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Ings and Minamino benched as Llorente returns to face Southampton

Double Gameweek 25 has gone from bad to worse for some Fantasy Premier League managers as Southampton name a rotated squad for their Tuesday-evening meeting with Leeds.

Fresh from blanking against Chelsea on Saturday, and giving away a penalty, Danny Ings (£8.5m) finds himself among the substitutes tonight.

The striker was signed by 640,000+ FPL managers for Double Gameweek 25, more than any other asset but his owners now face an uphill struggle for an immediate return on their investment.

Che Adams (£5.8m) and Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) lead the line at Elland Road tonight as Ralph Hasenhüttl lines his troops up in the usual 4-2-2-2 formation.

However, Ings is not the only one to suffer from the Austrian’s rotation as Saturday’s goal-scorer Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) is also on the bench.

Nathan Tella (£4.3m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) staff the flanks in his absence, either side of James Ward-Prowse (£6.0m) and Oriol Romeu (£4.5m).

Meanwhile, Leeds make just one change from the side that lost 1-0 at Wolves on Friday night.

Diego Llorente (£4.4m) comes in for Jamie Shackleton (£4.8m) to play at centre-back for only the third time this season, his most recent outing lasting just nine minutes before he sustained an injury.

Marcelo Bielsa’s faith in his first-team personnel means another start for this season’s best-value forward Patrick Bamford (£6.9m), who has produced 19.4 points per million spent thus far.

Stuart Dallas (£5.0m) remains at left-back while Raphinha (£5.4m) is stationed on the right-hand side of midfield.

Double Gameweek 25 Line-ups

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Llorente, Ayling; Struijk; Harrison, Roberts, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford.

Southampton XI (4-2-2-2): A McCarthy; Bertrand, Vestergaard, Salisu, Bednarek; Tella, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Redmond, Adams.

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  1. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I vow never to hype myself up for a game of football ever again

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This season is garbage. All the players are knackered.

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      3pm on Saturday:

      "Here we go lads, West Brom v Brighton. Let's go!"

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Appalled by the troll Soton manager

    Deserves the sack. Disgusting team selection

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yet playing quite well.

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

      Good to see Ings benched.

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Terrible pitch, don't see many goals in this game

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not blaming the pitch for that. . .

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

    I was looking forward to this game for 5 days.

  5. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This pitch is making me nostalgic for the muddy penalty areas of yore

  6. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Has this pitch been an issue for long?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        And wide too

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Relaid recently

        Was bad in the game before it was relaid

        Since the new pitch a lot of players slipping

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah its the pre match watering

    3. GE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Vydra an a good option for BB? 🙂

      Can afford Cavani, Ings and Bamford -> Kane, DCL and Vydra (-4).

      Or do Cavani and Son -> Kane and Barnes? (afraid of Son though)

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Vydra falls solidly in the category of DGW goggles.

    4. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Forgot this was kicking off at 6. Leeds created much?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Less than nothing. If that's possible.

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nothing

      3. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nope ; largely all Saints.

      4. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nope. Dire game so far.

      5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Shame it weren’t 8pm kick off, maybe then Ings would have started 🙁

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lol

        2. Monklane
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          8.15

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            90 minutes for that

      6. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Brighton vs Palace was more exciting last night

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Game of the weekend tbh

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Ings to do a Bentekkers!

      7. jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Epic Bamford captain fail incoming.

      8. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pitch is wrecking the game

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

      The way Leeds like to constantly play out from the back combined with this ice rink of a pitch and Southampton's high press is a recipe for disaster.

      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Gerrard style slip gona happen

    6. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oof. No Ings was a bullet dodged. I think some did Antonio to Ings for a hit. Stroke of luck for me as cup opponent has him.

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This is boring

    8. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yay, first BAMDIVE.

    9. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bamford can't stop thinking about the impending FPL ban for Premier League players. All his motivation has gone.

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        lol

    10. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Scrappy this aint it.

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Aye, pitch don't help eh?

        1. Weak Become Heros
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Awful.

    11. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lads goals are guaranteed in the second half of this game. Southampton are terrible in second halves and Leeds are the fittest team in the league. As long as they brought their ice skates they should do some damage.

    12. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Leeds like the worst side in the premier league atm

    13. LiamK17
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would you do Coufal (for a -4) toooo:

      A) Dier
      B) Keane (already have Digne
      C) Soyuncu
      D) Any 5.4m defender

      If an eye of BBing

    14. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      isn't CL today?

      1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who needs CL when you have this high quality on show

      2. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        it is

        1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          can't be worse than this

    15. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fact: There has NEVER been a DGW where no DGWer got into double digits.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Has there ever been a single gameweek where no one got into double digits

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leeds are entering their usual slump around this time in the season. Want rid of my triple up despite Gw29 fixture

        1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Players are rarely rotated and run into the ground

      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Tyler roberts misses a good chance

        messes up raphina assist

        1. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Jesus Mary

          Golden rule keep it down

          Probably the pitch

        2. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          That's not a good chance. It's a hopeful shot.

      4. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Roberts, bloody moron

      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What a terrible shot

      6. viciousrumour
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Roberts is useless.

      7. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Roberts wastes Raphinha assist

      8. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Raph should have just dived there

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Anything was better than passing to roberts

        2. Hulk Smash
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Would've been dreamland for Raph owners and Bam captainers.

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Don't think I've ever been to FPL dreamland

      9. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Roberts you wally

      10. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Roberts should go to league 2

      11. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Raphina honesty denies us bamford pen

        • No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I love Tyler Roberts, he is hilariously bad