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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. Mini Mahouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Palace not gona get a clean sheet here are they ...

  2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    This could be the start of a Jonathan Walters.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Oh god I remember that day. What was it, two missed penalties and a red card?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Oh was there no og? Never mind.

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

        Two missed pens and an OG I believe

        1. Royal5
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          This I think

          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            I stand corrected

            1. Richd
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              He suprisingly didn’t get that low a score considering. It’s like -4

              1. Royal5
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 5 months ago

                Really? Should've been -8 minimum imo

        2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Does he take pens? Imagine two misses and 2 Begovic pen saves.

          Now that would be funny.

          1. Richd
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            There’s been many hoping he does. Myself included. Oh god.

            1. Richd
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 5 months ago

              When you consider it’s the worst score ever.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Blimey I remember! How many points did he get again?

  3. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Is there a debate on the scorer? Flash Scores are still saying Ake goal.

    1. DAZZ
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ake didnt touch it at all.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        OK - cheers 🙂

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

      Not seen it. Hope so. Maybe he will get an assist instead ? 😉

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Stopped reading at flash score.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Stopped reading at Team Cruel

  4. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fraser ignored Barnes with that cross, but Lerma wasn't having any of it

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Fraser not on FFS ??
      😛

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

    Guaita far from convincing so far. Needs to sort his s*** out.

  6. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Rondon disallowed goal.

  7. Amey
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    At least i can sell Barnes now 😀
    (Unless he scores a hattrick & looks like rising in price)
    Welcome Kane !!

  8. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Rondon very involved

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good

  9. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Guaita has been shocking so far.

  10. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I was laughing at my rival having to play Simpson but he's currently outscoring Barnes, great.

  11. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle tiki taka, Ritchie shoots and Guaita saves.

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Newcastle game going to end 0-0 , 1-0 or 1-1 or 0-1.

  12. FPL Dakes
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Start da party, Jamie!

  13. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Wood goal

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Da f...
      I chose wrong Burnley striker 🙁

  14. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Barnes has pretty low ownership

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep. Just me losing these points atm!

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

    Wood G

  16. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bego showing why Boruc should be No1.

  17. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Massive Begovic howler 😆

  18. Richd
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Let’s hope Burnley v Bournemouth starts getting some heavy goals

  19. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Where's the Vardy party?

  20. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Give me 2 horses for the Grand National.

    Paying to top 5 places.

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Number 7 and number 26. Based on absolutely nothing.

    2. bhh
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rock the Kasbah and Lake View Lad

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

    3. CaTriEm
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rathvinden & Jury Duty

      1. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Ta

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rathvinden and Joe Farrell.

  21. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Begović awful.

  22. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    wrong Burnley FWD

  23. The Wise Owl
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    See Eddie, that's why you play Boruc.

  24. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Good for Boruc owners, he’ll be back in next week

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

      This.

      Terrible judgement from a 6'4" keeper.

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

      Too late by then. Was needed for GW31 and GW33.

  25. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Who’s got Wood?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Huddersfield have 11 of them on field

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Always in the morning

    3. Yoshioka
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Had Wood firmly in this morning but my wife convinced me to take him out at the last minute.

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

        Family planning.

  26. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Westwood A, in case anyone has him

    1. bhh
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      GET INNNNNNN

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

    Anyone else got Wood?

  28. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Got barnes rival has wood standard issue horsecrap

  29. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Assist?

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Just saw above.

  30. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Westwood damn