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Vardy starts as Leicester continue their push for a Champions League place

The last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Leicester City head south to take on relegation-threatened Bournemouth.

Kick-off at the Vitality Stadium is at 19:00 BST.

Jamie Vardy (£9.8m) was the second-most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of Gameweek 35+ and he starts this evening, with his non-involvement in training on Friday proving to be a lot of fuss about nothing.

Vardy has three goals in his last two starts and comes up against a Bournemouth side who had the worst post-restart defensive record before this weekend.

The Cherries did register their first clean sheet of 2020 on Thursday evening, however, holding Spurs to a goalless draw.

It’s wins and not draws that Howe’s troops need, with the south coast club six points adrift of safety with just four matches to play.

The Foxes sit fourth in the Premier League table, meanwhile, with only two points separating the two sides immediately above and below then.

Brendan Rodgers has made one change to his starting XI that featured in the midweek draw with Arsenal, with defender Christian Fuchs (£4.2m) brought in to replace Ryan Bennett (£4.8m).

Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) is once again among the substitutes.

Bournemouth have made three changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Tottenham, with Arnaut Danjuma (£5.8m), Dominic Solanke (£5.1m) and Jack Stacey coming into Howe’s starting XI.

Junior Stanislas (£5.8m) drops to the bench, while Joshua King (£6.1m) and Adam Smith (£4.3m) miss out through injury.

The reverse fixture between these two sides ended 3-1 to Leicester back in Gameweek 4, with Vardy involved in all three of his club’s goals and emerging with a 16-point haul.


Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Stacey, Ake, Kelly, Rico, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Danjuma, Solanke, C Wilson.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Fuchs, Soyuncu, Evans, Justin, Albrighton, Tielemans, Ndidi, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy.

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

    On the plus side if it stays like this, the relegation battle stays really juicy.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Mmmm Cherry juice

  2. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy 3 bonus locked in

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

      Solanke closing in.

      No, really.

      1. EWH2020
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        You jinxed this

  3. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cmon Bournemouth. !!!!!!!

    United for 3rd!!!!

    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      so this! everything gone in our favour this week

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Come onnnn! Tomorrow we go 3rd!

    3. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno hattrick is that all matters

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        nope - Bruno blank with YC for diving

        1. Thinkering like a Boss
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          why not bruno coming as 45 minutes, score own goal, red card and injured LOL

          1. OverTinker
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            i own him - just not my captain lol

    4. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      DANNY INGS

  4. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    The way this GW has been going for me, I had totally expected this. Not surprised to see BOU beat Lei as I took a hit to get in Vardy.
    Expectation was a hat trick by Vardy but reality had to be a sad one

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

      I’m being upset with 9pts

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

        *imagine

        1. Isco Disco
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Yea very upset with 9 pts after Mane (C) fail and KDB+Foden 4pts

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I did jimi son to vardy puli -4 🙁

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I did Jimi, son to sterling and Vardy.

        My friend did Jimi, son to Antonio and Vardy.

        Very close calls all round for success and failure.

        The lucky lottery of FPL

        1. Isco Disco
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I did Jimi Mahrez for Mane and Vardy

        2. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Blimey, just goes to show doesn’t it! Other option was to bring in sterling!

      2. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        BIG RIP

      3. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Often the best move is no move!

    3. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Expecting a hat trick is dumb.

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rico a bonus point machine!

  6. Rinseboy
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bournemouth fighting for their lifes. Anyone else think they could some how get a result against city?
    Almost starting to consider gambling on not going for anymore city players this week and focus on them for last 2 games?
    Got KDB and will do Mahrez to Pulisic this week

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

      They looked completely done until the peanlty

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You will go with just KDB?

      1. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        for this week then get Sterling DSilva in for last 2

    3. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nah Leicester is poor making BOU look better than they really are, City will trash them.

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

      City made Brighton look like a pub side the other night, don't see it happening

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Its just Leicester who are similarly terrible

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

      Tbf I think it will be 5 goal difference.

  7. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Salah vs Arsenal anyone ?
    Maybe couple of assists from Kola and Luiz ?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      How many goals been gifted this season already?

      Nketiah vs Brighton
      Auba vs Norwich
      Ings vs Watford
      etc.

      Shame noone gifts a goal to Jimenez or Vardy.

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Last week palace game, defender made a mistake and virtually left Vardy with a tap in

    2. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Arsenal clean sheet incoming

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      My captain

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Got a feeling Leicester will score in the 90th minute to break Bournemouth hearts

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They have pips instead of hearts.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        And the Cherries have big stones

  9. Old Gregg
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mane to >

    A) sterling
    B) Dilva
    C) Foden

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

      A

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Sterl will be rested tho

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      B

      1. Old Gregg
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks.
        Sterling is the best choice but with the doubt of being rested Dilva May. E the answer

  10. InvertedWinger
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Would you FH this lot this week: (Team post transfer)
    Martinez
    TAA Doherty Holgate
    Salah KDB Bruno Martial Foden
    Jimenez Greenwood

    xxx DCL Neco Williams Soyuncu

  11. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Brendan Rodgers. The most fraudulent manager in world football

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Indeed... Not that it is his fault that Soyuncu is a mad man.

  12. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy i love you. 3 bonus is lovely. Please keep it

  13. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester with 5 wins in their last 19 premier league games

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

      What?

      That's horrible

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wow..

    3. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They blew their load at the start of the campaign :p

  14. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Soy single handedly making me drop rank

  15. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Solanki goal to piss on Vardy bonus bonfire please

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Solanke already on 32 (+3) bps = 35 to equal Vardy's 35 bps.

  16. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    3 - Vardy (35)
    2 - Solanke (32)
    1 - Rico (24)

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy is so good

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      #TeamSolanke

    3. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      some bs will happen and Vardy will move to 1 or no baps

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Booo Party

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hopefully a few dispossessions and big chances missed for Vardy to come

  17. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Soy booting someone in the nets was kinda funny

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It was him Solemnly contemplating the red card whilst simultaneously holding up his finger with the little cut in it after that had the highest comedy value imo

      Like something out of the office

  18. Karhumies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What the hell Soyuncu, you were supposed to stay and play in my FPL team so I can bench boost. Now I probably need an unplanned def transfer without any money in the bank. argh.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Chasing a BB defender ...

      Do u have FH chip left?

      1. Karhumies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Nah, used FH on 30+ to grab 97 points. Wanted triple Sheffield and triple City for 1 GW without having WC to get rid of them. Nailed it.

  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    SHU will beat this LEI team next week I think

  20. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Might be time to think about Vardexit...

    No Periera, Chilwell, or Soyboy & nex t3 games against Sheffield United, Spurs, United

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vardexit

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        How about Salahexit?

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Already happened 😉

          1. Botman and Robben
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Salah to who?

  21. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I don't want to get carried away, but it's pretty clear B'mouth will now stay up and contend for the title next year.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They’re surely in the running for this year with form like his

  22. Openboxman
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    From a Telegraph leauge point of view, I.e. points for the Leauge and the FA Cup.

    Who gets the most points now for the rest of the season?

    Need to get SoyBoy out. Laporte maybe?

  23. Supertrooper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    1 or 3 game ban for Soy?

    1. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      3

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      3 for violent conduct.

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Violent conduct, 3 right?

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Couldn't be a better extended weekend for Man Utd fans!
    Monday = chance to go third and the decision of the City UEFA FFP investigation

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy or Auba to Jesus?

  26. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    3 1

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Evans og

  27. OrmskirkFC
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Was upset with the TAA cameo with Soyuncu on my bench an hour ago.

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Evans og

  29. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    WOW....now an OG

  30. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Evans OG