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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. Alan Watts
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tielemans transferred in over Maddison based on actual points / stats rather than underlying stats....

    Should have applied this a bit more during season

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

      Went with gut feeling on it tbh.

      Maddison still could outscore him though. I just hope Vardy gets going!

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

      Based on stats instead of stats? What stats?

      1. Alan Watts
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Actual stats ie points scored vs. underlying stats ie touches in box etc....

    3. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Went with Madison myself, d'oh

    4. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, form/result over underlying stats imo

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

    Is Pereira getting a 1 or 2 pointer today? Fingers crossed for a 2 point haul.

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

      My worst investment of the season

  3. Ruinenlust
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tielemans!!

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

      Brace?

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Nah. He just delayed

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

      Fax machine?

  4. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Did I see wrongly? Ashley Barnes og?

    I have him!

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

      Good header apparently.

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

      Yammy you, he scored already!

    3. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Stop mentioning Barnes Im trying to ignore him

  5. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Used my Ft to get Bego instead of doing Fanderson > Tielemans ffs

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

    What was Hamer doing for that Tielemans goal?! And Was Vardy limping there after he went down in the box?

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

    God I was relying a lot on Bournemouth today

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

      Still time. Sounds like open game

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

    Who knew Westwood was the one to haul this GW?

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

    Watching Tielemans it's amazing how much abundance of talent Belgian team possesses currently ...their depth for each position is brilliant and also future players are developing well

  10. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Vardy and Wilson!!

  11. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    My team doing a great job of dodging points here. I have Barnes (OG) and Wilson in a game with three goals and Vardy and Maddison for Leicester. Amazing.

    1. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Barnes is bad.
      But be patient. Plenty of time

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

    Brought in maddy instead of Tilly.. season over 🙁

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

      You’ll be ok chuckster

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

      50/50 call IMO. Luck as to who scores more.

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

      I was undecided for so long and went for Maddy as well. I think the stats are on our side, though Tielmans seems to be the in-form man right now.

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

    Rondon so close!

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

      Spewing

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

    Anyone own Burnley or Bournemouth defence?

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

      Just Begovic

    2. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Heaton

    3. Rostah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I've got Ake on my bench... Started Barnes over him... RIP

    4. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, Boruc

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

        Dodged a bullet then.

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

      Tarkowski. Series of 2s in the team. 12 and 6 on bench

  15. The Wise Owl
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tielemans is a beast on FIFA.

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

      I guess footballers have a lot of spare time to play computer games

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

    Do you guys hate when you go with the herd and that player blanks and you didnt even want to transfer in that guy,but he was a rational option and everyone got him in...
    And then after few of those uninspiring transfers you pick your differential and all of a sudden that popular sheep player for that GW get a haul??

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Getting points from your differential is the best feeling

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        not when they get minus points!

        1. makaveli123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Still points though

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

          Can't believe. Last week Smalling now Barnes.

          1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            same!

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

      No, I love it.

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ashley Barnes lad, what are ya playing at ya bumhole.

  18. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    what a load of crap!!!!

  19. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Westwood! Get in

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

    Maddy looking excellent. Season keeper.

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

      😛

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

        😉

  21. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Why did I keep Barnes

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

      Almost hit him out for Rondon, gutted i didn't so far.

      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        🙁

  22. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Tielemens and Barnes. One giveth and other other taketh

  23. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Getting the goals for the right teams but only Barnes has found the back of the net. Fun.

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

      Same, I think our teams are pretty similar atm.

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        And our WC potentially too. Let’s hope that’s a good thing !

  24. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Boruc and Barnes to Vardy and kepa was just divine

    1. Critical Observer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I once did Lee Cattermole to Frank Lampard and was pleased with the results.

  25. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    it'd be a miracle if I hit 20 today from 9 players.

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

    Rondon shot from point blank saved by Guaita!

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

      🙁

    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Guaita racking up saves and bps

      • El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        :'(

    3. tokara
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Has Vardy start shooting?

      1. makaveli123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Coke?

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

      Rondon should have a couple by now..

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

        "should" doesn't butter the parsnips 🙁

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

      Vardy quiet?

    6. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Com'on Vardy boy.. a sweet gudbye haul would be great.