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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. The Sociologist
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli > Rich this week going well so far...

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

      I did that. But benched Rich

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

        Ouch... for who?

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

          Against Brighton at home?

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

    No no you must’ve misheard, I want MY players to score 🙂

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

      Yeah this is not going to plan at all

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

    Abraham >:(

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

    Lol Pope absolute shocker

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

    Big red arrows incoming

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

    Reece James is an absolute baller.

    1. School of Poch
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's incredible

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

    that's not sidibe

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

      Ha. My genius brain transfer this week was Digne to Sidibé.

  8. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tammy not making it easy for us to sell him...

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

      I might get him.

    2. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeahh.. Almost sold him before Arsenal.. I guess need to hold him and Rashy bit longer.. If they keep this up, might settle with Robbo only for DGW.. Salah need to wait..

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

    Fabianski to still outscore Pope.

    Successful transfer 😎

  10. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alli to richarli working well

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

      yup

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

    Rashford looks so sharp today.

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

      If only his counterpart Martial could ever look sharp...

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

        Martial and Matic ruining everything today.

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

        True....I have them both but shipping them both out to bring in Salah, whatever they do this game

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

    Another horror game week on the cards...

  13. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    First time Ings owner. blank confirmed 😀

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

      Will score in the 2nd half

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

      Same, it's hilarious isn't it.

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

      Same. Not surprised. Scores every single chance he gets for 10+ game week straight. Get him in and he instantly misses an absolute sitter

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

    Party time 😎

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

    Ings crossbar

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

      Ouch

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

    How on Earth has Pope let that Tammy header in?!

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

      Joe Hart starts next week...

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

    Joelinton down...

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

    Leicester sloppy in possession this half. We need to score before half time, Rodgers sure to rally the troops.

  19. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlisons goal was very nice indeed

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

    Rip to the Pope set and forget option.

    Glad I ditched 2 week ago now

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

      Its chelsea away, i didnt expect much

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, good riddance.

  21. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Own Richarlison Vardy Rashford.

    Captained KDB of course... please don’t disappoint, Kevy.

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

      Did the same, highest ceiling against worst defence. It was the right decision

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

    Rash, Vardy, Abraham strikeforce looking good. I'm liking tearing it up this week though for Salah...

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

      Who’s getting dropped?

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

    Ings hits the crossbar from point blank. Howwwwwww!!!

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

      Good to hear as a non-owner interested in purchasing for next GW.

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

    Ings crossbar again

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

    Ings 2 shots off target

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

      Haha

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

    CROSSBAR AGAIN IM FUMING

  27. JRD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    wtf crazy ings
    ingsane

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

    Cantwell almost, DDG big save

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

    Cantwell so close

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

    How has Ings not scored yet ffs

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

      Hasn’t crossed the line