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Southampton make one change for trip to injury-stricken Burnley

Ralph Hasenhüttl has made just one change to his Southampton side as they travel to Burnley in Gameweek 3.

The Saints were opened up time and time again in a 5-2 home defeat to Spurs last Sunday but, despite that poor result, Jack Stephens (£5.0m) is the only player to lose his place.

Jannik Vestergaard (£4.5m) comes into the back-four as Stephens drops to the bench, while key Fantasy assets Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.5m) retain their starting berths in defence.

It is also an unchanged attacking setup for Southampton as Moussa Djenepo (£5.5m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) provide the width for Danny Ings (£8.4m) and Che Adams (£5.9m).

Meanwhile, Burnley are painfully short of key players once again, especially in defence. Sean Dyche is forced into pairing Jimmy Dunne (£4.0m) with Kevin Long (£4.5m) at centre-back.

Dale Stephens (£4.5m) makes his debut in central midfield, while a shortage of wider options pushes Josh Brownhill (£5.0m) onto the right.

Chris Wood (£6.5m) leads the line, as per usual, but injuries to his team-mates means a first Premier League start of the season for Matej Vydra (£5.0m).

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; C Taylor, Dunne, K Long, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, D Stephens, Brownhill; Vydra, Wood.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Armstrong; Adams, Ings.

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  1. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hahaha...love you McCarthy!!!

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

    Why no bonus points for McCarthy? I think he was on them

  3. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Guaita+Taylor > Mccarthy+KWP?

  4. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Wow effective number of players played is 4/12 across top 10K and overall pretty much, i've got 9/12 played, can only go down from here

  5. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Best Adams replacement?

    A) Mitrovic
    B) Maupay
    C) Bamford
    D) Wood
    E) Keep Adams

    1. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      E

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      why not keep vs WBA ?

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      E

  6. tc93
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Just done Martial to Jimi. Who should I prioritise for my -4:
    1) Havertz --> JRod
    2) Werner --> DCL

    Rest of team:
    McCarthy
    TAA / Davis / Taylor
    Salah / Auba / Havertz / Souczek
    Werner / Mitrovic / Martial

    1. tc93
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      *Prodence not Souczek

    2. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      2. Keep Havertz.

  7. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    McCarthy owners deserve that

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nah, just Burnley being atrocious

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

    I'm not sure why I'm getting so unlucky this season. Really takes the excitement out a little.

    Onto tomorrow!

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

      Who do you have left?

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

        Plenty, however PRE-WC team had: McCarthy, KWP, Digne, Fernandes, Ings with more to come.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This season? Every season*

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

        Nope - I've been lucky in previous seasons too lol.

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Others are lucky, you are unlucky, next week may be different.

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

    Massive green. Juhuuuuu. Let's get it on !!!

    Yours GW so far?

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      19 from 5

      Big guns to come

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

        Bruno was my big gun

        1. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          He got the points

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Crap as always, only 3 played

    3. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      41 from 8 including Timo(C)

    4. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      20 for 5

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

      33 from 7. Bit meh

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      11 from 3. (DCL, James, Lamptey) All cheapies though so not too bothered. Big boys yet to play.

      Saints game turned my decent green into a red.

    7. AnfieldLad
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Meh

      12 (-4) from 3
      Werner (c) Martial McCarthy

      Glad I have 8 to go but the captain fail is painful

    8. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      34 from 5, slowly climbing ranks after horrible GW1.

    9. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      14 from 4

      Pre WC 38 from 5 😀

    10. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      23 from 4

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

    22 matches and still no draws.

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

      Chelsea

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Oh yeah.

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        That was a "draw" though.

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Yes, yes it was.

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Umm...

    3. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Chelsea WBA was a draw

    4. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Short memory

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I'm the best at that.

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

    Thank You McCarthy 😀 CS points are so hard to get this season...

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

      WC on?

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I’m going to hit the button I think

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

        yes activated it.. ASM,Davies,Stevens,Martial,Wener all out...

  12. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    AND THE MCCARTHY AND KWP OWNERS REJOICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Or just dumb to keep hehe

  13. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    So ings or Jimmy?

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

      Both probably

  14. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Only 1 clean today and it goes to....

    Southampton. What.

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Close but no McCarthy BAP it seems.

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

      Damn

  16. MSTRKRFTSMN
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Held and captained Kane - 4 assists and a goal. Held McCarthy - 6 points , almost 9.

  17. abhirup780
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    43 from 5 players today after BAPS

    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Elite score, well done

      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        You captained Bruno?

        1. abhirup780
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah. Regretting until 95th minutes.

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Monster score, good job!

      1. abhirup780
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Don't have Salah, KDB, Sterling though. So happiness may be short-lasting anyway.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Will be very short lasting

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      K

  18. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Ings 3
    Bednarek 2
    Bertrand 2

  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    2 bad GWs in a row and have lost WC as well, will need to log out from FPL for the whole week to calm down I think! Werner > Jimenez and then log out till the next deadline ... 🙁

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Game is a joke now mate, all enjoyment has been removed and marked for waste disposal

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

      Sorry to say, but you are in trouble.

      There are loads on here that will say you can easily catch up. Yes, you can get top 100k, top 50k, top 10k, but it will not be easy. It is really hard to chase, because as every GW goes by the player pool becomes smaller and you have fewer opportunities (i.e. games left to play) to catch up.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Well, yeah.

        Same crap fpl as always though, nothing like what it used to be, zero enjoyment

    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If you still have triple captain, and gets at least 15 pts you're right back in it!

  20. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    75th in fantasy bundesliga last year - for what its worth, i'm holding on to werner for the next two, i've seen this movie before

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Me too, the longer the remakes the crapper it gets (IE When erner)

    2. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Just checked out fantasy bundesliga, doesn't seem very popular, only 75 people entered last year.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        This cracked me up 😆

      2. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        😆

    3. Steirish
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same here

  21. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    So is DCL still the most pressing transfer in for those who don't own him?

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Robbo for me. DCL can wait a couple of weeks, because the 2nd best FPL defender of all time has good fixtures.

  22. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    A) Mitro > Ings/Jimi
    B) Werner > Ings/Jimi
    C) Wait and miss Jimi price rise

  23. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    13 from 3 so far. Meh.

  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    - gw 1 and 2, adams and McCarthy not looking great
    - gw 3, McCarthy and Adams out, wood in

    Oh great, wood got a goal, hardly a haul but a nice start

    No wait, sound error on var and it’s been ruled out - of course it has

  25. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone bringing in Werner if he drops?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Hell no

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not until Ziyech is back.

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

    4. Steirish
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      May as well keep one game week left until international break and they'll all be back after that

  26. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Che Adams gotta go?

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

      Had to. Too many essential alternatives for 3 fwd slots

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Yep. Forwards have gone from looking like the weak links to looking like a good place to get points on the cheap.

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

          I’ve been on 3 big hitter forwards all season so far. I like how we have multiple options around the same price mark and plan to dip in and out according to form without disrupting the overall balance of the squad

      2. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        kinda feel he needs that goal and he goes on the purple patch. Tricky situation because the patch could come in those good fixtures between GW4-8.

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

      Plays West Brom next

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        And brom will probs win

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        And..?

        1. Kurt Zouma
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          They are abysmal defensively

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Coming from a Chelsea fan. At least you know what you are talking about.

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yh. Think so. Ideally want Raul but might have to settle for Mitro :/

    4. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'm only keeping him because more urgent transfer Werner -> Jimenez. Hope he scores against West Bromwich

    5. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Why?

      Don't own him, but he's decent value. Gets good chances and faces one of the weakest defences next.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        True but feels a bit like a wasted spot with so many others options returning points.

        1. Digital-Real
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          agree fully

        2. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          That's fair.

          I couldn't imagine dropping DCL or Jimenez in my front 2. Value is relative after all...

          1. Royal5
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Really want Jimenez but might have to settle with Mitro. Or maybe save and find money to upgrade the following week.

      2. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        he does and he's a confidence player and goals will follow. Only whilst owners hold on, waiting for the attacking points to arrive, other FWDS are delivering.

  27. Kurt Zouma
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Is doubling up on Pod and Jimi too much Wolves attack?

    1. Babelcopter
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No! Look at their fixtures man!

    2. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      If you're ever going to do it it's for those fixtures

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      It's recommended to double up on quality teams who have good fixtures. Magnus Carlson did it all the time last season and finished 11th.

      Doubled up on those two myself. Just hop Podence starts...

  28. suddenorgan
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    sort of glad I'm 0.5 short of Werner + Wilson -> Jimenez + Ings that would be pretty tempting

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      you're not glad really though

      1. suddenorgan
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        more that I would rather be sensible and let Jim + Wilson play first before deciding

  29. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Dont know who to sell first of my 3 FWDs (Adams, Mitro and Werner)

    Also have Bavies and 2 FTs.

    So, Bavies and Werner to Saiss and Jimenez ?

    1. suddenorgan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      can you bench Davies? I know it's kind of putting off the problem but maybe there's a bigger upside to changing two strikers

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I have Ayling vs City and Mitchell vs Chelsea

        1. suddenorgan
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          oof OK maybe just get Saiss (or Marcal if fit?)

  30. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed:

    Werner, stick or move to Ings?

    Already have Jimmy & DCL.