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Leicester unchanged as FPL managers lump on the Foxes’ in-form players

Four of the five most-bought Fantasy Premier League assets of Gameweek 11 were Leicester City players, with over one million transfers alone used on Jamie Vardy (£9.4m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.5m).

Ayoze Perez (£6.1m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) were part of this popular quartet, with the Foxes by some distance the most in-demand team in the Fantasy community following their 9-0 win over Southampton.

Almost 1.9 million transfers were spent on Leicester players in the eight days between the Gameweek 10 and 11 deadlines.

Brendan Rodgers’ side are in action this afternoon, in the first of two Premier League fixtures to take place on Sunday.

The Foxes are the visitors to Selhurst Park, where Crystal Palace have been a tough nut to crack this season.

The Eagles’ total of three clean sheets and three goals conceded in home league games can’t be bettered by any other top-flight club in 2019/20.

Rodgers’ troops, of course, come into this game off the back of plundering nine goals at St. Mary’s but before that rout of Southampton, they had only scored on four occasions in as many league fixtures on the road.

A run of away games against Chelsea, Sheffield United, Manchester United and Liverpool can perhaps partly explain that and, more encouragingly, Leicester have won all five of their league meetings – home and away – against clubs who finished outside of last season’s top seven.

Vardy has himself banked 11 attacking returns in those five fixtures against the “also-rans” of the Premier League.

In the least surprising team news of Gameweek 11, Leicester are unchanged from the starting XI that hammered Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side just over a week ago.

Roy Hodgson has made two alterations, one of which is enforced.

The injured Andros Townsend‘s (£5.6m) place has been filled by Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m), while the fit-again Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) is back between the posts after a brief two-game stint for Wayne Hennessey (£4.4m).

Martin Kelly (£4.1m), by some distance the most-owned Palace player and still in one in four FPL squads, is only among the substitutes.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Tomkins, Cahill, van Aanholt, Zaha, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur, Schlupp, Ayew.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Chilwell, Evans, Soyuncu, Pereira, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy, Perez.

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  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hits for Vardy not rewarded this GW, unless you’re running a bank.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What if you did Pukki to Vardy

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wilson to Vardy for hit worked for me.

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lundstram saved this gw for many IMHO buddy.
      © Fail another time 😀

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I had Vardy from GW10. No hits this week.

      +1 for me 🙂

    5. International Richard
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I did Auba & Ota -4 ... for ... TAA and Vardy. Sneaked a 6 point lead

  2. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    17 baps this week. 🙂

  3. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is it too late for vardy party?

    I have Jim and Tammy...

    1. Champione
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      no brainer with that form and good fixtures

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Those 3 are my strikeforce, and the optimum VFM strikeforce going forward IMO

  4. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My backline is:
    Robertson Tomori Otamendi Lundstram (Rico)

    Otamendi to Lei def sounds good yeah?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Soy sauce

    2. It's his Job.
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Fixtures are making many look that way.

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. Just sell him, hes totally useless IRL and in FPL

  5. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    No idea when to WC. If i WC in gw13 (to get mane/robbo), then i can take a punt this gw. If i opt not to WC, then i might save FT and do a mini WC in gw13 to get mane/robbo. Thoughts?

    Pope -- Heaton
    Taa Lundy Tomori -- Lascelles Rico
    Sterling Kdb Dilva Mount -- Cantwell
    Tammy Rashford Vardy

    A: If i were to WC in gw13, i would probably do Dilva > Martial / Maddison or Sterling > Mane

    B: If i were to WC in gw18, I might save FT and next gw tempted to convert Sterling + Dilva into Mane + Robbo

    1. Nailed Jesus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B by a long way

  6. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow loads of good scores on here.

    My rank looks to be doubling this week 🙁

    Luckily remaining 5 digits long

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bad scores don't get posted often
      Relax mate 🙂

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I posted my bench I doubt anyone can beat that this week 🙁

  7. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best ever defence score I think I’ve ever had.
    TAA (7) Robbo (9) Lundstram (21) Soy (14)

    What a lovely treat x

    1. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Well done 🙂

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks x

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only two Soy BAPs, no? 😛

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Actually the link between soy and breast growth is false :O

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice ... GK?

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Stinky Pope. All blanks though from 4 mids but both strikers delivered

    4. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice!

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks 🙂

    5. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice mate.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Means a lot coming from you

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I played Doh over Soy pls hold me

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            🙁 come here you

  8. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    has aynone got a bad score? Less than 40? Less than 50?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A few of the 'pro pundits'

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        lol name em

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Az for one

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Average is 61.9 points, so a pretty high scoring week!

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        the average is 50.4, top 10k average is 62

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry, yep that's what I meant
          The top 10k average is more representative of the 'real' average for players on here as like half the 7m players on this game are dead teams!

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            true

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      51 after BB 🙁

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        unlucky, you still have Rich though. Could get you 10+
        gl

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          yup, could do with DDs from Rich, cheers!

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy goal conversion is absolutely insane this year
    22 shots, 10 goals, 45% conversion
    Across the previous four seasons it ranged between 21% and 28%
    Age has made him ridiculously clinical!

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      45% won't last, but he's always had good conversion rates.

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, that's what's held me off him, but it keeps holding up - was 50% in the game today!
        All the other players with previously very high goal conversion tailed off like Pukki and C Wilson have tailed off though, so still think it is a bit of a red flag

  10. MiLK2018
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    81 points with Digne to go; best game week in quiet a while 🙂

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That'll be 79 then once Digne has played.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😀

      2. MiLK2018
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not a negative return again...

  11. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Really want Vardy for next week but the only way to get him is to take a -8 as already ditched Pukki for Abraham.

    Someone talk me out of it

    Wilson to Vardy
    VVD to Rico

    Leaves me with

    Pope (Heaton)

    Soyu TAA Lundy (Rico Aarons)

    KDB Salah Mount Tielmans (Dendo)

    Jimi Vardy Abraham

  12. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Agüero to Vardy -4?

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not for a hit

  13. All For One
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    84 pts 38k rank!

    smashing my money league

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Well played

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'll catch you ... and soon 😉

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        lol

  14. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Soyuncu and Lundstram getting 35 out of my 65 pts this week. Could’ve been another shambles of a gw if it wasn’t for them

    1. HNI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Crazy week indeed. Can you tell me which of these 3
      makes sense
      1) Mane + 2 of Soy/Digne/Rico in 4-3-3
      3) Vardy + Maddison + Robertson
      3) Mane + Vardy + Soy but worth removing Jiminez?

      1. HNI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry the robertson was 2). Also 1 and 3 has kdb but not 2

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      34 🙂

  15. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Auba, CHO > Vardy, Pulisic for free look like the moves for me this week

  16. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Drop one:
    1) Sterling
    2) KDB

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1. I would never sell KDB

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Neither

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No Leicester in my squad, and Vardy is killing me at the moment. Only way, unfortunately.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      KDB is probably better value especially if you bought him earlier, but I would be concerned about him playing deeper and would be more optimistic on Sterling if Mendy returns

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        That's where my head is at, honestly.

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling has higher ceiling, Kevin is playing deeper past four games.

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kun to Vardy done and feels great.

    1FT 6.2m left 😉

  18. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    76 all out. Extremely happy about that.

    1. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      nice!

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No hits for a change 🙂

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice, 80 for me 🙂

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        nice!

  19. Naboo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Salah v Mane

    Who should I (we) be bringing in? Recent results suggest Mane in better form but the stats don't really back that up. Salah shooting far more, more on target, more in box etc, just a lower conversion rate. Do we expect Salah to catch up with Mane over the next few weeks? Nice diff too

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Think mane is in form and doesn’t have this injury hanging over him

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This stats argument started last season and has been wrong until now. Mane has been better for the entirety of 2019.

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mane appears to be passing the eye test these days, whereas Salah is not. Plus Salah only has 1G 1A in his last 5 games.
      - Salah owner

    4. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The thing that gets you more points in FPL. Unfortunately it’s not stats but points and Mane is getting those more than Salah right now irrespective of whatever the stats say.

  20. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Part 2 of my quiz. Which Premier league striker has a goal contribution time of every 43 minutes?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus, im just going to keep answering Jesus until it is him

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Nope 🙂

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mousset.

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Oh hi there.

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mousset?

    4. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mousset

    5. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Moussseee

  21. adams_6
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I’ve had an awful season so far.
    OR 1.2mill at the start of this week. My season has now just begun with a 100 point jump up to about 265k. Praise the Lord!

  22. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow, didn't realise Vardy had 82% ownership in the top 10k
    That goal was pretty painful as a non-owner!

  23. RyanKent14
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Would you use ft for next gw?

    Ryan Button
    Taa Soy Lund Rico Kelly
    Salah Sterling Kdb Mount Cantwell
    Jimi Abraham Rashford

  24. We ain't got no histor…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Quick help lads before i leave for vacation:

    AWB + Otamendi- ??

    10.8 in total, 2FT

  25. The Wanton Trader
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    79 with Son(c) to go...
    I can smell a hundred pointer coming. 🙂

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      if he smashes it im bringing Son Vardy in for Dendo Aguero 😉

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sounds like a good move..

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wow, that's a fantastic position to be in
      Would fancy Son to haul with no Kane

      1. The Wanton Trader
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Here’s hoping..!

  26. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    No vardy.. soy on bench, 250k down to 420k.. ffs

  27. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    No bonus for Vardy

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    There might be a Maddison owner in FPL towers...

  29. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ugh. Another huge defender scored left on my bench...

    1. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Unlucky dude. I got the opposite, Söyüncü in for Cancelo.

  30. SharkyJon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ‪My 6 defenders scored 57 this week, shame I benched Rico and Soyuncu for 20!‬
    ‪Glad I had Maddison and Vardy in the team though so can’t complain with 79 even with a 1 point captain!‬