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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. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Was kind of half considering Mendy for GW7

    Not sure if that lineup really supports it 😆

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

      Think it's what Tuchel did last season: give Kepa a run-out in the league prior to the cup game. Mendy will likely be back next week.

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

    Leicester being robbed in daylight here.

  3. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez the tease.

  4. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton riding their luck.

    Barnes just a big nutcase!

  5. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez made a save! Now he has 2pts and a save instead of 6pts, thank goodness

  6. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Harvey having a nightmare.

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Has he had many chances?

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe one or two? Caught for tailgating Sanchez twice. Leicester should have three goals. Highway robbery, really!

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

      season

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

    Matic coming on. Game-changer.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The decisions from Ole are just pathetic at this point, in what way is that a good move????

      1. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

      2. 2EyedTurk
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Well, these took about 30secs to age well!

  8. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Super Ben rested.

    1. SAUCY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I remember back in the day your jokes about Emerson being rested when Alonso started.

      Always used to make me chuckle

  9. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not a Mendy owner but why rotate keepers in the league? Is he injured or something?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Welcome, one and all, to the Tuchel roulette

      1. The Sociologist
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Tuchel Tinkery

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

      He has a bruised run from UCL.

      However Tuchel did rotate before/after some cup games to keep Kepa fresh & help his confidence.

      There is obviously an element of market value retention at play.

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

      Gonna play Kepa in the cup, gives him a runout week before. This happened last season.

  10. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Donny martial and Mata on the bench yet matic comes on while we're chasing a goal

  11. _Ninja_
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    jlingz winner.

  12. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard winner

  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lingz G

  14. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski with 8 saves damn

  15. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    JLingzzzzzz

  16. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    JLingz winner

  17. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So young so promising!

  18. ZimZalabim
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    what a cracker from the prospect

  19. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What a classy finish

  20. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lingard G

    West Ham fans spewing

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    J FCKING LIIIIINNNNGGGGGZZXXXXXXZZZZZZX

  22. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fab 1 more save to deny Benny 3 BAPS

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Delete please 😆

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

    😆 of all players

  24. The Senate
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  25. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    jlingz is inevitable

  26. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Written in the stars

  27. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Shaw assist?

    1. _Ninja_
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Katic I think

      1. _Ninja_
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        matic

    2. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Matic wasn't it?

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ole playing 4D chess with Lingard over the summer

  29. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Assist?

    1. el polako
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Matic

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

      Matic

  30. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow