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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

    Donkey Calvert-Lewin.

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

    Pukki Buendia

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

    Time to ditch jota?

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

      Villa next

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

        Tough trying to decide

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

          May not start

          60 mins at best

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

    What minute does Doherty score?

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

      9a8

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      86 to 88

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

      i'll go with 79"

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

      Sorry mate only assisting tonight. 78min

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

    Shaw yc

  6. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Fleck to Martial or Son (for free)

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

      ....

  7. Party time
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Jimmy we want more points!!!

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

        Just had the drinks break and Bournemouth made a triple substitution, quite attacking. Should be opps on the counter now with Traore and Jimenez still on the pitch

    • The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ritchie CS locked in, nice!

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

        Jam

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

      Duda was a trap

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

      Gayle

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

      First I was frustrated with Bruno. Now I'm just bored of watching this second half.

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yep

    • Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      TOON!

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

        Gayle in his 1st minute.

    • Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      What's Jimi EO?

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

        100

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

      Grealish CS pt lost

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

      Gayle goal

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

        Lascelles assist?

        1. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Carroll

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

      Come on Bruno. Grab a goal.

    • Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Maguire or Wan Bissaka?

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

        WB

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

        M.
        Less rota prone.

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

        If the Maguire goal counted, everyone would say him.

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

          Good answer. Thanks

      4. 007 [RoboKlopp]
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        M

    • Dele
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      DCL and Jota in my front line, just horrific.

    • SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Andy Carroll Dwight Gayle combo. Classic

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Wow epic

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

      Dubravka assist by any chance? 🙂

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

      AVL going down for sure. Bought 15players.. lol

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Should have learned from Fulham...

      2. popey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        we are going down for sure, but look at the squad that come up - 3 transfers were making loan players permanent and also lost tammy and tuanzebe who returned to parent club.

        unless we were going to play in the prem with neil taylor, alan hutton and glenn whelan what choice did we have.....

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Had a feeling about Martial. Thankfully didn't go Richarlison instead.

    • J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Where’s my hattie Tony, come on son!

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

        Just wait

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          There she is!

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

      Carol assist lol

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Steve Bruce doing a better job than Rafa now?

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

        He’s been criminally underrated, secured mid table with a rubbish squad

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

      Should have started Lascelles over Bruno 🙂

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

        Only 3 points in the difference and Bruno will score

        1. Volley127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Lascelles is booked. Only 2 as it stands

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Is it NOR not that bad or EVE is equally unimpressive? Not watching sorry.

    • soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Ritchie injury looked serious?

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

        Injury??

        1. soup natsi
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Sofa says so

    • Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      bloody hell Jimi is a hitman isn't he?

    • Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Another yellow card for Lascelles! What's up with him