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Leeds defence boosted by return of Cooper as Mitrovic starts for Fulham

Fantasy Premier League managers will get a first look at Leeds’ defence with their club captain involved today.

Liam Cooper (£4.5m) missed the Gameweek 1 trip to Liverpool with a minor injury and watched his colleagues concede four times.

Gameweek 2 appears to be more of a standard fixture for the Whites this season and, with interest in Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) and Luke Ayling (£4.5m), his contribution will certainly something to watch today.

Outside of that change, Marcelo Bielsa has retained faith in the other 10 players from the Anfield loss.

As Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) drops to the bench, there are second starts of the campaign for Patrick Bamford (£5.6m), Jack Harrison (£5.5m), Mateusz Klich (£5.5m), Hélder Costa (£5.5m) and Pablo Hernández (£6.0m).

Fulham are boosted by a returning player of their own, as Aleksandar Mitrović (£6.0m) comes into the starting line-up after a minor injury forced Scott Parker to bench him for Gameweek 1.

The Serbian forward is supported by a three-man attacking midfield of Aboubakar Kamara (£5.0m), Josh Onomah (£5.0m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.5m).

Tom Cairney (£5.5m) drops to the bench to allow André-Franck Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) to pair with Harrison Reed (£4.5m) in holding midfield while Alphonse Areola (£4.5m) replaces Marek Rodák (£4.5m) in goal.

Leeds United XI: Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling; Phillips; Harrison, Hernández, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

Fulham XI: Areola; Bryan, Hector, Odoi, Tete; Reed, Zambo Anguissa; Kamara, Onomah, Cavaleiro; Mitrović.

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

    THATS WHY I HAVE HIMMMMMMM KLICHHHHHHH

  2. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mitro finally some joy

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mitrooooo juhuuuu

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      juhuuu

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

    Are we having a huge amount of penalties this season so far? Penalty taker XI must be killing it!

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      7+ after about 9.5 games so far.

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

    Leeds goal

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

    What a joke

    Just get the pen takers

    1. zizoo10
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      naaaaw is wittle wightcrawler mad?

  7. thehodge
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Neither of them were pens.

  8. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Should have just put all the peno takers in my team..

  9. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    How the f is that a penalty. Football is a contact sport

    1. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Agree with you mate

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Is it?

      1. Peteex
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Well yes it is

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

    Bruno is licking his lips.

  11. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Got Klich for his pens. Cheers man. Klich Koch.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nice one. Good punt that.

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Went with Harrison after several other disastrous decisions. Deleting FPL.

    3. bootsmanus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Got him in as well. Eases not having Everton coverage.

  12. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Adam Klichllana

  13. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    The Ben White failure has been proven catastrophic so far...

  14. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bamford assist

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Klich G

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      just fill your squad with pen takers

      easy ppints

    • Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Bamford mitrovic

      Casuals in heaven

      At least theyll keep them now

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

        Why so salty

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          U think theyre good picks? I have dcl so cant be that salty

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

            Thats not how being salty works but k

        2. Plant Based FPLer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          This ^

      2. Harry the Hack
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        You have to buy budget somewhere.

      3. ilikewud
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Guess my front line of Bamford, DCL, and Mitro is too casual. Good thing I got Auba, Salah, Fernandes in my casual midfield left to play.

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

        Thats DCL 3, Mitro 2, Bamford 1 + 2 assist - guess I'm a casual

    • L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Harsh but that's VAR

    • stat sifter 888888
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      That pen for Leeds is ridiculous, players are just gonna start looking for any contact and diving now.

    • Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      All these pens and Bruno is yet to play. . .

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

        Guaranteed no penalties for Utd then

      2. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Haha, and KDB with sterling diving all over the place

        1. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Still less of diver than Salah...

      3. stat sifter 888888
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Means he will get none hopefully.

    • Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      This referee is a clown, making a mockery of the game

    • Yome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Of course I went Harrison instead of Klich

    • mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Anthony pen taylor

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

        Good one...

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Klich Kick saves Koch embarrassment

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Klich nice and cool

    • King Drogba11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yes Klich!!!

    • pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Rudiger at 4.9. Makes dcl at 7.1 easier to buy. Too risky?

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        go for a 4.5!

    • ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Richarlison+DCL+Klich all in my team 😆 this is just surprisingly good

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

        Amazing stuff

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What's the latest on Auba?

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

        Heard he is out.
        Not sure if that was rumour or not.

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Yh. Been rumors about it.

      2. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Loosening up for a hat trick tonight.

    • Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      The ref belongs in Championship tbh