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Fleck and O’Connell miss out for Sheffield United as Premier League returns

The first Premier League team sheets for three months are finally here and there are already some interesting developments for Fantasy managers.

It was Sheffield United who pulled the rug from underneath the feet of some with both John Fleck (£5.0m) and Jack O’Connell (£4.7m) missing from their Double Gameweek 30+ matchday squad.

Both players were absent due to injury problems of varying degrees.

“One went down during the game last week, that was (John Fleck). Hopefully he’ll be fit for Sunday.” – Chris Wilder

“O’Connell tried to stop a goal in training and collided with Dean Henderson. That’s his attitude. If his attitude changed in training, it’d change on a match day.” – Chris Wilder

Budget defender Jack Robinson (£4.0m) comes in at centre-back while Fleck’s injury means a central-midfield trio of John Lundstram (£4.9m), Sander Berge (£4.8m) and Oliver Norwood (£4.9m).

Meanwhile, Oliver McBurnie (£5.7m) and Billy Sharp (£5.6m) have been chosen to lead the line for Sheffield United.

John McGinn (£5.4m) makes a much-needed return for Aston Villa, lining up in a central-midfield trio alongside Conor Hourihane (£5.7m) and Douglas Luiz (£4.4m).

Jack Grealish (£6.4m) and Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) fulfil their roles either side of the centre-forward but Mbwana Samatta (£5.8m) finds himself on the Villa bench.

Dean Smith has opted to hand a start to Keinan Davis (£4.3m) instead, an exciting prospect for Fantasy managers. Not only is he a very cheap asset, Davis is also classified as a midfielder on FPL.

Aston Villa XI: Nyland; Targett, Mings, Hause, Konsa; Hourihane, Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, K Davis, El Ghazi.

Sheffield United XI: D Henderson; J Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Berge, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Sharp, McBurnie.

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2,051 Comments Post a Comment
  1. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    5 CS'S in one game, epic 😀

  2. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Did they seriously not turn on the goal line technology?

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

      Oh my. Amateurs. Isn't there any checklist before every game ?

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Seems so

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        If that is the reason Sheff Utd don't qualify for the Champions League that is an absurd amount of money.

        Maybe they'll go back to Court...

    3. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Has to be the case

      Reckon someone just forgot

  3. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Imagine getting a villa cs!

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Was never the intended Targett but I'll take it

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I got Mings woohoo

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Sounds like an STD

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

    If Kepa was playing tonight for Shf at least 3:0 for Villa would have been the score

  5. socho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Fpl aside this goal line tragedy is bad press for BPL. Shocking.

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nobody will talk about it in an hour... all the focus will be on the big club games

      Refs and officials are never genuinley held accountable... a slap on the wrists and it'll be never spoken about again

  6. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Should have just cancelled the season.

  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best 0-0 ever

    1. Neto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      couldn't agree more

    2. Tufnell-Chimes
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Top rubbish!

  8. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Suiiiii now for Sheff to visit the attacking powerhouse Newcastle United

    Good luck to fellow double/triple uppers

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Surely another 0-0 there...

  9. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    34 points. Chuffed with that result

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Only 5 clean sheets.

    Grealish such a waste of a pick.

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

      Haha

  11. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Well done Henderson owners

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

      Thanks.

    2. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Chickened our of 3 Sheffield United defenders =[

    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bonus that Fleck was injured - I swapped him out and brought it Hendo

  12. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That was great. BB with Henderson and Nyland clean sheets, along with Egan/Targett cleanies - will take that.

  13. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Should've gone with tripe Shef. defence…

  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    4 CS’s beautiful!

  15. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    29 from 6.
    4 clean sheets, beautiful

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Great minds think alike ^

      29 points here too 🙂 buzzing!

  16. WorldCup82
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    32 from 6, 5 defenders and 1 middy

  17. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wow, never had 4 Clean sheets from the same game before lol marvellous.

    Hendo the absolute king!

  18. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Defensive approach from both teams. No one wanted to risk losing the point.

  19. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    31 points from 5 any good?

  20. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    See how West Ham, Watfird, Bournemouth play. Villa not done yet.

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Who here doubted Targett again?

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

    Green arrow for now

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lundy not expected to start next game?

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

      He will. He was their best player today imo. He and Norwood

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

        Besides Hendo ofcourse. Talking about outfield players

  24. grumpyman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mings bonus point HOOOOOLD.

  25. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone captain Henderson?

  26. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    25pts from the first game. Not a bad start.

  27. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Trio Sheffield United defence worked a treat.

    Shame I didn't get basham n Henderson for BP

  28. niko mate
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Triple Sheffield defense worked well, but I didn't believe that Villa can keep a clean sheet and don't have any of them.

  29. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wasted my DGW spot in twerpuiz.. should have gone for mings... 🙁

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      on*

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Well Chucky, I have never been so happy to be so wrong. Shame I decided to take Henderson out but not too bad!

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Still a decent score 😀

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Happy days ....now for the main action.

  30. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    my man sure likes the fistbumps