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Meslier, Rashford, Ings benched as fans return to Premier League grounds

End-of-season rotation continues to ramp up as fans return to Premier League grounds.

Leeds, Manchester United and Southampton each boast at least one important Fantasy asset on the bench while Fulham come to Old Trafford with a very shuffled pack.

Illan Meslier (£4.8m) is among the substitutes at St. Mary’s Stadium tonight with Kiko Casilla (£4.1m) handed a first start since the Gameweek 19 defeat to Brighton.

He is joined there by Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) who ends a run of five successive starts to allow Liam Cooper (£4.3m) to return to the team for the first time since his Gameweek 31 sending off at Manchester City.

The club captain appears to be set for a night in a back-three alongside Diego Llorente (£4.4m) and Luke Ayling (£4.4m) with Stuart Dallas (£5.4m) and Ezgjan Alioski (£4.3m) either side of Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) in a 3-3-3-1 formation.

Rodrigo (£5.7m) comes in for Mateusz Klich (£5.2m) play at number 10 with Jack Harrison (£5.5m) and Raphinha (£5.5m) either side of him and Patrick Bamford (£6.5m) leading the line.

As ever, Southampton are in their 4-2-2-2 formation with Che Adams (£5.7m) and Nathan Tella (£4.3m) leading the attack in Danny Ings‘ (£8.4m) absence.

Theo Walcott (£5.8m) celebrates his permanent switch to Saints by starting on the flanks with Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m) while Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) failing his late fitness test means another central-midfield outing for Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) next to James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m).

Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) is Manchester United’s big-name benching as they host Fulham.

Paul Pogba (£7.6m) and Mason Greenwood (£7.3m) are on the left and right flanks of attacking midfield respectively tonight while Edinson Cavani (£8.0m) leads the line in front of Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m).

Axel Tuanzebe (£4.1m) makes a second league start from a possible three alongside Victor Lindelöf (£4.8m) while Luke Shaw (£5.5m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.7m) are in their usual full-back roles.

Fulham come to Old Trafford with a rather second-string appearance as Joachim Andersen (£4.5m), Ola Aina (£4.4m) and Kenny Tete (£4.3m) on the bench.

Tim Ream (£4.2m) is handed the captaincy in his first start since Gameweek 6 and looks like one of just three recognised defenders alongside Joe Bryan (£4.5m) and Tosin Adarabioyo (£4.5m).

Gameweek 37 Line-ups

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Shaw, Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Pogba, B Fernandes, Greenwood; Cavani.

Fulham XI: Areola; J Bryan, Adarabioyo, Ream; Lookman, Reed, Anguissa, Lemina, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro, Carvalho.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Salisu, Vestergaard, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Djenepo, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Tella, Adams.

Leeds United XI: Casilla; Llorente, Cooper, Ayling; Alioski, K Phillips, Dallas; Harrison, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Bamford.

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1,419 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno missed the ball

    So might be off

  2. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Goal of the season

  3. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Wow

  4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    No touch from Bruno, but do feints still count?

  5. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Omg the slightest of touches from Bruno lol

  6. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Can VAR check if Fernandes touched it please.

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They did. If he didn’t touch it, Cavani was offside.

  7. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cavani is different class

  8. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cavani G
    De Gea A

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Wrong

  9. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno touch it or miss?

  10. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cavani I love youuuuuuu

  11. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I never really rated Cavani, but seeing him more week in week out does show how good he is

    1. Bennerman
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What was the basis on which you never really rated him, given his volume of goals over sustained seasons? And at international level?

  12. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno didn't touch

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno ‘touch’ looks similar to when it ‘brushed’ off Kane’s shoulder...

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I’m still not having that it hit his shoulder.

  14. Party time
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno world class assist... deserves 10 pts for that

    • Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Was that a Bruno assist or no? Please be no haha

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Don't think he touched it but he's highly owned..

      2. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        DDG assist

      3. Bob.
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He didn't touch it just dummied it. That's what it looks like. So will not be an assist I'd say

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What a goal

    • Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Who's assist is it

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        DDG

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      VAR didn't actually check that did they

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno deserves an assist for that, but obviously DDG gets it.

    • MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      De Gea assist

    • Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      If Bruno didn’t touch it Cavani is offside

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Phew!

      2. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Very good point

      3. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah that’s what VAR was checking.

    • TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Surely Fernandes

    • FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      De gea assist surely? Bruno missed it

    • JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Come on Soton

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        We are very good at bossing games then conceding first chance...

    • BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lovely assist from De Gea

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      DDG assist makes Henderson benching even more annoying

    • Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno yellow

    • Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bruno assist given

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Fornals

      2. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You blind pal?

      3. OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You mean Yellow

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Beautiful DDG assist

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Fernandes YC, but close to a RC.