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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Brendan putting the game in disrepute... should be fined for this farcical lineup.

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

      Lol

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

      Safe to say they've given up on catching us

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ridiculous post

      1. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        He’s a mug....brosstan that is.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          That’s inflammatory language

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

          Broken record...

          1. EL TANO
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Blame your avatar...and take a joke...both of you

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

      His heart and soul were crushed by the last two games. Throwing a tantrum now by putting out awful line ups until he calms down.

    5. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      hit the wine post match Liverpool game and hasn't sobered up yet it seems!

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You ain’t seen nothing yet

      Wait until you see Nuno’s lineup tomorrow 😉

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

        Thats fine because I dont own any Wolves players

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Juicy (c) for Mo though

          As long as Klopp doesn’t do a Brodge himself

      2. vanishing spray
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Oh deary, might end up with more blanks than GW18

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

    Dear Spurs

    Just 1 Kane hatrick
    1 Aurier cs plus attacking return
    1 Alli Blank
    1 Moura attacking return from the bench

    Thanks
    Desperate gw 20 manager

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

      Gravless wishes rarely come true.

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

        Surely exceptions can be made

    2. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And a partridge in a pear tree

  3. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sarr(6.2) looked good didn’t he? Might be worth bringing him in if Grealish/Villa carry on struggle to score goals

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

      Watford look on the up
      Not a bad shout

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

      Would you take Sarr over Traoré?

  4. whosBenj
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Keep:
    A) Rico
    B) Kelly

  5. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I be happy if by rhe end of the game week I will have 10 players that played.

    Carnage.

  6. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Worst wc of all time!9 from 6!Stay calm!

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Usually the case with WC's.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why would you WC in the middle or rotation season?

      1. whosBenj
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        To use before the deadline!

        1. Chirsbom
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Using the WC is optional...

        2. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          If you kept it for this long, may as well burn it or just not go too crazy and do 3 transfers as I doubt team would need wholesale changes.

          This is why I always WC early on to get it out of the way and its far more useful then.

          1. whosBenj
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I agree, I used in GW17 and made 4 changes. Always something to improve!

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'm 25 from Foster, Kiko, Dunk and Maupay on WC

      1. BrutalLogiC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Interesting team, what rank are you?

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          25k before the gw, 11k at the moment. Aguero (C) is my main trump card

          1. BrutalLogiC
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Nice one, deserves to do well

  7. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Where are all those 1-pt cameos when I need them 🙁

    1. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yup, this GW will come down to whether your players (and bench) actually play or not ...

  8. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    No Vardy, Maddison or Soyuncu, you cannot be serious.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same here but Chillwell instead of squarehead.

      Also no Cantwell.

      Bad bad day for my team.

      1. liner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        In the same boat. I need those cameos and hope for those 1 point for at least something

    2. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Also Tielemans, Pereira and Chilwell

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same boat

  9. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bps final for Ings?

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ings is annoying me.

      Non-owner.

      1. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Reluctant owner here....yes he is a hoax

        1. EL TANO
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Not a fantasy hoax tho

          1. EL TANO
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Annoys me to watch him. Bit like watching Henderson while pundits praise him

  10. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus, Pulisic to Deulofeu Lucas looking amazing...

  11. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Congrats to the Vardys on the arrival of their baby girl. Colleen is a nice name no?

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      as a non owner i hope the baby keeps him up most nights........as mine did for me

      1. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        You were unlucky, mine slept like an angel 90% of the time

      2. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        they probably have a seperate house for the baby...

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

      Congrats to Wayne and Rebecka

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        🙂 🙂 🙂

    3. boc610
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      they should just call it Insta-ready

  12. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Richarlison to-

    A) mane
    B) sterling

    Have salah and kdb, can’t wait with mane rising tonight

    1. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mane

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks johnross

    2. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B, i know it seems crazy

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not crazy no! Thanks

    3. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mane

  13. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Richaaaaaaaarlisooooon

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Worst stream ever?

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

      Internet explorer ?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Was auctioning him. Best replacement under 10.7m?

        Salah kdb Richarlison Grealish dendo
        Vardy Ings rashford

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

    Evans goal and clean sheet would be nice.

  15. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kane blank and Alli brace can still save us

    1. BrutalLogiC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Agree.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Red card for both please 😉

      1. BrutalLogiC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Blasphemy

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Most of FPL hoping KDB plays tomorrow

    1. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Likewise for TAA, Salah & Mane

  17. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ings is a beast

    1. DOG GOD IT - KEANE 15
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A sexy beast!

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        A tattooed sexy beast.

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

    When you own Pukki you always have such high hopes, then he plays and you're like oh 🙁

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty much, stuck with him for next few home games.

  19. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Finally got in Mr fantastic Grealish this week, thanks for the point!

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I might be selling.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Was going to get him for Pulishit

      Might just get Adama now instead

  20. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Common you Spurs! Time to shine Alli 🙂

  21. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hope Alli does little or nothing.

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hope he gets a red

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

      Alli hatrick please!

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        More than likely.

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hattrick would be incredible and fully deserved for my stupid switch of him to Grealish!

    4. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      These posts are always such a joy to read. Poster always comes across as mature and really insightful.

  22. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Best Capt for GW21:
    A - Sterling (EVE)
    B - Vardy (new)
    C - Mane (SHU)

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy to celebrate his new born.

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

      I will be doing B

    3. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The guy who has no association with little girl

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Why did I read this in a Russian accent?

    4. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling if he's benched tomorrow

    5. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mane is rested tomorrow.

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any reason not to do 2 FT’s - Pulisic, Connolly > Traore, DCL tonight

    To harvest all the juicy TV

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Because depending on what pulisic does tomorrow you may want to keep him

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

      Rash / Richarlison / Lund. / Pereira
      To
      Deeney / Salah / Kiko / Trent. -12 hit worked well then so far :))

      Grealesh. To. Sarr. Done !

    3. Budweiser
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha to.. Grealish? Traore (Have Jimi)?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Adama looks great these days

        Like a bit exceptionally fast wardrobe in a football jersey that likes to score & assist

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Grealish has overachieved for a while imo

    4. boc610
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      that twang you'll hear soon will be deli's hammy

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

      im expecting 5+ goals in this Norwich game. 0-0 written all over it lol

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

      LMS safety score currently 2

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        2 looool

    7. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      More than likely.

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        much more

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Hardly.

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

      Who else got rid of Alli?