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Meslier missing for Leeds as Alioski starts at left-back again

Illan Meslier (£4.7m) is the latest Fantasy Premier League goalkeeper to go missing in Double Gameweek 19 – and we’re only a few hours into the latest round of fixtures.

The Leeds United shot-stopper is absent from their squad today with Kiko Casilla (£4.2m) handed a first Premier League start of the campaign.

That will worry owners of Leeds defenders after the Spaniard turned in a poor performance against Crawley in the FA Cup.

However, their back-four has retained some consistency from their last league outing. As predicted, Ezgjan Alioski (£4.5m) keeps his place at left-back with Liam Cooper (£4.3m) the only fit-again centre-back returning to the team.

Diego Llorente (£4.4m) returns on the bench, allowing Luke Ayling (£4.5m) to continue his stint in the middle and Stuart Dallas (£4.8m) is at right-back.

Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) has been shifted from centre-back in light of Cooper’s return but stays in the team, this time to cover the suspended Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) in defensive midfield.

Brighton come to Elland Road relatively short-staffed. In light of their absences, Ben White (£4.4m) starts in midfield again, forcing Graham Potter into including Dan Burn (£4.2m) in the back-three alongside Adam Webster (£4.4m) and Lewis Dunk (£4.8m).

Neal Maupay (£6.1m) returns to the side, paired with Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) up-front.

Key Double Gameweek assets are installed nicely in the West Ham side to host Burnley.

Lukasz Fabianski (£5.1m) overcomes his pre-match doubts to start ahead of Darren Randolph (£4.4m) while Michail Antonio (£6.3m) leads the line following Sebastien Haller‘s (£6.1m) sale to Ajax.

Double Gameweek 19 Line-ups

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Casilla; Alioski, Cooper, Ayling, Dallas; Struijk; Harrison, Klich, Rodrigo, Raphinha; Bamford.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (3-4-1-2): Sanchez; Burn, Dunk, Webster; March, Groß, White, Veltman; Mac Allister; Trossard, Maupay.

West Ham United XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Cresswell, Ogbonna, Dawson, Coufal; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Benrahma, Bowen; Antonio.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; Brady, Westwood, Brownhill, Gudmundsson; Wood, Barnes.

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1,565 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dawson horror elbow. VAR should step in.

  2. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Should have done Bamford > Maupay (-4), silly me.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nah

  3. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I don't know how but Antonio has a negative effect on Soucek's attacking potential

    1. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's Benrahma actually.

    2. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      None whatsoever? Soucek was pushed forward in the absence of a striker?

  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio owners very smug after 1 goal, be funny when he takes 8 weeks to recover from this game and misses the rest of the season

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      In Antonio we trust 😀

      1. MagicMessi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I just did him to Bamford I only want those double tasty fixtures 😀

    2. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      hamstring made of cheesestring

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

      well there's a nice function in fpl called 'transfers'

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

      Salt.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        from 1 goal, hardly lol

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

          1 goal... So far.

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

      YOu ok?

    6. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sold DCL for him, cant be much worse

    7. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What makes you think we'll have him for more than these 2 matches?

    8. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Non Antonio owners clutching at more straws than a scarecrow having a tug

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Haha, that’s funny 😀

    9. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Feed us your tears.

    10. Avo24
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just use FT to transfer him out then if that happen

    11. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salty you didn't bring him in? It was on a slate 🙂

    12. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dont care. He scored.

  5. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dawson should see red for that

    1. BoleynWin
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Amazing how someone can be around football forums for 8 years & have no clue about the game.

  6. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Johnstone and Leeds def bench boosters lose.

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Karibu ni wa benchboost bro. Ilikuwa 50/50 call, glad I didn't hit the BB

    2. chrismoo75
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chasing leader in my ML who did a BB with Johnstone, Bamford and Raphina. Hoping for a Leeds blank as I benched Bamford and Dallas and TC instead of BB

    3. Red Red Robins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Johnstone, Dallas, Bamford, Saka...........i had a good bench so BB away. Uuuuggghhhhh

    4. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      One less thing to worry about...

      Worth at least 20 points.

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

    Who is more unlikeable:

    A) Ashley Barnes
    B) Wilfried Zaha

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      B by a country mile...........although Maupay takes some beating

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      A) Ashley Barnes easily. Everyone loves Wilf 😉

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

      I see things like this and all I see is Nasri.

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

      Zaha by far.

    5. Podge
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mane

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

      Only losers would think Zaha is unlikeable.

  8. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t wait till we smash Liverpool tomorrow.

    We are the captains now.

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      GGMU

    2. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ugh

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

      Hahahahahaha. Saved.

    4. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno Penalty 95' GGMU

    5. No Salah
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Of course!
      Went into this game week with zero pool and three UTD!

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

      Lolz

    7. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rash brace

    8. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lol you were ole out a month ago

  9. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Where is Lamptey? I’m sure Potter said in December he had recovered

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not been seen since I took a pre wild card one week punt in GW15. After 'recovering well'. Glad Potter isn't in the medical profession.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ain’t it, bizarre!

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

      Rested for two months as a precaution

  10. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    From zero to triple West Ham in my team.

    The nerves already. Horrible to watch.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I was close to this but held off on Fab, couldn't take having 2 triples

      1. Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not for the faint hearted that’s for sure. Usually prefer to spread the risk.

  11. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine tripling up on Leeds with no Kalvin Philips in the team

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      One of my FanTeams has Meslier in goal, Sanchez first sub. Hold!

  12. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wood is so irrelevant that there aren't even any posters here commenting "Wood down"

    1. tuturututu
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don't understand why so many people brought him in

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He's the only cheap forward that had a game in 18 and a double in 19.

        Too bad they forgot the bigger problem which is that he's crap and plays for Burnley...

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

      If this game finishing 1-0 there will be plenty with Wood that’s for sure.

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So who kept Kane and Son then guys?

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

      Kept Kane but sold son to get KDB

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

      A few casuals, but even most of them sold.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Cool story bro 😎

    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Me but I've actually benched Kane for Zouma. Gulp!

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

        Condolonces

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

        Wow

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

      Just Kane for me. Have had Son since GW1. Son to KDB.

    5. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got DGW fever and kept Son on the bench

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

      Kept Son.

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

      Not me

    8. In Bale We Trust
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I kept son but lost Kane. You’d fancy them to return but hard to know how spoils will be divided up.

    9. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son here. Moved out Kane

    10. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I did Kane/Son>>Antonio/Mané (C)

      We shall see how it goes

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

      Kept them both. Did Raphinha and Bamford -> Antonio and Gundogan.

    12. Pedersen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Son to KdB

      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Still have kane

    13. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kept Kane got rid of Son

    14. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kept them both. Any time I feel like selling I just look at the total points tables......

    15. chrismoo75
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kept both

  14. tuturututu
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds are embarrassing themselves on that pitch

  15. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fantasy PL is not good for mental helath 🙁

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      or spelling

      1. No Salah
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hahaha!

      2. KEN YA DIG IT
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Take a break from this site. It's toxic most of the time and it will just make you feel worse if a decision doesn't go your way. It's easy to say I know, but at the end of the day it's just a game. Focus on your family and friends

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        nah I am addicted 🙁

      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        thanks

      3. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Only some posters are

    3. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It's the only thing that keeps me sane, apart from pot ofcourse

  16. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What an absolute horror show of a BB

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Because one missing GK?

  17. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford I really need a goal from you. Score immediately

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      in the changing room?

  18. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    reaction from Leeds in the second half

  19. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I can thank Shrewsbury for benching Ayling

  20. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My cup opponent already leading. I am on -1, he on 0!

    1. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good game!

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Forgot about the cup. My oppo has TC Cresswell! Yikes!!

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wow! And you?

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No chips for me. He's got no City though. Would help if Hammers concede despite me having Coufal.
          I'm ahead at h/t thanks to Antonio though.

          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Antonio is a great pick. Perfect two games for him. Will do well. I had to choose between him and Vardy. Picked Vardy. No City might hurt him.

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

        Not bad punt though

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Do either of you own anyone?

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I own three from the two matches happening right now. Took a -4. He has none.

  21. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio celebration backwards swimming 😀 like this nonsense I'm chilling 😀

  22. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gonna need lots of whiskey, this week will be a Rollercoaster ride

  23. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BREAKING:
    Tottenham players banned from owning dogs after the RSPCA raises concers that none of them know how to hold onto a lead

  24. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Did not expect my reserve keeper button to play.... Well my bench boost just got a whole lot better

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      BBing without a proper playing 2nd GK is proper filthy.

      1. Pedersen
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not when your bench would be Kane, Bamford, Dallas (if playing 11 dgw players)

  25. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I expect Struijk Raphinha and Rodrigo/Bamford out at HT

  26. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds were awful against Crawley and are carrying that form forward

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would have refused to play on that pitch!

  27. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    One more goal Antonio, you can do it

  28. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This is my cup opponent:
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/3435413/event/19 🙂

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      And?

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mine's TC'd Creswell.

    3. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'd be hoping to beat that

  29. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds South looks like happening?

  30. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How's that WH O.G offside?? Var having a mare.