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

    Kane and Son, I need you guys to save me this gw.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kane 17
      Son 12

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

        Yes please

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          We will be rewarded

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

            Love the optimism

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

    Ramsdale howler

  3. FPL DONKEY
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Who are you going to bench from your front 8?

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Reply fail

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Soucek again unfortunately

  4. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale gash

  5. Peter Ouch
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How is Vardy looking guys

    Can't see the game

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

      Anonymous.

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

      Apparently Vardy can't see the game either...

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

        😆

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

      Don't think he can see it either

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

        Sometimes the obvious ones are still funny

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

      Absolutely no service to him at all

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

      Looking like last week captaining him and feel like shite

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

    Is Vardy going to blag a last minute assist or goal ? hope springs external 🙂

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Would love to see it but not based on current evidence. He just looks leggy

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

        😉

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

    Time to get back on Leicester defenders.

    1. Clam. ☘️
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Why's that?

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

    Perez being subbed off is good for Vardy
    He had no intention of passing to Vardy at any point and would run towards the ball and accept it often which meant balls weren't being played towards Vardy

  9. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Son captainers lets assemble

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

      As purely an owner, I have my fingers crossed.

      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hoping for a classic Mourinho show versus the Gunners.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I just have him. Hope it will be good enough.

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

    Time to upgrade Vardy to Bamford.

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

      This!

  11. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    My last positive transfer was in GW7 when I brought Zouma in.
    Since then all transfers in have been rubish - Ziyech, Watkins, Vardy, Mahrez...

    1. The Sociologist
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yuck, that's quite a list. Just out of interest, who's tickling your fancy for next week and we can all steer clear?

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

        Salah 😀

  12. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Begging for a 1 pointer of Brewster

    1. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Snap - I'm only fielding 9!

  13. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Sad. Vardy fail.

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

    Vardy is truly broken.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He looks awful today.

      1. The Sociologist
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I really hope Wilson has a game next week. Vardy will be straight out.

      2. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I think he's best against "better" teams that play a suicidally high line and everything's on the counter. Goes some way to explaining why his scoring record against Big Six is what it is

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

    One Vardy goal gets him 3 BPS, please make it happen...!

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

      Pleaseeee

  16. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How is Burke looking second half?

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

      Which one is he?

  17. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks to this Vardy performance I've got no more problems to decide which of my front three will leave for KDB.
    Kane, DCL, Time to say Goodbye

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

      Yep I’ve the same front 3. Downgrading Vardy and Dcl.

    2. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Same here. Goodbye

  18. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Facts: Vardy's mini league mate has Vardy as captain

  19. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Everytime I own Vardy he is so bad. Not that he’s not scoring, but looks like a sunday league player. Banging them in and getting plenty of penos when I dont own him.

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

      Same

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

      It's not vardy. It's Leicester. They're rubbish.

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

        Leiceters fault that the man can’t control a single ball?

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

        We have some serious injuries - just wait until Soy, Pereira and Catagne are back.

    3. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tell me when you sell him

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

        Will probably WC today. He’ll be gobe then

        1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Good I will get him then expecting that he will play good, score points, and get plenty of penalties.

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

            It may well happen again. Good luck.

    4. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Same for me too

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

      Owned him twice this season don't think he's scored!

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

    Newcastle will play next weekend, right? Can't take a price drop on Vardy or Mahrez.. Need to take them out for Wilson and Salah.

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

      No guarantee of that.

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

        Ffs... I can easily afford Watkins/Adams and Salah. But I'd rather have Wilson v WBA.

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

      I don't think they could miss two games

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

        Hope so.

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

      There is no guarantee when Newcastle will play next. If they still have big Covid issues then it might not yet be for a while yet.

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

    Which option is better? 1FT & 1.8itb

    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-Bisumma
    DCL-Vardy-Adams

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

    4 Maddison corners, 1 beat the first man

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

      Would fit right in with MU corner takers.

  23. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    The Villa Newcastle cancellation has really exposed the weakness in a 3 5 2 in times of adversity.
    Nightmare week with Torres, Mahrez Captain, Chilwell, Cresswell, no Martinez, Grealish absent, Brewster up front, Mitchell no show and Kilman 3rd sub.

    Currently sitting on 17 bleeding points! 17!!!

    Kane, Son, Salah and Robbo to save face!

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

      Depends on your team setup really. I'm on 3-5-2 and having a stormer of a week. Although this Vardy blank so far is starting to sour it a bit.

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

      I'm playing 352 and and on 49.

      Sounds like you've just got bad picks/bad bench

    3. Clam. ☘️
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn't necessarily agree with your original statement. Depends on the balance between your first XI and the overall XV imo.

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

        Agree now, just shows I need a better bench!

    4. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Just one of those weeks I suppose. Team looks fire on paper and has done excellently until now. Cracks exposed and a horror bench of Brewster Mitchell Kilman means too much invested elsewhere i.e midfield of Torres Salah Mahrez Grealish Son

      Cresswell Chilwell Robbo defence

      Martinez
      Cresswell Chilwell Robbo
      Son Salah Grealish Mahrez Torres
      Kane DCL

      17 bleeding points so far. Hoping for 35!!!

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

        23 here with Kane Son Jota KWP Lamptey left!

  24. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Brewster coming on to score the winner.

    1. The Sociologist
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      For Leicester, given everyone's luck this GW.

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

    Brewster’s 1 pointer incoming.

  26. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Brewster 1 pointer incoming

  27. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    How long is Luiz out for?

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy has been fine, in good positions, the players around him are trash

  29. Clam. ☘️
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I think I know the answer but which is more sensible transfer...

    Wilson or Bamford?

    Wilson with an eye on the immediate fixtures plus potential DGW and pens VS Bamford's chances and better run of extended fixtures...

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

      I'm starting with Wilson

      1. Clam. ☘️
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        And then changing to Bamford? I like this idea in theory but other injuries/issues always come up. Especially prevalent this month.

  30. yalala
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Need Son and Kane blanks and a Salah hat trick