Dugout Discussion
11 December 2020 1115 comments
DavidMunday815 DavidMunday815
Share:

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. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Off his line

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

    What a prich.

  3. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Retake. Bamford plz take

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

    I really need some of that bamford bams

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

    lol cmon Bam Bam

  6. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    His bum was still on the line!

  7. Party time
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I have got Klich & Bamford. Yee Haw!

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Retake.

        1. Party time
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yeee hawww

      2. Cousin Greg
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        poor Flappy

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

        How quickly will I lose my Coufal clean sheet tonight?

        1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Pretty quick

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

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

        2. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Whoops

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

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

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

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

      6. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Seriously? He was on the line enough.

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

        What, Bamford should have the next one surely

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

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

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

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

      10. Jindaljain
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        VAR

      11. Butcher
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Klich GOAL. Bamford Assist.

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

        Klich G Bamford A

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

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

      13. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        GOAL

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

        Bambam already delivering. Lovely

      15. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

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

      16. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Ffs. Most stupid rule ever.

      17. Party time
          5 years, 4 months ago

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

          1. Rhodes your boat
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Congrats great start to gameweek for you!

            1. Party time
                5 years, 4 months ago

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

          2. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Ridiculous application of VAR

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                5 years, 4 months ago

                What, correctly?

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

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

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      5 years, 4 months ago

                      Wow just wow

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

                        Don’t be a tool

                        1. @persecuted_by_mods
                            5 years, 4 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, 4 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
                                    • 16 Years
                                    5 years, 4 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, 4 months ago

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

                          • Dickie1898
                            • 11 Years
                            5 years, 4 months ago

                            Lol

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

                      Jammy Bamford Klich owners

                    • sminkypinky
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 4 months ago

                      Unfair to Flappy that. Bam owner.

                    • The Bandit
                      • 15 Years
                      5 years, 4 months ago

                      Loads of players in the box for that retake

                    • HonestBlatter
                      • 15 Years
                      5 years, 4 months ago

                      Coufal failure

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

                      DCL to Bamford at least started well 🙂

                    • JONALDINHO
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 4 months ago

                      Jammy Bammy Pts.