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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. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Should have followed my gut and started Williams. Hopefully grealish does something tomorrow

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

      atm (especially with no Mcginn) if Villa do something then Grealish is involved

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

    Double Utd attack bever fails juhuuuu

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

    Was planning to sell Rash this week for a Mane Salah double lol

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

      Probably still doing it next week.

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

      Same! 🙁 might just go Robbo and TAA

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

        I’m doing this.

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

    OMG, Rachford (C) and Martial owner here

    1. Deeney-is-a-god
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same, perfect

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

      Happy to own both. Need the vardy party to start though

    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same, thanks gg.

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

    Mata bandwagon? He is on fire today!

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

      Surely kidding about the wagon

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

    Martial captain SUCCESS

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

      At last something good!

  7. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford party keep on going pls

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

    Rashford(c) and Martial 😎

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

      Well played

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

    MARTIALLLLLLL

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

    Triple up needed. William's too from United. I was between him Hainley or Simspon.

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

      What about Shaw

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

    Rashford Martial owner! 🙂

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

      with ya! vardy capper though 🙁

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

      nice. which did you captain

  12. T.Henry14
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Martial goal
    Richarlison goal
    Rashford 2 goals
    Vardy captain assist

    Come on Vardy, goal more please

    1. T.Henry14
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tammy goal too

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

      You have enough stop getting greedy

      1. T.Henry14
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        greedy is my second name 😀
        Thierry greedyboy Henry

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

      The only one I don’t have is Martial. And capped KdB.

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

    Double up success.

    GGMU and all that.

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

      Juhuuuu. Same here

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What you doing about the fixture swing?

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

    If anyone captained Rashford I salute you.

  15. Party time
      4 years, 3 months ago

      MARTIAL is a Beautiful Trap! Get IN you sexy boy!!!

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

      Martial getting in on the act.

    • goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Who captained Rashford? Fair play, you deserve those points 🙂

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

        yep

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

        Cant agree more

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

        My balls were too shriveled to garner the courage. I did want to.

      4. Monklane
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I did. Thank you.

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

          Fair play. I like it when captaincies like that come off.

      5. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        right here

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

        Merci

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

        Unlucky Williams owners...

    • Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No way I can sell Rashford now

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

        Me too have to find other ways to find money for KDB

      2. Dr. Agabuse
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        yes you can

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This could be 5.

    • Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      KDB (c) Rashford (vc)

      Lol

      1. Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Snap ha

    • Ady87
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Martial, Tammy and Rash owner, need Vardy(c) to make real ground on ML leader!

    • Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      With Rashford VC a KDB benching would be lovely.

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

        he'd 90% come on if benched though

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

      I hate Rashford

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Me too 😀

    • Strchld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Big red arrow incoming. No Martial, Rashford, Richarlison, Abraham...

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

        Same

        1. Ross Geller
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Same :/

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

        Neither here

      3. Rhodes your boat
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same, sold rich a couple weeks ago then boom goals!

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

          He's having a great season tbf. If he played for a better team he would be essential

    • Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Games gone all Oprah Winfrey.

      You get points, you get points, everyone gets points!

      And yet here I sit on 1 goal and 1 assist.

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Those Man U goals are hurting my rank arghhhhhhhhh

    • Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      RASH (C) oh my lord, can't believe I did the right thing!

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      LOOOOL WILLIAMS