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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. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bruno, Dallas, Shaw YC’s piss off!

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

      Yep I own 3 and rival has none

  2. The Point About It Is
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shawshit redemption.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Very clever!!!

  3. Mika-eel
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shaw (-4)in for a gw35 my worse damn transfer of the season.

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Shaw out for -4 in gw36 one of my best transfers

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

    End this miserable season ffs

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

    Bruno captain was an error it seems

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Take the 4 points and run, should be 1

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        ^ This ^

    2. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Error? He got an assist even if he didn't assist. That's 8 points in the end if you got the armband on him.

    3. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hella lucky even for the assist

  6. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    These YC -1 are so annoying, every point matters in a tight ML!!

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

    Sanchez 0 saves.. city parking the bus after that rc?

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

      Only one save Ederson .... pretty dull stuff.

  8. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Nice free kick Fulham

  9. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Quick tribute to Roy

    An outstanding career. Ultimate nice man. Also fantastic job at Palace - football often iffy but not a whiff of relegation 4 seasons on the trot all done with the lowest spend in the league.

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Well said

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ledge

    3. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Totally agree - the right manager at the right time for us, and just glad our fans will be at home to give him the send off he deserves

  10. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Whenever I see someone without a Man Utd defender in their team I immediately assume they've watched a lot of football

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

    From 6 points to 1 point.... FFS

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

    Every time I check my points they go down. I'm not on net 4 points

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You 🙂

  13. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Fans back and Luke Shaw goes back to being Luke Shaw. Can't handle the weight insults

  14. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How did Bruno get the assist?

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

      Cover up for awful refs.

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ownership and corruption

    3. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      it doesn't matter, he's Bruno

    4. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ownership.

    5. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I think that's shocking! How can they give it?!? Pathetic

  15. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Oh god. Greenwood blank. Im the only who captained him among top 4. Others captained Salah . Oh god

  16. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Starters: 3 pts from 2

    Bench: 23 from 3

    Nauseating

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What transfers did you make?

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Just Jota Greenwood

        It was benching Bam for Reg that will be my undoing. Went back and forth several times. Was worried about the benching.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Wtf did I do ....

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

    Absolutely incredible, another week of being so unlucky, why doesn't it swing back my way?

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

      It never does. Fpl is dead honestly

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Roberts goal
    Bamford assist

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Argh!

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bamford is a muppet wtf mate I got rid of him

    3. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      maybe Bam can play GK and get some save pts as well, make this GW perfect

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

    Bamford assist

  20. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Luke Shaw is very annoying

  21. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Meslier rest kills me - he'd be on 7 or 8 I guess based on current baps.
    At least Dallas, Bruno & Shaw all picked up yellow cards.

  22. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Areola begging the ref to book him 😆

  23. Party time
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bam Bam!!!

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Minileague over. Bloody Bamfraud

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Raphinha magic AAAA

    • Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes Bammy!!

    • Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bamford assist

    • TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bamford is my team

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Bamford saving my terrible decisions

    • Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Fantastic Bamford!

      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Almost makes up for Shaw, Greenwood blanking as my main differentials over rival