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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. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Westwood goal and assist 😯

  2. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Now Westwood G, holy cow,, a haul!

  3. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Nice one Westwood. Knew you'd come good. 🙂
    Pity your on my bench. 🙁

    1. Laurel and Vardy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same here, I started McNeil......

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

        I started Brooks.
        Jesus wept.

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

    When you got Westwood hiding in your team doing a mad one!

  5. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Wood, Westwood

    1. Jonny HOW SON?
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      who is coming next, Eastwood?

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That would "make my day"

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

    Awful Bournemouth defending

    1. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Surprised

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

        Completely.

        Most uncharacteristic.

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Westwood the one to get!

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

      I got him....on my bench

  8. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Begovic is SO bad. Barnes get in on the action at the right end FFS

  9. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Begovic doing his best to get dropped back to the bench

  10. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Good bye Begovic

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

    The Begovic effect.

  12. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Plenty of wood

  13. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    My one week punt Westwood I love you

  14. JJO
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Haha and 4th in my minileague has Westwood starting
    Closing the gap

  15. DR0GBA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    do something Vardy ffs

  16. hannibalos
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I am lucky this time for a change.

    Westwood first sub and enters in the place of Maguire

  17. Pierce34
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This would've been such a great gameweek if this was five months ago and needed someone off my bench 😆

  18. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How much wood wood a westwood wood if a westwood could westwood?

  19. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Good for Boruc, this!

    Cmon Fraser and Wilson get involved boys

  20. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Going to be a great day for Bournemouth triple attack owners... to be entertained with goals,assists and some juicy baps...

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

      Very naughty 😛

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😉

  21. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pimp my goal

  22. Miniboss
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I’m on a streak with own goals. Last week Smalling, now Barnes. Any tips for wildcard OG specialists?

  23. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    McNeil cross deflected to Westwood for the G.
    No assist given ffs.

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Yes Tielemans!

  25. Legomané
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sub on Boruc now...could still get a cleanie 😯

  26. JohnnyMagrinho
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Triple Bournemouth attack ('stupidly' not including Lerma) going well!

      (I put those ' ' in the comment just to prevent some people from taking that part seriously. I know some people have a hard time understanding sarcasm on here so thought I'd be helpful).

    • brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Goal Tilly

    • DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Tielemans goal

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yesssss Tielemens

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Tielemans