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Lundstram benched as Fleck returns for Blades’ second Gameweek 30+ fixture

John Lundstram (£4.9m) is only among the substitutes as Sheffield United get set to contest their second fixture of Double Gameweek 30+.

The Blades are away at Newcastle United this afternoon, with kick-off on Tyneside at 14:00 BST.

Lundstram drops to the bench to accommodate John Fleck‘s (£5.0m) return, with the Scotland international having recovered from the injury that forced his non-involvement against Aston Villa on Wednesday.

That is the only change Chris Wilder has made to his starting XI, with John O’Connell (£4.7m) still not fit.

That means there is another start for budget defender Jack Robinson (£4.0m), who supplemented his clean sheet with two bonus points at Villa Park in midweek.

Oliver McBurnie (£5.7m) and Billy Sharp (£5.6m) start up front yet again, while Dean Henderson (£5.3m) is between the posts.

The on-loan goalkeeper won’t be eligible to face his parent club, Manchester United, in Gameweek 31+, however.

Steve Bruce has also only made one change to his starting XI, despite three months having passed by since the 1-0 win over Southampton.

Joelinton (£5.5m) for Dwight Gayle (£5.0m) is the Magpies’ only alteration.

There is another ‘out of position’ start for Matt Ritchie (£5.3m) on the right wing, meanwhile.

This fixture doesn’t scream ‘goalfest’ on paper.

Only Liverpool have conceded fewer goals on the road than Wilder’s side this season.

And no club has conceded on fewer occasions than Newcastle on home soil in 2019/20.

No team has scored fewer goals on their own turf than Bruce’s troops, either.


Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Manquillo, Fernandez, Lascelles, Rose; Shelvey, Hayden; Ritchie, Almiron, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

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

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  1. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Please RMWCT

    Pope 3.9
    TAA Doherty Maguire Saiss Fernandez
    Salah KDB Bruno Berg 4.2
    Rashford Jiminez Nketiah

    Thank

  2. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So Stevens to come off at 0-0 at 61mins, Lunds to come on and score, Lascelles to score and Hendo to save a pen. Sorted 😉

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      You're hired for my next film.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Love a good thriller with a happy ending 😉

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Take the hendo Pen save away.
      And we've a deal

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        😆 ok one step at a time

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bring the Lord on

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Eagan in chance

  5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Come on need Lundstram on

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely. They look lost without him

  6. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Best 2 attackers to complete the following

    Kdb salah Bruno xxx
    Jimmy DCL xxx

    A) Son + Jota
    B) Sarr + Rashford
    C) Martial + Tammy

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      B until watching Tammy then C may do

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      C

    3. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Why is everyone so high on Sarr? its not like he play's the likes of Liverpool every week

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Price and differential

    4. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      interesting...

      thought Son was the template option

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Low TV can’t afford

  7. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Berge passing to an invisible teammate then...

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I see....
      Now i see where is Ozil

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Berge 🙄

  9. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Watching Newcastle and Shefff Utd is the perfect antidote for insomnia. Two of the least entertaining sides in the PL

  10. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Less than 20 minutes for team news... Really hoping Alonso starts!

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      That makes two of us...high risk move it was ,

  11. FPL Emu
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Any reason to spend my FT this week?

    McCarthy (ARS)

    Boly (BOU) - TAA (CRY) - Alonso (MCY)

    Martial (SHU) - Fernandes (SHU) - Salah (CRY) - Richarlison (nor)

    Jimi (BOU) - Ings (ARS) - Aubameyang (sou)

    Subs: Fleck, Williams, Dunk, non playing GK

    Would be Auba out for someone, or Alonso to Doherty I guess

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wait to see how Alonso performs, I fancy back 3 or 4 of Trent, Alonso, Doherty & Boly

  12. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Need an Egan red card. Come on!

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Now now

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Easy tiger 😉

    3. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Wow

  13. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Some of the footballers have really neat haircuts considerig that barbers are shut.

    Looks like WAGs are pretty talented when it comes to head.

    1. Rover
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Or teams have a hairdresser as part of their essential support staff

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Obviously the opposite is true in Leeds.

    3. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Including Mrs Shelvey in that?

    4. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Nah they pay their barbers to go to their house and give them a haircut

    5. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah go on that last line deserves an up vote.

  14. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Can see Berge coming off for Lundstram at HT - has been poor

    1. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I am OK with this.

  15. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hi guys- for FH last choice and need some help please 🙂

    A) Robbo + Traore
    B) Robbo + Doucoure
    C) Robbo + Mcginn

    D) VVD + Barnes
    E) VVD + Mcneil

    DDG
    TAA XXX Doherty
    XXX Salah Bruno Son
    Jimi DLC Vardy

    Bench: Fodders.....

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Boly & KDB?

  16. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    We may be getting spoiled by the quantity of football but certainly not the quality.

    1. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I have no idea why I've bothered, but I've had every match on. This is like one of those halcyon summers where you try to watch all the games in a World Cup/Euros. Except the football is shite.

      1. Rover
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Same here. Must say the ending of games have been quite good. Just tune in for the last twenty, unless scouting for your FPL team

        1. Penang Sandman
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Only valid reason to watch Newcastle attacking Sheffield,without fans, is for FPL purpose.

          1. Rover
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            This 100%
            I meant more the Spurs-United, Arsenal-Brighton and Chelsea-Villa games

    2. maglia rosa
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yup....quite bizarre. During the City - Arsenal game i’d had enough by 60 mins and went to listen to the radio. And yet the whole world seemed to say City played really well. Every game I’ve watched I’ve felt the standard was pretty poor and yet the general consensus seems to be that the football has been good.

  17. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jimenez v Bourn next gw.. Captancy shout? Or Pool mid?

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      raúl

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Pool mid safer option

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

      Like it, Palace & Roy will be out to ruin the day and are rigid regardless.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        They must be supremely talented to play when rigid.

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      DCL also good shout

    5. JabariParkersEyelid
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      It's on Richarlison for now.

    6. Penang Sandman
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Depends on how good Rich/DCL tonight. Norwich is really bad

  18. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What happened to Hendo's 2nd save? I'm sure it was showing earlier?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      They factored Joelinton in

    2. Fitzy.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Hard to count a stubbed off-target shot as a save

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I don't know, but it was definitely showing 2

    4. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Because it was going off target therefore isn't classed as a save.

    5. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Joleinto never got his shot on target. Then it does not count as save

  19. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Luiz.Lundy,Leno... BB fail 🙁 only Stevens brace can save my season..

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Do it Stevens

    2. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I feel your pain - Leno, Lundstram, Lascelles and (dc)L

  20. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Berge has been poor in every game he has played.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He's been 'meh' today if anything. Norwood is having a shocker.

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He's being played oop. He's a defensive mid.

      1. Penang Sandman
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        yep look lost

  21. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Any of these worth a -4?

    Kun and Tony to Rash and Son?
    Kun and Tony to Salah and DCL?

  22. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Well that was pants.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Thought it’s expected?

  23. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Hendo down to 1 save

    1. michudagawd
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      And rightly too because the shot was clearly off target.

  24. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which pair to pick in WC? Thx

    A) Son + Saiss
    B) Bergwijn + Doherty

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Tough call.. son could explode.
      Also saiss looks a bap in a nil nil.
      But then doherty is Doherty!

  25. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So far so good lads.. aside from egans YC.. keep it tight at the back lads!

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      They don't have much to defend against so it is easy going

  26. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Anybody else got Alonso? Praying he starts today

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Praying he doesn’t

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Rival has him

        1. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Same 🙂

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yep.. really hoping he does and scores too!!

    3. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yep, alonso party here ,and I'm very anxious

  27. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Which one for WC team?

    A) Abraham, Grealish, Maguire and Kiko
    B) Greenwood, Son, Aurier and Lascelles

    Rest of the team:

    Pope - Button
    TAA - Doherty - Boly - X - X
    Mane - KDB - Bruno - Guendouzi - X
    Rashford - Jimenez - X

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Aaaaand at half time we now have three of the four reels on the Sheffield United DGW Slot Machine showing “CS”

    Will we hit the jackpot and get the fourth??

    Stay tuned for the last 45 minutes to find out

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Newcastle to score...

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Probs tbf

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      One reel is shot and the others spin blanks.

  29. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Wouldn't mind a Lundstram goal, Baldock assist and Newcastle goal(not Lascelles).

  30. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Good chance of seeing the Lord after HT