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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. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings almost again, could have had about ten today...

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

    Ings season keeper

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

      only injury can stop him

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

    By comments on here, Ings could have had 5 today 🙁

    Non owning casuals so lucky!

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

      You tease

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

      5 at le6. He has 9 shots and 2 woodworks

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

    Soy 0 points. Better than -3.

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

      He’s on 1 pt

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

      I'm fairly sure he's on 1?

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    DCL iS EssEnnTiAL tHeY Said

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

      No one said that

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

      That comment doesn't even work.

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

      No one did

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

    Ralph Hasenhüttl- take a bow.

  7. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings misses two one on ones, hits the crossbar twice, scores, then nearly scores again... that hot topic asking about whether to sell him looks hilarious now.

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

    Jimenez > Ings next week

  9. West Hammered
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Daddy Ings delivers again

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

    FPL is cancelled

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

    Every year I play fpl there is one player that everyone jumps on and then he falls apart. I was sure that would happen with Ings. I can't believe he has scored so much

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

      Exact reason why I haven't owned him... starting to tremble after today's showing

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

        Same. No doubt I will bring him in and he will crash and burn

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

      Typically he's players without FPL experience. In this case Ings has FPL class.

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

        it's*

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

    Soton exact revenge

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

    Time to sell Soyuncu?

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

      Out for Robbo for me I reckon

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

      Don’t think so

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

    Chelsea are absolutely dominating Burnley. Such a gulf in class.

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

    Nacho misses a sitter

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

      Mc Carthy band wagon leaving station.

  16. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Digne CS locked, 3 bonus

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

      😎

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

    My policy of holding for three GW weeks before selling... DCL and Traore really making it hard

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

      DCL should have goals to be fair

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

    Vardy(c) fail?

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

      Monster fail

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

      Major meltdown

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

      Looks like it

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

      Yeah has to be considered a fail

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

      Not completely. Especially if u have martial ings tammy, lund, etc. Or rashford who i dont have

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

      Depends what Mane, Kev or Salah do really

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

      There are worse captain fails, but not a great week for Vardy.

  19. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy, Rash and Abraham.

    How do I get Ings in? 😐

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

      Jamie has to go

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

      Abraham out

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

        This

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

        This, Ings has performed every game.

  20. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If Ings goal was disallowed by VAR would he still have got a YC for taking off his shirt?

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

      No.

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

    17(-4) points so far. Anyone worse ?

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

      How many players?

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

        5 left incl Sterling(C)

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

    Ings golden boot, Vardy's past it.

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

    Ings not getting any BAPS?

  24. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Let’s just say going Abraham & Jimenez over Rashford & Ings the last 10
    Weeks has cost a outrageous amount of points - I can’t even bring myself to check the actual amount

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

      I have Abraham and ings but do have martial

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

      Apparently Abraham should've had at least a hattrick today, so annoying.

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

        This happens every week this season it seems

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

        Shoulda, woulda, coulda,....

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

      Jimi has been returning points though. Don’t own him but he’s been pretty consistent

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

        Blanks in last 3 is not 'consistent'.

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

    I seriously considered to play soyuncu over ings. I posted it here. Thx to those who posted to play ings. I would have kicked myself if i had played soyuncu

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

      Always play the stŕiker.

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

      Always start the attacker, unless it's a defender with attacking returns

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

    Traore Tammy to Richa Ings?
    Chelsea fixtures turning bad and Ings is hard to ignore...

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      you see that speck over the horizon

      that's the Ings train

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

        😀

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

      Not bad, if you have Rashford though wait for news on injury

  27. MrZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wow ingsy.
    Bench him for grealish & traore. Maybe will sell traore for bench fodder like d.luiz (avl) & stop the bench headache

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

    Ings perma captain anyone?

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

    The Ings train will be derailed this week lads. He’s entering my team. Goal drought or injury incoming.

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

    Sucks to have missed the Ings boat

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

      He is coming in for me for Rashford next gwS