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

    More bench points sigh... watch me get nothing on the bb next week

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ditto. Areola and Holgate with Stones and possibly Grealish to come

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

    Lowton owners lost 4 BAPs and 2 points in 1 second, awesome!

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

      still better than Tark and Mee in the past 2 GWs

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This

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

          I don't think I was comparing him to anyone was I?

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

      1 point lost only if u are also a pope owner

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

        Lowton: 3.7%
        Pope: 15.7%

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

      Doesnt bother us at all, feeling lucky to get cs seeing the chances WBA had

    4. Roy Hudd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Massively gutted about the 7 points from Lowton. Haha. Tool.

    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Actually dropped to 1 bonus too later with Pope rising, so 3 points lost in pretty much last kick of game. Doh!

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

    Based on their quality of finishing, West Brom deserve to get relegated!

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

      They managed 3 goals against us 😆

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

        That was such a freak score line!

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

    Why didn't Pope get a save point for that last one where he clashed with wba player

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

      It wasn't a save he didn't shoot . Just accept your undeserved 2 baps and be happy that FPL is broken 😉

    2. Wılly
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Because it wasn't a shot on target, he just picked up a loose a pass

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

      fair enough! 🙂

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

    The best double cs of the season.

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

      Yeah nearly 10 point gain according to livefpl with BUR double up.

  6. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shocking. I think I’d be quite worried if I was a Dingles fan.

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

      Having six fingers is always a concern.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Aye. I’ll look forward to not being able to watch them at Ewood next season.

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

        🙂 🙂 🙂

  7. TKC07
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley Defenders live points (incl. Live bonus):
    Mee 5,
    C Taylor 6.
    Lowton 7.
    Pope 8.
    Tark 9.

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

      Guess who I went for

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

        Lol

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

      17 points then and up to 23 off 4.

    3. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Great started McCarthy over Pope!

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

        Correct decision at least

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

    Deserve so much more for starting Pope and Mee, non owners very lucky

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

      not really. westbrom late rally..happy with a double cs

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

        This.

        Lucky to keep a clean sheet against 10 men.

        I thought it would be a draw but 1-1 if Burnley could score.

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

      Is that a joke?

      West Brom could've had 4

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

      Lol think you’re the lucky one actually. You’d best thank Mike Dean for your points today

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Are you kidding? I own Pope and feel lucky to even get a CS, West Brom missed about 3 sitters.

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

      How much more could you get?!

      Expecting hattricks from both of them?

    6. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Are you kidding? They rode their luck hugely and got away with murder to get a CS. I speak as a Lowton owner.

      You don't half talk some rubbish.

  9. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Benching Tarkowski hurts

    Hope one of Cancelo, Gundo, Sterling don't show up

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

      Cancelo might not get any minutes. Gundo will get appearance, Sterling will start.

      Is my guess but who knows what Pep is gonna do

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

        Sigh

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

      u must have excellent defenders

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

        Cancelo, Maguire, Dallas, Mee

        Choose one of Mee and Tarkowski, and get it wrong

  10. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Triple burnley defense from last week. Woohoo!

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

    People looking for a 3rd Pope save from when Tark cleared off the line are a special breed.

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

      It highlights a good point though - do defenders get save points?

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

        Goal line clearance BPS needed.

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

      No one seriously thinks so surely

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

      You think these people are actually watching the game?

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

      " morons "

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

    20 points so far actually not looking too bad!

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

      Welcome to the Lowton train. Everyone geting off now for DGW26

  13. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Annoying, but if I’d have been offered this many points from Lowton from 3 starts before the Palace game I’d have taken it!

    DCL on the bench is highly irritating though

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

    Burnley should have conceded about 3 times, very lucky points (Tark+Pope owner)

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

      Considering how many times I lost point due to bad luck, I'll take it lol

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It was West Brom with ten men. FPL aside that result doesn’t bode well for them. I could actually see something about WBA despite the poor finishing...but I couldn’t see anything in Burnley I liked at all.

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

      always the sweetest points 😀

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

      Very. Some luck for me 🙂

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

      Not lucky. West Brom finishing was poor. A better team would have schooled Burnley today.

  15. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Salah hat trick tonight please

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

        no, please

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

      score check:
      21 from 5

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

        47 from 4

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

          Who did you captain?

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

        20 from 4

      3. Party time
          3 years, 1 month ago

          8 from 3

        • Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Please don’t

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

        Burnley defence EO still over 100%? Think I’ve had a red arrow from owning just Lowton...

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

        25 points so far. Now DCL one pointer will ruin things

      6. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        At least Pope got me 8. Mee on the bench hurts.

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Dw, Pep will rescue you

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

          5 points? That's not worth worrying about. Tarkowski on mine lol

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

            Same here.

      7. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Must suck being a Burnley supporter. How can one not score against a 10 men WBA?

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

          There consistently competing in the Premier league. Compared to other teams in Pennine Lancashire they're performing well.

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

        Are we still allowed to post after the horse has bolted?

        Yay or Neigh

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Neigh

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

        1 nil Everton!

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

          Richarlison.

          Everton win, it was 7.5 to 1.

          If i was still gambling I would have had that pre DCL news.

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

        LeakyPool...

      11. Sahin
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        What to do with this team???

        Pope steer
        Dallas cancelo stones alonso cresswell
        Bruno son soucek barnes sterling
        Ings Bamford Brewster

        I have BB, TC and wildcard