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Brewster not immediately drafted into Sheffield United starting line-up

Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) is on the Sheffield United bench for the Blades’ home clash with Fulham this afternoon.

The budget forward was brought in by over 175,000 managers ahead of Gameweek 5 but has to settle for a place in Chris Wilder’s matchday squad.

On the decision to leave Brewster out of the starting line-up, the manager explained:

He was close, it was a tough decision. He trained well but it was a tight decision. He’ll play a part and it’s great to get him in the building. We’re not only here for results now, we’re building as well for the club’s future.

Sheffield United have managed just one goal so far this season, a David McGoldrick (£5.4m) strike against Arsenal during a 2-1 defeat in Gameweek 4.

The Ireland striker and his international colleague John Egan (£4.9m) both start at Bramall Lane. McGoldrick was an injury doubt, while centre-half Egan has been cleared to play after being noted as a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case in the Ireland squad.

Another Irishman in Enda Stevens (£5.4m) sees a positional change to left centre-back, meaning budget defender Jack Robinson (£4.4m) only makes the bench.

That sees a start for summer signing Max Lowe (£4.4m) at left wing-back, while Oliver Norwood (£4.8m) returns to the starting line-up in midfield.

McGoldrick is joined up front by Oli McBurnie (£5.7m) in Wilder’s familiar 3-5-2 system, with £4.5m midfielder Oliver Burke – who had been carrying a knock – dropping to the bench

Fulham have scored three times so far this season, all during a 4-3 defeat to Leeds in GW2, with both sides desperate for a win at Bramall Lane today following four consecutive defeats apiece.

New signings Tosin Adarabioyo (£4.5m) and Chelsea loanee Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m) both come straight into Scott Parker’s XI.

Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) also earns a starting spot after impressing on his off-the-bench debut in GW4 as the Cottagers lost 1-0 to Wolves.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.9m) again leads the Fulham line, while Antonee Robinson (£4.4m) is favoured at left-back over Joe Bryan (£4.9m). Michael Hector (£4.4m) is not part of the matchday 18.

Joachim Andersen (£4.5m), another new centre-back addition at Craven Cottage, is set for a spell on the treatment table with damaged ankle ligaments.

On the defender and other injury issues, Scott Parker explained:

We’ve had some pretty bad news with Andersen, who’s obviously only just come into the football club. He’s damaged his ankle in training so he’ll be out for the foreseeable future.

I wouldn’t want to put an actual timescale on it but it’s going to be some weeks. It’s disappointing of course, because we had him for two days, we saw his quality, but we’re going to be without him now for a little time.

Hopefully we’ll get him right, get him rehabbed, and get him back as part of the team.

Kenny Tete‘s still struggling and will be out for a few weeks. Mario Lemina‘s back, he’s been training now for 10 days. Harrison Reed is getting there, but the weekend will come too early for him.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; Stevens, Egan, Basham; Lowe, Lundstram, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McGoldrick, McBurnie.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; Robinson, Ream, Adarabioyo, Aina; Cairney, Anguissa; Cavaleiro, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Mitrovic.

994 Comments Post a Comment
  1. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Relegation battle right here. What a borefest

    1. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Oh boy... time to sell Mitro if he doesn’t score

  2. Yippeekiyay Mertersacker
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I don't understand some people's logic sometimes..

    "Spurs have only had a couple of good games doesn't mean you can trust their attack. West Ham have only had a couple of good games you can totally trust their defence!"

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      "not enough data to form an opinion"

      "A player is in form, so they most likely for a undetermined amount of time continue that current form"

      These two conflicting attitudes are like the basis of most FPL arguments.

  3. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Lowe off so early may mean nothing more than a few minutes for Brewster at the end of the game ?

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

      or it could mean he gets 25 minutes or 40 minutes or it could mean absolutely nothing

  4. KANTEnders
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How’s mitrovic looking?

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      is he on pitch?

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

      Who?

  5. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Loving the Bruno discussions right now, certainly some interesting views.

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

      could and should have had a hat trick yesterday

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yup, points aside he’s fast becoming my favourite prem player.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          A diving cheat and pen merchant is your favourite player?

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

            You're fast becoming the worst poster on here. Keep up the good work.

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              United fan triggered. Don’t get hurt by the truth bro

              1. Dynamic Duos
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                You are so irritating, I agree with you Grumpyman

              2. grumpyman
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Easy to work out someone's age when they use the word 'casuals' every other post. I'm too long in the tooth to get 'triggered' by children.

                1. IRBOX ⚽
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  I’m probably older than you grumpy man.. age has nothing to do with casuals getting lucky

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

                    To repeat the greatest quote I have read on here for ages
                    ''What have denim clad, white sock wearing 90's youths got to do with anything""

            2. Ginkapo FPL
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Do you know what becoming means?

              1. Big boy Bowen
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Yes?

                1. Ginkapo FPL
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  See below

                  1. Big boy Bowen
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 5 months ago

                    Sorry you’re going to have to spell it out, I don’t get your point.

            3. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Don't think this is a flash in the pan. He's been at this for years.

              There is a lot of historical data to support irbox as a premium irritant

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

            did you watch him yesterday? wasn't much diving going on

            1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              He does dive and cry a lot though. Didn't see it yesterday

          3. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Points/fpl aside yes he is, a wonderful player to watch. Bias or non bias, everything he does is effective and creative.
            Just my opinion

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

          It's great actually seeing a proper celebration when a player scores too instead of just posturing and posing

        3. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah what a finish and assist that was yesterday, he is class

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Have you ever heard of the butterfly affect ????

        Why do you think if he had scored the pen the game would have played out the same way as it did

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Great film. In all fairness to your comment, had the pen had gone in United probably would have scored 5/6 as Newcastle would have had to chase earlier, so probably a higher return nonetheless

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            One of the best films ever. The sequels are crap though

            Well we will never know. Bruno could have made a turn and ripped his hammy for all we know

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Yes the sequels were soooo disappointing

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Class player

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I sold Bruno to afford to upgrade KDB to Salah. Was laughing when missed the penalty. Then I wasn't 🙁

  6. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So a McBurnie/ McGoldrick brace will be enough to keep Brewster off right? 😉

  7. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Will Sheffield United concede today?

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Most likely not, they are due a clean sheet.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I'm watching 2 teams with decent keepers who can't score. So, no.

  8. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Just had a dinner break - back on the board.
    So, where's all the frustrated Brewster owners insisting he'd have had a hat-trick by now? 3 easy chances spurned in the opening minutes by Blades.

    1. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      When your competition is david mcgoaldrought it is only a matter of minutes before you're unleashed

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Will be interesting to see if he is actually more clinical. Can't be much less, tbf.

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

          Impossible for him to be less "clinical". Clinical is a word that shouldn't be in same sentence with "old" Shu fwd:s.

        2. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          More worried about movement than whether he'll be more clinical

  9. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    This game has so much potential to be the first 0-0 game this season.

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

      Shu will score one.

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I hope so too, don't want them to get relegated they aren't that bad just had misfiring strikers.

  10. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero wouldn’t score for Sheff Utd 😉

  11. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    That clown missed again...

  12. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    McBurnie close .., did everything right but score

  13. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Brewster would have had a hattie by now

  14. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fulham getting double digits today at this rate, he's been farming free saves and bps.

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      *Fulham keeper

  15. Agger
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Only Mohamed Salah and James Rodríguez [15] have created more chances than Bruno Fernandes [14] in the Premier League this season. Fernandes has played one game fewer than both.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He'll never keep it up! 🙂

        1. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          If the alarm bells aren't going off when a player is getting 8ppg despite not playing well then...

      • Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Bruno is a top top fpl asset , glad I've had him since gwk2

      • Goonsquad245
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Does a sideways pass to a player outside the box that goes on to have a shot from 25 yards a ‘chance created’?

        (Genuinely asking - because I don’t know what the definition is)

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Even if it does he's still up there with 1 game less, not like other players don't pass sideways

            1. Goonsquad245
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Sustainability of performance is about the quality of chances created or received. Whether you look at it from a stats or eye test lens that surely has to hold true.

              1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  Plays a big part for sure but will I be surprised if for instance Bale starts the next few for Spurs and bangs in worldies from distance that aren't good chances for any other player, nope wouldn't be surprised at all

          • JONALDINHO
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Salah,KDB,Son,Bruno in that order long term

            1. HollywoodXI
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              That’s my current midfield (alongside Grealish) 🙂

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

                What’s your attack and midfield?

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

                  *defense

                  1. Third Eye Vision
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 5 months ago

                    *defence

                2. HollywoodXI
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 5 months ago

                  Weak defence but decent strikers:

                  Martinez Steer
                  Justin Cooper Lewis Mitchell Dunne
                  Salah KDB Bruno Son Grealish
                  Ings DCL Brewster

                  1. Andy_Social
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 5 months ago

                    I'm all for weak defences, but preferably ones with player who do play. Dunne, Mitchell and likely Justin won't be for much longer. Steer is pointless, too.

                    1. HollywoodXI
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 5 months ago

                      Yep Mitchell, Justin and Dunne will be moved on shortly. Have 0.5m in the bank. Steer is back up only.

                    2. FPL.team
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 5 months ago

                      What's wrong with Steer, he's 4.0m and backup to Martinez so makes perfect sense.

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

                    that's not just weak, it's terrible!!! but the midfield is immense

                    1. HollywoodXI
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 5 months ago

                      Served me well so far this season lol

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

                        good luck its a brave strategy but you never know it could really work out, what's your OR at the moment?

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Caveat I'm not a stats guy and never go looking for them really but what I've seen (as a common narrative backed by stats) is Sheffield are bad at creating chances, but whenever I watch them they're actually decent at creating chances. If Brewster is a good finisher he should do really well

          • Agger
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Rhian Brewster would’ve won the Ballon d’Or by now

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

              And come up with a covid vaccine and ended world hunger

            2. S.Kuqi
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              XD

          • Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Fulham really are atrocious. Sheffield are dominating them

          • waltzingmatildas
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Really like the look of Mané and Liverpool, but who to lose for him?
            A) sterling
            B) Bruno
            C) son (-4)
            D) can't have them all, hold

            1. Your Man With The Hair
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              I'm assuming you have Salah? In which case I wouldn't transfer in Mane. If you don't have Salah, A

              1. waltzingmatildas
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                No Salah, prefer mane.
                A is my preference.
                Could even do sterling to mane and jimmy to Aguero for - 4 😉

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

              D.

          • Oggle22
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Any chance of a Mitrovic goal? Not watching

            1. rhino
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              more chance of a 2's up with the queen

          • bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Brewster would have had rested for the next game by now. Lol.

          • Garlana
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Had a plan to bring Salah in and captain for the next couple. But sterling has been getting some good hauls in a lackluster man city. I'm still thinking of going ahead with it but just want to get your thoughts.

            Sterling to Salah current option

            Martinez
            Robbo, lamptey, Saiss
            Sterling, son, jrod, foden
            Kane, Jimi, dcl

            James, bissouma, Mitchell

            0.9itb 1ft

            1. waltzingmatildas
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Hmm similar dilemma. I would

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

              Neither was looking too good tbh. But Salah has been better at home.

              1. Garlana
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Yes this is it, sterling does well away at home so it's tougher than I thought

          • Pacer.
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Brewster would be on pepsi cola bottles by now

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

              *tumbleweed blowing by*

          • Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            These 2 can't even score an own goal!

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 5 months ago

                Haha

                Annoyingly if Sheffield don't score I can see Brewster coming on much earlier than just 10-15 mins at the end

            2. Gobigorgohome
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Brewster would be the golden boot winner by now

            3. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Burger offside

            4. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Brewster would be on a plane to qatar by now

            5. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Brewster to win MOTM without coming on

            6. Sun Jihai
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Brewster would be on a brace by now, annoying!

            7. Gobigorgohome
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              any chance of Egan Own goal?