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11 January 2020 2342 comments
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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.

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  1. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    C’mon Vardy do an Auba

    Score a goal 😉

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Would be funny if he gets rc

      1. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Now that would be priceless

  2. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy (c)

  3. Says
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Good luck today everyone!

    1. lindeg
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      bad luck to everyone, want to climb

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      GL mate

      1. SteJ
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

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

        1. Random Name
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Fair play

        2. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Ok. 😉

        3. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 6 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
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

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

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

          Brilliant

        5. Relaxing
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          hahah fair play

        6. panda07
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

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

          1. SteJ
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            That might be another dream

  4. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Bought Ayew to afford Salah this GW 😎

    Benched him though 🙁

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy sellers knew!

    1. Jolly Good
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      That he would blank?

      1. Party time
        6 years, 6 months ago

        The smell of a beautiful hat trick

  6. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Eyeing up CHO now!

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Essential again if he scores today.

    2. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Good luck with that

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

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

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

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

      He has to come good eventually surely

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 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
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

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

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          At least 2

  7. The Frenchie
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 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.
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Looks great

    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 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. Bobby Crush
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        This.
        Upgrade DCL.

        1. HamezMace
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 6 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
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

    4. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

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

        Remember Ings being mentioned in the same way?

        1. LarryDuff
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          I've had ings since the start

  8. Party time
    6 years, 6 months ago

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

  9. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jack Whitehall on crack

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

      1. LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Picks only the golden ones

    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

      1. LarryDuff
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Say nutin

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Helps with the 24 hour priest dance marathons

        Bad for the heart though

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          The marathons or the white stuff?

        2. LarryDuff
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          It took the dancing priest 🙁

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 16 Years
            6 years, 6 months ago

            God rest his soul

  10. T.Henry14
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

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

    1. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Double United and Tammy, oh dear

      1. T.Henry14
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        envy 😛

  11. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

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

  12. mojoindojo
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Tammy(C) ftw

    1. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Wow

  13. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

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

    Most 1500 Saturday I can remember for ages!

  14. Random Name
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 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
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I’m KdB(c)

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

    4. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford for me.

  15. Atom&Humber
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

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

  16. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Cantwell injured already?

    1. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Magical recovery

    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      No, he seems fine.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

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

      1. HamezMace
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

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

  17. LarryDuff
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

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

  18. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Richarlison (C) hatty incominnng

  19. I Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I would really enjoy a good GW.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Who wouldn't?!?

    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Hi breadbin

  20. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

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

  21. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 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
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Be happy, he scored at least!

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        i dont have him

    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 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
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        as i said i dont have him. Just saying

  22. Firminooooo
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Why isn’t Maddison wearing his black hat?

  23. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 6 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
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Trying to jinx it?!? 😉

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        I jinx my gameweeks just by making transfers 😀

  24. Rash
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy non capper and rashford non owner.

    Sofa time

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy, Jimenez and Ings?

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Reply fail

    2. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Same. It's going to be long afternoon mate

  25. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    3 strikers + Martial so 4 strikers for me playing

  26. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    McCarthy pen save too much to ask 🙁

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Let the games begin...

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Idah is going to score today

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Idaht it

      1. beric
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Nice

  29. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Where are my fellow Jimenez captainers?

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      My brother says Hi!

    2. HamezMace
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Just owning him is differential enough

  30. Dacra
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Martial (c) the differential pick...

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Was contemplating him but it ended on KDB

    2. SB8
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Goal loading

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      For good reason.