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Vardy starts as Maguire misses out on Leicester’s trip to Huddersfield

Three Premier League matches take place today, all of which kick off at 15:00 BST.

Bournemouth entertain Burnley, Crystal Palace head north to face Newcastle United and Leicester City make the trip to relegated Huddersfield Town.

Jamie Vardy starts for the Foxes, following concern about his absence from training ground photos on Thursday.

Harvey Barnes, James Maddison, Youri Tielemans, Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira all start but there is no place for Harry Maguire, who was available after suspension but who fails to make the match-day squad – the Leicester Mercury claim that Maguire has had a “disrupted week” after the birth of his first child.

Brendan Rodgers’ only change sees Caglar Soyuncu replace the injured Jonny Evans at centre-half. Evans reportedly has an issue with his hip.

Huddersfield Town have only made one change, with Jon Gorenc Stankovic coming into the starting XI at the expense of Juninho Bacuna.

Isaac Mbenza returns after a lengthy lay-off and is among the substitutes.

DeAndre Yedlin and Isaac Hayden have recovered from minor injuries to start for Newcastle but Mohamed Diame misses out, so Ki Sung-yueng takes the place of the Senegalese midfielder.

Fabian Schar is back after a two-game ban and replaces Paul Dummett at centre-half.

Salomon Rondon, Ayoze Perez and Miguel Almiron again form the Magpies’ three-man attack.

Andros Townsend is back in the Crystal Palace team after dropping to the bench in midweek, meanwhile, so Cheikhou Kouyate makes way.

Wilfried Zaha, Michy Batshuayi, Jeffrey Schlupp and Aaron Wan-Bissaka all start.

Adam Smith is fit to return for Bournemouth and replaces the injured Charlie Daniels at left-back but the Cherries are otherwise unchanged.

Asmir Begovic lines up in goal again ahead of Artur Boruc, while David Brooks, Ryan Fraser, Josh King and Callum Wilson are all in Eddie Howe’s starting XI as expected.

Sean Dyche has only made one alteration to his team, with Matthew Lowton replacing the injured Phil Bardsley at right-back.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Clyne, Mepham, Ake, Smith, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser, King, Wilson.

Burnley XI: Heaton, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Cork, Westwood, Hendrick, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

Huddersfield Town XI: Hamer, Smith, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm, Hogg, Stankovic, Pritchard, Mooy, Löwe, Grant.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Söyüncü, Chilwell, Ndidi, Gray, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune, Yedlin, Hayden, Ki, Ritchie, Perez, Almiron, Rondon.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Tomkins, van Aanholt, McArthur, Milivojević, Schlupp, Townsend, Batshuayi, Zaha.

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  1. SweeSwee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Time to sub Maddison

  2. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    wow points for all now with Maddison on the board!

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Mendy’s baaaaaaaack!

    Any takers on a WC? Or people going for Laporte still? Or neither

    Currently got Laporte myself

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Neither.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        So Ed Woodward wouldn’t...

        Anyone else?

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Neither. Ederson a possibility at a push.

  4. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Maddison, Vardy and Pereira points. GET IN !!!!!

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Maddison vs Tielemens. Really was a 50/50 call.

  6. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Shoulda listened to my gut and TC’d Vardy

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Maddy G
    Vardy A

  8. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Benteke fail

  9. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Benteke ruins the perfect Palace counter. What a donkey.

  10. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    This Bournemouth performance is one of the worst I’ve seen in the prem!!

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      a warning not to pick too many players from teams with nothing to play for

      1. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Same every year

  11. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Yesss Vardy assist! I’ll take that then!

  12. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Maddison hero.

    31 and 33. All thanks to Mane injury ..

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Yep! Get in!

  13. mitro
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 22 days ago

    Maddisonnnnnnn

  14. JohnnyMagrinho
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Mental challenge by Mee.

      100% red card. How are these 'tackles' still allowed in the game?

      Disgusting.

    • TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Damn it. Mini league rival has Vardy (C) while I'm stuck with what will probably become a typical Haz troll blank…

      1. Wolfman180
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        In the same boat here.. we can only hope for a Hazard hatty

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          It's either a haul or a massive blank from him!

    • pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Vardy(c) + Maddison making my saturday great.

      Beautiful stuff 😀 😀 😀 😀

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Add Pereira for me.

    • seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      should have listened to Az and captain Vardy!

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        He didn't listen to himself and captained hazard.

      2. Planet Head
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Didn't listen to him, but captained Vards anyway. Amazing how much the captain affects the OR

    • SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      How did an assist reduce Vardy’s bps

      1. Alnair
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        He's on 44...

      2. soup natsi
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        it didn't

      3. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        No longer winning goal bonus I guess

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          It's Leicester who scored not Huddersfield 🙂

      4. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Ah yes, refreshed now

    • twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Maddy Vardy dream!

    • Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      What's Vardy's top 10k ownership?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Around 75%

      2. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        72% EO

      3. Kabayan
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        57.9%

    • One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Vardy captain and swapped F. Anderson to Maddison. Happy happy days

    • The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Vardy should be on for 3 baps right?

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Currently yes

    • Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      AWB climbing the BPS race.

    • Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Zaha does it again pen for CP

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Was lowkey hoping Maddison would blank... soz lads. Nae matter though, Tielemans Madds about evens out!

    • 5os
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      I was all set on Arnie -> Vardy but missed the deadline. Pretty sickening.

    • Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      That bitter sweet pain when you know you changed from vardy (c) to Salah 10mins before deadline.

    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      And of course palace have a pen

    • Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Mili G, Zaha A, UGH for me

    • boredjames
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Why did I go Townsend over milo last week?