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Vardy starts as Maguire misses out on Leicester’s trip to Huddersfield

Three Premier League matches take place today, all of which kick off at 15:00 BST.

Bournemouth entertain Burnley, Crystal Palace head north to face Newcastle United and Leicester City make the trip to relegated Huddersfield Town.

Jamie Vardy starts for the Foxes, following concern about his absence from training ground photos on Thursday.

Harvey Barnes, James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira all start but there is no place for Harry Maguire, who was available after suspension but who fails to make the match-day squad – the Leicester Mercury claim that Maguire has had a “disrupted week” after the birth of his first child.

Brendan Rodgers’ only change sees Caglar Soyuncu replace the injured Jonny Evans at centre-half. Evans reportedly has an issue with his hip.

Huddersfield Town have only made one change, with Jon Gorenc Stankovic coming into the starting XI at the expense of Juninho Bacuna.

Isaac Mbenza returns after a lengthy lay-off and is among the substitutes.

DeAndre Yedlin and Isaac Hayden have recovered from minor injuries to start for Newcastle but Mohamed Diame misses out, so Ki Sung-yueng takes the place of the Senegalese midfielder.

Fabian Schar is back after a two-game ban and replaces Paul Dummett at centre-half.

Salomon Rondon, Ayoze Perez and Miguel Almiron again form the Magpies’ three-man attack.

Andros Townsend is back in the Crystal Palace team after dropping to the bench in midweek, meanwhile, so Cheikhou Kouyate makes way.

Wilfried Zaha, Michy Batshuayi, Jeffrey Schlupp and Aaron Wan-Bissaka all start.

Adam Smith is fit to return for Bournemouth and replaces the injured Charlie Daniels at left-back but the Cherries are otherwise unchanged.

Asmir Begovic lines up in goal again ahead of Artur Boruc, while David Brooks, Ryan Fraser, Josh King and Callum Wilson are all in Eddie Howe’s starting XI as expected.

Sean Dyche has only made one alteration to his team, with Matthew Lowton replacing the injured Phil Bardsley at right-back.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Clyne, Mepham, Ake, Smith, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser, King, Wilson.

Burnley XI: Heaton, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Cork, Westwood, Hendrick, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

Huddersfield Town XI: Hamer, Smith, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm, Hogg, Stankovic, Pritchard, Mooy, Löwe, Grant.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Söyüncü, Chilwell, Ndidi, Gray, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune, Yedlin, Hayden, Ki, Ritchie, Perez, Almiron, Rondon.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Tomkins, van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojević, Schlupp, Townsend, Batshuayi, Zaha.

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  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Wow - Lacazette has only blanked in 10 games this season (a fair few of which he played 45mins or less), with at least 1G/A (often more) in every other game.

    Didn't realise he was so consistent. Might have to fit into WC team now!

    Any takers on keeping Vardy another week (on WC now) and then swapping to Laca for DGW35?

    1. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      I have I am going to build my team around Lacazette, but keep Vardy for one more.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Aye, I'm thinking that may be smart with NEW up next for Vardy in this form... will see, as doesn't always work to plan transfers and may end up being for a hit, but that's what I'm looking at rn

        1. thunder_mike
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 15 days ago

          I don’t mind a hit in a double, think it will be worthwhile.

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      auba 132mins per goal
      laca 159mins per goal

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Yeah Auba has 4 more goals. Lacazette has 4 more assists though, and has played way less minutes.

        Auba also has blanked 15 times.

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      I'm gonna try to not overthink and stick to the plan, it's served me well building to the blanks.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        So what would that entail for you then Woodward? Ditching Vardy this week?

  2. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    2 BAPs for Tielemans.
    1 for Pereira.
    0 for Maddy

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      2 for Mili, 1 for AWB

      1. Make Arrows Green Again
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 15 days ago

        Good

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      Good

    3. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      oh nice

    4. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      2 baps for tmans & mooy, no baps for maddy

  3. ooooo
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    prmwct BB35
    Foster
    Trent Kola Holebas
    Mane Sterling Son Eriksen JWP
    Aguero Jimi

    Gunn Deeney Valery Bennett

    0.1itb

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 15 days ago

      prefer double spurs midfield and double liv defence until 36 (higher ceiling) then get salah/mane in and tc if u still have it

  4. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Almost hoping for a surprise Haz benching to get additional Vardy points.

  5. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    AwB down to one BP, what?!

  6. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    32 points with Haz and Luiz to go. What a week.

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Come on Brighton !

  8. The Head-Ake
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    @Mods : Suggestion : Can we get a notify button within the website itself like IG or Twitter instead of it going to our mails?

  9. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    ML rival has Guita AWB Mili Vardy(c) FFS he only has 6 players in total compared to my 11 and is comfortably outscoring me AGAIN,no point in planning anything

  10. jia you
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    If I had my TC chip left, think I'd be using it on a Spurs asset next week!

  11. The 5% Team
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Anyone else a lot less interested in FA cup now that it doesn't have any influence on PL anymore?

  12. gonzalocampos
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    The Brighton game is good to see what are the best options in WC

  13. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Jesus G
    Kevin A

  14. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    That was over fast.

  15. HD7
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    If I have Robbo from the begining (6m)
    Should I change him on WC to TAA (5.5) ?

  16. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 15 days ago

    Aaargh..AWB lost a bonus point. Well 77 points with Haz and Higuain, not so bad.