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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. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    3 cleanies wiped out.......dont own egan at least 🙄

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

    Best thing that could happen this, having only two Sheffield United defs, while my rivals have three.

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Done it 😉

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

        Done it, what? 🙂

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

      techincally i have 3 but one got sent off...

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

        Ouch!

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This. However, one of the 2 SHU defs I own is Egan

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

        I went back and forth between the SHU defs all the way up to the deadline, and Egan was in most of them – but not the final one. About the only thing that's worked out this gameweek!

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

    Billy Blunt

  4. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sharp sitter, would have been a baldock a.

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sheff Utd always play poorly when Lundy ain't in the team. And that isn't because Lundy is great. It is because the replacements (Berge, Freeman etc.) are just not the same type of player and don't have enough attacking threat to cause the opposition issues.

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

      JOC and Fleck is a bigger miss.

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

        Fleck is playing

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

    a maguire and sarr
    b holgate and bergwijn (holgate part of a 3 men rotation)

    thank you

    1. Deeney-is-a-god
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      A

      1. Deeney-is-a-god
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Son or nothing for me

  7. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Expected nothing from SHU defence and still disappointed

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

    Who's everyone got coming in if lund doesnt come on?

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

      No one

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

        But I wish that rule counted as have Doherty 1st sub

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

          Ouch

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

    Noooooo Alonso is starting

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

    nO aBRAHAM

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

      Yuckie

  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    AVL: Nyland, Mings, Hause, Targett, Konsa, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Hourihane, El Ghazi, Grealish, Davis
    Subs: Reina, El Mohamady, Taylor, Jota, Nakamba, Vassilev, Trézéguet, Bastón, Samatta

    CHE: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rüdiger, Alonso, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Kanté, Mount, Willian, Giroud
    Subs: Caballero, James, Zouma, Emerson, Pulisic, Barkley, Gilmour, Pedro, Abraham

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

      Picking the starters was always a nightmare

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Was it?

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

      Abraham benched. Great. Was between him or Jiménez for me, and I went with the wrong one.

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captain Martial for midweek you say?

    Hmmm....

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

      I won’t let you down.

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      when pool play at home?
      Why?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Pool will be the big ticket for sure, likely their last home game before wrapping up ol’ silver big ears for the first time in 30 years

        But how quick is their turnaround & how solid are Palace...

        I don’t know - Salah TC could be a great shout also

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

    Abraham and Pulisic on the bench

  14. MCM
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy benched! Nooooooooo

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

    NEW pls protect your CS

  16. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sharp shitter.

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

    Justice for Lundy and Luiz owners 😎 😀

  18. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    No way toon would have scored without that ref

    1. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Red

  19. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What a cross from Baldock and what an awful effort from Sharp... :/.

  20. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tammy benched!

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Called it. Giroud played the recent friendlies

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

        Do you want a pat on the back ?

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

    Tammy you're such a mug. Better come on and score.

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

    Roy Keane would not approve of Hendersons goalkeeping.

  23. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A very DDG save attempt from Hendo there. Should have saved it.

  24. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hahahahahah sooo bad

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

    Is it a 1 game suspension for 2 yellow red card

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

      yes

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

        Cheers. Was gonna bench Egan for United and start Lascelles so hopefully can run with that.

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

    Alonsoooooo

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

    Alonsoooo starts.... Yesssss!!!

  28. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I dont why you went Egan or Baldock over Lundstram. Did you really expect two cleanies in two away games?

  29. BoomXhakaLaca1
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is mount out wide?

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

    Berge looks awful