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Key Leicester assets all start as Rodgers becomes boss

Leicester City’s key Fantasy assets have all kept their places for the first game after Claude Puel’s reign came to a close.

Brendan Rodgers’ arrival at the King Power Stadium was confirmed around the same time as the team news was released.

He will see Jamie Vardy (£8.8m), Harvey Barnes (£5.5m), James Maddison (£6.6m), Demarai Gray (£5.4m) and Ricardo Pereira (£5.4m) all in the starting line-up.

There was also a return to the side for Ben Chilwell (£5.0m) after he missed Gameweek 27.

There will also be plenty of interest in the Wolves side as they head to Huddersfield.

Nuno Espirito Santo has named the usual suspects in his starting XI, with Raúl Jiménez (£6.8m), Matt Doherty (£5.4m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) all involved from the beginning.

It will be interesting to see how they get on against a Terriers side that has run eight chances after Saturday’s defeat to Newcastle.

Everton are now back in FPL action for the first time since Gameweek 26, and they have done so with minimal changes.

Richarlison (£6.6m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.2m) and Lucas Digne (£5.3m) are all on the team-sheet to face Cardiff, who have also made the usual number of changes to their attacking line-up.

There will be plenty of interest in the 8pm televised kick-off between Newcastle and Burnley.

That game features two popular budget strikers in Salomón Rondón (£5.9m) and Ashley Barnes (£5.7m).

Miguel Almirón (£6.0m), unfortunate to blank on his full home debut, is also in the starting line-up for the Magpies.

Kenneth Zohoré (£4.6m) starts up front, with Junior Hoilett (£5.0m), Bobby Reid (£5.2m) and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (£4.8m) behind him.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Bennett, Bamba, Morrison, Ecuele Manga; Gunnarsson, Bacuna; Hoilett, Reid, Mendez-Laing; Zohoré.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Jagielka, Keane, Coleman; Gueye, Schneiderlin; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Calvert-Lewin.

Huddersfield XI: Lössl; Stankovic, Schindler, Kongolo; Duhaney, Hogg, Billing, Durm; Pritchard; Mounie, Grant.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Diogo Jota

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Tielemans, Ndidi, Maddison; Gray, Vardy, Barnes.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Montoya, Duffy, Dunk, Bong; Groß, Stephens, Pröpper; Knockaert, Murray, March.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Lejeune, Lascelles, Schär; Ritchie, Longstaff, Hayden, Manquillo; Perez, Almirón; Rondón.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Hendrick, Cork, Gudmundsson; Wood, Barnes.

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  1. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Crouch trying to injure the entire Newcastle team

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The Legend

  2. Mince n Tatties
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison highest scoring player so far...
    12 points for 6 players (and 1 point coming off the bench if Firmino doesn't play)
    I really didn't think it could get any worse
    FFS

  3. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Yet another horro show so far for me. Roll on June.

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Me too

  4. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Projected points - 65
    Actual points - 13 from 6

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Projected by?

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Tinkerbell

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That all?

    3. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      12 from 5, maybe 13 if Maddie gets a bonus

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Need Sterling (C) no show for Schar points. Any chance? 😆

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      There is a chance.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Knowing baldie he will give Raz a very late 1 point cameo.

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Chance of a ten min cameo too

    2. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe, likely 1point cameo...who e ur other defenders?why bench schaf at home?

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Big chance

    4. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling will get a 90 min 'cameo' full of goals and assists ;0)

    5. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You left him on the bench but sorry you don't deserve the points

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

    That Huddersfield goal almost hurt as much as that Kola own goal or Salah scoring 21 Points the GW I got him out.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm still irate about the Kola own goal....they even credited the goal to Grant later on to rud it in even more

      1. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          This + I found out they gave the goal to Grant today 🙁

        • MINUS FOUR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Don't even get me started. And I have double Wolves defence for this one now too. AND I benched Deulofeu last GW.

          Despite all this, still had a few tiny green arrows. But the 'what might've beens' are going off in my head constantly.

    2. pjomara
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Highlight of my gw is that I saved a FT. Hopefully that won't still be the case this time tomorrow.

    3. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy YC is annoying. I thought I was smart going for him instead of the popular Rondon/Barnes but it's just a 3 pts difference.

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Still a profit

      2. MTPockets
          5 years, 2 months ago

          He's on for 2bp according to stats here

          1. Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            He might get the 3. Why did he get the YC? Walking off slowly?!

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Didn't watch it

            2. Peter Ouch
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Where is here

              1. MTPockets
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/987866/
                  Player stats - BPS Plus - sort by BPS

                  1. Peter Ouch
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    No bps for him unfortunately

                    1. MTPockets
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Don't think they're finalised yet

            3. MGD
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              - Burnley has only failed to score in 2/10 previous games
              - Yedlin has not beeb benched in any game?
              - I haven’t owned Yedlin all season

              Guess the outcome of above. You can’t make this stuff up...

              1. MGD
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Been*

              2. FPL Pillars
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                You bought Yedlin in 😉

                1. MGD
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Correct! 🙂
                  This game sometimes..... ML rival have Lascelles

                  1. FPL Pillars
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Who you getting off bench?

                    1. MGD
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      AWB, Rashford or Masuaku...

                      It’s a wreck

                      1. FPL Pillars
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Doesn’t look good

                      2. Homer21
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        That hurts

                        1. MGD
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 2 months ago

                          Cheers. I’ll get back on my feet 🙂 thanks

              3. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Ouch

              4. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Yedlin benched 3 times this season. I think one of of those he was in US, and the following one after his return. Not sure about GW2.

              5. Brosstan
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Why did you bring in Yedlin when Burnley have only failed to score in 2 of their last 10?

                1. MGD
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Decent fixtures, no blank in 31 or 33.
                  Wing back who plays a lot of games.
                  Laporte injures.
                  Good form from Newcastle
                  Only 4.5.
                  Had coverage from Wolves and Liverpool
                  Have Shaw.

                  satisfied?

              6. Pompel
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                And I effectively bought him for a hit 🙁
                .. or let's say it was Kun I bought for a hit 😉

                1. MGD
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Haha always good that you can decide who you take for a hit 🙂

                2. Deulofail
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  -2 each 🙂

                3. Baps hunter
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  I have Lascelles on my bench... Need Kun no-show.

            4. Gudjohnsen
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Etheridge to Fabianski for the weekend?

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

              Looking at transfers for the weekend, have £3.4 to spend, and one free transfer. Any suggestions?

              Currently eyeing (for a -4):
              - AWB - NEW def
              - Son > Sterling or Auba > Kun

              Alisson
              Robertson - Pereira - Doherty
              Felipe Anderson - Son - Salah - Pogba
              Rondón - Jiménez - Aubameyang
              (Hamer - Puncheon - Wan-B - Balbuena)

              1. sovietrockettes
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                And that is the end of Richarlison’s proud unbroken tenure on my team going all the way back to GW1

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

                  Never got around to transferring him out yet?

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

                    Someway, somehow I also have failed to do that. But he's been on the bench also and I have played 4-3-3.

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

                    The amount of standout options in his price range has been a problem.

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

                      That's definitely understandable! As an example, I'm sitting here with F. Anderson as my GW27 transfer (for a hit)…

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

              I don't get it why we are not considering WC in GW 32 and FH in GW 33?

              1. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Mark doesn't want to do that one.

              2. Kiwivillan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                More info on 35 closer to the time?

              3. Numb
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                We can do

              4. The 5% Team
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                you are allowed to follow your own strategy 🙂

                this seems like a decent one

              5. AVFCChris1984
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                What's the most popular choice for use of chips

              6. Majestic Chanka
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                I’m considering it, all depends on the GW31 FA Cup results and the placement of DGWs

              7. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                not this debate, not now

              8. Now I'm Panicking
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                You can do what you want

              9. FPL Pillars
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Most who play in GW31 play in 33. Wildcard in 34 only one week before 35 bench boost less time for team to fall apart more information etc.

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

                GW31 team ?

            7. Jayv807
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              On pace to beat my last week's score of 25 !!! And by beat, I mean score lower....9 points from 5 so far.

              Livin the dream 🙂

              1. MGD
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                2 from 3 so here we go

            8. DantheManinaPan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Heartbroken double Wolves defence owner here 🙁

              1. Mind över Mata
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Likewise, every week with Patrício and Doherty - painful

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

                That sea of green fixtures was so enticing. Had got to Huddersfield and Cardiff and I kept telling myself those two would pay it back. Checking the score tonight I thought it was a clean shirt in the bank....

            9. MTPockets
                5 years, 2 months ago

                How did H.Barnes look - stats say 6 shots in the box but were they all rubbish?

                1. wulfrunian
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Good performance.

                2. 420king
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Looked good.

                3. tucaoneo
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Very lively. Bit wasteful.

                  1. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    same as always then

                4. MTPockets
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Cheers. Heatmap looks promising and furthest forward.
                    Points would have been nice though

                5. Deulofail
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  0.07pts above top 10k average this week 😎

                  1. Team Cruel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Every inch matters.

                6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  That moment of regret when you see the likes of Rondon and Barnes leading your strikeforce

                  1. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    players in that price bracket are always gonna be patchy. helps you afford premium mids who all play tomorrow 🙂

                    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      True but right now I just have an instant feeling of "wtf am I doing"

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

                    I considered a Jiménez - Rondon - Barnes attacking trio…

                    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      eesh

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

                        I'm too far behind that it really matters though.

                  3. Majestic Chanka
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    And Jimi as the turd one

                    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      the biggest one of the three

                    2. Mince n Tatties
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      At least we can start selecting for Eliteserien soon...

                      1. Majestic Chanka
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Very true, goes live on 1st March I think!

                  4. Vinyl78LP
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Could be worse, Wood/Rondon(c)/Jiminez here...

                7. sminkypinky
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  This evening was a bitter disappointment. Hoping tomorrow will be better. Much better.

                  1. TLF
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    It will be

                  2. KukaVain
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    It will be much bitter

                  3. Pras (FPL)
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Today was budget enabler day

                    Tomorrow is big hitters’ bonanza

                    1. sminkypinky
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      True. Pogba, Salah, Auba, Mane, Kun all to go...

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

                  Gray first on my bench, damn! 🙁

                9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Do you mind if I Schär my joy?

                  1. andrewe63
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Hard to 'Mask' it ?

                  2. FPL Pillars
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I hope you stub your toe in the morning sir 😉

                    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      😆

                      1. FPL Pillars
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Well done

                10. Concrete
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Auba to Aguero tonight before priced out?

                  Or too risky

                  1. Ambrosiana Inter
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Do it

                  2. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    doubt he starts both games before blanking

                    1. Concrete
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      That’s the risk but want him for Watford at home GW30

                      1. EMBOLOFAN
                        • 5 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        if hes benched u dont

                  3. Peter Ouch
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    they haven't even play. no

                  4. Baps hunter
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    You will provably regret. Before dgw hits are cheaper 🙂

                11. diesel001
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Vardy BAPS?

                  1. andrewe63
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Moobs really

                12. Lexi2014
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  22 from 4. I’ll take that

                  1. FPL Pillars
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Sounds like a red arrow

                  2. TLF
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Decent

                13. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  “rachel brown-finnis” is the last person i want to hear from right now

                  1. TallestJohn
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    "EMBOLOFAN" is the last person I want to hear from right now

                    1. EMBOLOFAN
                      • 5 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      log out then fam

                14. Kiwivillan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Reading BBC commentary Crouch sounds like the Big Show entering the Royal Rumble rather than a footballer

                15. Merlin the Wraith
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Ouch! 9 from 5. Doesn't auger well for FFS cup qualifying

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

                    Forgot the cup 🙁

                16. 420king
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Am I the only one expecting Kola to get benched tomorrow? I'm just hoping he doesn't come for a 1 pt cameo.

                  1. andrewe63
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I want the points he owes me tomorra 😉

                    1. 420king
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      1 pt cameo confirmed 🙁

                      1. andrewe63
                        • 12 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        ;(

                17. No Luck
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Help me out here, the 'new manager bounce' XI :

                  ...?
                  Luiz, Sakho, PVA...?
                  Hazard, Pogba, McLean, Nasri...?
                  Adebayor, Vardy, Mitrovic...?

                  Give these guys a new manager every week and they'll win the league.

                18. sovietrockettes
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Can’t wait to replace Richarlison with Hazard and see the double-digit hauls stack up

                19. Old Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  At 7:15pm I wrote
                  ...... at 10pm I will be able to say "7 from 4 here - any good?"

                  at 10:00 I write "7 from 4 here - any good?"

                  This season is officially the pits.

                  1. MTPockets
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      ditto mate. ditto

                    • andrewe63
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Active League: Top 10k
                      Live Average: 8.75 (-0.83) = 7.93