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

    Yesss points!!!

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

    Carbon copy of the weekend.

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

    Well a goal is a goal but EVERYONE has Jimi...

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not everyone 🙁

    2. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      But I captained him

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

    Traore is a top player. Three players around him. He beats them to the byline and digs a cross out for Jimenez to head in.

  5. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Any Jimmy Captainers here ????

    1. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Me!!

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Congratulations Braveheart

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Here!

    3. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Me... Wait I accidentally captain Jota instead of Jimmy. Dammit 🙁

  6. Reg83
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jimenez captain!!!!!

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jimmy perma captain???

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

    Bruno massive captain fail.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      There's still time for a cheeky pen

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

    Points for everyone

  10. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Those Wolves CS's looking beautiful rn

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      no jinx

  11. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Did Doc assist the assister? Almost a carbon copy of the goal last time out, great header

  12. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Yesss.. jimmy (c)

  13. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    At least my captain scores 1. Get a brace Jimi!!

  14. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Jotoff

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

    Jota off
    Neto on

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

    Goal and a assist 🙂

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

    Pogba what a skill

  18. Party time
      3 years, 10 months ago

      JIMMY Siiiiiiiiiiiii Señoooooooorrrrrrrrrr

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Jota out, Neto in.

      Out of my team too

    • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Jiminez so reliable

    • TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Love that wolves goal

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

      Fernández (NEW) loves them BAPs

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

      Hold them clean sheets!

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

      Jimenez EO 96% 🙁
      Might move up 1 space or something!

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Did jota get injured?

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Was down 5 minutes ago, so probably.

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

        He got a knock a few mins before he was subbed off. But looked ok when he came back on. Think it was tactical more than anything. Wolves were struggling to score.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Ty. Hope he's ok.

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

      Do bits now Bruno and DCL

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

      Damn Jota...

    • Party time
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Jimmy(C) group hug Lads

      • Babelcopter
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        United so lazy. Feck massive captain fail incoming

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Jota #coverage