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Iheanacho and Vardy lead Leicester line again as changes kept to a mimimum

Two Premier League matches kick-off at 14:00 BST today – Brentford v Leicester City and West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur.

At Brentford, Thomas Frank names an unchanged XI, with Bryan Mbeumo (£5.6m) and Ivan Toney (£6.5m) paired together up front again.

As expected, Vitaly Janelt (£5.0m), Yoane Wissa (£5.9m), Mads Sorensen (£4.3m), Josh Dasilva (£5.3m) and Shandon Baptiste (£5.0m) all remain out.

As for Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester City, Timothy Castagne (£5.3m) features despite missing the midweek win over Spartak Moscow with a tight hamstring.

During that match, Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) was forced off by a back spasm but is fit to start alongside Boubakary Soumare (£4.8m) in the Foxes engine room, with the in-form Jamie Vardy (£10.8m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£7.0m) leading the line again in a 3-5-2 formation.

Meanwhile, West Ham are unchanged from the side that won 1-0 at Everton in Gameweek 8, with Michail Antonio (£8.1m) featuring as expected having been rested in midweek, and Vladimir Coufal (£4.9m) missing out completely.

For Tottenham Hotspur, Nuno Espirito Santo reverts to his strongest XI after making wholesale changes in Europe. That means Son Heung-min (£10.2m) and Harry Kane (£12.1m) both start, along with Tanguy Ndombele (£5.8m) in the no. 10 role.


GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Raya, Zanka, Jansson, Pinnock, Canos, Jensen, Norgaard, Onyeka, Henry, Mbeumo, Toney

Subs: Fernandez, Goode, Forss, Ghoddos, Ajer, Bidstrup, Roerslev, Maghoma, Stevens

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Pereira, Tielemans, Soumare, Castagne, Maddison, Iheanacho, Vardy

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes, Perez, Lookman, Daka

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku, Ashby, Noble, Lanzini, Vlasic, Yarmolenko

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Moura, Ndombele, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Sanchez, Tanganga, Rodon, Davies, Alli, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Gil

937 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Damn, I should have got Daka

  2. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Got in Vardy raph and Kai for a hit……hahaha

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Damn. Unlucky.

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same, for -8

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks man, feel better now

    3. langey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same here. It was a decent decision...just not a good outcome. That's my story and I am sticking to it lol

  3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Going to have to WC, team is in tatters!

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A GW for the ages 😆

  5. dshv
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What happened to vardy?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Leg strapped... find out more after.

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    And I had just bought Vardy. 😀 Lolest

  7. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Someone would say this game is 35% luck...

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Higher than that

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        70% imo

    2. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      …every time.

  8. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Oh Wow, Vardy and Havertz were both traps, amazeballs

  9. evilfish
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    OMG Vardy making this GW even worse. 14 points with TAA and (S)alah to go.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Salah hatty is all you need.

      1. evilfish
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Won't make much of a difference, I'm afraid, with 163.8% EO.

    2. Shultan
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Expecting Salah missed pen & YC the way this GW is going

  10. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I seriously hope those laughing at "Hahahaverz" owners yesterday own Vardy.

    lOve tO sEe iT

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Laughing at both is the best!

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No. Because Vardy's output drops when Nacho plays. So I bought Nacho

  11. Shultan
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Unlucky vardy owners, the only reason I still have ronaldo is because got rid of jota & sarr for a -4, otherwise would've boarded vardy train too!

    1. Shultan
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Thinking ron> firmino now

  12. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Casuals ruined Vardy

    1. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      this

  13. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Even when you expect nothing, FPL will find a way of letting you down.

  14. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy LOOL

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Manchester United LOOOOOL

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Oh I’m 100% Ole out. We’re crap.

        This doesn’t trigger me!

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Fair 😆

  15. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ronaldo gonna grab a hat trick now.

    Typical Fpl

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      13% EO for Ronaldo...

    2. Hiiler
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I would like that very much, as I have him still. 🙂

  16. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A Taxi has just pulled up outside Brentfords ground asking for Jamie Vardy.

  17. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is Vardy injured?

    1. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Just his pride

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Injured Vardy is.

  18. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Every time I get Vardy in he stops scoring or gets hurt. Never again.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Try Firmino

  19. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tottenham look like scoring?

  20. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I didn't get Vardy because he's burned me just so many times. I'm so pleased with myself 🙂 Come on Kane!

  21. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What the .......... Is this luck???!
    1-2 injuries every single week. Better just leave this season...

  22. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance Vardy comes back on or can I rest easy

  23. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Can't remember the last time I had this many one pointers in my XI, including captain Vardy. And to top it off, ESR sits firmly first sub.
    Safe to say this week has been absolute garbage.

  24. Toonmad
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    1.4m teams transferred in vardy. 700k for havertz.

    Imagine doing both for a hit that is nett 0 points

    1. Ode
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I did lol, my first hit i’ve taken in years

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      my moves and if i missed the dealine id have had 15 so massive fail here

    3. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Imagine scoring 80pts this week and still having a rank 2 million below those who transferred in Havertz and Vardy

  25. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy just had a real Sunday party to go to.

  26. EffPeeEll
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy finished early to watch the El classico game

  27. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy has never been kind to me, hahah.

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Me too. Can't remember any returns whenever I've owned him.

  28. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Looks like Havertz over Vardy payed off! 2 extra pts! My luck has finally turned around. Thank you FPL gods

    1. Puntillimon
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same her, albeit for a hit >.

    2. Von Lipwig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Haha, well played

  29. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Lukaku + Sarr > Vardy + Havertz(C) -8 disaster...

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That’s proper one

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Uh oh

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Just unlucky, don’t see it as a bad decision, just a bad outcome

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why bother turned up Vardy? ESR points sit tight on the bench!