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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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976 Comments Post a Comment
  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Baggies have been improving recently and have attacking intent.

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

      New signings have helped.

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

      Intent, but absolutely zero finesse.

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

      Too little too late though.

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

      With finishing worse than a blind sloth!

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tark last on my bench 🙁 with 8pts, hope some carnage rotation in midfield for the city players

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

      2nd on mine... have Foden, Dias & Cancelo though

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

    HOLDDDDDD

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Johnstone has only made 1 save. Burnley are embarassing.

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

    Pope's going to outscore Mccarthy isn't he

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

      DGW fever!

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

      That was obvious before the GW started.

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

      He always was

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

      Only 30% there with McCarthy though, 70% to go

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

    Is that a save or a tackle?

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

      Pope reached the ball first

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Only in a Burnley game would this be asked!

      • Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Tackle

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Pope 3 saves right ?

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

        2, got 3 last week but they took it away

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

        4 by my count

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

      That hurt!

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

      Pope could have been killed there.

    6. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Could’ve killed the lad

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

      Pope's been good last 30 minutes.

      Deserves 2 BAPS imo

    8. hueycho
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Burnley is just an awful team to watch...

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

      Burnley is awful team except defence

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

        Just Pope. Defence ain't that great today.

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

      Hooooold lowton

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

      Hold Mee Pope!!!

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

        HODLLL

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No but thanks for the offer.

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

      loooowton and popeeee

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

      But let pen?

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

      Almost a Burnley smash and grab here

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

      Hold Lowton and hold me later for the Salah haul

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

      Everyone crying about Burnley play style - last 4 games they’ve played - 7 goals! And before that they beat villa 3-2 - could be worse

    17. Jersey Boy
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      According to Sky WBA have had 3 attempts on target. Why only 2 saves for Pope?

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

        One was cleared off the line by a defender

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

        One blocked by Tarkowski

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

        One is controversial

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

        Tark saved the 3rd.

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

      BAPs update?

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

      Lowton owners with the 26 pts in 2 GWs... it’s what true fpl scouting talent is made of

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

        Thankfully have this week but not last week, but did have Pope

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

          Are you the real fudgy ?

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

        More like money oriented decision

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

          Tom Freeman knows

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

      Sky commentator: "This has been a bit of an endurance to watch at times"

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

        I've only watched the last ten mins and that was painful enough

    21. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How can I check the total number of players in the global and country league? When I click on the league it only shows the first page with my ranking at the bottom but I cant see the total number of players. Surely I don't have keep clicking NEXT until I get to the end? Thanks

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

      Is Bartley nailed?

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

      Tarkowski yellow.

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

        Mee***

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

      Mee YC in 92nd minute for crying out loud!

    25. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      SCORE WEST BROM

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

        HOOLD BURNLEY

    26. JJeyy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      West Brom got 1.5 xg with 10 men, Burnley are embarrassing