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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.

  1. Master Kane
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    A) Aubameyang & Neves
    B) Lacazette & Jota
    For the next 3/4 GWs?

  2. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Vardy under 13% ownership...lubbly jubbly!

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Much bigger than than amongst active teams.

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      71% EO in Top 10k.

      So very good for captainers. But even good for owners!

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        nice, badly needed after my triple LIV fail last night (Mane, Robbo, Alisson)!

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Vardy © ??
      😉

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Indeed 🙂

  3. InSaneMan-e
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    So glad I'm captained Vards.
    But I'm defo getting Kane for huddersfield

    1. Tempestic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      I need Vardy to rise 0.1 in order to afford my desired WC team so I'm so glad about this 🙂

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      oh yes. hopefully bag another rise off vardy beforehand

  4. mitro
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    just lump it in there newcastle ffs

  5. Coldplay
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Feel like I'm getting a bit of luck lately. Had an option of doing Pogba -> Fraser which meant I'd bench Westwood.
    The other option was Digne -> Azpi and play Westwood.
    Everyone on here suggested the first option, but I went with my gut and went the 2nd option. Already paying dividends!

    1. Bob Sacamano
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Great to hear, contrats!

      Takes a lot to resist the crowd and trust you guts, it's easy to be brainwashed here. I decided to play safe and go with Kepa instead of Schmeichel, and captain Haz over Salah. Feels good now.

  6. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    If Leicester did this to huddersfield ,I think Spurs and Liverpool can run riot against them...TC GW 36 coming..but Salah or Mane will be tough

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Completely. I do fear reduced minutes for Kane though. It’s happened before!

      1. Srv210
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        yeah the fixture spurs vs hudd is sandwiched beyween city vs spurs game so rotation can be there, but with reduced minutes also they can score big against hudd

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Three Spuds for sure after that display of defending.

    3. Bob Sacamano
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      I got Kane, Eriksen and Vert on wildcard. Not worried about rotation as they are key players, and I think reduced minutes are more likely for them. I expect Spurs to score at least 3 against Hudds, thats hopefully 3 goals and 3 assist so 6 points. Got good hope that Kane and Eriksen will be involved there.

      1. Srv210
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        i'm getting Kane ,Son, eriksen...with plans of Eriksen,ryan to Salah(TC) , lloris in 35

  7. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    43 with Haz captain, fab and ozil to go. AWB on the bench though 🙁

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      On 64 with Kepa and Hazard left

    2. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Halved my rank 200k > 100k

      1. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Excellent. Enjoy!

      2. BRKFCTrueRover
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Puts up to 16k

        1. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Sweet

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      42 here with AWB first sub....got Higuain so maybe there a chance he still comes in.

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Vardy captain is giving me a massive rank boost

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Yep

  9. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Vardy subbed off

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      i'll take 32 points

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        You have no option but to take them.

        1. FPL Scoop
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          ... do you not understand.. it's a figure of speech...

          never mind.

    2. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Awesome

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Hey, I'll take them points

  10. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Changed from Haz (c) had him all week to Vardy (c) in last 20mins because of gossip of unrest at hud and Chelsea starting hig / West Ham turning it on for top 6.
    Definitely take that!

  11. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Hazard needs to turn up tomorrow.

    1. Tempestic
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      this

  12. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    7 minutes stoppage time, ugh.

  13. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    I'm having a party

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      I am as well

  14. Alnair
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Kane (c), Eriksen and Son fully locked and loaded on WC!

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Not worried of UCL?

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Just outside the Top 10k but even after Vardy's last goal I only gained 80 places due to his effective ownership.

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Just leapfrogged you with him as captain must be tight at 10k

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    As if x3

  17. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Lol at Martin from Wakefield saying that they had a plan to deal with Vardy 😀

  18. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Ugh should of been Wilson G Fraser A, big chance

  19. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Grab some bonus points Maddy 😛

  20. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 27 days ago

    Hats off to David Munday.

    It raised a few eyebrows when he recommended Vardy as the best captain in this week's captain sensible article.

    Respect, respect https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ifj_eI-vXOA

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Consistently good articles.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      A broken clock and all that 😉

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Put some respect on his name! 🙂

    4. Richd
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      He recommended one the best strikers in the league v Huddersfield and people were shocked ?

    5. JohnnyMagrinho
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Right.

        Jamie Vardy against Huddersfield. Yeah. Hard captaincy pick to fathom, that.

        Probably one of the easiest captain picks I've had to make all season.

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Statistically Hazard is the best pick by far so it took minerals to publicly back Vardy.

    6. Pooodle
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 27 days ago

      Another lesson that patience isn’t always sensible.

      Can’t believe I kept this useless lump Higuain rather than ditching him for Vardy for a hit. (Going to put some blame on RMT and Fantasy Football Fix’s algorithm for predicting a higher score for Higuain...)

      1. JohnnyMagrinho
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Heh.

          I'd rather have Higuain in my team than have taken him out for a hit for Wilson.

          Wilson, the very good striker, playing at home, against the awful Burnley, who just happen to play far better than they have done all season.

          Yeah. That went well!

          I'll keep telling myself that hit will pay for itself over the next few weeks though, don't worry.

          1. Pooodle
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            Wilson is an enormous troll for me. I’ve had him for I think 7 weeks this season with no attacking returns at all.

      2. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Hazard can score 20+ with ease.

        Monday the GW begins.

        1. FPL Pillars
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          I wouldn’t say easily, but it’s possible I suppose. Myself would prefer a blank 😀 dispite owning

      3. Numb
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        I hope Hazard *isnt”* pulled out of the squad on Monday, there will be a lot of Vardy vice captainers.

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Ref talk that he is tying up a move to Madrid in the next few days (BBC)

        2. The 12th Man
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          AWB on the bench for me.

        3. SADIO SANÉ
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          *Mane

      4. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Wilson misses sitter (Fraser A) 🙁

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Balls

        2. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Of course he does

      5. Yoshioka
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Wilson misses a very decent chance.

      6. micsway
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        and the correct answer was Vardy

        1. Richd
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          The GW is nowhere near done. Is 16 that good ?

          1. Yoshioka
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 27 days ago

            Yes, yes it is.

      7. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Absolutely tiny chance of this happening, but all I need now is Higuain to haul and Hazard to blank/rest 😆

        Ah boy

      8. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Newcastle corner

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Nada

        2. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 27 days ago

          Rondon?

      9. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Need rondon goal asap

      10. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 27 days ago

        Thank you Westwood. You’ve been good to me. Goodbye.