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Winless Sheffield United face Leicester City in the second of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday.

Kick-off at Bramall Lane is at 14:15 GMT.

With the Friday night game between Aston Villa v Newcastle United postponed, many of us would have been relying on contributions from our bench fodder options to cover for the likes of Jack Grealish (£7.7m) and Callum Wilson (£6.5m).

Rhian Brewster (£4.5m), owned by almost half a million Fantasy Premier League managers, is one of the more popular players who is primed for auto-sub duty but he’ll have to make do with a substitute’s appearance at best this afternoon.

The budget forward is named on the bench for the third match in a row, with Oliver McBurnie (£5.6m) and the ‘out of position’ Oliver Burke (£4.3m) again deployed in attack.

The only change that Chris Wilder has made from the Gameweek 10 defeat at West Bromwich Albion sees John Lundstram (£5.0m) replace Oliver Norwood (£4.7m) in central midfield.

Enda Stevens (£5.2m) and Ethan Ampadu (£4.4m) are still absent, so Kean Bryan (£4.0m) starts again at centre-half.

As for Leicester, Brendan Rodgers has made two alterations from the side that surprisingly lost against Fulham.

Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) are in for Luke Thomas (£4.3m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m).

There is again no place in the starting XI for Harvey Barnes (£6.9m), despite his goalscoring contribution as a substitute last Monday.

Having got just under an hour of game-time under his belt against Zorya on Thursday, Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) is also among the replacements in the visitors’ dugout.

James Justin (£4.9m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.3m) are by some distance the most-owned players involved in this fixture, sitting in 23.8% and 30.2% of FPL squads respectively.

Vardy’s away form has been scintillating in 2020/21, with nine of his 11 attacking returns and over 80% of his FPL points coming on the road.


Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Egan, Bryan, Baldock, Lundstram, Berge, Fleck, Lowe, Burke, McBurnie.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Evans, Fofana, Fuchs, Mendy, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison, Perez, Vardy.

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  1. Bavarian
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    3 baps secured for vardy after this final intervention

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Plus winning goal bonus.

  2. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sheff Utd 1 pt

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Long way to go though.

  3. Booked4Dissent
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Could say Vardy owners are lucky to get something, but that is how Vardy and Leicester roll. Late goals, out of nowhere. It’s the risk one takes when owning them

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I've never understood how it's lucky to score in one min over a different one. The 1st min is the same as the 90th.

    2. Says
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not lucky at all, Leicester were in the SHU box a lot, Vardy himself hit the post in the first few mins.

    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      See Salah do this sort of thing every week and people love it

      1. Booked4Dissent
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I watched the final 30 mins and he barely touched the ball

        1. BeaversWithAttitude
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          You only have to touch it once.

          1. Booked4Dissent
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            And there is an explosion...premature ejaculation?

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I’d rather have benteke and 5million

    1. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Intelligent man

  5. KUNingas
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender to go with these guys? Thinking Dias or Dier etc.

    Chilwell, Lamptey, Dallas, Coufal

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can you stretch to James? Or maxed out chelsea?

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah can go with James. Chilwell only Chelsea player.

        1. ChelseaGuy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I'd try to get him in then

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Douglas

      1. KUNingas
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Err? For fodder?

  6. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks Vardinhooooo 😀 late to the party....

  7. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Dont think I've ever seen such an inept attack in the PL. Hard to know how even Brewster with little PL experience is not getting a start

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

    Well that was well undeserved

    1. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy and Madison both struck the post.

  9. Simon69
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    6 pack of Blue WKD for the best boy!

  10. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Currently inside the top 2mil, never thought I'd see the day!

  11. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Which option is better? 1FT

    A) Vardy - Bissuma —> Salah - Davis

    B) Son - DCL —> Salah - Bamford

    C) Son - Vardy —> Salah - Bamford...enough to do (Podence -> Ziyech/Mahrez) later

    Team:
    McCarthy
    Justin-Targett-Chilwell-Dias-Douglas
    Son-Kdb-Bruno-Podence-Bissuma
    DCL-Vardy-Adams

  12. Bruce Lee
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy 9 pter x3

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      8 at best

    2. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      8 pointer - Wish he left that corner flag alone!

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        That corner flag deserved it

    3. Pukkipartyy
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He is on 5pts though.

    4. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Triple captain ...

      Wow.

      Not that great. But, a damn sight better than I’ve ‘achieved’ with this chip during DGW’s

  13. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Nightcrawler has NOWHERE TO HIDE

    1. Party time
        5 years, 4 months ago

        😆

      • Simon69
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        What'd he say?

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not sure why everyone is so happy with one goal... 😆

      1. Party time
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Better late than never

        • Flair
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Fernandes owners were bringing the house down after that 6 point haul

        • Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          This. But tbf I was absolutely made up with my Werner assist yesterday.

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

          Nice score this week despite your blankers.

        • @persecuted_by_mods
            5 years, 4 months ago

            You're wondering why people are happy with points?

          • Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Why not? That is the idea of watching these matches 😉

          • FPL.team
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I would be if I owned him. 8pts is nothing to sniff at. I was really happy with the same from Bamford yesterday. Why does no-one on here want people to be happy?

        • Bruce Lee
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Strike force put in a shift this week

          DCL, Vardy and Bamf

          1. Simon69
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Snap

          2. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Snap 2

        • Flair
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          When do we start wondering if Sheff Utd will beat Derby's 2008 record?

        • pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          KDB(c) + Vardy + Bamford + Bruno Returns so far

          Just Taylor stinking it up

        • Mweene
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Vardy owners happy with 13 points v Fulham and Sheffield United at his price?

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Nope he is gone

          2. CaptMidnight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yes. Stop crying.

          3. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Of course

            6ppg for 10 m is great value

          4. dogtanion
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Happier than I was with the 2 pointers he was looking at at 85mins in both games

          5. Flair
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            I'll take it. He's gone.

          6. PL Ball
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            6.5 per game is bad?

          7. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Nope, Bamford would have got similar at cheaper rate

          8. Simon69
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Your tears are delicious

          9. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yes, stop crying

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

          Lundstram did well not to sign that contract. May not get relegated this year.

        • Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Destroying that flag was almost worth it 😉 He must have felt good after that late goal. Yet annoying afterwards if it costs too many pts.

        • Il Capitano
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I'll take it

        • GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Interesting it was Egan chasing Vardy. Maybe previous reds on his mind.

        • C_G
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          is 54, with KWP, Jota and Lamptey average or above?

          1. Simon69
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Stop now

          2. Pukkipartyy
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yes...

          3. CheesyZoot
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            You can see the current average on the official site or livefpl.net

          4. camarozz
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Come on!! Average only 33 or so

          5. Bury94
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Boring

          6. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Above

          7. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Average ish I would guess

          8. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Your post is below average.

          9. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Well above average, well done!

        • JJeyy
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Vardy keeps 3 I rhink

        • camarozz
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Anti-climax. Iv no one in the nxt game and a lot of rivals have Kane (c)
          Ain't enjoyable

        • 272MK
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Omg I can do

          Vardy --> Bamford
          Ziyech --> Salah

          But I need to do it before any price change. What now

          1. Tambling5
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            When did you buy Ziyech.? I have + 0.3 so can afford him to lose 0.1 tonight.

        • The Man Pastore
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Martinez Peacock
          Cancelo Chilwell Justin Vestergaard Kilman
          KDB Bruno Ziyech Grealish Jota
          Werner Bamford Brewster

          2FT / 1.9ITB

          Pick one:

          A) Ziyech + Werner --> Salah + Wilson
          B) Ziyech + Werner --> Salah + Watkins
          C) Ziyech + Werner + Chilwell --> Salah + DCL + James (-4pts)

        • MagicMessi
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Talking football if you are a defender you should trip the forward from scoring winner .. right ? Any Sheff utd fans would be fuming from the late loss

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              5 years, 4 months ago

              In hindsight yes but he was reacting to a midfielder losing the ball sloppily and the whole thing happened in a flash

            • FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah would have been a red but that draw would have doubled their points tally

            • Dickie1898
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              100% considering their position

          2. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Vardy 2 clear for the 3 BAPs, hopefully not dodgy adjustments like for Chilwell and Pogba in past couple of weeks!

            1. Christina.
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Leic look so kak at the moment

              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                They do, probably the most frustrating consistency wise

                1. Christina.
                  • 16 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  I cant wait to sell vardy

                  1. Scapegoat Salah
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 4 months ago

                    It’s difficult to sell for me, given next 2 fixtures.
                    If I did it would be to spend in midfield so a hit.

          3. Dickie1898
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Sheff Utd deserve to go down just for that goal alone. So much wrong with it from their point of view.