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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. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Kane man

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

    Salah’s had a shave - blank incoming

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

    It's hard this routing for Spurs thing.

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This

  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Armstrong to nacho could be decent if vardy is out for a while

  5. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What happened to Vardy Mbeumo??? My god and I need to transfer Mahrez out by next GW

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

    Points locked on my bench for fuchs sake

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

    Hi. Does anyone know why mbuemo was withdrawn?

    Injured- or tactical? Thanks

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

      Tactical

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

      Yeah I also need to know! please

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I hope it's tactical as I also own vardy raphinha and Adam Armstrong!!

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

          Same three(plus Mbeumo) for me. Hits will be needed this week it seems.

          1. Flynny
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Indeed.....can't really see who I want to bring in though??

            Nacho and toney perhaps

    3. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I was at the game and he signalled to the bench after sitting down for a bit, then got up rubbing his hams and did a few stretches took a free kick and then was withdrawn. Was limping slightly but walked off unaided.

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

    West ham second goal incoming, from a counter

  9. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Dropped Ronny early last Sunday for Vardy
    Have a suspicion about what is going to happen in the LIV vs MU match
    Its not good

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same. Although I dropped cr7 just b4 Lukaku got injured!

  10. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Was Vardy's subbing tactical or injury related?

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

      Injury

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Ok thanks.

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’ve asked a few times to no avail

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

        respect for the dead

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

    So - based on this FPL week, lets anticipate that ManU will win 1-0, with Ronaldo G, Shaw A.

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

      2-1 with Ronaldo, Shaw and Jota attacking returns.

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

        Jeez - you're dark...

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

      Feels more like a Rashford goal, Bruno assist kind of game.

  12. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone do better than tierney Raphina, mbuemo & (V)ardy….. oh and Williams coming off the for Tierney?

  13. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs players not playing to the whistle 😆

  14. Lovren an elevator
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is this the first choice front 3 for Pool going forward now?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What, you think Mané has been dropped for Jota?
      No chance!

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        What's the reason then? Pretty important game for them, to leave out a starter!

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

    Blankrahma off.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      CS point banked

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

    Benrahma clean sheet banked woohoo!!

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

    Benrahma limping

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looked like cramp

  18. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Nuno talking to Reggie: "I had to take you off. You're far too exciting for this team."

  19. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is Mbuemo & Vardy both off injured???

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

      Vardy injury.
      Mbeumo tactical.

      1. sandman58
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        No way....how back on Vardy do u reckon?

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

          No idea.

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Both tactical I believe but someone said Vardy had some strapping on so maybe precautionary

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

    Brilliant from Son!

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

      Son is a trash player brilliant blank

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

    What happened to Mbeumo...was he injured

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

    Benrahma cs point banked

  23. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Kane gives less effort than i did when my mum forced me to do the dishes. He's truly finished with this club

  24. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Torrid week. My strikers are cursed.

    Wildcard calling I think.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I feel like I need another WC every week

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mad how different teams are, my strike force all returned

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

    Son playing left back wtf

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

      He’s not he tracked his man back for a long distance there. Fair play to him

  26. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Need a Son goal

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

    Don't know why people are worried. You know Salah is going to save you in FPL.

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

      His points are fairly irrelevant.

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

        Not for captains

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

      Even if you capped your gain would be minimal

    3. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Because some of us captained havertz

    4. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Whilst it would be nice for him to punish Kane/Havertz cappers, in the grand scheme of things, it ain’t gunna move any mountains for us!

    5. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Minimal gain even if C

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I vote we just rewind this gameweek back to 12.25 yesterday, when Chelsea pare about to play Norwich again, but this time their striker actually gets even 1 return in a 7-0 win, Raphinha doesn’t get injured, Foden doesn’t get 2 goals for touching the ball once, and the world was just a generally better place

  29. Pavsboot
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I've held you this long Ronny, a hatty would be fab to save this disaster of a week.

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

    Only little bit bad deicision rightnow for me seems to be replacing Jota with Havertz for free. (although this depends on the last game and how Jota does, since If I hadn't replaced Jota I would have replaced either Ronaldo or Greenwood. )

    Have 2 Man united players and 2 Liverpool players to play yet. Salah captain off course.

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

      Jota might be subbed off early after he flops and replaced by Mane.

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

        Yeah hoping for that now or at least that Ronaldo or Greenwood get more points then Jota.