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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. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    TOT: Gazzaniga, Alderweireld, Sánchez, Tanganga, Rose, Winks, Eriksen, Aurier, Alli, Son, Lucas Moura
    Subs: Vorm, Vertonghen, Dier, Lamela, Sessegnon, Lo Celso, Skipp

    LIV: Alisson, van Dijk, Gomez, Robertson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Chamberlain, Mané, Firmino, Salah
    Subs: Adrián, Phillips, Williams, Lallana, Origi, Minamino, Shaqiri

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

      5 at the back at home

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

      Held Loucas, any returns will feel jammy.

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

        Lucas!

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

        Same. Playing up top too.

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

    Greenwood is special, Ole still won't start him though

    1. FPLGeezer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's managing him perfectly.

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

        super-sub to super-sub

        1. FPLGeezer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          He's 18 there's no rush for him yet but this impact role off the bench perfectt for now.

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

        This. Greenwood has been great this season I would have never got a look in under mourinho

        1. FPLGeezer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yep and if Jose did he'd be taking all the credit for it too.

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

    Ohhhh Robin Van Greenwood!!!

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

    Evans winner c'mon!

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

    Salah and Mane vs. Rose and Aurier.

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Really liking the double up every time I look at it

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Aurier crap in fantasy but class in real life. Probavly better than TAA

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

        Good attacker. Poor at defending.

  6. sandman58
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Brandon Williams outstanding today....far better option than Shaw for United

    1. FPLGeezer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      100 per cent this. Shaw just isn't fit or confident enough.

  7. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    EVE Goal

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

      Who got it?

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

    Greenwood and Martinelli, future FPL stars.

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

    Massive Vardy fail.

    Sellers were right!

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

      Coin flip with Rash...wrong this time

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

      Am I 10mins behind?

  10. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Because I’m in the USA I don’t know what happened to Rash?

    Injured? Serious looking?

    1. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      oooooo USA

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

      Precautionary

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

      Went off 58 mins down tunnel, awaiting news.
      Stunning performance until then.

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

      How does you being in the USA make any difference?

      1. Camino Aleatorio
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They only broadcast one game and limited commentary and highlights

        Even worse during world cups, you have prentenders like Alexi Lalas talking.

        Glad I speak two other languages, watch elsewhere

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

          I’m in Canada and have no issues at all.

          Get DAZN decent price, all games, and don’t have to worry about broken streams.

          1. Camino Aleatorio
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks, will look into that.

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

      Possible niggle and looked precautionary.

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

    Don't know who Tanganga is but is that a 3-4-3 for Spurs?

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

      ndombele?

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

        Not sure.

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

      nvm

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

      He's a CB. Looks like 5 at the back most likely lol

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

        Cheers.

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

    Tony done

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

    Everton VAR

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

    Tony Martial subbed

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

    Martial off

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

    Martial (C) half fail 🙁

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

      Could be worse

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

        Yeah but had it on Rash until the last minutes

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

      behave.

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

      Will take 8 points

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

      Yeah feel your pain with Rash(c) blanking the last 31min...

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

    DCL goal ruled out and yc for handball

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

    Can I at least get one goal from one of my players (other than Vardy) from this round of games? 🙁

  19. mattk lfc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why do I own DCL

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

      Ah now it should be a goal he should just use his chest. Afraid of getting a kick

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

    Martial off

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

    Who is Tangana

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Young cb

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

    DCL goal ruled out. And I think he may be booked for handball

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

      From hero to zero and all that

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

    DCL yc lol

  24. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    DCL yellow instead of a Goal.

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

    No FPL, don't get my hopes up!

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

    rip dcl goal

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

    DCL YC, bit harsh!

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

    Everton goal disallowed.

    DCL owners in tears.

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

    DCL should have a goal instead gets a YC

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

    DCL a terrible trade in