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All eyes on Vardy in Double Gameweek 34 opening match

Jamie Vardy (£9.2m) will be the focal point of Double Gameweek 34 on opening night.

With many managers submitting their Wildcard squads for the rest of the season, the Leicester man was a popular figure this week.

With seven goals in his last six matches, Vardy is in hot form and his ownership will be hoping that continues against Newcastle tonight.

He will be supported by exciting midfield options Youri Tielemans (£6.1m), Demarai Gray (£5.4m), James Maddison (£6.9m) and Harvey Barnes (£5.5m).

The main Fantasy focal point for Newcastle is Salomón Rondón (£6.0m), but even still he is in just 7.5% of teams.

The next most popular Magpie is Jamaal Lascelles (£4.7m) in 3.2% of squads.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Tielemans, Ndidi, Gray, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Lascelles, Schar, Dummett, Ritchie, Ki, Hayden, Almiron, Perez, Rondon

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  1. Fnug
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 12 days ago

    So after days of tinkering, me and my ML rival, who have the exact same amount of points, roll out almost carbon copy teams. Who do you think scores the most out of this lot?

    A) Laporte, Robertson, Mané, Jota, with Duffy C
    B) Doherty, TAA, Salah, Siggy, with Son C

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 12 days ago

        them

        1. Fnug
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          I see what you mean

      • Golden Oldies
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Almost carbon copy except a load of differences..

        B

        1. Fnug
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Both same keeper pair and double Brighton defense + Valery. Both Son, Eriksen and JWP. Both a front line of Kun, Jimmy and Rash. Could’ve been a helluva lot different.

      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        B

      • LMFAO
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Do you even understand the meaning of carbon copy would be much more satisfying to know.

        1. Fnug
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Haha, see above. Should have used a different atom than carbon. Sorry.

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

          But you could argue that Robertson = TAA, Mané = Salah and Siggy could easily become a Jota after the FT. So it’s pretty similar.

      • JRO093
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        A

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Vardy (C) useless ffs

      1. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Duffy will have had an OG and YC by this point though.

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Yep. Not feeling too clever at the mo. 🙁

        A while to go yet.

      3. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Why can’t they just go back to playing ugly counter attacking football, scoring goals and keeping clean sheets.

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Teams figured them out

        2. JuulKrapuul
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Last counter Newcastle conceded was in 2017

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Anyone else just seeing very similar versions of WC teams within their mini leagues?
      Captain choices gonna be key!

      1. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        No - seeing huge variations in teams

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Same.

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        My wildcard team is almost a carbon copy of the top 10k template, going to be hard to gain any decent ground now.

      3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Quite happy with my Salah and Hazard differentials!

      4. V-2 Schneiderlin
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        top 4 in my league all have Son (C) - will come down to minor differences this week

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      We have chance to catch Mark. He went Salah and has 0 City.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        He knows

      2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Salah will surprise everyone this week I think

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Agree. Although I don’t have him

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            My captain 🙂

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

              Nice. I brought him back but didn’t captain him.

        2. Sandy Ravage
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Salah has been surprising everyone one way or the other all season

        3. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Noway
          I captained him... Blank is guranteed

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Salah was almost a no-brainer. Nice to see him in my team ready for Cardiff already...

      4. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        How can you not have salah ahead of Chelsea Cardiff and huddersfield is beyond me

      5. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        People don’t have Salah for Cardiff? Ouch

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

          Mane the one 🙂

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Tielemans YC

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Very easily could've been red.

    6. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      That’s a red card

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        I saw a yellow one

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Could’ve been.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          *Should’ve

    7. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Vamie Jardy

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        G?

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Assist?

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Have you seen him yet?

    8. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      OMG

    9. One Man
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Which defender to bring in for 5.5m or under, have TAA, Doherty and Van B. ?

      1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Valery maybe?

    10. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Team for this week
      Ryan
      Dunk,Mustafi,Vestergaard
      Sane,KdB,Eriksen,Son,Martial
      Kun,Murray (C)

      Lloris, Jiménez,Kolasinac,Valery

      Points predictions?

      1. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        63

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Mmmm

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

        102

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Would be good

      3. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Hey Inter, loving your work. 87pts.

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Nice thanks,hope for some more though 🙂 ..u confident on your team?

          1. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            Not really, expecting mass rotations so end up a car wreck 🙁

          2. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            Oh, but Sane will go large this week. My captain, and a massive differential.

            1. Ambrosiana Inter
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Nice yeah sane deffo , him and kdb hopefully will help me close the gap in mini leagues...someone triple captained Duffy,loads of balls

              1. Burger
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                How many pts you need for 1st place?

      4. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        20 - 200

      5. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        86. No more no less.

      6. Poseidon.
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        86

    11. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 12 days ago

      Who to captain?
      MG Pedersen or Okocha?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Djorkaeff.

        1. Ambrosiana Inter
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Love yuri

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        TCMGP

      3. SweeSwee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Have you considered Fred?

      4. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Okocha is more fun

      5. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 12 days ago

        Pedersen playing as a holding mid these days. Not worth the captaincy

      6. Jay_
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Di Canio

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

          Amokachi!!!

        • Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 12 days ago

          Nolan.

          1. The-Red-1
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            Took a -4 to get in Djemba Djemba

          2. i am jose mourinho
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 12 days ago

            Hadergjonaj

        • Party time
            5 years, 12 days ago

            El Hadji Diouf

            1. 7shadesofsmoke
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              how many points for spitting?

              1. Party time
                  5 years, 12 days ago

                  Hahahaha

            2. JJO
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Me 🙂

            3. MTPockets
                5 years, 12 days ago

                MGP vs Mjondalen

              • Teahupo'o
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Malouda

            4. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              3 passes for Vardy so far.. very involved

              1. Burger
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                As long as he passes into the goal who cares.

              2. Wild Rover
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                He’s been in some great positions but ignored by the greedy Barnes and Gray

            5. SweeSwee
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Vardy Vardy Vardy

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

                He done anything?

            6. One Man
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Is Son a good buy right now for Mane ?

              1. Burger
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Before either have played? Err, no.

            7. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              HT

            8. Beatle
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Vardy always scores second half.

              Bookmark this

              1. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                As a non-owner I am aware of his annoying habit of scoring late goals

                1. Ambrosiana Inter
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 12 days ago

                  Same

            9. wolvesmad
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Anyone else getting all teams as having DGW in FF and in Rate my team?

              1. wolvesmad
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Ah gone now

            10. SweeSwee
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              100% of Vardy’s goals in recent memory have been scored in the second half.

              1. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Yup still fearing for one of his hauls

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

              QUADRUPLE BRIGHTON DEFENCE

              avoided Vardy

              WIN

              1. Ambrosiana Inter
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Mmm

            12. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Worth turning this game on or no?

              1. Poseidon.
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                No lol both teams are rubbish

                1. Poseidon.
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 12 days ago

                  No offence to anyone

                  1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 12 days ago

                    Thanks. Guess I'll pay attention to my friends then

            13. WVA
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Rondon has been so unlucky lately!

              Probably because I have him ha.

              1. Differentiator
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Who does Him Ha play for?

              2. Amey
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Ha

            14. Differentiator
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Jardy Vamie

              1. Poseidon.
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Why do you keep saying this? Are you broken?

                1. Differentiator
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 12 days ago

                  First time I've said it

                  1. Poseidon.
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 12 days ago

                    Its a bit weird

            15. Burger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Vardy 50% EO in the top 10k, that's a surprise, thought most had sold on the wc.

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

                People get attached.

                1. Andy'81
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 12 days ago

                  I can relate to that, I've kept Hazard in my WC team.

              2. IRBOX ⚽
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Mistake - won’t play Huddersfield every week

              3. Amey
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Half time, I'm happy to have sold him.
                Not sure about FT 😀

                I personally think we Vardy © last gw got lucky.

              4. 7shadesofsmoke
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                great form, great fixture, nailed, didn't play midweek, kane injured so money to spend, bookies favourite to haul... I thought he'd have higher ownership to be honest

            16. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Duffy cappers; how many points we expecting realistically?

              I'd be happy with standard 2 clean sheets.

              1. SweeSwee
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Couple of goals would be nice.

                Own goals that is.

              2. Dannyb
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Standard clean sheet and Brighton in the same sentence...... hmmmm

              3. L'Aeroplanino
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                8

              4. Twisted Saltergater
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                10

            17. NUFCAndrew
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Buzzing

              1. Syd.
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                rampant rabbit?

            18. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Wouldn't worry guys, Vardy was blanking this time last week

            19. Syd.
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Jamie Vardy had six touches in the 1st half

            20. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              LMS Captains (77 teams)

              Son 40.79%
              Duffy 36.84%
              Vardy 10.53%
              Agüero 5.26%
              Eriksen 2.63%
              Murray 2.63%
              Dunk 1.32%

              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Mercy for Duffy captainers.

              2. RoysCallerAnne
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                🙁

              3. TOPCAT1960
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Looks like people are worried about missing out ?

              4. Pras (FPL)
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Dunk 😀

            21. Lucky Z
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              Murray => Jimenez for FT is a no brainer?

              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 12 days ago

                Yes
                Wait till Friday though

                1. Lucky Z
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 12 days ago

                  Exact funds..

            22. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 12 days ago

              I got 7 Brighton players in my draft team this week