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Cooper back for Leeds as Rodrigo enters self-isolation

2 November 2020 990 comments
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Liam Cooper (£4.4m) makes a much-anticipated return to Leeds United’s defence for their Gameweek 7 meeting with Leicester City.

The centre-back returns to the heart of the back-four, allowing Luke Ayling (£ to resume right-back duties and pushing Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) to left-back once more.

However, Leeds will miss Rodrigo (£5.8m) in the middle of the park as the club revealed in their team news bulletin that the player is self-isolating “having been in close contact with a person who has subsequently tested positive for coronavirus”.

They have confirmed the Spaniard is now isolating in line with government guidelines, although no specific date was given for the positive test and, therefore, end of the isolation period.

Pablo Hernández (£5.8m) replaces Rodrigo in midfield, while most of the attention is likely to be on Patrick Bamford (£6.0m) tonight.

Only Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) earned more new owners than the Leeds forward for Gameweek 7, although just 34.7% of his FPL points have come at Elland Road this season.

Indeed, the former Chelsea man has blanked twice from three matches there since earning promotion to the Premier League.

By contrast, Jamie Vardy (£10.0m), still owned by 17% of Fantasy managers, has netted in every single away league match in 2020/21, averaging 12.3 points per game on the road.

Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m) support him from attacking midfield in a 3-4-2-1 formation while James Maddison (£7.0m) drops to the bench.

Jonny Evans (£5.5m) does not feature, so Brendan Rodgers is forced into a makeshift back-three of Christian Fuchs (£4.5m), Luke Thomas (£4.3m) and Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) while James Justin (£4.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) are the left and right wing-backs respectively.

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; Shackleton; Harrison, Hernández, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, L Thomas, Fofana; Justin, N Mendy, Tielemans, Albrighton; H Barnes, Praet; Vardy.

Wilson overtakes Calvert-Lewin’s FPL score as Everton labour without Rodríguez

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 7

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

    Rival got 16 points on added time from Grealish and DCL. Lamptey from bench for Hames and started Dallas who scored a cross. Very nice.

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    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Smooth/roough

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    2. dansmusen
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Have a couple of those in my ML....all in top. SO MUCH L/CK INVOLVED

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    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      This was the first gw that the game got to the feelings, and it has been tough already 😀 and cant even remember that the gw started better than expected with Podence scoring

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  2. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Nooooo Justin FFS

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  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pick two from

    A. Zaha
    B. Grealish
    C. Ziyech

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    1. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      A and C

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  4. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    I dont care even if more people own Dallas, removing Jammy Justin's CS is worth it easily

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Why would his clean sheet of been Jammy? He's blocked Lamptey coming in for me

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  5. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Dallas YC

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    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Again?

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

    Maupay reportedly dropped for 'inflated ego'.

    I feel this could go either way. If he starts v Burnley he could've fired up. Or he could be just benched again.

    Are people holding or selling?

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    1. Bruce Lee
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Lol what a reason to be benched

      What's the source?

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

        https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8906739/Brighton-ace-Maupay-axed-squad-face-Tottenham-concerns-inflated-ego.html

        A few of the papers are reporting it.

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    2. Monklane
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      That's half the players in the Premier League dropped then.

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    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Heard and interview with him and he sounded like a bit of a moron. He was talking about reading books in his free time and how that made him superior to other footballers who play FIFA and listen to music.

      I mean... I read a lot of books to but its just a past time activity, doesnt make you better than other people.

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      1. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        He said he’s superior to the others? He was probably joking

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        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          He didnt say it outright but it was clearly implied between the lines and in his tone. Just got the impression he was very narcissistic. Not surprised if hes gotten into some ego row within the team.

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      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Maybe a dig at Lingardinho

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    4. FPLMACKEM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      So Maupay owners. Based on this you holding or selling?

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    5. teneighty
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Well, he's french. Inflated ego is part of the package deal.

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      1. ReindeerHotdog
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Nice bit of a casual racism there. Why not? After all it is 2020 so you know, it's probably expected.

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  7. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Just looked at the league table to see Burnley rooted and am now wandering why on earth I own Taylor!

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  8. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Where's that guy saying he needs a Son blank, Dallas goal and Leicester no cleanie to win his H2? He must be happy

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  9. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Touch and go whether or not that will be given as an og in fpl.

    From the angle i seen it i think it was going off target until one of the defenders got something on it.

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    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hahah yeah just hope

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    2. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Don't worry about that, they never changed two of the two villa goals which were heading for the corner flags before their deflections against liverpool

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      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Yet they changed Souceks header to Jimenez own goal when they was arguably the most likely to be on target

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    3. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Surely going to be a Dallas OG. Looks on target to me?

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      1. Volley127
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Not OG of course. Just goal*

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  10. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    This season is a never ending nightmare

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  11. Mr Bird
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Do we think Ait Nouri and Kilman keep their places in the first 11 over Saiss now?
    Or Saiss just rested?

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  12. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Absolutely everyone getting Dallas or Lamptey off the bench.

    Why do I get punished for picking a team of starters

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    1. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Not me mate. Got bellerin rooted to 3rd sub - oops!

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    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe because their strategy of spending more on having a decent bench is better than your strategy.

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      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I have Lamptey first on my bench....

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    3. Fer Fuch's Ake
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Could be worse, I have Lamptey & Dallas on the bench, with Justin playing.

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  13. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Well done bro 😉 @kaptainkane

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  14. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Dallas is putting me through the wringer here!!

    Loses CS, scores, YC.....

    What’s next?!

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    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      OG

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      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Would be about right this season

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    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Steps up to take a penalty and misses?

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      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Evil!

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    3. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Assist?

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      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        That I’ll accept

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        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Have two

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    4. mdm
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      RC

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      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Shhhh

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  15. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Fernandez off the bar

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      *Hernandez

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  16. FPL_trail_runner
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Ayling over Dallas hasnt come out great

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    1. sozopol
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      same

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  17. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy is so good, didn't think my Vardy to Kane would fail for 2 GWs

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  18. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Leeds will smash Palace next week

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  19. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Now only remains Justin to score.The third sub for Saiss.

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  20. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Hi guys

    I can get this team in the next 3 weeks (less if I take hits) but still not sure. I would be doing Saiss to [5.6] this week and the others* in future. Still not totally convinced though, I feel like my team has decent coverage and good players but my scores have just been awful of late and I’m now about 70 points off leader in my ML.

    Martinez / 4.0
    Robbo / [5.6] / Kilman / Lamptey / Targett
    Salah / Son / KDB* / Jrod / Soucek
    DCL / Adams* / Wilson*

    A) Zouma
    B) Chilwell
    C) Cancelo
    D) Other

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  21. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Leeds fitness levels starting to show here. Leicester behind in every single challenge

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  22. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    An assist for my boy James Justin will do it

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No chance, I started him over Lamptey

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      1. 1zverGGadeM
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Vardy to score and grab the party

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  23. Heiro
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Jiminez + Saiss --> Vardy + Balbuena?

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  24. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    TAA, Jimenez to Dallas, Kane (-4) dub

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    1. Jebiga
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Why Kane?
      I think he's not necessary

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      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I did it this week, but he did kind of disappoint

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      2. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Come on...

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No
      Hold

      It’s 2020 FPL

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      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Did it this week

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  25. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Zaha or Ziyech?

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    1. fr3d
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Za

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    3. 1zverGGadeM
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hakim

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    4. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Zi

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    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Ziy

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  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Klich
    Close

    Bugger

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  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Maddy on

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  28. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Jammy 3 points for Villa, they would def be thrashed if Vardy were playing.

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  29. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Chances of Foden starting next GW?

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      50/50

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      40/60

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    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Worth selling for -4 for Ziyech or Zaha?

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  30. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    The main rule of this season is: Dont take hits

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Too late

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    2. pablo discobar
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Disagree. Pick wisely is a better rule. Also this season means nothing. It's a year of pre season friendlys

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