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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. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    United = Dream Team!!! Discuss

    1. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Defensive Mid would just perfect the team right? Maybe a good winter transfer. Kante maybe? Haha

      1. Pep bites Kun
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        They'll never get Kante. Rice or Phillips perhaps

    2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Desperately need a fred replacement to win trophies

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Young boys are the dream team

    4. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If they buy Rice to replace Fred, then yes

    5. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      United's central midfielders do be dreaming quite a bit.

      Maguire as well.

  2. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Only a Lualaba score of -10 can save my gameweek (yes that’s minus)

  3. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Frightening watch as a non ronaldo owner

    Dont think i can do that again

    1. puhd
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The way I see it, it’s either him or Lukaku

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        It's both

    2. Auntie Niemi
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He's not going to score every week and he's not going to play in all games.As soon as cavani recovers he'll be heavily rotated.

  4. puhd
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Toney out
    Saint Maxim in

    Yes or no?

    Thanks lads

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I think points potential is the same.

    2. Auntie Niemi
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.His fixtures are better in the short-run.

  5. DGW Sane TC Fail....
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ronaldo penaties was going down befre he was even touched. Great that there's VAR in the game now.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yup. Would have had 2 penalties if he didn't leap into the contact and dive

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Zouma one was a pen.

      • Shteve
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Still a foul, doesn't matter if he was going down!

        1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Am old school 56 years old played for 25 years. I dont want this crap in the game .. i know when somebody is cheating. stay on your feet.

          1. Shteve
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I hear you but, for better or worse, it is part of the game.

          2. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            If he has stayed on his feet for the Zouma tackle, he'd have been wiped out. 100%. Sometimes it's about avoiding injury as well

      • Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Still a pen

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ronaldo joins the league and the quality of posts here decline.

      I thought at least FFS would be immune to this since most on here love football.

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Never. There’s way too many people on here who hate themselves or don’t get enough attention at home.

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Seems that way.
          Its not like we've witnessed something new.
          These incidents happen and opinions are divided, but with Ronaldo the animosity is on another level.

          Ronaldo and referee no one gets spared.

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      United fans on here whining about VAR.

      The irony.

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        It is ironic, I agree. VAR has gifted us some decisions in the past but that does not mean we can’t complain about the incorrect decisions today. I’d be saying the same thing if it were any other team and those decisions were made.

        1. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          What incorrect decision? he had acres of space to run into and decided to run into the west ham player instead. Twice

          1. Zimo
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Lacazette calm down. You'll get to play some games soon. Don't worry

          2. EmreCan Hustle
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Second one was a pen IMO. Zouma didn't get the ball.

      2. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        lol. VAR has given to and taken from us in the past, doesn't mean you can't complain about its inadequacies now!

    4. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Martin Atkinson and VAR officials need to be investigated for bribery from City group

    5. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Stuck with double BHA defence for (cry) and thought it might be time to lose Benrahma, but then 2FT could be handy for GW7… thoughts please!!

      Sanchez
      TAA Shaw Veltman
      Salah Greenwood Raphinha Benrahma
      Ronaldo Bamford Antonio

      Steele Tsimikas Ayling Brownhill

      1FT, 0.4 itb

      1. Benrahma >> Sarr
      2. Ayling >> Semedo
      3. Save FT

      Thanks

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

        I'd be tempted by 2.

        Newcastle are horrific and he could do some real damage.

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

      It’s been all plain sailing this season. Forgot what an absolute ***** of a game fantasy football can be when not going well haha.

      70k-> 350k and I’m rage selling Jota

    7. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      VAR was awful today. Only correct decision was the Shaw handball and the referee on field had to go to the screen to make it.

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

        im still not clear. are you
        a) United supporter
        b) Ronaldo capper, or
        c) both?

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          A only. United supporter with no United fpl assets today. Does not affect me in any way in fpl terms.

    8. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I predicted Cristiano to score 1 goal every game, still do.

    9. kUwe Inc.
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      So, Sanchez out, Ramsdale in?

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Isn't Leno back next match?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 6 months ago

            No, that was disproved by arteta

          • kUwe Inc.
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Well…Leno available in the past 2 games, I guess he losing his place to Ramsdale.

      2. TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        55 all out, could have been a lot worse

      3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        For second week running I get a zero subbing in for a zero

        1. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Sub Zero says "FINISH HIMMM!!!"

      4. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Dives or no dives, would Ronaldo have gone down in the box that many times of he wasn’t designated penalty taker?

        1. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          What?

          1. Thomas Magnum
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I’m saying, Ignoring if it’s a foul or no foul, if Ronaldo wasn’t the penalty taker would he still go into the box trying to draw a pen for a teammate to take or would he try get a shot off for himself?

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            2 years, 6 months ago

            No, he stays on his feet and tries to get a shot off

            1. Thomas Magnum
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              My thoughts exactly

          • Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Yes. Once a diver always a diver.

            1. Cruyff's Eleven
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Ronnie Dio!

              1. Cruyff's Eleven
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Sorry, thought we were guessing artist against song titles

            2. Simon69
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              You only login to comment about United. What a meaningless life.

              1. Thomas Magnum
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Lol what?

                1. Simon69
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  2 years, 6 months ago

                  Wasn't talking to you.

          • g_jannyg
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Good shout tbf

        3. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Ferran > Sarr a no-brainer?

          1. dshv
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Did this yesterday ..

        4. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I think penalties should be scrapped. At 1-1 a close tight game, people have no problem in a game being completely turned upside down by a dive in the penalty box

          1. Thomas Magnum
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            People see players diving in the box now and just accept it and say “it’s part of the game” pretty sad

            1. Pep bites Kun
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              It has become acceptable practise unfortunately - anything for the win is seen as par for the course rather than unsporting.

        5. dshv
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          actually west ham are very good team, next week against weak leeds defence will be good i think

          (Antonio Benrahma owner)

          1. Shteve
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Def a good team but thought they were very leggy, Europa League could be their downfall

        6. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Moyes still a United man then … why on Earth does anyone think its smart to bring a player on just to take a penalty? Ole’s goat slaughtering works again.

          1. Cruyff's Eleven
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            The English manager did it...

          2. Lingard’s Shin Guards
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            should learn from southgate that subbing on for a pen doesn't work

          3. Postman Ty
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Seriously how many times do we have to see a manager try that and fail and be ridiculed before they stop that nonsense.

          4. Simon69
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            You support Liverpool right? Your entire comment history is talking about United. Christ that's embarrassing.

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

          Bamford to Antonio. Good move or too sideways?

          1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            considering this my self though also tempted to do Torres to Sarr

        8. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          0-0 in this match would do nicely for me (Alonso + Dier off bench for Torres).

        9. Nanoelektronicar
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Big three: Raphinha, Benrahma, Sarr

        10. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          51 pts all out, bad week ... Torres Digne the killers!

        11. Bob_the_builder
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Only a Lukaku brace can save this GW now.

        12. Firmino
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Decided not to use my wildcard in GW3. Im 34 points down on that decision. Gap probably going to get bigger before GW8. Season defining stuff.

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

            Nah I’m similar boat. Terrible this week and wildcard team would be at elastic 20-30 ahead. But a long season and there’s a reason we’re holding out for GW 7/8

          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Not sure you can come to that conclusion, the points or season defining

        13. Alisson WondHaaland
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I advise people to look at this which I posted a few days ago.

          https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/24136122

          TLDR just get Rudiger and sleep well

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            May as well spend an extra 0.2 and get insane attacking threat too with Alonso

            1. Flaming Flamingo
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Alonso is even more rotation prone than James going forward though

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Don't be another I told you so (so many on here these days) we all get some calls right and some wrong and nobody thinks James is 100% nailed or nailed more than Rudiger anyway

              1. Alisson WondHaaland
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Im not saying right or wrong, but I think many people are unaware of the amount of cameos he gets hence its worth taking a loom

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

              Chelsea are a minefield outside of Lukaku

              Cancelo I think is a higher priority than any chelsea defender, even with the fixtures

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

              I agree. Its him. Christensen is another good choice. Azpi too, but too expensive.

              Unless Alonso is the one after all!

            • Over Midwicket
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              I would never get a 5.5 defender who has 0 attacking potential.

              1. Alisson WondHaaland
                • 8 Years
                2 years, 6 months ago

                Got the same amount of goals as James last season

          3. Sid07
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Greenwood to raphina??

            1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              yes

          4. g_jannyg
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            Wait how does Benrahma still get 3bps? Lol

          5. TomSaints
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            The guardian hates united but if they’re saying penalties then it really was a shocker:

            Dear me, what a finish. It would have been a scandal had West Ham drawn the game - but they really should have done. Mark Noble came on to take the penalty, a huge gamble that failed when his tame effort was saved. Before that, Cristiano Ronaldo had two penalty appeals - one extremely good, one stonewall - ignored by both Martin Atkinson and VAR. It’s not good enough, but at least it didn’t affect the result.