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

    Lei goal

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

    Vardy goal

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

    Vardy party

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

      Always scores vs Brighton

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

    My double CS wiped. Thanks Vardy!

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

    Vardy

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

    Cheers Sanchez you poo

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

    desperately need a leicester goal (preferably vardy!)...

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

      You’re in luck

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

      OMG

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      thank you footballing gods!

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

      Prayers answered

      1. A. PRISE
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Well done mate! It wasn't deserved but a goal is a goal 🙂

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

      Lol if I said that they'd never score again

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

    Very nice goal. Is it weird that I'm happy about that even as a Sanchez owner? I feel like so many people have jammy Veltman and Duffy points coming in.

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

      Yup I was certainly hoping for that goal as a Sanchez owner. 85% EO for him but a 12 pointer for Duffy would have been about 4 points against along with other Brighton double ups.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      My rival getting Duffy jam! Using 3 bench players and that after such daft selections 😡

  9. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Much needed Leicester goal.

  10. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Lovely goal

  11. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Those watching Brighton, how do they look in attack?

    I need to decide who to start here

    A. Begovic (NOR)
    B. Guaita (BRI)

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Brighton always look dangerous. I'd start Begovic for sure.

      1. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks

  12. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    And there goes my Sanchez cleanie lol, glad though as rival has Duffy coming off bench muwahahaha

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

    Bright On
    Bright Off

    CS gone

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

    Just as the CS points were added too 😀

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

      61 bleeping minutes...typical

  15. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Mctominay's lucky his head stayed on after that

    1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      would make no difference - he runs around like a headless chicken anyway

  16. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Pen Brighton

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

      Hand it to Duffy

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry not a pen, FK

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Free kick on edge of box, not a pen

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Typical Leicester in the mud & goal from Mr Leicester

  18. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Excellent for non Brighton owners (me!!!!)

  19. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    If Brighton wins the league and Maupay wins the golden boot I wouldn't be surprised tbh

  20. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez need to go

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      For who? Good price

  21. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Well that’s the risk with having a keeper who doesn’t make saves

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

    FFS Vardy, never scores when you own or captain him but ruins all your clean sheets when you don't

  23. Touré De Force
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Duffy headed goal almost certainly assured now. Non owners far too smug

  24. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Still no save for Sanchez

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

      1 SOT, 1 goal.

      Perhaps someone will Steele his place.

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

    What did I just say about Sanchez? I'm getting a proper goalie.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Guaita is criminally underrated

  26. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Damn you Vardy, double CS wipeout

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

    Ah crud. Brighton CS and my GW gone 🙁

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      GW gone over a Brighton Cleanie?

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

    How’s Barnes been? Biggest troll I’ve ever seen. Hauls in the Europa League against Napoli but doesn’t do anything against Norwich or Brighton

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Can't wait to get rid of him.

    2. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Awful. I've had him for 2 gw but that's it.

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

    Oh bugger off Vardy ffs

  30. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Just saw the goal, very well worked. Incisive play