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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. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Of course I benched Bamford for Soucek

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford and Dallas !!!!

    Owners punished, ouch. Kane injury saved me that pain

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Owners punished?

  3. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    RED ARROWS

  4. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford on my bench. Absolutely fantastic.

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

    No Mane or Firmino...

  6. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    listening to the bandwagons costing me my top 2k rank

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

    This game is a f**King joke.

    He's been awful for weeks.

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

    No Mané then.

  9. KAPO KANE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford punishing the sellers as predicted!

  10. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ok let's pay all those FPL pundits who suggested to sell Bamford

  11. AC Yew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford first on bench. Thank God for cancelo and stones no show

    1. Old Man
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      but were you playing with 4 defenders?

      1. AC Yew
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Started 3. Do i not get the points?!

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

    BAMBAMBAM

  13. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not a good minute for me having sold Bamford to get mane (c) as part of a -4 lol

    1. Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

  14. Rash
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford to DCL costing me the cup tie

  15. G0SS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Nooooo. Sold Bam for DCL!!!

  16. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What a week to save a transfer and just do nothing.

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

      Wish I did

  17. o0Ash
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What a strike - thought he was off balance and should've taken the touch first. Wrong!

  18. dark91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mane out indeed. Robbo trusted status confirmed

  19. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    RAFI ANDMABBAM COMBO JUHUUUU

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

    12 points for everyone 🙂

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

      Not for me 🙁
      Sold for DCL

  21. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    No Mané in squad

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

    Mane benched. Robertson knew all along!

    1. Dennis System
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      check again

  23. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    29 points benched. 27 points in my team 🙂 teehee

  24. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    ***^ off football. Mane not even in squad?!?!

    I’ve lost 44 ****ing points on wildcard to players hitting form with no warning and crazy rotation

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

    BAMFORD OFF THE BENCH FOR MANE COME ON SONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN LET'S GO

  26. janowsc
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The best

  27. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bamford Jam off the bench. Thanks Saka!

  28. Chalobah's Witness
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I'll keep on counting!

    81 bench points in 4 GWs. Nobody worldwide can beat that.

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

    Imagine a front line of Origi and Shaqiri lol, WHU CS locked.

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah I don't think so

  30. KAPO KANE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    WEST HAM TEAM NEWS

    Team to play Liverpool: Fabianski, Cresswell, Coufal, Dawson, Ogbonna, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio,

    Subs: Martin, Balbuena, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Johnson, Odubeko.

    LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS

    Team to play West Ham: Alisson, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Phillips, Milner, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Salah, Shaqiri, Origi.

    Subs: Adrian, Kelleher, Firmino, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Minamino, Tsimikas, R Williams, N Williams.

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

      Cool. all 4 starting