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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

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

    Kovacic and Chalobah the 2 of 3 Chelsea players to have? Offering crazy value - Kovacic is a different prospect from an FPL perspective this year. Chalobah is a rotation risk like any Chelsea defender but the cash saved on these guys means the bench can be decent or they are the bench and allows other risks like Chilwell James Cancelo or City attacker.

    1. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Kovacic gets rotated too

      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Or subbed early

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Chalobah won't keep up his scoring rate

    3. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I have Kovacic and rudiger just now

      likeky to bring in another defender.

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

    Don't tell me Vardy's injured

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      ok I won't

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

      I hate to be the bearer of bad news..

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

      I'll let someone else say it then

    4. F4L
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy isn't not injured

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

        😆

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

      Apologies but I brought him in for Lukaku

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

        same

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

      Hahahah dont’t tell to me too

  3. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Always happy when 2 x FTs work out so successfully.

    Havertz & Vardy, couple of smeg muffins…..

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

      Same here, Toney and Havertz and have Dennis on the bench

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

        Watch Greenwood now also score a brace 😆

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

    If Raph is out, this will be my team next week:

    Sanchez
    Robertson | Cancelo | James
    Salah | Son | Sarr | ESR | Mbuemo
    Kane | Antonio

    Steele | Livramento | Williams | Scarlett

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

      Very nice!

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

        You watch it STILL be a terrible week haha

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I went DCL on wildcard. Got injured.
    Dcl to Bamford . Got injured.
    Bamford to Lukaku .Got injured.
    Lukaku to Vardy . Got ?

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

      Vardy to ?

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

      I feel your pain, The whole game is luck

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

      Have done exactly the same. Surely it can't happen again right???

  6. james 101
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Salah effective ownership?

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

      160% ish, so 40% gain with any points he gets if you C

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

        As a non captainer all downhill from here…

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

          I was a non owner until last week!

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

            That’s just self harm!

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

              It was awful

      2. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Nice. I’ve capped him.

        Thanks

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

      Infinity

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

      169.36% in top 10k

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        So high…

        Though I’m around 70k just now, so hinting them down, not beating them yet!

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

    There seems to be a dirth of strikers....

    Im likely looking for vardy and Armstrong replacements and slim pickings...

    Is nacho in the frame if vardy out?

    Toney doesn't seem to be scoring many. Broja flagged.....slim pickings

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

      You can look at Wilson and Broja.

      Hwang too but Wolves shot count is going down.

      Jesus could return?

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

      Auba?

    3. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I think Antonio is set and forget and so just looking at two others. Loads of potential players as suggested but I reckon King might be worth a look too. He’s got form from his time at Bournemouth and seems to have his fitness and touch back.

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

        None of these options really inspire me!!! Feels like hit and hope!!

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

    I’d there any benefit to be had from Salah C if he hauls apart from seeing Man U get stuffed of course

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If you’ve capped him, yes.

  9. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    harvey barnes cannot even get off the bench now ,what a plummet of expectancy ,seems done

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

      Shows how little we all know and how the whole game is luck

  10. cruzex
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    well...after this.... AUBA TIME!!!

  11. james 101
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    No info on Vardy yet right?

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

      I can tell you now he'll be out

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

    As a Salah capper, do I want him to score, or will that send me down the ranks?

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Of course you do. As a capper

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

      Goals are needed

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

      I presume this is a joke

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

    The DCL -> Bamford -> Lukaku -> Vardy train after GW4 (I miss Ings) is quite something to behold lmao.

    Have had Ronaldo sitting beside that sorry lot since GW5 for a total of 1 goal as well.

    Toney next I guess!

  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    New post

  15. Original Sin
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Firmino hatty and Salah to assist all those, for a cracking GW

  16. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wooooo Jota!!!!

    Booooo TAA and Salah