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Kane on the bench as Shaw and Fernandes start for Man Utd

Two Premier League matches kick off at 2pm BST today – Southampton v Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes two changes from the team that comfortably beat Leeds United in Gameweek 1, as Nemanja Matic (£4.5m) and Anthony Martial (£7.9m) replace Scott McTominay (£5.5m) and Daniel James (£6.0m) in the starting XI.

New signings Raphael Varane (£5.5m) and Jadon Sancho (£9.4m) are both named on the bench.

Ralph Hasenhüttl’s Southampton will be looking to bounce back from their opening-day loss at Everton, though they are without a win in 10 home league matches against The Red Devils.

New signing Adam Armstrong (£6.0m) leads the line, while £4.0m defender Tino Livramento gets another start at right-back ahead of Kyle Walker-Peters (£5.0m), who again has to settle for a place on the bench.

At Tottenham Hotspur, Nuno names an unchanged starting XI with Harry Kane (£12.4m) on the bench. That means another out-of-position start for Son Heung-min (£10.0m).

Of all the current Premier League sides that the South Korean international has played against, Wolves are the only team he hasn’t scored against. Could that be about to change?

Meanwhile, Bruno Lage takes charge of his first Wolves home game and makes just one change to his starting XI, with Nelson Semedo (£5.0m) replacing Ki-Jana Hoever (£4.0m).

GAMEWEEK 2 LINE-UPS

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Livramento, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott, Djenepo, Adams, A Armstrong

Subs: Forster, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Valery, Diallo, Elyounoussi, Tella, Redmond, Long

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, Martial, Fernandes, Pogba, Greenwood

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Varane, James, Lingard, Mata, McTominay, van de Beek, Sancho

Wolves XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Marcal, Trincao, Traore, Jimenez

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Ait-Nouri, Silva, Gibbs-White, Dendoncker, Cundle, Marques, Campbell

Spurs XI: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Alli, Moura, Bergwijn, Son

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Davies, Sessegnon, Winks, Lo Celso, Gil, Kane, Scarlett

1,517 Comments Post a Comment
  1. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    I'll take the 10pts from Greenwood's scuffed shot and only 21bps.

  2. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Nortiwch and Newcastle far worse than Saints this year

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      not as bad as your spelling

  3. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    BruNOers now safe to return from behind the couch

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

      As a saints fan and no Bruno, GET IN

  4. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    How are the smug Bruno captainers doing? Assuming he got 15 points, haven’t got internet so can’t check.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      1

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Why does evefryone assume there were only 2 captain options?

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Hahaha, made me laugh, thank you Sir

  5. PartyTime
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Salisu played better than Shaw for goodness sake. New season same old fpl tower

  6. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    The big boys in midfield got 7 points combined lol

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      4 you mean!

  7. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Reguilon back to back clean sheets get in

  8. Noisy Neighbour
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    That Spurs kit is what happens when a unicorn gets bowel cancer.

  9. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Having second thoughts about Salah > Son(c)
    Might just captain Barnes or Periera against Norwich.

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

      Antonio captain

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Would be an option if I had him.

      2. Qubit
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Been my intention all along. Nothing has changed

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'm (c) Son, he will tare Watford up

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      C Pogba 😉

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Barnes has Nor?

  10. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Yeah.

    Tsimi and Mahrez to Livramento and Pogba..

  11. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Mahrez cappers the real winners his GW

    1. JT11fc
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Cant believe it but ill take it

  12. Licky
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Spurs very lucky today.

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    @ Camzy

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      (I'm messing, but it's still funny.)

  14. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood over Bruno only 3 points down after 2 GWs

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Both 😉

  15. Coolbean
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Imo you have to filter out the clear United bias on here and on FPL twitter, almost everyone on here told you that Shaw was a bargain at 5.5 after a good Euros, when he had half his current ownership at 5.0 last season

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      There is a Man Utd bias in both directions (i.e. positive and negative).

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Top 5 def this year guaranteed

      1. Coolbean
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Barely made it to top 20 last season, the reason for the sudden improvement being…?

    3. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I'm sure you thought that made some sense before typing it.

      1. Coolbean
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        A real logical, non-emotional rebuttal 😆

        Ladies and gents, the type of discussion you get on here when you point out the heavy United bias

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      It’s not clear utd bias in all cases - some people have picked him based on the very clear & objective data showing his attacking threat

      He is bettered only by TAA & Cancelo on minutes per XGi last season… and this season has been unfortunate not to keep clean sheets to Leeds & Southampton (and still managed 2 baps today)

      Ive no doubt some who picked him just jumped on for the ride, but make no mistake - Shaw is an absolute statistical beast of an FPL defender & non-owners are playing with fire

      1. Coolbean
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, but xGi is not great as it considers goals and assists as equal, when goals are literally worth double that of assists in FPL

        For the record, James just more than quadrupled Shaw's total xG this season from that one shot; not that it was great, but Shaw has close to 0 goal threat (won't be putting numbers here out of respect to FFS)

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 8 months ago

          XGi is perfectly fine, goals get more points than assists, Shaw is an elite attacking defender, and James is having a good game - none of these things are mutually exclusive

  16. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Why did Son come off? Injured?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Not injured

  17. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Is my app wrong or is Shaw getting two bps with 18?!

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      He does, Pogba yc not helping.

    2. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Shaw had a great game to be fair, stuck a few decent balls in, defended well.

      1. Athletico Underachieving
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Just seems so low scoring, suppose there was a few bookings though

      2. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        He was garbage after the first 10-15 minutes.

      3. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        He was awful. Bps from set pieces

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Bru No!

  19. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Where are those Bruno/Salah pens now thoughtful face hmm

    1. Jenas
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Next GW

      1. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        It's over bro. Enter Lukaku at 11.5

  20. Jenas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Ohh Southampton why? 9-0 they say. So after all the analysis and debate, 3-1 the score line.

  21. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    So Salah(c) over Bruno worked out then

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      In such in the future, especially with home fans, go with the guy with a (H).

  22. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Greenwood 3 Baps?

    1. jia you
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      love me some captainmason Baps 😉

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Your captain score must be in the top 0.0001%.

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

      Yep.

    3. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Greenwood is looking a steal at 7.5m

    4. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Of course

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

  23. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Play Ayling or Livramento?

  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    A. Toney > Armstrong bank 0.5
    B. Amartey or tsimi > livra to sit on the bench

  25. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Well Shaw was awful today.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      2 bonus

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

      2 baps ain't bad though.

    3. Khark
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      I definitely don't agree with this.

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      But that's exactly NOT the point! He plays like a donkey (according to you) and he still gets 4 points. Happy (non Man Utd) owner. Thank you Mr Shaw. Next game please.

  26. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    TAA VC hurts big time.

  27. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Can't stand how much of a coward (not sure if allowed here) Ole is. He is supposed to be a top 4 side and in the last 10 mins it was Saints pushing for the win and Ole just trying not to lose the game!!!

  28. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Felloe Pogba knee-jerkers - happy with one assist, or was it a mistake bringing him in ?

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

      At the price I think it was a great move

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Should be more nailed than Greenwood as far as I understand, so hopefully it pays back keeping him while he's on form

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      It was correct transfer. We were simply unlucky today.

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 8 months ago

        Hope so, only time will tell

    3. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      really good transfer, wish I wouldn't have waited so long to catch him before the price rise

  29. DGW Sane TC Fail....
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Whats the story with White?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      This story started in Wuhan around christmas 2019

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Sick

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Covid

  30. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 8 months ago

    Kane Lukaku Ings Antonio DCL Bamford Jesus

    The year of the striker again???

    1. Como Park Rambler
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe the year of the mid-priced mid
      Greenwood Jota Grealish Benrhama Raphinha Maybe Dele Barnes one of the Wolves lads