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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. tokara
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon Son!!!

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

    I hate this game

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

    Every season WC derails me for the next few weeks. Not sure why I even use that chip.

  4. Salan
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I seriously think that this gameweek is for casuals. For experienced and calculated FPL players, you probably choose Havertz vs Mount, may avoid Foden considering plenty of midfielders available.

    The only possible great points you get may be from Chelsea defenders, Livra... at most adding Hwang of Wolves.

    1. Salan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Surely Salah and Ronaldo may save your weeks still.

  5. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy...wow. Just unbelievable. Delete this GW already.

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

    Jota sellers...

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

      o/ 🙁 ....

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

      As bad as us Jota benches

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Many probably sold for Mount so probably not too fussed lol

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

        That was plan A, but then went for Saka who I then replaced for Mbeumo... this to allow for upgrading to Cancelo.

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah and to Zaha at that!

  7. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    #LFC v Man Utd:

    Looks like this. But not 100% sure.

    Alisson, Trent Konate Van Dijk Robertson, Henderson Milner Keita, Salah Firmino Jota

    Fabinho & Matip out. Surprised at Mane not starting if this is true, but last season Jota started in the 4-2 win there over Mane.

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

      Shocking line up. United win incoming

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

      Ronaldo haul imminent

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Rashford v Konate will be an important race then.

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

    This is painful, Vardy Saka Mbeumo in the starting XI and ESR on the bench

  9. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What a rancid FPL weekend for non-Chelsea/Foden/ESR owners.

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

      Think it was a poor week for some Chelsea owners too. See Lukaku, Havertz, Azpilicueta and Alonso.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yep. Alonso my only one, so I count that as 'non-Chelsea' for all the appearances he makes.

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

      I have Dennis 🙂

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone watching Leicester at Brentford. Is Daka involved?

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

      Not really

  11. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    China town //Gallager. To. Foden. //Mount. Done and dusted Foff son

  12. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Took a punt skippering Mbeumo this week ffs 😀

    My bench is currently beating my starting XI by 8 points

  13. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    No Matip means i have only 10 players this week and looking at my team i need hits to get 11 next week aswell 🙁

  14. PascalCygan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Every single week this game finds new ways to torture us.

  15. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I have nothing to say. Nothing. But i am happy. More than you believe.

  16. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I take it that Bruno is OK then... No Rockstar news there.

  17. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Can we rewind a week so I can keep Jota and Ronaldo instead of getting Kane and Havertz

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

    Can't believe that Hwang is my best player this GW (Livramento and Mahrez on the bench).

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Sanchez my top scorer!

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

      Can't believe that Sánchez is my highest scorer this week, especially as he played City.

  19. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vestergaard is on. Toney goal incoming!

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

    Anyone still own Bruno? You'll enjoy today!

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

    This game. 90% luck 10% skill.
    Why bother use so much time for this game?

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

      If you believe that's true then don't waste anytime on it.

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

        3 nailed 90min players subbed before 60mins. Bad luck or bad skill?

        1-2 injuries every week? Bad luck or no skill?

  22. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why was Vardy subbed guys? Injured?

  23. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Just seen Vardy got taken off. Take it all the Captain Hindsighters have been on saying it was obvious we shouldn’t have brought him in?

  24. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Antonio goal

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

      Cresswell a

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

      Thank god.

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

    Leicester and Leeds the underachievers so far this season. Brentford and Brighton the overachievers.

  26. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anontio goal

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

    Antonio goaL

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

    Antoniooo

  29. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    GET IN ANTONIO!!!

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    And Man!