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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. Yome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    4 goals and no Harrison involved, hate this game

  2. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mitrooooooooo
    Get innn! Finally my player has scored double digit points this season.
    Was about to take him out but I guess I’ll give him the Villa game for rewarding with a brace here

  3. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Mitrovic paying back the faith

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

      season keeper...

      1. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        For sure. Feeding off scraps and looking dangerous all game

  4. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 7 months ago

      No greenwood or AWB

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 7 months ago

          James and fosu mensah start

        • Grounderz
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Completely different right flank players.

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

        Mitrovic max baps .. 😎

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

          We're just casuals tho

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

        I'd forgotten that football could be entertaining...

      4. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Wtf is going on

      5. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Leeds will either outscore everyone and finish top half ... or be Norwich.

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

        Everyone have Mitrovic anyway

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

        Bamoff

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

        ⚽ Team News 📰
        MUN: de Gea, Lindelöf, Fosu-Mensah, Maguire, Shaw, James, Rashford, Pogba, McTominay, Fernandes, Martial
        Subs: Henderson, Bailly, van de Beek, Fred, Ighalo, Wan-Bissaka, Greenwood

        CRY: Guaita, Sakho, Kouyaté, Ward, Mitchell, McCarthy, Townsend, Schlupp, McArthur, Ayew, Zaha
        Subs: Hennessey, Kelly, Ryan Inniss, Milivojevic, Meyer, Eze, Batshuayi

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

          VDB bench warming wow

        2. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Awb fail

        3. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Bats and Eze still on the bench 🙁

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

          Thanks

          Mitchell appearance points to push him to 4.1 🙂

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

          Ew why is fosumensah starting

      9. Party time
          3 years, 7 months ago

          No Greenwood in the xi. Oof

        • SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Kane and Son will be having a party tomorrow at this rate of goals!

        • Ser Davos
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Fulham 17th for away goals last season

          Koch in for Ben White does not bode well

        • Bubz
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Looks like I’ll be playing Soucek ahead of Ayling next week

        • La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Perhaps this season we should go Uber cheap at the back, get Bruno kdb Salah Hamez in middle, dcl bamford Mitro

          Done

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

            my team next week (not WC)

            McCarthy 4
            Saiss James Justin 4 4
            Salah Sterling Bruno Soucek 4.5
            Werner Martial DCL

          2. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Until Werner, Vardy, Sterling, Wilson, Jimenez and Co. play, then another rethink

          3. SB007
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            That’s what I have done young man

          4. Good Times
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            On this with digne on. My. Wc

            1. Good Times
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              And jiminez too

        • Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          The only good thing here is that casuals will keep Mitrovic now while we fly past them next week

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah keep thinking that.

          2. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Why are they casuals because you followed the template?

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

              Lol good one

            2. Cok3y5murf
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 7 months ago

              Mitro was the template. Look at his ownership

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

            Haha what

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

          Argh so many players that I don’t have scoring points.

          That’s not fun

        • Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          AWB finally dropped.

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

            dropped? harsh

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

          I need 1 more Nitro goal. To make up for no DCL.

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

            this

          2. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Greed

          3. HonestBlatter
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            SAME

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

          No Greenwood, no Batman

        • Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Greeny to score from the bench. Will be on before 65 mins

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

            Honestly, I could see this

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

          Oof James and FM over Greenwood AWB that’ll hurt a few

          Keep them out Palace!!!

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

          Every predicted lineup I saw had James over Greenwood.

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

            United's best player in the friendly against Villa

        • seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          bamfood essential!

        • Cajunfit
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Wan-Bissaka owners pissed

        • @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Some absolutely shocking keepers in the league this year, even the best of them (Alisson) had had a slight drop off too

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

              Meslier is crap. I can already tell

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

                His passing tho

          • Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Now I can't sell Mitro for Bamford:/

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

            Had a dream last night that I had captained Mitrovic...woke up relieved that it was just a dream...now I want to go back to sleep.

          • Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 7 months ago

            Looks like Kepa and Ramsdale have got competition this year