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Vardy back for Leicester as Southampton visit King Power Stadium

Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) is set to make his first Premier League appearance of 2020 after being named in the Leicester line-up to face Southampton.

He comes into Gameweek 22 heavily backed for the captaincy, both among the top 10,000 Fantasy managers and our own community.

Not only has Vardy been in exceptional form when starting this season but today is also his first outing since becoming a father again and it’s his birthday too.

Brendan Rodgers has made some changes to his Leicester side with the injured Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) missing out, replaced by Hamza Choudhury (£4.3m), and Youri Tielemans (£6.3m) consigned to the bench by Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) returning to the starting line-up.

Meanwhile, opponents Southampton line-up largely as predicted in our Team News tab, Danny Ings (£6.7m) leading the attack in a week where plenty of owners left him on the bench.

The all-important Fantasy assets start for Manchester United with Anthony Martial (£7.9m) up-front and Marcus Rashford (£9.2m) on the flanks.

They are also boosted by Harry Maguire (£5.2m) coming through his recent injury problems and the fact that Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) is absent for Norwich, replaced by Adam Idah (£4.4m).

Chelsea shape-up in a 4-3-3 system with Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m) coming in for the injured Christian Pulisic (£7.0m) on the left flank of attack.

Meanwhile, Fikayo Tomori (£4.7m) misses out for the second match in a row, this time on the bench with Kurt Zouma (£4.7m). Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) and Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) are the chosen centre-back pairing.

Sean Dyche has made a rare deviation from his favoured 4-4-2 formation as Burnley prepare to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, lining the Clarets up in a 4-5-1.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) leads the attack with Aaron Lennon (£4.7m) and Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) providing the width from midfield.

Matt Lowton (£4.2m) makes his first start since Gameweek 16, coming in for the benched Phil Bardsley (£4.3m).

Wolves are another team lined-up how we predicted, with Pedro Neto (£5.0m) and Adama Traoré (£5.7m) either side of Raùl Jiménez (£7.5m).

Carlo Ancelotti looks to have gone with a 4-4-2 formation for his fourth Premier League match in charge of Everton with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.9m) joined up-front by Richarlison (£8.1m).

Bernard (£6.4m) and Theo Walcott (£6.2m) look to be providing the width in midfield which may lead to less advanced roles for Lucas Digne (£5.7m) and Djibril Sidibé (£5.4m).

Brighton hand a first start of the season to Alireza Jahanbakhsh (£5.8m), who starts on the flanks of attack, joined by Neal Maupay (£5.8m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) in a front-three.

Line-ups in Full

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rüdiger, R James; Mount, Jorginho, Barkley; Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Willian.

Burnley XI: Pope; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, C Taylor; Lennon, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Hendrick; Wood.

Everton XI: Pickford; Sidibé, Keane, Holgate, Digne; Walcott, Davies, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Webster, Duffy, Dunk; Montoya, Pröpper, Stephens, Bernardo; Jahanbakhsh, Maupay, Trossard.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury; Barnes, Maddison, Praet, Pérez; Vardy.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Cédric, J Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Redmond; Long, Ings.

Manchester United XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Maguire, Williams; Fred, Matic; A Pereira, Mata, Rashford; Martial.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Aarons, Zimmermann, Hanley, Byram; Tettey, Vrancic; Buendía, McLean, Cantwell; Idah.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Dendoncker, Coady, Saïss; Doherty, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny; Traoré, Jiménez, Neto.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Dummett, Fernández, Clark; Hayden, S Longstaff, M Longstaff, Willems; Almirón, Gayle; Joelinton.

2,342 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley G

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      troll

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        See eight posts down, others reported

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No goal VAR

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Glad not to have Dendo sub anymore 😆

    Annoying when he does that but gives you 1s and 2s when needed

    1. Macam Dave
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly

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

      Crazy his attacking threat considering he usually plays in defense

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

    Owns Jimenez Traore

    Goal Dendonk Assist Moutinho

    You gotta be fekin kidding me 😉

  4. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Silver lining:

    Auba red means I can easily do Auba to Firmino to get my third LIV player.

    OR

    Auba to DCL/Deo/Deeney/Wood and upgrade Zaha to Salah/Mane.

    THoughts?

    1. Cak Juris
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Auba to DCL and Zaha to Salah/Mane

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

      Salah, Mane, TAA are the 3 you want

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

    Why did I go Wolves 0-1 Newcastle.

    Bloody hell, I'll never win it

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

      Super 6

  6. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    1. Alli for Salah

    2. Rico or kelly for TAA ????

    (Have mane) .

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

    The Bridge is cursed.

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley goal disallowed

  9. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope assist?

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

      Yes.

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tomori owners rejoicing

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      VAR saved them

  11. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Armstrong G

  12. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Armstrong G.

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

    Of course it's not Ings, I put him in this week lol

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bugger off Soyuncu. Should’ve sold you, knew it

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Sold him this week once I heard Ndidi was injured

  15. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    EQUALIZER GET IN!!!

  16. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Soyuncu fail

  17. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Madders OG

  18. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings A?

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Long A

  19. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison OG?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yup

  20. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Maybe Maddinson own goal or is he safe..?

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

    Benched Soy, looks a good choice now.

  22. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Leicester DF is really frustrating me

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

      Took a hit this week to get double defense as I was sick of spurs defender shocking

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

    OG?

    Suffering from concussion.

  24. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I have Dendo first sub lol. Any chance Mane doesn't play xD

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

    Will be a Maddison own goal

  26. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    HIS HAIR'S SO FINE, HE SCORES DEFLECTIONS ALL THE TIME

  27. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dendo first benchers say aye

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

      How about the 3rd benchers club?

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

        You have to say wigwam

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aye

  28. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Goodbye Ricardo Perreira 🙂

  29. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Oh wow.

  30. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Probably posted but via @TheKopHQ

    Alisson TAA Gomez VVD Robertson Henderson Ox Wijnaldum Salah Firmino Mane

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Origi rested

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Oooxxxx! 🙂

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Hate to say as a Spurs fan but God help us

    4. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      We have 11 fit players we don't need someone to predivt the line up