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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. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    In other news... come on Greenwood!!

  2. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    SofaScora just changed the assisted from De Gea to Bruno, fingers crossed fpl will followsuit

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      FPL already has it as bruno assist

      1. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Where link
        ?

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Yay !!

    3. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      And flash scores

  3. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So this season should be avoid and null because of LiVARpool ?

  4. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    We get it Bruno owners/cappers, if it's not an assist then Cavani is offside. That would indeed be the first time in history that VAR gets it wrong.

  5. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Assist given. Obviously.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Poor DDG 😆

  6. Tango74
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Chose mahrez and raph

    Benched Gundogan

    Correct ??

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      This gw or next ?

      1. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        This week

  7. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Penandes strikes again!

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Don’t get my hopes up. Thought a penalty had been given

    2. G00LI0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Waiting on oeno now

      1. G00LI0
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Peno

  8. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Points for everyone.

    No let’s have a few more goals in second half

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    52.2% ownership

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    FPL covering for the refs.

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Great assist. Phantom pen now and all will be good with the world.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      This.
      Obviously 3baps after the game.

    2. G00LI0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      100% expect nothing less

  12. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Oh no assist given (Bruno owner)

  13. SH1M1
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    They’ve given him the assist lol, what a joke.
    Scenes when they try to justify it on Twitter …

  14. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Seems FPL towers have bowed down again to please VAR and the crowd I see.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      About time a movie involving FPL towers being spanked by
      a VAR and Bruno esque figure gets released imo.

  15. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno gets the assist. Complete farce. what's the point.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      3 points, 6 for cappers.

    2. G00LI0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Defo assist

  16. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Oh good we can just talk about what a great goal that was!

  17. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno scoring points even at halftime break!

    1. G00LI0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Love it

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Amazing! Now outscore Cavani!

  18. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Again, as an owner and United fan, the decision to give that assist, just to cover up for VAR, is quite stupid. The ball does not change direction or spin at all.

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

      yeah he never touched it, pretty clear from the side angle

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Not even debatable...no touch by Bruno.

  19. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lol they were always going to give it. FPL is operated the Premier League, and they cant have fans saying VAR made a mistake again

  20. I Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bruno (c) phew.

    1. Luton_Fan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Still a fail if he doesnt get another return 2nd half

      1. G00LI0
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        3 baps coming

  21. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    First we mess up by giving the goal.
    Now lets assume that Bruno gets a touch to cover it up.

  22. Rochdale_Cowboy
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Cavani supplies the chips... Bruno owners with the salt

  23. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Nowhere to hide for non Bruno owners now.

    Assist and 2 bonus mmm

  24. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    WHY COULDN'T VAR INTERVENE?

    Sky Sports' Kelly Cates:

    "The VAR says that he didn't conclusively say that he didn't touch the ball and therefore that's not enough to overrule the on-field decision."

  25. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Of course Bruno gets the assist with no touch. Just finish me off with a soft pen. DELETE TEAM

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Lucky cappers

    2. SackWenger
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Helped it on with his studs

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        But. He. Didn't.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Just chalk it down to this abomination of a season

      Sooner its over the better

  26. smix
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Raph assist , Bambam goal pls !!

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Was it a Bruno assist?

    If so then it's offside

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Assist was given but who knows.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Anyone watching the game and replays can see he didn't touch it.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Quite the opposite actually

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Its the other way around, mate.

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

      If Bruno touched it then it’s not offside. If he didn’t touch it then it was offside

  28. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Absolutely pathetic from fpl

  29. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Ings on

  30. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    BHA 0 - 1 MCI (Gundogan)

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      A Mahrez ... A week late.

    2. G00LI0
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Didn't know anyone other than Bruno was playing this eve