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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
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How many weeks is Rashford likely out for ?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No news yet

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I don't think it's been confirmed. ETH said it doesn't look good though

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

      could be 2, 3 or even 4.

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Bench then

      2. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Could bee even longer than that. Nobody knows at this stage

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          true

          could be 5 weeks

          or 1.

  2. Calculated Risks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Feel like I made a reasonable call getting a Palace defender in this week to fund Kane to Haaland ...(Estupinan to Mitchell...shame it wasn't Guehi). No clean sheet points but feel slightly vindicated in that decision. Great fixtures till end of season

  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Salah (C) time 😎

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I can only afford Gapko 😛

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I know Liverpool defence is a bit dodgy but Robertson may be a cheaper alternative for his attacking points alone

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Tsimikas getting minutes is the problem though

          1. The Ilfordian
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            True. I’m a bit worried about recent experimentations by Klopp.

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ayew2

  5. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Olise quite a talent. Has been good all season, even when Palace were losing.

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    OMG ayew.

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ayew kidding me?!

  7. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    And now I really want Salah

  8. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    lol - this is nuts, cant quite believe how well we playing. In Roy we trust.

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What is VAR even looking at. Absurd

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Agree, what is wrong with these people.

  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Palace 5

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    one thing about VAR...

    It's toned down goal celebrations!

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      But we get them twice!

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        a muted one then the reprieve?

        It's like a return to the 1950s and a touch more decorum!

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What a legend Woy. My mate was dreading him being back & look at this!

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Is he always thick?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Football was incredibly boring and uninspiring under Roy towards the end of his last tenure - know yours was a low effort comment, but that's the actual reality of you watched them.

        1. BeaversWithAttitude
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Roy's Crystal Palace was an aging team. A lot of new blood since he left.

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Agreed - in places. Although there's still a fair few of the same. They were good under Viera initially, but losing Gallagher really affected his team in particular. Woy's done well!

          2. Hughes Your Daddy
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Yep, people forget Roy had our oldest ever squad - he now has a much younger squad and interesting t see how it works for us 🙂

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Roy coached also our national team and I have been following CP a little bit more. I don't think that he has changed his old system (at all). CP is now able to counter attack fast, that "old team" was simply too slow and there was not enough talent (bar Zaha) to score often enough.

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Love, Roy! Go on, old man! x

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Which 3 Palace players on FH32?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      All of them

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Olsie
      Guehi
      ???

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Olise wagon is going to be massive if Zaha isn't fit!

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Eze

  14. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Happy to own Salah against these lot next week

    1. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I am too but as poor as Leeds are Liverpool are worse away from home

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        True

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Ramadan means little less game time for Salah these days(?)

  15. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Leeds annihilated! 5 goals for Palace, unbelievable!!!

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This making the Saka blank against Leeds last week on BB more painful!

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hopefully makes up for it today 😛

  17. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Believe me, this Leeds defending is high quality compared to what we see every week at QPR!

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Hahahaha…

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Seriously, I look on in envy at inept defending. If only we were at that level it would be an improvement.

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Seen a stat that QPR have 12 points in last 24 games, must be bad bad!

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        After a great(?) start...

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          We were top in October.

          They just gave up when Beale left for Glasgow Rangers.

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        It's truly awful to watch. It's reached the stage that most QPR fans would genuinely we just forfeit the rest of the games because the result isn't in doubt any more. It's just painful every weekend.

        They call it a relegation run in but we call it a relegation lie down because there won't be any running done by our sad shower of wasters.

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          How closely did this run start in contrast to Beale leaving?

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            See above.

            They downed tools and have refused to pick them back up.

            Several of them decided they suddenly developed muscle injuries that required them to be out for 5 months.

            We pretty much hate every single one of them. A pub team that's been put together by a drunken goat could beat our lot right now.

            1. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Bleak!

              1. Nomar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Know for months we were going down with this lot..

                The most spineless, gutless, inept bunch of tw@ts ever to have the cheek and audacity to call themselves professional football players.

                Utter disgrace to the game.

              2. Nomar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                This is the level of “defending” at QPR

                Look at the 2 players equally half arsed about going to make a tackle on a ball that should never have been the Preston player’s to win. Both end up colliding into each other. Utter clowns!

                https://mobile.twitter.com/JordanJFoster/status/1645041882320326657

  18. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Stuart Dallas needs to return asap!

  19. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Has FH 38 strategy been discussed. Might have huge upside.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I'll use it when I need it

  20. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Gabriel goal today guaranteed x

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ben White will continue his goalscoring form

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yes please. Zouma points on bench laughing at me at the moment

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

      you'll get 11-1 on him anytime scorer and 28-1 first or last goal.

  21. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    @OptaJoe 5m - Aged 21 years and 118 days, Michael Olise is the youngest player in Premier League history to assist three goals from open play in a single game. Electric.

  22. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    A or B , who scores more points?

    A) March (che)
    B) Olise (sou)

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Only going to get one answer asking this now 😆

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Haha

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      The FPL gods will ensure they both blank and Pascal Groß and Jeff Schlupp get double digit hauls

    3. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol What a question . Any clairvoyants in the house?

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      B

  23. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    New manager bounce for Chelsea and palace this weekend

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      We already had Roy vs Leicester bounce last weekend but year first away game 🙂

  24. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    YESS!! 12th is ours once again.

  25. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Should've bought and capped Olise ffs

    1. sulldaddy
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      ^obviously

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah. Also should've done Maddison - > Ayew. Was so obvious.

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      That was so easy to see!

  26. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Respect Roy

  27. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    The premier league are considering running their own platform & broadcasting the games cutting out Sky, BT, Amazon etc.

    Good luck with that if VAR is anything to go bye 🙂

  28. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ayling smiling with opposition players after getting a woodshed beating in your own pitch.

    Same crap we see at Loftus Road and as a fan you absolutely hate to see it.

    Show some anger, show some wounded pride, show some piss and vinegar, not smiling and joking after an absolute tonking!

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Gets paid the same if playing or sitting on a beach

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Therein is the problem.

        As Clive Whittingham says about some of our lot, they are currently operating on 10% footballer and 90% footballer’s lifestyle.

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        they get a relegation bonus if they survive.

        latest accounts for Leeds United, they paid out £42 million to players and management for staying in the Premier League.

  29. :
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    10/1 Arsenal to win 1-2 interests me here. They're the better side and should edge it but Liverpool not scoring a goal at home is as rare as hen's teeth. I might even have a saver on 2-3 (25/1)

    P.S. Gambling is bad.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I can see Liv scoring 0 or 2 also 😉 O would have expected 8.5 / 2 not 10, so perhaps small money for fun isn't bad idea.

  30. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Loving my random midfielder choices this week.

    Billing (11)
    Grealish (12)
    Eze (8)

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Great work. I'm happy to have one of those.