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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. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Make that 32 points benched 😉

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

    Bamford and Wilson weekend 😀

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

      (Also got DCL for a hit)

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

      Got them both 🙂

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

    So...

    BamBam to DCL for a hit yeah?

    Pro Punditz go brrr....

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

      its too funny when such suggestions backfire like this

  4. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This is a painful gw!! Don’t try and be clever or it comes back to bite you

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

    No Vardy, no win for Leicester.

  6. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford sellers nowhere to hide 😆

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

      Damn Desert for miles:D

  7. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What goal. What a gent. What a team player. Whet a man.

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

      Sellers in the foetal position gently weeping in a darkened room

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

        With Bamford soul ghost stroking their arm “you’re ok fell, you’re ok” lol

  8. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance of two Leicester yellows in the last 5mins?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You got a bet on?

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yer 4+ corners 4+ shits on target and 20 booking points each team 16/1

        1. Oggle22
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Shits haha shots

  9. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford rooted to my bench. Brilliant

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

      Same. Was a 50/50 choice between starting him or Antonio.

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

    Bam Bam has become a differential for me. Beautiful haha

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

    So happy I sold Martial for DCL and not Bamford as I originally planned, haha.

  12. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford is a player you just put him in the team, and then leave him alone for the entire season

  13. waldofeen
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wildcard disaster. Wilson, Jesus, Barnes,Salah all out to name a few. Got Mane, Sterling, Zaha, Watkins in. Stones also rotated. Absolute disaster of a week. Will finish the week with 9 players and nobody with a decent score. Hate this game

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

      Oh and I got Digne and DCL in aswell

  14. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thank God I didn't fall into the Bam > DCL pandemi on here

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

      Same lol

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well done but still think it made sense, similar to the Wilson to DCL moves

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yh I almost did it. But decided to keep. Could've gone either way. Wilson must be brutal for sellers.

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

      You laughed at me when I said to bench Soucek over Bam.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I did? Still I would start both though. Soucek has great form and Pool can't defend.

  15. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford wasting Dallas assist

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

      This

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

        It wouldn't be a Dallas assist anyway,

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

    Get another for yourself, BamBam!

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

    Leicester's home form meets Leeds away form.

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

    Bamford!! Was very annoyed yesterday correctly predicting CIty and Palace CS's but having Stones and Mitchell benched. Bamford off the bench does very nicely though. Back in the team for next week.

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

    Leeds back in business

  20. Saka_me_sideways
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Benched raphinha last week, sold Bamford this week....

  21. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That’s class from bamford to give it to Harrison after being critized for not scoring enough lately.
    Totally worth a goal

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

      He capped himself and realized it's just a 1 point difference.

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

        Aha prob true

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

          lmao he actually said it in his post interview 😀

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

    Bamford just ended the career of sellers right there

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

    Everton v Leeds..

    Goals in that do we think?

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

      Not for DCL

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pickford waves hello

        Their first game was end to end should have ended 4-4

      • CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Pickford on goal,of course

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

        For sure! Both weak’ish in defence

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

      At times you just need to not listen to the hype

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

      Loving Leeds in the EPL

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

      Bamford essential

    6. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      imagine selling Bam for DCL lol. Casuals in tears.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Imagine posting drivel like this. Intelligent people in tears

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

        Imagine posting so much drivel lol.

        Kept Bamford btw, but you do speak garbage

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

      Hold the 2BP Barnes!

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

        Noo want him to lose all of em!

    8. Punty McPuntface
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Great to see Bamford playing for the team rather than himself there

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

      Where’s the second Bambam FPL?

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

        Wait