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26 February 2019 2660 comments
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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.

  1. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    This will probably make a lot of peeps around here angry, but if you can take the emotion out of it. Almiron is just as influential/good in the Prem as he was in MLS. So, yeah, that whole "Prem is so hard to adjust to/the speed of the game" yada yada. Seen that whole myth busted over and over again.

    1. Codetto
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Excellent conclusion based on your grand sample size of... oh wait 1. If it where that simple then lots of MLS players would just come over here and earn multiples of what they currently do in the MLS

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Just wait till Pulisic shows up, gonna knock these peeps upside the head with his skills.

    3. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Based on what exactly?

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Bradley Wright-Phillips

    5. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yedlin and Tim Ream are really redefining stereotypes..

    6. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      fishing

  2. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Brought in Rondón before the deadline, so he's bound to blank.

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    No assist surely

  4. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff jesus christ

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      That's what she said

  5. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Of course Burnley implode the time I transfer in their player... Come on Barnesy just one goal

    1. PrettyDick
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Should've had an assist, Tarkowski shooting it in the stands from 4 meters out

  6. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Suddenly there's a plethora of NEW options to pick from.

    1. andrewe63
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      a what?

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        A smorgasbord of NEW options

      2. jimmyabs1987
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Plethora! My favourite word haha

  7. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I completely hate burnley,finally put 2 in and they've been utter shite

  8. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How is that not Rondon assist

    1. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It came off ben mees head, rondon didnt touch it

    2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Never touched it.

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Because he didn't touch it?

    4. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Umm did not touch it

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Rondon capper alert

  9. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longshaft goal.

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      *staff.

  10. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Salah > Longstaff?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        😀

  11. Yome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Newcastle 2-0 and no Rondon involvement, annoying

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      *unsurprising

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      His holdup play had been essential if that makes you feel better

  12. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hope I’m not in for another WOL triple-up fail 🙁

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      You aren't

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not watching. Are they looking decent?

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      nooooo

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Seriously. I need some good fortune mate

        Brought in Barnes also this week ... ;-(

  13. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Come on give it to Rondon

  14. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff was on my rader.. was good last game too

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He's a really defensive midfielder more expensive than Hayden that isn't fantasy relevant but ok

  15. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff drills it home

  16. Olivier Bernards watch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    not often i get to say this, but we've been very good recently. very happy to have dubravka and rondon in my side. that being side, that was a definite pen

  17. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff essential

    1. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      size isnt everything

    2. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Girthstaff too

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Always important

        Perhaps Girthstaff with the assist?

  18. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Have any of you got a CS from a keeper this season? lol

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I think I got one from Patricio once.

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      GW1 from Kepa and a couple of unexpected ones from fabianski since GW4 (whenever he's gotten one since then)

    3. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I have Fabianski so don't expect them.

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      6 times. Not great...

      1. BIG TONES
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        5 more than me

  19. Budweiser
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Almiron is a waste of space!! 2 starts 4 Newcastle goals and no involvement

  20. andrewe63
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Newcastle/rafa up to 13th..Guy's a legend really.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      he is only good for midtable teams

      1. andrewe63
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Apart from when he's winning champions leagues and la Liga titles right?

  21. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff is a good player

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Now I've seen everything. TM did something balsy. He always goes by the plan and as the FFS crowd is doing.

    He has Auba captain. Hope he didn't forget his team.

  23. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy looked lively?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      naah

  24. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff is just 4.5

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      so what?

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      my longstaff is about 7.5 actually

    3. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Inches?

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Inches?

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      That’s not very long

    6. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Inches?

  25. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Longstaff first sub as part of my move to get Aguero. Here's hoping for a Sterling benching...

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How much is he ?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        0.1 more than Hayden

      2. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        4.5 - only brought him in as he was cheap enough, plays 31 and is starting every game.

  26. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hahaha, I played Tarkowski...

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      nostalgia pick

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      if only it were last szn!

    3. adams_6
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Absolute sitter

  27. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wish I had longstaff 🙁

    1. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's how you use it

  28. The Beer Baron
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Fraser & PVA to

    a) FAnderson & Lascelles
    b) Antonio & TAA
    c) Antonio & Lascelles

  29. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tarkowski skies a Barnes assist

  30. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Almiron is a horrific leg break/knee injury waiting to happen.

    He is flying 150 mph into everything

    1. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      please don't say that

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He needs to tone it down a bit or he is going to end up visiting snap city, especially against the likes of Bardsley/Mee/Tarkoski