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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. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    12 months, 4 days ago

    The amount of CS’s Bowen has wiped of mine this season then I get him last GW and he’s absolutely useless…

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  2. thegaffer82
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Just got home from work to find that Rodon has come up trumps for me. Played him over Reindeer, and it’s looking like a great play right now!

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Nicely done 😉

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    2. The Big Fella
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Ditto here! Just need him to keep a clean sheet too now. Are a few DEFCON points too much to ask for as well?

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  3. F4L
    12 months, 4 days ago

    rodon blocks a shot

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  4. Count of Monte Hristo
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Does Chelsea having no sponsor bother anyone else? Kit looks incomplete without one.

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  5. Mr. O'Connell
    12 months, 4 days ago

    HOLD BOWEN

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    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 4 days ago

      With his head underwater to wake him up?

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  6. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 4 days ago

    This could be glorious, Rodon!

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  7. Kaneyonero
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Another Rodon goal and this place will light up

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  8. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 4 days ago

    I’ve benched Rodon and started Stach, classic Fpl

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    1. FPL Sanky
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Doesn't look like Stach will come on so you should be fine

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  9. Feanor
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Bowen will score

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      12 months, 4 days ago

      In 2026

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      1. Feanor
        12 months, 4 days ago

        I'll take the assist

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  10. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Rodon crawling to ten defcons here.

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Crawling is the right word.

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  11. Gizzachance
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Did gudmundson come off injured?

    Already had Romero and Anderson injuries, took Romero out this week, don’t need more !

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    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Yes he did

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      1. Gizzachance
        12 months, 4 days ago

        Cheers

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      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 months, 4 days ago

        Hip or back, close there. Bad landing.

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  12. Caligula's third favou…
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Bench boost going well then, 1 point from Gudmundsson already in the bag.

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  13. KeanosMagic
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Need Gabriel to be out to get Rodon's haul. Please....

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    1. Differentiator
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Don't trust Arteta. Probably starts

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  14. Differentiator
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Rodon stuck on 8 DEFCONs. Doubt he gets 10

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  15. Sun God Nika
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Sub rodon so Bowen can score please fpl Jesus

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  16. Gudjohnsen
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Gudmundsson starter here

    Delete team

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  17. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Up to 9 def cons

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    1. FPLMACKEM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Just one more required.

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  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Poor evening for Paquetá

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  19. Kaneyonero
    12 months, 4 days ago

    I think they should introduce an auto sub if your player gets injured up to a max of 30 mins on the pitch

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Probably will one day

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        12 months, 4 days ago

        But imagine scoring a hattrick in 25 mins, getting injured then subbed out.

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        1. Kaneyonero
          12 months, 4 days ago

          Lol that would be funny but painful if it's you

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    2. Sun God Nika
      12 months, 4 days ago

      They should bring the already existing feature of being able to sub players out for players who haven’t played

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  20. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Starting Rodon over Kudus going well so far

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    1. Hutchiniho
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Yes! I made that call. Had a hunch even though all polls seemed to vote up Kudus

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  21. thegaffer82
    12 months, 4 days ago

    I honestly didn’t mind all that much that Stach had turned cr@p and lost most set pieces. But not playing anymore is beyond the pale 🙁
    Gonna have to spend a transfer getting rid at some point as still have BB

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  22. FPL Sanky
    12 months, 4 days ago

    WHU don't even look like scoring

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    1. F4L
      12 months, 4 days ago

      theres no fight in this team. lack of quality fine, but the lack of effort is damming

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    2. Nomar
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Aye. Get Bowen in for those easy fixtures………

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  23. Gudjohnsen
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Started Gudmundsson ahead of Van De Ven and Guehi

    A mistake?

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  24. Differentiator
    12 months, 4 days ago

    No chance Rodon gets that 10th Defcon

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    1. FPLMACKEM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Was that his block?

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      1. Differentiator
        12 months, 4 days ago

        hopefully 😉

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  25. Mr. O'Connell
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Going into a gameweek with Bowen and João Pedro basically means playing with 9

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    1. Feanor
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Still cheaper than Gyokeres and pedro

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  26. thegaffer82
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Wasn’t that a Rodon block from Diouf shot to take him to 10 defcon?

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  27. JBG
    12 months, 4 days ago

    If WH don't get relegated this season, then whoever ended up worse than them should just pack it up as a professional team.

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    1. Nomar
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Other than Wolves, it’s hard to see who could be worse than them.

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  28. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 months, 4 days ago

    10 def cons for Rodon 😀

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    1. Sun God Nika
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Haul

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    2. FPLMACKEM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Just need the cs now.

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        12 months, 4 days ago

        Been locked in for hours

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  29. jacob1989
    12 months, 4 days ago

    I am glad i gave gudmonnsen instead of rodon. Would have been frustrating to have 15-17 pts on the bench

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    1. thegaffer82
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Lol! 🙂

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  30. Nomar
    12 months, 4 days ago

    Can’t believe our work mini league leader transferred out Mateta for Bowen this week!

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    1. F4L
      12 months, 4 days ago

      inbefore mateta misses a pen 😛

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Bowen is probably the worst pick in the game right now. Followed by João Pedro then Sels.

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      1. jacob1989
        12 months, 4 days ago

        Not Salah?

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 months, 4 days ago

      Form trumps fixtures when picking attacking players

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    4. Hutchiniho
      12 months, 4 days ago

      First time this year, We have a weekly head to head mini league at work.
      Does it change the way you play the game?
      Found I’ve been making different calls depending.

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