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

    Pope third save, LFG!

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

      Does it count?

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

    It's coming for the Baggies!!

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

    .....

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

    Hope they count that as a Pope save.....

  5. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Surely that's a Pope save as Tarkowski wouldn't have been able to clear it if he hadn't got a touch????

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

      That's some serious clutching at straws lol

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

      Tark wouldnt have had to clear it if Pope had made a save

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

    Doesn’t count as a Pope save.

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

      Clearly.

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

      Why? He made a save

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

        Where does it end up without Tark?

      2. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It was offside

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

          Oh! I’m behind! Yeah that one should count as a save

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

    Burnley on the beach with 11 men

  8. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Digne left forward???

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

      Aren't they just playing 5 at the back

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      4-1-4-1?

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

    which team is playing with 10?

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

      Hard to tell alright.

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

    Definitely a save

  11. Trane84
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley really are just Stoke without the thuggery.

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nor Rory

      1. Trane84
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm surprised they haven't bought a long throw expert.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I’d love that tbh

    2. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      0 flair or creativity in that team

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

    I'm not the watchig the game but seeing people here celerbrating or debating Pope saves is a new level of desperation

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

      This!

      Started last week.

      I've been on him for a while.

  13. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    a redcarded westbrom.apoling my double Burnley Cleanie...wont even feel bad as that is juat worthless from Bilurnley

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

      WBA should play with 10 every week. Best they’ve played under Alladyce

  14. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tarkowski and Pope saving Burnley's lives yet Lowton getting 3 bonus

    Make it make sense...

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

      Lowton cleared off line too I think

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nope, Takowski

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

          Lowton told him to

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

      They're just giving Lowton the BAPS to annoy everyone

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

    Burnley nearly conceding goals with 1 man up. What the heck are their attackers do??

  16. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Digne left wing is double OOOP. Madness

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

      Isn't it 4-5-1?

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

    Lowton 3 clear in the BAPs

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

      Wait for save to be given

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

        Too late, they took a Pope save away last week so they better not do the opposite this week as I’ll be on the wrong side of both decisions 🙁

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

        No save

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

    Pope on my bench
    Sanchez conceding confirmed

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

      He'll also keep a clean sheet

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

        Due to concede like Martinez

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

    As a Burnley defence owner, wba deserve to win this. Horrible. Just a horrible performance by Burnley.

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

      I agree

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

      The real winners are people who didn't watch it

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

        The excitement in a highly owned 0-0 prospect should never be underestimated. Improved my quality of life significantly today.

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

    West Brom coming through like the red arrows

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

      Good job there's no crowd for them to crash into

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

    WBA keep shooting over the bar instead of getting it on target for my third Pope save.
    Annoying!

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

    Lowton red card
    Please

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      own goal before that too

  23. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hold Lowton. Hold.

  24. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Has there been a team worse than this WBA team in terms of finishing?

  25. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    looooooooowtonnnnnnn

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

      Noooooooooo

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

      For christsake Loooowton, nooooo.

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

    This is just awful after playing Mccarthy over Pope and rival with Pope+Tark.

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

    Started Pope but benched Mee.

    Not sure how I should feel.

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

    Blew it up, ref.

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

      ?

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

    Where is Pope’s 3rd save???

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

      Mia

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

      He needs to register a third save for that.

      Same reason he got one less than people expected last time.

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

      Fpl towers for whatever reason not counting it when he saved the shot that tarkowsky cleared off the line.

  30. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If pope keeps this bap you will never see a more undeserving point in fpl . The system is broken

    1. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Salty