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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. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Just noticed Woy beat Ole 2-1 at Old Trafford last season..

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Probably had Pereira Mata Lingard Mctominay playing

    2. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Hmmm, think I'll have to watch the highlights of that again before making any transfers then. Thanks

      1. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Sometimes a manager has a hoodoo

    3. just a man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      It was actually a strong team as I remember but obviously before Bruno started and in first half of season when Utd were poor generally.

  2. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Salah owners were skillful.
    Vardy owners were lucky
    😛

    1. Shteve
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Are you saying that first Liverpool pen wasn't lucky?

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Nope 😉

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Oh come on Amey - Salah's first penalty was the the most unfortunate ricochet, but very lucky for Salah. Not decrying Salah's overall performace but the fact that Milner is likely to play much less now is a big plus.

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        I am kidding Old Man 🙂

        I went Wilson over Vardy so just a 5 points sour 😀

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 11 days ago

          Good choice in Wilson - I did think about him but thought that he might need a settling in period. He looked dangerous (if a bit awry) all match. Vardy the impaler keeps doing the business for us. 😀

          1. Amey
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 11 days ago

            Yup
            Just keep up with the supply of red bulls

      2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        His shot was nestling in the corner anyway 🙂

    3. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Too true but he was a GW 1 punt anyway.

    4. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I believe he was mocking what salah's captainers said yesterday.

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

        Why? Are they the ones complaining about Vardy's points?

    5. Hattrick Harry
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I must then be skillful lucky to own both

    6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Arrgh, dropped Vardy in the end when somone said Werner was on pens. Fair play for seeing it through pal

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        I didn't Pumpy ...
        Had a choice of
        A. Vardy ASM
        B. Wilson KWP (Martial)

        Went with B. 6 points down

  3. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    A goal or three today please Son

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      yes

  4. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    How did West Brom defence look?

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Poor

    2. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Dreadful

    3. Bazzah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Look elsewhere.

      Can get Justin for 4.5 better than anything WBA have to offer.

    4. afcblegend
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Too slow for the premier league.

      Half the passes out the back were intercepted. Johnstone's kicking was awful, straight out of play etc.

    5. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      shocked that there are enough teams worse than them in the championship for them to earn promotion... Worst team Ive seen in the PL in a long time, offered absolute zilch.

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    A bit annoyed, got Vardy in fanteam but not captain. Anyone c him?

    I can't get excited about FPL anymore since the cash leagues were eliminated

    FPL is done, feels like it's stuck in 2015 with crappy little prizes. Got Kane and Son to come along with Werner tomorrow.

    1. Rover
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Captained him over Auba, but in FPL not fanteam

    2. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Yeah but I switched from Salah to him lol. Plan is still to get Martial for him though.

      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Look at GW4 first

        Had half a mind to switch if poor today but there'll only be 2 goals next week for United and let's face it they could go anywhere

    3. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Oh yes

    4. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      @ Bemba : do you not have any of your own cash league?? I have loads!!!

  6. El Magico5
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Justin

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Timberlake Bieber or Trudeau?

    2. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Time for 9 point haul

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

    Probably would have taken 9 points from Justin if offered it before kickoff.

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      ALL DAY LONG

    2. Bazzah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Sound performance from the Justin lad

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      You Greedy .....
      😀

  8. stat sifter 888888
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Any other Salah to Vardy captain swaps ready to cry until the last few minutes?

  9. Orbiter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    WILDCARD STRATEGY: To maximize the wildcard chip I was thinking of picking up players with potential price increase and keep them until a few hours before the first game of the game week, hoping they can increase their price by at least +0.2 between Monday to Friday. From there, you can pick up players you actually want on your team with hopefully a higher team value/budget... Any thoughts?

    1. Ligdon
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I think you’re the first to ever think of this

      1. Orbiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Just thinking outside the box.

        1. THE Wild Rover
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 11 days ago

          😆

      2. THE Wild Rover
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        😀

      3. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Don't be so sarcastic 🙂

    2. The Legend Squad
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Literally done every year but most on here

    3. seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      wow amazing strategy, never thought of that.

    4. _Ninja_
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Players going up are often the ones you want in your WC though, you wont realy make that much.

    5. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Or you could just pick a team that you think will get points?

    6. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Tried and tested. You'll be disappointed with the number of price changes.

    7. Zimo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Naa I'm gonna go for the one's who are about to lose value. Mind Games with minileague rivals!

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        🙂

    8. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      If you do it over an international break you could get even more time for rises

    9. Orbiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I never tried it before. I just wanted to see if there was any merits to the plan. It's only my second year playing fantasy EPL so I'm still experimenting.

      1. Zimo
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Go for it but not in first week or 2. Very unlikely anyone rises twice. Could work for international break. I've only ever gained 0.1 or 0.2 with it so its not that big a help but every bit counts!

  10. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Werner captain here, I wonder what he will get. Anyone else?

    1. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I'd be happy with one goal. *non captainer*

    2. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I predict 8 points..goal, but havertz goal and assist for max baps....says an owner of both -_-

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      6 pointer

  11. ☈☾
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Pen points should be halved lol

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I think - 2 for a miss is jeopardy enough

    2. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      So 2.5 for a midfielder? That would get messy!

    3. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      salty salty salty, make sure you don't celebrate Bruno's record either then.

  12. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    “Salah won’t get 2 penalties every week”

    Well Leicester have the next day lol

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Imagine how many Bruno is getting next week...

      1. Zimo
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        And KDB

      2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah could be massive

    2. Bazzah
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Most of the penalties have been from poor defending tbh.

    3. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Liverpool are due a United amount of penalties this season.

  13. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Kane, Son and Doherty time 😎

    1. KwazyKing
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Kane, Doherty and calv lewin... Let's see

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I'm very nervous not having gone with Kane on the end now...

      Then again, it was ASM + Kane vs Son + Wilson, so let's see

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Captain son I assume? 😀

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Salah fortunately lol

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      😎

    5. Leonard hatred
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Son and Doherty

      Son's already been switched for KDB though, becasue apparently i don't understand how the prices work.

  14. Zimo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Who thinks justin will be benched next week?

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Non-owners.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Spot on reason I did not pick him

      2. Zimo
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah i have him but 2 more leftbacks were sitting on the bench too so am concerned

    2. Joey Tribbiani
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      not me.

    3. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Salty non owners

    4. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Imagine benching your top assist provider of the season

    5. _Ninja_
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Im benching him

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Consider this or Davies away to Southampton.

  15. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    so sick of jammy justin onwers...

    1. MrZ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Jammy is part of the game. Like mo Salah lucky owners yesterday.
      Live with it

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    So many salty players here. Penalties have been part of the game forever.

  17. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Any Rodriguez owners??

    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Guess not, hope he hauls!!!

  18. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    400k rank drop because of those Vardy goals. Fuming..

    1. Dacra
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      500k ish to 1m ish here with no players that game.

      Have Alli and Davies this one thought, then Havertz and Wener tomorrow, plus 6 bench coming in..

    2. afcblegend
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      How are you estimating that?

      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        livefpl.net

        1. stat sifter 888888
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 11 days ago

          cheers for the link, very useful

    3. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      The rankings are not updated that quickly are they?

  19. Dacra
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    That was possibly the worst it could get as a non owner. Damn Justin and Vardy.

  20. Ligdon
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Vardy over Kane looking good so far.. famous last words lol

  21. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Both those Vardy pens were outrageous

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Outrageously bad defending

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Don't disagree

  22. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Davies goal and assist please

    1. Ligdon
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      As if that's going to happen. He'll probably concede in the first few minutes.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      A few seasons back loads had him. Did well on bonus and got a few assists.

      Unfortunately times have changed a little but we live in hope.

  23. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Should be a poll who was luckier and got the softest pens

    Vardy or Salah?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Probably shouldn't tbh

  24. Hugo1995
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Does anyone know the code for the top 10k any season league?

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Alli, Dier and Davies in this game, not overly confident :/

    1. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I have Alli as well, could get something with Allan and others probably needing time to acclimatise. Tricky game for Spurs defence though.

  26. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    So why was everyone saying Doherty wouldn't start today?

    1. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      So other people wouldnt get him in 😉

  27. ivantys
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Love how ppl were trashtalking justin in first half

    1. stat sifter 888888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      He only really had a great game on fpl tbh aha, (Justin owner).

      1. ivantys
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah true, his assist was fake too.

  28. Strchld
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    So how many weeks Justin is probably going to keep his starting spot?

    1. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      3 more i think

      1. Strchld
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Thats enough for me, thanks.

  29. twisterteo
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    With VAR now in this game penalty takers are essentials

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Penalty takers from the top teams, definitely.

      Salah
      KdB
      Bruno

      It’s not luck that the top sides get a lot of penalties.

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Said that last year works both ways, pens can be chalked off with VAR as well.

  30. FPL ElasticO
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Which transfer will you do to get Man Utd. assets??

    A. Havertz & Adams >> Klich & Martial then transfer in either Havertz / Pulisic for Auba in GW 3.
    B. Havertz & Alli >> Bruno & James Rodriguez then transfer in either Havertz / Pulisic for Auba in GW 3.
    C. Havertz & Soucek >> Rashford & 4.5 then transfer in either Havertz / Pulisic for Auba in GW 3.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Havertz hasn't even played yet ....?

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Is is not just a knee jerk it is an eslastico knee jerk

      2. FPL ElasticO
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Yeah, but this are just my thoughts of getting a Man Utd. player for GW 2.