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Mee starts for Burnley as Barnes misses out with thigh injury

Backers of Burnley clean sheets will be pleased to see Ben Mee (£5.1m) return to the starting line-up for Double Gameweek 25.

The centre-back sustained a head injury in the first of two Double Gameweek 24 matches against Crystal Palace and ended up missing the second.

Having conceded to low-scoring Fulham in Mee’s absence, the Clarets will welcome back their captain with open arms.

With Erik Pieters (£4.3m) still on the sidelines, Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) earns his second successive Premier League start since returning from his own fitness problems.

At 15.7% ownership, Nick Pope (£5.6m) is the most popular Fantasy asset at Turf Moor today, boosted by Mee coming in for Kevin Long (£4.3m).

Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) is the latest Burnley striker to suffer from injury problems, missing out with a thigh problem today which means Matej Vydra (£4.8m) and Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) lead the line.

Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) fronts West Bromwich Albion’s attack at Turf Moor having registered two assists and a goal in his first four Premier League outings.

Still, only 0.4% of Fantasy managers have shown any interest in him thus far, Matheus Pereira (£5.4m) the most-popular starting Baggies asset in just 1.5% of teams worldwide.

Double Gameweek 25 Line-ups

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Brownhill; Rodriguez, Vydra.

West Bromwich Albion XI (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; C Townsend, Bartley, Ajayi, Furlong; Yokuslu, Gallagher; M Phillips, M Pereira, Maitland-Niles; Diagne.

Double Gameweek 25 so far…

After Leeds assets produced a disappointing start to Double Gameweek 25 in their Friday-night defeat to Wolves, Southampton continued in similar style.

While Chelsea did not tear their defence apart in quite the same way as many anticipated, Alex McCarthy (£4.5m), Jannik Vestergaard (£4.7m) and company could not get a clean sheet, the former earning a late yellow card for time-wasting too.

Danny Ings (£8.5m) was the reason Southampton conceded, giving away a second-half penalty for a foul on Mason Mount (£6.8m).

Ings disappointed at the other end of the pitch too, blanking for the fifth time in his last six matches. His Gameweek 24 strike against Wolves is still his only attacking return since Gameweek 17.

Scoutcast differential Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) was the man that came through for the Saints, having produced a superior figure for minutes per shot than Ings over the two players’ last four Premier League matches.

Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) played the Liverpool loanee through in the first-half, who stabbed home with a cool finish.

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  1. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one on FH

    A DCL Barnes Ederson
    B Vardy Dias Johnstone

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A

  2. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Where are these rumours about Grealish’s injury coming from?

    1. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shin fracture or slight injury. Plenty of rumours. Wait till tomorrow.

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

      Started before the deadline, sent into over drive with Villa players and staff selling him this GW.

      1. Gross Blank Point
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Which players and staff?

      2. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        LoL

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

      theyre not rumours at this point. He's definitely injured, why would all his own teammates and club staff transfer him out

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

        Maybe because he didn't share his lunch?

  3. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Going McCarthy over Pope gonna sting

  4. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Best option for the next 5gws?

    A. Rudiger
    B. Targett

    Ignore gw29 as I will FH

  5. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hoooooold lowton

  6. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lowton off the bench for Grealish might work out nicely

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

      Benching a Burnley defender home to West Brom... Don't deserve that sort of luck

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not my fault my squad’s so good

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

          Mines better and I started them, benched Cancelo

          1. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            What rank are you

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

              Ha 105k unfortunately but climbing steadily, won't make top 10k again though unless saving all the chips pay off massively

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

      Hearing now it’s just a sore shin and he might play tomorrow.
      Chinese whispers at it’s finest

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

    If Salah rips it up later, is the below for a hit worth it?

    KdB & Ings to Salah & DCL

    1. The VAR Team
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If he rips up his hammy yes

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What's the point in bringing in KDB to shift him out for a hit?

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

        Fear of no Salah

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

      lmao is this a joke

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

        No serious, Keep KdB and no Salah then?

  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any other non salah owners cacking it a bit for later ? I think he could go big, thankfully not many will have captained

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

      EO still very high around my rank. Gray arrow for me even if he does something.

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

      Massively, hence the above post

    3. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup. Can't remember what I was thinking taking him out

  9. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    burnley are so bad, can't score vs the worst team on the league who are a man down

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

      Worst team in the league who were unlucky not to win last weekend? 😀

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

    How to start a rumour:

    I hope the rumours about Bruno being injured aren’t true?

    There, as easy as that 🙂

    1. The VAR Team
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I heard they're definitely not true

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

      No where to hide for the false rumour crew.

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley defence EO = 100%. Lots have more than one playing Burnley defender / GK?

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

      Yeah Pope and Mee, benched Cancelo, started Stones

    2. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I only played Lowton, but foolishly benched Pope. Think lots will have double Burnley from last week so not too surprised if many played both Vs West Brom

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

        I did the same. Wanted to avoid all eggs in one basket, and really fancied WBA to score, before the red. Also, many have Villa defenders so I wanted to play Martinez, just in case.

    3. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's actually less than 100%, only 76% in the top10k. Enjoy your CS 😀

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

        Nice. 🙂

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Woohoo!

  12. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    One more save Pope, or four.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not looking likely......

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

    Two weeks ago I brought DCL in early and he got injured in the FA cup

    Last night I did Ings and Antonio to Kane and Watkins, had to because of price changes... I never learn!

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

      What's up with Kane or Watkins?

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

        Nothing yet but very risky

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 1 month ago

          There's a whole week for something to be up with them

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      burnley: ZERO shots on target

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

        That's what we want

    3. balint84
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling to Foden, then Antonio to Kane

      It's -4 but TC Kane

      Y or N?

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Y

    4. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How to waste a FK. Ep 1

    5. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats to BUR and WBA for living up to the hype of this being the worst game of football the country has ever seen.

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

        Fulham v Sheffield United later 😉

        1. Says
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Fulham aren't too bad on the eye these days, props to Parker

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

            Yeah and defence improved a lot. Difficult to see them staying up though.

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

      Is Minamino taking Walott's place? Walcott injury looks fairly long term.

    7. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Found a clip, that was deliberate hand ball , by Ajayi.

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

        Yes it was

      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        The player redcarded for handball?

        1. Tango74
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yes. Right call . Last man stopped a goal scoring chance.

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

      Can't wait for my two Burnley clean sheets to be added and then destroyed in the 90th minute

    9. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Tarks leading the baps

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

        Of course he is, now.

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

        My man at the moment with Pope in goal too.

    10. Viper
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Do keepers get any extra bps when they reach 3 saves or is each save rewarded individually?

      1. Says
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        are ya doin a bitta managin'?

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

        Individually +2 BPS.

    11. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alomost Lowton assist!

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not even close

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

          That could've gone into the net from Yokuslu.

    12. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Mee > Dallas not looking great

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

      Pope is a save away from a 10 pointer. Cmon Pope!

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

        Still the second most famous Pope goalkeeper after Pope John Paul The Second !

    14. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just 1 player on double digit baps. Says it all really.

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

        we all know Pope is going to grab all 3 BP

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

      Pereira close

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

        Score next time lad

      2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        1st sub for Gundogan and Cavani.

    16. aborg
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Basically all of our popular DGW players blanked (bar 2 points) and just as good as if they had a single fixture.
      Just not worth the time spent doing all the possible permutations and tinkering about to choose from a small pool of DGW players !

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

      Burnley are conceeding here

    18. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Brunos injured?

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

        Brand new FFS rumour?