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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. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 24

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Including the Leicster game?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        yes

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Thank you

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

    I say well done to Vardy owners. Welll done for taking the risk and not being put off by Werner's ownership. Having your own mind pays dividends

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

      What if werner gets 20 points

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You could also have both.

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

        Well even more well done for not being template

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

      Why how much did he outscore Werner by?

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

        doesn't matter. I am saying well done on 13 pts. It is a success

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

          If Werner scores 100 points and you picked Vardy over Werner it’s a disaster

    4. Tiki-Taka
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      what if ya got both

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

      Always better with points on board ...

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

      What if woy has him. Would you still be as gracious 😆

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

        No

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

      MASSIVE CHUFFTY BADGE

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

    Vardy up against Pope next week at least

    One casual darling will fail

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

    Vardy captain over Auba GW2?

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

      No

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

      Fernandes 😉

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

        Seeing Auba's performance I'm not so sure now, I might even go kane after seeing his performance today.

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

          You rate Aubamayang's performance as poor?
          I loved his goal. It seemed like HIS thing, like Bale had his.
          He got less than those who got penalties, agreed, but I have him as my GW2 Captain. I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

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

            It's a shame FPL values penalties as normal goals. It's so ridiculously unbalanced. It's hard to go vardy over auba as he would have to outscore auba as i expect arsenal to keep another clean sheet. Auba still seems the safer choice here but i won't be surprised to see vardy score higher again.

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

      Yes its 15-20p haul for Vardy, good choice for captain and lots of penos

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

    I don't understand the logic behind switching Aubameyang vs West Ham for De Bruyne vs Wolves.

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

      GW3 for most

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

      No logic, just cos he had a supposedly "bad" first game.

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

      Most people are going to wait until GW3. I am.

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

        Yet, De Bruyne is the 3rd most transferred in and Aubameyang the 5th most transferred out. But I agree btw.

    4. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It's about Salah to Bruno this GW.

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

        Playing with fire with that transfer

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

      Auba to Sterling maybe for GW3 for me. A lot could change before that though.

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

      It’s madness to do that transfer this week. Auba is captain this week

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

      So glad we’re having this discussion. I agree removing Auba who arguably is captain material this week is rather foolish. Here’s a thought - if it means we lose 0.1 or 0.2m by delaying that transfer, would you guys just transfer Sterling in instead.. ?

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

        Sterling is an interesting one but I have a feeling he will get rotated more this year.

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

    Is anyone else getting a bit disillusioned with punditry in general now? They spout the most cookie-cutter nonsense every game. Genuinely only a handful who are decent.

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

      It's always been crap but now they have to be PC as well.

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

      FFS punditry ?

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

      Almost as much nonsense as the phrase cookie cutter

    4. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm just happy the commentator is not calling him dockerty

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

    So many players to watch in this game.

    Son, Alli, Hames, Doucoure, DCL, Kane, Doherty. All potentially huge bandwagons.

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No need to watch, just get the one who scores most points.

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

        Flawed method.

  8. Budgies
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Suggestions on changes....

    McCarthy
    TAA, Saiss, Davies, Mitchell, Saliba
    Salah, Aub, Son, ASM, Bissouma
    Werner, DCL, Adams

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

      Kane ?

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

      Nothing much wrong with that, have to use your own intuition to piece it together now.

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

      I won't comment on Saiss...
      Davies looked ok, but his history of minutes concerns me, more so after a loss.
      Saliba's not in the team at all, so there's probably an explanation for that... but that's probably it, the back line looks a bit risky.

      I also feel there's heaps of other stars at Newcastle now, and S-Maximin doesn't pass (the ball), so how can he gain from Wilson?

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

      I realise McCarthy is the best of a bad lot, but is he really in the range... I don't think of Southampton when I think cleab sheets. Possible because of Gunn's 0-9.

      They're down hill skiers so would stack on goals rather than be tight, and haven't got a nailed centre back pairing.

      They're draw looks ok by stats, but I think it's deceptively worse than that.

  9. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Do you expect KDB price rise before the GW2 deadline ?

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

      maybe

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

    solid looking Everton team - balanced

  11. Albrightondknight
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    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    James looking good would prefer if he was a little further forward.

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

    Are my eyes deceiving me or are Everton utterly dominating Tottenham at their own ground?

  13. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The Snoop Jest Eat ad is legit better than a lot of real music

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

    I think Mourinho is close to losing faith in Alli now. Annoying for my team but doesn't change my plans too much.

  15. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wow spurs really suck.

    Wish I'd stuck with Havertz

  16. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who is competition for Coleman's position?

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

      Kenny.

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

    Not an FPL asset but Doucoure is an impressive player. No side-to-side passing, good tackling and very nice link-up play. One more dangerous wide player and a better keeper and that is a very good team.

  18. Das Boot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cannae believe Kane and Son let me down but Everton can do that to the best. Upside with Vardy and Calvert-Lewin

    1. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just realised they are my draft team

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

      Calvert Lewin and Vardy both very good calls. Congrats.

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

    Typical woeful Spurs. Let's face it they have been going downhill ever since they got rid of Poch and Eriksen. There won't be any of their players anywhere near my team this season!

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

    What happened to Alli today - was he just crap, or injured?

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

    McCarthy Niland
    Davies / Alexander Arnold / Justin / Walker Peters/ Douglas
    Delle Ali / Aubameyang / Havertz / Rodriguez/ Stephens
    Ings / Kane /Wilson

    Please help what transfers should I make should I take a hit and bring in different players