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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. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This game really is a kick in the guts at times.

    Made the correct decision (with the information at the time was clear Lundstram had been dropped - proven in that he didn’t start) to sell Lundstram and get punished for it.

    So much luck in this game. In the top 100 in sky fantasy so time to concentrate all my time on that

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

      *incorrect decision

      Corrected the typo for you.

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Stfu

        I’m pretty sure my fpl record smashes yours

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

          Do you get a medal?

          Jesus listen to yourself

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

          Obviously I am joking - he only scored 7 points I have no idea why people are so angry about it. It’s no different to the Kelly / Rico random 6 pointers throughout the season)

          (It’s extremely unlikely your FPL record ‘smashes mine’ by the way)

          1. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Salty...

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

      Yep.

      Why I prefer TFF. No chips, no captaincy. Just about choosing good players and having a transfer strategy.

      1. Bonus magnet
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        TFF sucks

    3. Hardly Athletic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I had Lundstram as my 1st sub, and with KDB not playing I'll get John's points.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That assumes the City game won’t be rescheduled this GW.

      2. Marmalade Forest
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Did you have that earlier one in the season too when Lund scores and clean sheeted came in off the bench when someone like Aguero (C) was rested and KDB (VC) bagged 20 points?

        1. Hardly Athletic
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I had Lundstram in my starting XI that week.

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

    Lundstram and O'Connell boxing with Kell Brook here if anyone interested
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPK-ikPcTQ0
    they arent bad either!

  3. Toby Lerone
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lundstram owners getting lucky

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Starting him over Dunk? Not that lucky sir

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

      Hardy - we are very unlucky he didn’t start - if he had he would have got a hattrick and Sheff Utd wouldn’t have conceded.

      Non owners very fortunate he only got 7 points when he would typically get 21 points in that sort of game

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

        “ he had he would have got a hattrick and Sheff Utd wouldn’t have conceded. “
        - this seems a little far fetched 🙂

      2. Toby Lerone
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Must be on a windup.

      3. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Total luck. He’s been benched for weeks. Filthy casuals.

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

      Lucky in the end, but pretty unlucky that he was benched in the first place, given Wilder's recent comments.

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

        Plus he has one of the biggest goal threats among the cheap defenders over the season. His goals don't come from nowhere.

      2. Toby Lerone
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Erm he was dropped for berge so yeah lucky he came on and scored

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

          But he was unlucky to be dropped in the first place. Wilder was clear in his praise of Lundstram ahead of today's game, which attentive people took to mean that he could well have started.

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sour seller spotted 😀

    5. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      All skill

    6. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      For the record i wildcarded and have Egan.

  4. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I have Salah(C), TAA, Firmino, Grealish, Alli, Ings, and Cantwell off the bench left. Not sure how to feel.

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That's one hell of a bench...

  5. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Reckon Saka will play this gw?

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kola may recover in time but it seems like Arteta likes Saka. Also Tierney is back in training but I doubt he will play this week.

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

    Playing against Bournemouth, I felt I had to play Lord Lundy since even off the bench he had a chance of scoring .....

    Question now is whether that makes him more likely to start future games?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

  7. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    16.15 - not long before City kick off.

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Are you behind?

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

      KDB, Mahrez, DSilva, BSilva, Jesus and Kun all benched ...... 😮

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe

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

    Fair play to no. 7 OR
    Richarlison captain which takes huge balls at that rank
    Also owns DCL, starts Lundstram
    46 points
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1311023/event/26

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

      Lucky

      1. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Rich could've scored twice to be fair, hit the bar for DCL's rebounded goal

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

          Can tell from his rank history that hes just having a lucky season

          1. Harper (No more Penandes)
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            That and he is Norwegian

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow.. excellent stuff, hes going big for the win!

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

      Doesn't take balls when everything is going for you and everything you touch turns to gold and to be 7th that's what must be happening for this kid

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

      Best season 564k lololol

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

      Hack account IMHO.

  9. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which is best is here?

    A. Agüero+Greenwood >> Jimenez+Ings
    B. Agüero+Mahrez >> Jimenez+Mané
    C. Agüero+Greenwood+Aurier >> Jimenez+Ings+VVD

    McCarthy
    TAA • Lunds • Aurier
    KDB • Salah • Grealish • Mahrez • Traoré
    Agüero • Vardy
    (McGov. Rico. Soy. Greenwood)

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

      Hard to say as we don't know about the ManCity fixture yet. I'm probably shipping Aurier, even though he has got a few 6 pointers lately.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        When we likely to find out? Or does nobody have any ideas?

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

          Crellin says next midweek or possibly 29. Most on here think next midweek comes too early. Wouldn't sell Aguero anyway if i was you, maybe Mahrez to Son and downgrade Aurier

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Aurier doesn’t downgrade to 3.5 haha

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

    Thoughts on what to do here with 2ft 0.0itb?

    McCarthy
    TAA Aurier Lundstram Fernandez
    Salah Mane Moura KDB
    Vardy Deeney

    Martin Holgate Cantwell Greenwood

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

    and there sandwiched serenely between trent and robbo is a fat number 7 under the s in lundstram,i shall enjoy looking at that till friday ...mmmm

  12. MidasBoys XI
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just need Salah to be rested and let chaos commence

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

      & a Vardy hattrick

      1. MidasBoys XI
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No no no a Firminio hatrick lol

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

      I´m praying for that. Ings(vc) hatty 🙂

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Not a bad choice

    3. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'd reluctantly take a salah rest, if auba comes through with a Hattie haul.

  13. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    John 3:16
    For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Son?

      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Son>Lundstram?

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

      and Austin 3:16 said Ill just whoop ur a**

  14. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone got any legit info on the chances Man City's game will be played this gameweek?

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

      is MOTD2 on tonight? They should speculate on that I suspect

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Noone.. if they say they do, it's all just speculation.
      Personally I feel too many moving parts for them to get it this midweek, earliest is next weekend, and even then I'd say that is a stretch.

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Can't see it being next weekend as they will no break

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Well yeah, it would make a farce of the break, but that's already happened when the fa rescheduled the fa cup replays into it. So who knows.

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

          Don’t understand why they can’t do like American baseball and wait as long as possible via weather delay before cancelling. Given fixture congestion at this time of year and still a fair amount of time in the day and satellite weather on every phone - couldn’t they have waited to cancel it completely?

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Should play tomorrow.

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

    Sounds like he might start again maybe

    Wilder on Lundstram: "John can't do anything more than what he has done over the last two games. He has a decision to make: does he feel sorry for himself or does he got out and contribute for the team? And he did that for us."

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He didn’t start?

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

      Yeah, might aswell start him next game if you still have him

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

      Weren't we all saying that after similar Wilder comments last week?

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

      So basically. Drop all this contract malarkey and you'll get a starting birth again.

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

      More like impact sub again. He did the job today, that’s all he can do. Wilder is right about that. What else is there to say?

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’d be ok with him just scoring from the bench again tbh

    7. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wilder knows what to say to get the best out off his players. Lundstram to stay as impact sub.

  16. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Crap weekend for points! My ML rival has Richarlson so enough said about that. He also sold mahrez and had no city this gw which I thought would come back to bite him.....What did I know.

    Only consolation is that my KDB replacement is Lundy.

    Anyone else having and awful time?

    1. n14mul
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Also to add I have holgate who was amazing with his 4 mins...thank you uncle carlo

  17. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Starting Lund for owners was obvious

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

      stop it

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

      was for me ,soy vs traore or jimi, or williams who cant get past tubby shaw...

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

      Obvious cameo 1 point and yes sometimes you get lucky like today

      1. Greek Freak
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I didn't really expect more than 1 point, but then again I didn't really expect more than 2 from either Taylor or Rico, so I started Lundstram on the off-chance I get lucky since there was little downside.

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

      Your face is so kissable

    5. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Choice of lundy, rico, willams dendo for me, between those I went lundy of the chance he started, based on what wilder had.said, as well as not really fancying any of the other options..

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

      All casuals did. (Am I doing this right)

  18. Aftermath
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Egan getting a bonus point?

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

      1.

      1. Aftermath
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nice!!! Clean sheet for Egan I'll take it

  19. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Well, trollers of this morning you won! Enjoy your no-city game and I hope the best for you!

  20. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Was going to lose Lund but Holgate didnt start and had terrible fixtures. Holgate out priority? Newcastle defender in?

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

      Holgate will get rotated, manager trusts all 3 cb's.

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Selling Lundstram because he has been dropped while all my rivals kept him sums up my season nicely

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

    surely Lundstram pinches 1 bap?

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

      No

    2. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Thought he get some sort of winning goal bps? Not enough?

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

        Not enough still.

  23. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    No Kun

  24. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mixed feeling. Ditched Lundy for Egan.

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      At least you didn't get Enda

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

        oh enda oh endaaaaaaaaaa 😉

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

      Won’t matter soon anyway, fixtures stiffen up a bit after 29. Egan is a sure starter so don’t need to sweat on the lineups.

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

    Winter break = lots of punishment

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lots of time to think and hear to people gloating before the GW is over. Not a fan.

  26. RyanKent14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Saw Lundstram was benched today so sold him for Gomez , comes on and scores , hope that wasn’t a mistake

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You sold him today, before the game.. he wasnt dropping in price, have some patience! At least to the end of the.match!!

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will we get a City treble GW then

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kun treble captain - for a treble benching

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone who still has TC chip in dreamland.

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

        Not really. 3 games in 1 week, with the title already lost and CL in full swing. Sounds like a nightmare. Plus klopp has already set the precedent this year for starting an u19 squad.

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yea... no way kun plays 3 in a row unless sterling and jesus injured.
          I could look at laporte or ederson tho.

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

            Ederson would be gold , you'd hope.

  28. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My man Lundstram, steady provider since gw1

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Steady, really?

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

        Don’t say you sold him or benched

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

      same, legend he is

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

    Losing Lundstram may have seemed the rigth call on paper, but equally starting and keeping him was not a bad call either.
    He has been amazing for Blades this season, his starting place was/is under threat, if he wants to retain that spot he has to fight for it. Lunds getting an attacking return and stepping up is not surprising at all, did people expect him to just roll over?
    At the end of the day its only 7 points, not the end of the world whatever you did, there will still be contention for his place and maybe in the long term he does lose it. I will be starting Lunds every week personally

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

      He won’t score off the bench every week

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

      Wilder doesn’t rotate his midfielders, so I don’t think that he was or is in contention to start.

      Based on his attacking return per minutes, without the CS potential, for me he isn’t a fpl asset worth owning.

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

      Indeed, will hold him as he’ll prove to be a super sub against tired legs.

  30. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I am currently 73 points behind my ML leader. He's already used his FH and WC; hoping to come close to him when the blanks and doubles come around.