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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.

  1. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Great save from DDG from Cantwell shot

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

    DDG denied Cantwell

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

    Schmeichel 5 saves already!

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

    Ings non owners should buy lottery tickets

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Happy days

    2. Skalla
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I don't feel very lucky after missing all his points this season 🙂

    3. Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      What about Ings benches?

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        They deserve to be punished

        1. Wirtzle Gummidge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I'll take the risk

  5. Skalla
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    De Gea does like Koalas 🙂

  6. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ings should have a hattrick... yikes

  7. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Come some of my players do something please?

  8. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Loving Everton today. Much sharper. Added Richarlison to my squad too. Happy day (so far).

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Happy days, good pick

  9. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Lei looking average without Ndidi

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure it's just Ndidi as South are also playing very well

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He’s very underrated imo

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

      Yeah, that type of role when played well makes a huge a difference, especially in transition. Shame there's not a 'kante' pts for reaching x mins + x tackles + x assisting assists.

  10. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Martial is worst player on the pitch. So, goal incoming then

    1. Skalla
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Wow that half actually did not go terribly for me, 2020 looking up 🙂

    2. ljuta zena
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Captained him, so its obvious

    3. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Thought hes been working really hard and looking ok.

      Not even the close to the worst.

      AWB is an absolute forward momentum dead end. Absolutely useless

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ings crossbar. What a pissin joke FPL is

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      k

  12. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Didn't get Rich for Alli in the end. Bugger.

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I did which means Alli will get a goal and an assist and BAPS

  13. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hold Ings hold just for one week. I'll get you in this week

  14. HNI
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Who to remove for INGS from
    1) jiminez
    2) Tammy
    3) Vardy
    Actually 3 can help me do Martial to Mane for dgw with Salah+TAA
    Thinking 1 is safest

    1. HNI
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      But Jiminez has Soton next

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Barely an easy fixture nowadays

    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      ugh

    3. bialk
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      2

    4. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don't put him in yet, he hasn't scored today so far

    5. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Would rather all 3 over Ings

  15. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Choudhury is good, but he's no Ndidi.

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      he is not good

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Only good at injuring players

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Brendon talking up Choudhury for England when he’s not even staring regularly, though that was a bit over the top.

  16. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Jamie score a few

  17. BNMC
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    I'll be lucky to still be in the top million after this mess...

  18. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    How is Lindelof professional player ffs

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      better than jlingz

    2. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Lindelol

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Add matic fred and periera to that list

    4. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He isn't. They must get a defender since window is open.

  19. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hopefully chelsea get a cs and max baps for James 🙂

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    It's all going Pete Tong

  21. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Martial > Richarlison or Jimenez > Ings ...

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Neither

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yes both

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

      Jimi is class.

  22. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    HT Thoughts. We have been so unlucky. Schmeichel on top form + Southampton-hating crossbar keeping it 1-1. High press working wonders, just need to cut off sloppy passes and keep Vardy's runs in check.

    1. Dr. Agabuse
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      wont keep in checks

  23. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Jimmy and Ings need to step up and score

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      You misspelt Vardy and Martial

    2. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Ings need a break but come on Jimmy score

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

      Nah its ok for them to take one week off pls!

    4. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Harsh on ings, could have had a hattrick by now

  24. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    VardyParty to be started at 2nd half?

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Hope so. Just a delay.

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yup

    3. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      fingers crossed

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

      Not looking like that, chance of Ings party is more

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

        Looks promising

    5. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Pres have begun

    6. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      *IngsyParty

  25. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ings(c) was the right choice...

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He hit the bar twice in 30 second, very unlucky.

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Figures, since its the first week Ive owned him.

  26. T.Henry14
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Richa goal, Tammy goal, Rash goal, VardyCap assist.
    Come on Martial

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Martial doesn´t give a carp, such a mercenary

      1. T.Henry14
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        who knows, there will be space in the second half.

  27. davies
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Martial & Jimenez on the chopping block here...

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      What has Jimi done wrong?

  28. Dr. Agabuse
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Best striker up to 6.0?

    1. Next year
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I thought it was Maupay, so I'll let someone else answer this...

  29. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford to Ings incoming if he doesn't get injured. Southampton are actually decent.

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      same

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      You just realized it? Soton been the most in form team after liverpool

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Not really a team I've paid much attention to, until now... One viable FPL asset and he's injured half the time.

  30. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    this is not going well. would love to see the avarage points of Richarlison when I've not owned vs when I've owned, probably be quite amusing

    1. Londongeezaa
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Sounds like my relationship with Martial

    2. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He's like that for me too.