Dugout Discussion

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. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Comical from DCL

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

    Happy Jimmy Nez hasn't done anything at least

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

    VAR brilliant AGAIN.

    Imagine doubting it.

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

      Sheep

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

    Duffy yc

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

    Norwich can score now (M)artial is off and Williams second on bench!

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

      easy, I need the 10 points from him please...

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

    Southampton dominating against Leicester

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

      They have improved a lot since that 9-0 drubbing.

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

    at least captained vardy over jimenez

    1. JC9
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Will by any chance Willian or Martial get BAP ?

  8. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy assist, couple Sheffield cs and a bunch of 2s... awful gwk

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

    Thinking Richarlison was the one to go with

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

    Sold Tammy for DCL 🙁

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

      Same...

    2. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same ... wanted to wait a week but 2FT and nothing else to do

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

    Jimenez not doing anything?

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

    Make me proud Callum Wilson and Sterling(C) !

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

      They are not on this site

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      .
      .
      .
      Wilson?

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

    Anyone else got nothing? I need a massive performance from Salah and KDB captain

  14. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope making saves

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

    Wtf man DCL????

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

    Vardy done for the season at 17G. Decent for a 33yr old

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

      I see what your doing here. Reverse psychology. Good man. Come on Vardy!!!

  17. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Nooooooo

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

    Playing DCL and Soy over Lundstrum was a fecking masterstroke

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

    Saints goal.

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

    Anyone got Salah/Mane captain?

    Hoping for some Mane C points but hope Mourinho doesn't stink the place out

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

    Ingsie on fire

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

    Madison limping. All subs used by Leicester.

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

    Ingsssssssss

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

    Ings

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

    Ings goal

  26. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings on fireeee

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

    Ings G

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

    Never in doubt!

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

    Ings crazy. Goal and yellow.

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

    Rashford to Ings is on!