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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. Harry the Hack
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    when will i learn to field Duffy over Shaw

  2. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Maupay ticking nicely under the radar

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

      Very accurate comment actually. But now that you mentioned it...

  3. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Bennys goal, maybe going wide, maybe not.
    That's the nature of curlers.

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

      My curlers are always on target, otherwise I have to clean up the mess…

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Lol

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

      Clearly going wide. Goal accreditation panel corrupt!

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      😆 No way. But he’s highly owned in the towers so it will stand.

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Surely it’s time to sell Shaw..

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Every game I watch of him should get 15+ points

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

      Season keeper they said

    3. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Playing very good but shame that CS is lava.

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

      Oh yes.

    5. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah hes gone in double sub next gw

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

      Once the Chelsea fixtures turn green.

    7. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Did that this week. Would’ve kept if I had the funds since he’s scoring decent points despite them not keeping cs.

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

      Going for Chelsea defender in week 7

  5. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Most Benny owners also own Shaw.
    Thats a B*itch.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      True in my case

  6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    WTF was the Portugal manager doing with Bruno & Ronaldo?

    They can’t stop scoring in this Utd team

  7. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    This game needs to finish 4-4 now with Greenwood and Coufal both scoring a hatty

  8. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Cheeky Duffy assist. Noice!

  9. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Why no assist for Bruno?!

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

      Ronaldo scored his own rebound.

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

      Because Ronaldo had the shot, it was saved and then he put it in.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Ronaldo needed a second bite at it

      Bruno gets another big chance created though which helps his Baps

    4. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      First shot was saved, no assist given if the same player taps in the rebound

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

      Because I own him

  10. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Wow need a Leicester goal even more now as a non Duffy Sanchez owner..

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

    Ronaldo G lovely!

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

      Another?

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

        Haha... No. I was late to the party

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

      Brace?

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

        Hopefully another goal soon

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

      Poor internet provider...

  12. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Dramatic few minutes.
    Benrahma goal - yes!
    Duffy assist penalty - yes!
    Ronaldo scores but misses first taking the assist away from Bruno - Nooooooooo!

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

    Luke Shaw has got to be the most overrated FPL asset, bloody useless!

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

    Ha, Duffy got an assist 😎

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

      Filthy.

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

        Off to the shower….

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

      Surely the best player in FPL history at this rate

  15. Steinburg FC
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    the assist was given to Maupay for fouling Vestagaurd which made him handball it?

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I'm sorry but I just realised Gilmour got a bonus point in a game with 4 goals, none of which he was remotely involved in!? That seriously needs looking at.

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

      Why

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

        He and his team were awful and they lost 3-1, he shouldn't be getting a bonus point for that

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

          Maybe you need to read the rules of the game

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

            Just because they are rules doesn't mean they are right

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 7 months ago

            What is this logic, you can play amazingly well and still lose

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

              Yes but he didn't

              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 7 months ago

                the rules are the same for 7 million of us.
                Accept it or stop playing.

        3. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 7 months ago

            You can't play well if you haven't scored or assisted

            1. No Kane No Gain
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 7 months ago

              Maybe he did crucial blocks or interceptions and key passes etc.

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

          Martinez got 2 bonus in a game where he made 1 save too

          1. No Kane No Gain
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

            This was the craziest

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

          I preferred the 'man in the stands' approach to the bonus points but I think the majority of the players here prefer the current method.

        6. Harry the Hack
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          quite possibly the stupidest post i've seen today

      2. MIGHTY JOE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Jammy Duffy points letsgo

        1. Von Lipwig
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Nothing jammy about having a good bench 😉

          1. MIGHTY JOE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 7 months ago

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

              I'd already got 19 points off him before this game. Hardly jammy.

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

        What are the chances duffy keeps his place?

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

          Why wouldn't he?

      4. Ninja Škrtel
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        "Neverending roniiiii na na na na na na na na na...."

      5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Why didn’t Duffy take Brighton’s pen

      6. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Duffy EO with autosubs moves from 26.49% to 39.26%! Sanchez only owners want him to concede

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

          what ? gibberish lol 😉

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

        Ah, so many Ronaldo and Duffy points. Rank killer. Punt on NOnaldo did not pay of!

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

        Ronny close again

      9. Ady87
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        When you do Sanchez > Schmeichel on your WC because you had 0.9 spare. It hurts. Also benched White and Liv.

      10. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Ohhhh I didn't see the assist for Duffy until now 😀

      11. jackoasean
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        My bench of Duffy - livremento has saved me from Torres - TAA.

      12. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Duffy 2nd sub after Sissoko :'(

      13. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        More please, Ronny!

      14. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Brighton up to 2nd. My triple not looking so daft now 😉

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Good jinx

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

        Greenwood doing his very best to macth Jotas blankorama