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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pogba :drool:

  2. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The way Rashford is shooting I hope he doesnt take the next penalty

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

      He gets to retake until he hits the ball surely

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

    This Utd game looks to have the hallmarks to get real ugly real quick, can't help but feel it'll be 1-0 at HT though.

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

      He won’t

    2. HNI
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Manutd look close to 2-0 by half time

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

    Damn rash is best aa LW. Hopefully Greenwood develops well as Rash as striker is nightmare...for himself

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

      he is playing LW
      martial striker greenwood RW

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

        So you reckon Martial will be the sole striker for Manutd in coming seasons?

      2. HNI
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Near 20min he had shifted ro ST but after that horror misses embarassingly back at LW

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

    VAR

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

      Nope, nothing

  6. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Disallowed
    Maguire G Bruno A

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Good 😀

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

      That would have been so many points 🙁

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

    Maguire heads it in, but looks like he pushed the defender. So disallowed.

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    NOOOO

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

    Many nearly in heaven.

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

    maguire goal disallowed

  11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ugh Maguire & Bruno owner

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, ideal scenario

    2. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Me too

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

    If the defence did the same it wouldn't be a penalty

  13. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Clear foul by Maguire. Not sure why they even needed to check it

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

    Maguire was much more of a goal threat at Leicester

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

      *Hull

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

    Bruno +bps

  16. HNI
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Maguire looks better bet than bissaka from Manutd defence as he is clearly The Target for Bruno corner even when Mctominay had played and Pogba as well. Just need him to be quicker and he converts all

  17. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Everton poor

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

      Everyone on here was saying Richarlison is going to score a hat-trick tonight though.

  18. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Brunos ownership should be 80pc min

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      100% EO

  19. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    The Maguire and Bruno theory actually holds up. Hmm....

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    should be 4-0 by now

  21. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Watching Rashford spoon these shots is heartbreaking

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

      Getting there though a lot more central

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

    VAR robbery at it again. Son yesterday, Bruno and Maguire today

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

      Was a foul though

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

        "foul" and yesterday was "offside"...

  23. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Own Maguire and Bruno (c). Cheers VAR!

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Unlucky. Never a foul

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

      Not VARs call. Ref made the decision.

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

      VAR trolling Son and Bruno owners

    4. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Same

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

      Nothing to do with VAR

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

      Own both with Bruno(C) & it's a correct decision unfortunately

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

    Bruno, Jimmy & DCL mammoth fails.

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

      Salah and mane cappers laughing

  25. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Clearly not much happening at the other games...

  26. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How is that not a goal haha. Football is absolutely pathetic I'm sick of it.

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

      Wish you were

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I wish people would follow up with their empty words and not watch it then. Saves us from reading the constant moaning.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        First time I've ever moaned and this isn't even a moan.

        1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          I remember you. Because of moaning.

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

      Pretty obvious foul.

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

    The thing about Fernandes is he plays a lot of one-touch passes. The type of pass that has the potential to open up defences but it carries the risk of giving the ball away. Mourinho would never have let him get away with that if he was manager still.

  28. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Oh dear Rashford.......

  29. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That rashford....

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

    Cmon, do it for the kids Rashford...

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

      Lol!!!