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11 December 2020 1115 comments
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Marcelo Bielsa has stuck true to his word with Leeds United’s line-up for a Gameweek 12 meeting with West Ham United.

The Whites’ manager revealed his starting XI on Wednesday during his pre-match press conference, endearing himself to Fantasy Premier League managers once again.

It means Patrick Bamford (£6.2m) starts up-front in search of his ninth Premier League goal of the season, supported by Rodrigo (£5.7m) and Mateusz Klich (£5.5m) in central midfield.

Jack Harrison (£5.4m) and Raphinha (£5.4m) provide the width while Luke Ayling (£4.5m) fills in at centre-back with Robin Koch (£4.5m) and Diego Llorente (£4.4m) out injured.

That sees Stuart Dallas (£4.6m) shift to right-back and allows Ezgjan Alioski (£4.4m) to keep his place in the team, filling in at left-back.

West Ham have absentees of their own, namely Michail Antonio (£6.2m) and Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m).

That has forced David Moyes to ditch his favoured 3-4-2-1 formation in order to play Aaron Cresswell (£5.2m) at left-back in a back-four, joined there by Angelo Ogbonna (£4.9m), Fabian Balbuena (£4.4m) and Vladimir Coufal (£4.6m).

Saïd Benrahma (£6.0m) finally gets his first Premier League start for West Ham having already registered two assists in just 79 minutes-worth of substitute appearances. He features on the left-hand side of attacking midfield while Pablo Fornals (£6.4m) and Jarrod Bowen (£6.3m) join him in support of centre-forward Sebastien Haller (£6.1m).

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Alioski, Cooper, Ayling, Dallas; K Phillips; Harrison, Rodrigo, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena, Coufal; Rice, Soucek; Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen; Haller.

  1. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Benrahma nailed now?

    1. Brehmeren
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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

      Looks decent doesn’t he

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Show off player with no end product.

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

          Nearly nailed a worldy there

          1. el polako
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Nearly... exactly.

        2. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          thats what we said about Mahrez

  2. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    My mate, who normally sucks, wildcarded this week and squeezed in a few big hitters and of course Soucek and co enablers are in his team. Fair play I guess.

    1. Dash444
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Long way to go yet.

  3. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Benrahma a different level of selfish..

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

    Capped kane instead of salah and i'm scared. Tired of not moving the ranks.

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

      I move rank every week and it's always red

    2. Mid budget coach
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Kane scores on smaller fixtures while Son assists, and they swap roles as Son scores on the big ones. You'll do fine

  5. Dirty Harry
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Best 5.5 forward to play?

    1. Welbeck?
    2. Other?

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

      1

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

      Probably Welbeck but Benteke might go on a run and Fabio Silva is well considered I believe

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

    Is Benrahma the new Payet / Mahrez ?

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Tadic.

    2. zotter
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Looking good

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      inconsistent?

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

        silly hair style

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          .. putting him off his headers

  7. zotter
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Shocker. Started Dallas over soucek. After starting Brewster over soucek last week

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I've started Soucek every game since gw1. Very happy to see him living up to the promise.

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

        Fair play

      2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Well played good knight

  8. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Salah to get a hatty now that I did not captain.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      What kingdom are you from Sir Alex?

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

      Don't worry I captained him

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

      rested for the easy fixture before Spurs ?

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

    Nothing happening in the game?

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

    Anyone beating -6 from 1?!

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

      -3 from 1 here

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

        Who?

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

          Bamford

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      -23 from 1.... Forgot to press wc :/

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        OMG!! Although mine was intentional.

      2. Dirty Harry
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Telling fibs

        Latest Points: 7

        1. Stockport Hatter
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          So I do win:)

    3. Stockport Hatter
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      -15 from one. Surely I win?

  11. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Quiz round 2:

    Who was the first man to win the World Cup with a beard?

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Never seen a World Cup with a beard.

      1. Boss Hogg
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Good point.

  12. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I am better than Haller...

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Price?

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        8.5 🙂

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

      Probably, Haller is the worst striker in the EPL

  13. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    LMS safety score currently -2

  14. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Note to self: Don't wait until the last second before the deadline.

    Would have benched Soucek anyway, but would have put him first instead of frantically leaving him as third. If Newcastle postponed again, it's Lamptey coming in. [facepalm]

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

    I suppose everyone will be getting Soucek off their bench for Salah or Jota 🙂

    1. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      This was directed at me, wasn't it? 😉
      (see directly above)

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

    Magnus has both Bowen and Bamford. Magnus knows

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

      he also doesn't have KDB

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bamford off !!!!!

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

      No Soucek? Amateur.

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Checkmate!

    4. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Does he have Soucek?

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

    Bamford subbed

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

    Bamford subbed

  19. Gunners in Haaland
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    BamBam out

  20. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford off

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

    what a bammer

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

    Bamford why?

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

      Rested for busy schedule I’d imagine

  23. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Yessss Bamford subbed

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

    Badford 🙁

  25. FFFoxy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Helder Costa is Shite

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

    Fornals inches from scoring

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

    Yes Bamford subbed

  28. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford off. Assist and 10 pound win on a bet, could've been worse for the first time owning him :/

  29. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Enablers FC going to beat Heavy Hitters United this gw aren't they?

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

    Score Coufal FFS!!!!