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Chilwell misses out as much-captained Vardy aims to continue fine away form

Gameweek 23’s second-most-popular captaincy option is in action this afternoon as Burnley entertain Leicester City.

Kick-off at Turf Moor is at 14:00 GMT.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) was handed the armband by over 1.3 million Fantasy Premier League managers for this weekend’s set of fixtures, with 32.12% of the top 10,000 doing likewise.

Only Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m), who blanked yesterday, was a more popular captaincy candidate in this current Gameweek.

Vardy starts this afternoon and is aiming to maintain his excellent run of form against the also-rans of the Premier League: the Leicester striker has (when fit) yet to blank in a fixture against a side ranked ninth or below.

He has amassed 60 FPL points in his last five away appearances, too.

While well-owned FPL options such as Vardy, James Maddison (£7.7m), Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m) and Ricardo Pereira (£6.4m) all start, there is no place in the visitors’ starting XI for Ben Chilwell (£5.7m).

Still owned by 10.4% of Fantasy bosses, the out-of-form Leicester left-back isn’t even in Brendan Rodgers’ matchday squad – the reason for which is still to be officially confirmed but reportedly because he hasn’t completed a full week of training.

Chilwell is replaced by Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) in defence, while Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m) is in for Hamza Choudhury (£4.3m) in the middle of the park.

Youri Tielemans (£6.3m) is once again among the substitutes.

Sean Dyche has also made two changes to his Burnley side.

Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) has shaken off an illness to return to the hosts’ line-up, while Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) is back in the team at right-back.

Aaron Lennon (£4.6m) and Matthew Lowton (£4.2m) are the men to make way.

Ashley Barnes (£6.2m) is missing from the Clarets’ squad, of course, as he recovers from hernia surgery.

Only two members of the Burnley starting XI are owned by more than 1% of FPL bosses: Nick Pope (£4.6m) and James Tarkowski (£5.1m).

Pope has shipped 18 goals in six fixtures against the current top five of the Premier League and has yet to keep a clean sheet in any of those matches.

Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Rodriguez.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Fuchs, Söyüncü, Evans, Pereira, Mendy, Praet, Barnes, Maddison, Perez, Vardy.

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  1. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That Vardy pen miss could be me out of the LMS 🙁 great week :p

  2. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    MAN UTD TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Liverpool: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, Matic, James, Pereira, Williams, Martial.
    Subs: Romero, Bailly, Jones, Mata, Lingard, Dalot, Greenwood.

    LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS
    Team to play Man Utd: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
    Subs: Adrian, Fabinho, Minamino, Lallana, Origi, Matip, Jones

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Williams on the wing, interesting

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Williams and Shaw... Williams OOP? 😯

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Williams and Shaw!

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Williams and Shaw both playing?

    5. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rico > Williams too easy

    6. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      William's golden boy

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

    This United lineup is horrible

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

      They do have a few injuries to 1st choice players

    2. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yep agree no Lingard...

  4. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How many BAPS is Vardy on? Assuming 3?

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      -3

  5. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Oh well, won't be considering Vardy again for captain until GW28.

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You plan on keeping him till then? Wow

  6. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lineup?

  7. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy to Jesus?

    1. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      out for*

    2. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nah

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Out of form and not a captain option anymore. Could also downgrade to DCL.

  8. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy didn't look good today from the start.

  9. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Greenwood still doesn't start. Strange.

    Pool CS sorted.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Impact sub!

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Unlikely to start away to Utd, could be good for a midweek start at home to Burnley.

  10. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone is going Vardy > Firmino after that lol

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy hatty incoming next week then

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pretty much so

      2. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nahhhh Leicester are in a period of bad form right now. Would want to ditch Soyuncu as well if I didn't have other priorities

  11. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I blame Rebekah, Vardy would have been in better form if she'd only kept her legs togheter.

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I wish everyone would stop blaming Rebekah for everything

      1. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Colleen says hi 🙂

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That made me smile.

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      or if he'd worn a hat

  12. DrCongo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Are United playing 5 at the back?

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      More like 8 lol

    2. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looks like it, but not sure who the extra CB will be.

      Or one of Shaw/Williams playing left-side midfield.

    3. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Seems to be

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

      11

  13. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy(c) & Martial > Aguero(c) & Grealish for free. Dreamland.

    Please afford me this brag as this season has been awful. It's icing on the top of dog mess.

    1. BrutalLogiC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Well done

  14. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Damn! Have Pope on the bench. Oh wait... also have Gazzanigga.

  15. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Please Vardy just get a goal

  16. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Should have captained Sarr...

  17. Hitmonlee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My KDB captain all of a sudden looks great haha

    Still my worse week yet!

  18. Ron_Swanson
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Shaw playing CB?

    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Salah captainers laughing

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Williams wing back?

  20. elchilangles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just woke up and saw my Captain Vardy on 0 and thought YES, DCL vice-captain and Grealish off the bench for an extra 18 points! But no, Vardy missed a penalty! Time to rage transfer him out of team even if it means 0.6 milliion!

    1. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wow.

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I blame the baby...it has cursed his footballing.

  22. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So Greenwood on the bench today... starts v BUR?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Starts vs BUR, IMO

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

      Really thought he was going to start today. Eyeing him up for next week

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

    Maddison is so consistent!

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ...ly bad.

    2. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Consistently terrible today

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

    Was going to sell pope for whu keeper for free but missed the deadline. Phew. 2 free transfers too now

  25. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pérez the absolute wasteman, all he had to do was clear one guy and vardy is one on one

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    LIV: Alisson, Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Chamberlain, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Salah, Mané, Firmino
    Subs: Adrián, Matip, Fabinho, Jones, Lallana, Minamino, Origi

    MUN: de Gea, Williams, Lindelöf, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka, Pereira, Shaw, James, Matic, Fred, Martial
    Subs: Romero, Dalot, Bailly, Jones, Mata, Lingard, Greenwood

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bloody hell man, 0 points? That’s ridiculous. He’s not scored in 6 weeks now I think?

    Gotta sell surely

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      For whom?

      Son..? Sergio...?

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      this will be his 5th game without a goal if he doesn't score

    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I caved in and bought him 5 gws ago 😎

  28. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hand ball from Mee

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Well done for admitting it

  29. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB cappers the real winners this GW 😎

  30. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    After that Vardy miss I am on 14 points!!!

    Salah(c) Mane and TAA to the rescue.

    Fingers crossed!