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Southampton and Leicester unchanged for Gameweek 10 opener

Both Southampton and Leicester have named unchanged sides for their Friday night clash at St. Mary’s Stadium.

That will be welcoming news for those in possession of Jamie Vardy (£9.1m), James Maddison (£7.2m) and Ricardo Pereira (£6.2m), the three most popular players in the first game of Gameweek 10.

It is the midfield option who will have the most attention from Fantasy Premier League managers, currently sat in 14.3% of squads.

Pereira is owned by 11.7% and while 11.5% are hoping from more attacking returns from Vardy.

Leicester remain without a clean sheet away from home this season so Fantasy managers are probably more expectant about Fantasy points at the other end of the pitch tonight.

That said, Vardy has scored in just one away match in 2019/20.

Gameweek 10 could see some improvement from Leicester’s attacking prospects on the road though, considering Southampton’s leaky defence at home this season.

Ralph Hasenhüttl’s side has conceded 10 goals across their four matches in front of their own fans since Gameweek 1, an average of 2.5 per game.

The Saints’ boss has stuck with the same defence as last time out though, lining them up in a back-three with wing-backs.

Maya Yoshida (£4.4m), Jannik Vestergaard (£5.2m) and Jan Bednarek (£4.5m) anchor the side with Ryan Bertrand (£4.8m) and Yan Valery (£4.8m) on the flanks.

Up-front is a man who has been capturing plenty of attention recently in Danny Ings (£5.9m).

He has started the last three Gameweeks, scoring in each of them, and may enjoy playing against this Leicester defence as they still chase their first away clean sheet of the campaign.

Southampton XI (5-3-2): Gunn; Bertrand, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Valery; Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Romeu; Redmond; Ings.

Leicester XI (4-1-4-1): Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; Pérez, Maddison, Tielemans, H Barnes; Vardy.

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  1. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    No Vardy in my ML apart from me. But most have Sterling and Aguero, will they leapfrog me tomz?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

  2. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy owners are so lucky. His stats are rubbish

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Go home. He does the same thing every year, it's called consistency.

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

      Lucky is the name of the game

    3. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Stats are so overrated.

    4. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That idiot bednarek has captained Vardy. Idiot

  3. pjomara
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    All the people who kept Vardy as captain not knowing the deadline was today!

  4. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I hate this game

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hate and love it's blurry boundary

  5. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    10-0 City with 5 or so goals from Sterling to make me feel better please...

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Southampton will do Wolves

  6. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Friday night Vardy Party!

  7. COYS Down Under
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Double Leicester defense did something at least...

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    5 blanks in 10 GWs for Vardy and he is top scorer in fantasy so far lol

    1. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Give the others a chance to play this week

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        i said so far

        1. SEXY SON
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sorry I read that as in terms of gameweeks into the season

  9. Regin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Shame for football. Please relegate Southampton United immediately and replace them with a random team from the second league.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Who are Southampton United?

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Gotta dig up the post I made earlier today about vardy doubters going to be btfo...

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Do it

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Later when pages are slower

    2. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I remember reading it, I confirm it's true

  11. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I almost had a bet on 10-0, too

  12. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Betrand on -6. Differential.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Is this a new record?

    2. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      2 guys in my ML had him.

  13. AC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Well done to anyone who has a Leicester scoring player tonight (I’m not one of them) but great memories for years to come!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers buddy

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

      Reminds me of Lukaku's 4 goals in one GW. Salah's too, but everyone and their dog captained him that week. Lukaku's, less-so.

  14. Lingard’s Shin Guards
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    But Vardy has a bad xG!!!

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      People be saying this every year, still gets the points.

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Love it

  15. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So I had a choice between Vardy and Maupay for the next two weeks......

    Gotta laugh really.

    1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It’s away at Southampton. No stats, no sign of this. It’s footy. People will claim genius, but it’s just a bit of luck and fair play to them. Who doesn’t want a lucky haul or two

  16. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    In my mini league I’ve been 1st the whole season so far. I’m now 5th, 42 pts behind 1st

  17. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester played well but Southampton were playing like a Sunday League Team. Even with 10 men 9-0 is not acceptable, could get worse with City next.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      They’ll beat city 1-0 in the league next no doubt

  18. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Auba > Vardy locked in.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Did that this week.

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Fair play. 2m difference is laughable really isn't it.

  19. Hamstergod
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lol ,finally got tired of Pukki, got Vardy in and then today after I get home , I checked the score and 7:0...wow and now its up to 9 with Vardy getting even more invovled. Sounds more like a Fifa result than real PL.

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What happened next?

  20. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So glad I sold that wasteman Kane for Vardy this week.

    Shout out to Yoshida for a 0/10 performance tonight.

  21. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    The ultimate question....

    Anyone have Vardy, Perez and Chilwell in their team (with one of them captain)?

    1. SAY MY NAME
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm sure an Egyptian playing first week will, along with Vardy TC

  22. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best move?

    A) Auba > Vardy
    B) Wilson > Vardy

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Both!

    2. Hughes the Daddy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Aub. Not value

  23. Public user
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    So close of getting Vardy + Maddison/tielemans but saw most commented lei not attacking enough . transferred in martial instead but still , vardyyyyyy!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sensible IMO

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      who on earth said that?! what were they smoking?

  24. SEXY SON
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane to outscore Vardy this week?

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I hope so

  25. LeicesterA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Best: Being a Leicester Fan
    Good: Having Vardy
    Bad: Söyüncü benched
    Unknown: Vardy (VC), Sterling (C). Raheem can stay on the bench now, please!

    Rough and smooth.

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

      Shades of KDB (VC)

    2. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      True LEI would have started Soy

      1. LeicesterA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        True LEI understands our weaknesses, having watched them, week in - week out...

  26. De Gea is GOAT
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    5am here in Aus and just woke up to check the score... wtf just happened? :O

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Gang ra..

      1. De Gea is GOAT
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Mate! I thought i was reading 0-0 until i opened my eyes a bit more. Please tell me you have Vardy Amey?!

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I do 😀
          You ??

      2. TheBrazilianRonaldo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        A bit tasteless. Lots of other phrases one could suggestively use

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sorry
          Didn't wanna offend
          Couldn't find better word though. Southampton just plainly gave it all to Leicester City

          1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yes, k cheers for replying. Saints garbage for sure

          2. De Gea is GOAT
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Nice one!!! Not one LEI player for me. Brought in Kun instead. FML

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Cheers mate
              GL 🙂

              1. De Gea is GOAT
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Thanks Amey. I remember your plan was to always bring in Vards for GW9. Good on ya for sitcking to it 🙂

  27. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Changed captaincy from Vardy to KDB before deadline:( season over

    1. Pumpkinhead
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It was always going to be kdb though.

    2. LeicesterA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      0.o

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

    1.78m --> 300k in one match O_O

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      lol

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy © ??

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

        Yes

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Well done bro

    3. firstade
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Gongrats! 920k to 240k here. Feels good to be back

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Back?

  29. Captain Beefheart
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Credit to Gunn, concedes 9 but still breaks even! Well in that man

  30. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    These thoughts will pass. But Soyuncu to Chilwell feels tempting. Even Mount to Tielemans.
    Not a good idea though right?