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

    Comedic defending from eriksen Stiepermann should be Doing a lot better there

  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    And here I was thinking that the missing Webster was going to be my biggest problem...

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

    Flappy yellow

  4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I'm planning on early transfers tonight for a double hit

    Alli, Sterling, Mousset out
    Maddi, Mane, DCL in

    Gives me

    Gazzaniga 4.0
    TAA Digne Soyuncu Lord Rico
    Salah Mane KDB Maddi Cantwell
    Vardy Ings DCL

    Maybe I'm mad but probably doing it anyway.

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

    Dem Gray penalty saved by Fab

  6. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Delli misses a sitter Kane assit as well

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

      A sitter hahaha

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

    Htay vs Fabianski

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

    Alli open net missed

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli big miss

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

    Alli shocker

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

    Alli looks so shattered

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

    Fabianski penalty save!!! Gray was terrible choice!!!!

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy don’t miss

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Actually Alli miss open net

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

    FLAPPY HANDSSSSssssssssssss

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

    Alli big sitter missed assisted by Kane

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

      Trying to be like TAA hitting it first time

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

    Gazza pen save!!!

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

      Fabi***

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Delete

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

      Dude I have Pukki, not cool

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli looks so tired TAKE HIM OUT MOURONHO

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

      Lol

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

    That answers my question. Ryan to Fabianski done.

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

      Do it quick, you may get this week's points.

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

        Only half points

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

    Don’t know whether to shout at Dele for the poor shot or Kane for delaying & undercooking the pass

    FFS

  20. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How did Sidibe look?

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

    Kane owner but non capper what shd i hope for?

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Points

    2. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Xmas hat trick

      (Kane captain’s here)

    3. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Red card

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

      Obviously that he scores. Not that many have captained him, leave alone have him.

    5. BOATIES FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Points

  22. BrutalLogiC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Oh alli... turning into a nightmare week

  23. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well at least no one has Flappy.

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

      Checking Mark's team 😉

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

        Again

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      someones h2h deadteam does

    3. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      'Magnum Dong Carsen' does

  24. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Some ridiculous questions on here today

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

    Pen saved.

    Flappy is back, tell a friend.

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

    Well bugger me. Why’d you have to have a kid Vardy

  27. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Did we even know Flappyhandski was starting today?

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

    Anyone has video link with Alli miss?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Blockbusters

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

      Wasnt that bad. If he'd scored would have been a good finish

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

      You've Been Framed.com

    4. Unfathomable Ruination
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Really isn't worth rewatching. He just skied it and it was hardly an open net

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

      Kane sold him short - a better pass would’ve made it a lot easier

      But Alli has made a habit of scoring chances of an astronomically higher difficulty than that one

  29. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How can it be an open net when there is a keeper in front of it? 🙄

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You're not saying people talk sh*te on here are you?

  30. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy would have scored that pen

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

      And if your aunt had balls...

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      or maddison