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Ronaldo leads Man Utd line as Pogba set to feature in advanced role

Two Premier League matches kick off at 14:00 BST today – Brighton and Hove Albion v Leicester City and West Ham United v Manchester United.

At Brighton, Graham Potter makes just one change as Adam Webster (£4.5m) is sidelined with a hamstring injury and is replaced by Solly March (£5.4m).

Pascal Gross (£6.0m) is continuing to self-isolate due to Covid-19 regulations, but Enock Mwepu (£5.9m) does return to the bench along with Tariq Lamptey (£4.4m).

As for Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City, Boubakary Soumare (£4.9m) makes his first Premier League start and comes in for Marc Albrighton (£5.4m), while Ricardo Pereira (£5.5m) replaces Timothy Castagne (£5.4m) at right-back.

Meanwhile, Michail Antonio (£7.9m) is suspended for West Ham United after being sent off against Southampton in Gameweek 4. As a result, either Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) or Nikola Vlasic (£6.0m) will lead the line, with Said Benrahma (£6.4m) and Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) completing David Moyes’ front four.

For Manchester United, Scott McTominay (£5.4m) starts alongside Fred (£5.0m) in a double pivot following groin surgery. That means Paul Pogba (£7.8m) could move back into a more advanced role on the left of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 4-2-3-1 formation.

Mason Greenwood (£7.7m) starts ahead of Jadon Sancho (£.9.1m) on the right, who drops to the bench along with Donny van de Beek (£5.8m) and Victor Lindelof (£4.9m), both of whom featured in Europe.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Brighton XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Duffy, Dunk, March, Lallana, Bissouma, Cucurella, Trossard, Maupay, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Burn, Richards, Mwepu, Alzate, Mac Allister, Moder, Connolly

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Tielemans, Ndidi, Soumare, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Castagne, Dewsbury-Hall, Amartey, Choudhury, Daka, Lookman, Iheahancho, Albrighton

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Vlasic, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen

Subs: Areola, Masuaku, Dawson, Noble, Kral, Lanzini, Fredericks, Diop, Yamolenko

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Greenwood, Fernandes, Pogba, Ronaldo

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Matic, Martial, Sancho, Lingard, Bailly, van de Beek, Mata

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

    Remember when Shaw was essential? A defender is only essential if they keep CS.

    See VVD/TAA and Cancelo / Dias.

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yep he’s been dangerous but just not turning into hauls =[

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I remember someone here told me I should go double ManUtd defence in GW4 instead of going for Matip and Chelsea def

  2. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benny 🙂

  3. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Going to be that type of week!

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

    Does Mark own Benrahma?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      We're getting our Benny goal lads 😉

  5. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Given as Benny goal by FPL

  6. Sif
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benny owner here and that looked like it was going well wide

  7. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I'd say it might be an OG, not definitive but didn't look like it was clearly on target

  8. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    That might not stay and Benny goal...tough to tell if that was on target...

  9. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benrahma goal or assist?

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

      Given as a goal but I think it'll change

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

    Tell me more about benrahma rotation risk european League bla bla bla you knee jerkers

  11. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Impossible to tell. Fingers crossed for Benny goal.

  12. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Looked well off target

  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pre WC squad moves 30 points ahead

  14. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    a 3 bap goal 😉

  15. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mark owns Benrahma, so maybe they'll say it was just about curling in...

  16. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    benny my boy

  17. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo close

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

    Swear the initial shot was on target, even if the deflection was massive

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

      Curling wide IMO. Would have been close though.

    2. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      What's the rule on massive deflections?

  19. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    100% an OG, and I’m not even watching….

  20. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Shaw has to be one if the most overrated fpl asset based on his ownership from gw1

  21. Jack Burton
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    On a WC I took out Tmiskas, Toney and Benrahma keep telling myself it will pay off in the long run ha ha

  22. Mozumbus
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Kudos to those who didn't ship out Benny.
    Non-owner.
    Shaw non-owner as well.

  23. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Does anyone remember when people were tipping United to finish ahead of Liverpool and challenge for the title?

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I'm a biased pool fan but with VVD we're on a whole other level

  24. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pen Brighton

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

      Come on Sanchez!

  25. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Look at all the salty sellers saying it was off target lmao

    Clearly a goal and its already confirmed

  26. Patty
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benhrama and Tsimikas out for Mendy and TAA for a hit couldn’t be going much worse.

  27. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Was a definite Benrahma goal. Got to be going on target or benefit of the doubt

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Honestly looked like it was way off target...

  28. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Ronaldo goal

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    OMG CR7

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

    Ronaldoooooooooooo goal