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Vardy back for Leicester as Southampton visit King Power Stadium

Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) is set to make his first Premier League appearance of 2020 after being named in the Leicester line-up to face Southampton.

He comes into Gameweek 22 heavily backed for the captaincy, both among the top 10,000 Fantasy managers and our own community.

Not only has Vardy been in exceptional form when starting this season but today is also his first outing since becoming a father again and it’s his birthday too.

Brendan Rodgers has made some changes to his Leicester side with the injured Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) missing out, replaced by Hamza Choudhury (£4.3m), and Youri Tielemans (£6.3m) consigned to the bench by Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) returning to the starting line-up.

Meanwhile, opponents Southampton line-up largely as predicted in our Team News tab, Danny Ings (£6.7m) leading the attack in a week where plenty of owners left him on the bench.

The all-important Fantasy assets start for Manchester United with Anthony Martial (£7.9m) up-front and Marcus Rashford (£9.2m) on the flanks.

They are also boosted by Harry Maguire (£5.2m) coming through his recent injury problems and the fact that Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) is absent for Norwich, replaced by Adam Idah (£4.4m).

Chelsea shape-up in a 4-3-3 system with Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m) coming in for the injured Christian Pulisic (£7.0m) on the left flank of attack.

Meanwhile, Fikayo Tomori (£4.7m) misses out for the second match in a row, this time on the bench with Kurt Zouma (£4.7m). Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) and Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) are the chosen centre-back pairing.

Sean Dyche has made a rare deviation from his favoured 4-4-2 formation as Burnley prepare to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, lining the Clarets up in a 4-5-1.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) leads the attack with Aaron Lennon (£4.7m) and Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) providing the width from midfield.

Matt Lowton (£4.2m) makes his first start since Gameweek 16, coming in for the benched Phil Bardsley (£4.3m).

Wolves are another team lined-up how we predicted, with Pedro Neto (£5.0m) and Adama Traoré (£5.7m) either side of Raùl Jiménez (£7.5m).

Carlo Ancelotti looks to have gone with a 4-4-2 formation for his fourth Premier League match in charge of Everton with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.9m) joined up-front by Richarlison (£8.1m).

Bernard (£6.4m) and Theo Walcott (£6.2m) look to be providing the width in midfield which may lead to less advanced roles for Lucas Digne (£5.7m) and Djibril Sidibé (£5.4m).

Brighton hand a first start of the season to Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.8m), who starts on the flanks of attack, joined by Neal Maupay (£5.8m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) in a front-three.

Line-ups in Full

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rüdiger, R James; Mount, Jorginho, Barkley; Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Willian.

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, C Taylor; Lennon, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Hendrick; Wood.

Everton XI: Pickford; Sidibé, Keane, Holgate, Digne; Walcott, Davies, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Webster, Duffy, Dunk; Montoya, Pröpper, Stephens, Bernardo; Jahanbakhsh, Maupay, Trossard.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury; Barnes, Maddison, Praet, Pérez; Vardy.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Cédric, J Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Redmond; Long, Ings.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Maguire, Williams; Fred, Matic; A Pereira, Mata, Rashford; Martial.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann, Hanley, Byram; Tettey, Vrancic; Buendía, McLean, Cantwell; Idah.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Dendoncker, Coady, Saïss; Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny; Traoré, Jiménez, Neto.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Dummett, Fernández, Clark; Hayden, S Longstaff, M Longstaff, Willems; Almirón, Gayle; Joelinton.

2,342 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    C’mon Vardy do an Auba

    Score a goal 😉

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would be funny if he gets rc

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Now that would be priceless

  2. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy (c)

  3. Says
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Good luck today everyone!

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

      bad luck to everyone, want to climb

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

      GL mate

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

        I have already used my luck
        https://ibb.co/hCHw44s

        1. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Fair play

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

          Ok. 😉

        3. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Did you see the comment earlier about the guy having a dream that would happen and thought you’d place a bet??

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

            Yep, i was the one who suggested he have a bet so thought I would have a bet myself

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

          Brilliant

        5. Relaxing
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          hahah fair play

        6. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Will you be giving the cow his cut of the winnings?

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

            That might be another dream

  4. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bought Ayew to afford Salah this GW 😎

    Benched him though 🙁

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy sellers knew!

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

      That he would blank?

      1. Party time
          4 years, 3 months ago

          The smell of a beautiful hat trick

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Eyeing up CHO now!

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

        Essential again if he scores today.

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good luck with that

        1. Hart-ake
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          It's a risk for sure but at that price, could be worth a go with Pulisic out...

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

        Save yourself of the agony my friend. He's a fraud FPL asset.

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

        He has to come good eventually surely

      5. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Got him in this week with news that Pulisic is out for a couple of weeks!

        1. Hart-ake
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Is it only two? Thought it was more than that...

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            At least 2

    3. The Frenchie
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What do you think about this team? It’s WC one

      Schmeichel
      Alexander-Arnold / Holgate / Lundstram
      Salah / Mané / De Bruyne / Martial
      Vardy / Ings / Calvert-Lewin

      Button / Hanley / Williams / Cantwell

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Looks great

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

        Not a fan of Martial..I’d get Grealish and use funds to upgrade Hanley and Williams who won’t play much, or get many points.

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

          This.
          Upgrade DCL.

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

            Always asking for trouble WC’ing before the window closes.
            Few players who are getting regular games now might be on the bench after a January 31st.

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

        Almost identical to mine so I like.
        Bench looks a little weak though. Maybe downgrade Schmeicel.

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

        United toothless playing pool next, Martial an injury waiting to happen. Maddison, Grealish better options

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

          Remember Ings being mentioned in the same way?

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

            I've had ings since the start

    4. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Happy Birthday Jamie V. Now give us those gifts!!!

      • LarryDuff
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Jack Whitehall on crack

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

          As I always say the picture editor of this site is the real star.

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

            Picks only the golden ones

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

          You’ve indulged once or twice yourself Larry, ya pup.

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

            Say nutin

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

            Helps with the 24 hour priest dance marathons

            Bad for the heart though

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

              The marathons or the white stuff?

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

              It took the dancing priest 🙁

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

                God rest his soul

      • T.Henry14
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        VardyC, Rashford, Martial, Abraham, Richarlison.. Goals goals please..

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

          Double United and Tammy, oh dear

          1. T.Henry14
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            envy 😛

      • Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Willian and Rashford. It's time to score a brace of goals each now !!

      • mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Tammy(C) ftw

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

          Wow

      • Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pope, Soy, Martial (c), Traore, Vardy, DCL, Abraham.

        Most 1500 Saturday I can remember for ages!

      • Random Name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Calm down everyone is Vardy (C)

        I’ll be watching other players who actually will make a difference to ranking lol

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I’m KdB(c)

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

          Mane © for me mate.
          Not watching Leicester game for sure 😀

        3. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Thousands will have gone for Kdb, Salah, Manè and Rashford

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

          Rashford for me.

      • Atom&Humber
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        on a wildcard, already have Sidibe. would you prefer mendy?

      • Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cantwell injured already?

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

          Magical recovery

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

          No, he seems fine.

        3. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Okay, he was pictured with some kind of knee problem.

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

            Yes, he did seem to pick up a knock in the warm up, but recovered, and starts.

      • LarryDuff
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Salah captain, gonna be tough to sit through these games 😮

      • JT11fc
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Richarlison (C) hatty incominnng

      • I Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I would really enjoy a good GW.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Who wouldn't?!?

        2. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Hi breadbin

      • FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        C’mon Soy, Maddison, Vardy(c), Rashford and Digne

      • Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        And then they said Auba is good pick...

        He should get 10 games suspension at least for that horrific challenge.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Be happy, he scored at least!

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

            i dont have him

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

          You should know to avoid Arsenal players.
          Given a footballing lesson by Leeds on Monday, and couldn’t beat a Palace team with two fit defenders and Tosun in on loan as their main striker, when he couldn’t get ahead of Niasse at Everton.

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

            as i said i dont have him. Just saying

      • Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Why isn’t Maddison wearing his black hat?

      • Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Got a feeling there’s going to be some 100+ pts scores this gameweek. It’s going to be a good one!

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Trying to jinx it?!? 😉

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I jinx my gameweeks just by making transfers 😀

      • Rash
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Vardy non capper and rashford non owner.

        Sofa time

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

          Vardy, Jimenez and Ings?

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

            Reply fail

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

          Same. It's going to be long afternoon mate

      • Stoic
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        3 strikers + Martial so 4 strikers for me playing

      • S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        McCarthy pen save too much to ask 🙁

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yes

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

        Let the games begin...

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

        Idah is going to score today

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Idaht it

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

            Nice

      • BNMC
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Where are my fellow Jimenez captainers?

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

          My brother says Hi!

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

          Just owning him is differential enough

      • Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Martial (c) the differential pick...

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

          Was contemplating him but it ended on KDB

        2. SB8
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Goal loading

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

          For good reason.