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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. cigan
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Who scores more this round?

    A) Holgate - Alli - Ings
    B) Rico - Richarlison - Maupay

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

      Just ordered a crystal ball from prime, will let you know asap.

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Low scoring contest, gonna say A with a Holgate clean sheet

  2. Podge
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Godamnit rash

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

    Rash G 😉

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

    Rashford is on one today

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

    How's EVE-BHA looking?

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

    Hmmm moved the band off Rash to KDB

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

      I considered this, but kept it on Rash.

  8. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yes Rash, come on lad (c)!

  9. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Get in Rashford.

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

    Wait for VAR.......... Ok now can celebrate Captain scoring, nice one Rashford 🙂

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

    Magic Mata, lovely ball.

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

    Rashford (C) 🙂

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice in it

  13. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford cappers unite!!!!!

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

    Nice parting gift Rashy

  15. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    My Captain

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

    How’s Mata not starting games is beyond me

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed. Been saying it for weeks, at least he can pass forward and create.

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

      We need a creative midfielder and hes pretty much the only one we have, absolutely mind boggling.

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Fixation with quick breaks forward rather than building forward

  17. pitstop1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rash cap

  18. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What an assist by Mata

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

    yes Willian won a penalty!

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

    Rashford... Season over...

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

    Rash.. Dont have him but what ball from Juan Mata. Fantastic

  22. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford (c) 😎

  23. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gayle now off injured...poor newcastle.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dummet was already off injured.

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

      Lack of fitness in that team or just really unlucky?

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

    Willan (A)
    Jorginho (G)

  25. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    And people really though about transfering Rashford out haha

  26. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dwight Gayle off injured, Atsu on.

  27. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gayle down...and out
    Atsu on

  28. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Had armband on Rash but a straw poll before deadline said go Vardy. If there is a couple of points in it I won’t be bothered but Rashford looks well up for it. Luckily Leicester need a goal!

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

      How can you be bothered if you’re relying on others to make your captaincy decision?

      1. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Especially doing a straw poll on captaincy lol, the highest owned/obvious choice will always win.

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

          ridiculous! why even play the game if you’re not going to make the decisions?

    2. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      So called experts on here costing you big

    3. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You shouldn't be bothered either way.

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

    Newcastle, another 2 injuries!

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

    Aw no bloody way Madders... dammit man.

    Need a Vardy(c) G Maddison A at least now to make up for the last few mins

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

      OG given?