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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Book him for diving...

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

    CR7 diving for a pen

  3. Baberto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    I don't mind a RJames no show. But I'll not take a one pointer!

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

    Penando lol

  5. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso & Reguilon assists needed

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      or 0-0

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

    Tom Daley would be proud.

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

    Best option is just transfer James out. I feel so stupid.

  8. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    A bad week to have TAA and James.

    Need seven goals from Lukaku to sort me out nicely

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

    Think I’m going to go for Azpi, nailed and probably low ownership. I also remember him assisting a lot for Morata from RCB and looks like he will get the odd game at RWB aswel

  10. The Mighty Hippo
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    He should have been booked for that.

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

    Never a pen.

  12. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    come on refs we all want to know the answer to the question

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

      Not all contact is a pen this season.

      Your team will suffer most, unfortunate.

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I'm not a Liverpool fan btw

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

    give ronaldo a yellow for diving

  14. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Shaw is like an expensive version of lamptey

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

    That was a pen for Salah

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

    May not be a pen but not a dive

  17. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Christensen the correct Chelsea defender.

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

      he's not immune either

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        At 5 you can take the risk

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

      Very good choice, but Rudiger too. Unless Alonso is the answer after all?

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

        Could be the one thing I have got right!

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

          And Sarr

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

            True, though completely offset with Salah’s haul

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Yes. Rudiger too. But I believe Christensen has played almost all when he has been fit.

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

      didn’t play last game week

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        At 5, you can take that odd benching.

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

    Not a dive, but not a foul. Coufal got done, but Ronaldo overplayed it

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

    *whispers* I think that was a pen

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

    Best 5.6 or below mid please people?

    A. Gallagher
    B. Doucoure
    C. Odegaard

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

      C

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

        Rival brought him in the week, nuts!

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

      I like the look of Gallagher

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

        Same

  21. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Zouma man of the match ?

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

    Ronaldo needs to watch more clips of Sterling to master his diving.

  23. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    F****g pen!

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

      Dive

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

      No it wasn't 😆

    3. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      na

  24. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    A great game by Zouma today

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

      Agent Happy

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

    Deliberate obstruction in the penalty area gonna be trending this season

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      true. you're allowed to do it now though...

  26. Sgt. Schultz
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Fred's first touch my Gawd!!

  27. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Quite certain that Chilwell will start once I buy Alonso

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

      90 minutes for Chilwell midweek and he's up to speed?

      Think non-owners have missed the Alonso wagon now.

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

    Why was that not a pen?

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

      Nobody knows

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

      Not at Old Tragfford

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

      Ronaldo did everything he could to find contact and go down.

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

      Because Ronaldo was falling into Coufal's leg lol

    5. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Crazy

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

      Rewatch it and decide if you really need to be asking this

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

        jokes aside coufal moved his leg towards him and there was contact, i think it was a pen, what a goal from Lingz!

  29. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs winning coming!

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

      Nah chelsea should trounce them

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

    I knew Reece James was a crap pick, but still couldn't stay away. Always, always cameos as well.

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

      The cameos are the worst part and why I think I may swerve him...

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

      Certain cameo, I'm so annoyed I didn't go for one of the safer picks