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Vestergaard returns as Minamino makes Southampton debut

Southampton take to the field at Newcastle with some welcome boosts following their 9-0 defeat to Manchester United.

Fresh from a horrendous defensive display, their most important centre-back, Jannik Vestergaard (£4.7m) is finally back in the starting line-up for the first time since Gameweek 14.

The Danish international has struggled with a knee problem during the winter and is sure to improve the Saints’ defensive prospects as he features alongside Jan Bednarek (£4.9m), whose one-match ban was overturned midweek.

Vestergaard’s return sees Jack Stephens (£4.6m) push out to the right-back berth where Southampton have had some problems this season. Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.7m) is still not fit enough to be involved today.

But defence is not the only area where Ralph Hasenhüttl has been handed good news as Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) is ready to feature for the first time since leaving Anfield on loan in the transfer window.

He is stationed on the flanks of midfield, with Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) on the other side, in support of centre-forward pairing Danny Ings (£8.4m) and Che Adams (£5.8m).

Newcastle’s own January loanee Joe Willock (£4.7m) also makes his Premier League debut for his new club, his arrival allowing Steve Bruce to go for a more adventurous shape than usual.

Willock sits in a number 10 role with Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) either side of him in a 4-2-3-1 fronted by Callum Wilson (£6.8m).

The Magpies are somewhat short at the back though. Midfielder Isaac Hayden (£4.7m) starts alongside Fabian Schär (£4.9m) at centre-back.

Double Gameweek planners will have their eyes on the other 3pm match today as Burnley host Brighton.

As expected, the Clarets are in 4-4-2 formation with key Fantasy targets Nick Pope (£5.5m), Ben Mee (£5.0m), James Tarkowski (£5.3m) and Matt Lowton (£4.4m) all involved.

Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) is still not fit enough for a return and neither is Chris Wood (£6.2m), both players absent from today’s match-day squad, which means Erik Pieters (£4.3m) is at left-back again and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) is paired up-front with Matej Vydra (£4.8m).

On a run of four successive clean sheets, Brighton are in 3-4-2-1 today with Dan Burn (£4.2m) and Joël Veltman (£4.3m) in the left and right wing-back roles respectively following Solly March‘s (£5.0m) injury at Anfield.

Gameweek 23 Starting Line-ups

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil; Vydra, A Barnes.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (3-4-1-2): R Sánchez; Webster, Dunk, White; Burn, Bissouma, Groß, Veltman; Mac Allister; Maupay, Connolly.

Newcastle United XI (4-2-3-1): Darlow; Lewis, Schär, Hayden, Manquillo; Shelvey, Hendrick; Saint-Maximin, Willock, Almirón; Wilson.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): A McCarthy; Bertrand, Vestergaard, Bednarek, J Stephens; Minamino, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond; Ings, Adams.

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1,274 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Minamino goal

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

    Wow Minamino!

  3. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek going after his own record of negative points!

  4. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek must have been next on the witch doctors list

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

      How many can he get today?

      Minus 5?

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

    A week of debutants

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

    Another debutant goal

    Minimino

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      bertie assist

  7. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Game on!

  8. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fiat Minamino GS

  9. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why, if Bednarek's RC was overturned, does he still have -7 from last GW?

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

      Really?

    2. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It doesn't work like that

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

        I know it doesn't - but basically the PL is saying it wasn't a RC and sending off, therefore surely the FPL points should be restated.

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          If you know it doesn’t work like that, why are you wondering why it isn’t working like that?

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

            I'm not wondering why it isn't working like that, I wondering why it shouldn't work like that...

    3. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This is actually a good point. Should be adjusted, but can’t because GW was closed? Algorithms and all that....

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No use wasting so much time and effort giving back points to both his owners.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Ha, true....

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

          😆
          However - there'd be alot of noise about this if it were, say, KDB before a DGW v WBA & SHU...

    4. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      cus its funny

  10. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    *frantically checking all deadline day transfers

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

    3 goals and no involvement for Wilson and Ings ffs

  12. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 goals already and No Ings, Adams, Wilson contributions

  13. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    miniminot

  14. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek -7 last gw and -2 this gw for now
    Lol jks

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Minamino for the DGW?

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They have 3 DGWs back to back lol.

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

      Tempting

    3. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

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

      Coll kids have him already 😎

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

        And can spell *cool 😎

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        You did reply when I asked a few days ago, well done.
        I did not make any changes this week,

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    There is no point playing matches like Bur v Bri just call it 0-0 and save everyone the time

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

      Unfair to Brighton

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

      Important for deciding save points

    3. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They are good for the league as both beat pool 😀

  17. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    The look at klopp face right now

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

      Hey we have ... checks notes .... double checks notes ... “Origi and Shaqiri”

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson down

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

    Did the African witch doctor go after Bednarek following his Salah curse?

    1. aleksaa2
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think you need a curse for Bednarek

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Was probably told to put the curse to bed and misunderstood what he was being told. 😀

  20. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    anybody else wishing for red & yellow cards galore with no players in these 2 games ?

  21. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson faking an injury?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wilson doesn't fake......

  22. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is pieters drunk?

  23. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    wilson might be broken here

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

      Just a bit of timewasting

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Except he’s off

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

          S***. Thought he looked a bit too happy to be injured. my bad.

        2. Jordan.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          yeah,feck ,i hate it when they go down like that,its usually a bad sign.

  24. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek 3rd on bench again. Anxious couple of days ahead!

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

      That would be some most unfortunate jam

  25. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bednarek probably wishes his red was never rescinded....

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

      This joke is two pages old

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

        Only just seen it

  26. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pope conceded yet?

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

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

        Lovely

    2. Mighty Wings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Japs

  27. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson 1 pointer locked in.

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

    Wilson crocked

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

      what happened ?

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      think he got injured

  29. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Almirón goal
    Bednarek saved

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Erm, no

      1. Gleys11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thats what they are saying on the commentary.
        But then again im watching in Asia

  30. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton goal

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dunk