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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. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Feeling very fortunate to have Captained Rash. Wasn’t a pen. Harsh ❗

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

    rashford not goood 🙁

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

    Everyone here still keeping Martial over Rashford?

    Just double-checking.

    1. Tiki-Taka
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      yeah

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

      Yes

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

      😉

    4. Tiki-Taka
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      posted this before the goal, vibes

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

      Nope. The plan was always to keep Rash.

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

    Rashford doing the business for me this afternoon. Happy days.

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

    Need some goals urgently Vardy...

    Also Maddison to CHO looks decent

  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If Tammy touched the ball CHO is offside. VAR call now.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No touch from Tammy, no assist but goal for CHO.

      Juhuuuu

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

    VAR checking offside if Tammy got a touch

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

    So close Doherty!

  9. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No Rashford, no top10k

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

    Goal given

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

    Effing Rashford is curtailing my season. Sick to death of him

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

    Rashford > Mbappe today

    1. LE CHARO
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice try

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

    MARTIALLLLLL

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

    Martial goal

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

    Martial goal!!

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

    MARTIAL!

  17. bialk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Marcial noooo!

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

    TONNNNYYYY

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

    Why wasnt there a var check btw? Williams dived

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

      There was according to Sky.

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

      Agreed

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

      Yea crystal clear dive. VAR is just pathetic, the bias to english players and big clubs really shines through in situations like this.

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

    Finally Martial!!!

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

    Martial header goal

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

    Oh my days.

    United boys saving me

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Martial juhuuuuuuuu

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

      Juhu!!!

  24. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Martial(C)

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

    Martial G

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

    Mata so good

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

    Mata magic

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

    Loving the United double up!

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

      feels good eh

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

      Was putting off because of next week. Richa not a had alternative

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

        Have had it for a few weeks - besides next week they have good fixtures.

  29. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Martial captain! Get another now

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

    Vardy G and it's dreamland