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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. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Guys any news on robbo?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Expected/leaked to start.

      1. gart888
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        What's the whole leaked lineup?

      2. The Final Boss
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

  2. gart888
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed

    Martinez (Steer)
    Robertson Chilwell Lamptey (Kilman Struijk)
    Salah Bruno Grealish Jota (Soucek)
    Kane DCL Bamford

    Thinking of going Kane + Grealish to Wilson + KDB.
    Should I?
    Given KDB and Wilson both might rise soon, should I take a -4 hit to do it?

    1. Groot the Leveller
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Personally I like all 4 of them...

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

    McBurnieeeeeeeee yaaaas get in lads

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Been coming, hasn’t it?

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

        last week he was on 100+ Threat index

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          His stats are excellent last 4. Almost got him, but went with Bamford in the end.

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

            Yup will do him to Bamford after this match

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

    That’s it. i am selling vardy, totally useless

    1. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Shouldn't have gotten him in the first place. He does not get into enough chances, shoot very little, and most of his threat is penalty related.

  5. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy been a big waste of money so far.

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

      Not if you owned vs City and Arsenal

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Needless to say, I didn't. Brought in for this run of 'good' fixtures.

    2. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes very

    3. Groot the Leveller
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I didn't understand the move from kane to vardy over the last 2-3 game weeks.
      However, kanes not lit it up either, yet....
      (Until this after noon that is 🙂 )

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

    Need Lamptey to outscore Son and Kane

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

      good luck with that

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

        Perhaps Salah will help

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Combined?

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

        No, just joking

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

      Arteta will bore us to death yet again don't worry.

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

    Wow Mason Mount with 3 bonus last night. I don’t know why but it feels like the system for bonus has changed

    1. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He created 7 big chances most of any Chelsea player in last 5 years.

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

        Wow that’s some stat

    2. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He fully deserved them, had a great game.

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

        I agree, but it doesn’t usually go that way, so it’s nice to see as a change

    3. gart888
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nobody had a goal + an assist, so an assist getter getting the 3 isn't that outlandish. In cases like that, a guy who isn't losing the ball or missing the net much has a good shout.

    4. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hasn't changed

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

      It hasn't.

      He created 7 chances (2 BCC). Couple of dribbles, etc

      You're just not watching his play as he's not a proper FPL asset.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        That's changing I think. I'm starting to come around on him. Had the best attempt on goal in the game vs Spurs too.

        His delivery from corners is excellent too. With Zouma and Thiago Silva in the box, he'll get assists.

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

          He'll maybe get there in seasons to come but he's not an out-and-out goal-scorer at the moment.

          I'm being honest I wouldn't spend too much time on him as a consistent FPL asset for the time being.

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            He's 6.8m though. He's not Salah. But for that price, I think he can compete even this season with the cheap forwards, Jota and those guys. He's guaranteed more minutes at the very least.

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

              The issue is that one more Chelsea defender will probably outscore him, even in a triple-up

              Until he increases his goal threat considerably, that is

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

                It's like getting Henderson when there's TAA + Robbo + VVD + Alisson

                Only with Henderson being much more expensive than all of them

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

                Yep. Exactly this. You're not going to benefit from Mount unless you keep him in your team every week.

                The returns are typically not very predictable.

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

        You’re right Hazz, I don’t. Nice price as well, shame there’s so many good mids!

    6. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Like Burno, he deserved a lot more than the base 5 (4 for Bruno) that he got.

  8. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    What would you choose for from gw12 till Christmas holidays?

    A) Vardy, Mahrez
    B) Giroud, Salah (-8)

  9. Thomas Shelby from Birmingh…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    With Chelsea and Tottenham fixtures getting tough and other teams shitting goals, any particular defenders to own ?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Chelsea & Spurs

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Lol

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

      I benched Che defs vs MU. Mistake.

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

    Vardy usually gets 2 good chances. First one failed, hope he the second one won't, should he ever get it.

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

      ....away...

    2. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hes gonna bag one here. His drought is an anomaly

      1. Pariße
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        It isn't. This year he doesn't present much more threat than Aubameyang, who is on 1 goal and 2 assists. Remember he converted 5 penalties and Leicester have broken records for how many they've had already.

  11. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Poor quality deliveries from Maddison

  12. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Barnes should have started, Maddison is crap.

  13. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Maddison and Fuchs becoming useless now is costing Leicester

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

    Ffs.. Shoot Justin.

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

      Vardy ready for rebound if he shoots...

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

      Bit harsh, not sure he deserves to die

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

        It'll be a flesh wound

  15. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ready to hide behind the sofa with no Spurs...

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

      No Spurs or Arsenal but I'm sitting comfortably on the sofa 😀

    2. ivantys
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It's Arteta vs Mourinho, trust them to bore us to death.

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

        This

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Fingers crossed

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

      I sold Son and Kane, and don’t feel at all worried about today - we’ll know soon enough if I was deluding myself

      1. Groot the Leveller
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I've still got both so looking forward to this

  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    He's Justin some great positions.

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I hate hiding behind sofa

  18. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Have a feeling Arsenal win the NLD with Auba finding his form back.

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      God I hope so

  19. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Any positives I can take from this gameweek? Brought in Johnstone for Steer!

    Johnstone 0
    Coufal 1
    Justin 1
    Bruno benched
    Jota likely benched
    Vardy blank
    DCL 6 but I don't think that will help my rank!

    Son and Kane to save me?

    1. gart888
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Johnstone was always the weirdest shout. Chasing recent points from the keeper of by far the worst team in the league was madness.

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Love a bit of captain hindsight!

      2. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        "By far the worst"?? Hmmmm.

        1. gart888
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Last in xPTS by a mile...

    2. MGMT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Only 1 CS this GW so far + Bruno got you 6 points. And Jota hasnt even played...

    3. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This morning in your very own words “ I've finally given up on the season” .

      Then this afternoon you are already back asking for opinions on your team ?

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I'm still allowed to ask for people's opinion mate. I'd really appreciate it if you would stop commenting on my post's if you have nothing nice or helpful to say.

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kane spotted at Team bus

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

      Haah no one thought he was actually injured

  21. Blzbobuk
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Klopp complaining about too many games but Mendy playing for both Chelsea and Leicester and James playing for Everton and Chelsea is really impressive.

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      dont forget James playing for both United and Chelsea 😉

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

      Mendy plays for City too. Respect

    3. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Imagine players could play for multiple teams at the same time

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        James scores for Everton! James loses his Chelsea CS

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

      Doesn't Mendy play for City too?

      Either way, his work rate is indeed impressive

    5. Blzbobuk
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Don’t be sill guys the city Mendy is clearly a different player.

  22. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Can’t see anything other than relegation for SHU. Parking the bus and hoping it’s enough won’t cut it.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Aye, very, very few goals from them. Even with Burnley you can hope for a goal or two more...

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

    Small margins..
    Vardy post and KDB crossbar.

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

    Partey starting is a massive boost to non Spurs owners.

  25. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    ARSENAL TEAM NEWS
    Starting XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Willian, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Lacazette, Aubameyang.
    Subs: Runarsson, Mustafi, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Ceballos, Willock, Nketiah.

    TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS
    Starting XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon, Sissoko, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Son, Kane.
    Subs: Hart, Rodon, Davies, Winks, Moura, Bale, Vinicus.

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

      Massive Kane shock.

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

      I need your internet Classix

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

        Sim has generally been faster on the draw this weekend. 🙂

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

      All the random flags on spurs players all in squad lol.

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Oh my Kane actually starts

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

    TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon, Sissoko, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Son, Kane.

    Subs: Hart, Rodon, Davies, Winks, Moura, Bale, Vinicus.

    ARSENAL TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Willian, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

    Subs: Runarsson, Mustafi, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Ceballos, Willock, Nketiah.

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

      Kane (C) starts 🙂

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      You're a man of your word.

      Hopefully a Kane haul even though I didn't captain him.

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

        Only 75% EO even in top 10k so yes certainly!

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

      I hope it's not the tight cagey game I expect it to be and Son+Kane go mental

  27. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    TOTTENHAM : Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon, Sissoko, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Son, Kane.
    Subs: Hart, Rodon, Davies, Winks, Moura, Bale, Vinicus.

    ARSENAL : Leno, Bellerin, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Willian, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Lacazette, Aubameyang.
    Subs: Runarsson, Mustafi, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Ceballos, Willock, Nketiah.

  28. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Kane Starts
    Som Starts

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

    OMG Kane starts!
    Over a quarter of a million transfers out and a price drop
    Time to punish Harry

    1. Tiki-Taka
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      4-0 spurs please

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Fearing it, but hoping he won’t overscore the switch Grealish/Kane to KDB (c) and Bamford...

    3. afcblegend
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Well no there were only 25k out so you’re off by a magnitude of 10. Anyone with a room temperature IQ could tell it was nonsense.

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

        -264,317 net transfers out for this GW, check his page

        1. afcblegend
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Ah fair enough I’m on the app so must be showing this GW (12) then. Madness anyone would!

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

    Anyone posting the team news?

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

      Anyone posting an anyone posting team news post