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Budget midfielder Burke starts up front for Sheffield United in Leeds derby clash

FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) earns a second consecutive out-of-position start for Sheffield United in Sunday afternoon’s Yorkshire derby.

The Blades’ new signing keeps £5.9m men Billy Sharp and Oli McBurnie on Chris Wilder’s bench.

John Fleck (£5.9m) – who has a slight knock – and Oliver Norwood (£4.9m) are also among the substitutes, while Jack O’Connell (£5.0m) is a notable absentee from the matchday squad.

On O’Connell’s injury, Wilder told BT Sport:

Really bad news from our point of view. Jack’s possibly going to be out for the season.

He needs an operation on a knee that he injured last year.

With O’Connell sidelined, Jack Robinson (£4.4m) lines up alongside loanee Ethan Ampadu (£4.5m), who is deputising in the heart of the Blades’ defence for the suspended John Egan (£4.9m). Robinson could now be set for an extended run of games in Wilder’s back-three system.

The visitors make one enforced change from their 4-3 win against Fulham in Gameweek 2.

Tyler Roberts (£5.0m) replaces the injured Pablo Hernandez (£5.9m) in midfield.

Forward Rodrigo (£5.9m) did come into the Leeds XI in GW2 after Hernandez pulled up in the pre-match warm-up, though Marcelo Bielsa signalled that Roberts could be favoured in his press conference ahead of Gameweek 3.

The Leeds United boss also put a two-week timescale on Hernandez’ return.

FPL bosses who have invested in players such as Patrick Bamford (£5.7m), Mateusz Klich (£5.6m) and Helder Costa (£5.6m) will be hoping Leeds’ goalscoring exploits can continue against a makeshift Blades defence.

New defensive signing Diego Llorente (£4.5m) is not part of the Leeds squad after joining on Thursday.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; Robinson, Ampadu, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; McGoldrick, Burke.

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; Phillips; Harrison, Roberts, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

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  1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wilson to DCL for a hit if he doesn't look good and blanks again?

    1. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Or Maupay?

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Even for a hit it's probably worth it.

    3. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Considering it. Just wish I had done it last night before the price changes...(i habe benched wilson today anyway)

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

      If only..

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Granville benched, Mark owners get jammy again

  2. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    First goaless game of the season?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Will take that.

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      1-1

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

        This

    3. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Zero chance,more like 1-1

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Are you from the future?

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It is a Yorkshire derby.

      Albeit fanless...

  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    From 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. I will be mostly hiding behind my sofa.

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

      Kane?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        And son. No spurs cover at all.

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

          Have Son. But can ease your worries - big hauls one week are seldom followed up the next week

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

    Disillusioned

    He's not sitting on a bucket. He's sitting on a cushion on a bucket.

  5. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane owners unite

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

      Son*

    2. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Here.

  6. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ASM owners unite

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dropped Ramsdale on my wildcard. Of course he has his best game now!

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

      He's on bonus

    2. Totti
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      me too
      and also dallas
      and yesterday walker peters 🙂

  8. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If I get drunk tonight I might do Martial, Werner and Mitrovic to Ings, Jimmy and DCL...

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      For a -8

      1. Leonard hatred
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Not the worst choice I guess. May aswel keep them, you missed the boat on the price changes and if they somehow find some form we'll all be scrambling to get them back in

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn’t, optimum front 3 will change next gameweek

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

      When you get drunk*

  9. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cmon Bamford,10 more minutes for 2 points

  10. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The meekest team I've seen in a while in WBA will get a clean sheet next gameweek at this rate

  11. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane and Son both start!!

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

      How is that news

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Never take anything for granted bro

    2. Pratik
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      surely that has to be the least surprising thing ...

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

      OMG

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Stop the press !

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        With this fixture congestion guys you never know!

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Can you make Podence start ?

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I’ll try

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

      Meanwhile while grass continues to grow.

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

    How does SHU possibly score a goal with a frontline of McGoldrick and Burke? I’d say Leeds CS is locked in.

  13. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Congrats Leeds & Sheff Utd defender owners on your clean sheets - worth persevering with 🙂

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

      Snap haha

  14. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Congrats Leeds and SHU defensive owners on a great clean sheet!

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

      Burke playing well?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah best 4.5 mid by a mile

  15. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What to sepnd my 1.2mil on?

    ..............Martinez
    .....TAA - Saiss - Justin
    KDB - Mo - Son - Foden - Podence
    ..........DCL - Jimi
    bench: Lamptey - Mitchell - Brewster
    1.2 ITB

    Can't really see any obvious moves here to be honest. Save the tranny perhaps?

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

      Save it, unless Podence is actually injured and out for a while.

  16. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale channelling his inner Dean Henderson.

  17. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    100% Ramsdale clean sheet incoming

  18. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lundy Yc

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

      Suffer casuals!

  19. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale actually doing quite well today.

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, surprisingly

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

      Turning out to be a right good 'un.
      Terrific 0-0 game, this.

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

    Top 10k EO of Son 100% and Kane 77% - eek!

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Top 10k TC, BB and FH chips left: 0%

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      disillusioned by the Southampton game

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

      Dam I'm gonna need a bigger sofa

      1. Das Boot
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        lol. Can I join you for the City game?

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

          Spot reserved lol

    4. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Or rather they are top 10k because they had Kane and Son

    5. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Too early to be worrying about top 10k ownership

  21. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    any mods lurking? been trying to get help for days now

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

    There's my save point 🙂

  23. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Burke train about to be derailed

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

    Any Leeds fans here, wondering why they haven't scored. Did they score alot in the championship.

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

      Some top saves keeping them out tbf

    2. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They scored a lot in the PL this season too.

      Grinding out low scoring local derbys is not unusual.

    3. CC22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      We did, but we were actually far less clinical than we have been this season. We created numerous chances but were often wasteful to be honest, plus against a higher standard of opposition we’ll naturally create less. The first two games were a bit of an anomaly in truth. We’ll be attacking, but don’t expect an average of 3.5 goals a game!

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

      Cheers gents

  25. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    FPL Flops XI so far this season...

    Fabiansnki
    AWB Egan TAA
    Soucek Havertz ASM Auba
    Martial Werner Adams

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      TAA hasn't flopped

      1 , 7

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Not good enough for the most owned player in fpl. But ok maybe he's not been a complete flop

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

        Semi-flop.

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      TAA has done ok hasn't he?

      Clean sheet, come close with a free kick and almost got a few assists in his TWO GAMES so far....

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Ayling can take his spot when Sheffield score today 🙂

  26. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Off the line

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      From who

  27. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hold Leeds , nice to get a brief glimpse at the cleanie points

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not happening is it

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

        Aye slim chance

  28. Totti
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    i'm not watching the match

    any hope any team will score today ?

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

      Yes

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm confident a team will score today

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

        hahahah
        i'm talking about shiffield and leeds 🙂
        not all the matches today

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

    Bonus post 60 mins

    Ramsdale (29)
    Ayling (26)
    Meslier (26)
    Stevens (25)
    Koch (25)

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

      now ayling 30