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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. jack88
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    is christensen starting?

  2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Cristiano last minute winner written in the stars

    1. Gunneryank
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      It feels exactly like that sort of game.

  3. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Chelsea with out Mendy ......

    1. Liberate HK - antichinazi
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      SONNNNNNNN

  4. JONALDINHO
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Penaldo at it again

  5. Thomas Magnum
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Why’s that not a yellow for simulation

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Not a dive, not a pen.

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      because there was very strong contact ?

      1. Harry the Hack
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Strong contact initiated by Ronaldo!

  6. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 days ago

    Well I'm sure glad I punted on Chilwell on WC last week and used my ft to move him to James this week

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Tuchel hates Nate Dogg confirmed

      • Khark
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        James house got burgled. It's no suprise he isnt playing.

        1. Harry the Hack
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          he's on the bench..

        2. Hooky
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Did they steal his boots?

        3. Postman Ty
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Surely this happens to everyone right? Not just me? Feels like every few weeks something like this happens.

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

          I wouldn't say it's solely that, unfortunately has happened to a lot of players when playing European games in particular and they still play afterwards

    2. Khark
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Mendy not playing.

      Fantasy really has been mental this weekend.

    3. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Not all contact in the box is a pen this season.

      Rule change after last season and Sterling in the Euro's.

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

        Ronaldo initiated that contact anyway. Shouldn't have been a pen last season either.

        1. ZimZalabim
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          It would have been a pen in the early part of last season when they gave any touch as a pen, but then they altered their rule after about 10-12 games iirc, after that wouldn't have been a pen, Ronaldo literally jumped into Coufal so apart from when refs were giving very soft pens no chance its given

    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Greenwood next on my out list then

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      The pre-season predictions were correct when they said Man Utd would get fewer penalties because of more lenient refereeing.

      1. R.C.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Also no Martial

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Their main penalty winners haven't been playing this season: Martial and Rashford. But yes, fewer penalties all round

        1. Postman Ty
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          You mean divers?

    6. Bartowski
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Is it just me or does Maguire look like the quintessential evil witch?!

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        are evil witches quintessential ?

        1. Bartowski
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Everything can be quintessential if its the most fitting example.

        2. el polako
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 days ago

          Aren't witches evil by definition ?
          Can you get good witch ?

          1. Bartowski
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 days ago

            I think its best you watch all seven seasons of this https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3906732/ and let us know if that's true or not.

      2. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        It’s just you

      3. ZimZalabim
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        I can see it, Wicked Witch from Wizard of OZ lol

    7. The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Yarmo looking like the most tired player on the pitch, lol.

    8. JohnnyCroat
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      James benched... but Duffy for 5 just in case. Still feels like an odd GW

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        James cameo incoming

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        He'll very likely be subbed on

    9. Tango74
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      What do I do Harvey Barnes, any decent mid price miss

      Not jota or benrahma?

      1. Hooky
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Sarr

      2. Heisenberg W. W.
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Gray or Raphina (if passed fit)

    10. Liberate HK - antichinazi
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      So Shaw --> James went well!

      1. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Well you haven't exactly missed a Shaw haul.
        This was my planned move this week, now reconsidering.

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Tell me about check my link for GW5 WC f##k up

    11. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Should I ship Traore or Torres this week? Think I want Torres for Burnley in GW8 but don't know if holding him for Chelsea and Liverpool away is worth it. Especially when there's no guarantee he starts vs Burnley.

    12. Illu
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Behrama goal not own goal ?

      1. Rainer
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Nope.

      2. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Benrahma goal is Benrahma goal, otherwise it wouldn't be called Benrahma goal

    13. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Ronaldo embarrassing himself now.

      1. Postman Ty
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        3 goals from 3 keeper errors, but nobody will remember the errors...

    14. 3 A
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Always cry for penalty. Goat my ass

    15. The Senate
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      yeah that one actually should have been given

    16. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Lol Ronnie trying his hardest to get a pen

      1. The Train Driver
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Should have had 2 sonfar

    17. JONALDINHO
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Maguire is such a bad centre half. That’s all

      1. The Senate
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        this is one of the biggest football myths haha

      2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        His immobility hurts him the most

    18. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      STOP DIVING AROUND!

    19. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Ronaldo doing a Neymar

    20. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Keep Odegaard or sell for Gallagher?

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        Keep

    21. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      Gravity owners in heaven, all over Ronaldo at the moment.

    22. Stuck in the Mudryk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      All the wrong decisions on the wildcard, my previous team and the other wildcard draft I didn't opt with doing better this week

    23. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      One more save Sanchez!

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        He will concede if you wish for that.

    24. The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      VAR went from give everything to ignore clear penalties.

      1. Harry the Hack
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 2 days ago

        'clear penalties' lol

    25. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 days ago

      How frustrated are the few remaining Barnes owners right now?

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

        His mum is still holding out hope.