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Dugout Discussion January 31

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

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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. The Wanton Trader
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dead leg. All good

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

      sweet

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

    Bamford confirms deadleg and will be ok

    Sellers even angrier

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    1. MoSalad
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Amazing stuff

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

      Points haul likely next then against a woeful Everton

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  3. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Two weeks in a row I’ve benched a fifteen pointer. 😆

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sold for a hit you mean in my case

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    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Snappp

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

      One more here. Watkins 15 pointer in midweek incoming.

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

    “Dead leg” - Bamford.

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  5. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What to do with Chillwell? Doubtful he comes straight back in after Alonso doing well?

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

      German manager playing his players, Rudi more nailed than Chilwell

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

      imagine chillwell will still be 1st choice but its always been odd how little frank used Alonso. Great option. Two great right backs and left backs at the club

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    3. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Benching him next gw anyway so hopefully it will be more clear then

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    4. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I cant fault new manager. He couldn't just play the same players as Lampard and expect different results.

      Chilwell got plenty of chances under lamp so he must shoulder more of the blame for their current showing than any of the rest.

      I too am a chilwell owner. I will hold for now but the new manager is well entitled to play who he wants to for the time bbeing. I think Chilwell toohasless to complain about than any of the rest of them.

      Most worrying thing for me is chilwell did start the last day but was hauled off after seventy odd minutes( presumably for not impressing). Chilwell and others will have to earn their place on this time and hauled off after seventy the last day my biggest concern.

      But thankfully I have a playing bench to let that one develope another week or two

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

    Bamford fine dead leg on interview

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  7. Le Bluff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rough with the Smooth alert!

    Raphinha and Bamford > Sterling (c) and DCL for a -4

    This season can get in the bin!

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    1. Le Bluff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      DCL (vc)

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

      Sweet Jesus...

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

      Yea... Sold Bamford for Kane (my bad, but wouldn't have gotten his points anyway)

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  8. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford on SSN when asked about limping at the end replied “dead leg”

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  9. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Breaking news: Bamford has himself for his fantasy team

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    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      And Schmeichel so not so good for him

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

    Never expected 22 points from that game.
    And 3 for Leeds. Excellent.

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  11. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    autosubs increase is almost 6 in the top 10k... Did like half of the poeple have Bamford or Dallas coming in?

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    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      +6pts

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

      Mane owners

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

      20% have Dallas coming in, 10% Bamford and 35% Coufal still to play too
      https://www.livefpl.net/autosubs

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      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks Ragabolly. That Dallas goal was not very good for my rank I guess

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  12. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford saying was dead leg so should be fine

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  13. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Last GW: Bamford (c)
    This GW: Bamford 1st sub (not coming on)

    🙁

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

      Noooo. I feel your pain to an extent this week captaining DCL against Newcastle. No idea what happened there.

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  14. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pep master class allowing bench points for all.

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

    Some clever killjoy committee somewhere will now try to outlaw fantasy football due to Bamford mentioning it influenced his decision on the pitch, and Andy Robertson selling Mané

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  16. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t do with anymore benching headaches. Let the downgrading commence.

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  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford's FPL team
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/976717/event/21
    The funny thing is he put the captain's armband on himself for the first time in many weeks last GW and then uncaptained himself this GW! 😀

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    1. MoSalad
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      And he benched Justin! Haha

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

      nice find!

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    3. Weilong7
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mixed feeling on his haul

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  18. Subzero (-4)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else sell bamford and Dallas for a -4? Or just me? 😉

    DCL and Digne seemed a good deal on paper lol

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

      did the same but for kane and KWP. safer to transfer out injured players. They don't come back to haunt you for a week at least!

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  19. The Left Duke #3
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Played Bamford over Soucek last week. 15 pointer left first on the bench
    Played Soucek over Bamford this week. 15 pointer left first on the bench

    Man I’m brilliant at FPL 🙁

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

      Surely you've got at least one player out this week.

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      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        2 city defenders but only have 3 starting defenders so he won’t come in.
        Son Antonio Soucek Salah left

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

          Ah, right. That's unfortunate. I was blessed with Chilwell, Stones, and Sterling missing out so in come Dallas, Coufal, and Brewster.

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

    Really hoping for a tasty 0-0 between West Ham and Liverpool. This could be a long 90 minutes.

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

      Very long and agonizing

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  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bamford 1st on my bench...but somehow not going to get on. FML

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    1. The Left Duke #3
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same here pal. Awful stuff

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

    Salah(C), Antonio & Robertson, returns from all please!

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  23. Party time
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Salah hat trick much needed here

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

      Bamford has himself in his fantasy team so wishes he hadn't had passed to Harrison!

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    • Heisenberg W. W.
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I benched Soucek last week 15 pts
      I benched Bamford this week 15pts

      I'll let you know who I'm benching next week before the deadline.

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

        My bamford to DCL beats you I think.

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        1. Heisenberg W. W.
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Think about those that took a hit to make it happen

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    • andres
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Does anyone want my login and password to FPL..?
      I think I am done.

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

      So what Bamford had himself in his own FPL team.

      He captained himself last week where he blanked 😐

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    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why did I play Johnstone instead of Marty 🙁

      52 with three to play 🙂

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

        Why would you do that?

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

          RMT tool!

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    • PlayPercentage
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What's the word on Mane. Injured?
      This GW keeps on giving: Sterling (C), Mane (VC).

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      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same boat. Mane(C) Sterling VC. Got 105 last week. On 40 this week after subs with only Trent to play. Can't do anything about that. Part of the game.

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

          Take the positives. This GW will probably be a low-scoring one.

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          1. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            If Salah doesn't go wild!

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

      Wilson and Bamford. Did not fall for the DCL bait.

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