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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.

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  1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Off his line

  2. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What a prich.

  3. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Retake. Bamford plz take

  4. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I really need some of that bamford bams

  5. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    lol cmon Bam Bam

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    His bum was still on the line!

  7. Party time
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I have got Klich & Bamford. Yee Haw!

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Retake.

      1. Party time
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Yeee hawww

  8. Cousin Greg
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    poor Flappy

  9. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    How quickly will I lose my Coufal clean sheet tonight?

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Pretty quick

      1. WVA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Na that was pretty long for me, having the worst season possible

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Whoops

  10. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Yeah he’s millimeters off his line. Mess up again. #justice

  11. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Is encroachment cancelled by the encroachment of the pen-taking team? General question

  12. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Seriously? He was on the line enough.

  13. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What, Bamford should have the next one surely

  14. Begbie.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Dunno why they're moaning, he was off the line. Get on with it.

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    ffs I own fabianska, dodged a pen save last week, now this week off his line. total joke

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Well at least you know a pen save is in the locker.

  16. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    VAR

  17. Butcher
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Klich GOAL. Bamford Assist.

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

    Klich G Bamford A

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Remember the chat about a Bamford C, going to be another Mahrez week!

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    GOAL

  20. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bambam already delivering. Lovely

  21. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    bam bam should be on pens... spewing...

  22. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Ffs. Most stupid rule ever.

  23. Party time
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Get In. Klich & Bamford. Yee haw!!!

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Congrats great start to gameweek for you!

      1. Party time
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Hahaha. That was pretty quick tho. I hope for more of the same

  24. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Ridiculous application of VAR

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What, correctly?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Fabianski’s entire body wasn’t off the line.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Wow just wow

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 17 Years
            5 years, 7 months ago

            Don’t be a tool

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
              5 years, 7 months ago

              Don't see how I'm being a tool when you're making rules out of your ar*e

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                  5 years, 7 months ago

                  Can't see what you're describing in the article, the clickbait headline doesn't match the story

                  1. Twisted Saltergater
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 17 Years
                    5 years, 7 months ago

                    Admit that they haven made it abundantly clear, but i wasnt making rules out of my arse, as you put it.

                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      5 years, 7 months ago

                      Where's your link for entire body needs to be off the line?

        2. Dickie1898
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          Lol

  25. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Jammy Bamford Klich owners

  26. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Unfair to Flappy that. Bam owner.

  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Loads of players in the box for that retake

  28. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Coufal failure

  29. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    DCL to Bamford at least started well 🙂

  30. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Jammy Bammy Pts.