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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. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Both sides can't finish a good chance... Terrible!

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Will take the 5 from Bamford as a owner, any BAPs would be a nice bonus 🙂

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

      Nowhere near

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Still time

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

        Aye 6bps off atm.

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

        Get Bamford back on!

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

      Unfortunately not

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Mass brawl where all the other players left on the pitch get sent off?

        1. Cruyff Turn
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Can't rule out anything in 2020.

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

    Get another corner West Ham and score please

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

    Time for the late Raphinha winner. Let's go!

  5. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Be a lot of highly owned players subbed off around that time this week

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

    Didn't think Bamford got subbed

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Denial?

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

      Well he did tho

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      think it's just due to 3 prem games in a week.

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Although is 5 days to their next game

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

      It’s cos I brought him in! Typical. DCL to haul now no doubt

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

      Looked knackered

  7. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    What a save Meslier

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Balbuena denied a goal

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

      Could have been Coufal assist 🙁

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Coufal denied an assist!

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

        Nooooooooooooooooo

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Coufal denied an assist!

  9. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I got wilson instead of Bamford

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Well played.

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Rafinha for the winner

  11. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Soucek on 3 baps!!!

    Lets goooo

  12. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Has Cresswell actually taken any set pieces tonight? Bored owner...

    1. KDB United
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This. So annoying!

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Useless buy wish I just got Coufal instead

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Get in lads !

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

        Coufal done nothing since I brought him

    3. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This aged well

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        So so well

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

        This

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

      Congrats

      There's your excitement

    5. KDB United
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lol perfect timing! Never doubted him 🙂 🙂

    6. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hahaha right on cue!!! You're welcome lads

  13. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Soucek 2 wks ago ffs

    Going buy him back tonight me thinks. Perfect 5th mid.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same here, gonna get him back now

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

        Dry spell for ages i reckon

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

          Nah. Absolutely about to hit form.

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

            Nah no chance imo

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

      Me too, just typical. Glad to of sold regardless though, midfield is perfectly how I like it. If ya bring him in again he’ll only dry up.

    3. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      4th mid

  14. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hope Leeds get duffed now.

  15. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ogbonna winmer

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      winner*

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Cresssssyyyy

  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Cresswell Assist, Ogbonna Goal

  18. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Cresswell assist

  19. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Cressassist

  20. Party time
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cresweeelllllllllllllllll

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cresswell assist!!

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

        Seriously you have him too!?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          No lol

        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Just admiring a great ball

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

      Finally some Cresswell returns...

    • Cousin Greg
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      cresswell assist finally

    • Party time
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Finally Cresswell

      • Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cresswell assist? Returns from all three of my guys tonight!

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

        Finally

      • Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Great header.

      • Gunners in Haaland
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Well, well, Creswell!

      • WVA
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        FFS Coufal whyyyyy

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          What did he do/not do?

      • fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cresswell Soucek double-up!!