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All eyes on Vardy as Leicester host Arsenal

All eyes will be on the King Power Stadium for the final match of Gameweek 12’s Saturday programme.

Leicester City host Arsenal, with a large number of managers backing Jamie Vardy (£9.5m) for the captaincy.

He was the winner of our latest poll and was also reported as the most popular option for the armband among the top 10,000 managers too.

34.9% of those at that level have trusted Vardy as their captain hoping he can continue his strong record against Arsenal.

In eight Premier League starts against the Gunners, he has scored eight times.

With each passing Gameweek, the interest in Vardy continues to rise as only Christian Pulisic (£7.4m) earned more transfers in since Gameweek 11 as the Foxes’ forward (370,000+).

James Maddison (£7.4m) has also been a popular figure in the transfer market, earning 230,000+ new owners for Gameweek 12, the fourth-highest.

Leicester players actually dominated the top 10 for transfers in, with Çaglar Söyüncü (£4.8m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.6m) also up there, with 140,000+ and 130,000+ new owners respectively.

That should see most of the Fantasy community willing on a win for Leicester this afternoon.

However, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.0m) still has the backing of 25.9% for Gameweek 12 and could be an interesting factor in this Saturday evening clash.

He starts up front for Arsenal alongside Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) and supported by Mesut Özil (£7.2m) in the number 10 role.

Unai Emery lines his side up in a 3-4-1-2 formation with Sead Kolasinac (£5.4m) and Hector Bellerín (£5.4m) as the wing-backs.

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

Arsenal XI (3-4-1-2): Leno; Holding, D Luiz, Chambers; Kolasinac, Torreira, Guendouzi, Bellerín; Özil; Aubameyang, Lacazette.

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  1. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Get onboard Richarlison for Norwich next GW!

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah I said a week ago that Richarlison could be a great differential for next 2 GWs which is happening!

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Got him in as my Mahrez replacement (ahead of Martial) for the Spurs game with these two juicy fixtures in mind...part one complete...part two, possibly my cappo!

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

    Pope on for 2 bonus?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not 1?

    3. Brehmeren
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1 bonus

    4. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1 bonus
      1 save point

    5. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2

  3. The_Fish
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Leicester triple up to cement a green arrow...

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thank God for Pope.

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Finally Pope delivered!

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hallowed be His name

    3. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Amen to that

  5. Don Van Vliet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Özil starting.
    Bellerín back.

    Could be goals in this one.
    3-2

    1. Stef rocks
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      More like 3-0 🙂

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Özil.. Lol
      Bellerin.. rofl

      1. Don Van Vliet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Bellerín isn't too shabby; gets forward and puts a lot of balls in the box. Özil is undoubtedly talented, but clearly has a lot of issues and has gone missing far too often in recent memory.

        The point, however, is that both could really show up today after being absent from the starting 11 for so long.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Xhaka a big miss for Leicester.

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Great to have Bellerin back as an fpl option again.

  6. beric
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Come on vardy and only vardy!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Giggity

  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy better turn up. My whole GW depends on him.

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jamie Blanking Vardy!

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Behave

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What's your team link mate? You don't want any player to do well Who the heck you have?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I brought Vardy in, I’m convinced I’ll break him.

        Don’t get so heated over a free Aurier posts 😆

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Few*

        2. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Lol.
          Noway you break jamie, welcome to the party thou

  9. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I joined the party at the perfect time towards the end of last season.

    I have now arrived again, albeit late. Let’s hope it’s still an absolute banger tonight

  10. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Please Leicester rip arsenal a new one!

  11. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    23 from for plus bonus pending. Guess that is not too bad?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why not add bonus?

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *From four*

    3. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      25 from 4 with bonus here we're both going well as always these days x

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice one, 29(-8) here with no Tammy and 7 to play inc captain...def have taken that at deadline!

  12. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ndidi is going to sit on Ozil all game and there won't be a single thing he can do about it.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Good thing that isn't how emery ball works. Wing backs are who you have to worry about

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Emery ball isn't a thing

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          :O

  13. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy non cappers hoping for a blank? Assuming most serious players own Vardy.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      1 goal will do. Salah to go demon.

    2. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Will take 1gial/assist

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Probably right.

    3. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Well I'm currently 28k and don't own Vardy. Guess I'm just not serious enough cause I like to have fun with my picks and not just pick the same player as everyone else and be boring 🙂

      1. The_Fish
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Depends when you bought him.

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          That's actually true tbf.

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Hehe, was thinking more about the average. I'm sitting at 1 million. Having a shocker so far this season.

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need Leicester to concede. Hoping for a 0-1 Arsenal win.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not a popular sentiment on here, least of all me.

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah no Vardy and Soyuncu on my bench for me
      0-1 would be sweet (Vardy red card would be even better)

  15. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Vardy (c), let's go party!!!

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    33 from 6 including captain ok?
    Got 5 players in the big game tomorrow. No one in the Leicester game.

  17. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    TOON!

  18. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Goal fest please Vardy and Aubameyang, but had Son(c).

    1. Atom&Humber
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice one! I brought son in for kdb but didn’t have the balls to (c). Really wanna captain him against West Ham but early kick off and ib travel putting me off

  19. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Emery doesn't own vardy. Playing 5 atb

  20. End of King Wilson
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope
    Francis
    Saint-maximin
    Jesus
    Freeman

  21. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A vardeh parteh to end the day and I'm buzzing

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

      Party x3 assisted by Maddison 🙂

  22. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I think 28 points after bonuses with Vardy, Tielemans, KdB, TAA, Sterling, and two Red Devils... to come... confident

  23. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    0 assets in this game.
    COYG!

  24. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thought on Yarmolenko + Connolly + Pieters ➡ Lacazette + Holgate + Elneny for -8? Only getting Holgate to maximise returns this gw as he faces Norwich. Not a long term move. Gives me -

    Pope
    TAA - Holgate - Lundstram
    Sterling - Mane - Richarlison - Martial
    Vardy - Lacazette - Ings

    Woodman - Tomori - Hanley - Elneny

    Thoughts please? 🙂

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bringing in Holgate and Elneny and taking a -8 just to accomodate Lacazette isn't a good move

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Why not?

        The next 4 for Arsenal are sublime. Will switch Holgate the week after for a better def. Elneny will not be required ever.

  25. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't bellieve I still own Wilson.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah him and Pukki are not worth it.

  26. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2 baps for Pope?

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      One . Don't get carried away.

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Says 2 in the members area

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Save point & a BAP on the game site.

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            If the bonus points are final it’s 2!

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That's blasphemy.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Should be.

  27. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    0 Leicester... I'm fookd
    Come on you gunners!!

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      we gaaaaat this

  28. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Update FFS , the Chelsea bonus went on much quicker.

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    They’re showing the Bergkmap hattrick v Leicester from Aug’97

    Lovely stuff

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *Bergkamp

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Used to enjoy a good dive too.

    2. Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        There can only be 1 Dennis Bergkamp. Ohh I miss the Highbury days !!!

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think Arsenal may do well today.

      The specter of Mourinho taking over from Emery might just be the kick up the backside they needed.

      1. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe Emery wants his compensation sacking money

      2. Party time
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yes. I fancy Arsenal to win this game