked for simulation there.

    1. Zero fuchs shay given
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Imagine the pain and noise he made getting the tattoo done on the back of his neck?

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lord Lundy

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Berge off
    Lord on

  22. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lund to score as got rid

  23. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pathetic from Rico

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      See above comment. And I really mean it, he's trying to con the ref isn't he?

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Did you hear the scream he let out

        1. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          That's what I mean. That should count as simulation.

          1. Syd.
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Agreed

  24. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lund on for a point (assuming he isn't booked).

  25. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    2 points from 5 players.

    1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same here. Really hoping city game is rearranged into this gameweek but I cant see it happening.

      1. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why not?

  26. The Fed
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    May the Lord be your savior

  27. YEAH PITCH!
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    All hail the Lord

  28. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rico so bad.

  29. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    billy sharp......of course itd be a nobody

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A Kapitan is a somebody

  30. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lord chance