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Gameweek 9 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) concludes on Monday, with Leicester City v Nottingham Forest getting underway at 20:00 BST.

Both teams have found it tough going so far, occupying the bottom two places in the table.

The Foxes suffered a 6-2 thrashing at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur before the international break, while Steve Cooper’s side went down 3-2 to Fulham.

Brendan Rodgers makes just one change from that defeat, with Jamie Vardy coming in for Patson Daka. The latter is a substitute, having recovered from the illness that forced him out of the Zambia squad and briefly hospitalised him a week ago.

That means Danny Ward continues in goal, despite conceding 11 goals in his past two games, with James Maddison – owned by 10.6% of FPL managers – taking his place on the right of Rodgers’ 4-3-3 set-up.

As for the visitors, they make three changes.

In come Cheikhou Kouyate, Lewis O’Brien and Jesse Lingard, with Willy Boly, Ryan Yates and Remo Freuler dropping to the bench.

Morgan Gibbs-White, meanwhile, picked up an injury with the England under-21s, but is fit to start, and could potentially take up a deeper midfield role alongside O’Brien.


GAMEWEEK 9 LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Evans, Faes, Justin, Ndidi, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy

Subs: Iversen, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Amartey, Daka, Praet, Thomas, Soumare

Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Kouyate, Cook, McKenna, Williams, O’Brien, Gibbs-White, Lodi, Lingard, Johnson, Awoniyi

Subs: Hennessey, Worrall, Mangala, Surridge, Yates, Freuler, Aurier, Dennis, Boly


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  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Maddy rested

  2. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Calm down James!

  3. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well played Madders well played

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison out.

    I stood up and applauding in front of the TV

    Thank you lad

    1. SirWenger
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Clean sheet point banked. Ward to lose it 90+4

    2. Fellaini's Fro
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Indeed. What a great show he put on.

  5. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Unpopular opinion, but James Ward-Prowse is a better player than Youri Tielemans.

  6. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How many of Forest's starting 11 got them promoted?

    3 or 4 right? Reckless recruitment has cost them their identity.

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      A significant number of those that got them promoted were loan players . They had to buy.

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I keep seeing that but how many were on loan and what is the maximum that a Championship team could have on loan?

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They couldn't buy many of the players they had on loan though. And some of the players they let go were not up to PL standard.

    3. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Didn’t they lose about 12 players or something though, so they did need to buy a fair few. There was a hell of a lot of positive hype about Cooper though, I definitely fell for it

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      yeah, they changed too much.

    5. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Too many on loan & they tried to buy Spence & Garner to keep the shape.

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

    Haaland success, just.

  8. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Not bad. Saved me from complete disaster.

    Rollercoaster gameweek.

  9. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Another save, Wardy. C'mon, son!

  10. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Well done Maddy.

  11. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How does Maddison not get called up to the English squad?

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly what he wants people to say

      1. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He’ll give Southgate no choice

        1. Khark
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Maddison doesn't defend he has no chance getting in sOUThgates squad

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Gareth hate Lineker and everything he stands for, lol.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Lot of good attacking players, although I think he should be in the squad. It is a shame some of that talent wasn't spread into the centre-backs.

      He is competing with:

      Saka, Foden, Mount, Sancho, Grealish, Rashford, Sterling and Bowen.

    4. thegame983
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He's too talented. Southgate won't pick him

    5. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It’s cos he was a bad boy the last time wasn’t it? Breaking curfew, getting pissed etc

    6. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It's only the last squad that he was playing well enough to get picked for. I have a feeling that he will be in the squad.

      There will be moaning though if he replaces Bowen, JWP or Grealish which he will probably have to.

  12. Towsor44
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Madison bringing me my 9th green arrow in a row. Never had a season start like this before especially as I dropped 200k yesterday despite having Haaland (C)

  13. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Next week, mate! ⚽⚽⚽

  14. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This stupid ref has booked both my players in this game! Thats four yellows for my wildcard. All attackers!

  15. Dat Guy Welbz
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    https://youtu.be/2WsuEHfYfEc

    Equivalent needed if Ward holds into his clean sheet.

  16. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Foden > Madders just a -1 net impact I’ll take that.

    Up to 15k OR with all chips in tact. Looking forward to WC and shipping Trent, Son, Andreas, Archer, Saliba.

  17. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Scored as many points as Haaland would have got for the usual hat-trick. So can’t complain!

  18. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    why do you get yc when leading 4-0

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ward clawed it back with is annual save point.

  19. romperstomper
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed. Who do we get in from Villa?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bailey and keep him on the bench from now on

  20. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    119 all out and an 89% rank increase. Sorry to share but a rare great week from and pretty poor season … as the rank increase demonstrates … no shame in enjoying the good weeks when the come along.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nice going

    2. DaniCT
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      89%? That's amazing. Good job.

  21. Dat Guy Welbz
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Reckon Forest could finish with less points than 2007/08 Derby County.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They’d need 1 point from their next 30 games to finish with less than 6 points

  22. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Predicted 4-0 in this and 5-2 in Spurs vs. Leicester last game. Almost two successive ones.

    1. Fellaini's Fro
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nice calls
      Bou vs Lei please

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Lol. Think my luck'll run out. I'll go 1-3... 😀

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward 3rd save.

    It's a miracle

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Is it mean to hope for a late Forest consolation? Yes, that is mean, I retract my thoughts.

  24. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wow Ward so lucky there

  25. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    WARRRRRRD!!!!

  26. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward three saves...am I in heaven?

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Danny Ward is World Class!

  28. Aksekladden
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward save and im back on 100. TY, great shotstopper!

  29. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wardy Party

  30. Towsor44
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ward only 1BPS off a bonus point!

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      START THE CAR!