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Gameweek 23 comes to a conclusion at a wintry Elland Road this evening as Leeds United take on Crystal Palace.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

Patrick Bamford (£6.7m) carries the hopes of almost 50% of Fantasy managers this evening, having seen his ownership swell even further in the last Gameweek: just under 250,000 FPL bosses transferred in the striker ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Bamford’s ownership is up around the 85% mark in the top 10k, with Stuart Dallas (£4.8m) also widely owned among this elite group: the Northern Ireland international sits in over one in three of these squads.

As we’ve become accustomed to seeing this season, Leeds are unchanged from their previous game.

There is no Pablo Hernandez (£5.7m) among the substitutes, however, with the veteran playmaker missing out through injury.

The Palace team news is more noteworthy, with Roy Hodgson opting to field Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) and Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) in the same side.

One of them, likely van Aanholt, will presumably be playing ‘out of position’ further up the left flank.

Hodgson also hands Jean-Philippe Mateta (£5.9m) his debut, with Michy Batshuayi (£5.7m) only on the bench and Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) absent because of a hamstring problem.

Mitchell and Leeds’ Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) are two of the three cheapest starters of Gameweek 23, with the latter making his eighth successive Bielsa line-up in the Premier League.

The reverse fixture between these two sides ended in a 4-1 win for Palace, a match in which Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) registered his highest FPL score of the season.


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

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Van Aanholt, Cahill, Dann, Clyne, Mitchell, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Eze, Mateta, Ayew.

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  1. tom_p77
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 1:

    A) Son (mci)
    B) Bamford (ars)
    C) Raph (ars)

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good luck

    2. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope

    3. acidicleo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      C just about

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

    Tempted to captain Pope after that Palace performance.

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

      Unlikely to get any save points or bps..
      A defender may sneak in assist or goal..

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        This

    2. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Thinking the same but if I do that, palace will score 6

  3. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Time for a Tarkowski Mee double up considering Palace weakness at headed chances?

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pope and mee looking better option now ?

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Trouble is then you’re stuck with them... if you’ve got a way out from that go for it

  4. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry for repost Help Plz
    Martinez
    Dallas , Coufal, Dias
    Salah, Bruno, Sterling, Gundo
    Antonio, Bamford, DCL
    Forster Soucek James Holding
    2 FT AND 2 itb
    Any Thoughts

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

      Play James ahead of Dallas I’d say.
      Get Pope or Burnley def

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thxx dude

    2. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Do nothing til after midweek cup games

      See how the matches play out and we'll hopefully be able to guess who'll have dgw 26 and blank 29

      More info to plan ahead rather than just for 24 and 25

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Great Advice Thank u

  5. Kuzser
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What would you do here guys with 2ft and 2.6itb? Scared of going Gundo-less.
    1) Barnes Dallas/Coufal -> Rash Taylor/lowton. Keep current 3 City assets
    2) #1 and Sterling -> Gundo for -4 for security of starts
    3) Barnes Cancelo/Stones -> Gundo Mee. Double up on City attack and get Bur def
    4) Sterling Barnes Johnstone -> Gundo Rash Pope for -4

    Team is:
    Martinez
    Stones - Coufal - Cancelo
    Son - Bruno - Sterling - Barnes
    Laca - DcL - Antonio

    Johnstone, Justin, Dallas, Raphinha

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Bench Saka or Bamford?

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

      Saka could do well so probably Bamford.

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

    Can't wait to get Raphinha back in my team. Was a very reluctant sell but needed Gundo. Soucek is a goner.

    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I done Soucek OUT Gundo in for this coming week.
      Week after I think Maddison out (maybe Salah) for Raphina, or Wilson out for Bamford.... or both.
      Kane the week after for H v Burnley..... just dont know who for yet.

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

        I just don't fancy Maddison for some reason. He's one of those players who I just don't trust even when his underlying data seems good.

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

      Soucek red card ban has been overturned...I would not sell if I were you

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

    Damage limitation for Bamford non-owners like myself...could have been worse. Still dropped 20k places with that goal though !

    1. umerlfc
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bamford non onwer but Raphinha and Dallas owner so that worked out well

      1. aborg
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nice. Dallas benched for me for Cancelo !

  9. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Unbelievable

    30 outfield pts on bench. for 3 players ..... (I apologise Calvert Lewin, Coufal, Dallas)
    35 outfield on the pitch for 10 players (thank you Soucek, Wilson, Antonio, Grealish, Shaw, Cancelo, Stones)

    This is the most memorable gamweek of all time for me..... for the wrong reasons.....

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I feel your pain.

      I got 24 points on the bench and only 49 from my first 11.

      Oh well only 4 days until next gw.

      1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        only decision I got correct was to not ditch mccarthy for pope (would have played pope ahead of martinez i think)
        Going to assume I am defo correct on the non Pope recruitment... won't bring him in next week either. Keep Martinez in there. Going with 3 city + DCL only

    3. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Now I take a non form look at my team:
      Soucek, Wilson, Antonio, Shaw, Stones, Madison, Dallas, Coufal, DCL, McCarthy.... bang average....
      Even throw a out of form Salah in there I can only look at Bruno, Grealish and Martinez as good,
      How I am actually in the top 80 odd thousand (before tonight pushes me further down) is staggering....

      Maybe that wildcard will get used earlier than planned.....

    4. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It's alright mate, only casuals got a high score this GW so don't let it get you down. It made sense to bench the players you benched

  10. marcos11
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Which for just gw24?

    a) Bamford
    b) Maddison
    c) Mee -4

    1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I have Maddison... reaped rewards last half a dozen weeks.... but I think time has come to pop him on that ferry...... especially if Vardy looks like he has recovered.....will bring him in.

      1. marcos11
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Planning on wc25. As is I’m playing Bamford with Maddison first sub, may well get rid of him

  11. drughi
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    3 gameweeks ago i was top 5k and starting to look at top 1k, after playing sensible and no hits i'm now at 19k. How is that possible?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Playing sensible is boring

    2. jammie26
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The players around you are scoring more points than you?

    3. Saka Punch
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      It's an absolute roulette atm, everyone has the same players so it's all about who you play/bench - which really kinda comes down to luck whether you pick the right one each week. Keep playing your game and I'm sure you'll start rising again

      1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yep ..... bench ........ mine killed me this week

      2. drughi
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hard done by for sure, chefers pig

    4. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You're able to move 2 ways... make the next 3 green and back the right way

      Guessing bad capt and bench picks?

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Gotta start nailing The armband again, thats for sure

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

      James Justin.

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        So much this

    6. Gross Blank Point
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bad luck, that's all it is. I bet there's 2 or 3 decisions you can look at that went the wrong way through no fault of yours.

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers yeah rotten luck lately

  12. umerlfc
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Salah -> Sterling(c) (-4) ?
    Would WC25

    1. Vlekz
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Check if he plays FA cup

      • kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        What if the cup games fall your way and no need to WC in 25?

        Wait til Thursday night to make plans

    2. CrouchDown
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Anything to do to avoid burning a FT here? 0.2 itb

      Martinez

      Cancelo Digne Mee

      Salah Sterling Bruno Gundo

      Bamford Antonio DCL

      Subs: McCarthy, Soucek Dallas Mitchell

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        No wildcard needed, that team is already good.

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

          Didn’t mention Wildcard, I have 2FT

      2. richarlison2348
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        McCarthy to Meslier?

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

          Cheers mate. That might be the only option.

          Is Leeds double defence risky though?

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

        I'm in a similar situation. I might have to bring in Raphinha one week early for Soucek or I will burn a transfer. Have you thought about getting him for 25?

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

          Yeah I’ll probably get him for 25.

          If I could afford to get him for Soucek now I would for sure. Unfortunately I’d have to lose one of the others

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

            Oops I just saw they are the same price.

            Great, that’s probably the move so!

      4. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Mitch to Struijk?

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

          Interesting idea mate thanks.

          Is he nailed at the moment?

          1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            More blue tacked ....

          2. FourLokoLeipzig
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I can’t recall the injury situation, but he seems to be clear first choice and growing in confidence. While Leeds are doing ok, I expect he’ll continue starting, so I’ve got him pencilled in to replace Kilman ahead of the double

    3. SallySlayer
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Bottomed
      Robbo - Coufal - Cancelo
      Salah - Gundo - Barnes - Bruno
      Wilson - Bamford - DCL

      Which scores the most in the next 2 GWs? 1 FT
      A) Robbo –> Dias/Stones
      B) Barnes –> Sterling
      C) Wilson –> Antonio/Watkins
      D) Something else?

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        B

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      With 15 GWs to go, chasing up 75 pts to reach OR 20K seems still doable? This is considering teams are so similar in around 100K-250K and will be down to captaincy and 1-2 differentials each week? Flaw thinking?

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Doable but must nail the right cap and chips ..

        At the very least need to beat top 20K average by 5 pts each week

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Exactly my thinking, not sure what's the distribution of chips left in top 200K, that may contribute a bit.

      2. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Chips as well.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Got 2 chips left, if successful may gain 20 pts upside. Yes hopefully.

      3. Vlekz
          5 years, 2 months ago

          This was the last week teams of teams being very similar. Kane and vardy back. Doubles starting. And most of the remaining chips will be deployed over the next 6 weeks.
          So if you have your chips intact. It's easily doable.

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Only 2 chips, the other two were used to propel from 1M-ish to 300K in BGW DGW. Hope for a bit climb from bad season so far.

        • kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Its doable... but you need others to mess up aswell

          If you were chasing 1 ml leader I'd say very doable

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah agree, lots of serious players these days climbing 5pts per week is not as easy as in the past (my impression). Need to get much better start next season. Ta!

      4. AC Pilkington
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I have analysed the last two seasons and Pope has only once gone 5 PL games in a row without getting a clean sheet (and that included top 6 opponents)

        He's due a clean sheet

        Pope (c)

        1. JJeyy
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Tarkowski (C) he's due a goal

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I can afford either mee or Tarkowski but mee scored more so I am thinking him ?

            1. JJeyy
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Tarkowski punt

              1. Stranger Mings
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                If I am honest I don’t know much about either but I am hoping mee more likely to get a header from a set piece

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

        Has the Harrison winning goal bonus been added?

      6. Firminooooo
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bringing in Dallas over Mee got me 10 points. Love it. Need Leeds players for BGW29 with no FH.

      7. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Up to my highest OR of the season, despite benching Justin and DCL.

        What would you do here ?

        McCarthy
        AWB, Dias, Justin,
        Salah, Son, Bruno, Gundo, Soucek
        DCL, Antonio

        Forster, Bamford, Dier, Lamptey

        2 FT, 3.3m ITB

        A) Son and Lamptey to Sterling and Lowton (bench Justin)
        B) Dier and Lamptey to Cancelo and Lowton (bench Son and Justin)
        C) Other, what ?

      8. Max City
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Benching Martinez Watkins Dallas and Coufal for a total of 36 points ..

        1. Gemma817
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Should've played BB 😛

        2. Max City
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          And instead playing De Gea Dias Cancelo Antonio (6 points)

          1. EWH2020
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Double City defence was asking for trouble against Liverpool. Especially with Dallas at home to Zaha-less Dallas.

            I feel your pain though. My bench points this season are horrific

        3. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Makes me feel better... I dont think that's what you were going for but thanks

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

          Nice squad, should be good going forwards. You must be pleased to see your players on form.

        5. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Feel your pain ... 32 benched last week ... my total bench points so far this season ... 227 points ...

      9. acidicleo
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Buy
        A) Grealish
        B) Raphina
        C) Harrison

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

          B

      10. Hamish Bruce
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Brutal week. 47 scored & 36 benched. Soucek red card this week is compounded by previously benching his recent goals whilst starting all of his blanks... so last 4 benches have been 19, 20, 14 & 36.

      11. tuturututu
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Son to Gundogan?

      12. Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        The case for captaining Bruno - West Brom's goals conceded in home games under Allardyce:
        3
        5
        4
        5
        2

        Having said that, Gundo in a DGW looks tempting. Who is everyone going for?

        1. Warby84
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Dias or Gundogan..

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Gundo/Pope undecided yet

            If it was a single gw then Bruno for sure

          • DandyDon
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Gundo/Foden

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

              This, balls out Foden 🙂

        3. Warby84
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A. Trent to Dallas save a hit 25 and ignore Burnley

          B. Trent to Mee, take a -4 for Raphinha/Dallas, Raphinha was my main target before the game, but Dallas playing that Mdf role is too tempting..

          1. JJeyy
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Trent loves playing Leicester at the king power

            1. Warby84
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I might get Pope play Trent and then take a hit in 25..

        4. Coaly
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Mitchell to
          a) Mee
          b) Stones

          Bench
          1. Coufal (SHU)
          2. Bamford (ars)

          1. Hiddenpaw
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            A
            1

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              5 years, 2 months ago

              A1

              But ideally would play coufal and Bamford unless you have and start creswell

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

                I do have Cresswell starting

          3. Sterling Malory
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            If I'd not done Brewster > Bamford this week, DCL would have played.

            Had a good week generally but 12 points on the bench still frustrating.

            1. bitm2007
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I can beat that. If I didn't do Brewster to Antonio last GW, Soucek would have played in GW22, and DCL this GW.

          4. Hiddenpaw
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Boom! Think I’m through to round 8 in the cup with a tie on point and on goals scored. I win by Liverpool getting dismantled and salah conceding 4 goals. Round 8 here I come.

          5. DandyDon
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Obviously was watching/not really watching the end of a different game. Apparently Meslier got a 3rd save and shot up to share the 3bps with Dallas. Ridiculous but very appreciated. 88pts

          6. Gudjohnsen
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Pope, Mee and Tarkowski overkill?

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

              You probably don't want them all long term. I would have all 3 on free hit though.

            2. @persecuted_by_mods
                5 years, 2 months ago

                One CS and you're laughing but yeah long term stuck with 3 is the issue

              • FourLokoLeipzig
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Think I’m going for the triple up. Surely at least one CS in the double. Digne the tempting alternative...