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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. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Im afrsid the pricing of big hitting mids (which i like) has totally killed of players like vardy and kane as options for now

    Maybe later in the season when team values are high and lei or sours have a strong fun of fixrures/dgw

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

      I don’t think I’d get Kane even if he was 8m. Martial and Werner should outscore him.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        And Wilson?

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

          I’ve got him. He looks the best of the 6.5m bunch. One eye on DCL today.

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

        Hmm 8m is a bit of a stretch i think. I wouldnt want kane atm even with good fixtures but at 8m i would

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

          Maybe I’m being a bit dramatic. I’d ignore down to 9m

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Big forwards better value (i.e. cheaper) this year than they have ever been.

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

        Right. I've got Kane and Werner so my GW hasn't begun yet.

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Aguero 10.5M hopefully he’s back

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

          He's partly why I've started with Kane

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

          If Leeds defend like they did yesterday, I could see him or Sterling hauling big against them.

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

      We’ll see

      On last seasons form Vardy absolutely crushed it for value on this years prices. That form stretches back into last 50 games actually

      The 12.0s are overpriced strictly in terms of value

      1. Davido989
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Comes down to captaincy which justifies the 12m as shown yesterday

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

          Yeah id say the most overpriced in terms of value is probably auba. Just not captaincy material apart from may e 4 or 5 home games all season

          Salah for sure underpriced imo. His hauls are very predictable which is worth an extra 1m if not more

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

            Lots of hard luck stories with Mo C last time out I recall. A bit of recency bias I suspect.

            Part of the trouble is Liverpool hauls May be predictable but Mo Mane isn’t.

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

              This is his 4th pool season and the only time he was disappointing as a captain was a period last year...not always but sometimes. I wouldnt read too much into it. His hauls over the past 4 years have largely been very predictable

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

                Lost me right there I’m afraid when you say 4 years

                In the last 18 months he and Mane have been almost exactly point time point until yesterday. I simply don’t believe you if you can say which ones Mo hauls in

                Fact - they have only hauled once together in the last 18 months - they were also until yesterday within one of each other on hauls

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

                  Not sure whats mane got to do with this now all of a sudden.

                  During his time at pool, salah at home has been very reliable in terms of attacking returns. Salah at home has been the best captain option since arriving at pool. Obviously there will be a blank every now and then and u could cherry pick some games from last season but overall its the most predictable thing going on

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

          Vardy was easily my best captain all last year 😀

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

            Vardy is proper old now. All the wear and tear he avoided by only playing sunday league for years will catch up with him, predicting a quiet season with a couple of consolation hauls against crap defences.

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

          Got a tasty 585 C points and Mo was comfortably the worst performing regular C I had

          One 20 pointer doesn’t change much imo. More and of course

  2. Pedram
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Leicester's defense looks quite shaky

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

      Hopeless defence v hopeless attack.

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

    Ndidi completely wasted at CB. What is Rodgers thinking? Do they really have no other CB? Why didnt they buy someone?

    1. Davido989
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      He's in your top 20 players better than Neymar isn't he?

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

        Neymar would look great at CB

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Holding on till UTD make them a take it or leave it offer of £100 million for Wes Morgan.

    3. The Rock
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Evans,Morgan and Benkovic all injured.

      Although with Morgan as your 1st back up option and having never replaced Maguire they really have left themselves really short.

  4. KGFC
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    So looking at the early exchanges, it's Leicester that came up from the Championship, right? 🙄

  5. Boomerang V
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Harrison vs Costa vs Klich?

    I have JWP who I still rate but I'll need the .5

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

      Wouldn't be surprised if all 3 smash it this season.

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

      Harrison + Klich more nailed than Costa

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

    Hmmm, can't decide whether to save transfer or get a utd attacker, team for next week:

    Mccarthy (Nyland)
    TAA - Davies - Shaw (Saliba, Mitchell)
    Salah - Auba - Havertz - Alli - Soucek
    Werner - Adams (Brewster)

    1ft
    0itb

    Guess we'll see how the Chelsea guys do and them make a decision, doesn't look like a y price changes will happen tonight?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Just wait. Didn't Palace win at OT last year?

  7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    FPL mates, what do you think of this? On WC

    4-4-2

    Johnstone Button
    TAA Robbo Ayling Taylor Targett
    Salah KDB Havertz Foden 4.5
    Martial DCL 4.5

    Bench top weak?

    Appreciate any thoughts and suggestions.

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

      You’ve just had a wildcard. What went so wrong?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Nothing

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Looks ok, but I hope you haven't pressed WC button yet.

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        I have. Always do it early

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      You'll need another WC by GW5

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Why?

    4. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I'd wildcard your wildcard

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Cheers

    5. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Why u use WC now ..how many points did u get ?

    6. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Zero help lol, thanks all

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

      Not sure I'd do a WC yet honestly. Liv defense looks out of sorts (for now) and we haven't seen Chelsea nor Everton play yet. I do think that bench looks a little weak.

  8. Camzy
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    My Justin clean sheet is not long for this game... West Brom all over Leicester.

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

      Hope so, Justin and Vardy blanks in this game is all I want please 😀

  9. JBG
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Weird how Bilic didn't start a proven PL striker like Austin :/.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Probably best utilised in the last half an hour these days

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Legs gone.

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

      Because he sucks now

  10. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Diangana is so good ffs as if we only sold him for 18m

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

      I watched him in preseason and he really stood out. Great crosser. Was surprised to hear he’d been sold.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        He assisted all three of haller’s hat trick in pre season, Haller says how much he is looking forward to playing with him, then we sell Diangana for dead cheap

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

          There’s warning bells going off every time I watch West Ham. Difficult season ahead.

    2. Davido989
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Always find West Ham's business strange. For every good move like Soucek, there's a bad one like selling Diangana.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Every good one there are 4 bad ones. Haller the biggest signing we have made since payet and they do everything they can to give him no service

        1. Davido989
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 11 days ago

          Yeah true, what's happening with F Anderson as well?!

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

            Owners wanted to flog him but no one could match his wages. That's why they sold Digger.

          2. Ask Yourself
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 11 days ago

            Massively declined. He’s one of our “8 wingers” at the club. All of who can’t beat their man. We were desperate for lazio to come in for him but I don’t think they’re interested. If he goes we want to replace him with benrahma but looks like we’ll miss out on him too because we’re moving way too slowly.

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

    Martial enough for the Palace game, do you think?

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Plenty.

    2. Make United Great Again
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Yeah

    3. Andy_Social
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Will be difficult to break down. I'd fancy VD Beek for that one.

    4. CBonci
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      I have him and Greenwood but I'd be happy with just Martial

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

    Everyone gonna be so annoyed if United don't score against Palace 😀

  13. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Justin YC, he is so bad

  14. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Oh dear Justin

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

    Boring 😳

  16. Andy_Social
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Er, Justin owners 😉

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

    Thanks Justin :/

  18. fiveyears
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Furlong getting forward quite a bit - Diangana a standout so far too

  19. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Let’s see what Pereira can do

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Not much, into the wall

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

    Justin will be lucky to avoid red

    Leicester's aurier

  21. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    P!ss off Justin

  22. Cruz88
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    How nailed are Charlie Taylor and Mitchell for Palace? Both dependant on injuries? If so, which injuries should I monitor?

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

      Taylor is 1st choice. Mitchell is backup for Van Aanholt.

    2. St. Stephen XI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Mitchell is a short-timer providing cover for an injured van Aanholt. Charlie Taylor got the starting job about halfway through last season and held it. You'd probably want to see Burnley play before declaring that Taylor is nailed, but I'm thinking that's a pretty safe assumption.

      The most likely long-term 4.0 defensive starter at Palace is the currently-injured Nathan Ferguson.

    3. Dr. Rog
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Wait for the wolves team sheet tmr

  23. Pedram
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Justin blocking my Mitchell bench points lol

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 11 days ago

      On course for 1 point less than Mitchell

      1. Pedram
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        lol are you watching the game? he's not keeping cleansheet that's for sure

    2. Boomerang V
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      same boat

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

    Jammy Justin owners lucky he escaped red. Clear opportunity cynically denied.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      If it was someone like Salah he fouled then yeah, but it was Darnell Furlong

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      poor bait choice

  25. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Not sure why Justin is on the left he looks so awkward there. Castagne surely much better suited to that position

  26. El-Kloppico
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    At this rate, Justin will be benched for Thomas at half time

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 11 days ago

      Better than -pts for a red

  27. Boomerang V
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Justin YC 🙁 crying

  28. Ser Davos
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 days ago

    Those of us without Salah may as well have started our season now from GW2...

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

      Because obviously you are better off without the points you will get from gw1 🙄

      1. Ser Davos
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 days ago

        Team will end up without about 30 points. New team will load up on City and Utd

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

    Why isnt the Thomas kid playing instead of Justin?

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

    Suppose I’ll have to settle for a goal, 2 assists, clean sheet and a YC from Justin.