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One enforced change apiece from Bielsa and Rodgers as Perez again fills in for Vardy

Leicester City can leapfrog Manchester United into second place in the Premier League table with a win over Leeds United this afternoon.

This is the second of four fixtures in the English top flight to take place on Sunday, with kick-off at the King Power Stadium at 14:00 GMT.

The two sides’ respective frontlines are a good place to start from a Fantasy perspective.

Leicester are still without the injured Jamie Vardy (£10.0m), so manager Brendan Rodgers again turns to Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) to lead the line against the Whites.

As for Leeds, Patrick Bamford (£6.6m) keeps up his ever-present record and will be aiming to find the back of the net for the first time in 2021.

Bamford is the most-owned Fantasy Premier League asset on show in this match, although he was the second most-sold player of Gameweek 21 and his three-game run without a goal or assist is his longest ‘drought’ of the season.

Both managers have been forced into a change apiece from their midweek games.

The hosts’ Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) is sidelined and is replaced by Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m) in central midfield, while budget FPL defender Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) fills in for Diego Llorente (£4.4m) for the visitors.

Goals are often guaranteed when Leeds are on the road, with an average of four per match scored when Marcelo Bielsa’s troops are on their travels.

No side has conceded more away goals than Leeds in 2020/21 but they have still managed to rack up four clean sheets away from Elland Road.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Justin, Mendy, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Perez.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Alioski, Phillips, Raphinha, Dallas, Rodrigo, Harrison, Bamford.

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  1. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Albrighton half time sub

    Injury or tactical?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Tactical

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Tactical.

    3. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      3-5-2 with Justin and Ricardo wing backs lovely stuff if only they had a better fixtures run

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    3-5-2 the way to neutralise Leeds then?

    Haven't had a sniff since the formation change.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I guess It's more about Leicester being more balanced with this formation. They're keeping the ball nicely now.

  3. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dallas to stones went well lol why do I keep doing this to myself

  4. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why do Leeds have significantly less man buns than the start of season... surely it’s the reason they’ve been on a dreadful run as of late

    1. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Gave them to Newcastle I think.

  5. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Salah will punish sellers ....
    Really don't care . Not even bothered with hiding behind a huge sofa .. let him get his dirty points.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Love the certainty of these predictions based on nothing whatsoever.

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yea 😀

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      West Ham will beat us today imo. Without Fabinho and Matip were done for and until they’re both back playing consistently Liverpool assets aren’t worth it

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Hope so sorry mate!!

  6. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How is Bamford on 2 baps with just an assist? Not making up any ground with the Dallas goal because of Bamford EO

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No idea but I’ll take it

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Chances created.

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well at least you have one of them!

    4. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bam created 2 big chances.
      Dallas has been crap apart from goal.

  7. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dallas YC

  8. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dallas yc

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Whichever youth coach made Marcos Alonso a LB robbed us of one of the greatest strikers of this generation.

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      His Father? Grandfather? Heard they were good players too!

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      When we were struggling fir a forward...still are to be honest... I was hoping for a manager to be brave enough to start him up top lol

    3. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, point. Not many PL strikers ever score a goal that good.

    4. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He’d be Sheff Utds best striker by a mile

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Unless Dallas.

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Unless Dallas what ?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Scores again 🙂

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          ... he won’t get BAP/s.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            That’s ok with me, just happy he scored and coming off bench

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Does Debbie ?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Haha!!

  11. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I have been really happy with my team but I'm now on for 3 red arrows in a row, any obvious way to stop the rott?

    Martinez
    Cancelo Stones Dallas
    Salah Bruno Son Grealish Gundogan
    Bamford Antonio
    Johnstone Coufal KWP Brewster

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nothing really wrong with that side man, just the luck of the draw, it will come good

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Extremely similar to mine and my last 4 weeks have been massive.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        How is that possible? Are you ranked 5m lol?

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      C choices not correct?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Gundogan this week
        Bruno last week
        Salah in the double

        You could say that but they're hardly crazy choices

    4. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Salah Bruno are the weak links there for the last few weeks. Addressing that can go two ways.........

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good to me.

    6. Ian J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You still have Salah, Son, Coufal to play, plus Bamford hasn't finished today..so points to be gained..may get a green arrow and stress over. Be patient

    7. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I have 14 of those and have green arrows for weeks.

  12. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Leeds have conceded more goals away from home than any other team.

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no more goals then...

  13. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    where is the leaked pool lineup?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wait your 5 minutes

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Imminent.

      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        i said LEAKED. normally everyone here is going bonkers about it

        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          The snitch got found

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Alisson, Trent, Hendo, Phillips, Robbo, Gini, Thiago, Jones, Mane, Firmino, Salah is my prediction

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Not bragging about your prediction success rate any more after the recent abject failure?

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          What failure

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            When you came on bragging about your line up success rate and immediately got it wrong as you have again today.

  14. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    If Bamford could score the exact same time I find Mane is out, that would be kind of cool.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      *Delays looking at Liverpool line up for 3 weeks*

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Let's see if Robbo actually knows something or he is just guessing.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      How do you know he wasn’t guessing if he’s out?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        If he gets it right this time then that will be twice he has got rid of Mane when out.

  16. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Barnes and Bamford hold your BPs

    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      +1 Barnes is my cap.

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        They switched around their BPs, still great though

  17. Sanchit
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford and Dallas to DCL Digne for a hit.
    C Sterling VC DCL
    Stones Cancelo 0

    This has to be one of my worst FPL gameweeks ever!

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bamford to DCL here and missed out on Cancelo, Stones and Mitchell clean sheets. Thankfully Dallas off the bench and Aston Villa saving my week

    2. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I would have done similar but missed the deadline, the only downside was Fernandes as (C)

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Perez just running into Leeds defenders like a headless chicken.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Perez perex chicken.

  19. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford goal

  20. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    BamBam

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Looked like Klich handball in buildup?

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    OMGGGGGG

    Raph assist

  22. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    BamBam, I’m sorry I benched you but so glad I get your points thanks Pep

  23. Meinhoff
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    BAAAAMBIIII

  24. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bammmmmmmmmmmmmmm

  25. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jammy Bamford points from my bench

  26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    UP THE BAM NO HARM DONE

  27. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford coming in for Sterling what a treat 🙂

  28. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wouldn't mind seeing a Alioski vs Zaha boxing match. Two crazy mofos.

  29. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dammit!

  30. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford good job