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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. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just noticed Woy beat Ole 2-1 at Old Trafford last season..

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Probably had Pereira Mata Lingard Mctominay playing

      • stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Hmmm, think I'll have to watch the highlights of that again before making any transfers then. Thanks

        1. BrockLanders
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Sometimes a manager has a hoodoo

      • just a man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        It was actually a strong team as I remember but obviously before Bruno started and in first half of season when Utd were poor generally.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Salah owners were skillful.
      Vardy owners were lucky
      😛

      1. Shteve
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Are you saying that first Liverpool pen wasn't lucky?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Nope 😉

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Oh come on Amey - Salah's first penalty was the the most unfortunate ricochet, but very lucky for Salah. Not decrying Salah's overall performace but the fact that Milner is likely to play much less now is a big plus.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I am kidding Old Man 🙂

          I went Wilson over Vardy so just a 5 points sour 😀

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Good choice in Wilson - I did think about him but thought that he might need a settling in period. He looked dangerous (if a bit awry) all match. Vardy the impaler keeps doing the business for us. 😀

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Yup
              Just keep up with the supply of red bulls

        2. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          His shot was nestling in the corner anyway 🙂

      3. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Too true but he was a GW 1 punt anyway.

      4. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I believe he was mocking what salah's captainers said yesterday.

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Why? Are they the ones complaining about Vardy's points?

      5. Hattrick Harry
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I must then be skillful lucky to own both

      6. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Arrgh, dropped Vardy in the end when somone said Werner was on pens. Fair play for seeing it through pal

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I didn't Pumpy ...
          Had a choice of
          A. Vardy ASM
          B. Wilson KWP (Martial)

          Went with B. 6 points down

    3. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A goal or three today please Son

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        yes

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How did West Brom defence look?

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Poor

      2. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Dreadful

      3. Bazzah
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Look elsewhere.

        Can get Justin for 4.5 better than anything WBA have to offer.

      4. afcblegend
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Too slow for the premier league.

        Half the passes out the back were intercepted. Johnstone's kicking was awful, straight out of play etc.

      5. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        shocked that there are enough teams worse than them in the championship for them to earn promotion... Worst team Ive seen in the PL in a long time, offered absolute zilch.

    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A bit annoyed, got Vardy in fanteam but not captain. Anyone c him?

      I can't get excited about FPL anymore since the cash leagues were eliminated

      FPL is done, feels like it's stuck in 2015 with crappy little prizes. Got Kane and Son to come along with Werner tomorrow.

      1. Rover
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Captained him over Auba, but in FPL not fanteam

      2. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah but I switched from Salah to him lol. Plan is still to get Martial for him though.

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Look at GW4 first

          Had half a mind to switch if poor today but there'll only be 2 goals next week for United and let's face it they could go anywhere

      3. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Oh yes

      4. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        @ Bemba : do you not have any of your own cash league?? I have loads!!!

    6. El Magico5
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Justin

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Timberlake Bieber or Trudeau?

      2. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Time for 9 point haul

    7. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Probably would have taken 9 points from Justin if offered it before kickoff.

      1. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        ALL DAY LONG

      2. Bazzah
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sound performance from the Justin lad

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You Greedy .....
        😀

    8. stat sifter 888888
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Any other Salah to Vardy captain swaps ready to cry until the last few minutes?

    9. Orbiter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      WILDCARD STRATEGY: To maximize the wildcard chip I was thinking of picking up players with potential price increase and keep them until a few hours before the first game of the game week, hoping they can increase their price by at least +0.2 between Monday to Friday. From there, you can pick up players you actually want on your team with hopefully a higher team value/budget... Any thoughts?

      1. Ligdon
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I think you’re the first to ever think of this

        1. Orbiter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Just thinking outside the box.

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            😆

        2. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          😀

        3. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Don't be so sarcastic 🙂

      2. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Literally done every year but most on here

      3. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        wow amazing strategy, never thought of that.

      4. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Players going up are often the ones you want in your WC though, you wont realy make that much.

      5. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Or you could just pick a team that you think will get points?

      6. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Tried and tested. You'll be disappointed with the number of price changes.

      7. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Naa I'm gonna go for the one's who are about to lose value. Mind Games with minileague rivals!

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          🙂

      8. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        If you do it over an international break you could get even more time for rises

      9. Orbiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I never tried it before. I just wanted to see if there was any merits to the plan. It's only my second year playing fantasy EPL so I'm still experimenting.

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Go for it but not in first week or 2. Very unlikely anyone rises twice. Could work for international break. I've only ever gained 0.1 or 0.2 with it so its not that big a help but every bit counts!

    10. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Werner captain here, I wonder what he will get. Anyone else?

      1. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I'd be happy with one goal. *non captainer*

      2. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I predict 8 points..goal, but havertz goal and assist for max baps....says an owner of both -_-

      3. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        6 pointer

    11. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pen points should be halved lol

      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I think - 2 for a miss is jeopardy enough

      2. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        So 2.5 for a midfielder? That would get messy!

      3. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        salty salty salty, make sure you don't celebrate Bruno's record either then.

    12. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      “Salah won’t get 2 penalties every week”

      Well Leicester have the next day lol

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Imagine how many Bruno is getting next week...

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          And KDB

        2. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah could be massive

      2. Bazzah
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Most of the penalties have been from poor defending tbh.

      3. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Liverpool are due a United amount of penalties this season.

    13. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Kane, Son and Doherty time 😎

      1. KwazyKing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Kane, Doherty and calv lewin... Let's see

      2. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I'm very nervous not having gone with Kane on the end now...

        Then again, it was ASM + Kane vs Son + Wilson, so let's see

      3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Captain son I assume? 😀

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Salah fortunately lol

      4. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        😎

      5. Leonard hatred
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Son and Doherty

        Son's already been switched for KDB though, becasue apparently i don't understand how the prices work.

    14. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Who thinks justin will be benched next week?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Non-owners.

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Spot on reason I did not pick him

        2. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah i have him but 2 more leftbacks were sitting on the bench too so am concerned

      2. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        not me.

      3. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Salty non owners

      4. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Imagine benching your top assist provider of the season

      5. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Im benching him

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Consider this or Davies away to Southampton.

    15. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      so sick of jammy justin onwers...

      1. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Jammy is part of the game. Like mo Salah lucky owners yesterday.
        Live with it

    16. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So many salty players here. Penalties have been part of the game forever.

    17. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Any Rodriguez owners??

      1. nerd_is_the_werd
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Guess not, hope he hauls!!!

    18. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      400k rank drop because of those Vardy goals. Fuming..

      1. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        500k ish to 1m ish here with no players that game.

        Have Alli and Davies this one thought, then Havertz and Wener tomorrow, plus 6 bench coming in..

      2. afcblegend
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        How are you estimating that?

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          livefpl.net

          1. stat sifter 888888
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            cheers for the link, very useful

      3. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        The rankings are not updated that quickly are they?

    19. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That was possibly the worst it could get as a non owner. Damn Justin and Vardy.

    20. Ligdon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy over Kane looking good so far.. famous last words lol

    21. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Both those Vardy pens were outrageous

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Outrageously bad defending

        1. Utopsis
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Don't disagree

    22. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Davies goal and assist please

      1. Ligdon
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        As if that's going to happen. He'll probably concede in the first few minutes.

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        A few seasons back loads had him. Did well on bonus and got a few assists.

        Unfortunately times have changed a little but we live in hope.

    23. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Should be a poll who was luckier and got the softest pens

      Vardy or Salah?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Probably shouldn't tbh

      2. Hugo1995
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Does anyone know the code for the top 10k any season league?

      3. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Alli, Dier and Davies in this game, not overly confident :/

        1. stat sifter 888888
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I have Alli as well, could get something with Allan and others probably needing time to acclimatise. Tricky game for Spurs defence though.

      4. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        So why was everyone saying Doherty wouldn't start today?

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          So other people wouldnt get him in 😉

      5. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Love how ppl were trashtalking justin in first half

        1. stat sifter 888888
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          He only really had a great game on fpl tbh aha, (Justin owner).

          1. ivantys
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah true, his assist was fake too.

      6. Strchld
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        So how many weeks Justin is probably going to keep his starting spot?

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          3 more i think

          1. Strchld
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Thats enough for me, thanks.

      7. twisterteo
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        With VAR now in this game penalty takers are essentials

        1. Boss Hogg
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Penalty takers from the top teams, definitely.

          Salah
          KdB
          Bruno

          It’s not luck that the top sides get a lot of penalties.

        2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Said that last year works both ways, pens can be chalked off with VAR as well.

      8. FPL ElasticO
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Which transfer will you do to get Man Utd. assets??

        A. Havertz & Adams >> Klich & Martial then transfer in either Havertz / Pulisic for Auba in GW 3.
        B. Havertz & Alli >> Bruno & James Rodriguez then transfer in either Havertz / Pulisic for Auba in GW 3.
        C. Havertz & Soucek >> Rashford & 4.5 then transfer in either Havertz / Pulisic for Auba in GW 3.

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Havertz hasn't even played yet ....?

          1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Is is not just a knee jerk it is an eslastico knee jerk

          2. FPL ElasticO
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah, but this are just my thoughts of getting a Man Utd. player for GW 2.