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£3.9m defender Mitchell keeps van Aanholt on Palace bench for Gameweek 17

Budget Fantasy Premier League defender Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) could be a viable asset once more as he starts against Sheffield United this afternoon.

The left-back lost his place to Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) in Gameweek 7 and went nine league matches without registering a single minute before deputising during the Christmas crush of fixtures.

However, Mitchell is making his second successive start in Gameweek 17, suggesting his return to the side was not entirely a result of Roy Hodgson’s festive rotation.

Should the player impress today, he is likely to become a popular asset in the Fantasy community once more considering his price.

James Tomkins (£4.5m) made his first start of the campaign during the Gameweek 16 draw with Leicester and is back for the second time of asking too.

Hodgson has paired him with Cheikhou Kouyaté (£5.0m) at centre-back while Joel Ward (£ returns at right-back, making his third start in five.

Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) joins van Aanholt on the bench as Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.4m) and Andros Townsend (£5.7m) staff the flanks of midfield either side of Wilfried Zaha (£7.4m) and Christian Benteke (£5.5m).

Interest in Sheffield United players remains extremely low, Rhian Brewster (£4.5m) the most popular at 6.8% ownership.

However, as we have become accustomed too, the former Liverpool man is on the bench today while Oliver Burke (£4.4m) is absent from the matchday squad.

That means the most-fashionable starters for the Blades today are John Egan (£4.7m) and Aaron Ramsdale (£4.7m), selected by just 2.2% and 2.0% respectively.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Tomkins, Kouyaté, J Ward; Schlupp, McArthur, Milivojevic, A Townsend; Zaha, Benteke.

Sheffield Utd XI: Ramsdale; Stevens, Egan, Basham; Osborn, Fleck, Norwood, Ampadu, Bogle; Mousset, McGoldrick.

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  1. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Feels so good to get the flips right in a week.

    Playing Coufal with Dallas first bench.
    Captaining Son.

    1. Agger
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Transferred in Son(C) for KDB so I'm chuffed with that one

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Good in the short term. Might look silly if KdB blasts like 20 points in the DGW.

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Is he going to play 5 times? 😀

          1. Scholes Out For Summer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            KDB can’t score until he does

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

          I have Sterling and Cancelo also, didn't want to triple up for another week as it burnt me so much last GW

    2. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Enjoy 🙂

        On Monday Night Salah(C) gonna feast too.

        We feast on Southampton. We feast like never before!!!

      • Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Captain Son over Kane: smooth
        Played Mitchell and Raphinha over Coufal and Soucek: big rough

      • Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Well, that wasn't too difficult a decision.

        Try playing Soucek over Raphinia 😉

      • Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Opposite for me. Coufal and Dier on the bench.

        Played adallas : /

      • turd ferguson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Well done Camzy

      • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        ....keeping Reece James

    3. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Desperately need a Sheffield United goal to wipe those jammy Mitchell cleanies

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This

      2. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Jammy? We knew he would start 😉

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sheffield United should unironically play Lundstram up top.

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling or KDB captain this GW?

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

      Any chance the Burnley fixture could be rescheduled into this GW even after auto subs are completed on Monday night?

      I have Wood, Soucek on bench

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It's a blank midweek for both so it's possible but unlikely.

    7. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What does jammy mean?

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If that's a serious question, it means lucky.

      2. OrmskirkFC
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Living in the US and growing up with British parents I get asked this a lot. Same thing happens with nicked. And niggles are right out of my vocabulary.

        1. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          😀

        2. Supersonic Marv'
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Smoking fags takes on a somewhat more sinister meaning too.

          1. 272MK
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Interesting

          2. OrmskirkFC
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Oh yeah, quickly learned those are heaters in college.

            1. Supersonic Marv'
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Say what?

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

            I remember when some random guy asked if I got any fags. I was like "whaat...lol :D"

    8. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      62 with 5 to go. Assumed I'd be through in the cup

      Opponent on 60 with 5 to go as well. 4 of them being different

      1. Pukkipartyy
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        U ever score bad?

    9. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My ML rival has 68 from 7 while I have 54 also from 7. Only difference in our remaining players is I have Chilwell while he has Vardy. This aint good

    10. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dunno about you guys but a week or so FPL break is ideal, I'm in the red zone.

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Agree. That spurs match has tipped me over the edge. Just didn't enjoy it at all. Spent an hour willing players not to do stuff before switching over to bake off.

      2. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Agree

      3. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same

      4. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It's def been more intense this season with most matches played individually. Normally would have a good chunk of them out of the go after the 3pm Saturday slots

        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Very good point. I tend to tune out between 3-5pm for that reason.

    11. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno (C) or KDB (C) next week?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Best player in PL.
        AKA
        Bruno Fernandes 😎

    12. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would love if Che is actually out. Would have Soucek off the bench. . .

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Whats the rumor?

        1. Captain Vantastic™
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          See below.

      2. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Coufal for me.

      3. CheesyZoot
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Where are these rumours? I also will have Coufal off the bench

    13. Lukakwho
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I’m going to go out of the cup this week with a score of around 80-90. Absolute joke 🙁

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Saves you the headache later, great score

    14. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Missed the game, was it very open?

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

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

        Spurs sat back like you'd expect and just countered. Leeds mostly had half chances, nothing clear cut

      3. Futile Tinkering
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leeds played the same way, Morinho had a good plan like Man U. Spurs lacked the killer instinct that Man U has.

      4. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers all.

    15. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So at the end kane outscoring bruno but not son... so the hope is to outscore salah as well and i will feel myself good with that choice

      All 4 owner..

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        If I had all four, I wouldn't mind one of them blanking, let alone thinking about that stuff.

      2. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        But Son is just 1 point ahead at the end of the day. Not a big deal.

      3. 272MK
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        True. If Salah scores 16 it's only 3pts diff in Captaincy

        1. Party time
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Southampton 1 vs 6 Liverpool.

            Salah hat trick & 3 assists

            1. 272MK
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Ill f*cking take it

      4. Ginola
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who is that guy on Twitter who is claiming that Adams won’t start on Monday? Is he reliable?

        1. Captain Vantastic™
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He sounds so confident but idk. Went over to Soon forums and it was also posted there Adams will miss out. Also, the matchday cover features Shane Long. Not that it means anything but kinda adds up.

          1. Captain Vantastic™
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            @FPLGeezer

      5. Plagued by indecision
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Any updates on Cancelo?

        1. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Why? What have you heard? If he doesn't play then Cresswell comes off my bench for 11 points. SPEAK TO ME, MEAN!

          1. AIRMILES
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Ignore that, I googled it myself 🙂

            Great news!

            1. 272MK
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              God dayyum chill bro. Haha

              1. AIRMILES
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                I meant 'speak to me, man'! I make it sound like I want to be dominated!

        2. Sif
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Call 119 for NHS Test & Trace.

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

        Were Spurs actually decent or was this just Leeds handing them chances on the platter? Wouldn't be surprised if they reverted to type and blanked vs Villa

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Poor defending from Leeds, really. Alioski droping Bergwijn for penalty, Kane crossing to Son, who finishes unmarked, and Toby free header with Mesiler letting the ball cross the line.

        2. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Leeds had an off day.
          Could have been 1/2 more goals. They gave away ball cheaply in dangerous areas many times

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

        What do you think about Mahrez for City’s next run? You think he’ll consistently start again or too dangerous?

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I would rather go Torres.

          1. CheesyZoot
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Doesn't he apparently have COVID

            1. Nanoelektronicar
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              He could be fine in 10 days...

      8. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What is Ayling saying at the start of every sentence in his BT interview? "Didn't look like"?

      9. Viper
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Looking at this on free hit

        Leno

        Dias Holding Kilman

        KDB Grealish Bruno Son Saka

        Kane Aguero.

        Defence obviously isn't great. I'd actually be more inclined to lose Grealish than Aguero to make funds

      10. yalala
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Is it possible for Robbo and Bobby to haul but Salah blank?

        1. Eze Really?
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Captaincy split this week. The first 3 have hauled already. Why not Salah to kill the week?

          1. yalala
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Rivals capped Mo

            1. Eze Really?
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Ah I see.

              1. yalala
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 2 months ago

                Fpl has turned me into a sadist

      11. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who are the Man City players out with Covid except Walker & Jesus ?

        Any news / rumours out there ?

        1. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          "Reports state that Joao Cancelo and Ferran Torres have also tested positive, while Man City goalkeeper Ederson seems to have confirmed on his Instagram stories that he is currently self-isolating."
          https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2021/01/01/manchester-city-covid-chelsea-players/

        2. tom_p77
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I believe Ederson, Cancelo and unsure of the 5th

          1. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            They will all be available by 12th Jan

      12. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I have no players for the next 4 matches(5 including the postponed fixture). What kind of a team have I made?

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Great one, because next 4 include Palace, Sheffield, Brighton, Wolves, WBA, and above all ... Arsenal.

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Hey! Arsenal fan here....but I see your point 😛

            1. Nanoelektronicar
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              The sad part is, you'll be looking at your rank melting when scores start to come in, but all in all, not something you should be bothered about if you already have decent amount of points.

      13. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        His team: McCarthy Mitchell Walcott
        -vs-
        My team: Dias Chilwell + 7pts

        I hope I edge it for the cup

      14. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        My WC setup was bound to be the weak link this week with only Son and Bamford playing. 5 to play and 47 points I can live with.
        Interested on what the average players in this match was. I have seen a few teams with 6.

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          If Son was your captain, you shouldn't mind. Still ended up above Spurs average.

          1. Eze Really?
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Bruno my captain. Not so serious

            1. Nanoelektronicar
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Yes, not great, but not terrible.

      15. FootballDog
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I currently got 8 player and injured Taylor...

        1. Play freehit
        2. Use free transfer get another defender. Up to 4.8.
        3. Sell both Taylor and Lookman for -4

      16. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Would you fh for next gw?
        Have 7 who should start.
        Martinez, dier, cancelo, son, bruno, kane, dcl.
        And 2 doubtful - Taylor and burke.

        Or just use a ft, and save the fh.

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Save FH

          1. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Maybe the sensible option, only concern is lack of sterling or kdb.
            Could sell salah, but then would need to transfer him back in for double!

            1. bitm2007
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              That's what I'm doing.

      17. michaelington
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Do Leeds fans feel patronised by all the pundits yet? Each time they get battered they’re like aww you played so well though, I love watching Leeds.
        Think I’d be sick of it now if I were a Leeds fan.

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          They are getting the results and the top teams fear Leeds. Most promoted teams have that.

        2. OverTinker
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Leeds are better than so many others

      18. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Need Holding and Clark to perform to get through in the cup...

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          *go

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

          Consider yourself out then

      19. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Where do you find the draw for the cup or your opponent.?

        Cant see to find it...

        1. michaelington
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Probably because you didn’t qualify

          1. Free Hat
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Gw16 score was 56.

            Maybe your rank has to be under 1 million?