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Vardy starts as injured Tierney and Ricardo miss out on Leicester v Arsenal

Leicester City v Arsenal gets Gameweek 10 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway, with kick-off at the King Power Stadium at 12:30 BST. See our Matchday Live if you want to watch along with Gianni!

There were injury and illness concerns for both sides heading into the Saturday lunchtime fixture but in the end, there is only one change across either team from Gameweek 9.

It’s Brendan Rodgers who makes it, as Luke Thomas replaces the injured Ricardo Pereira.

Mikel Arteta, therefore, sticks with the Arsenal side that started the Gunners’ 3-1 victory over Aston Villa eight days ago.

Ben White has been passed fit to start, while Martin Odegaard makes the bench after recovering from injury.

There is still no Kieran Tierney, however, who has been absent with an ankle problem.

Jamie Vardy was passed fit by Rodgers in midweek and is part of a two-pronged strike force alongside Kelechi Iheanacho.

Vardy has 11 goals and one assist in his 13 previous Premier League meetings with the Gunners, averaging a round 7.0 points per match.

The veteran striker, owned by almost one-third of all FPL managers and just over 50% of the top 10,000, is the most popular player on show in this fixture.

GAMEWEEK 10 LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas, Tielemans, Soumare, Maddison, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Barnes, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Daka, Lookman

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Partey, Lokonga, Saka, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Odegaard, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Soares, Pepe, Elneny, Kolasinac, Martinelli

LEICESTER V ARSENAL WATCHALONG

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  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Completely different game now

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Spud on top

  2. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester is playing boring disgusting back pass football

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

      Not this half

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Watch the game?

    3. Gunneryank
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      You don't watch football do ya?

  3. thegaffer82
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester definitely looking a bit better this half.

    There's hope for a Vardy party yet!

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

    A Vardy goal would be unreal for me right now, wipe the clean sheet & a goal.

  5. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Odegaard coming on

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

      Lacazette off.

  6. Gunneryank
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ah ok... Leicester just got the kickoff time wrong. Simple mistake.

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    is that a snood ? not that I actually know what a snood is 🙂

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Looks like a Smurf hat to me.

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale is god

  9. MDynamite
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Mbeumo bench

    Azpilicueta bench, Christensen starts

    Doesn’t look like many other surprises

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Azpi benched?

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Azpi will start

        1. MDynamite
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Lol, no he won’t.

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

      Really? FFS Mbeumo.

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Where you getting that from

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      really ?

    5. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Haha, sold Christensen and kept Azpi

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

      Link your source please?

      1. MDynamite
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I’m the source…

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    CFCnewspage on IG saying Ziyech starts RW and Azpi returns
    Christensen doing pre-match media duties

    1. MDynamite
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Ziyech does play, Azpi bench

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Hmm, interesting, thanks
        Maybe James RWB

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    need Auba goal to save my gw

  12. davies
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Iheanacho > Toney make sense?

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.

  13. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Amartey went from essential to useless in a space of 45 minutes.

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Might have a 3.8 defender on our hands.

  14. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Early #LFC team news:

    Ibrahima Konate pairs up with VVD once again at the back.
    Naby Keita is fit to start today’s game alongside Hendo and Jones.
    Firmino starts ahead of Jota with Mo and Sadio either side of him.
    Thiago not fit enough for the matchday squad.

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

      Cheers Jota you plum

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      OMG Mo Salah starts, my differential (C)!

      1. thegaffer82
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        LOL

    3. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      This is life when you own Jota.

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

      As expected

  15. Jonesfromthere
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Who else benched Ramsdale for this masterclass?

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah I think many of us did … lesson we may be getting taught is play your first choice GK and don’t be smart .. oh well.

    2. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I benched ESR

      1. Jonesfromthere
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Ouch

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

      I did.

    4. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      My main mini-league rival did 🙂

    5. Scrumper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      16 points on the bench so far for me.
      Need Vardy to smash that clean sheet.

    6. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      11 or 12 pointer

  16. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale ain't conceding

  17. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Amartey still essential as a starter at that price ? 🙂

  18. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Rambo

  19. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale - Martinez-mode:ACTIVATED

  20. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale saving them for fun

  21. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    End the game now ref. Blow it up please. Let me have my Ramsdale 10 pointer

  22. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Made an error getting Raya over Ramsdale on WC

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same same. I was not close however because I kept White.

  23. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale wow

  24. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale might go off - massive 11 pointer

  25. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale in beast mode. Outrageous!

  26. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale suddenly becomes oliver Kahn

  27. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale hyping up the crowd, love it

  28. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hoping for a Foster benching …

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      God no. My rival has Ramsdale waiting on the bench - I have Sanchez v Pool away 🙁

  29. Gross Blank Point
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Glad I dropped Ramsdale for Foster after what someone said on here last night
    On paper it was probably correct but I feel just now like all the Martinez non owners last season lol

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Nice grav

    2. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Did they tell you about all the clean sheets Foster has

  30. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Dare I say Ramsdale has shades of Neuer...