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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. Darth_Krid
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Westwood my only benched player. Brought Tielmans in so I didn't have to play him...

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

      LoL same

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

      Well that's some nice timing. Still feel a bit gutted though.

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

      Could still be good!

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

    Get in tilly

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

    Picked the wrong one then.

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Same. Story of my season.

  4. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tielmans.

    Finally I get a morsel

  5. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Someone in my mini league forgot to change his team....he has Kun captain, and Westwood vice! What a joke! Hahaha

  6. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    This WOOD be good if I owned one of the Woods

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

    By my calculations, Howe still has around four minutes to hook Begovic.

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

    TIELEMANS YESSS

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

      Yesssss woohoo

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

    Youri and Westwood coming innnnnnnn!

  10. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hmm, this isn't going well so far.

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

    Wilson big chance missed

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

    Barnes over Tilly all those weeks ago was a complete disaster

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

    Cmon Jamie, join the party!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      D8s

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

    Tielemans, what a hit son. Way to get a debut in my team!

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This!

  15. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Had faith in Barnes and finally he delivered a goal......

  16. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Pog to Tielemans transfer paying off

    1. 11 smelly shirts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      same here, best transfer I did in a while

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

    Gray misses a sitter

  18. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Westwood & Tielemans!!! 🙂

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

    Can see Rondon hauling here. 20+ pts for owners

  20. Hamstergod
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Glad I kept Westwood

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

    Wilson has to score that header.

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

    WGTA for Tielemens?

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

    Gut feeling going well so far

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

    Salah, Vardy & Tielemans -8 in profit

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

      -12 for Lei attack. Not broke even yet..

  25. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    How is Maddison doing?

  26. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Went Maddison over tielemans - hoping that coin toss doesn't go too badly!

  27. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Damn. Went for Maddison over Tielemans

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

      Was always 50/50 IMO.

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

      Me too

  28. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    As if

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

    Is see Maddison over Tielemans is working wonders already.

  30. Federico
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Looking forward to speaking with Cpt. Hindsight tonight.