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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.

1,479 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oh dear oh dear. Load up on triple man u attack lads 🙂

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      O'Connell will be back. I'll be benching Bash and Egan anyway.

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lascelle goal would be amazing

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would be just beautiful

    2. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Naah just a cleanie 🙂

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    second part of this dgw is turning into a nightmare for me 🙁

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Me too

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same here.

  4. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    -1 for Egan then?

    5 points over all?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      -2

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Newcastle could score 2 for another -1.

      Smirks.

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

      4

    4. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Unless he gets baps

    5. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      unless Newcastle score 2 or more goals

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

    Egan sent off. You've got to be kidding me!

  6. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ugh that's annoying

  7. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Who comes on? Not Jaggers, surely?

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

    Lol why does this random crap always happen in DGW or the one time you pick players?

    Egan red after bloody Leno yesterday.

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

    3 United attackers won’t be enough!

  10. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Egan you idiot

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Like Wilders watch 🙂

  12. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I'm 100% a fpl skud.
    1st Leno, now egan.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Here

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same . This week has quickly gone down the pan.

  13. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Not going to make the 100 if it continues like this

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

    Hendo save #2

  15. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    End this gw now

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lmao. There goes my 100 points

  17. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hendo 3rd dave

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Or save*

  18. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lat 3 moments in FPL
    Leno injured
    Lund sub
    Egan sent off
    Sick of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same + I own Ozil too

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Not as bad as Luiz!!!!!!!!!

  19. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why did Egan pull him back. It was Joelinton, just let him go, no worries.

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

      Agree

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

    Poor Eagan owners

  21. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lol Egan, it was bloody Joe Linton. Why? 😀

  22. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Triple Utd, derailed.

  23. tm245
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If any team can grind out 40 bland minutes, this is the crew.

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Or not.

  24. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leno, Egan, Lunds ... nightmare

  25. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I wish FPL hadn't started again
    Never catch a break - I literally could have chosen any over Sheff Utd def but I pick the one that gets sent off

  26. konrad.sygula95
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hi guys, what do you think about this WC draft?

    McCarthy/Pope
    Wan-Bissaka/Saiss/Robbo/Soyuncu/Lundstram
    Kdb/Salah/B.Fernandes/Bergwijn/Guendozi
    Dcl/Jimenez/Abraham

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

    Bring Lundstram in

  28. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Me) Eggan n Lund

    Rival) Henderson and Baldock

    I suck

  29. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Man Utd vs a Sheffield defence without Egan and O'Connell

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      or Henderson

    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      And no Henderson.

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

    ASM 1-0

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

      Enda Stevens mistake