Dugout Discussion

One enforced change apiece from Bielsa and Rodgers as Perez again fills in for Vardy

Leicester City can leapfrog Manchester United into second place in the Premier League table with a win over Leeds United this afternoon.

This is the second of four fixtures in the English top flight to take place on Sunday, with kick-off at the King Power Stadium at 14:00 GMT.

The two sides’ respective frontlines are a good place to start from a Fantasy perspective.

Leicester are still without the injured Jamie Vardy (£10.0m), so manager Brendan Rodgers again turns to Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) to lead the line against the Whites.

As for Leeds, Patrick Bamford (£6.6m) keeps up his ever-present record and will be aiming to find the back of the net for the first time in 2021.

Bamford is the most-owned Fantasy Premier League asset on show in this match, although he was the second most-sold player of Gameweek 21 and his three-game run without a goal or assist is his longest ‘drought’ of the season.

Both managers have been forced into a change apiece from their midweek games.

The hosts’ Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) is sidelined and is replaced by Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m) in central midfield, while budget FPL defender Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) fills in for Diego Llorente (£4.4m) for the visitors.

Goals are often guaranteed when Leeds are on the road, with an average of four per match scored when Marcelo Bielsa’s troops are on their travels.

No side has conceded more away goals than Leeds in 2020/21 but they have still managed to rack up four clean sheets away from Elland Road.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Justin, Mendy, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Perez.

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Struijk, Cooper, Alioski, Phillips, Raphinha, Dallas, Rodrigo, Harrison, Bamford.

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  1. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ricardo back on the radar

  2. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Justin nailed for longer

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Leeds look really tired here. At least, that's what "Bielsa Burnout" was supposed to be, right?

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone else kept both Bamford and Wilson?

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lost both

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

        o/

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

        Just Bamford

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

        0/

      5. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Kept Bamford

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

        o/

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FFS I make the right decision and start Dallas, all my rivals put him third on the bench and are getting him in for Mitchell/Cancelo/Stones! Doesn't matter how good you are it all boils down to luck.

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Personally think you're all jammy with the Dallas goal. 😆

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

        Hard luck that man, I’m the opposite where hardly anyone has him

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

        You all copied each other owning anyway as he's not widely owned.

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

      Just woken up (not in UK) - Bamford and Dallas! Yes!!!

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

      Ayling YC

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bamford goal needed

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

        Yes. Dallas assist

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

        Along with 4 or 5 from Mendy

    • Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anybody else benched Bamford here?

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

        Nah, I benched wilson instead.

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

          oof

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

        Just you

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

        Almost did for Soucek

      4. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes. For the one time Che got benched.

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

        Yeah, for Raphinha

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

        yep, likely sub on for Kane though 🙂

    • marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Drop one of these for next week?

      Salah Bruno Son Maddison Gundo
      DCL Bamford Antonio

      1. baines is god
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Maddison/Antonio

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

        probably won't matter - mid week games so one will probably be rested

    • Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      1-1 will do

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Leeds away form meets Leicester home form?

    • Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sold Dallas - but he would have been on the bench and wouldn’t have come in, so at least I don’t have his points staring at me.

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

        Same, but I sold him for Cancelo. Still wouldn't have gotten his points though as Justin is coming on for Cancelo.

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

        Not too bad then. I was minutes away from doing Dallas > Digne -4!

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

      Benched Bamford for Raphinha, blaming Az for that!
      Dallas is coming on for Stones however so it's all good!

      1. waltzingmatildas
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Raphina looks good too

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

          That's good to hear, still half the game to go

    • baines is god
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      looks like Mitchell has lost his place to PVA now?

      Surprised if they drop PVA after a clean sheet and win.

      how secure is Max Kilman Wolves fans? Started the last 2 but been in/out all season.

      1. marcos11
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I would still go Mitchell over Kilman, especially with their upcoming fixtures

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

        You know the answer to both questions.

      3. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        My guess is both will play

    • waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ctaylor and wood to stones and dcl - 4 didn't work out, but at least I didn't lose dallas and bamford which was an option!

      1. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Doesn't look like you'll get Bamford points unfortunately

        1. waltzingmatildas
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Nope, but just glad I didn't sell

    • Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone beat Martinez, Bamford and Dallas on their bench? Coufal somehow the player to come in 🙂 luck seems to have shifted after 8 green arrows in a row

    • Ci Siamo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I have never in my years of FPL ever seen such an on the fence decision go so badly for so long with Ayling vs Dallas

      This season is just........

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          At one point ayling did look close to points but it never transpired then position changes ended him

        • Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Same. Remember comparing them on my gw3 wc and there was nothing between them.

        • Fred54
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I was just thinking that, a rare 50-50 win this season for me. Of course I sold Dallas on GW18 WC after he lost a DGW fixture and now plays midfield more. Oops.

        • Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I feel ya, owning Dallas myself.

          At least one 50,50 gone right this year.

        • The Ilfordian
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          ....a lot of luck. I’ve got all the Soucek hauls and now the Dallas goal but they’d always be last minute calls about whether to play or bench. It’s important to be phlegmatic in these stormy fpl waters

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I really hate Burnley this year without owning Pope 😀

        Played Robbo vs them. Score.
        Played Martinez vs them. Score.

        Have Chilwell, bench. Ofcourse no goal then...

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

        Wow Meslier.

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

        Half Leeds team stopping Harvey 🙂

      5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Can see further returns in this game from Maddison/Barnes

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

        Dallas lowing the blow of Stones, Cancelo and Mitchell all missing out on clean sheets

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

        Imagine last wk I benched Soucek to play Dallas and this wk I sell Dallas for Cancelo. Wtf is up with this game.

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

          Yeah I put off bringing in Cancelo for Dallas last GW and Cancelo hauls, I bring Cancelo in for Dallas this GW and this happens. Such a weird season.

      8. SilentLemonMan
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Kane > who ?

        No one is jumping out - have Watson and Bamford

        1. HuthTheMagicDragon
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          New one for me sherlock

      9. HuthTheMagicDragon
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        DCL, Watkins or Wilson until Kane returns?

      10. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        What a save by Meslier

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

        Who’s the new bargain defender?
        Need a Mitchell replacement.

        Rudi

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

          Target

      12. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Any news on Mane?

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

          Does it matter, not much we can do about it now.

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

        I’ve sold Dallas for Stones HAHAHAHAHAHA...