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Manchester United bring out big guns as Wolves switch to 3-4-3

Manchester United line up with a wealth of attacking pace and talent for their Gameweek 31+ meeting with Sheffield United.

Paul Pogba (£8.3m) returns to the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 7 after impressing as a substitute against Spurs.

The Frenchman sits alongside Nemanja Matić (£4.8m) in midfield, supporting a powerful front-four.

Anthony Martial (£8.0m) retains his centre-forward berth, supported by an attacking midfield trio of Marcus Rashford (£8.9m), Bruno Fernandes (£8.7m) and Mason Greenwood (£4.3m).

Simon Moore (£4.3m) comes in for Dean Henderson (£5.3m) in the Sheffield United goal, with rotation taking place elsewhere in the Blades’ side.

Phil Jagielka (£4.1m) comes in for the suspended John Egan (£4.6m), with Jack Robinson (£4.0m) retaining his place in light of Jack O’Connell‘s (£4.6m) recent injury.

Meanwhile, David McGoldrick (£5.4m) and Lys Mousset (£4.5m) are handed rare starts up-front and John Lundstram (£4.9m) is back in midfield.

Wolves look equally dangerous ahead of their meeting with Bournemouth as they go with the 3-4-3 shape that helped them get the 2-0 win over West Ham.

That means a first start since the Premier League resumes for Adama Traoré (£5.7m), supported by Matt Doherty (£6.4m) in a wing-back role.

Diogo Jota (£6.4m) starts once more, supporting Raúl Jiménez (£8.2m) who garnered some captaincy attention for Gameweek 31+.

Owners of Everton assets will be encouraged by the Norwich line-up named by Daniel Farke.

In a big statement of intent, he has dropped Teemu Pukki (£6.5m), Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m) to the bench, opting for largely second-string attackers at Carrow Road.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.5m) and Richarlison (£8.3m) are the main Fantasy draws among Carlo Ancelotti’s men, both starting up-front together in the favoured 4-4-2 formation.

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has shuffled his attacking pack once more, desperate to make a breakthrough at Newcastle.

He has named the same back-four but lines up an attacking midfield trio of Trézéguet (£5.2m) and Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) either side of Jack Grealish (£6.4m) in support of Mbwana Samatta (£5.7m).

Despite the recent upturn in Fantasy interest, out-of-position midfielder Keinan Davis (£4.3m) finds himself on the bench.

Villa face a Newcastle side with the joint-most number of clean sheets in home matches this season, featuring the in-form Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) in attacking midfield with out-of-position FPL defender Matt Ritchie (£5.3m) on the other flank.

There are also starts for budget options Jamaal Lascelles (£4.3m) and Federico Fernandez (£4.6m).

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial.

Sheffield United XI: Moore; Robinson, Jagielka, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McGoldrick, Mousset.

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

Aston Villa XI: Nyland; Targett, Mings, Hause, Konsa; Luiz, McGinn; Trezeguet, Grealish, El Ghazi; Samatta.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; O Hernandez, Duda, Rupp; Drmic.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Holgate, Keane, Coleman; Bernard, T Davies, Gomes, Iwobi; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Boly; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez, Traoré.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; A Smith, Aké, S Cook, Stacey; Stanislas, Lerma, L Cook, Billing, Brooks; C Wilson.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 31+

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

    Damn. Needed that to be Fernandes. Not Martial. Rashford assist is good though.

  2. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Utd flood gates to open?

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

    Great shot

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

    Rashford / Martial combo woohoo

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

    Rashy 😀

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

    Boom Tony M

    21st start in last 22 league games too

    The kid is getting it together

  7. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Rocket goal

    1. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      WASNT A ROCKET MATE

  8. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Martiaaaallllll get innnnnnn

  9. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I AM A GOD!!!

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

    Might need to do AWB > third Man Utd attacker at this rate

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

    Bruno to be taken at halftime because not needed?

  12. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What’s martials eo?

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

    Your welcome

    🙂

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      You should have passed it to Bruno

    2. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      *You're

  14. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    When you are too scared of not owning Fernandes and change that beautifull Rasy Anthon duo

    1. Grumbledook
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I just went with all three of them. Hope for some Bruno returns too since he got the armband.

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Great lol, the one I don’t have.

    Cmon Bruno(c)!

  16. Party time
      3 years, 10 months ago

      MARTIAL IS A TRAP STAR

    • BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I'd have any two of Mart, Rash, Pog and Fern ahead of any City or Pool for the run-in

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Why did I get Bruno... waste of space..

    • Greko82
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bruno-Martial-Rashford!
      Happy days. Please bring us more!

    • Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Switched the telly on to see Rashford assist Martial. After a rather sh*t day at work, this has cheered me up a fair bit... 😀

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      BAP repellant Martial will need another.

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

        Hopefully he won't get it.

    • CroatianHammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Greenwood is my first sub, so maybe I don't want Cantwell to play.

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

      I love you Tony

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

      Bruno (c) fail!

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

        Differential fail.

      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Wow. 90 minutes went by quickly!

      3. Legendary!
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Calma. PK incoming

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Rash is next on penalties

    • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bruno, I sold Salah to captain you. Please repay me

    • ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Could be a long night for Sheffield if they keep sitting off

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Grealish goal would be awesome

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Awful Rashford

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      OMGGGGG

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

        G and A?

    • JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Sheffield look battered already. Goalfest incoming!