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

    Gayle off, terrible transfer...

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

    My Willian 1-week punt looking well now.

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

      I punted on Mount gw3, still own him

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

    Toon in trouble

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

    That willian 'pen' is an absolute farce. FUMING

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

      What are you talking about? Clear pen

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

        Absolute ferking dive

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

          There was contact. Clear pen. Silly tackle from the Burnley defender.

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Defender committed to the challenge. Doesn't matter he pulled out, still massively caught Willian.

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

    Gayle is always injured.

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

    Jimenez time?

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

      Always

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

    Team looks fine, but is allergic to points.

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

    lowkey Willian doing good

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

    What's going on with Newcastle ? Football manager injury bug lol

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

    Vardy goal ruled out

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

    Party G

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

      OFF Side

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

    My team was looking so good for this week but it's been a disastrous first half. Doherty clean sheet gone. Abraham and Jimenez blanking. Don't have Rashford.

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

    OMG Vardy

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

      Disallowed possibly

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

    Vardy offside goal

    Phew

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

    Have Newcastle's last 5 subs all been injuries before second half?

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

    God dammit

  17. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Where is Maddison's OG? Was it reviewed already

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

      No OG

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

        Thx great news!

  18. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance of a now show from KDB? (Donker as 1st sub)

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

      There is a chance

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't get your hopes up

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

      there's always a chance

  19. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    JAMIEEEEEEEEEEE

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

      Offside

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

      Lol. Gutted mate

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

      offside

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

      Lol

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

      😆

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

      OFFSIDEEEEEEE

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

    Norwich hemmed in.

    United of old, full backs high and wide, Norwich can’t breathe.

  21. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Oh no Vardy

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Oh good Vardy

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

    Vardy denied by VAR... big club bias...

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

      no, it was flagged offside they checked it and it clearly was

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

    WE ARE VARHAMPTON

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

    Was it a Maddy assist? 😆

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

      No.

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

    United all over Norwich here, could finish 3 or 4 nil. Expect 1-1

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

    Williams (4m) could be a good enabler to create the funds for Mo

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      likely not first choice, Shaw is ill

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

    Bet you the guy up in the VAR room sold Vardy in fantasy.

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

    Williams is fat better player than Shaw

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      surely not fatter than Shaw

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

      Nah Shaw is fat not Williams

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely not fatter than Shaw

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

      No way, at least a stone lighter

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ironic typo.

  29. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Already feel sick with my Martial captain decision over Vardy... ffs

    1. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anonymous Martial

  30. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Willian insane disgusting dive. Still can't believe it.