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Vardy the most-owned asset on show as Leicester take on newly promoted West Brom

The first of two Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees newly promoted West Bromwich Albion entertain last season’s fifth-place side, Leicester City.

Kick-off at the Hawthorns is at 14:00 BST.

Much of the Fantasy interest in this fixture, unsurprisingly, is in the visitors.

Four of the Foxes’ assets boast double-digit Fantasy Premier League ownerships at the time of writing.

By contrast, just one of Albion’s starting XI, Matheus Pereira (£6.0m), features in more than 1% of FPL squads.

There were no huge shocks upon the release of the teamsheets, with James Maddison (£7.0m) only match-fit enough for a place among the substitutes.

Jamie Vardy (£10.0m), the most-owned player in today’s game, leads the line for Brendan Rodgers’ side.

A whopping 80% of his attacking returns last season arrived against sides who finished 10th or below.

Timothy Castagne (£5.5m) is handed his Premier League debut, while James Justin (£4.5m) also gets a start at the back.

Pereira is joined by Grady Diangana (£5.5m) and Callum Robinson (£5.5m) in the hosts’ attack, with all three players hooking up with the Baggies again after successful loan spells in 2019/20.

Just five of West Brom’s 14 Championship clean sheets last season came at the Hawthorns – the first not arriving until February.


West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, O’Shea, Ajayi, Bartley, Furlong, Livermore, Sawyers, Gibbs, Pereira, Diangana, Robinson.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Ndidi, Soyuncu, Castagne, Mendy, Praet, Tielemans, Perez, Barnes, Vardy.


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  1. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Get in, Doherty and Alli

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    3 - Castagne (37)
    2 - Söyüncü (29)
    1 - Justin, Praet (25)

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Justin has been great in this second half

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Robson-Kanu has just OUTPACED Soyuncu 😯

  4. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    As expected...

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Let's go Doherty

  6. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Leicester pen

  7. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    PENNNNNN VARDY

  8. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Typical free Vardy points

  9. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Penalty.. Party starts..

  10. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    PeeKnoltea

  11. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Panalty Party

  12. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy wins penalty.

  13. Hattrick Harry
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Penalty for Leicester

  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    F**k sake, many on here were saying Doherty wouldn’t start 🙁

  15. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Penalty... Comn Vardy!!!

  16. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    another sitter by chicken Barnes ffs

  17. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy pen!

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    FFS Doherty starts! We literally know nothing

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy always scores v w brom

  20. UshFPL
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Johnstone has a good record of pen saves...

    1. UshFPL
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not good enough I guess

  21. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    In the end all the spurs defenders start, so much worries over nothing

  22. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    And

    here

    we

    go

  23. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    FFS rubbish penalty what the hell is he doing!!!!

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      scoring.

  24. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    VARDYYYYY PARTYYYY STARTSSSSSSSSS

  25. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    VARDY GOAL

  26. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Great pen

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

    Triple spurs here we go

  28. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    johnstone pen save incoming

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Vardy again. Easy money

    Every time he plays he scores v w brom

  30. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Boo!