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Perez and Evans return for Leicester as Blades begin life without Chris Wilder

Today’s second Premier League match sees a Leicester City side chasing UEFA Champions League qualification take on bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United.

Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 14:00 GMT.

It’s the first time in almost five years that the Blades have not had Chris Wilder at the helm for a league match.

The erstwhile head coach parted company with his boyhood club by “mutual consent” on Saturday, amid reports of turmoil behind the scenes.

Interim manager Paul Heckingbottom takes charge of the Bladesmen for the first time and has made three changes from Wilder’s final line-up in the Gameweek 27 defeat to Southampton.

Jayden Bogle (£4.3m) and Rhian Brewster (£4.4m) are benched, while David McGoldrick (£5.2m) is absent with a knee injury.

The fit-again Chris Basham (£4.6m) returns at centre-half, with Billy Sharp (£5.5m) and Oliver Burke (£4.1m) forming a new-look front two.

Brendan Rodgers’ two changes to his starting XI feature a couple of players returning from the treatment table.

Jonny Evans (£5.5m) is back in defence, with Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) selected further forward.

Daniel Amartey (£3.9m) and Sidnei Tavares (£4.5m) make way, while James Maddison (£7.1m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) are still sidelined.

Interest in this match from a Fantasy perspective is unsurprisingly focused on the Foxes, with not one of the visitors’ starters owned by more than 2% of FPL managers.

Not a single member of the top 10k has started a Sheffield United player this weekend.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Evans, Fofana, Soyuncu, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Pereira, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Basham, Ampadu, Bryan, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, Sharp, Burke.


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655 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Iheanacho essential

  2. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Aubs (c) not starting?

    This GW just gets better and better

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      brave captain choice

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Heart over head

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Gooner is in his name...

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Arteta bus incoming

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      disciplinary reasons, in the bad books

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        How longs his detention, will it last into gw29?

  3. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Bryan didn't have his weetabix this morning

  4. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Nobody dropping team news :O OMG

    • GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Harry haul loading...

    • Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      More Vardy more!

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Aura dropped for disciplinary reasons

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Not really. He was dropped vs leicester too

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Yes really

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            oh no he isnt

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              You’re having a mare

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Not watching sky sports?

          • Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Sky Sports said it.

          • diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            This is the time when you want a 'delete post' button.....

        3. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          According to sky sports

      2. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        I know he scuffed a couple of shots, but not a single BAP for Jamie? C'mon!

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Big misses I think, at least 3

          • Duke Silver ☑
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            He's on 2?

            1. BeaversWithAttitude
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Did see a single one last I looked...

          • BeaversWithAttitude
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Two great assists! Always the glass half empty for some.

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Aubameyang left out for disciplinary reasons

        3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Auba left out for ‘disciplinary reasons’

        4. Nightcrawler
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          NOWHERE to hide for Auba owner

          They HATE to see it oh yes they do

          1. TheBiffas
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Why do you hate yourself

        5. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          OMGGGG

        6. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Nacho 3

        7. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          All I can do is laugh now Auba benched

        8. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Scenes

        9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Iheanacho hattie

        10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          damn ihenacho is essential

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            GW32

        11. Im New Here
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Kelechi Ronaldo

        12. 3 A
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Wow. Glad they dont have game next week. Already burn my transfer

        13. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Gotta laugh. One of my rivals in FanTeam decided to take one week punt before WC'ing... Guess who?

        14. TheBiffas
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Iheanacho essential

        15. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Did he get the assist?

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Ndidi did, indeed

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Nacho nacho man

              1. Clintymints
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                I want to be, a nacho man

            • Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Knew there would be SCENES

            • mezza
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Didn’t someone here captain him?

              1. Clintymints
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                I was just thinking that, fair play

            • TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Are Vardy owners / captainers happy with 8-10 points given how the game has gone?

              1. MIGHTY JOE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                No

            • Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Congrats to the guy who did Na(c)ho!

              1. Coys96
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                Cheers mate

            • Coys96
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              captain hat trick 😀 GET IN

              1. The Ilfordian
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                Well done, great choice

              2. Utopsis
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                Duude

              3. Flair
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                What a play, well done

              4. Ejaaz11
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                Wow congrats.

              5. Big boy Bowen
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 15 days ago

                Congrats mate, remember saying you to you go for some maverick picks and have fun 🙂

            • EDUARDO DA SILVA
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Auba is not my captain. How can adult or role model play fortnite.

            • Utopsis
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Omg COYS must be in heaven!