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The first of two Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees newly promoted West Bromwich Albion entertain last season’s fifth-place side, Leicester City.

Kick-off at the Hawthorns is at 14:00 BST.

Much of the Fantasy interest in this fixture, unsurprisingly, is in the visitors.

Four of the Foxes’ assets boast double-digit Fantasy Premier League ownerships at the time of writing.

By contrast, just one of Albion’s starting XI, Matheus Pereira (£6.0m), features in more than 1% of FPL squads.

There were no huge shocks upon the release of the teamsheets, with James Maddison (£7.0m) only match-fit enough for a place among the substitutes.

Jamie Vardy (£10.0m), the most-owned player in today’s game, leads the line for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

A whopping 80% of his attacking returns last season arrived against sides who finished 10th or below.

Timothy Castagne (£5.5m) is handed his Premier League debut, while James Justin (£4.5m) also gets a start at the back.

Pereira is joined by Grady Diangana (£5.5m) and Callum Robinson (£5.5m) in the hosts’ attack, with all three players hooking up with the Baggies again after successful loan spells in 2019/20.

Just five of West Brom’s 14 Championship clean sheets last season came at the Hawthorns – the first not arriving until February.


West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, O’Shea, Ajayi, Bartley, Furlong, Livermore, Sawyers, Gibbs, Pereira, Diangana, Robinson.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Ndidi, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Praet, Tielemans, Perez, Barnes, Vardy.


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FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 1

  1. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Doherty and Son. Let's go boys

  2. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Yesss.... Partyyyy!!!!!

  3. teneighty
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    That midfield for Everton could become really deadly if they fit together.

    1. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Everton is the graveyard of so many promising careers

  4. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Phew

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Never in doubt x

  5. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Completely scuffed that

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      No he didn’t

  6. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    VARDYYYYYY

  7. Meinhoff
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Ain't nothin but a Vardy party, party

  8. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Get In Vardy.. nice parting gift. Thanks.
    Was a placeholder for Martial anyway.

    1. KGFC
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Had him for the exact same reason.

      Just thinking if I should do Ings to Martial instead. Let's see.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Definitely Ings now Maddison is back

  9. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    So FPL is a game of penalty merchants now...

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Always was

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      starting to look more like rugby

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      So pick penalty takers

  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Another penalty merchant

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kane and Bruno next? Who's CHE's taker?

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

        Werner probably

    2. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      But mine so all is good

  11. beric
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hope everton win this

  12. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Gah! Rival's got Vardy, and I just noticed Soyboy will come off the bench. I'm destroyed 🙁

  13. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Magnus has Johnstone in goal

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I have McCarthy in goal

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

      He's also way better than you.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        No I have more points than him

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      So do I, I will literally ruin him for Magnus

  14. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    do something Harvey Barnes !!

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      0 goal for Havey Barnes Confirmed in this match .

      1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        *Harvey Barnes

  15. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    FFS I own Johnstone, would be nice to have a bit of luck at some point, why couldn't he save that

  16. Hattrick Harry
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy my man scores, both my LEI men scored 🙂 now over 90p and 3 men still to go

  17. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    VARdy

  18. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    There goes justins baps

  19. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Assist?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy so none.

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

      Harvey Barnes I think

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        No

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

        Ignore - Vardy was impeded

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      None

  20. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    3 - Castagne (37)
    2 - Söyüncü (29)
    1 - Vardy (28)

  21. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Vardinhoooooooo

  22. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    5th season in a row Vardy scores in his opening fixture...

  23. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    justin lost his bonus point

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Oh well, i feel luck hes still on the pitch after 60 with just one yellow card

      1. Dr. Rog
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        yep - and a clean sheet

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Why tf wouldn’t Doherty start lol

  25. rambo.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Vardy we want more!

    1. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Lots and lots more - plenty of time

  26. Dr. Rog
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Werner to Vardy for a hit?

    1. puhd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Haha

  27. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Would be gold if WBA could score one 🙂

  28. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Needed that Justin bap

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

      A soyuncu red card could help

  29. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    West Brom have given up

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Party second half never in doubt