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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. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Justin with a goal saving block

  2. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    (Lost on last page amongst all the goal celebrations...) 🙂

    Those who were intending on downgrading Salah to a United mid. still going with that plan...??

    1. HippY
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Ship abandoned 🙂

    2. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Not yet

    3. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Yes lol? In fact after this game I'm probably even more likely to switch to Bruno. It's pens galore this season

    4. BobbyV
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      yes

  3. TheSteel
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Bruno is gonna be top scorer in the game

    1. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Yup. VAR has really changed the game

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        how does this have anything to do with VAR? Pretty sure VAR didnt make the defenders make stupid tackles in the box

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Leicester pens won today were pretty clear cut mind

    2. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      In the leicester game?

    3. Dr. Rog
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      united awarded 27 pens this season

  4. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Justin with the block! Legend!

    1. ivantys
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      He's saving his own bonus point

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        what a guy

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Jammy vardy owners

    Unbelievable....33 year old has been getting 13 points now

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      How is it jammy?

    2. ivantys
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Out of nowhere just like salah yesterday

      1. TheSteel
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Salah scoring goals in the PL is not out of nowhere lol

        1. ivantys
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 10 days ago

          Yeah sure 2 cheap penalties. I know he played well but the penalties are really dumb to have so much impact.

          1. Visionaries
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 10 days ago

            I assume you don't have Salah

    3. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Players don't self-combust after turning 30

    4. Clintymints
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      That's why you pick penalty takers

  6. Giorgi89
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Very impressive 2nd half from Justin (considering 1st half chaos)

  7. Sharkytect
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    "Harvey barnes causing chaos'.

    Don't care; no attacking returns.

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Dear diary

  8. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

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

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Vardy is way overpriced

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Good placeholder for Martial, Werner

        GW3 - GW7 he's going to be top 3 striker in the game those fixtures are amazing

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        LOL

  9. Tiki-Taka
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Vardy and Justin, of course hindsight 20/20 but saw Vardy in hardly any teams, strange

  10. Pedram
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Come on WBA ruin that cleansheet

    1. KGFC
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Not gonna happen.. CS is locked in 🙂

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Justin gome from deserving a red to potentoal 10 pointer. Disgusting

    Jammy owners

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      🙂

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      guranteed starter against a championship side that cant score consistently. What did you expect

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        It wasn’t clear that he was a guaranteed starter

    3. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      🙂

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Will only be 9 but yeah taking him out on Friday night stings. At least he’s going to be dropped for thomas next game like everyone said earlier

    5. DontPiqueTooSoon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Not jammy. He was a highly rated pick. Stats post restart indicated he was very attacking. Not a red too. Fully deserving of his points.

    6. Dr. Rog
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      last minute switch for saliba

    7. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Are you going to complain all season?

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Only when the jam is too much

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 10 days ago

          Every week someone you hasn’t got might get some points whilst not playing amazingly. Get used to it.

  12. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    WBA is as bad as Fulham.

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Much worse

    2. Meinhoff
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      They have a couple of good flair players, but they going down for sure

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Well maybe with Button in goal they’ll get better...

  13. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Anyone with Vardy, Kane and Salah?

    1. seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      I have the latter 2

    2. KGFC
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Have Vardy and Salah captain 🙂

    3. noahzark22
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      me

      1. noahzark22
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        with salah captain

        1. noahzark22
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 days ago

          and auba

    4. Shteve
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Me, but I captained Auba so still not happy

    5. Tiki-Taka
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Vardy, Werner, Salah (C), Auba

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Nice

    6. Our Man Charlie
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      got the first 2

  14. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    If only vardy was still 9m

    1. Visionaries
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Agreed, still not worth 10 for me

      1. Shteve
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Great value today and good fixtures.. Well worth 10m

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Keeping Barnes surely

  16. billysupertramp
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    I'm watching Tour de France. Is there any attacking threat from Justin?

    1. Visionaries
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Assist

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      A lot

    3. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Got a FPL assist

      1. billysupertramp
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Perfection. Thank you.

  17. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    a consolation goal from WBA would be nice

  18. Dr. Rog
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Just would like to point out that Arsenal are still top of the league based on the alphabet

  19. Ghost Ship
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Considering getting rid of either TAA or Robertson to free up funds. Bad idea?

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      No, you just need one of them.

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      calm down

    3. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Nah. One of them is enough.

    4. Ser Davos
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Once TAA is sharp and up and running he'll be back to his best

    5. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      I also have both and think it's a bad idea. You obviously choose both as they'd be a good pick to bring in points over the long term, not short or medium term. Its only half way through gameweek 1.

      Sure Liverpool didn't look great defensively yesterday, but we all know what they are capable of. We also know what TAA and Robertson are capable of.

      I'd keep them.

  20. The Train Driver
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    So much trash talking here during games, no constructive discussions. Feels like ffs has been overtaken by annoying kids and betting partners.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Keep your eyes on the train tracks.

    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Been like that for 5 years

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Can't believe the penalty takers in each team take penalties and score goals. It's so unfair.

    4. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Your post didnt help things

    5. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Always been like this...

    6. Indpush
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Links to several constructive discussions you have started or greatly stimulated please. I could go for an informative read.

  21. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    LEI ended terribly but WBA ended even worse

    Brentford now losing losing yesterday and without Watkins and Benrahma

  22. Clintymints
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    If Leicester keep the CS I absolutely pulled a fast one this week with a defense of Justin, Mitchell and... Trenty. no subs 😮

  23. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    I assume everyone else is in a position to captain JV against the Hammers GW4 with Ings against WBA

    😀

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Raz vs Leeds

      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        Good luck with that mate - Pep will go all terrified. Should be a cracking match.

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 days ago

          Yup

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Aguero or Sterling vs Leeds if they are still defending like yesterday.

      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        I’ll have Sterling or KdB as cover but how many chances did Liverpool really create? Delete two flukey pens and what do you get in clear chances?

        It’ll be a cracker for sure.

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 10 days ago

          22 shots according to the stats.

          1. Moderately content penguin
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 10 days ago

            Try checking XG - the game was a 1-1 that got out of control. Leeds can defend - they just do it in the opposition last third

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    If you read the stats you would have seen vardy scores all the time v West Brom

    Can’t call yourself an expert if you didnt see that

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      I saw it but I predict Kane will be gifted 3 penalties instead

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Cilson with WHM too

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Cheers for the laugh

    4. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      😆

    5. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      I wanted him but couldnt believe it when I saw he was more expensive than Werner. If he was same price I probably owuld have had him instead of Werner.

      1. Visionaries
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 10 days ago

        This is it right here.
        No one can deny he's a good pick.
        But is still overpriced for me

  25. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Robson-Kanu you Clown

    1. KGFC
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Deserves to be benches permanently :angry:

  26. BigBillyBass
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    West Brom are repugnant

  27. Pukki Blinders
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Vardy 2 shots, 2 pens, 2 goals. Always gets the fpl points doing the bare minimum...

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Sounds efficient to me.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Correct

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Class player - all he needs is service. Some people dislike him but we love him here in/near Leicester.

  28. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    Picked Ings and Havertz over Bowen and Pardy

    Damn :/

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Won’t complain with Salah captain tho lol

    2. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Havertz still to go

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Already complaining when Havertz hasn't even played yet wow

  29. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 days ago

    So who thinks justin will be benched next game? Fuchs to replace him or maybe thomas.

    1. Giorgi89
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      nope, too good during 2nd half

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Why would he? Played a good game

    3. Clintymints
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 10 days ago

      Don't think he'd be dropped after this performance?

      Terrible start but very good end