Dugout Discussion
31 January 2021 1750 comments
Skonto Rigga Skonto Rigga
Share:

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.

GET IN-GAME DATA AT LIVE FPL

Check your own rank and in-play FPL stats on LiveFPL.net every Gameweek

  1. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Is Raphinha badly injured? I really do not need another injury to my team

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Don't know. He walked off, but it looked muscular.

  2. Lord.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford you beauty

  3. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford first sub scoring the exact same time I found out Mane was out was an AMAZING feeling.

    1. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      High five!

  4. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Will certainly acknowledge that Mane missing out was exceptional luck on my part and very jammy. With about 10 players missing due to unexpected postponements from GW11-16 however, I'll consider it overdue.

  5. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sell BAmFoRD they said

  6. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    BAMFORD AGAIN

  7. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    BAMMY!!!!!!

  8. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford punishing bunch of casuals hell yeah

  9. Lev Yashin
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Fecker

  10. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford playing like trash for weeks, then suddenly he smashes in a screamer the moment I sell him. Typical!

    Oh well, there’s still hope as I sold him for Antonio

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Brilliant from Dallas.

    1. In Bale We Trust
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed. The Crucial part of that.

  12. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ahahaha. Dreamland.

  13. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Love you Bamfordddddddddddd

  14. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    No offside?

    1. BeWater
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He was in his own half.

      1. ivantys
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Oh I see, no wonder no VAR check.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Inside his own half it looked

  15. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford benched 🙁

    Saka and Ziyech didn't play ....

    Swings and Roundabouts 😀

  16. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Brilliant Bamford

  17. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    BAMFORD IT GETS BETTER

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford you beauty!

  19. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lovely

  20. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Absolutely nowhere to hide for non Bamford owners 🙂

  21. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    BAM BAM AGAIN

  22. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pukki!!!!!!

    • Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      First sub but thank you Saka!

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

        So lucky but well done man

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

      Unbelievable. Now he's got to go straight back into my starting lineup so Watkins can undoubtedly haul from the bench.

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      ¡Ay, caramba!

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

      Oh get the eff in Bam bam!!!

    • Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Leeds are an absolute delight.

    • Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      BAMFORDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

    • Aster
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Whoever convinced me to sell Bamford for DCL

    • Captain Vantastic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bamfirdy sellers in the Fckn mud 😆