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Out-of-position £4.0m defender Struijk starts in midfield for Leeds

Fantasy Premier League managers have confirmation of the latest starting £4.0m defender as Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) features in midfield for Leeds United tonight.

In his pre-match press conference, Marcelo Bielsa promised the budget option would be the replacement for Kalvin Phillips (£5.0m), who is out for up to six weeks with a shoulder injury.

While most of the FPL attention will be on Jack Grealish (£7.2m) and Emiliano Martínez (£4.8m) tonight, each owned by roughly 25% of managers, it will be worth assessing Struijk’s credentials, especially with Max Kilman (£4.1m) turning heads at Wolves.

The omens initially look relatively strong for Grealish and his differential team-mates Ollie Watkins (£6.0m), Ross Barkley (£6.0m) and John McGinn (£5.5m) though.

Not only are Leeds without their key defensive midfield Phillips, club captain and first-choice centre-back Liam Cooper (£4.4m) could not overcome his groin injury.

That has forced Marcelo Bielsa to put together something of a makeshift back-four, especially with back-up centre-back Struijk playing in midfield.

The tweak sees right-back Luke Ayling (£4.5m) join Robin Koch (£4.5m) in the middle, Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) switching flanks to fill the gap there and Ezgjan Alioski (£4.4m) comes in at left-back.

The Aston Villa defence, which has kept three clean sheets from a possible four so far, remains unchanged.

That means another start for Emiliano Martínez (£4.8m), Matt Targett (£4.5m), Ezri Konsa (£4.6m), Tyrone Mings (£5.2m) and Matty Cash (£5.0m).

After five Gameweeks this season, Villa’s two centre-backs are in the top three for most points per million spent among defenders.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Barkley, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Alioski, Koch, Ayling, Dallas; Struijk; Harrison, Rodrigo, Klich, Costa; Bamford.

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  1. dark91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Should be a yc for Bamford

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Deffo

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

    Bamford steps on Mings and pretends to be injured.

  3. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Looking at replay got 2 things on my mind :
    - cant blame Mings for his reaction
    - Man Utd would (and had last season) get a pen for that

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

      I thought the ref was about to call for Fernandes.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Absolutely can blame mings, not a dive, player was clearly hurt, he could cause serious injury picking someone up like that.

      Bamford said ball don’t lie

    3. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      There was the one penalty when Fernandes left the ball behind him and just jumped towards a defender

  4. HNI
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Gw 12 DCl out Bamford in. Looks a super transfer unless Dcl becomes fixture proof

  5. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Mings picked up Bam by one hand

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lmao

  6. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    wow

  7. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    2-0

  8. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bamford two

  9. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    PATRICK BAMFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORD

  10. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Lol, Tyrone. So gentle.

  11. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wow... that’s a strike

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bamford WTF

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bam Bam delivers again. Granville in heaven 🙂 I did consider him to be fair

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Absolutely no one on here considered him

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I did instead of antonio

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I Sold Bamford for a -4 genius!

      Got Aguero in

  14. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Oh FFS.

  15. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Paddy effin Bamford

  16. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Time to sell our Villa assets again

  17. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pahaha. God fpl is annoying

    1. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      *brill

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Absolutely everyone on here rinsing Bamford before the season started

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    FFS..

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

    King Bamford embarrassing Villa defense

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

    wtf that 25% ownership on bamford

  22. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Wow

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

    Lad shouldn't be on the pitch.

  24. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    ML leader has Bamford and I was behind 50 pts lol

    1. stu92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same lol

  25. stu92
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Glad I went heavy on Villa with the WC.

  26. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Foul and diving, not YC WTF???

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      VAR is fking useless

  27. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    DREAMLAND

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Who the hell has Bamford

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Bet

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Me.

  28. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    BAMFORDDDDD ffs

  29. Warbling Wendy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Tyrone Mings has a real attitude problem, he's always come across as a massive bell piece and his actions their only build the case against him.

  30. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Casuals win again

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      You are a casual 😉