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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. Party time
      5 years, 22 days ago

      Hazard please haul

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

        Lol

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

        Two goals and that’s 16 points. I’d expect a bit more v West Ham.

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

          WHU kept em out last time tbf to them. Don't expect the same, but could keep it tightish (i hope)

        2. Party time
            5 years, 22 days ago

            I'm hopeful. He has my armband

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

        Need a Hazard masterclass on Monday. No Vardy has hurt

      4. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Bournemouth...

      5. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        NOOOOOOOOOOO

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          ?

        2. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          What happened?

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

            Wilson and Fraser blanked

        3. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          That’s not annoying

      6. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Chances of Maddison sneaking a bonus point?

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

        Newcastle will you score already! Urgh

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

        Best captaincy of the season for me. Literally in tears.

        Only on 46 with only Higuain, Hazard and Fabianski to play so not even a great week. Just feels good to finally get a big captain haul.

        1. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          literally?

        2. Garlana
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Literally in tears?

        3. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          If you're literally in tears over that you need to reassess a few things.

        4. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          That’s a good score

        5. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Well done mate. Try to concentrate more on the process than the outcome to be less emotional on bad weeks

        6. Poseidon.
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Possibly the saddest thing I’ve ever read in my life.

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

          Missed all the Kun hauls ?!

        8. Yoshioka
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Literally stop playing fantasy football.

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

          lmao

        10. SkeletONv01
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Love some of the answers you get, im also literally in tears, from laughter 😀

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

            Love all the people choosing to literally take my usage of literally literally. 😀

      9. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Captain Vardy for the first time since 2015/16 season. What a wonderful feeling! 🙂

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

          Same

      10. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Horse falling at the 1st in the Grand National incoming

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

          Who you on?

          1. Ron_Swanson
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 22 days ago

            Joe Farrell

          2. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 22 days ago

            Number 40 - can't remember what he/she is called

            1. Ron_Swanson
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 22 days ago

              Joe Farrell

        2. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          My father in laws pick is still running from last years national.

      11. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        I kind of want to keep Vardy on WC, but not sure if he will train next Thursday and Friday

        1. Srv210
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Fixtures ain't that good

      12. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        That was some party !
        Pity Fraser and Wilson didn't turn up

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

        Don't do it Newcastle

      14. GuillermoDickero
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        For those who are more in the know about this, any chance that Maddison might get bonus?

      15. WVA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        I do not get this bloody game, I have 11 players and Westwood on my bench of course. ML rival has 4 players and is outscoring me by 20 points, I say this every week but it's nothing but luck.

      16. Unfathomable Ruination
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        What a boss AWB is ...

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

        Wilson and Fraser very disappointing buys for these 2BGWs....

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

        What are Spurs going to do to Shuddersfield next game up for them?

        5-0?

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

          Chhh mate all I know is I want at least one of Kane/Son. Kinda tempted by a defender too but bit of a minefield

        2. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Not much if they play like the last few times after a Champions League match.

        3. DandyDon
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          I’ll be triple captaining Kane I think!

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

        How many bonus for AWB and Maddison?

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

          2 for AWB. None for mad

        2. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          2 and 0 currently

      20. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Party time!!!

      21. Fresh_From_Desh
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Vardy triple captain success!

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

          Wow, seriously?

        2. Garlana
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Well done Indeed

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

          Excellent

        4. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Congrats! (really, team is linked).

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

            Thanks!

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

        How to rid of Vardy now on WC ? 🙁

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

        Full time - thanks for your service, AWB.

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

          This !

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

          An absolute top lad to have owned since GW1. It is with a heavy-ish heart that I bid him farewell on my WC.

          Quality defender though, he's going places.

          1. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 22 days ago

            Spurs hopefully

        3. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 22 days ago

          Started his service with a 9 point haul on my bench. He's ended it the same way. Comfortably my highest scorer so far this week too

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

        AWB has world class tackling ability

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

          Reminds me of watching Ashley Cole when he broke through... a bright, attacking fullback who's actually a brilliant, tenacious defender as well. So rare. The kid could go on to play for pretty much whoever he wants.

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

        Yessss. Great day apart from Bournemouth

      26. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        FINALLY a good week, thanks to C Vardy.

        If only the last 10 weeks or so hadn't been so appalling...

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

        Lowest scoring gameweek ever

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

        63 points with Hazard and Fabianski to go. 😀

        Great GW. 😎

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

        A 13pointer from Hazard and I'd be happy.

      30. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        78 points if bonus stands. Higuain and Hazard to go. Happy days.

      31. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 22 days ago

        Should have got Vardy in place of fat higgy for 31 n 33... feeerrk my season