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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. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This was always the outstanding fixture of the Leeds DGW. So it would likely have been a failure either way.

  2. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leeds still below Arsenal. But noone interested in getting Holding or Saka even though they are cheap.

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

      Holding and smith Rowe owner, outstanding value there

  3. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    TRIPLE WEST HAM DEFENSE CS LET'S GO YA BEAUTIES

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

      Was so tempted to FH just to do it! Looks a cert for 36 points without even bonus or attacking returns.

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

    Antonio was very good today.

  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    #MarkKnows

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

    Swapped Dallas for Coufal this morning, good move for a change!

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

    What a boring FPL Saturday it was today. Massive day tomorrow at least.

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

    Cresswell sneaks to 2 bps?!

  9. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get innnnnnnnnnn

    Triple West Ham CS on FH

    WOHOOOOOO

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

      MY MAN

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hi five

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

      Nicely done. Got Antonio and Cresswell so happy too.

  10. JELLYFISH
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    thinking it might be time to ship Zouma - second blank in recent GW's and need a nailed on defender in this price point. AWB looks a nice switch at 5.4

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

      Yeh, cant have a def at that price that's not going to start

  11. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BB working to plan with Johnstone, Bamford and Dallas on a mighty 4 points. Up to Kane to save the day...

  12. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mark with a bench boost of 6pts - ouch

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

    Nice haul from Cresswell, Coufal, Antonio

  14. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Antonio, Cresswell, Coufal returns.

    No Soucek.
    No Leeds.
    No Johnston/Wolves.

    Perfect start to the gameweek!

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

      Lovely jam

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

    But will Antonio play on Tuesday?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who else though. Seems fit when he played the whole game.

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

      I think he would have brought on this kid if he was going to start next game so definitely will for me. Will get a rest in the cup (if they are in it, can’t remember)

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

      I think so.

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Now everyone has double west ham defense.
    2 points for Soucek is just lovely not having him.

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Has another game

  17. Rash
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench boost fail thanks to double Leeds attack and Johnstone

  18. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ups to the Antonio owners

  19. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Horrendous start but could have been worse. We move, TC KDB tomorrow.

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

      this.

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

      Double WHU defense is a horrendous start?

      Give us a break Fudgy, you're far to predictable these days.

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      2 clean sheets, aye horrendous.

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Welp, 4 2pters in the BB squad so far, but at least Antonio Coufal deliver

  21. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Very interested in final bps with Antonio and Cresswell.

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

    Cresswell 2 BAPs

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nice: Dallas > Cresswell (-4) last minute on BB!

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

        Relieved I didn’t BB in the end!

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

    Coufal not a bap monster then..

  24. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fell for the Soucek trap

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Me too. 50/50 between him and Antonio. Feeling silly now

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

      Why? West Brom next

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

    Still fuming that I got Zouma instead of 2nd city defender to spread the risk...

    Urgh

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

      I got James!

  26. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cmon Areola, gimme the big points now!

  27. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Guess I'll take double clean sheet with Fabianski + Coufal.
    Why did I bring Soucek in???? Wasn't even close to scoring.

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

    This week started well but now my key differentials of Zouma and James are both benched. Nightmare.

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

      James!!! Huge differential. Hope he comes on for 20 and registers an assist!

    2. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Certainly unforeseen Cam

  29. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The Cresswell og being disallowed is such a nice swing - CS and maybe 2 naps now instead

    1. mezza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      baps*

  30. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Johnstone BamBam Raphinha Dallas benchboost juhuuuuuu