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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.

2,258 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rico or Lundstram goal would be... nice

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

      Please, no. My WC team is doing bad enough as it is! 🙁

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

    Lundstram with a weak shot when through -_-

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Selling Lundy is going to bite me in the ass isn't it

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

      It's going to bite a few of us matey.

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not selling him and continuing to play him is probably going to bite me more!

    3. KINGS
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It will be flushed out from your ass. Feels good

    4. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It just did lol

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

    Henderson on zero save 🙁

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

      BOU shooting for stars

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If only he saved that on from Wilson. Ffs

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I broke him by buying

      Sorry

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He never gets many.

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

    Lord with at chance

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

    Is SU defence just a tad overrated on here?

    They are only equal to Burnley after all in cs and just one ahead of Watford. At this stage last season they would have been only be fifth on cs - level with Palace

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Absolutely in my opinion.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No, it's not about cs alone, lund baldock Stevens very attacking too

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

        Only Liverpool have conceded less goals

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I think that they've been fortunate not to concede more tbh.

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

            Provide better alternatives then.

      • Rostah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Do you mean in real world football terms or purely FPL?

        Liverpool & them are the only teams to concede fewer goals than games played in the EPL so far this season, only conceding more than 1 goal on 6 occasions in the league (LEI, che, MUN, NEW, mci, liv).

        Of course people can point to how poor the defences of the bigger teams have been this season. I'm assuming across the entire EPL there have been much less CSs than at this stage of last season. But it's only fair to judge them based on the current league. They face the same attacking assets as every other team and have let less goals than the majority of the league.

        "It ain't much but it's honest work!"

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

        in terms of value, they are excellent.

        At that price point, what are the alternatives pray tell?

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like Firmino captain for me then

      HUGE differential

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

        Different does not equal likely success

    4. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Great start to the GW with Richarlison and Egan, and no City players

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You got points mate, many of us be lucky to finish up with more than 4 by the end of today.

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

      Lundy last on my bench 🙂 . 0 goals expected

    6. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      King time

    7. Ziyech on the Bench
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What happens to city players? Double gameweek now?

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Triple GW with Peo roulette.

        If that doesn’t break FPL then nothing will!

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          ** Pep **

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

      Josh King in
      Harry Wilson out

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

        Sorry premature with this.

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

          Done now.

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

      If Bournemouth start a resurgence to stay up, Harry Wilson at 5.8 could be very interesting...has a lethal left foot and on set pieces

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

        Manager doesn’t fancy him tbh, takes him off early all the time

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

      What a shoot stopper Henderson is
      Proud owner here

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

        Neo Henderson in the house

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

        Could be DDG replacement for sure

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

      Good to have King back. Big few months ahead for him, a place at the Euros is there for the taking with all the injuries up top

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

        King is Norwegian

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

          I haven't stated otherwise? Norway can make the Euros...

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

            What injuries then?

            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Bendtner

          2. Sessegnon
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            You said 'with all the injuries up top', which is Englands current problem. You thought he was English. Common mistake.

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thats Sander Berge

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

          Vi-King.

        4. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          It’s amazing how often this has to be written on this site. You would think people would know that.

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

            People do. Keep up.

    12. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lundy goal, it's written

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No it isn’t.

        Lundy owner.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This aged well, then! 😀

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

        And the Lord said unto thee, I'll teach you to leave me out of your wildcard team.

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

      Henderson great save from Fraser

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

        Cracking save.

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

      Egan owners deserve baps

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

        No more than Rico or Lundy owners

    15. Shatner's Bassoon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford lets that in

    16. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sheffield defiantly up the ante when Lund comes on, they are a far more attacking side with him involved 🙂

    17. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      At what point do United recall Henderson and sell DDG? Just curious

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

        Transfer window is closed

      2. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Does anyone want to buy De Gea?

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

        who wants DDG these days

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

          West Ham will have him. They love a cast off.

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            WHam is like the Battersea dogs home of football clubs

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

              Except I would not adopt any of their players, no matter how much Paul O’Grady pleads.

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

        DDG can go Juve tbh, Szcheny isn’t a world beater is he?

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

      Mousset in
      Sharp out

    19. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Let's goo Lundstram, grab a goal!

    20. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      come on John get that winner

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

        John Fleck that is.

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

          You mean John Egan?

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        theres only one John 😀

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

      Lord goal last minute and 2 bps, heard it here first

      1. Stef rocks
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

    22. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Was hoping to be in around 35 points at the end of the day.. currently one 1 .. Anybody beating 1 or is there going to be a big fat green arrow for me tomorrow

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

        you can expect a green arrow

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

      Lunds been decent since coming on, expect a start next GW? Berge hasn’t really set the stage alight tbf...Sheffield to go back to what used to work?

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

        You'd hope so. But it was the same last week too.

      2. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He's been looking equally good as a super sub in every game. Don't expect him to start

    24. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It’s no conciliation but as someone who lives just South of Manchester, the weather is gorgeous.

      Makes my Mahrez transfer extra tasty.

    25. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What are the chances the city game gets rescheduled this gameweek? Aguero cap KDB VC. Just need to know so that I don't put my hopes up.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Zero

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Low.

      3. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Close to zero apparently

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

        Only the people who sort this out really know, anything on here is just pure guesses or speculation, sit tight and hope for the best, it’s a long Gw

      5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why would you build your hopes because someone here says yes anyway? 😆

    26. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This is just the worst result

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

        aye, went oconnel over egan ....no cleanie...............fleck not involved.....sigh