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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. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Fabio Borges fail

  2. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    dear oh dear mitro?

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

    oops !

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    WTF

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

    Who jumps up with his hand in the air? Such a comical penalty to give away.

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

    Wow, after we all went ape over penalties, now 2 misses in a row!

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

    Mitrollvic

  8. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Misstrovic

    • AnfieldLad
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch that Pen miss hurt

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mitro lol

    • NULL-X-VOID
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mitro Masterclass

    • Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Casuals finally punished

      1. Planet Jo
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I have Mitrovic and I am not a 'casual'.

        What's your OR?

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

          You’re a casual mate

          1. Planet Jo
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            I'm not your 'mate', I'm not a casual, held Son, Ings from the start, and have an OR of 28,000.

            What's yours?

            1. Ohhhhh Gary Macca!
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              Lol, you’ve never had a finish in the top 10k let alone top 1k. Pipe down

              1. Planet Jo
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 5 months ago

                I've still won thousands of pounds playing FF in national competitions - have you?

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

              Thats like Dean Smith asking Pep «How many points do you have?»

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

      Bhahahahahaah

    • wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I feel so stupid that i took a -4 to get in PVA.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        You should

      2. NULL-X-VOID
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Bought him in for WC. Defo will come in and start next game. And from that fixture run, he might be an amazing differential

    • NULL-X-VOID
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      the week for pen misses

    • Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Bell end

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

      #prayforMitroowners

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

        R.I.P. (Well, the way this season has gone for me, I should tell that to myself)

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

      Mitrochip

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

      Kane to miss a few pens later then

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Kane never misses pens

    • Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This game - can't score from open play, can't score from point-blank range, can't score an own goal, can't score a penalty.

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

      Banana skin moment

    • BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sickening that miss. Probably 9 point haul gone

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

        Can't be gone, you never had it

    • Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      According to the manager, Brewster’s arrival had given the team a spring in their step. I understand the idea that Fulham will tire, but still think it might have been better to play him from the start to try and get that early goal and keep the team springy

    • Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Mitrobich

    • The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      *checks to see how forward line of Richarlison and Mitrovic are doing*

    • Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This season is absolutely brutal. At least the penalty incident wasn't arbitrary.

    • Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Was the pen saved?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Missed.

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 5 months ago

          No

        • Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          No, bar and over

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

          Nope

      3. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        A Havertz + Wilson > DCL + Rodriguez -4 to get back closer to the template? Before lose more ground..

        B. Jiménez > DCL (albeit seems wrong with Jiménez's upcoming fixtures unless he looks awful against Leeds)

        McCarthy 4.0
        TAA Saiss Justin Dier 4.0
        Salah Son Havertz Soucek 4.5
        Kane Jiménez Wilson

        Wildcard not used yet and holding out for a change up to Manchester clubs at some point

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

          I'd sell Jimi their stats aren't good, Dier also stinking up your team.

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

        That miss is worth 9 points, unlucky mitro owners.

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

        Damn Fulham missed a penalty now.... both teams hopeless goal scorers.