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Mitchell and van Aanholt start together for Palace side missing injured Zaha

Gameweek 23 comes to a conclusion at a wintry Elland Road this evening as Leeds United take on Crystal Palace.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

Patrick Bamford (£6.7m) carries the hopes of almost 50% of Fantasy managers this evening, having seen his ownership swell even further in the last Gameweek: just under 250,000 FPL bosses transferred in the striker ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Bamford’s ownership is up around the 85% mark in the top 10k, with Stuart Dallas (£4.8m) also widely owned among this elite group: the Northern Ireland international sits in over one in three of these squads.

As we’ve become accustomed to seeing this season, Leeds are unchanged from their previous game.

There is no Pablo Hernandez (£5.7m) among the substitutes, however, with the veteran playmaker missing out through injury.

The Palace team news is more noteworthy, with Roy Hodgson opting to field Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) and Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) in the same side.

One of them, likely van Aanholt, will presumably be playing ‘out of position’ further up the left flank.

Hodgson also hands Jean-Philippe Mateta (£5.9m) his debut, with Michy Batshuayi (£5.7m) only on the bench and Wilfried Zaha (£7.2m) absent because of a hamstring problem.

Mitchell and Leeds’ Pascal Struijk (£3.9m) are two of the three cheapest starters of Gameweek 23, with the latter making his eighth successive Bielsa line-up in the Premier League.

The reverse fixture between these two sides ended in a 4-1 win for Palace, a match in which Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) registered his highest FPL score of the season.


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

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Van Aanholt, Cahill, Dann, Clyne, Mitchell, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Eze, Mateta, Ayew.

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  1. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    D
    \alaaassss

  2. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    aaaand my bench just gets better and better

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have 24pts on the bench. You ?

      1. Dirty Harry
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        27 here with Dallas in play

      2. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Mate has 42 😉

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He's won the game of life

          1. sminkypinky
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            He’s fuming! And I’m loving it. 😀

      3. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        29 ad counting

  3. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DALAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS

  4. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I said Dallas brace today

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

      we want more!

    2. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I thought he scored a goal might be brace of assists

  5. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brought in Dallas for Robbo this GW. Finally a good transfer.

  6. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dallas looking up for this!!!

  7. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dallas, feel free to score a hat trick

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I went with Mee over Dallas.

      I deserve this.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dallas points for absolutely everybody it seems.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not me 🙁

        Selling Dallas for Digne has really not worked so far. I might need to buy him back...

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          He'll concede and get booked anyway. He's no James Justin.

          1. TOLV TUMS
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Let's hope

        2. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I bit the bullet after losing Bamford the other GW. Brought him in this week. Dallas will haul in 2 GWs time

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Since when did Mustafi play for Leeds 🙂

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds = Man Bun FC

    • JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dallas averaging an attacking return every 3 games aswell as clean sheets at 4.5m and people sold him?

      1. BeWater
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This is why I love watching him as an owner 🙂

      2. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I know - he's worth it sheerly for the entertainment value - and he plays every week 🙂

    • Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Klich with some impromptu breakdancing as an early time wasting tactic

    • sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds all over this. Hauls incoming for all Leeds players.

    • Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dallas best 4.5 buy this season for me.

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Justin for me

      2. Party time
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Martinez & Dallas

        • Ram sey Coq uel in
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Martinez got nearly 30 pts more than Dallas , so surely he has to be the better buy

      3. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Last Season Lord Lundstram shifted to Lord Dallas

      4. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Time to get Dallas back

      5. Stoic
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Would you BB this next week..
        De Gea (wba) Bamford (ars) Soucek ( SHU) Holding (LEE)

      6. Says
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I played the Texan ahead of DCL, maybe it'll work out afterall

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

        Bamford so close

      8. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bam did well there, big Guaita save.

      9. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        You literally can't own them all in one team. For every Justin not screwing you over there is a Dallas or a Stones or a Cresswell etc. Just got to accept it.

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

          5-4-1?

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Then Watkins or Wilson or Bamford or DCL will screw you over. And if you go weak in midfield then Raphinha, Gundogan, Grealish, Maddison, or Soucek will do you.

        2. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Which is why it’s so hard to make progress

          It’s not enough to have player haul it’s got to be a mega haul

          This week I’ve got Coufal (6) but the alternatives in that position are Justin (9) or Dallas (12?)

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Even if you own Justin, Dallas, stones, cancelo, coufal.... who do you play

            1. TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              It honestly feels like only way to make progress is to get lucky with a defender mega haul (eg AWB last week) or get captain right

      10. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bamford with a decent header from an accute angle. Seems up for this.

      11. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pitch officials got carried away with the sprinklers? Half the Leeds team holding their backs.

      12. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Stuart Dallas. A man amongst boys.

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          The Cookstown Cafu

      13. Going To Win This Year
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pick 2 to start.

        1. Anguissa (away at EVE + BUR)
        2. Bambam (away ars)
        3. Son (away city)
        4. Justin (home Liverpool)

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          23

      14. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bamfinho getting closer

      15. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Alsonso and his 62nd min cameo killed me this week.

      16. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Go on Bam. Get that 100th goal

      17. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Looking more and more like a BB next week with this squad!?

        Pope Martinez
        Cancelo Stones Mee Dallas Coufal
        Salah Bruno Son Grealish Gundogan
        DCL Bamford Antonio

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Expect much from Leeds vs Arsenal?

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I definitely expect a goal or two, Arsenal are not to trusted in the slightest!

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Trusting Leeds is more the issue.