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Mee absent from Burnley squad as Clarets seek third consecutive clean sheet

Ben Mee (£5.0m) is the most notable absentee from Sunday’s early kick-off at Turf Moor between Burnley and Sheffield United.

The centre-back, previously an ever-present for the Clarets, misses out with a thigh injury.

Over 5,000 FPL managers had plumped for Mee’s services ahead of the Gameweek 33 deadline. The defender hauled 15 points in Gameweek 32 as his goal secured a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Kevin Long (£4.3m) deputises for the Burnley captain. Nick Pope (£5.0m) owners will be hoping that Mee’s absence doesn’t make Sean Dyche’s team easier to breach.

Jack Cork (£4.9m) is also sidelined, so Josh Brownhill (£4.8m) continues in central midfield while defender Erik Pieters (£4.2m) keeps his place on the left side of midfield.

Returning to the Burnley line-up is Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m), who missed out in GW32 through injury. That pushes Dwight McNeil back into midfield, with the £6.1m man operating from the right-hand side of Dyche’s 4-4-2.

Chris Wood (£6.1m) and Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.9m) are part of the Clarets’ 20-man matchday squad. Neither player has featured for the club since the Premier League restarted.

Sheffield United are unchanged from their 3-1 victory at home to Spurs on Thursday.

The big news from Chris Wilder’s point-of-view is that Jack O’Connell (£4.6m) returns from injury to take a place on the substitutes’ bench.

The Blades boss ruled out John Lundstram (£4.7m), John Fleck (£4.7m) and Luke Freeman (£5.0m) for ‘a couple of weeks’ in his pre-match press conference.

Burnley XI: Pope; Taylor, Tarkowski, Long, Bardsley; Pieters, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Rodriguez, Vydra.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.


FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 33+

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  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Just realising - Man Utd’s iconic #7 shirt is effectively vacant (Alexis)

    Wondering would it be counter-productive to give it to Greenwood too early... or would it incentivise him even further

    He could follow in the footsteps of Stiles, Best, Robson, Cantona, Beckham, Ronaldo

    Seeing the 7, 9 & 10 shirts in full flow would be a thing of great beauty

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I gave it to Greenwood on Football Manager! Apparently it's being held and being used as an incentive for Sancho if he signs.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😆

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Sancho had to make do with 11.

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Phil Jones has nabbed it

    3. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Think Utd are hoping to get Sancho and that he will be their new no.7.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        As much as Sancho would be a fantastic signing... (last time I checked he had 17G 17A from 30 bundy games this season - without pens)...

        I think he’ll just be too expensive, his numbers are insane, and they won’t come cheap

    4. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Remember Adnan Januzaj?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        For many are called, but few are chosen 😉

    5. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You forgot about Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia, iconic

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Not every 7 lived up to the legend

    6. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      My 2nd cousin wore it for a couple of years.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        What do you think about triple pool defence??

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I'm on WC this week and will probably double. Triple feels too much.
          (It was Ashley Grimes btw)

      2. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I'll bite. Grimes or Chris McGrath?

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah, Grimes. Remember when he slapped the ref in the back of the head 😆

          1. tisza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Had a season with us at Coventry. Huge hair 🙂

    7. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      De Gea
      AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
      Fernandes Matic Pogba
      Sancho Martial Rashford

      Henderson
      Dalot Bailly Tuanzebe Williams
      Fred McTominay Pereira
      James Ighalo Greenwood

      1. Party time
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Henderson over De gea. United should cash in from de gea’s transfer fee now! De gea has lost his magic

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            It's not that easy, when De Gea decided to stay he signed a new 350k a week contract, I doubt he still wants to leave unfortunately, he's (too) comfortable and no one will match those wages, especially now.

        • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          That forward line would be utter insanity - All still very young too

      2. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Memphis Depay

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Heavy is the head that wears The Crown

    8. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Congrats Pope owners on the clean sheet. Clear as day that VAR is not working at the BURSHU game given the double handball not given

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Double congrats when he makes a penalty save

      2. RubeRx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        VAR ref has Pope on his FPL team guaranteed

    9. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Played Taylor and benched Stevens.

      Burnley hoollddd

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Did the same. not sure why I'm even watching, horrible.

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Pope and stevens playing, be happy to get 8 points I think

    10. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Without Mee CS looks unlikely 🙁

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        You rate yourself too highly

        1. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ha.

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Kevin Long is a Irish international, not a bad replacement.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          4m legend

        2. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          hmm

      3. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Haha

    11. Ninjaa
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Any thoughts on what I could do to improve here. I have 0.0m in the bank and 2 free transfers??

      Rashford and Guendouzi to Greenwood and Willian?

      Pope Button
      TAA Doherty Maguire Lascelles Kiko
      KDB Salah Fernandes Guendouzi Hayden
      Rashford Jiminez DCL..

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        That or Foden.

      2. puhd
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Greenwood and Pulisic?

      3. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        You don't have to ask every 5 minutes.

        Come up with some ideas. Run through some options.

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          23 times in 4 days 😆 😆 😆

    12. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A) Vardy & Son
      B) Kane & Martial
      Already have Bruno & Rashford

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        B

      2. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        B

      3. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        B

      4. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        b

      5. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks guys
        That's a landslide lol

    13. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Is Lascelles injured?

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        no

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

        yes

      3. Bury94
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hope not, I've got Nketiah's 1 point coming on if he doesn't play

      4. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yellow flag

    14. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Seems like Burnley gets away with it this week too

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        65 minutes left.

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Burnley has taken over the game now after a good shu start

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I’m sure they’ll concede so you don’t have to be upset

    15. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This is going to be a 0-0 isn't it?

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Written in the stars

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yep, Burnley with no Barnes or Wood and Sheffield look toothless without Fleck or Lundstram in midfield

      3. AC Yew
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Started both Henderson and Stevens so that would be the dream!

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Same. Don’t know why I’m torturing myself by watching it.

    16. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso gotta go?

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Easy switch to Dave

      2. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        yep

    17. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Be interesting to see if Ole would have the balls to play Henderson over De Gea next season. Don't think he'll do it but he should

      1. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        dave will never sit on the bench - henderson only number if dave leaves imo

    18. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Deenay best forward option for watford ?

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why bother.

      2. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        dont waste it

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Watford started to play better yesterday as soon as Deeney was subbed.

      4. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He’s a dinosaur

    19. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pieters oop a 4.2m nice

      1. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        was hoping taylor would be oop...oops

    20. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Interesting..
      Rashford + Pulisic costs the same as Greenwood + Sterling

      1. Cahill
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        pulisic literally looks like hes morphing into hazard...some talent

        1. Glad He Ate Her
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Literal Captain America

          1. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            He will break.

            1. The FPL Units
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Has no shield

    21. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I got Pope in FH, likely now to concede 3+ goals 🙁

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I do hope so. Unlikely though.

    22. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Could really do with this being 1-1...

      Rivals all have pope, one has hendo..

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        1 nil to Burnley as I have pope and Taylor.

        1. Kodap
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Hopefully not hahaha

      2. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Rival bench boosted with both Hendo and Pope 😀

    23. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Burnley don't seem to enjoy these early kick-offs at home. Always look shaky defensively in them and takes them a while to get settled in. Was the same earlier this season against Aston Villa where Villa were all over them. Was the same last season vs Chelsea and Watford too IIRC.

    24. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Have you bought your years worth of Tylenol for next season?
      Salah - 13
      KDB - 12.5
      Mane - 12.5
      Bruno - 12.5
      TAA- 8
      The headache

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Interesting grav :scary:

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Are you just guessing at this?

        1. Glad He Ate Her
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I'd bet my 1st edition Charizard that those player prices are accurate +/- 0.5

      3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        KdB will cost more than Salah

      4. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Bruno wont be that much

        1. Glad He Ate Her
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          1. Form
          2. Utd player

      5. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Is your name a Hannibal Lecter thing or a bedroom move?

        1. Glad He Ate Her
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Say it real slow and what does it sound like?

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Glaaaad heee aaate herrrrr

          2. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Russell Crowe

      6. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Greenwood 7m too

    25. Dont give a fuchs
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Planning to use BB in GW36+

      How is this team? Suggestions are most welcome.

      Pope Henderson
      Azpi Saiss Walker Garcia Holgate
      Pulisic Martial Salah Fernandes KDB
      Greenwood Ings Vardy

    26. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A) Rashford, Foden
      B) Greenwood, Kane

    27. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Burnley are a disgrace to premier league

      Playing route 1 football when youre trying to avoid relegation amkes perfect sense but when there is no pressure on u..

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Found the non Pope owner

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Owned him all season

      2. Party time
          3 years, 8 months ago

          It’s called Sean Dyche style

      3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Salah owners: How many points should he get for you to not be disappointed?

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          13

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Double figures

        3. Firmino
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          More than Mane

        4. Glad He Ate Her
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          15

        5. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Double Digits will be just right 🙂

        6. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          164

        7. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          52

        8. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          12 or more

        9. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          At least 10. That’s just to stay within slingshot distance of my ML leader.

        10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Big risk of disappointment this evening by the looks of it

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Well Fernandes got 15 so it needs to be close to that or everyone who captained Salah will be very disappointed

            1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Yup switched from Bruno to Salah last minute. I’m mentally preparing for the worst.

        11. _Gunner
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          13 to 17

        12. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          He usually needs 2 attacking returns for bonus, so that.

        13. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Minimum 12

      4. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Burnley are never going to concede ever again are they

        1. dvdguy
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Stoke 2.0

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Stoke never really kept many ckean sheets

          2. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Bolton were the original.

            Stoke were Bolton 2.0

            Burnley are Bolton 3.0 or Stoke 2.0

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I really need a Burnley win to nil, unlikely.

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            DDG over Pope is ruining me - not least as I have to waste a transfer getting rid of him to get Greenwood in

          2. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Very likely. My ML leader has him. Nothing is going wrong for him right now.

            1. The Ejiptian King
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              I have double Burnley defence with Stevens benched.

              1. TheDragon
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Oooh - good luck mate.

                I think you’ll be okay here though

      5. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        How much game time do you all think Pep will give Garcia in the coming GW's?

        Cheap way into City def if he gets enough game time.

      6. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        2 FT any ideas?

        Pope,
        TAA, Doherty, Saiss, Fernandez, fodder
        KDB, Foden, Salah, Martial, Fernandes
        DCL, Rashford, Jiminez

        I’m thinking DCL to Greenwood and Rash to Kane?

        Issue is I want to play all 5 of my mids nearly every game now so do I need a 3rd striker but Greenwood is a bargain anyway?

      7. skeeb14
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Vardy is first on my bench, with De Bruyne Mahrez and Foden all starting in my mid-5 later today. Do you think I’ll get Vardy’s 13 off the bench or no?

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Wow, Vardy on the bench. You must a have a really strong team.

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

          I'd say there's a decent chance one of KDB or Foden gets a full rest, especially if City are winning comfortably. Pep will Pep though...

      8. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I always work on the basis that my defenders won't have a clean sheet until the final whistle is blown. That way I'm never disappointed. Never nice to see the points going up on FPL in the second half and then having them cruelly removed.

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I always work on the basis that I'll finish top 1k. It's not usually disappointment, more disbelief when I don't get it. I think my opinion of myself is rather inflated.

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

        Taylor isn’t very good for bps is he

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Got a nice one last week. 7 points from him is amazing.

      10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        OMG Tarkowski

      11. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Oh for goodness sake Pope is going to keep another clean sheet isn’t he?!

        Nevermind I’ll put him in next week to put a stop with it like I did with Saiss/Wolves

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Timing lol