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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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1,392 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tiele owners the real winners!

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

      Oh yes

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

      ChO to Tielemans for a hit should have been done 😀

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

      You know it 😉

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

      Not laughing now?

  2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone seen Virg?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone seen Irbox?

  3. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How is that not a Tilly assist?

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It is

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Better be

    3. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *Refreshed page now - it’s been given*

  4. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Own Vardy and went 28 to 38k predicted with that.

  5. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tielemens with the end product, again

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

      Exactly this

  6. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Too late to join the Vardy Party?

    Wilson and Mount out for Vardy and fodder so that I can play Lundstram every week

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Never too late. Scooter has just been put on and the poppers are out.

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Some of the champers has gone but some cider left

  7. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Yeeees. Emery will be sacked

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

      Is wenger in the stands watching?

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Wenger is flying to Munich 😉

  8. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Emery has to go if this ends as a loss. Completely outplayed by a team that costs a fraction of his.

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

      What game are you watching?

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        The one where Leicester are outplaying Arsenal.

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

          ‘Completely outplayed’?

          1. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Yes. They are all over them with the press. Several chances. Hit the bar. Have now scored. What have Arsenal offered?

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

              First half Arsenal could easily have scored twice

              1. BIG TONES
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                2-0. Believe me now?

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

                  Ok then yep!

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

                  Second half Arsenal have folded

                  Sacked in the mornibg

                  1. BIG TONES
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    You would think so right!

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not his yet ; still a lot of wenger leftovers. Do think he’s on his last legs though, really has a totally unbalanced squad.

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        There's an argument he should be given more time. But miss the CL and you risk losing players like Auba and Laca. What playing identity do they have? His team selections are also mind boggling. Why are Pepe and Tierney not starting for one?

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

    Bring the vodka

  10. Yome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Did sterling to Tielemans:-)

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

      We haven't won till Sterling finishes playing...

  11. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR D NON OWNER

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

    Non owners should continue to stay away from Vardy, poor stats tonight

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Irrelevant. Leicester are scoring goals and play through a single striker ; he’ll get chances every game and is never (rarely) subbed.

  13. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Leicester just did what Arsenal used to do 16 years ago.

    Passing the ball into the net while defenders can do nothing but watch.

  14. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So city will be 4th for 2 weeks now!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Depends on tomorrows result

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        2-1 I guess

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Guess all you like it could be anything

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

    VARDY AND MADDISON will NEVER score again.

    Soyuncu will NEVER score an OG.

    Reverse jinxes in progress part 2

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

      XD

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

    Absolute rank killer for me that.. is there any point getting vardy now when everyone has him and I need to get up 500k ranks..

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

      Your downward trend will only continue if you don’t get him.

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

    But Vardy's conversion rate cannot be sustained they said!! Ha

  18. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy is gonna blank isn't he

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yup hopefully!!!

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

      Uhhhhhh

    3. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Oops i didn't realize he scored

  19. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lol @ xG

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

      xG stat fans in shambles

  20. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Painful not owning Vardy

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

    3 - Vardy (29)
    2 - Söyüncü (28)
    1 - Pereira (27)

  22. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Soy down to 2 bonus

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I will take that

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

      he'll concede soon

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Top lads don't swear

  23. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Almost 70% don't own Vardy :O

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

      Dead teams

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Me lol

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

    Can someone check on Epic

  25. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Our captain

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

    SOT and no goal - FFS Jamie

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

      Regression
      30% conversion rate today
      Sell !!

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

    Almost a second for jameh

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

    Lesson learnt - captain Vardy and never bench Soyuncu

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

      I benched Soy for Rico, lol, beed another vardy goal to make up for it bud

  29. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Shades of 2016 having triple Leicester. So far Soy, Vardy and Tielemans looking like the right 3.

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

    One more jamie