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Cooper back for Leeds as Rodrigo enters self-isolation

Liam Cooper (£4.4m) makes a much-anticipated return to Leeds United’s defence for their Gameweek 7 meeting with Leicester City.

The centre-back returns to the heart of the back-four, allowing Luke Ayling (£ to resume right-back duties and pushing Stuart Dallas (£4.5m) to left-back once more.

However, Leeds will miss Rodrigo (£5.8m) in the middle of the park as the club revealed in their team news bulletin that the player is self-isolating “having been in close contact with a person who has subsequently tested positive for coronavirus”.

They have confirmed the Spaniard is now isolating in line with government guidelines, although no specific date was given for the positive test and, therefore, end of the isolation period.

Pablo Hernández (£5.8m) replaces Rodrigo in midfield, while most of the attention is likely to be on Patrick Bamford (£6.0m) tonight.

Only Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) earned more new owners than the Leeds forward for Gameweek 7, although just 34.7% of his FPL points have come at Elland Road this season.

Indeed, the former Chelsea man has blanked twice from three matches there since earning promotion to the Premier League.

By contrast, Jamie Vardy (£10.0m), still owned by 17% of Fantasy managers, has netted in every single away league match in 2020/21, averaging 12.3 points per game on the road.

Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m) support him from attacking midfield in a 3-4-2-1 formation while James Maddison (£7.0m) drops to the bench.

Jonny Evans (£5.5m) does not feature, so Brendan Rodgers is forced into a makeshift back-three of Christian Fuchs (£4.5m), Luke Thomas (£4.3m) and Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) while James Justin (£4.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) are the left and right wing-backs respectively.

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

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, L Thomas, Fofana; Justin, N Mendy, Tielemans, Albrighton; H Barnes, Praet; Vardy.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM FPL GAMEWEEK 7

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  1. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hey guys, absolute fail of a GW, and last night took too many hits in rage!
    Decided now to probably play FH to cancel them out.
    If you were to choose a FH team what would it be?

    So far I’ve come up with:

    Pope
    Cresswell - Chillwell - Reguillon - Bellerin
    Formals - Ziyech - Salah - Son
    Werner - Kane
    __________________________________
    Forster: Elmeny: Braithewaite: Davis

    1.9 ITB

    Trying my best to turn round this mess, and attack those West Brom and Fulham fixtures.

    Literally don’t know what to do anymore, so any help please is appreciated, and apologies for being an absolute douche on here lately

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think you need to predict some crazy stuff such as Jimenez hatty in next gw

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I know, just impossible to anything right this season

    2. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Triple Spurs, triple West Ham, 2-3 Chelsea

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers man, yeah almost there then, just missing another West Ham player

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Maybe double up on West Ham defence then with fabs

  2. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So Mitchell is no nailed anymore?

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

    Best way to spend 2ft (or one) here?

    Martinez
    TAA/Chilwell/Coufal
    Salah/Son/Pulisic*/Grealish
    Wilson/DCL/Jimenez

    Button/Lamptey/Dallas/Gordon
    0.5 itb
    2 free transfers

    Pulisic surely goes out

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Taa and puli to zouma / bellerin and sterling or kdb

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

        I agree with Taa and Puli out, but i dont know about zouma/bellerin and city players. Not keen on double chelsea or even one arsenal def, and still torn between Bruno and city players

  4. adidasOriginals
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    RMWC
    Fab
    Cresswell/Chilwell/Kilman
    Grealish/Son/Zaha/Salah
    Kane/DCL/Bamford

    Subs - Jota/Cancelo/McCarthy/Phillips(LIV)
    ITB - 0.1m

    Its not all that is it?

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kilman and no city? 🙂

      1. adidasOriginals
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Cancelo? Whats wrong with Kilman?

      2. adidasOriginals
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        City are a lottery.

  5. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How's Bamford playing?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Like Bambi on ice.

  6. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Leeds are a top attacking team and Bamford is a great 6.0m pick

  7. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy 2 assist 3 bonus
    Mitrovic 2 assists 0 bonus

    Makes sense

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

      Fixeddddd

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

      Vardy has had 1 big chance created.

      Mitro's assist were random jam that dont count as even normal chances created

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

        Casual Bamford getting punished today? 😛

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

      Tell Fulham not to keep the CS

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

    Hernandez mad about getting subbed early yet again

  9. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Dallas and Lamptey 2nd and 3rd on my bench. 🙁

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

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

      Ouch, hard luck.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lamptey here...

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

      I feel ya, punished for picking a good first 11 unlike all the jammies on here

    5. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      1st and 3rd here

  10. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Barnes subbed

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Barnes Off
    Under On

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Roger Roger,
      What’s your vector Victor

  12. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Paddy stick it in the net

  13. That Was Easy!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is Jimmy > Kane (C) for a hit a no brainer? I know it’s a one week move, but has to be worth it.

    1. That Was Easy!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Will move for Vardy/DCL the next week.

  14. ZakyJ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    So I have Saiss a FT and 1.3m ITB.

    What's best replacement?

    1Kilman
    2a Coufal b Cresswell
    3 Man City Defender
    4 another (not Chilwell, Robbo or Justin)

  15. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Barnes needs to go, Under eating into his minutes

    1. ElliotJHP
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah I'll take the goal and move on for Grealish

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Leeds final ball been poor

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pen?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ayling cheat

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

    Big Cüngiz about to take Barnes spot in the team

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ayling with a salah

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

      Lacked the Liverpool shirt to pay it off

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

      Hardly a salah since salah doesn't get denied or punished

  20. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How is that not a YC for diving?

  21. FCRS BGD
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Guys
    Who do you think will score more this season?
    1) Mane
    2) Kane
    Thanks

    1. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I have Mane so Kane will score more.

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

      2

  22. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    F VAR, that was a touch. Inconsistent sh*t technology...

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

    How is that NOT a yellow? Use VAR for the stuff that needs to be stamped out....

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Amen, it’s risk free to dive, so they will just carry on

    2. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nice dive no splash

  24. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Naughty Ayling, where’s the YC?

    Punish if you want it to stop

  25. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    moving forward, would you rather go with:

    A) KDB and 4.7 def (probably KWP to spread the risk)
    B) Bruno and Van Aanholt (or maybe Bellerin)

    Cheers!

  26. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Remember when players would get booked for diving? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

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

    Why have refs stopped booking for dives this season?

  28. Rash
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How is that not a booking?

  29. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy g

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      BBBBBBBBBBBBBn

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        oh my stream way behing

  30. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ayling being as Leedsy as it gets