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

    Greedy asking for 1 more Pope save?

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

      No

    2. cheekumz
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I want 4 so i think you're safe lol 😉

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

      1 more save could be worth 4 points so yeah!

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

    The Burnley formula:

    Start season poorly
    Everyone thinks this is the year they finally go down
    Go on a run to pull well clear of the bottom 3
    Despite there being almost no chance of relegation, continue to play the most boring defensive football the league has ever seen
    Finish bottom half
    Sign out of contract british player in the off season

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

      Repeat.

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

      To be fair, small club with no budget and manage to stay up with limited to no debt.

      One season it’ll fail, but fair play to compete in a league where you’re so out matched

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

        I don't understand how they have no budget. Small wage bill. Been in PL for years. Where does all the PL prize money go?

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

      They are ahead of their time. This is the winning formula in post-Brexit football.

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

      Stop exposing Dyche's master plan

      He's going to win the league with only British players to prove Brexit was the right move

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

        If anyone wins the PL with only British players then he deserves the GOAT Manager Award

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

        .... and why did you assume Dyche's gender? He might identify as a woman?

    5. Party time
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Perfectly summed up

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        They have money now following the takeover. Will be interesting to see what happens to them in summer. Probably missing a winger.

        Pope
        Lowton Tarkowski Mee Taylor
        McNeil Westwook Cork ?????
        Barnes Wood

        Peacock-Farrell
        Bardsley Dunne Long Pieters
        Brownhill Stephens Gudmundsson Brady
        Vydra Rodriguez

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

          GTG I think, who are you captaining?

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

      is anyone actually watching this game?

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

        Im watching one man and one man only. Nick Pope

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

        Watching the baps order, 3,2,1 is all the fun.

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

        I'm 'watching' FFS if that counts

      4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I just switched on, it's now in the background

        no way I was wasting my afternoon watching this crap

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

          I went for a run for the first time in about 3 months and just came back.

          I'd rather exercise than watch this game

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

      People who benched Martinez, don't worry, Leicester are scoring this week, I mean, Emi will save a Vardy pen and haul, but no cleanie.

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

        🙂

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

      Turns out Mee was the worst Burnley defender to bring in

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

      Matthew Cafu bombing forward at every opportunity.

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

        Cafu's got nothing on the English legend that is Matt Lowton

    10. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So annoying with another Burnley cs for us non owners. But we’ll played, owners!

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

        I benched Cancelo for Lowton....

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

        On my bench!

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

        Stop jinxing

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

      Sorry if already covered but any more updates on grealish please?

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

      Waiting for my due tark goal(s)

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

      3 - Tarkowski (25)
      2 - Pope, Lowton (24)

      Johnstone (22)
      Bartley (20)
      Furlong (20)
      Mee (20)

      A bit of excitement. Every save will be key.

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

        Benched Tarkowski of course

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

          Any chance of a Cavani or Gundogan no show?

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

        Mee owners in the mud once again

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

          6 points is better than 2

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

      Why no VAR check on the handball earlier?

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

      Is Kane must for DGW26?
      (Have Son)

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

        Not if you have to rip up your team

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

          Yeah i feel it would make my other BB assets much worse.

          I mean with Kane. Maja + Aina and without Kane. Watkins, Barnes and Konsa.

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

            And Ings...

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

        No
        Facing two decent defences

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

        Also, Mourinho is playing mind games regarding his fitness. Probably just mind games, but you never know

    16. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not watching the game with double burney defence.

      Please tell me we won't concede

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

      Come on Lowton save my season

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

        Anything on top of his legendary performance from last week is just bonus. Lets not get greedy

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

          But I didn’t have him then

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

            wait you got in a Burnley defender for 1 game? Hopefully not a WC...

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

              Yes

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

              But did have Pope last week

    18. Party time
        3 years, 1 month ago

        WBA Goal

        Would be lovely

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

          Ban

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

            Ana split

      • jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This is a truly dreadful match. All players involved should score - 10 points imo.

      • Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lowton on 3 bonus again.

      • tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        DCL on bench

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

          Big news.

          Everton out to 10 to 1 to win now?

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

          🙁 My differential.

      • Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lowton (26)
        Tarkowski (25)
        Pope (25)

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Poor people getting rewarded with Lowton because they couldn't afford Mee or Tark

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

          Down with the elite!!!

        2. Superflymonk
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Sometimes being poor is a blessing in disguise

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

        What was the FPL Rockstar controversy? Can someone enlighten me? It rings a bell but I forgot

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

          He had correct Liverpool line ups, so people moved Salah out right before deadline in the final gameweek of the season, iirc.

      • RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I hate this game!

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

        Lowton off the line

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

          off the bar actually

        2. jammie26
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Nope, off the bar.

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

        Lowton explodes back to 3 baps! Hold!

      • Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lowton... wow, what a hero

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

        Holyf@ck!

      • Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Wow! Was waiting for the net to bulge.

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

        Pope touched that, i swear

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

          At that speed 🙂

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

        WBA should have scored.

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

          Off the bar!