Leeds v Burnley team news: Bijol, Stach + Okafor start

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.7m	152.1%	Very Likely
Muñoz	CRY	5.8m	124.2%	Very Likely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	125.0%	Very Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.6m	115.9%	Very Likely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	114.8%	Very Likely
Eze	ARS	7.2m	111.5%	Very Likely
Sarr	CRY	6.3m	103.8%	Very Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	106.1%	Very Likely
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	107.7%	Very Likely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	105.4%	Very Likely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	105.7%	Very Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.5m	94.2%	Likely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	100.5%	Maybe
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	91.7%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	6.1m	90.9%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	90.5%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	76.7%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	67.7%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	67.0%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	65.9%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	64.5%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.7m	64.4%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	62.5%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	62.8%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.2m	60.7%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	60.7%	Unlikely
Brobbey	SUN	5.3m	60.2%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	59.8%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	59.6%	Unlikely
F.Kadıoğlu	BHA	4.4m	58.9%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	55.7%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	54.1%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	52.6%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	50.5%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.2m	49.3%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	48.6%	Unlikely
Hincapie	ARS	5.1m	47.2%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	47.0%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.4m	52.9%	Unlikely
M.Fernandes	WHU	5.5m	44.1%	Unlikely

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Kyerematen	TOT	4.5m	417.9%	Very Likely
Wilson	FUL	6.0m	161.8%	Very Likely
Garner	EVE	5.3m	152.1%	Very Likely
Szoboszlai	LIV	7.1m	150.6%	Very Likely
Mané	WOL	4.3m	150.4%	Very Likely
Semenyo	MCI	8.2m	144.5%	Very Likely
J.Timber	ARS	6.1m	139.4%	Very Likely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	132.4%	Very Likely
Hall	NEW	5.4m	126.3%	Very Likely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	126.4%	Very Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.5m	113.4%	Very Likely
Dalot	MUN	4.6m	112.6%	Very Likely
Senesi	BOU	5.2m	107.8%	Very Likely
Strand Larsen	CRY	5.9m	104.3%	Very Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.6%	Very Likely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	100.5%	Very Likely
Tolu	WOL	5.2m	97.0%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	92.3%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	92.2%	Unlikely
Calafiori	ARS	5.6m	91.4%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	90.9%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	90.5%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	89.8%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	89.1%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	88.6%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	87.7%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	86.5%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	83.6%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	82.9%	Unlikely
Ridgeon	FUL	4.5m	81.1%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.8m	79.4%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	78.1%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	77.1%	Unlikely
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	76.9%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	76.6%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	75.5%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.5m	74.8%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	74.1%	Unlikely
Byfield	TOT	4.0m	71.8%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
Up	Henderson	CRY	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
Down	Roefs	SUN	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:27pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B, Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
Up	Lacroix	CRY	A
No Change	Keane	EVE	C
Up	van Hecke	BHA	B
Up	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
Up	Hill	BOU	C, £
Down	Ballard	SUN	C
Down	van Dijk	LIV	A
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:31pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Cherki	MCI	A
Up	Saka	ARS	C, Vs
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C, Rest
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	A
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	A, £
No Change	Palmer	CHE	C
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	B, £

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:39pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Watkins	AVL	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	C
Up	Isak	LIV	B

Last updated: 1 May, 2026 4:43pm

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Leeds v Burnley team news: Bijol, Stach + Okafor start

1 May 2026 253 comments

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Leeds United v Burnley gets Gameweek 35 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway this Friday evening.

Kick-off at Elland Road is at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Daniel Farke makes three changes to the side that were beaten by Chelsea in last week’s FA Cup semi-final.

Karl Darlow replaces Lucas Perri in goal.

In defence, Gabriel Gudmundsson is out with the hamstring injury he suffered at Wembley, so Joe Rodon comes into the team, with James Justin presumably switching over to left wing-back.

Further forward, Anton Stach returns in place of Brenden Aaronson, who drops to the bench.

Jaka Bijol and Noah Okafor, who were both injury doubts, are fit to start.

As for Burnley, interim coach Mike Jackson names an unchanged XI from Gameweek 34.

LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Darlow, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Bogle, Ampadu, Tanaka, Justin, Stach, Okafor, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Perri, Byram, Bornauw, Longstaff, Aaronson, James, Gnonto, Piroe, Nmecha

Burnley XI: Dubravka, Humphreys, Ekdal, Esteve, Walker, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Hartman, Tchaouna, Anthony, Flemming

Subs: Weiss, Worrall, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Florentino, Pires, Amdouni, Broja, Hannibal

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RICICLE
1 hour, 56 mins ago
Of course dcl scores
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The Bandit
1 hour, 56 mins ago
:puke:
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Absolutely Muñozed
1 hour, 56 mins ago
Donkey goal. Finally thank you
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Sun Jihai
1 hour, 56 mins ago
76% EO goal, RIP my rank!
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fusen
1 hour, 56 mins ago
Tapping in a rebound from 3 feet.

Even DCL can't miss that
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1. Utopsis
  1 hour, 55 mins ago
  Except he could
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  1. Baps Hunter
    1 hour, 54 mins ago
    It was close 😉
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2. Baps Hunter
  1 hour, 55 mins ago
  Unfortunately no Okafor A
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  1. fusen
    1 hour, 53 mins ago
    As an Okafor owner who doesn't own DCL, I have much more faith that Okafor can get more points in this game. Not sure DCL owners can feel the same way
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    1. Utopsis
      1 hour, 46 mins ago
      Okafor only plays 60 mins though, but yes is more dangerous in those 60
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Qaiss
1 hour, 55 mins ago
Farke should be manager of the season
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bso
1 hour, 54 mins ago
Why did Struik go off?
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1. The Bandit
  1 hour, 53 mins ago
  He went on struijk
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  1. Utopsis
    1 hour, 52 mins ago
    Very good
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  2. bso
    1 hour, 51 mins ago
    Very funny! Still want to know why he went off.
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  3. bso
    1 hour, 50 mins ago
    Just saw that he didn’t go off lol!
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Wolfman180
1 hour, 54 mins ago
Didnt go Okafor on WC (like many) due to injury doubt, and didnt go DCL cos its DCL.. only involvement in this game is Struijk. Trying not to feel sad
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Ignasi M
1 hour, 54 mins ago
Imagine if Leeds played all of their home games in the evening under the floodlights at Elland Road? They'd be unbeatable.
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1. Golden Oldies
  1 hour, 52 mins ago
  I'm old enough to remember Sunderland beating them under the lights at Elland Road a couple of weeks ago..
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FPL Blow-In
1 hour, 53 mins ago
https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/05/01/the-pre-match-preamble-gameweek-35-5#hc_comment_27626567

I friggin knew it
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Sun Jihai
1 hour, 53 mins ago
Bijol almost knicked the goal from DCL too, imagine
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Ignasi M
1 hour, 53 mins ago
Just need a goal or an assist for DCL to win the 3 bonus.
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Utopsis
1 hour, 53 mins ago
OK time for Okafors customary sub please
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1. The Bandit
  1 hour, 49 mins ago
  There ya go
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  1. Utopsis
    1 hour, 48 mins ago
    Lovely
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Sandy Ravage
1 hour, 52 mins ago
Dubravka > Henderson (-4) should pay off
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thegaffer82
1 hour, 51 mins ago
DCL on 2 baps rn!
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1. The Bandit
  1 hour, 50 mins ago
  Short lived
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2. Utopsis
  1 hour, 49 mins ago
  That YC will kill him without another return
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3. thegaffer82
  1 hour, 46 mins ago
  Let a man dream, jeez! 😉
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Baps Hunter
1 hour, 48 mins ago
Okafor CS banked, time to get rid of him now, I believe.
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1. Utopsis
  1 hour, 47 mins ago
  He will score vs Spurs
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fusen
1 hour, 47 mins ago
8 points locked on for Okafor. As long as DCL doesn't get another return then he's been decent cover
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1. Baps Hunter
  1 hour, 46 mins ago
  Cover? He was always better choice imo.
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Bobby Digital
1 hour, 47 mins ago
Bust that Leeds CS!
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1. Bobbyg1
  1 hour, 45 mins ago
  Done...i think!
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2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
  1 hour, 44 mins ago
  Very nearly almost
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ball c
1 hour, 47 mins ago
Here’s hoping for a Struijk bullet header soon
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g40steve
1 hour, 45 mins ago
Crayons time
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Utopsis
1 hour, 45 mins ago
What a save from Darlow
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Sgt. Schultz
1 hour, 45 mins ago
plz be OFF
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Raoul Nogues
1 hour, 45 mins ago
Membre changes the team completely
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1. Raoul Nogues
  1 hour, 43 mins ago
  "Mejbri"changes Burnley when he's on the pitch
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brianutd-why always we? 20
1 hour, 45 mins ago
VAR no goal for BUR
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Baps Hunter
1 hour, 44 mins ago
Ouch...
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1. Baps Hunter
  1 hour, 44 mins ago
  Offside!
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The Bandit
1 hour, 44 mins ago
Done by the lean
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Warbling Wendy
1 hour, 44 mins ago
This is a joke. Was upset with double Leeds defence here, then cheered when the radio said it had been disallowed. Now I have to sit through idiots drawing lines.

The flag went up instantly.
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1. Warbling Wendy
  1 hour, 43 mins ago
  Cleared by VAR as offside, so tiresome though. They really need to get rid of this nonsense
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Qaiss
1 hour, 44 mins ago
Why are they drawing lines again? Where’s the technology?
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Iceball
1 hour, 44 mins ago
Me and DCL mom went with him as captain 🙂
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Moon Dog
1 hour, 43 mins ago
Harsh. Gained no advantage.
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