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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. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Never had the pleasure of owning a utd defender this season

    I sure do love to see it! Do u love to see it too?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No maguire no party

  2. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Big red arrow today - but still in ML race

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

    Brought in Raphinha and Greenwood, benched Bamford. Kill me now.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Sucks

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      That’s just plain donkey behaviour. Bamford on pens should always start.

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

    So Shaw, Fernandes, Dallas, Torres and Raphina owner from tonight’s games.

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

    Bamford wasn't even going to start, then he was playing dreadfully then he got a head injury.... He still scores and assists FML

  6. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bamford you beauty!

  7. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lovely Bamford, lovely

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

    Go to hell Bamford. Went for that waste of space Antonio ahead of him.

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

    As a Raphina, Bruno and Greenwood non-owner and Dallas and Bamford owner I would Have now BUT i have Cancelo 🙁

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

    That Bamford assist is everything that is wrong with FPL 'assists'.

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

      Yeah, need more Bruno type assists.

  11. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bamford buried my game week

  12. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Will they remove Bruno's assist in FPL towers...They have to! No matter what Mark says

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

      No, cause then they expose the awful refs even more.

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I want JUSTICE...ball never touched Bruno's leg

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

      Mark panned them for giving it

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They wont.

    4. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      But they don’t, best to go with what the refs and league say aye

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

    Bamford is now essential for GW38, right?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      People were selling

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

      Lol he will be hooled on 58

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

      You know how it goes if bringing him in - it's just how FPL works

  14. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Shaws been awful to own. One CS in 8, no assists or goals! At least I had Bamford

  15. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bamford ownership not as high as i expected in top 10k

    Not much damage dine

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Foden gonna get 60 minutes?

    3 points would be a haul the way things are going.

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

    Wow, Leeds upto 8th in the table. Take a bow!

  18. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Antonio buyers were very chirpy after the hour mark against Burnley on Saturday.. hmm strange

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

      Benteke was the one to have 😎

  19. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bamforddd assistttttttttt

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Again?

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Not hitting refresh every 3 seconds with my tallywacker like you pal.

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

    3points for 2 players any good?

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Feeling robbed as Raphinha owner 🙁

  22. FPL Alaska
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Can't believe Raphinha didn't get anything out of that game. Amazing.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, just said something similar above too

  23. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Arise sir patrick.. fpl showing ownership of 33%.. wow.

    Nice wee bonus that!

  24. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How big was Bruno's cap%?

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

    Bamford the legend!!

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

    SEE YOU NEXT SEASON LADS, HAS BEEN A WEIRD 2020/21 SEASON....

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

      A season we'll never see the likes of again. Hopefully.

  27. Only a Hazard of time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    ML rival TC'd Bruno. Haven't seen the goal, am I right to be grumpy about the supposedly phantom assist?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Assisted withou touching the ball at all...It's FAKE and should be removed

  28. aborg
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Incredible....out of Dallas, raphinha and Harrison, guess who assists and scores?
    My ML rival I’m trying to reach, has Bamford of course.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      To be fair, Roberts should've passed to Harrison for his goal. Harrison was wide open for a solid 5 seconds as Roberts over dribbles the ball

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Come on, he got subbed off against Burnley while those 3 all scored well.

  29. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Bamford has potentially saved my season today

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

      *Opta

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Phytons are out