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Pogba on Man United bench as Mitchell named a Palace substitute again

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) finds himself on the Manchester United bench for the first time since Gameweek 15 tonight.

The French midfielder has become a key player for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men during that time and has been handed a well-earned rest for the visit of Southampton.

That could be good news for owners of Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m) or Marcus Rashford (£9.5m) though.

Pogba has often been known to limit what the Portuguese international can contribute in his number 10 role given his own propensity to take up an advanced central role and pull strings too.

Meanwhile, Solskjaer has also used him on the left-flank of attacking midfield, where Rashford produces his best game – so it will be interesting to see what impact there is tonight.

That said, Southampton are hardly in a solid state right now, especially when it comes to injuries.

Following the loan departures of Jake Vokins and Yan Valery has left them particularly short in the full-back areas.

Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m) retains his berth as the first-choice on the left of defence while Kayne Ramsay (£4.0m) fills in on the right tonight considering Kyle Walker-Peters‘ (£4.7m) most recent stand-in Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m) is out with a muscle problem.

The combination of Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) and Diallo missing out means a first Premier League start for Alexandre Jankewitz (£4.5m) in central midfield alongside James Ward-Prowse (£6.0m).

Ralph Hasenhüttl can call on his first-choice forwards though with Danny Ings (£8.4m) and Che Adams (£5.9m) both up-front while new loan signing Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) is not involved yet.

Newcastle are forced into just the one change for their Gameweek 22 meeting with Crystal Palace.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.2m) sustained a muscle injury in the recent 2-0 win at Everton, which sees Ciaran Clark (£4.5m) come back into the side.

Ryan Fraser (£5.6m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) provide the width in a 4-5-1 formation aimed at Callum Wilson (£6.7m) while Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m) lies in waiting on the bench.

For the second match in a row, Crystal Palace are in 4-2-3-1, an interesting development considering how long Roy Hodgson has favoured 4-4-2.

Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) earns back-to-back starts at the expense of Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) for the first time since Gameweek 15, suggesting the Eagles’ manager prefers the Dutch international when playing 4-2-3-1.

Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) is back in the attacking midfield trio again, joined there by Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) in support of Michy Batshuayi (£5.7m).

And joining Mitchell on the bench is Jean-Philippe Mateta (£6.0m) still waiting for his first Premier League start.

Gameweek 22 Starting Line-ups

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelöf, Wan-Bissaka; McTominay, Fred; Rashford, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): A McCarthy; Bertrand, J Stephens, Bednarek, Ramsay; Djenepo, Jankewitz, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Adams, Ings.

Newcastle United XI (4-5-1): Darlow; Lewis, Clark, Schär, Manquillo; Fraser, Hendrick, Shelvey, Hayden, Almirón; Wilson.

Crystal Palace XI (4-2-3-1): Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Cahill, Clyne; Milivojevic, Riedewald; Zaha, Eze, Ayew; Batshuayi.

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2,289 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ML opponent has 45 from 3 (Fernandes (c) baps included, DDG, Wilson) and has AWB with 17 points on bench, to come if either Cancelo or Stones is benched. Woaah.

  2. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    At 6-0 Bruno had just 1 assist

    Thankfully for 1 G and 1 A after

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It was the same for Vardy in the 9-0 last season. nothing at half-time then all of a sudden 20 points.

  3. MOZIL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How come AWB only has one assist?

    1. MGD
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Right???

    2. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      think the second one was deflected too much

  4. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fred owner here - happy with the CS point

  5. Stranger Mings
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is it time to sell mcarthy ?!

    1. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Had him all season, yep.

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pope ?

  6. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    17 from 1 no hits and a 25% rank fall

    Oh FPL.....

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Almost identical!

      Just Bruno, not cap, and a 24% rank drop from 75k > 93k

      🙁

      Who did you cap? Salah like me?

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yep but stupidly vice captained Cancelo

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Could still work wonders .... but I can’t see Salah being rested unfort

    2. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      17 points from a player and a rank fall is the definition of why owning a player like Bruno is not very fun

  7. Pards Against Humanity
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I wonder how many points Jonathan Walters got with his two OGs and missed pen?

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He got -4

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wasn't it something like -10?

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

      -4.

      2 appearance points 2
      Missed Penalty (-2) x2
      4 goals conceded (-1) x2

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Walters wasn't a defender, was he?

  8. Robman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So, did anyone have Bednarek?
    Rival had Saiss who didn't play, with Bednarek first sub - whoops!

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

      Rival has got him, and capped Bruno haha

  9. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno owner and I feel shortchanged.

  10. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not a Soton fan but Mike Dean is a joke

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Biggest joke of a ref the PL has ever seen.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He should literally be asked to retire.

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        forced*

  11. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah (c) last GW
    Bruno (c) this GW

    have to brag as this doesn't happen often

    What did I change?

    I didn't even look at this forum or the captains poll

    Just guessed lol

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I had that but the other way around!

    2. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      good job

      get yourself a treat.

      Drink a Cold sprite with a splash of Gray Goose Vodka

  12. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Only one Bruno capper in my ML, rest (including me) went Salah. Problem is, I don't have Bruno at all. The Zaha gamble has clearly worked wonders.

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

      That’s harsh luck man

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        High risk, zero rewards. Ah well. Looks like two straight red weeks after a green streak for me. Although who knows. 10 from 3 isn't awful and Salah (c) still to come.

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

          Indeed, gotta go for these things haven’t ya. It’s not terrible, and Salah could go crazy ya never know, captain for me also

  13. MrZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance bamford not playing tomorrow? Bruno VC

  14. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    17 from 1 and fallen 50%, what a night!

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

      Haha similar here, madness

    2. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      60% up tonight, but it's a long GW

  15. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cup rival has Bruno captain.

    That’s my run ended, oh well.

  16. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best 4.9 defender?
    Obviously have to ship bednarek after the result and suspension.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw?

    2. Marjie
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dawson

    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Both great picks, Shaw is pretty much nailed and Dawson can score goals.

    4. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Might just go with Shaw as I already have Coufal and Fabianski.
      No need to triple up

  17. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone with a green arrow?

    1. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gets me into the top 100k, for the time being.

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

        Cap Bruno?

        1. Slitherene
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Also had Rashford, Maguire & Wilson

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

            Oh wow! Kudos!

  18. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Very happy that Rashford and Shaw's bps gone

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

      Feels like a win in itself doesn’t it

  19. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah (c) is going to blank tomorrow, isn't he...

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

      I reckon he starts and nabs a goal and assist

    2. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Of course, as I captained him as well.

    3. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The pressure is on him

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully a no show...

    5. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      You should announce your team 1 hour before cutoff.

      Then folks can use you as a warning

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        My team has been an example of what not to do these past two GWs...

  20. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Seriously impressed that McCarthy managed to get out of that with a 0.

  21. Robman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can anyone please remind me of the website that you can use that has a "what-if" function and also tells you how many points you are from each of the main ranking groups?

    1. The Road to Turfdom
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      livefpl

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Livefpl.net

  22. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Was thinking shaw or awb, end up i go shaw):
    45 mins sub off without the clean sheet pts damn it

  23. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah (C) Bruno (VC) owner may pray Salah to be fully rested tomorrow!

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Good games tonight?

    Someone even said the Man United score was 9.0 with everyone getting in on the act eventually!!

    LOL

    !

  25. MGD
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When will they add AWB second assist?

  26. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    martial starts scoring after i bin him after Sheffield imagine my shock

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The decision to own him in the first place is worse tbh

      1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        it was also stupid to own Wilson and Bamford last week but got me 28 points. it's easy to say these things in hindsight

  27. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Did Hassenhuttle cry after the game?

  28. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Did AWB have 2 assists?

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      1 A 1 G

  29. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Feel stupid putting Martial second on my bench now. He’s done nothing for weeks. Any chance two of Dias, Cancelo or Gundo get rotated? I’m reaching out for any possibilities!!!

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias and Gundi could

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for giving me hope!

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think Cancelo will get 0 minutes, but Gundo and/or Dias possible

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  30. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1 from 1 here. Uh oh