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Ings and Minamino benched as Llorente returns to face Southampton

Double Gameweek 25 has gone from bad to worse for some Fantasy Premier League managers as Southampton name a rotated squad for their Tuesday-evening meeting with Leeds.

Fresh from blanking against Chelsea on Saturday, and giving away a penalty, Danny Ings (£8.5m) finds himself among the substitutes tonight.

The striker was signed by 640,000+ FPL managers for Double Gameweek 25, more than any other asset but his owners now face an uphill struggle for an immediate return on their investment.

Che Adams (£5.8m) and Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) lead the line at Elland Road tonight as Ralph Hasenhüttl lines his troops up in the usual 4-2-2-2 formation.

However, Ings is not the only one to suffer from the Austrian’s rotation as Saturday’s goal-scorer Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) is also on the bench.

Nathan Tella (£4.3m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) staff the flanks in his absence, either side of James Ward-Prowse (£6.0m) and Oriol Romeu (£4.5m).

Meanwhile, Leeds make just one change from the side that lost 1-0 at Wolves on Friday night.

Diego Llorente (£4.4m) comes in for Jamie Shackleton (£4.8m) to play at centre-back for only the third time this season, his most recent outing lasting just nine minutes before he sustained an injury.

Marcelo Bielsa’s faith in his first-team personnel means another start for this season’s best-value forward Patrick Bamford (£6.9m), who has produced 19.4 points per million spent thus far.

Stuart Dallas (£5.0m) remains at left-back while Raphinha (£5.4m) is stationed on the right-hand side of midfield.

Double Gameweek 25 Line-ups

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Llorente, Ayling; Struijk; Harrison, Roberts, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford.

Southampton XI (4-2-2-2): A McCarthy; Bertrand, Vestergaard, Salisu, Bednarek; Tella, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Redmond, Adams.

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

    I vow never to hype myself up for a game of football ever again

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This season is garbage. All the players are knackered.

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      3pm on Saturday:

      "Here we go lads, West Brom v Brighton. Let's go!"

  2. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Appalled by the troll Soton manager

    Deserves the sack. Disgusting team selection

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yet playing quite well.

    2. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Good to see Ings benched.

  3. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Terrible pitch, don't see many goals in this game

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not blaming the pitch for that. . .

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I was looking forward to this game for 5 days.

  5. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This pitch is making me nostalgic for the muddy penalty areas of yore

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

    Has this pitch been an issue for long?

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And wide too

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Relaid recently

        Was bad in the game before it was relaid

        Since the new pitch a lot of players slipping

        1. R.C
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah its the pre match watering

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

      Vydra an a good option for BB? 🙂

      Can afford Cavani, Ings and Bamford -> Kane, DCL and Vydra (-4).

      Or do Cavani and Son -> Kane and Barnes? (afraid of Son though)

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Vydra falls solidly in the category of DGW goggles.

    4. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Forgot this was kicking off at 6. Leeds created much?

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

        Less than nothing. If that's possible.

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

        Nothing

      3. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nope ; largely all Saints.

      4. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Nope. Dire game so far.

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

        Shame it weren’t 8pm kick off, maybe then Ings would have started 🙁

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Lol

        2. Monklane
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          8.15

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

            90 minutes for that

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

        Brighton vs Palace was more exciting last night

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

          Game of the weekend tbh

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

            Ings to do a Bentekkers!

      7. jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Epic Bamford captain fail incoming.

      8. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Pitch is wrecking the game

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

      The way Leeds like to constantly play out from the back combined with this ice rink of a pitch and Southampton's high press is a recipe for disaster.

      1. Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Gerrard style slip gona happen

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

      Oof. No Ings was a bullet dodged. I think some did Antonio to Ings for a hit. Stroke of luck for me as cup opponent has him.

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This is boring

    8. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yay, first BAMDIVE.

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

      Bamford can't stop thinking about the impending FPL ban for Premier League players. All his motivation has gone.

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

        lol

    10. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Scrappy this aint it.

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Aye, pitch don't help eh?

        1. Weak Become Heros
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Awful.

    11. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lads goals are guaranteed in the second half of this game. Southampton are terrible in second halves and Leeds are the fittest team in the league. As long as they brought their ice skates they should do some damage.

    12. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds like the worst side in the premier league atm

    13. LiamK17
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Would you do Coufal (for a -4) toooo:

      A) Dier
      B) Keane (already have Digne
      C) Soyuncu
      D) Any 5.4m defender

      If an eye of BBing

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

      isn't CL today?

      1. FPL price manipulators are …
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Who needs CL when you have this high quality on show

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

        it is

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

          can't be worse than this

    15. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fact: There has NEVER been a DGW where no DGWer got into double digits.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Has there ever been a single gameweek where no one got into double digits

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Leeds are entering their usual slump around this time in the season. Want rid of my triple up despite Gw29 fixture

        1. FPL price manipulators are …
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Players are rarely rotated and run into the ground

      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Tyler roberts misses a good chance

        messes up raphina assist

        1. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Jesus Mary

          Golden rule keep it down

          Probably the pitch

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

          That's not a good chance. It's a hopeful shot.

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

        Roberts, bloody moron

      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        What a terrible shot

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

        Roberts is useless.

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

        Roberts wastes Raphinha assist

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

        Raph should have just dived there

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Anything was better than passing to roberts

        2. Hulk Smash
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Would've been dreamland for Raph owners and Bam captainers.

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

            Don't think I've ever been to FPL dreamland

      9. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Roberts you wally

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

        Roberts should go to league 2

      11. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Raphina honesty denies us bamford pen

        • No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I love Tyler Roberts, he is hilariously bad