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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. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Am i crazy thinking of doing TAA + Adams to AWB + Martial...?

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

      Utterly

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      TAA out for a hit sounds crazy

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good move if planning early WC

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        -4 makes it far less appealing (didn't twig it would be for a hit)

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

      Could pay off immediately

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

      Try checking score this time last year at Old Trafford 😀

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

    Cant wait for a jammy kane penalty

    1. Whiskerz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Apparently everyone's getting 2 this week.

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

      Why Jammy?
      Teams that attack a lot tend to get more penalties.
      Everyone knows in advance who the penalty takers are.
      It’s not luck!

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

    Just imagine Son bagging 2 now... Would make my week

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

      Red card incoming

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

        U know what i don't want him to score but it is just a game and if it makes ur week thats awesome so i hope he does score 🙂

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

          It's ok, I'll take a red card too. After 2 goals obviously:D

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

            Hahaha 😆

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

    Mourinho confirms hes going to rotate Doherty and Aurier in pre match interview

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      damn

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ruined one of the best FPL defenders. Thanks Tottenham.

    3. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Plenty of cup games to go round.

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

      Aurier will play in the less important games clearly

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

      Ha, he didn’t say that 👿

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

        Yes he did.

        Interviewer: What does Doherty offer that you didnt have last season?
        Mourinho: Options... Doherty, Aurier.... Aurier will probably play one of the next games

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

      Aurier will get a red card and a 3 match ban soon enough!

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

      Aurier in Europe for the fist few weeks, I imagine.

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

    Vardy 0.00 xG if you ignore the penalties

    It’s a funny old game FPL

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I can confirm he would have scored 0 goals if you ignore his 2 goals

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

        Weird comment but obviously xG isn’t goals scored

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

      All it proves is XG is a load of shite. Vardy 13 pts you can forget x anything

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

        It proves that Leicester created 0 chances for him from
        Open play.

        I’m not a salty non owner - I just think it helps show how much variance there can be in an FPL week

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

    Justin 4.5 and amongst the top scoring defenders in the game. Cmon guys, its not hard, youre overthinking!

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I disagree that it was overthinking. I think hindsight is winning here.

      Leicester started the restart so poorly and have not improved. Lots of injuries/suspensions.

      I chose Periera as I fancied this poor form to continue

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Well done. I’m sure you thought of him all by yourself

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

      I bought him purely because of his ability to cover my other defenders the most efficiently. Very very happy with a 9 point haul.

  7. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anything obvious to do here? Had a decent start but have no MUN this week.

    McCarthy
    TAA, VVD, Bellerin, Holding
    Salah, Auba, Son, ASM
    Vardy, Antonio

    Steer, Mitchell, Bissouma, Davis
    Bank 0.0m

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

      Antonio -> Wilson?

      If you want United then it’s Vardy -> Martial

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

      And congrats on they awesome GW1!

  8. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is Costagne a RB or a LB?

    With Peirera back soon and being RB, it’s a question for anyone looking at him

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

      I think he can play on either flank.

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

      He'll play left back.

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

      Pereira May play further forward.

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

      Castagne can play both sides LB/RB

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

    Remember lads, you can’t have them all

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

      Yeah thats why I just got the good ones 🙂

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

      Yeah, no 1 rule of fpl

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    And to think I chose KWP and Vinagre over Justin lol

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

      Justin is a rotation risk 😉

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

      Could be worse you could also have swapped C from Mo to Auba and moved Zaha Guaita to Ings

      Blew the last minute 50:50s out of the water here

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

        I thought you were all set on Palace! That’s annoying - v bad luck

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

          There’ll be a name for the syndrome of being affected by your allegiances - but just decided to wait to GW5 when there’d be little doubt and hedge a little with Ings who’s never a bad call.

          Some you get right etc

  11. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Rich on the left where he belongs

  12. Captain_Shirokov
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Doherty to be benched in one of the next two/three games - Mourinho

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Haven't they got carabao and Europa? It'll be the non important games

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        So "jammy" and "lucky" = player I don't own got points

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

          Yeah it seems. Choosing them was blind luck

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

          Jammy and lucky = words that wind people up

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

        4/6 odds on Brewster to Sheffield United.

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

          Nice

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

          Great another transfer I need to make.
          🙂 🙁

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

          Wilson only 2m more

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

            Yeah looks a good option too.

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

          How many strikers Sheffield gonna have now? 5?

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

            Hell definitely get limited minutes. Still, better than 0 like the other 4.5m FWDs.

        5. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Makes the game too easy

      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Guess we should just get all the penalty takers then... damn.

        Tbf I’m not sure why so few of us even considered the golden boot winner... with hindsight

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

          Humble brag alert

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

          The price

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

          Look at GW4 and grit your teeth if you don’t have Ings and Party

      • Dacra
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Alli. Do things. Cheers.

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

        Cmon James. My only real punt.

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

        What annoys me (\ is hilarious) is I spent ages faffing on a team and it’s failed epically.

        My wife spends 10 mins on Saturday morning and is on 83 with 3 to play...

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

          My 8 year old is on 74 with 2 to go.

          Its annoying!

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

            Can’t fault her logic:
            - who won the league?
            - don’t you always complain about Salah and not captaining him.
            - I like Leicester as a city so will pick their players
            - you have a friend called will who likes football = picks Willian

            It’s a simple game

        2. Greek Freak
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          There might be a lesson in there about overthinking vs. going for the obvious picks.

        3. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Might be something you can learn from that

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

          Wow, good going! My wife picked Willian.

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

          Sounds like my attempts to stimulate Mrs Potter compared to her attempts to stimulate me.

      • Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Penalty takers becoming important, not because of handball rule but because refs are somehow now able to see a foul in the box

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 6 months ago

            More likely to give it, because if it's massively wrong it can be overturned

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

          People really be planning their fpl teams for weeks just to consider getting rid of TAA for a hit after the first 5 games...

          1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Don’t think most will act on that frustration

        3. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Brace for Alli assisted by Doherty and a CS. All we need to make this a little better 🙂

        4. Openboxman
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Alli & DCL hatricks please. Save my week.

          Had OR 69k at the end of GW1 last season.
          Looking a bit worse this year at 3m

          1. Dr. Rog
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Neither are on pens

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

            I wouldn't worry, I've had what I'd consider a very good week, still around 200k

            69k OR would be impressive without using any boosts this week

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

          I'd be furious if Kane doesn't get at least 2 penalties.

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

            😀

          2. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            He'll get 3

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

              I'd take that!

            2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              He’ll miss all three

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

                Booo

        6. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Looking out for Doucoure today.
          5.5 in advanced role.

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

            Same here

          2. dshv
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Me too .. to replace saint maximin

            1. Free Hat
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Same. Only worry is Gylfis competition.

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

          Why people are going for bamford so fast ?

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

            They want to do badly at FPL - there’s no other possible reason

          2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Cheap, good fixtures, scored vs the reigning champions

        8. Ci Siamo
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I won't lie if Doucoure impresses today in that CAM role I may do Pereira to him and bank 0.5

          Thoughts?

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

            Crazy talk

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

          Vardy healing the Salah punishment, Werner up next 🙂

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

            Well done matey

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

              Thanks man, let's see what your quadruple Spurs does! expecting a CS for sure, not sure about the goals though

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

                Cheers man.. nervy times indeed!

        10. InterUranus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I'm glad I had Justin and Salah (c) from my first draft all the way up to 10:59 and babbed my pants and changed it all.

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

          As a non Vardy owner, I take comfort in the fact he couldn't score from open play, against the worst team to play in the premier league.

          FACTS

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            salty

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

              2 goals isn't a good enough return against WBA.

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

          Looks like I went and picked all the wrong players again.