I pretty sure you don’t get negative scores if a starter doesn’t play, so I presume I get 0 or Mings 25, got no idea, Cancelo will be playing though it was just a hypothetical
I wouldn't be trading him out if you are locked into the formation. Can potentially make up more points with that saved trade for injuries or DGW's later. Should then find out the result.
Where available based on the selected formation, your Substitutes (bench) act as automatic emergencies, and will automatically have their score added (as long as they score greater than 0) to replace a player in your Starting 11 who doesn't play and receives a score of 0 - in their matching position only.
Damn in the end Raphinha not playing could have given me the loop to take the VC of James.
I panicked a little and put it on Fernandes in the end when Shaw was named after not practicing all week.