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Adams lines up alongside Ings as £4.0m defender starts for Crystal Palace

After weeks of debate, Che Adams (£6.0m) finally has the chance to prove himself up against colleague Danny Ings (£8.5m).

The former Birmingham City forward has been named in Southampton’s starting line-up for a trip to Crystal Palace having outscored Ings in the last three matches of 2019/20.

The Saints’ back-four, which has been targeted by plenty of Fantasy managers this summer, is mostly as expected, featuring Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m), Jan Bednarek (£4.5m), Jack Stephens (£5.0m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.5m) in front of Alex McCarthy (£4.5m).

Will Smallbone (£4.5m) comes in for the injured Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m), offering another budget midfield route into the Southampton team alongside Oriol Romeu (£4.5m), who is paired with James Ward-Prowse (£6.0m) in the centre of the park.

A large portion of Fantasy Football Scout readers will be pleased to see Tyrick Mitchell (£4.0m) handed a start at left-back.

The youngster has commanded a hold over that position during pre-season although it did come with the caveat of Palace’s injury issues.

However, despite the return of James McCarthy (£4.5m) to central midfield, displacing Jairo Riedewald (£4.5m), Roy Hodgson has kept Mitchell in the starting line-up. Meanwhile, Riedewald has missed out on a place in the matchday squad altogether.

As expected, Wilfried Zaha (£7.0m) starts up-front as an out-of-position midfielder, and Fantasy managers may want to keep an eye on the fact that Eberechi Eze (£6.0m) is on the bench alongside Luka Milivojevic (£6.0m) and Michy Batshuayi (£6.0m).

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Dann, Kouyaté, J Ward; Schlupp, McCarthy, McArthur, Townsend; Zaha, Ayew.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Smallbone, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond; Adams, Ings.

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  1. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Had no interest in Southampton attackers

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah I hoodwinked myself into bringing Ings back in after having spent the whole week on Callum Wilson (2.0 cheaper, enabling JRod over ASM)

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Me either; but to be fair they outscored my 6m fwds

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It's a wait and see - fixtures are good - CPL aren't patsies contrary to popular pundit belief. For a lot of people he's a placeholder to Martial, so just a little skin loss

      1. jimsprout
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        CPL away is a difficult fixture for most teams, they are very solid.

  2. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Man UTD r playing Villa and getting beat

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Watkins

    2. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      arsenal lost to villa 3-2 but just beat fulham 3-0

  3. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs attack looks good next week

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      This. Happy to have Son and Kane after seeing that

  4. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Gutted we didn’t get to see bats today. Hopefully he starts next GW, he’s going to be gold with Eze and zaha feeding him

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'd prefer Wood over anyone else in that bracket.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I’m likely to have both him and wood

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Ah I only have room for one, might hit out Vardy or Werner and Alli this week for Wood and Bruno. Depends how Alli does tbh. Might leave it and skip any moves for now. I think Alli will be good, not so keen on losing him

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Gutted? Really? He’s not really that good

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        PPG is unreal

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

      As a Bats owner with Mitchell coming off the bench i am delighted we didn't see him in the end. 🙂

      His day will come though.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I bow to you sir, what a power play

      2. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Beidh an lá linn 🙂

  5. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    17 from 4.

    Expected better, but seems decent with all the doom and gloom.

    Salah (c) now!

    1. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      19 here from 4 inc C

      All my players have played and are fit and unscathed.

      Really what you want from GW1. Just come out without many fires to fight and then focus on what we know

      1. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Saliba is my only fire so far :s

    2. FPL_Devil
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      20 from 5 for me captain played and everyone one else blanked. Horrid

    3. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      22 Auba cap

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

      31 from 5 inc salah none captain though

    5. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      9 from 2. early days

  6. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Will catch highlights later, but did Ward Prowse look any good?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nobody for Southampton looked good, was an off day for them

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

        No

      • Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He played ok. Redmond was very wasteful.

      • pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        No

        But he's not very good in life or FPL. Dead ball delivery and that's it

      • Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        A pretty resounding no then. Willing to give the Southampton players a few weeks as they're pretty cheap, but that's disappointing. Palace was one of their 'easiest' fixtures.

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Only on paper

          Other teams won't force them to play a high line and sit back to counter

          Plenty of really good fixtures if you stay patient. Ings doesn't need many chances

    2. JamTart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitchell as first sub is a kick in the stones

      1. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Coming in for me as first sub after Saliba fail 😀

        1. JamTart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Congrats, these are the break that come and go over a season I guess.

          If Salah betters Auba next then I'll take it on the chin happily

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

      Do we know if Bruno got back into UK before quarantine deadline?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Man U are playing or played today

      2. FPL_Devil
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Photo of him at carrington so I think so.

      3. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He's back

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nketiah cameo and Mitchell first on bench. #thisisfpl

    5. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It eze what it eze

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like a Championship quality player. But he is young enough to improve.

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

      Maybe no need to rush Utd players in if Palace are going to be solid.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Won’t play Southampton every week

        1. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          All week people have been saying Southampton’s attack looks dangerous!

      2. LE CHARO
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        The best player today for them was arguably Guaita. Soton really had good chances and should have scored at least once. Not sure MU will waste their chances like that.

    7. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely sticking to my plan to observe United v Palace before moving for United players in GW3 - or not.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You sound like a sandcastle trying to keep out the incoming tide.

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          🙂 That's very descriptive

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

        i am same have zaha holding a place to change to rashford but not going to trade untill after they have played

    8. FPL_Devil
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Any other triple saints owners out there?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Not me but glad I'm rotating McCarthy and can drop him for the next match

        1. FPL_Devil
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Thought saints would be better but they looked arrogant. Ings gone this week for me so that’s a plus. Hopefully KWP starts next week.

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I understand one, but 3?

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          There were plenty yesterday!

        2. FPL_Devil
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Well ings is a place holder for Martial and KWP bench player most weeks for me. JWP the only one I got for long-term.

      3. D-Fens
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I won't be in about half an hour

        1. FPL_Devil
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          As long as Martial and Ings prices don’t move I will try to wait til later in the week.

    9. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bats and Mitro staying right under the radar before hauling in GWs 2 & 3, you love to see it

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Add Nketiah, Ayew and Adams, and we've seen 4 impotent 6m strikers

    10. Worsle90
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Fernandes and Mitro or Greenwood and Martial?

    11. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitchell looked pretty good, would be a shame if they bench him when PVA returns.

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Agree

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He looked way better today than in preseason - Ferguson is the one to wait for.

        More experienced and likely to make RB place his own down the line. Wait for him and hope he's in for major fixture turn from GW5 on which lasts a good while

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

      31 point's 2 games in, hope salah can round me up to 40 😀

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        No pool def?

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

          no dropped alex 1am this morning before bed after afew pint, wanted to have the midfield cash for 2nd GW 2 trades

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Relax with the subtle bragging

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

          it all goes down hill after GW1 so i have to make the most of it 😀

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            No you don’t. Its the worst thing about this site.

    13. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitchell any chance of baps after deductions?

    14. stat sifter 888888
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone link to Magnus Carlsen's team?

      1. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Just wait till the OR updates and go to top 100 lol

    15. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The only soton player that pooked like scoring was che adams

      1. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        if he keeps playing he is the better pick over ings for the money unlocked

      2. tokara
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        As ings owner i am jealous

      3. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Will avoid both Ings and Adams and go with class forwards like Martial and Werner. Play for good teams who will score loads of goals and still getting better.

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Agreed

    16. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Emiliano Martinez is having his medical at #avfc this afternoon. Deal worth around £20m agreed with Arsenal. Martinez set to start Premier League opener against Sheff Utd #afc

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good GK. Maybe he will improve their defence

      2. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sad news for Nyland and Steer owners

      3. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        amazing money for a reserve goalie.
        arteta definetly learned something from wenger $$

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          He’s a better keeper than Leno ; that’s why he’s moving for 1st team football.

        2. Pep bites Kun
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Is 20m expensive for a potential #1 gk these days? Relatively speaking of course

    17. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm playing Mitchell against United & Everton until PVA is back!

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Smart

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

      Not too concerned about KWP. He was so high up the pitch; he'll be in good positions to nab the odd attacking points.

      Almost got an assist for the Ings header late-on. For 4.5m, that's decent.

      If Southampton put in a few bad performances, I'll consider shifting McCarthy to a decently performing defensive side. Not a priority, if due to downgrade the likes of Aubameyang, etc in the coming GWs.

    19. Worsle90
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I’m wildcarding if Liverpool don’t turn up.

      McCarthy
      TAA, Bellerin, Doherty, Egan
      KDB, Bruno, Son, ASM
      Martial, Werner

      Button, Mitchell, Smallbone, Brewster

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        From what?

    20. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      COULD HAVE bought Martial and put him on the bench instead of starting Ings this week. Ferguson SHOULD HAVE been Mitchell who I WOULD HAVE played in the starting XI

      Classic case of could have should have would have...

    21. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ayling needs a red card for that hair.

    22. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mooooooooooo

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

      Liverpool shocking at the back!