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Leeds v West Ham team news: Darlow + Stach benched, Diouf starts

24 October 2025 535 comments
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Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway at Elland Road, where Leeds United and West Ham United meet in a 20:00 BST kick-off.

TEAM NEWS

Daniel Farke makes four changes to his Leeds side.

Lucas Perri, Jaka Bijol, Ao Tanaka and Noah Okafor come in, while Karl Darlow, Pascal Struijk, Anton Stach and Jack Harrison drop to the bench.

As for West Ham, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and El Hadji Malick Diouf are both handed recalls.

They replace Kyle Walker-Peters and Mateus Fernandes, who are named among the substitutes.

The line-up suggests Nuno Espirito Santo will use a back three formation, which is the system West Ham used in the second half against Brentford on Monday.

LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Longstaff, Tanaka, Aaronson, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Darlow, Justin, Struijk, Gruev, Stach, Harrison, James, Nmecha, Piroe

West Ham United XI: Areola, Todibo, Kilman, Scarles, Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Irving, Diouf, Bowen, Summerville, Paqueta

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Igor, Wilson, Fernandes, Rodriguez, Magassa, Potts, Marshall

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Diouf at wing back!

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    1. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Hope the lad repays the faith. 2 goals

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  2. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    B/B. What could possibly go wrong?

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      That Gabriel and Rejinders doesn’t start

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      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Hmm, not got Gab but got the other one…

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  3. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Mo is at 29% owned. Interesting.

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Either faith in him turning things round or by FPL managers who have selected a team/parked it & not looking again

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Looking forward to my 2 points

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Likewise.

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  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Top 10k EO:
    Haaland 192.2
    Semenyo 98.6
    Gabriel 74.9
    João Pedro 58.3
    Kudus 46.6
    Raya 43.0
    Woltemade 41.2
    Senesi 34.0
    Saka 29.2
    J.Timber 27.6
    Guéhi 25.4
    Caicedo 24.7
    Gakpo 20.3
    Virgil 19.5
    Mateta 19.1
    Reijnders 18.6
    Enzo 18.5
    Van de Ven 18.0
    Cucurella 17.9
    Burn 17.6
    Rice 16.6
    Ndiaye 16.3
    Mbeumo 16.1
    Gyökeres 15.9
    Muñoz 15.0
    Grealish 14.8
    B.Fernandes 14.0
    Pope 13.4
    Dúbravka 11.5
    Pedro Porro 10.2
    Donnarumma 10.1

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Salah 4.4%

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    2. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Wow, Calafiori not in there…

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    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Thanks Great stats Sun Jihai
      appreciate time/effort & details as always

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  5. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Omg I missed the deadline.

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      just seen post - ditto but had made changes earlier in week so fortunately or unfortunately did not affect me

      hope team selection now works ok

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  6. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Listen to quite a lot of podcasts, FPL scout, FPL pod, Stick to football the overlap etc but I really miss Always cheating. Hope they come back again sometime in the future. Anybody else use to listen to them?

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    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Yup. They were one of the first FPL pods, weren't they. Used to listen to them in work and a co-worker thought it was a podcast about infidelity! Do you remember Tielemans Café? Brandon had a proper beard; he was literally the only FPL content creator not to have a bum fluff beard.

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      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Sorry Virg, was on a dog walk.
        Haha, I thought exactly what your Co worker thought 😀

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  7. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Mo Salah(C) v Brentford. Who is with me?

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    1. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Haha, good luck PT…

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      1. PartyTime
        • 4 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        😆 thx

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      School boy not TC

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    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      not me - sold for Saka

      Haaland (C)

      I had stuck with him but had to now
      abandon ship - wishing a hattrick return

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    4. JBG
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      That's the spirit! Go to the bottom with the ship.

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    5. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Owning him was enough for me.

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  8. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Wc10 so worth pressing the button tonight ?

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      wait for any mid-week games to finish

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Lol, you know you can change wc picks right?

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    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      I'm getting a draft ready this week but not committing to pressing the button.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Scratch that. Can't carry on with a west ham defender any longer.

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        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          5 months, 13 days ago

          Me neither at least gudmundsson cs tonight

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    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      If you're definitely doing it, may as well tonight. Assuming price changes may affect you.

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Yeh defo as price changes tonight

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  9. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    What the hell....why is Stach benched?

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  10. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Anyone forget Leeds United v West Ham United game on & missed the deadline?

    fortunately I had already made the changes I was going to make so did not impact

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  11. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    It's rubbish that the deadline is 90 minutes before first kickoff and we have to rely on leaks for starting lineups.

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Yeah saw some Stach benched rumours just before deadline

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  12. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    What is the problem with Nuno Espírito Santo not selecting James Ward-Prowse
    at Nottingham Forest & now dropped him totally from West Ham team match day squad

    West Ham were so poor the other day - he cannot be any worse & not even in the
    match day squad?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ward-Prowse

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      West Ham seem to lack quality all over the pitch and now Nuno playing an ugly formation and without a recognised striker. They are aswell just drawing fouls and having JWP take the set pieces as I don’t see them scoring.

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    2. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Not the kind of central mid that suits him unfortunately

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  13. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Dodged a bullet there, almost started Stach over Reijnders but decided against it last minute. Could go tits up of course, but happy to not start the week on a low 🙂

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      hope decision does not back fire for you

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Unless you did the same, or started Reijnders and don’t own Stach, you don’t actually give a toss 😆

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  14. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Hope Munoz don't punish me for benching and Rodon returns

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      I don’t own either, but would have started Rodon for sure.

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  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 13 days ago

    Tempted to start King over Semenyo next week

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    1. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      nay

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    2. NoOneCares
        5 months, 13 days ago

        King is garbage.

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      • Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Semenyo has 70 FPL points this season already.... King is a perma 3rd sub, only use to cover injury/suspensions

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    3. JT11fc
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 13 days ago

      Its time. DCL time.

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      1. NoOneCares
          5 months, 13 days ago

          No one serious has DCL.

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          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Im not serious. 1 week punt before he goes to Mateta

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            1. Yes Ndidi
              • 6 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              A weak what?

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        • The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          5 months, 13 days ago

          I was really tempted. GL

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          1. JT11fc
            • 7 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            13 pointer or 1 but gotta buy a ticket I reckon

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      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 13 days ago

        Which transfer do you prefer?

        a) Pedro > Mateta

        b) Paqueta > Gakpo

        c) Bowen > Mateta

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        1. NoOneCares
            5 months, 13 days ago

            All of them for a -8

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            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              No childish answers please.

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          • Sandy Ravage
            • 10 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            ab

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          • Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            A by miles !!

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        2. Sandy Ravage
          • 10 Years
          5 months, 13 days ago

          Reijnders > Rice

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          1. BananaDrama
              5 months, 13 days ago

              I very nearly did that for a -4 this week. Could well be my move next week

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          2. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Let's go Gudmundsson! A nine pointer will do.

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            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              I’ll take 3

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          3. JBG
            • 7 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            West Ham are so bad

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          4. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Offside

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            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              Worth a try

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          5. Sgt. Schultz
            • 9 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Hammers CS busted

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            1. Sgt. Schultz
              • 9 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              Aaronson G

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          6. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Lol @ West Ham

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          7. Sandy Ravage
            • 10 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Woltemade or Gordon (whm) TC GW10?

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          8. Amartey Partey
            • 6 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Nuno out?

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          9. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Woltemade will feast against the hammers next week

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          10. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Those 3 tranquil minutes of hopefulness as a Diouf owner were nice.

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          11. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Spineless players not even competing and working to do the basics. Doesn’t give the manager much chance.

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            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              Well he has the chance to dump them

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          12. Nightcrawler
            • 6 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            What was wan bissaka doing there?

            Remember united fans comparing him to Trent

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            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              Can't believe I started the season with AWB, luckily had gotten rid by GW3

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              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                5 months, 13 days ago

                Classic pre season hype fail

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            2. OverTinker
              • 7 Years
              5 months, 13 days ago

              They were also comparing VVD to Maguire

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          13. Sgt. Schultz
            • 9 Years
            5 months, 13 days ago

            Bowen acrobatic attempt saved

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