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Vardy absent as Alli overcomes injury fears for Spurs

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) is one of nine changes made by Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers for Gameweek 20.

Kasper Schmeichel (£5.4m) and Jonny Evans (£5.2m) are the only players to survive from the Liverpool match with all other starts from Gameweek 19 missing out.

Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.1m), Ben Chilwell (£5.7m), Youri Tielemans (£6.4m), James Maddison (£7.7m) and Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) are all on the bench while Vardy is absence from the match-day squad entirely.

The centre-forward misses out on the trip to West Ham because his wife Rebekah gave birth and he is spending time with them.

“Jamie Vardy’s wife had a child today, so he’s with her and congratulations to them.” – Brendan Rodgers

Not only will West Ham be boosted by facing a second-string Leicester side, but they also have encouraging news of their own as Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m) returns in goal for the first time since Gameweek 7.

They themselves have rotated to some extent with Michail Antonio (£6.9m) and Mark Noble (£5.0m) benched in favour of Carlos Sánchez (£4.3m), and Manuel Lanzini (£6.2m).

Meanwhile, there are similar frustrations for Fantasy managers at Carrow Road where Dele Alli (£8.9m) starts for Spurs with Lucas Moura (£7.1m) named on the bench.

The Englishman was considered a doubt for Gameweek 20, triggering a slew of sales, but he has overcome his fitness concerns to start.

Furthermore, Moura was the target for some of those selling Alli and it turns out that it is him who will have to feature as a substitute instead.

Norwich have benched Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) but Teemu Pukki (£6.6m) starts up-front.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; Hernandez, Stiepermann, Buendia; Pukki.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Sessegnon, Vertonghen, Foyth, Alderweireld, Aurier; Eriksen, Ndombele, Alli, Lo Celso; Kane.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Masuaku; Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; C Sánchez, Rice; Anderson, Fornals, Lanzini; Haller.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Evans, Morgan, Justin; Mendy, Choudhury; Pérez, Albrighton, D Gray; Iheanacho.

2,162 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hard done by

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pukki goal was legit

  2. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pukki armpit offside! NO G!

  3. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    offside - football is shite

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That’s an absolute joke though that one. Like lmao

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I can't even

  4. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If pukki’s armpit didn’t smell so bad VAR wouldn’t be able to see his stink line playing him off

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Stupid VAR

  6. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Var doing for them what they did to us today 🙁

  7. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Unbelievable! 🙁

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Feel bad for you. A nice maverick pick getting punished.

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hard luck TM.i see you got in pukki last gw

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rip

  9. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    TRAVESTY.

  10. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Brilliant finish tho.

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Comeeeee ooooooon clear goal. What tha feeeckkkk

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT AGAIN, zaha and now this.

  13. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bizarre decision

  14. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    7 from 5, any worse?

  15. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR sucks. This is getting out of hands now

  16. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VARmpit strikes again lol

  17. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aurier and Richarlison to TAA and Traore?

  18. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Are you kidding me?

  19. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My god VAR has ruined the game

  20. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Harsh. #VARFail

  21. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Two bad VAR's today, getting silly

  22. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jose captained VAR

  23. janowsc
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Are you kidding me...

  24. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hahahaha

  25. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh go away VAR ... I am really upset now!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tell.mw about it

  26. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow Pukki!
    Liverpool Suarezesque goal
    Disallowed

  27. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR top player today

  28. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone still got Pukki ?

  29. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR is wrong. Simple as that. This was clear goal !!!! Are they drunk from the Christmas party ?

  30. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Good job I triple captained VAR