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Gameweek 8 concludes at the King Power Stadium with Leicester City hosting West Bromwich Albion.

The Fantasy Football community will be torn heading into this encounter, with allegiances split between the home attack and the Baggies backline.

Jamie Vardy is undoubtedly the star turn on show. Owned by 16.3% of managers, the five-goal striker was brought in by 294,000 ahead of Gameweek 8, the third most popular transfer target. He has goals in his last two in front of his own supporters, but is yet to score against West Brom at home in three attempts.

Elsewhere for the Foxes, Harry Maguire boasts an ownership of 7.4%, attracting just over 40,000 new managers prior to Saturday’s deadline. The centre-back has a goal and an assist from his three home appearances so far.

Ahmed Hegazi remains the most popular asset in the West Brom camp. Still part of 1.3 million squads, he’s been benched by 353,000 (26.9%) ahead of tonight’s clash.

Meanwhile, Ben Foster was due to be backed by an ownership of just over 800,000 but will play no part in tonight’s match having been ruled out with a knee problem. Over 347,000 of his managers named Foster in their starting XI and now turn to their reserve keeper.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. the snazzy viking
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Leicester score pls without any Vardy involvement

    1. Patch
      9 years, 3 days ago

      No thank you, a snore fest would be amazing

    2. Pranav Santhosh
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Cmon vardy goal

    3. Oven Glover
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Dawson hoooold

    4. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Your wish is my command...

  2. Fred54
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Who knew picking a forward from a team in the relegation zone would be a colossal failure?

    1. Sánchez
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Thinking I'll just keep Firmino
      Fixtures get good after Spurs

    2. GuyIncognito
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Charlie Austin

    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Andy Johnson.

    4. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Also priced like a top 4 striker

      1. Fred54
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Yeah your Austin's and Johnson's were cheaper.

        3rd forward slot has always been a curse for me.

        1. Ravager
          9 years, 3 days ago

          This. I feel like I'm going to give up on the third forward. Haven't had a good one since some time last year.

    5. Pranav Santhosh
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Been a better pick than firmino since gw4

    6. MikeDuff
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Darren Bent, Andy Johnson, Vardy 3 seasons ago!!

      1. Fred54
        9 years, 3 days ago

        That guy Kane. What happened to him?

    7. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Defoe did alright last year 🙂

  3. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    9 years, 3 days ago

    How's Vardy looking?

    Asking for a friend.

    1. Differentiator
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Knew it was lie when you said friend

      1. The Enlightener
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Ooooh. Feel the burn. 😎

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Tell your friend that Vards is married and hence unavailable.

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Why is that bald assistent ref always at the far end and never at the near end? I swear it's every game.

  5. Stupendous
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Right goodbye Vardy.

    Using the money and once and for all going 2 up front Kane/Jesus/Aguero maybe the latter 2

    1. nkhoughton
      9 years, 3 days ago

      A bit brash, at least keep for the Swansea game

  6. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 3 days ago

    OMG my Uncle is at the game. He just told me he has bought me a Pulis / Shakspeare double scarf!!!!! What should I do..?

    1. Oven Glover
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Burn it

    2. MikeDuff
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Burn him

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Contact the authorities and tell them to delete all proofs of him being your uncle.

    4. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 3 days ago

      you should see the picture of it. It's hilarious!

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 3 days ago

        There really isn't anything hilarious about an half and half scarf.

        1. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          9 years, 3 days ago

          Agreed. Except for how bad they are.

    5. *Reformed-Character*
      9 years, 3 days ago

      You need to stop making up stories about gambling and uncles ....

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Don't be jealous of my cash and lovely new scarf. 😉

  7. MikeDuff
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Cresswell, Dunk and now Maguire.

    So close and so far from points in defence this week. Can't buy a point

  8. La Roja
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Itchy nachos off

  9. Distinctly Average
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 3 days ago

    What two defenders would you pick with a combined value of 9.8m?

    1. Speédy
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Jones and Mee

      1. Distinctly Average
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 3 days ago

        You're right, but I forgot to say my other three defs

        Jones, Naughton, Mbemba

        My bad haha

      2. Speédy
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Cedric and Mee then.

    2. Plant Based FPLer
      9 years, 3 days ago

      This may be sacrilege but Gomez? I didn't watch Liver. v Man U but I put him on my watchlist. Also, if Lovren says he has Lukaku figured out, maybe he's not shite after all.

  10. marquinhos
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Cedric to Daniels?

    1. Meinhoff
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Not yet

    2. Speédy
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Cedric plays WBA bha BUR next. I see at least 2 cs's there.

      1. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 3 days ago

        You're forgetting that Southampton are shit.

      2. Plant Based FPLer
        9 years, 3 days ago

        It's Fraser Forster that's shit. I think I could be playing his spot or on Arsenal starting 11 right now. .1 cost me not getting Jones on wc and got Cedric instead. Oops.

  11. Gudjohnsen
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Don't know what Iheanacho is so happy about. Cost them the goal!

    1. Fred54
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Probably thankful he's not back at Man City. Wouldn't even make thier ladies side.

      1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
        9 years, 3 days ago

        😯

  12. Monkey Hanger
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Playing the beautiful game hasn't worked, now for some hoof ball.

  13. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Had a feeling about this game, so played Foster. Looking forward to my clean sheet points..

    1. FPL Husaria
      9 years, 3 days ago

      I hope your Foster will do better that your sub

  14. sminkypinky
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Maguire pretty much my only differential in ml. My picks just won't work this season...

    Meh... it was him or Cedric all week, so can't really complain.

  15. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Probably his bank account !

    1. Fred54
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Calm down Jerry Maguire.

  16. HALFSPACE
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Said this since FPL launched in August. Only forwards worth considering are Firmino and above.

    Could never pay £8.5m for Leicester attack

    1. Gudjohnsen
      9 years, 3 days ago

      What about Tammy?

      1. HALFSPACE
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Decent tbf I like Swansea

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      9 years, 3 days ago

      firmino has been hopeless

      1. HALFSPACE
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Vardy even more so

    3. Plant Based FPLer
      9 years, 3 days ago

      One's either going to have a budget forward, a budget midfielder, or four wingbacks though.

      I think there are some decent budget forwards coming up: Wood (finally scored!), King (manager having gotten Defoe makes me think the manager's lost the plot though), (Abraham maybe), and this may be crazy, but Gabbiadini (have sold him myself).

  17. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Harry Maguire has had 1 goal attempt in 7 games.

    This idea that he has a big goal threat is nonsense.

    Textbook example of groupthink.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Got close tonight

    2. GuyIncognito
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Leicester are also rubbish defensively.

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 3 days ago

        I don't believe that in the slightest

    3. grumpyman
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Is that 1 attempt the one he nearly scored tonight?

    4. Oven Glover
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Have you watched any games with him or are you just looking at stats?

    5. Sánchez
      9 years, 3 days ago

      I've started trusting my own gut a lot more and it's worked well. Going with the group view often failed me. Too often i argued all the positives of a player then got someone else due to other peoples opinions in the past and regretted it

      1. Plant Based FPLer
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Same. Although I talk on here more than I should myself, I guess. Trying to be honest (431 points, not fantastic).

    6. MikeDuff
      9 years, 3 days ago

      He has a goal, 2 assists and came close tonight...

  18. Point-one short
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Please get me some points vardy you horrible human being.

  19. GuyIncognito
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Finally Slimani is on.

  20. The Enlightener
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Hegazi subbed off now and then a Vardy brace would be splendid. FPL Gods. You hear me? Can you hear me now?

  21. the snazzy viking
    9 years, 3 days ago

    A Slimani goal would change everything

  22. L S P
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Never playing a 5-man defense again:

    1 2 1 2 1

    1. KingNidge
      9 years, 3 days ago

      That's what you get for parking the bus

      1. L S P
        9 years, 3 days ago

        well played

    2. Point-one short
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Urgh, not a good week for strong defence.

  23. HALFSPACE
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Jesus averages 68 mins a game, was £1.0m less than Lukaku when FPL launched

    Lukaku averages 90 mins a game

    Jesus only FIVE points behind Lukaku in overall points

    1. marquinhos
      9 years, 3 days ago

      hmmmmm

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 3 days ago

      If I could own Jesus for 80min, then rent Lukaku between 80-90min...that would be ideal 🙂

      Timeshare FPL

    3. Plant Based FPLer
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Exactly. But try picking a captain week in week out with Jesus in squad. It's a headache. I picked him this week but have also picked him when he didn't play or played one half. Aguero back now will put me in mental hospital.

  24. Ha.
    9 years, 3 days ago

    So here I was worried about my H2H with Simpson coming off the bench. All the while they started Hegazi...

    1. Ha.
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Phew

  25. Monkey Hanger
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Didn't realise Ndidi could shoot like that.

  26. fish66
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Plan to wildcard during the next international break (GW11), tempted to pull the trigger this week and ditch a few of my duds. Thoughts?

    Foster, Elliot
    Monreal, Davies, Jones, Mee, Long
    Eriksen, Sterling, Mooy, Carroll, Ritchie
    Kane, Lukaku, Firmino

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Squad doesn't look horrendous this week or anything. I back Ritchie v. Palace. I almost can't say it but Carroll had bonus this week. Firmino can go though (Wood, King, Abraham, Gabbiadini if balls of steel).

      I'm advocating Zaha as well. If he has Courtois figured out and can dribble past numerous Chelsea players... (Mooy out?)

  27. TheTinman
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Vardy scored yet?

    1. Syd.
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Mahrez

  28. Royal5
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Leicester should've sold Mahrez while they could. Definition of a one season wonder.

    1. Royal5
      9 years, 3 days ago

      😀

    2. COYS.
      9 years, 3 days ago

      Haha.. your comments ignited maharez

      1. Royal5
        9 years, 3 days ago

        Sure did! 😆

  29. Syd.
    9 years, 3 days ago

    Woweww

  30. KingNidge
    9 years, 3 days ago

    lol