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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. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martial(c) mmmm delicious 😉

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Every decision spot on from VAR.

  3. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    WE ARE SAINTS AND WE LOVE VAR

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

      the hypocrisy

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

      I feel like there have been several points we’ve directly gained from var decisions in our favour

  4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    3 disallowed goals & a pen ruled out at the king power

    VAR has been busy

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

      load o bollocks 🙁 oh well

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

      VAR indeed has been busy making correct decisions.

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

        Excatly, people only focuses on the megative aspect

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

      All good decisions as well

  5. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    You're awful Murray

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      lol

  6. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I really thought I’d get something out of Maddison and Jimmy today.

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

    Ings 5 vs Vardy 5

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      After GWG?

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

      9 shots on goal vs 0

  8. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    As an Maddy Vardy Soy owner and Ings non-owner, this game is a nightmare to watch!

  9. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    First time back in top 100k since GW1

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Maddison is being slaughtered by VAR.

  11. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Norwich terrible

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Imagine making us look this good

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I honestly didn’t expect United to batter them

  12. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings is just a pricey Greenwood

  13. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Merciful 2 min stoppage time at Chelsea.

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

      How bad must Burnley be to lose at Stamford Bridge?

  14. Waldaz
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    VAR is good, though yer da thinks the game's gone.

  15. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    No baps Ings 🙁

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Winning goal to be added?

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

      Winning goal?

  16. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Evans goal ruled out to sum up my gameweek. Fantastic

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Announce Ole contract extension!

  18. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Yes Ings has been great, but VAR is arguably our best signing this season. Season defining.

  19. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I own Maddison. People can moan about the offside decision, but it is correct. Evans was offside.

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

    Godddd come on Vardy you rat!

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

    No Ings, Tammy, Richarlison, Rashford.

    Staring holgate cs on my bench!

  22. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

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

  23. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Breaking News - United win vs a bottom half team finally!

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

      This may just be a sign that Norwich are actually a top side

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

    Someone laughed me off on here when I asked if I should start Greenwood instead of Grealish.

    1. j.m
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I asked the exact same question and went with Greenwood. Worried once he didn’t start but once the floodgates opened and he came on, I was certain he’d score. If it weren’t for Solksjaer protecting him and only starting him in cups, he’d be in every team here. I bet his xG is fantastic

  25. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine owning both DCL and Maddison. Oh wait.

  26. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I wonder if Traore has ever considered shooting, may surprise himself.

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

      He has to go...two time wonder against Citeh

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This game is like NFL now. Viewing figures have tumbled in the US

    Expect the same in the future for this game

    The whole passion for the game is being taken away. Right decision, wrong decision. I don't care this is beyond ridiculous

    Leave the game how it is

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      NFL. The most watched thing in the US.

      People never like change. In two years time it will be normal and noone will be saying anything.

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

      The stop start nature has nothing to do with the viewing figures for the NFL tumbling. You are comparing apples to oranges with that one.

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

    Tempting to ditch Jimenez rather than Rashford for Ings, despite the MUN LIV game...

    Rashford got BUR afterwards

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

      Rashford will score next week... He’s up against TAA lol.

      But I’m selling for Ings. Cheaper, as prolific, gives me GW24 cash.

  29. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Right.
    Let’s go Salah (C)
    Hope you outscore Vardy

  30. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Had it on Rashy all week.. Last minutes change to Vardy.. Gg

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

      rip. I never really questioned my vardy(c), just annoying still though

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

      Switched to KDB last min =[

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

      KDB last second for me lol