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

    At last. Jam ran out.

    But what a finish that is! He’s been due for a few months Egan

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Just a few months 😆

  2. TheTruth
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Don’t worry, Pope will score

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

      Imagine

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

    Pope should come forward for a corner and nab a goal

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

      he'll prob get a bap just for thinking about it.

  4. Lukakuna
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That's it! Selling Pope right this minute

  5. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Did Egan to Maguire. I suck at this game.

  6. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    double burnley def 🙁

    1. Rotation's Alter Ego
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Double defence and both rivals own Egan 😎

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

        Ouch.

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

    Two clean sheet merchants wipe each other out. The irony.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The Ultimate Busmans Holiday fixture

  8. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Egan 1st on bench. Picked Saiss over him.

    Sigh.

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

      Why did you pick Saiss over Egan?!

    2. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What was the reasoning? As much as people make fun of Arsenal they're still more likely to score than Burnley at any given time...

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Arsenal have conceded many goals from set pieces! So that was my reasoning!

  9. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That feeling when you defender scores !!

    Shame is have Pope also.

    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      That feeling when Egan came out on WC and pope came in

  10. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Egan scores a goal in a 1-1 and most likely won’t get any bonus aha this man is so bad in the bps!

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

    Pope CS gone.. season over...

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

    Any chance Lascelles doesn’t start? 🙁

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

      Only if he gets injured in the warm up

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

      If he gets injured in warmup, its possible

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not anymore

    4. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He starts

  13. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My FH just went a bit sour since i took in Pope and have Egan in my ordinary team (he was playing if no FH)

  14. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is it just me or does Ben Mee look like he is a White Walker in a Game of thrones poster in the image above?

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

      For me he manages to look like an even more washed up mac caulkin

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ya I see it too now lol

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    My defence - DDG 1 Saiss 0 Stevens 2

    My bench - Egan 9

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Egan will come in then, nice

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hahahaha I wish. Saiss played and gave that 0.

  16. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Where are all the "POPE IS THE BEST GK FOR THE REST OF SEASON" hiding rn?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Right here laughing at you

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Still is

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      All still here

    4. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hasn’t changed. Pope is so good, Even when he doesn’t keep a clean sheet, he keeps a clean sheet.

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

    Am I dreaming?

    Did Egan just score?

    How many BAPS for him?

    1. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      1 if he's lucky but you can't have everything.

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

      Could be zero - he did not have an amazing first half, but following from commentary of the game, this is only his second goal ever for the club? His last one being before promotion? I have him, delighted for sure: his only other attacking return this season was an assist. He was just a cheap clean sheet for me.

  18. TheTruth
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Just heard breaking news, the goal will be disallowed after the game. Pope points still stand.

  19. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    White smoke. New Pope needed

  20. marquinhos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone has the stats for the captaincy percentages this GW?

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Pope was 27%

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

    Triple Captain active.
    Fernandes VC
    Egan 1st sub.
    Please if there is a fantasy god. Rest Mo Salah!

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ill get 26 points if salah is out completely, stranger things have happened

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

    Get forward Pope!

  23. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Now then I will KDB has a rest, Egan first sub

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      *let

  24. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope, Taylor and Robinson. In the most dry game and its still 1-1...

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

    I really bet on Wolves beating Arsenal, and it's cost me this week.

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

      Same. Played Doherty and Patricio. Should have split the risk and played Martinez instead. Oh well

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

        I sold Martinez for Pope, rather than DCL to Greenwood.

  26. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Turgid stuff from 2 of the least entertaining sides in the PL.
    Effective though points wise.

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

      Sheffield United are typically fine to watch

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

        Far better to watch than brighton notwich villa for sure

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Obviously didn't read the post properly .
          "Two of the " .......

      2. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He's hated us from the start :p. Clearly didn't watch the spurs game

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

          Is he that grumpy shu wont finish in top half fellow?

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            The objective SHU won't finish in the top half fellow.

        2. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          That's your rose tinted perception and a sweeping generalisation.

        3. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Just feel that you need correcting on your assumptions.
          1. Show me a post which states hatred against SHU. You won't find one.
          2. Did watch the Spurs game. SHU played very well. Is the implication from yourself that entertainment value is based one one game ? Maybe you should look more closely at the comments of many others on here genrrally regarding the style of football SHU play or do you just prefer to ignore that ?

          You do need to make observations based on fact as opposed to clear supposition.

  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I remember the last time owning Egan when he got a red card

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

    Peope owners finally get what they paid for

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

    How many baps for Pope?

  30. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    John Egan’s oul fella had a great eye for goal too.

    Legend.........
    https://youtu.be/SNEF0Qq1Vo8

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Deadly

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

      Wow