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

    Jimmy! Points for everyone ...

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

    Rival doesn’t have Jimenez

    Go señor!

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

    Whhhhyyyy did I C Bruno over Jimmy. Kill med noe.

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Did the same, but at least have both jimi and traore so 7 points from that goal

  4. FPL_Devil
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Pogba tekkers

    1. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Martial obviously captained himself this week

  5. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Bah neither Jimmy or Traore made my WC.

    Sad times.

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

      Who are your 3 forwards?

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

        Nketiah, DCL, Vardy.

        Went power mids Salah, KdB, Martial, Bruno, Son.

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

          Martial makes up for it.

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

          U shouldn't complain anything owning martial

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

    Red arrow Jimmy goal if not captained with the Traore assist.

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

    Jimmy approx. 100% EO so no gain at all with that goal

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

    Jst hoping Jimmy outscore Salah

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

    Worst GW ever

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

      I've had a lot worse

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

      Me too. I captain Jota by accident (suppose to be Jimmy) and I got DDG but forgot to put him in the starting team so I am stuck with McCarthy.

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

    Come oooon Bruno!!!

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

      My captain choices have been awful this season!

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

      Goal?

    3. Fpl_Juggernaut
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Are you calling your dog to fetch a plastic bone

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

    FIFA 15 legend Zivkovic on

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

    McGoldrick still due.

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

    As a Son (c), i'm feeling slightly better. There were traps everywhere.

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

    Could really do with a SHU goal.

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

      This

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

      Not before a Maguire goal plz. First time owning ManU def

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

        TBF they look pretty strong in defense. I may have underestimated them a bit.

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

    How has Maguire not scored one of these, head not big enough or what?

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

    Bruno done anything this half?

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

      Looks lively, but not dangerous FPL wise.

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

        Dammit. Bad captain choice... suppose OOP Martial should’ve been obvious to bring in

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

          Went for Maguire, Bruno and Rashford myself..

    2. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Very little.

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

      Saw him wipe some sweat off his forehead earlier

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

        Brill

    4. Fpl_Juggernaut
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Looks shite as usual

  17. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    So whats the deal with Saiss?
    Is he now suspended or when is the cut off if not??

    1. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Its 10 cards up to the 32nd week, so if that was his 10th then yes suspended next game

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Just checked
        Thats his 9th
        So 1 more week to survive??

        1. mrodgers91
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Yep if he gets one next week than suspended for gw33 but after that its fine

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

    Switching to Trump vs Maquire. All matches kind of boring

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

    Traore is turning into a nice little differential

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

      Yeah. Went triple Wolves with Doherty, Traore and Jimenez. Done well so far!

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

        Same 😀

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

    How’s Doherty looking?

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

    Benched Traore for Richarlison. He trolls me every time I bring him in

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

    Just score villa. Put me out my misery ffs

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

    Could do Son to Traoré lol

  24. SteJ
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Brought in Pukki and went Jota C to try to make up some points. What fun this game is at times

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

      Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

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

        Seems a bit harsh given an injury and a talisman not starting

  25. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    DCL missing easy chances

  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    What was this Fernandes hype?

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

      Bookmarked!!

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

      Poor mans Mason mount

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

    DCL Misses an easy chance.Too much FPL pressure on him

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

    Man Utd clean sheet nailed on

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

      Yep, looks like it. Shetfield Utd don't look like wanting to score

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

    Aguero to:
    A - Kane
    B - Jimenez

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

      B

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

      B

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

      thought so. Thanks

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

    DCL and Doherty I’m waiting..