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Bamford starts in unchanged Leeds team as Fulham name three-man midfield

Patrick Bamford (£6.7m) has overcome his recent yellow flag to start for Leeds in the opening match of Blank Gameweek 29.

The forward came off early in the Gameweek 28 draw with Chelsea and, after Marcelo Bielsa expressed confidence of his involvement, has kept his place in the starting XI.

Leeds are unchanged from the side that kept Thomas Tuchel’s men out on Saturday, which means Stuart Dallas (£5.1m) earns another central-midfield berth alongside Tyler Roberts (£4.6m).

Kalvin Phillips (£4.9m) anchors the midfield while Ezgjan Alioski (£4.3m) and Luke Ayling (£4.4m) are either side of Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) and Diego Llorente (£4.4m) in defence.

Since Gameweek 20, Chelsea are the only team to keep more clean sheets than Fulham and they are in 4-3-3 formation once again tonight.

André-Franck Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) joins Harrison Reed (£4.4m) and Mario Lemina (£4.5m) in a busy midfield trio while Ademola Lookman (£5.1m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) are either side of Josh Maja (£5.5m) in a front-three.

Ola Aina (£4.6m) is stationed on the right-hand side of defence tonight with Antonee Robinson (£4.4m) handed a left-back berth.

Blank Gameweek 29 Line-ups

Fulham XI (4-3-3): Areola; A Robinson, Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; Anguissa, Lemina, Reed; Lookman, Maja, Cavaleiro.

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

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884 Comments Post a Comment
  1. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Got to be more than happy with that!

  2. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Bam going off

  3. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Bamford goal assist with one leg was fine

  4. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Thank you Bam Bam. Take a rest and get fit for next GW.

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Legend

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Raph A Dallas G still needed to tread water with rank then

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Close!

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      They heard you

  6. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Bamford did a great job.
    Thank you Patrick!

  7. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Going without Bamford on FH and already down 9/10 points 🙂

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      The striker you replaced him with could get the same.

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Nope. Maja have Lacca too but

  8. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Bamford did great. Probably solves the benching dilemma next week though it means missing out on the plum fixture of the season.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      2 weeks away he'll be fine.

      1. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Oh yeah, forgot about that.

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Sell Bamford before SHU!

    Avoid at all costs.

  10. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Bale vs Auba will decide my fate

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Stop being dramatic.

    2. MightyGar
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      How hard you worked at school will have a bigger influence on your fate

  11. Hiphopopotamus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Evening lads. When are people thinking of using their wildcards? I'm completely out the loop in terms of DGWs, etc.?

  12. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Need a goal from Lookman or/and Raphinha.

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Fulham might have got something here with maja, mitro trash

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    dallas misses a sitter

    would have been a raphina assist

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      That would have been too good

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Harsh sir

    3. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Hardly a sitter.

    4. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Yep, first thought was even bemba would've scored that.

      1. Bennerman
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        OMG Bemba!

  15. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Fantasy football aside. I really want Fulham to stay up. Looked good recently and way better than Newcastle.

    Hope they nick a goal here

    1. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Agree 100%.
      Plus their fans don’t think they are special.

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      100p

  16. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Raph to Dallas so close.

  17. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Is there any chance that the 2 remaining fixtures without a date are rescheduled in the same gameweek?

  18. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Oooph! Just wide.

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Imagine...

    Pain!

  20. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    This was it !

    Oh man 🙁

  21. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Dallas wasting Raph assist

  22. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    That would have been the cherry on the top

  23. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Dallas big miss

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Wasn't that big.

      1. Salan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 days ago

        Your standard is abnormally high

  24. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Oh no.
    Dallas(C) for a 15 pointer next gw

  25. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Goal coming for Leeds!

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

    Thanks god for that miss.

  27. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Cap Dallas FFS

  28. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    Agh Raph to Dallas sooo close

  29. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    My Dallas C heart just skipped a beat!

  30. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 days ago

    yeah, looking forward to one more week of triple Leeds before wildcarding them out in GW31

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Same. I have enjoyed the ride.

    2. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Will probably keep Bamford though

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 days ago

      Totally lol