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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. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy -> Bamford.

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Haha i just did it. Im not waiting 😆

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy home to Brighton looks worth keeping, I am at anyway.

  2. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Now Kane to proof he is better than Vardy!

  3. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    65 with Jota left. Really hoping for a Kane and Son blank.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Spoil sport

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Members area suggesting Vardy 3bps

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t need the members area for that.

    2. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      So does FPL?

  5. Party time
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Where is Nightcrawler?

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hopefully crawled back into the night with his non-linked team

    • Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy owners really loving their 1 goal ceiling against a team who haven’t won a game in 11 matches

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I am loving points yes

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Call me crazy

          2. JJO
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            They got more then they deserved 2 gws in a row,so they are probably happy

          3. Dynamic Duos
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Yeah because Leicester weren't very good and wasn't getting the ball to him

          4. Plant Based FPLer
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Lay off the booze/depressants.

          5. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Yes. Why does that upset you?

            1. Pukki Blinders
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Nah doesn’t upset me, enjoying my higher ceiling players for much less than 10.5m

              1. Dynamic Duos
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Such as who?

          6. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            People owning Vardy only doing do it to stick it to you.
            Well I am anyway.

            1. Pukki Blinders
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Pretty sad way to play the game then

              1. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Not at all, it's great.
                It makes your post so pleasureable to read.

          7. FPL.team
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Why so salty. I don't own Vardy but was equally happy with my Bamford 8pts yesterday. Chill out, it's a game we're all here to have fun.

          1. Flair
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Magnificent

          2. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            You said Vardy goals. Plural.

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              You think "one through ball" is plural?

            2. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              This.

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

            Correct after all 🙂

          4. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            I bow to your superior knowledge oh great camzy.

          5. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Not like you to indulge in self adulation yet again.

            1. Camzy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Good to see you too 🙂

          6. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Suggesting the guy who had scored 8 goals in 9 games would score 'goals' is hardly groundbreaking, are you auditoning to be a patreon?

          7. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Ignore the doubters. You carry on congratulating yourself as it's so in character.

        • Bruce Lee
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          @Party Time got my sneakers on

          1. Party time
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Mom frere... you got sweet dance moves... Niceeee

              1. Party time
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Mon* 😉

                • Bruce Lee
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  allons-y mon frère

            • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Decision time. Need to take one of Vardy or DCL out. Vardy has Brighton and Everton next which suits his playing style perfectly well. DCL has a tough run of fixtures. Which one?

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Obviously DCL if one

                Vardy has a few teams that are good for his style as you say

                1. seanie3
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  what like Fulham 🙂

                  1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    But in isolation who will score more:

                    Vardy vs Brighton and Everton
                    DCL vs Chelsea and Leicester

                  2. Bruce Lee
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    Fulham sit deep

                    Brighton and Everton typically hold the ball more which opens up the counter for Vardy

              2. Zimo
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Get rid of Vardy. We've gotten lucky. I just did vardy to bamford

                1. Plant Based FPLer
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Leicester are turning around. Ndidi back, maybe Pereira and Castagne next weekend.

              3. Plant Based FPLer
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                For me I'm looking to do DCL > Bamford on Friday.

            • michaelington
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Vardy owners still getting rid?

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yeah.

              2. Flair
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Probably. Brighton is a good fixture though.

                1. seanie3
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  so was Fulham but did jack there..

              3. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Really don't know is it better to have Giroud vs Everton or Vardy vs Brighton at home

                1. Tambling5
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Waste of transfer.

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

                Nah

                I’m keeping

              5. Il Capitano
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Think so

              6. FDMS All Starz
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Leicester as a team look poor

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

                Yeah. He's been worth the risk for the last two. Got returns in both (not as much as I'd have liked).. but Salah is the dependable one.

                I'd like Kane back at some point soon, but may be able to get away with it for a few weeks.

              8. Holmes
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Depends on Grealish

              9. Camzy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Keeping at least one more week. I don't need him to fund Salah.

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

                depends on the team. I have better priority (like taking PVA out) which means Vardy stays

              11. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yes, nice farewell party Vardy > Bamford to enable Salah [C]

              12. JBG
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Jupp.. Need the cash for Salah, unless Salah gets injured...

              13. Zimo
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yes. I will thank God for the lucky goal and assist and move on to Bamford.

              14. Baps Hunter
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Not for a hit when I have also DCL and Grealish plays vs Wolves.

                1. Baps Hunter
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  I have Salah, KdB and Bruno already

              15. Zilla
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Keeping, although I have Salah.

              16. Bobby Digital
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Noway, BHA next.

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

                Yep. That pricetag. Rather keep DCL

            • JONALDINHO
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              If I was the Sheffield defender I’d take out Vardy with a two-footer and walk off before the ref shows the red. Proper defending

              1. Pukki Blinders
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                That’s why they have 1 point Sheffield. Weak mentality

              2. Bruce Lee
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Valdeverde style

              3. Pacer.
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Actually amazed he didn't take him out outside the area. Was never going to catch him, was always going to score, not often you'd see a defender not take one for the team in that situation

              4. Alan Sugar
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                you drag him to the ground & take the red 100%. no need to injure though

                1. MagicMessi
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Just grab the jersey

                2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  May as well get hung for a swan as for a duck

                  1. Rupert The Horse
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    She’s a witch.

              5. MagicMessi
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yup that's what I think too .. it's really that they are feeling down

            • The Train Driver
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Vardy banned for 3 matches after that anti gay action destroying the rainbow corner flag?

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Up the Vards

              2. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Lol

              3. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Anti gay. That’s anew way of putting it.

              4. sambyy
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Should have got red for the hate crime

                1. Rupert The Horse
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Players kick the flag all the time.

            • Tambling5
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Golly 81 pts now and FPL live says up to 5,100 after Zaha and Vardy! Come on Robbo, Come McCarthy, never been anywhere near this rank before.. please blank Mr Salah, Mr Kane and Mr Son...

              1. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Well this makes me feel rotten, thanks 🙂

              2. grumpyman
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Makes my 70 pointer feel rather inadequate. Congrats!

              3. Plant Based FPLer
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                I have 150 points with 8 players to go.

              4. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Serious rank.

              5. Warby84
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                77 after a 34 (-12) last week, so pretty happy..

            • Over Midwicket
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Leno the best GK until second WC? Excellent fixtures and plays for a stodgy team.

              Need to replace Guaita.

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Anyone over Guiata is an upgrade, Leno could be good if you're in that price range

                1. Over Midwicket
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  McCarthy an option too at 4.6. Easy cleans at home (next GW is guaranteed) but doesn't make too many saves.

                  1. Bruce Lee
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    McCarthy owner here - he does make a lot of saves to be fair

              2. thegaffer82
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Erm, no.

                If he was 4.5 I’d consider him I suppose

            • Salah’s Sonnet
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Already sold Vardy last night, Leicester just not good enough at the moment

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                You knew the result yesterday?

              2. Old Man
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Pereira, Ndidi and Castagne back soon will make a big difference. Even Soy might be only a few weeks away.

            • Flair
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Brighton and Everton are such good fixtures for him but 160 minutes of an abomination of a playstyle surely doesn't justify keeping

              1. Bruce Lee
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yes it does because the point is to get players that get future returns...

                1. Flair
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Fair point, to better phrase it is it worth keeping him when players want the likes of Salah, KDB or Bruno instead. That's a little trickier especially in terms of captaincy, at least for me.

                  1. Baps Hunter
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    I already have them all and Vardy...

              2. Zimo
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                I need to sell to do Mahrez to Salah and i want Bamford. Winwin. Out for me.

            • FDMS All Starz
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Is this worth a -4?

              Vardy & Bissuma —> Davis & Salah (c)

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

            • Nightcrawler
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Ughh cant beleive the vardy jam. Casuals hit back

              1. Flair
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Damn the casuals, bringing in last season's Golden Boot winner vs Fulham and Sheff Utd. So jammy!

                1. Nightcrawler
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  I refuse to believe anyone who watches leicester would get him

              2. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Try to discover some form of grace. It’s a far better human trait.

              3. Qaiss
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                You chat too much nonsense

              4. Old Man
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Hello NightCrawler - good to have you back. Enjoying my casual 8 points.

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

              Vardy has a brace in him vs Brighton and Everton

              Crazy to sell imo

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

                Don't doubt he can score. That's what he does. Us Vardy owners have however been lucky to get these points IMO - Leicester as a team have been awful.

              2. HashAttack
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                It's him or DCL in order to get Salah ... crazier not to have Salah vs Fulham

                1. Baps Hunter
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  DCL has Che next

                  1. HashAttack
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 3 months ago

                    Problem is selling DCL leaves me 5.2 for a forward - and another transfer down the line, whereas selling Vardy will allow me to get e.g. Wilson

              3. FPL.team
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Depends who for I guess. Bamford matched Vardy today, him plus the extra money for an upgrade could be worth it. Not so easy to say it's crazy to sell.

            • GENERATION X
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Vardy gets returns. It aint pretty but its consistent

              1. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                At least he's covering Kane's high ownership for me ... still think to transfer him out

            • Jet5605
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Are Vardy owners who don't have KDB shipping after today? I don't see them getting much change against Brighton and then the fixtures turn sour.

              1. Rupert The Horse
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yes

              2. mookie
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Plan was to keep one more week and then do the trade. KDB has United, Vardy has Brighton. Plan didn't change yet.

                1. Jet5605
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 3 months ago

                  Fair enough. I have Wilson earmarked to replace Vardy which will enable KDB in. If NEW's game is on then Wilson has WBA and Fulham in the next three.

            • mookie
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              The NLD will be?
              A) boring
              B) exciting

              1. SpaceCadet
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                A

              2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Depends if there is an early goal

              3. Flair
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Arteta vs Jose. Has to be A.

              4. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                B

              5. thegaffer82
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                A) because both managers are very risk averse

            • Nas
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              On one hand hoping for kilman coming on for 1pt at least, on the other hand scared of Kilman giving me - points

              1. Zimo
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                1-1 with Robertson and Kilman goals confirmed. Just came from the future.

            • Pacer.
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I'm sure Arteta has two head's worth of hair

            • GENERATION X
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Forget Vardy the real Partey pooper is required for a non Spurs owner

              1. Old Man
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Indeed. Get your Andrex ready for 2 hours behind the sofa .... I'll be there with you.

            • HashAttack
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              NLD is the only match that I have no players involved in this week

            • Boomerang V
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Thanks @Vardy, I am breaking into top 100k as it stands. 🙂 61pts

              But no Spurs will take me out for sure. Kane and Son EO is huge

              1. thegaffer82
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                If Spurs do well you’ll be well down the ranks then.

                Their EO is huge (but falling thankfully)

            • thegaffer82
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              I sense a lot of saltiness on the boards today.

              C’mon guys, play nice and don’t bitch about Vardys jammy last minute goal.

              (Not a Vardy owner by the way)

              1. FPL.team
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Exactly. It's a game. I'm a non owner but I don't think it was a jammy goal. He took it really well and already hit the post earlier in the game. Vardy has always been clinical.

            • GENERATION X
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Seeing Arteta reminds me I need to get my son an Action Man this Xmas

            • ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Is a bench of Coufal,Brewster,Neco Williams too weak?

              1. thegaffer82
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                I think it’s alright...

                I’m on Mitchell, Brewster & Lamptey

              2. Paul Psychic Octopus
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Mitchell, Masuaku and Brewster. Not happy with it. Need a half-decent bench with Covid.