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Perez and Evans return for Leicester as Blades begin life without Chris Wilder

Today’s second Premier League match sees a Leicester City side chasing UEFA Champions League qualification take on bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United.

Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 14:00 GMT.

It’s the first time in almost five years that the Blades have not had Chris Wilder at the helm for a league match.

The erstwhile head coach parted company with his boyhood club by “mutual consent” on Saturday, amid reports of turmoil behind the scenes.

Interim manager Paul Heckingbottom takes charge of the Bladesmen for the first time and has made three changes from Wilder’s final line-up in the Gameweek 27 defeat to Southampton.

Jayden Bogle (£4.3m) and Rhian Brewster (£4.4m) are benched, while David McGoldrick (£5.2m) is absent with a knee injury.

The fit-again Chris Basham (£4.6m) returns at centre-half, with Billy Sharp (£5.5m) and Oliver Burke (£4.1m) forming a new-look front two.

Brendan Rodgers’ two changes to his starting XI feature a couple of players returning from the treatment table.

Jonny Evans (£5.5m) is back in defence, with Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) selected further forward.

Daniel Amartey (£3.9m) and Sidnei Tavares (£4.5m) make way, while James Maddison (£7.1m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) are still sidelined.

Interest in this match from a Fantasy perspective is unsurprisingly focused on the Foxes, with not one of the visitors’ starters owned by more than 2% of FPL managers.

Not a single member of the top 10k has started a Sheffield United player this weekend.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Evans, Fofana, Soyuncu, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Pereira, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Ampadu, Bryan, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, Sharp, Burke.


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655 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well done Vardy captainers

    1. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you!

  2. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No manager non-bounce.

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      New Manager Trounce

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

    *Checks Sheffield fixtures

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

      I'm keeping Bamford even if he misses BGW29.

  4. Brehmeren
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lol at me for selling Vardy and keeping Pereira.

  5. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Iheanacho 101 baps

  6. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Time to check Sheff Utd's fixtures again

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Raphinha captain in gw30?

  7. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else love seeing a team get smashed again after firing their manager who helped them overachieve the previous season?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      dumbest decision

    2. Mings the Merciless
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's a shame the players and fans suffer a decision like that, but hopefully the right people get the message.

    3. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep - you could tell they all loved Wilder, no desire now.

      Time to find out who SHU play every week for rest of season.

    4. Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Enjoyable

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sheffield United might get back to back relegations...

  9. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pereira and Burn subbed at HT, Auba on bench, Gundogan no show, Martinez and Raphinha blank. Good BB week

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy still not on a bonus!

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Check again

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ah, my bad, hadn't updated

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Right? Give me a break! I need it, haha!

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Of course he is, but only 2

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Two will do! I'm not greedy.

  11. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hasn't gone down as vardy assist yet

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Never mind

    2. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It has

  12. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sheffield United now look like the whipping boys

  13. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Almost another! C'mon Vardy, you can do it, man!

  14. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    F off Pereira get out of my team!!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What happened? Just subbed at half time or an injury?

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Werner is actually going to score next weekend...

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sheffield United's next opponent is Leeds.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Rafa Capatano

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      In the league, anyway.

    3. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully Bamford is fit!

  17. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nacho miss would have been vardy assist, could easily have been an 8-0 today

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nacho could've had 6

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ricardo Pereira owners must be fuming. Very unlucky.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yes 🙁

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        *Checks scoreline at end of game*
        "Oh nice, 5-0, a CS and surely an assist or too!"

        1. Kuzser
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly. Just checked , thought “well, no attacking return, but at least a clean sheet”. Worst transfer this season

      3. Groot the Leveller
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He's gone in 30.
        Good decision to bring him in but the last 4-5 weeks have been very disappointing

    • Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sheffield United have Leeds in 30. Raphinha in.

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kelechi on 101 bonus points... never seen numbers that high, I don't think!

    • @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And another nacho miss from vardy assist, Sheffield are competing with Southampton for worst defensive display of the season here

      • Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Being a sheffield united fan and only owning Perreira in this game. Could it be any worse? XD

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry mate. Brutal 😆

        2. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Oh dear

      • Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pity Sheffield don't have a fixture in 29. Would've loaded up on whoever they might have played.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Just get Leeds players then, set yourself up

      • TyroneGAA
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Last week benched Shaw and Jorginho and got rid of Bruno this week I wild carded and got rid of stones cancelo and vardy .. please tell me it’s going to be ok???

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It's going to be okay.

          1. TyroneGAA
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I don’t believe you haha

      • Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Just logged back in and seen this is a serious blowout.

      • Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Auba dropped for disciplinary reasons according to Arteta. Not that keen on him next week now.

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He’ll probably start on Thursday tbh. If he doesn’t then yeah don’t bring him in perhaps.

        2. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Total lack of decent options for 29. Might save a transfer and go in with 9

        3. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He will get his salary anyway.

      • Parsnips
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone actually got Vardy?

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Only professional managers.
          (Most not on here.)

        2. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Chess bloke.

          My rival.

          1. Jensen Luiz Coleman
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Magnus captained Vardy.

        3. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          5.6% top 10k

        4. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Smart people who don’t revolve their whole team around bringing in Brighton and Newcastle players.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Lol well said

        5. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Magnus has Vardy Captain.

        6. BeaversWithAttitude
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Captain! Hello, Sheffield!

      • Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        "Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's Disciplinary Issues Emerge Following His Dortmund Suspension"

        Nothing new 😉

        1. seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          jesus christ.

          he's my captain

          1. The Ilfordian
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Any chance Iheanacho is your vice?

        2. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Since his huge new deal he has them over a barrel?

      • JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Big shout to the guy on here who went Iheanacho (c).

        Buster Gonad, I salute you! 😎

        1. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Coys96 I think

      • The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No-one’s mentioned Tielemans- one of the best players and no extra points in a goal rout. I was thinking of him for this match

        1. Traction Engine Foot
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          My ML rival captained him, so unlucky!