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

    Well I said before this match that Leeds were a dangerous team for us. Sadly I wasn't wrong.

  2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford

    Don’t sell
    Don’t bench
    Don’t captain

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

      That last point is not applicable - don't captain on weeks when he doesn't score.

    2. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same can be said about Wilson

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

      Correct for 5.5 going nowhere

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

    Bamford out for a hit was a -19 to start 😮

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

    Ragabolly drove the snakes out of LiveFPL 😀

  5. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    look at the scout picks for this GW, most of them either didn't play or were crap. why would I pay attention to these "experts"?

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Are you honestly trying to blame someone for the rife rotation this week? You chose your players, nobody else, and nobody can predict these things.

      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I didn't pick them. I had Dias, I had Bamford, I had Martinez.

        1. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Regardless, you can't sit here in hindsight and call them bad picks.

  6. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A little bummed Bamford didn't slot that away himself for the Dallas assist but hey who's complaining, this is glorious.

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

      A goal and two assists is a HAUL!

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Raphinha and Dallas as well. These lads saved my week after half my players decided to stay home for the weekend.

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You are complaining

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It was klich wasn't it

      • Meinhoff
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He wouldn't have scored from that position

        1. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He had very good odds to, but he made the right play.

      • El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It would have been Klich A not Dallas...

        1. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          "Dallas beats Mendy and releases Bamford".
          Literally as I was typing that my app updated and changed to Klich. Well seen.

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

      Seriously tempted to get Bamford back

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

      These celebrations will tire Leeds out.

    6. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I will celebrate those Bamford points like I did Cancelo's last week.

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

      Leeds players back to being essential imo...can do it against anyone.

    8. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bamford out scores Wilson for anyone who sold Wilson to him!

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

      Man I really do suck at this game

    10. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bamford my HERO.

        Juuuuhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

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

          Let's go son!

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

          Don’t be like Daniel

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

          We feast!

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

          😎

      • Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bielsa Burnout in full flow.

      • El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Dreadful from Leicester...

      • aborg
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Sold Bamford for Kane before this gw....incredible !

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

        Pre wildcard team 57 plus cresswell and Son to play

        Wildcard team 17... 6 players benched and Antonio and Coufal to play.

        I played it for next several weeks, but man is that rough.

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

          Damn. You been screwed. Trying to catch that up is going to be tough.

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

            I mean 6 players benched is just bad luck and every form player failed.

            It happens. I hope to have big midweek while those crowing now probably have awful weeks.

            Not ideal though!

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

          Ouch

        3. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Switching from Cresswell to Coufal seems like a mistake, especially considering all the big hitters out. The rest is unfortunate.

      • AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Barnes could slip out of bonus :'(

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Can’t believe Dallas doesn’t have any

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

          Need Harrison to get a card.

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

          Still gets double the score of any of my other players

      • S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Without Kane injury I would have done Bam->Dcl move.

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

          Me too

        2. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I had Kane and Vardy injured otherwise I'd have got rid of him too.

      • SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leeds could actually be scarily good if they improved their defense

        1. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          They can't have that attack without being as open as a hooker at the back. Granted, the goal they conceded today was poor individual defending.

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I guess that’s true given their tactics

      • Krafty Werks
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I have 5 fantasy teams across 3 different platforms and in 4 of the 5 i went Bamford > DCL...went well?!!

      • gooberman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        With Bamford's ownership still at a huge 48%, non owners have been severely punished.

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Leeds do better away from home because the pitches are in better condition than Elland Road?

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

          Think they’ve relaid the pitch

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

            Correct, new surface

      • ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who to sell first? James or Digne?

        1. Reeker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          James. Digne will actually play and Everton aren't bad just inconsistent. Digne could haul next week

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

            Can't bench Bamford again next week for sure, I'll take the hedge move then I guess.

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        City will walk away with this league

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

          Yep

          Win the next two and it's almost a case of how much they win it by

      • money face bandwagon
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        shocking to see people without bamford

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

          Casuals

        2. Postman Ty
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          3 blanks and people lost faith. Salah and Fernandez on horrible runs and people still captaining them every week.

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

        Going to be going out in the Cup to a team ranked 6.5m, Wilson Jesus & Harrison in his side

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

        Still think Bamford to DCL made sense given his and Leeds recent form and Everton’s fixtures. Clearly in hindsight it has backfired but that can always happens in fpl!

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Forgot no Vardy for Leicester 🙁

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

          Absolutely - poor form, not the best fixtures, stats dropping off. Everton attacking unit fit and back together playing a side With a long losing streak and poor defensive stats against strikers like DCL.

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

          It did. Why this is so annoying.

      • Releasebreaks
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bellerin and Bamford warming my bench for Stones and Mane
        Brilliant, thats jammy point

      • Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Sold Bamford for DCL

        Kept Firmino for just one more week

        🙁

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

          Your own decision or were you influenced by the FFS hive mind massive?

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

            Moved Bamford on to DCL as above comment. Sensible move IMHO.

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

          Made sense on paper but I think bamford deserved patience