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

    Imagine at 62 minutes in the match that Bournemouth would have 4 goals by the 86th minutes.....unbelievable Jeff!

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Auba or Vardy to Jesus?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Will he even start?

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why wont he?

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Id keep auba for the last 2

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy owners in floods of tears

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Far from it. He's my highest scorer this week 😀

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

        That is my sad reality too

    2. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Still likely to get 8 points? What’s to cry about?

    3. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This post is fake news

    4. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Not me!

    5. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Eh? Why? He scored.

    6. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Only if they transferred Jimi out, wasted a transfer for no gain

      • Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Im pretty happy all things considered this week...

    7. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This is what happens when you don't take an opponent seriously.

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

        Unless you're a competitor in a comedy roast

      2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Or insist to be Pep jr.

    8. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hit them for 9!

    9. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What a turnaround.
      because of a bad kick from your goalie.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        GK one of the most important positions in the team though. They are massively underrated. Look at the boost keepers like Schmeichel and Van Der Sar gave to Utd. Ederson to City. Alisson to Liverpool.

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I can vouch for that as a former gk myself!

    10. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy to get gaming losing goal bonus still

    11. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy still on 2bps - amazing!

      1. Patron
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Wouldn’t surprise me if he got 3. The bonus system lol

    12. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What 3 for City v Bou?

      Stan, Solanke and who?

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Wilson

      2. Rinseboy
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        haha! seriously NInja people bending over backwards to get city B team in. Imagine if Bourenmouth carry on on this run and somehow pull off a shock result

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

          Confidence might change things, but they've been crap, let's be honest

      3. Patron
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Rico (c)

      4. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Wilson

    13. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy to McGoldrick(TC) or McBurnie(TC) next gw?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Vardy to McGoldrick (TC), but may as well switch Greenwood for McBurnie too for a -4

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          😀

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Double Mc is the way to go!

    14. Party time
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Leicester defence owners stunned

        1. Lev Yashin
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Stunned people own Leicester defenders.

        2. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Anyone own Schmeichel and soy these days?

          1. AzzaroMax99
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Guy in my ML xD
            Got them on FH 😀

      • el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Mou was right to park the bus against Bournemouth.

        1. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Tactical genius

        2. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Top manager

      • Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Solanke must-have, for - 8?

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

        Utd going to hammer Saints now and Chelsea will smash 4 or 5 past Norwich after this.

        1. SouthCoastSaint
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Haven’t seen how we’ve been playing then

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

            Yeah it wont be an easy game for us against saints, bogey team

      • Jones Kusi
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        When to FH with this team?

        1 FT 0.7 ITB
        Martinez Martin
        Taa Justin Awb Lascelles Simpson
        Salah Kdb Son Martial Pulisic
        Vardy Greenwood Nketiah

        1. Lev Yashin
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Every week

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Vardy grab a consolation goal asap...

      • Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Bournemouth avenging their fond neighbours Southampton 9 goal drubbing earlier in the season

      • BeaversWithAttitude
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Solanke on a hattrick? This weekend is whack!

      • Strchld
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        A) Vardy > Ings
        B) Mahrez > Pulisic and Vardy > Jesus for -4?

      • Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        West Ham and Watford can't play for a draw now.

      • DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Salah/Vardy to Stanislas/Solanke for -4?

      • Says
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        There must be people who have both Soy and Evans?

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          The above combination is owned by 18 managers (0.18%) in the Top10k

        2. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Probably not but lots probably have one plus Schmeichel

      • Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Soyuncu owners in heaven

        1. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Because they’ve died?

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Lmao

      • Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Fixed my chair today

        Took the seat off and oiled the insides to stop squeaking

        Also had the armrest padding loose as one of the screws came off completely - fixed that too

      • Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I am playing Egan (lei) next week

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

        At least Leicester don't have far to go to get to the beach

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Will be embarrassing if WOL and SHU climb above them

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

            and Man Utd

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

              well played

      • tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        lol should have been 5

      • Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        What in the world

      • Naby K8a
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Brendan Rodgers "The lads showed good character to stop a top top striker in Dominic Solanke from bagging a hat-trick"

      • SuperMane Returns
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Should have been 5-1