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

    I need to stop benching Soyuncu ffs

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

      I need to stop not owning him ffs

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same benched him again lol

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

      Same same

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

      This is clearly posting for an Arsenal goal! 😉

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

    Leicester more likely to score the third than Arsenal to score at all.

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

    Vardy breaking the game since Rodgers came in

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

    Vardy might get his 100th PL goal after all tonight!

    9 to go.

  5. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Before today my last successful captain was Aguero in week 6.

    Thank god I took a hit to get Vardy.

  6. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Brought in Madison instead of tielemans and was very annoyed when tiele assisted but very happy now. Thanks Vardy for the party

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

      I did it the other way and thought the differential had paid off 🙁

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tammy cappo with Vardy and maddy.. big fail for us non Vardy cappo 🙁

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

      Nah Martial going to do bits tomorrow.

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

        doubtful

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

          It’s actually likely if he starts.

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      At least you got the Wilson goal

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

        😛

    3. Party time
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😆 Patiently waiting for Martial(C) tomorrow 😉

      • Pia06rc
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Your poor thing 🙁

      • The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, same here

      • Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How is that anything but good? Woe is me boasting makes you look silly mate.

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

        It's a four point difference?

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

      Cya, Unai.

      Will miss you in the Ebenings.

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

        Looks like you didn't break Vardy afterall 😉

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

          Plenty of time for a red.

      2. Meinhoff
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not so good ebening

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

        Think he's a goner?

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

          sacked in the morning

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

          Has to.

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

            It's Arsenal... the threshold is lower

    5. balint84
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      next week

      A) keep Sterling
      B) Son+Maddsion for the price of Sterling+Mctorminay (2ft)

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

      Leicester are amazing

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

        Top 4? I think they might do it.

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

          They can!

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

          I’d be shocked if they don’t.

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

          They will

        4. Lecky Legs FC
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Guaranteed for me them & Chelsea, United & Tottenham lightyears away from it

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

      Fair play to Dave Munday, he called it brilliantly saying that Vardy, Maddy and Tielemans are in for a great time with Arsenal being so soft down the middle stats wise!

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

        Yeah David always speaks sense

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

          he has got so much stick from many on here so I think he deserves a shout out when he calls it right!

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

            Definitely

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Fair play to those who actually own them...

      3. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yep, think we all knew Arsenal are ripe for picking right now.

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

        Wasn't that obvious? Honestly

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

          to you and me perhaps but to most not at all

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

      Pythons out for Vardy Party!

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Get ya Pythons out

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

        Python stopping me jumping out the window atm

      3. Ragabolly
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah seriously need an investor to upgrade livefpl servers at peak moments like this

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

          Haha, not worth. Let them wait 15mins.

          Top work as always!

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

      Out down the boozer with Vardy (c) loving this. Few mates with dont own him 🙂

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

      Vardy and BRod a match made in Chucky heaven

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

      I get the Vardy decision wrong every year but I will stay stubborn. Auba (C) next week

      1. Kun Tozser
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Why not Vardy?

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

        This. Has to be. Been impressed with Auba tonight despite on what appears to be the losing team

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

      Jamie Vardy perma (C)?

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

        Could work for a while. Don't expect anything in first half 😉

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

      Did Ota and Cantwell to Tomori and Maddison this week. Best -4 I’ve ever done.

      Love it when a day goes like this.

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

        Nice

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

      Remember when Arsenal decided against appointing Brendan Rodgers as manager

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

        Think it is time for them to go for Eddie Howe tbh. They never will though. Choose some crap French of Spanish manager just because they play 'nice' football.

    15. Pino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      GW11: benched Lundstam who scored 2goals, dropped 400k places

      midweek: rage sell Salah and Wilson, bring inn Vardy and Maddison

      GW12: climb back 400k places

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

      Vardy running all over the place like the Duracell bunny

    17. Merlinsnose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’d very much appreciate all of your advise. Which shall I go for?

      A - mount and Robertson
      B - vvd and pulisic

      Many thanks

      1. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        A

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

      Arsenal away fans singing sacked in the morning

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

      Arsenal fans singing "You're getting sacked in the morning"

    20. Godfrey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What a perfect game as a Maddison, Soyuncu and Vardy (C) owner. Keep the clean sheet please...

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

        Same, a great rank boost.

    21. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Maddy’s EO In top10k? Thanks

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

        No problem

    22. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy bouncing around like a spring lamb.

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

      Bad ebening for Arsenal.

    24. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Putting Rico on the pitch instead of Soyuncu was a big mistake, and a predictable one. Bournemouth are not a team that can be trusted, unlike Leicester.

      At least I got it right with Vardy captain.

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

        Exactly the same here, won’t be benching Soy again

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

        Did the same, but I think the decision was logical... Bournemouth hadn't conceded in the last 3, and Arsenal pretty much always scored this season. Don't beat yourself up

        1. LE CHARO
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          The issue is that I always planned to play Soyuncu and have Rico first on my bench, and only switched them yesterday after seeing the scout picks.

          The decision made sense, but we all know it's not in Bournemouth's nature to keep clean sheets while Leicester have shown a real solidity at the back from the start of the season.

          I made the same mistake previously with Diop after West Ham got 3 clean sheets in a row, which actually were flukes. Really need to learn my lesson there.

          1. clodhopper
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            I did the same but at lest u have him in your team bench or not

            1. LE CHARO
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah that's true, need to focus on the positive here, and with Vardy captain the gw is a success anyway. Plus I played him last gw when it made a much bigger difference.

    25. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal so pathetic.

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

      So first to get the sack during IB?

      1. Emery
      2. Poch
      3. Ralf
      4. Ole