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Sunday’s Premier League action begins at Elland Road, where Leeds United play host to Crystal Palace in a vital relegation clash.

The Whites earnt a priceless win against Nottingham Forest in midweek and sit 16th in the table, while Roy Hodgson’s second stint in the Palace dugout began with a convincing 2-1 victory over Leicester City, leaving them in 14th.

Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

The hosts name an unchanged starting XI as Patrick Bamford continues in attack, flanked by Jack Harrison and Luis Sinisterra, who were both excellent last time out.

That means Rodrigo, Crysencio Summerville and Wilfried Gnonto are all named among the substitutes again.

As for Palace, they make two changes, both forced by injury. Backup ‘keeper Sam Johnstone comes in for Vicente Guaita (calf), while Jordan Ayew replaces Wilfried Zaha (groin).

GAMEWEEK 30 LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Koch, Struijk, Firpo, McKennie, Roca, Harrison, Aaronson, Sinisterra, Bamford

Subs: Robles, Forshaw, Cooper, Summerville, Rodrigo, Rutter, Kristensen, Gnonto, Greenwood

Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Eze, Schlupp, Olise, Ayew, Edouard

Subs: Whitworth, Tomkins, Clyne, Riedewald, Hughes, Milivojevic, McArthur, Sambi, Mateta

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Eze G

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Not all Palace players are gangsters

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      he's coming back into some goalscoring form...

      simple stuff

  2. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    1 3 Palace cruising

  3. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    EZE!!! great stuff

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    OMG eze

  5. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Roy's red n blue army!!

    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      4-4-2

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Eagles!

  6. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Olise / Eze looking sharp, keep it coming

  7. jbenny1107
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    So basically Brighton could have 4-6 more points right now due to VAR errors and be in the running for top 4. Unacceptable.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      It's OK though, they got an apology so they'll be fine, doesn't matter if those extra points could have gotten them into the CL and given them a huge financial bonus or anything

  8. Offside Trapattoni
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Well worked goal, beautiful to see

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yeah lovely pass by Olise and cool finish.

  9. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Not sure if I remember correctly, but weren't Leeds a better team under Bielsa?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Well at least more entertaining

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Defo all out attack everywhere 🙂

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 days ago

          Yeah that I remember easily. But feel like they were comfortably a mid table team under him.

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 days ago

            Mid table better than relegation battles

            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 6 days ago

              Yeah exactly my point. Never should have fired him.

            2. Layifioren
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 6 days ago

              They were barely a mid-table team when he was fired. They were two points above relegation although they had a couple of games in hand. I thought of them as a team that lost games in style.

    2. Sir Matt Bugsby
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Absolutely they were. Now they have no identity. If this season has shown anything, it's that managers aren't always the problem.

    3. Layifioren
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yeah, you're forgetting. They were 16th in the league with two points just above relegation. They had also conceded 60 goals from 26 matches and they had only gotten a point from six games when he was fired. They were a fun team, though. The problem was their opponents scores more than them often. I guess their identity was to lose in style.

  10. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    CP is playing so well, that CP is planning to give their current manager 5 year extension!

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Roy is the right man at this time, but like to think we planning a long term successor again.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Yes you cettainly are. And you (may) need to hire RH again next March.

    2. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Most Palace fans wanted PV gone.

      He was sold pup.

      We promised to invest in the summer and everyone was waiting for Gallagher to say yes.

      But from a coaching point of view I would say every palace players has gone backwards

      COYP

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Are you reading this Slackwillie with your embarrassingly biased defence of Viera ?

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    a win today would have done wonders for Leed's league position...

    They're in the dog fight again along with Everton too.

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

      Life long contract

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        being a Leeds fan?

        yep. could be worse!

  12. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Eze or Olise?

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I tipped Eze before this gameweek as a differential, but Olise also looking good - tough call.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Looking at one of them with Saka or Marty and Ode

  13. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Woy is way better than Viera 🙂

    1. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      hodgson wasn't winning those games viera lost

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Some of them for sure. Viera is just trash like Gerrard, Fat Frank etc

  14. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    LFC v Arsenal:

    Alisson, Trent Konate Virgil Robertson, Henderson Fabinho Jones, Salah Gakpo Jota

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

      No Darwin? Was thinking of him for 34

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Bench

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Can’t understand why he’s benching Darwin. Jota has been poor last two games yet continues playing him. Time for Darwin to stop stinking up my team and get in someone who might score points

  15. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Alisson, Trent Konate Virgil Robertson, Henderson Fabinho Jones, Salah Gakpo Jota

    Martinelli Jesus Saka front 3

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      come on Saka and Co.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      One change to the Arsenal team compared to last game. Saka comes in for Trossard

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Jesus - Trossard 60-30?

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Eze and Guehi confirmed in my team over any Leicester players, Maddison, Castagne etc on FH in 32

  17. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Eberechi E has decent fixtures.

    Sat 15 Apr 17:00 31 SOU (A)
    Sat 22 Apr 17:00 32 EVE (H)
    Tue 25 Apr 21:30 33 WOL (A)
    Sat 29 Apr 14:30 34 WHU (H)
    Sat 6 May 17:00 35 TOT (A)
    Sat 13 May 17:00 36 BOU (H)
    Sat 20 May 17:00 37 FUL (A)
    Sun 28 May 18:30 38 NFO (H)

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

      Question is do you have a midfield slot for him?

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    After price rises last night who’s the best 4.4 or less defender?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Patterson back?

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Alex Moreno I guess

    3. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Guehi

    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Moreno, Guehi, Zouma all possibilities

    5. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      AWB?

  19. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    There I was championing the case for Eze. You’re welcome

  20. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Who has pens at Palace?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Zaha usually

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Oh yeah forgot about hin honestly.

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah but he is injured so then who?

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Think it's Ayew when he plays, not sure after that.

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

      You should be able to pick one up at the gift shop

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Cheers mate

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      They don't get (many of) them without Zaha

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    OMG edouard

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Assist?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Ol

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Olise

  22. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    We never win without Zaha - put to bed once again. Wow

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      And they have pretty nice fixtures

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        We do yeah, get Eze or Olise in for sure.

  23. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Olise with 3 assists 😮

  24. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    Liverpool : Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Jones; Salah, Jota, Gakpo.
    Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Thiago, Milner, Firmino, Elliott, Tsimikas, Nunez, Matip.

    Arsenal : Ramsdale; White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.
    Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Trossard, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson, Walters.

  25. GC123
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Have the exact cash to do Mac A to Grealish for GW31. Is this a no-brainer given Grealish’s steep upturn in FF delivery? Leicester at home looks just as juicy as Saints away yesterday whilst Brighton are at Chelsea. I’d still have Brighton coverage in Estupinan and Mitoma

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      32 blank ?

      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        I’ll free hit in 32 anyway

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      There is midweek game. I need to see Grealish' minutes first.

      1. GC123
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Yeah I get that but if Grealish rises or Max A drops I’ll be proceed out

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 days ago

        Going to rise again before then

  26. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Time to target the Leeds defence? 4 goals conceded at home against one of the bluntest attacks in the league.

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

      They are dire defensively. Have been for several seasons now.

    2. :
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      I can't afford Salah next week but I've got my notepad out and I'll be passing my critique over Jota & Gakpo.

  27. :
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Saka starts!!

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Why wouldn’t he? 🙂

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

      OMG no way! 😮

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

      No jammy March points 🙁

  28. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Time for a classic Arsenal choke 😉

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      2-1 with Gakpo 2 goals and Saka 1 goal would be nice haha.

  29. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    Olise is a right baller, I'm getting him

  30. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 days ago

    45 mins ago I was thinking Leeds might be a challenge for Liverpool. Now thinking Salah essential. 2 hours from now, will we be saying Salah and Liverpool are trash?

    Arsenal have to win this to keep up the title race don’t they?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Arsenal lose or draw it is in City hands

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Wondering the same myself. I left money itb after my WC this week to bring in Salah in GW33/34, I'm still quite unconvinced by Liverpool so I'm not sure but if Rashford is out for a while then I might just get him this week

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 days ago

      Yea with some of the fixtures Arsenal have coming up they need to keep the run going. West Ham away won’t be easy either they’re beginning to show some slight upturn and better defensively also. As for today who knows what Liverpool team turn up.