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Raphinha makes the Leeds bench as Struijk, Kane, Son, Dallas and Bamford all start

Triple Gameweek 35 continues with Leeds hosting Spurs and a return to the matchday squad for Raphinha (£5.4m), after missing the last three matches with a thigh problem.

It led to mass sales for the under-priced Brazilian, having gained popularity for the four goals, five assists and general excitement provided during his previous 13 games.

Leeds have a trio of promising fixtures to end the season and the 24-year-old is returning to the Fantasy Premier League scene at an interesting time.

Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) joins him as a substitute, after head coach Marcelo Bielsa said their availability was “subject to an evaluation carried out on a daily basis”. Winger Helder Costa (£5.0m) is finished for the season and, whilst Liam Cooper’s (£4.3m) three match suspension is over, he doesn’t regain his place from bargain defender Pascal Struijk (£4.0m).

Patrick Bamford (£6.3m), Stuart Dallas (£5.2m) and Illan Meslier (£4.7m) all start.

Interestingly, Leeds have only drawn five matches this season and they were all home meetings against the ‘Super League Six’. Can they complete the pattern?

They face a Spurs side under the interim management of Ryan Mason. It’s his third game in charge and comes off the back of a convincing 4-0 win over Sheffield United. Therefore he picks an unchanged side, enabling Gareth Bale (£9.1m) to start again following his hat trick.

Ben Davies (£4.5m) is their only absence, still suffering from a calf injury. Serge Aurier (£5.2m) follows his 14 points from midweek by keeping his place at right-back ahead of Matt Doherty (£5.6m).

It’s an attacking line-up from Mason, with Dele Alli (£7.4m) joining Bale alongside the heavy shoulders that have carried Spurs throughout the season – Harry Kane (£11.8m) and Son Heung-min (£9.5m).

January meeting’s between the teams saw both men haul during the 3-0 win, with the remarkable pair currently on a combined 60 goals and assists for the season.

Kane, Son and Bamford were the three most-sold FPL players this week and this is an opportunity for faithful owners to quickly out-score the Double Gameweek assets.

LINE-UPS

LEEDS UNITED XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Ayling, Llorente, Struijk, Alioski; Koch; Dallas, Klich, Roberts, Harrison; Bamford

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Lo Celso; Bale, Alli, Son; Kane

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863 Comments Post a Comment
  1. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    What counts as a good bench boost?

    3 SGW and 1 DGW player Mitchell.

    I’ll be happy with 15 points!

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I'll be amazed if I get over 8 points with Lloris Lingard Pereira Coufal

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        My SGW are Son, Coufal, Lloris and I’d always start Son over Saka.

        It always feels a powerful chip but often ends up underwhelming

        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 days ago

          Chips are a complete waste of time IMO they probably lose me more points that they gain me!

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      For me 10-15 is fine, I'm never able to get more than that.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Yeah 15 points is considered good for a BB

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

      15 is basically all of them appearing & one scoring a goal.

      I'd probably want a bit more than that, maybe 20 or so.

    5. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I was happy with my 1 point Lowton BB

    6. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Im on BB with Sanchez, Bamford, Lingard and Stuijk on my bench!

  2. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Is that Ruud Gulit playing in midfield for Spurs ?

    1. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      No it is Delle Alli

    2. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      It's his younger brother

  3. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    GET IN BAM BAM!!

  4. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Son has absolutely trashed my season. Had him in my GW1 team and blanked. Sold him and he then goes on a run of excessive scores. Bring him in GW14 after missing all those points only for him to then do next to nothing over the next 18 gameweeks. Sell him again and he starts scoring again. Eff off.

  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Back of the net!!

  6. Gross Blank Point
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    What a great game.

    1. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      have to agree lad - end to end, love it!

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Bamford, Dallas on my bench. Jeeeeeez!

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Ditto

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Yikes

  8. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Wow! Finally sold Bamford!

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Same!

  9. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Pssssstttt

    Pressure building on DGWers

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Is it?

      Can only speak for myself but only one of my players has played so far and he scored.

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        non-FH vs FH teams

        Higher the points scored by your non-FH team, lower is the benefit of FH team.

  10. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Dier is a disaster!

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

      Reguilon has been at fault of both goals actually.

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Oh didn't see. Was he the one who headed it back in the dangerous area for the second?

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

          No. Dier headed it back but it wasn't that dangerous. Reguilon just wasn't paying attention and should have been covering it.

          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 days ago

            He concentrates more on how to make those runs into the opposition box. Keeps forgetting his primary role!

  11. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Benched Dallas and sold Son to afford Salah - love this season ha!

    1. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      god of fpl is that you punishing me????

      Sold Bam
      Benched son
      Benched Dallas

  12. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Awful defending by Dier

  13. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Of course!! When I bench you score

  14. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Just saw the score sheet,
    I actually benched Dallas and son and played lingz and Cancelo

  15. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Ofcouse

  16. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Since I sold Raphina this week I know he'll come on in the 2nd half and score

  17. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    SOS!!

    Saving Our Season!

  18. grooveymatt65
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Anyone eyeing Alli as a differential or is that too punty?

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    At least the red arrows are out of the way early, eh?

    1. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      I’m used to it by now lol

  20. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Glad I worried more about fielding a 36 team and played Son and Bamford

  21. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    F sakes I sold Dallas, bamford and son for triple Utd players!

    1. Ejaaz11
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Typical DGW trap which most players fall for every year...

      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        Yep I do this every year and never learn

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      ManU are yet to play 3 games, and you are whining?

      Man...

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Oops...

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    I need a rewind back to prior to GW31 so I can have my 3 Leeds players back.

  23. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Bamford and Dallas on the bench. DGW disaster

  24. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Sold Bam, Dallas third on bench. But hopefully same for everyone except bb guys.

  25. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Died DCL outscore Bamford?

    1. estheblessed
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      *Does

  26. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    FML ML rival has bench boosted with Meslier Bamford Dallas Lowton!!!!

  27. Will Kane
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Once in a blue moon VAR corrects a really bad decision - e.g. the handball penalty given against Zinchenko in the CL the other night, but it seems to me that 95% of the time it is just faffing about and interfering with decisions that should just be left alone. On balance I woukd rather we got rid of it and gave referees their autonomy back.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      yep we can't lose another season to this. They need to fix it asap before next season.

  28. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Son and Bamford on my BB

  29. Nimby
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    This is why you don't free hit in a double game week, lads.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Always thought free hit is designed for the blanks.

      Could do with one next week!!

  30. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    flurry of negative posts...
    anybody start Son Dallas and Bamford?

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      My rival