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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. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Meh 38 with hazard (c), Alonso and Fabianski to play.

    Annoyed I talked myself out of (c) Vardy as he was away from home.

  2. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That Cardiff Brighton game is huge.

  3. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    AWB and GUAITA double up owners group hug.

  4. Planet Head
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    60 points, can't believe it!

  5. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    If BAPS hold out, 62 with Hazard, Higuain and Fabianski to play.
    Get in!!!

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So just hazard to play then

    2. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      great stuff

    3. Ange Ball
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one what rank you

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        84k-> 44k so far!

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Great score. I'm looking around the same maybe 66 i think, with Fabianski and (hopefully) Higuain to go... squeaky bum time w/o hazard

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That Vardy haul MIGHT just ensure a Haz blank.
        The law of equilibrium.

    5. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well played, similar here as a Vardy capper, 60 with Hazard, Azpi and Flappy to go.

  6. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well done, AWB. Legend...!!!

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Started Clyne instead oops!

  7. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Punished by the special Wan again

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard to blank for perfect GW.

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      basically yeah, even though i own

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        i own him too but too many managers from top 10 K C him

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          yep

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      would actually be pretty perfect that. even better if 1-0 chelsea with a higuain goal but fabianski saving a pen from Hazard 😉

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Non-Hazard owners that only have Higuain... gonna be a nervy Monday night for us now still.

    1. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I said I wasn't afraid at all as a non-Hazard owner before the deadline. Could've got him but I got Mane instead. I lied. I'm afraid.

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

        Oh aye haha. In good position here off of Vardy(c), but still very nervy. C'mon WHAM!

  10. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Had only 7 players this GW. Only a materstroke move could’ve saved it.

    Vardy (c) 😎

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats

  11. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    41 points with Hazard (c), Luiz and Kepa to play. Eden better play and tear it up tomorrow as everybody else in my ML captained Salah / Vardy!

  12. balint84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Kane TC gw34 Hudder
    B) Kane TC dgw35 City+Brighton

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      c

      1. balint84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        so play TC at the last round or what?

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          would rather burn my TC than give it to harold

          1. balint84
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            i cant believe that he can blank a dgw twice a year.

    2. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Auba tc

      1. balint84
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        not owning him

  13. lespaul
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Eriksen or son?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      son, or both

    2. Gashead9
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Son

  14. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    will there be a gw where miliojevic wont get a jammy peno?

    1. balint84
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      him or Doucouré

    2. Fpl-king
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      When I bring him in that will be the game he doesn’t haha

  15. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    In 2 GWs I’ve cut my ML leaders lead from 110 to 45.
    No Wild Card Or BB for him either, ITS ON.

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Massive comeback!

    2. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well done.

  16. Gashead9
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    59 post baps with Haz & Luiz to go, very pleased. Seems to be some big scores on here today

    1. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Anything higher than 50 is a great score so far.

      1. ppv
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        72 16 point hit. Vardy capt Tielmans Westie. Lucky had to take some risks. 4 to play.

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Brilliant

          1. ppv
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks. Westwood always on bench before. Only had 6 playing. Losing lead to rival. About time I had some luck after Kun TC last week

  17. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    42 pts after BPS, 8.3k current OR with Hazard, Richarlison, Luiz and Kepa left. How about you ?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      i dont check my OR before fpl update it but after bonus im on 49 with hazard, azpi and kepa left

      1. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Good score, a Chelsea clean sheet and it'll be a success.

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          yeah. 1-0 azpi 🙂

  18. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    51 points with Hazard Fabianski Anderson left ill take that.

    GW32 Captain : Hazard

    GW33 Captain : Vardy

    🙂 🙂 🙂

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Man decided to brag about last week as well

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

    42 with Hazard and Fab to go. Not the worst considering Mane was my captain

  20. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance that Luiz or Haz will be rested? I have Westwood as 1st sub :((((

    1. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Luiz could be rested, it's very possible.

  21. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just walked past some guy at a bus stop crying with no trousers on.

    We stopped and asked if he was ok and he just said “Jamie Vardy saved me mate”

    1. grooveymatt65
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      brilliant!!!

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆 get oot. was probably the lad a page or so back in literal tears.

      Brilliant result though.

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That was the joke.

  22. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No need to worry about these Vardy cappers... most of them are casuals

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think anyone top 100k capped him tbh

      1. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        David did.

      2. ppv
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Obvious captain choice

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      :0

      bait set

  23. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at all these scores looks like red arrow. 35pts -4 Hazard (c) Willian Luiz Fabs to play 🙁

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      could be fine tbh

    2. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If Hazard scores you're fine.

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    59, Luiz, Leno & Rice to play 🙂

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      59 all out then mate 😉

      Messing. That’s an awful score. Big green for you

      36 with Haz(c) and Kepa to go

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I genuinely wrote awesome not awful haha

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          LOL, I get it all the time sodding autocorrects

  25. Zen_Master
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Captain Vardy you beauty you!!!!!!!!

  26. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Didnt bottle the Vardy captaincy - really Pleased over here. Come on Fab, keep Haz our

  27. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    33 with Hazard (c), Richarlison, Luiz and Fab to go - I’m going to get a red aren’t I despite all the planning 🙁

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      depends what OR is but not necc

      1. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just outside 1k

  28. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    55 (-4) with Hazard to go is pretty solid i think right ?

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Depends how the remaining games go but yes great score for now!

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        thx mate

  29. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well done to the Vardy caps great stuff

  30. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Livefpl shows 60p. Quite amazing. Schmeichel did not bring the cs and Anderson was not sold for Tielemans but that would have been too much. Digne a goal and cs tomorrow?