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

    C'mon big boi, score a birthday hatty

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Whos birthday?

    2. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Who’s birthday is it?

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

        Vardy

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

        yesterday

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

          I mean... no

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

        The bigman himself, JV. 33 today.

        That's two 3s right there. Practically written in the stars.

        1. beric
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Well hes got to score

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

      Smeagol's

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

    Home wins in all games at 3?

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      No, norwich and brighton get something

  3. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Nobody scored yet? Gg red arrow incoming

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

      You don't have Almiron?

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

    VAR robbing me of a Ryan pen save...

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

    Wolves concede

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

    Jesus, Schmeichel double save from Ingsy

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ings double fail 🙁

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Only a matter of time if he's had 2 chances 7 minutes in.

  8. HamezMace
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    VAR proofing to be useless once again.

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

    Almiron goal

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Var checking

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      OMG

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

    Lol bring in Doherty and Almiron turns into a striker 🙂

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      First time Saiss owner

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

    Jimmy goal needed more now 😉

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Nooooooo

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

      You mean Doherty surely!

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

    Almiron 3 goals in last 3 games

    The end is near 😀

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant player tbf

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

        You call an attacking mid with no goals or assists for nearly an year brilliant?

        What are you smoking lad?

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Does so much for the team. Makes some amazing runs. Often assisting the assister too. He is top draw mate

        2. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          And his tracking back is phenomenal

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

    The Almiron wagon is gaining steam

  14. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ings is a kangaroo lover.

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

      XD

    2. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Who doesn’t love Kangaroos?

      Only Iranians and ISIS members could not love these adorable pocketed-bunny-dog creatures

  15. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    MIGGY!!!! 😀

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

    Toon Triple Decker moving into place now.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      😀

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

      Funny, but oh so tragic lol

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

    We're keeping it together at the back so far. Vardy rinsed Cedric 3 mins in, but other than that we've kept it decent.

    Ingsy how is it not 1-0 🙁

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

    Rashfordinho 😮

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

      Class moves

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

    Vardy done anything?

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

      not for a few gw now

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

    Mina dropped or rested?

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

    Cmoon Jamie!

  22. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Juan Mata is Manchester Uniteds best creative midfielder

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

      Too bad he is past his best.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Still a good footballer

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

    Martial half dive, contact wasn’t near, he then lost the ball 10 yards out.

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    That skill from Rashford

  25. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Just noticed Tielemans didn't start

    That's... Interesting

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Been out of form for a while now. Needed to be dropped. He'll be back.

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

    Ingsy's high press, love it!

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

    Dummett down... and out
    Lejeune on

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

      That didn't take long

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

    Vardy Assist

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

    VAR denying Jimenez penalty... shock

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

    Vardy a praet g