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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. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ref in sales:"sell me this pen"

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester looking the far better side.

  3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Should Auba have had a pen?

  4. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What a miss by Laca

  5. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Emery actually fields Arsenal’s strongest 11 when everyone’s expecting a Vardy and Leicester show. Bloody typical.

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

      No Tierney is bizarre tho

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        He loves Kolasinac

  6. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pulisic a better option than Mount now?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      For sure the last few weeks.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not entirely, just last few weeks

    3. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes.

    4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not considering price

    5. Bird Raymond
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A decent option for those who are chasing.

    6. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just thought he has looked great from a fantasy perspective, Hazard-lite but greedy for shots.

    7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah

    8. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He's top midfielder for xGI over the last two and the last four. Mount is nowhere to be seen in that list. This is what is making me want to change.

  7. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Arsenal running scared.

  8. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Would you be Happy if you did Son to Mane last week for free ?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, Mané is miles better in a far better side.

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

    Arsenal are a championship side with a big stadium!

    1. Party time
        4 years, 5 months ago

        & Utd are?

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

          Glorious

      • Party time
          4 years, 5 months ago

          🙂

      • Holteenderinthesky
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Have Soyuncu with Vardy Captain, feel massively done with that decision. VAR needs to go.

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          It still wouldn't of been a pen with VAR lmfao.

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Without*

          2. Holteenderinthesky
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Makes no difference, VAR is currently there. So has to be a pen.

          3. My heart goes Salalalalah
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Drunk?

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

              How ? Without VAR you accept it's been missed like the 100+ Years beforehand. With VAR there is literally no excuse it's a blatant pen all day.

              1. My heart goes Salalalalah
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Whay u mean how? It's 8pm on a Saturday in South Afri. Easy

              2. My heart goes Salalalalah
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                😆

        2. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          VAR isn't the problem, it's the people using VAR who are making the incorrect decisions

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            This

            1. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              They need to grow a set.

          2. Party time
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Yes PL officials do this on purpose. With Var, life is difficult for them to favor a side that gives them guap before kick off imo. So now they paint the image of var in a way to make people opt for it out

        3. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          No chance this ends goalless

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Guaranteed now.

          2. elchilangles
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            please dont jinx it for those of us with Auba and Vardy (c)!!!

        4. KGFC
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Laca could be a decent differential for upcoming Ars fixtures...

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Easy Vardy exit plan at FT!

          2. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yes a different way to fall down the rankings.

            1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Haha

          3. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Laca needs to eat more wheaties.

        5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Lovely game

        6. Stoic
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          The one player you don't do that against is Vardy. Leno shocking

          1. twoplustwo
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Poor coaching

        7. elchilangles
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          yes, December by a long way!

        8. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wenger’s available

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

          0-0

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

            Not a chance

        10. La Vida Latte
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          VARdy vs VAR. Who wins?

        11. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          The music at this party is rubbish, hope they liven it up abit

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            It better not be the same DJ from last night's Pukki party..

            1. DR0GBA
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              did you not hear? Pukki's DJ retired months ago mate

              1. Dynamic Duos
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                I heard they started putting water in the vodka bottles

        12. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Söyüncü is incredible. Don’t think I’ve ever seen him make a mistake, always so cool on the ball

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Just thought the same

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

          Mousset is coming in for 14-19 for sure. Gonna be a load of points on my bench that's for sure

          1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Why bring him in if you plan to bench him?

        14. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          24 poimts2 a 60k green if you're around 740k 😆

        15. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Emery's 352 is far more defensive than the one Ole set up against Liverpool. Strikers wide and deep, wingbacks deep. Yuck.

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Players their worst enemy, constantly playing into trouble.

          2. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yet they will score 1st.

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

              No

          3. KGFC
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Well tbf, Arsenal are playing a top 4 team

        16. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Lively!

        17. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Tielemans looks a class player

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Say more nice things about players I own. 😀

        18. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Another bad week 🙁 I’m on 10 points assuming Tammy gets two baps. Disaster

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

            Same every week, yet we all still play it lol

            1. KGFC
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Haha, so true

        19. KGFC
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Tiel tees it awayyyyy

        20. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Tielemans almost

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

            Sounds about right for my season

          2. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Got a semi on...

        21. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Tielemans field goal

        22. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wow