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

    Bammy!!

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

    Good man Paddy

  3. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Raphina is a class act. 100% getting him in for the double - excellent signing.

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

      Intelligent as well

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

        Yeah. He reminds me of someone... Kind of Pires-esque at times.

  4. Zalk
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    You have to feel for the Bamford haters in here, they can't be having a fun season.

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

      Own him, admit he's crap . . but Leeds get a lot of open goals for him.

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

        Crap? Really? Basically 95% of the PL is below crap then?
        Be better than this.

    2. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Took the words out of my mouth. Natural postional striker without abundant technical skill. Right place right time - with fantastic supply and a great manager. Just like DCL.

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

    Get in Bamford!!!

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

    Bamford and Dallas. Not bad at all

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

      aye!

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Marvellous

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

      And armband on Bamford 🙂

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

    Who don’t own Bamford?

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

      50.xx %

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Looking forward to picking up Raph in a couple of weeks

  9. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bamford haters where are ya

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

        o/

    • Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Raphina our best signing in many many years, the guy is unreal.

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

        Classy footballer.

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

      Only need a Bam Assist , Raphinia Goal

    • Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Will that be given as a Raphina assist?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 2 months ago

          It just might 😉

        • Danno - Emre Canada
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Don’t see why not

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

        I wish the commentators would stop talking about Bamford like he's some kind of persecuted refugee.

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

          they make sound like he was a prisoner of war at Palace

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

        Roy hodgson is comedy gold

        Every time the camera pans to him I just crack up

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

          Best dissapointment gif of all time.

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

        I absolutely love these two now.

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

        Oh how i betrayed you Rapha for that troll Soucek, don't worry i'll be bbringing you back for the double my darling.

      6. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        why no Raph assist?

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

          They will add it

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

        I thought Leeds couldn't defend.

        Palace just bad?

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

          Terrible. Actually the new kid looks quite lively.

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

        A lot more here for Leeds

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

        Raphinha might be the only differential in 25, just that assist tonight will help.

      10. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bamford juhuuuuuu

      11. Bounce
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Casuals in heaven

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

          Bounce.

      12. Animals & Scandals
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Help appreciated 🙂

        A) Holding -> Dias
        or
        B) Soucek -> Foden

        Already have Cancelo and Gundogan

      13. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No Raph assistm

        1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Sorry that was a question 🙂

      14. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        1 for the road Bamford son

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

        Where is my Raphinia Assist FPL

      16. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bamford assist Dallas goal to end the night perfectly me thinks

        1. Bees4Lyf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes please

      17. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bamford's first touch is so awful . . a top striker would have dozens in this team.

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

          A bamford hater

          1. Boly Would
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I think Bamford/Leeds in general have upset him a bit

      18. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Do Palace look like scoring at all?

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

          They look really really bad

        2. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          NFC

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

        Mitchell has had a sinker tonight