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13 September 2020 1520 comments
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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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  1. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    how's maddison playing guys

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good but deep

    2. moz_1983
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      He's been on 5m.

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

    Goddamn it

  3. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Those that purchased Johnstone for his penalty saving pedigree a touched miffed

  4. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Justin turned it around very well. Looked a good pick since 30 mins in. Jealous x

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      xx

  5. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    He didn’t scuff that one 😆

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

    One more and the party can begin for us captainers

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Your C 🙂

  7. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Well this game quickly turned into worst case scenario

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    This game is all about Pen takers

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      This week.

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    3 - Vardy (52)
    2 - Castagne (37)
    1 - Justin (32)

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Let’s go! Didn’t expect anything from Justin today.

  10. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Got 15 points on the bench.

  11. Bazzah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Justin!!!

  12. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy Party!!!

  13. Ode
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What a pen

  14. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Need me some of that Vardy magic

  15. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    May as well wildcard to 7 attackers that take penalties

    1. BobbyV
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      this

  16. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Leicester still looking bad lads?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        West Brom*

    • BobbyV
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Bruno, Vardy, Salah, Kane

      Essential just for pens

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        KDB, Auba, Werner(?), Jimenez

        Cant have them all

    • HippY
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Justin back on 1bp too, glorious times

    • Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I sincerely apologise for ragging on about Justin earlier

    • Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      A. TAA & Greenwood

      B. VVD & Harvetz

      1. Neves say Neves
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        A right now
        Wait for the chelsea game though

    • Pommie22
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Here's to Timo bagging a few pens tomorrow

    • Dragon Arcana
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Best replacement for Pereira, up to 6 mil?

      1. BobbyV
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Harrison looks quite attacking

      2. Ser Davos
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Soucek or Biss and use the cash elsewhere

    • Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Grab one please Barnes

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

        He’ll get plenty this year - no panic

    • Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Forgot to even consider Vardy even knowing how good Leicester fixtures are... Rookie mistake by me, especially with Martial on the bench 🙁

    • EL_FENOMENO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Doucoure playing behind DCL, could be an option @ 5.5

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Go away Vardy.

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Vardy still overpriced at 10M?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        For sure

    • Right In The Stanchion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      This game is dead.

      Who’s going to win the penalty lottery this week. Liverpool and Leicester.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Bruno worth 13m at this rate

    • The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      New fpl strategy, just get all the penalty takers.

    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      This is the most pathetic performance Ive seen from a newly promoted side in a long time. What an absolute trash team, poor in all areas of the pitch, not a single player who is PL quality.

      Really feared Vardy today but expected WBA to at least try to give Leicester a fight.

      1. MrZ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Our standard of newly promoted clubs surely go up after leeds show.