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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.

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  1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Red Arrows.

    Gotta love 'em!

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gangbangers, you gotta love 'em!

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

    Bloody mouth breathing penalty merchant

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

      This

  3. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Casuals

    1. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Casuals everywhere!

  4. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is there a chance Alli still starts the sou game?

    1. Jullepuu
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes because Mou isn't fan of resting his best players

  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is kane widely owned/captained in too 10k?

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

      Around 32% EO

  6. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    YEEEEEEES (K)aaaaaaaaane
    That was nervous to watch 😀

  7. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aurier taking the pen?

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

      Don't, can't take further minus points

  8. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Let's have another Harry

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

      This!

  9. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kane needs another one for 3 bonus. Currently on 1.

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

      Where do you see that?

  10. SEXY SON
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    YYYEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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

    Kane G
    Kane A

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Captain fail if he doesn’t get the winner.

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

      This.

  13. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kane is the most expensive dmf which is on pens 😀

  14. Bilbao Baggins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can they not add the clear and obvious error bit to offside as well? Means that attackers will receive the advantage and stop these millimeter decisions which can't even be that accurate with camera frame rates when players are running 20km an hour. .

  15. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cantwell coming

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

      Revolting

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'll take the point

  16. Kszaq
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Harryyyy. I'm crying... yes... such a ridiculous week...

  17. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't help but wonder how many on here are playing the season vs GW19. Must be a mini-league that nobody else is aware of. Calm down.

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

    Cantwell on

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cantwell on
    Tettey off

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

    Super Todd incoming! Arsenal fan time

  21. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Great I get another point with Cantwell!

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

    Cantwell on. Blocks Lund 3rd sub for vardy

  23. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cantwell 1 pointer

  24. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That Zimmermann chap though. Another to be added to the "How are they a professional footballer?" list.

  25. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Biggest red arrow ever !

  26. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh that's how Cantwell looks. Great hair.

  27. Unfathomable Ruination
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The one advantage of watching so many shocking football this holiday season is it becomes easier to identify which players to take out based on the eye-test.

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

      Can never beat the eye test

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can’t point, might be needed after Mane.

  29. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cantwell point!

  30. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yesss Maddison and Cantwell points brings me above zero