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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+

1,751 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    DCL and Lacelles useless

    Get out of my team!!

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

    Jimmy off

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

    Saiss or Boly or Fernandez

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

      B

  4. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Don't see Fernandes on the bench, did he get a knock or smthing ?

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

      Early in the first half yeah.

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

    Rest up, Jimmy.

    I’ve an armband for you on Saturday.

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

    Dendonkey from downtown.

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

    Who would u rather have as ur captain right now

    Jimmy 9 points or salah/mane

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Mane

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

    Wow ML rivals own Ritchie WTF

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

      Only 8 points jeez

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

        That's ridiculous, players shouldn't keep their clean sheets

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

          Nonsense

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

            Not at all, picked wrong player from wrong team, they conceded shouldn't get clean sheet points

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

    Need to get rid of ddg and maybe Salah to Martial?

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

      Doing Salah to Martial if Pool look lethargic today.

  10. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    How sserious was Ritchie injury?

  11. thehodge
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Kane has to be seriously thought about for next week against this lot. Sheffield United extremely poor

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

      Henderson and egan back?

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

      Will have egan and oconnoly back

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

      He literally plays CDM, wouldn’t touch even at 8m

    4. thomashl
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, think they'll be eager to avenge this sorry display. Defensive boosts as well. Kane looked terrible for 80 mins imo.

  12. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Was really excited about dcl. Even went for him over rashford.

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Me too

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

      Same

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

    So Tony or Jimenez for Captain now hm

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

      Jimmy obviously

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

    Amy chance for full rest of KDB agaisnt Chelsea?

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

      You know the answer to that

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

      Is that wishful thinking?

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

      Not impossible.

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      He wouldn't be too happy with that I don't think

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

        We all need it

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

      I think Pep will want to be put on an exhibition in his these games.

    6. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      No chance
      Better chance for a HT

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

    H2H who wins?

    1) VVD, Ings + 11pts
    2) Mane, KDB

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      1

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

      1.

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

    Martial happy on the bench

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

    Martial should get the 3 BAPs.

    1. Legendary!
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Will be close

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

        This

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

      Oh really?

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

      Think GK Moore will get it

  18. Hitmonlee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Just came on here to announce that I chose Tony over Rash.

    About time I got a break!

  19. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    60 points awesome

    Salah(c) and TAA for 100 tonight

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

      Wow

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

      Top stuff, congrats!

  20. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    4 at the back was clearly the Way to go with FH

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

    Man Utd could beat Chelsea on goal difference

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

      Hahahahahahahaahhahahhahahhahahahahahhahahaaha... Wake up from your wet dream

  22. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Tony can't stop smiling. What a great night for the lad. First hat-trick scored by a United player since SAF left.

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

      SAF?

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

        Sir alex

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

        Sir Alex

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

    Neto misses a sitter after an amazing run.

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

    Double Wolves CS banked. Shame Neto couldn't complete that wonderful donkey run at the end

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, double WOL defense is good imo

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

      Looked like a Saiss assist

  25. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Had Fernandes as my (C) and feel like I need to get rid of him asap.
    I hate having players who do all the "pre assists" and dirty work and don't get rewarded for their good games. What do you guys think?

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I think everyone who isn't me should sell him.

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

        Lol

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

    I only have 2 players left now, TAA & KDB :/

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

    Bad miss by Neto.

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

    Keep them CS’ coming Wolves 🙂

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

    43 from 9 disappointing

  30. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Do you think any manager in the world could win the league with this united team?

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

      Sir alex

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

      Giggsy