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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno hurt

  2. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno off... FFS

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

      🙄

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

      ban

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

    Bruno is trying too hard, trying to play a killer ball every time he gets it. Bound to pay off at some point but a bit frustrating in the meantime.

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

      He is that. Risk taker. Better than Mikhitaryans and Van Gaals

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

        Absolutely. He just needs to chill and mix it up a bit instead of forcing it forwards.

  4. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno injured

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

    Bruno down 🙁

  6. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno struggling

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

    Neves playing Rugby 😕

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

    Oh crap. Bruno down.

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

    bruno down

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

      bruno back

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

    Bruno injured

  11. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Lads Fernandes injured are you bloody kidding me!

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

    Truck-ore. That was impressive.

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

    Bruno back

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

    Neves misses field goal attempt.

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

    Bruno back on

  16. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What was that about Fernandes

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

      Went off the pitch and got treatment

      1. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        I know gave me heart attack got him as captain

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

      He was out for a while

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

    OGS take off Bruno... Don't risk him

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

    We don’t need Bruno we have this take him off for Brighton

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

    Bruno technically lucky not to get booked there for coming back on to the pitch without the ref's permission?

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

      correct

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

    Thought Everton were going to thrash Norwich today.....

  21. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Double up on Everton. I must have been wasted.

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

      DCL Holgate here.. Benched Holgate

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

    Is he good?

  23. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Remember that time we packed our teams with Everton, Wolves and United players?

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

    When you have a foot injury you probably shouldnt slam it on the ground like that

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

    Calum Wilson YC

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

      2 game ban for him now.

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

    Moussett calls it a day..

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

    After going down earlier, it looks like he can’t continue.

    He’s being subbed.

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

      careful

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

    Mouse down

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

    Damn Son missed two baps so close!

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Internet Explorer?

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

      Very Slow wifi so taking time to get delivered...hope it gets in couple of hours...

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

    Bruno (C) not looking too good here eh. Very annoying.