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Iheanacho starts for Leicester as highly-owned Antonio leads West Ham attack

There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 BST today – Crystal Palace v Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa and West Ham United v Brentford.

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira names an unchanged starting XI after Monday night’s 1-1 draw with rivals Brighton and Hove Albion. The Eagles are unbeaten in their three Premier League home matches this season, conceding just one goal at Selhurst Park so far.

For Leicester, Kelechi Iheanacho (£7.0m), who was unable to feature in Thursday’s UEFA Europa League game due to an issue with his travel documents, starts alongside Jamie Vardy (£10.4m), with Hamza Choudhury (£4.5m) and Ademola Lookman (£6.0m) also featuring.

Ricardo Pereira (£5.5m) drops to the bench, with Jonny Evans (£5.4m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.9m) unavailable.

Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur are looking to avoid a fourth straight Premier League defeat, and make three changes from last weekend. Emerson Royal (£5.0m), Cristian Romero (£4.9m) and Oliver Skipp (£4.5m) all come in, replacing Japhet Tanganga (£4.6m), Davinson Sanchez (£4.5m) and Dele Alli (£6.5m).

Son Heung-min (£10.0m), who has netted three of Spurs’ four Premier League goals this season including both at home, is involved, as is the 5.1% owned Harry Kane (£12.1m).

Opponents Aston Villa, who are going for a third win on the bounce, are unchanged. As a result, Leon Bailey (£6.4m) and Morgan Sanson (£5.0m) both miss out, with Dean Smith hopeful the pair will return after the international break.

West Ham United name the same starting XI that began their 2-1 win at Leeds United in Gameweek 6. Vladimir Coufal (£5.0m) returns after missing their European tie against Rapid Vienna with a groin injury, and starts alongside the highly-owned Said Benrahma (£6.6m) and Michail Antonio (£8.0m)

For Brentford, head coach Thomas Frank makes two changes, as Mathias Jorgensen (£4.5m) and Shandon Baptiste (£5.0m) replace Kristoffer Ajer (£4.5m) and Frank Onyeka (£4.9m).

GAMEWEEK 7 LINE-UPS

C Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Milivojevic, McArthur, Gallagher, Ayew, Zaha, Edouard

Subs: Butland, Tomkins, Kelly, Clyne, Kouyate, Hughes, Schlupp, Olise, Benteke

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Soyuncu, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Choudhury, Tielemans, Barnes, Lookman, Vardy, Iheanacho

Subs: Ward, Amartey, Pereira, Dewsbury-Hall, Soumaré, Albrighton, Pérez, Maddison, Daka


Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Ndombele, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Sanchez, Rodon, Winks, Lo Celso, Gil, Alli, Scarlett

A Villa XI: Martinez, Konsa, Hause, Mings, Cash, McGinn, Luiz, J Ramsey, Targett, Ings, Watkins

Subs: Steer, Tuanzebe, Young, Nakamba, Buendia, El Ghazi, Philogene-Bidace, Traore, Archer


West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Fornals, Benrahma, Bowen, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Johnson, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku, Kral, Lanzini, Yarmolenko, Vlasic

Brentford XI: Raya, Zanka, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Baptiste, Norgaard, Janelt, Henry, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Fernandez, Goode, Jensen, Forss, Wissa, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Bidstrup, Roerslev

1,049 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Party Time.

    Get innnnnnnnn there honey!

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeeeeeeeees

  2. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Jamie, yes man!

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

    OMG BARNES ATTACKING RETURN

    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Tantric FPL.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    That might be Vardys 2nd & 3rd touches...

  5. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy is the perfect Ron replacement

  6. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I have Vardy from GW8. Whoop whoop!

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I've had him from the start, but admittedly, I have a thing for him, lol.

  7. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ah ffs….need a Gallagher brace and Salah haul now….

  8. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    So Vardy is the most consistent 10+ million foward in the game then

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Lukaku and Ronaldo can't touch him. Ha!

  9. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Partyyyyyyyyyy

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Juhhhuuuuuuuu

  10. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Barnes owners rewarded….

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      *owner

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Only took 7 weeks

    3. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      All 4 of them

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Why the hell have I Guiata in goals.

    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same, thought I was being clever when I brought him in 3 weeks ago

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

    Nice, glad I swapped ASM to Carry.

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

      Vardy lol

  13. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    No assist

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes.

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Joachim Anderson costing Palace big time.

  15. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy > Lukaku? 😀

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Been saying this all week.

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    My dream of a 3 point return for Guaita is over then

    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Pen save. There's still hope

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      It’s the hope that kills you.

      1. fish&chips
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        At least this is better than the 95th minute assist he served up last week

  17. putana
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ive had vardy since gameweek 1. Has really been good for me

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same! Love that little dude!

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    No FPL player I hate more than Vardy, owned him and captained him a lot last season, didn't return once, whenever I don't own him he scores.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Set forget asset.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        He's too expensive to keep when he's not scoring.

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Same with Son, great when doing well but when they're not they're a lot of money to have in a player not returning points

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Mate, I think there's no correlation other than saying perhaps you should give fpl a rest?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        The correlation was perfect almost to the exact game I think.

    3. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Was just about to post the same. Him and Son are points machines when I dont own them but turn into Carlton Palmer when I do have them. Its just so infuriating.

      Doing well at FPL has always not been about the players you have but rather when you have them and these 2 are players I seem to constantly fall between the gaps with.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah there's always a few players like that, unfortunately I'm falling between the gaps with all my differential

        1. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I always feel as well with Vardy that he must be getting past it now and losing his pace as he's 34 now. You just know if we transfer him in he will regress. Hating FPL at the moment. Utter garbage.

  19. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy! Why didn’t I captain him though ahead of Ron…probably because palace have been by far the better team at home. He always finds a way though…

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Last 3 weeks he has outscored Ronaldo and I’ve had him sat as Vice Captain!

  20. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Honestly don’t think I’ve ever had a Vardy return, planning on getting him in next GW …

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

      He's a season keeper if fit

  21. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Was that a Barnes assist? Hit Anderson on way to Vardy

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Intended target.

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Barnes has intended targets?

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          😆

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Steve in row Q, seat 7.

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            In which case, no assist 😉

    2. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Its classic FPL assist

    3. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bloody hope so after nearly 2 months

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, because Vardy was always the intended recipient.

  22. Tronity
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    How's my wildcard team looking?

    Ramsdale Foster
    Cancelo Dias T.Silva Rudiger (Livra)
    Salah Son Raph Sarr (D.Luiz)
    Vardy Antonio (Archer)

    2.1 ITB ready for TAA's return

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Take out Sarr. Fixtures are awfull and Watford are awfull

      1. Tronity
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Dacoure instead perhaps?

        1. GROBARI
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Him Saka Mbeumo...

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Needs more Barnes and Nacho

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sarr to Mbeumo

  23. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Where are you Antonio???

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      In London

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He's getting his assists ruined by Benrahma

  24. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy my captain!!

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Me too

    2. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      We feast!

  25. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Maybe Salah was the best cap option after all.

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No,nacho was

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I sincerely hope so. Only hope for my GW now.

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Bruno served me well all things considered

  26. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio looking like getting any attacking returns?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      He will score around the 90th minute again

  27. Corona is not good 4 U
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What do I have to do so that I have to be deleted or removed from an invitational classic league?

    Thanks!

    1. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The "administrator" whoever set the league up can do it I think.

      1. Corona is not good 4 U
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thank you!

    2. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      No worries mate. 🙂

  28. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Birthday theory strikes again with Nacho

  29. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    That should have been a pen for WH..

  30. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Rival captained Vardy 🙁

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      The smart move this weekend!