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Vardy absent as Alli overcomes injury fears for Spurs

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) is one of nine changes made by Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers for Gameweek 20.

Kasper Schmeichel (£5.4m) and Jonny Evans (£5.2m) are the only players to survive from the Liverpool match with all other starts from Gameweek 19 missing out.

Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.1m), Ben Chilwell (£5.7m), Youri Tielemans (£6.4m), James Maddison (£7.7m) and Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) are all on the bench while Vardy is absence from the match-day squad entirely.

The centre-forward misses out on the trip to West Ham because his wife Rebekah gave birth and he is spending time with them.

“Jamie Vardy’s wife had a child today, so he’s with her and congratulations to them.” – Brendan Rodgers

Not only will West Ham be boosted by facing a second-string Leicester side, but they also have encouraging news of their own as Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m) returns in goal for the first time since Gameweek 7.

They themselves have rotated to some extent with Michail Antonio (£6.9m) and Mark Noble (£5.0m) benched in favour of Carlos Sánchez (£4.3m), and Manuel Lanzini (£6.2m).

Meanwhile, there are similar frustrations for Fantasy managers at Carrow Road where Dele Alli (£8.9m) starts for Spurs with Lucas Moura (£7.1m) named on the bench.

The Englishman was considered a doubt for Gameweek 20, triggering a slew of sales, but he has overcome his fitness concerns to start.

Furthermore, Moura was the target for some of those selling Alli and it turns out that it is him who will have to feature as a substitute instead.

Norwich have benched Todd Cantwell (£4.8m) but Teemu Pukki (£6.6m) starts up-front.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; Hernandez, Stiepermann, Buendia; Pukki.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga; Sessegnon, Vertonghen, Foyth, Alderweireld, Aurier; Eriksen, Ndombele, Alli, Lo Celso; Kane.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Masuaku; Balbuena, Diop, Fredericks; C Sánchez, Rice; Anderson, Fornals, Lanzini; Haller.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Evans, Morgan, Justin; Mendy, Choudhury; Pérez, Albrighton, D Gray; Iheanacho.

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  1. danlynch13
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Best keeper for 4.9?

    Forster
    Fabianski
    Ryan

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ryan

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ryan Dunk, Foster Kiko, Fab Ogbonna ... how does Fab Dunk Kiko sounds? Maybe Fab if you don't want double up

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Flabby

  2. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Recalibration of the measuring system is needed. Simples. Gotta start measuring from feet/leg. One cannot score through an arm, this system is absolutely flawed in chalking off such intelligent goals.

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shoulder can though

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What about heads?

      1. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Of course, you can score with your head, but not from 45 yards. And try running forwards with your upper body leaning backward, ridiculous. Rules should be changed.

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Armpit is the banter term, it's the line to the shoulder, look how Pukki controlled the ball

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

      Pogba, Pulisic & El Ghazi to who for a minus 8 ?

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dear god

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          There is new WC

          1. lordkippe
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            dont want to use it. Can use a couple of weeks to sort this out as rest of team is good

      2. Deeney-is-a-god
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Willian, ndombele and pepe maybe

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

        Transfer em out with your eyes closed. Still would get better players

    5. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Moura on

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Alli off?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          No

          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Ah well

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Vert and Hoyt

          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers

    6. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Classic Jose changes, spurs win this

    7. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford on the bench seems likely to me

      1. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Stop posting rubbish please

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Just sayin

      2. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        With no Pogba ?

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          No real evidence pogba wont start, its all conjecture

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

            Hasn't traveled

            1. beric
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Wheres the proof

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

                Wait 10 more minutes and then see the team sheets

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Apart from them travelling.

      3. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Don't worry, you will survive his brace...

    8. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Moura and Sanchez on
      Foyth and Vertonghen off

    9. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lucas and sanchez coming on

    10. Kaiser123
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably get knocked out of the cup by a dead team noy changed from Gw 1

    11. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Moura subbed on!

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Foyth Verthongen off?

    12. tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Moura and Sanchez for Vert and Foyth?

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

    13. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      People who dont watch, nor playfootball specified the exact criteria of offside. Pen pushers who are 76 years old and cant tell their dog from their wife

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

      Alli still on?

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Seems like it

      2. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

    15. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli really should have shot earlier.

    16. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      4-2-3-1 from spurs maybe,

      Sessegnon drops to left back

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Gazzaniga
        Aurier Sanchez Alderweireld Sessegnon
        Ndombele Lo-Celso
        Moura Eriksen Alli
        Kane

    17. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aurier to Gomez? Can’t get Trent or Robbo without further trans

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I feel like we are gunna want trent

        1. Gizzachance
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          True mate, aurier has good fixtures, tot def poor under Jose

          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Im thinking aurier to trent, sacrificing mount and having traore as my fifth mid

            1. beric
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Fourth*

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Trent is terrifying for not having

        1. Gizzachance
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yep, have mane, need Trent to
          Then will be hard to fit in salah to if I want 3 fir the dgw an the fixtures after that
          See after games tmoz
          Cheers

    18. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Change of formation?

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yup. 4231

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Should be better

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        4 at the back

      3. Mo Salah No Mane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

    19. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is there anyone out there who brought in deney and captained him? Or i would have been the only one in the world but instead i brought in deulofeu xD

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        We both would have been the only ones in the world to have to done it if either of us had.

        I also didn’t bring in DCL and captain him either....did you not as well...

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

        I put Deeney in my Draft team only cause Deulofeu was already taken 🙂

    20. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Alli wasting another huge chance. But at least its positive that he gets in those positions.

      1. Marvin Moon
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        My word I think this may be the first positive post I've ever seen you write! Good for you.

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Your problem is that you take everything at face value

    21. tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Eriksen beautiful pass, Alli does not convert.

    22. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dele has no pace

    23. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why would rashy be on the bench when he got subbed off

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Comedy value?

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Not funny to me

          1. beric
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Come on, it would be v funny

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I was asking the same about Moura but Mourinho merked me.

    24. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      5 from 8 is pretty decent isn't it?

    25. FPL_DON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Short corners are the devils work, christ I hate them

      1. FPL_DON
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Get it in the mixer

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        With an opposing CB off the pitch it's stupid.

    26. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wolves will compound the misery tomorrow, Jimi, Traore and Doherty will get like 50 points 🙁

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That would be lovely

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Wolves always screw me over, it will happen

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        My cup oppo has all three so I hope that you're somewhat wide of the mark

    27. Teomi
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Got 2 FT...
      I’m thinking Alli and Abraham to
      Mane DCL... have the exact funds so need to do it before price rice..
      Y or N??

      Pope
      Robbo soy kelly
      Salah mane* kdb Grealish
      Vardy Rashford DCL*

      Button Rico lunds saka

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No.

    28. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Come on Alli, shoot faster!

    29. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Zimmerman looks hurt. Could be bad for NOR in the future.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Or Vrancic?

    30. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I wonder how low the average GW points will be.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm on 5 points from 7 I think

    31. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pogba to Juve confirmed.

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sauce pan?

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

        Source or ban?