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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. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best third striker ?

    A: King
    B: Maupay
    C: Wilson
    D: DCL

    Im close to A. Maybe DCL but have plan to bring Richa in 2 GWs

    1. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      D

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      DCL an awful lot cheaper than Richa and Carlo has said no striker being signed

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Then im probably going with DCL and Martial combo

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Hard to argue with that

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ings

    4. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone except Lewin. He's horrible.

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

    Mousset to:

    A) Maupay
    B) DCL

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B.

    2. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      B

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

    Most in ML have captained Kane and Salah and I have none. Sofa dimensions please??

  4. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane captainers unite!!!

  5. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    what is this stream, its showing the american version of animal hospital. Where is Spurs!

    1. Mo Salah No Mane
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      LOL

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well they are playing the Canaries....

      1. EL TANO
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ha...good one!
        Have an up vote sir

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

      nah Kane just talks like that...

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Ryan to Fabianski? 0 itb if I do that.... Ryan has Chelsea, Fabianski has Bournemouth and soon a double

    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have you seen who he's playing in the double?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He is god of saves

  7. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Joses dog died on xmas day 🙁

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aw no 🙁

    2. Parm
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      good stuff, less dog walks = more time to concentrate on tactics.

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      and the Titanic sunk, been a terrible Christmas for some.

    4. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I bought Polish crackers and couldn't read the jokes.

  8. beric
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Damn TAA is rising tonight

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should I buy him now then? I am gonna be doing Mings + Willems -> TAA + Sidibe but as it stands I'll only have 0.1 to spare.

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        If he gets a yellow tomorrow hes banned. Im in a similar situation, im gunna wait

        1. BNMC
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I like buying players for the long term though. And I don't expect Mings and Willems to outscore Sidibe and whoever comes off my bench for TAA should he get suspended.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No panic

      He’d still be value at 9.5

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Aye but im priced out of Cantwell as my fifth mid if he rises

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    God there’ll be tears if Alli scores

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      🙁

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Absolute shocker of a GW so far, hopefully tomorrow/Man U redeem it.

        Well done with your Brighton players!

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers, got myself in a mess last GW

          1. Top Lad Dakes.
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Pogba could’ve been an Uber differential, shame it didn’t pan out

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

      And assisted by none - Tears of joy

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tears of joy for the faithful and loyal and patient and strategists

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hahah, fair play. I had 2FT and nothing else I could see to do so ditched for Martial last night.

        Now stuck with Vardy Maddison Soyuncu lol

    4. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Of joy

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

    Dear FPL Gods. If you are listening, I need Moura to come off the bench for a brace, otherwise I've lost £30 in the Manager of the Month competition. I take back everything I ever said about Dings.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have mercy FPL Gods, make it happen...

  11. Parm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Farke has won 1 of his last 14 games? Get in the bin.

  12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Only 88 more mins for Aurier CS

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Or 58 mins and subbed early...

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

      I'll need more than that.

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      30 mins for an assist and goal

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

        Now we're talking

  13. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So what is it that makes Jonny Evans a super human?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The ability to look 14 and 40 at the same time.

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

      Only player not playing for man city with 3 pl medals

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He use to play for us

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Interesting. Matic has 2, Kante has 2...maybe this is true.

  14. Pigeon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Think I might pick van Dijk instead of Salah for the double gameweek... Laporte vibes

  15. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane blank please, Alli goal

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs blank pls

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        0-0 wpuld be lovely

  16. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kane C fail

  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Remember the season run in where Eriksen, Alli & Kane absolutely smashed it

    Good times

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      2 season in row actually. Great times

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yep, great times as a Spurs fan and having that triple up. Really miss it

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

      4 goals every sunday at whl

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Alli was so sick, that Alli brace vs Chelsea I always remember 🙂

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Both with header. Kane didnt play that game

          1. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            yep, Jose remembers that night well

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Conte was Chelsea manager

              1. have you seen cyan
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                oh :/
                well either way Alli was Joses nightmare 😀

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

      Remember when VDV amd Bale were points machines? Memories

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Loved both

        One of all time FPL highlights was captaining Bale for his Boxing Day hattrick vs Villa to win a half season cash mini league

        VDV was mr reliable

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Bale era was b4 I joined Fantasy I think

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

    Kane is a warrior - surely he will fight in the middle

  19. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bought in to the stuff over Alli and swapped for Moura. Feel a bit sick.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Me too, i need to stay away from here lol

  20. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    0-2 Spurs Ndombele and Sessegnon, sounds about right?

  21. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Abraham, Zaha, Lundstram to DCL, Mane, Montoya (or other 4.4) for - 4?

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sell lundstrum?!?!

      1. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yup. Or could sell Soy for 0.2 more.

  22. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Norwich spurs is on sky 1 for those of us who are stingy and that

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Or talk sport for those of us in the car

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cannot stand football on the radio

        1. Tufnell-Chimes
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I prefer listening to a match on the radio. But I can't stand Talksport commentary, Sam Matterface's pre-scripted rubbish and guest commentators that talk over everything, esp. Ray Houghton - makes every game unlistenable.

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Do we expect full squad from United?

  24. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Just a yellow?

  25. Parm
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Leic pen

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who you prefer? Rashford or Alli?

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gaza save

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yeah spurs aren’t keeping a CS here the way they’ve started

  29. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    As an ings and dunk owner, a good he so far

    1. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      * good gw

  30. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Get Maddison in to take it !!!