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Chilwell misses out as much-captained Vardy aims to continue fine away form

Gameweek 23’s second-most-popular captaincy option is in action this afternoon as Burnley entertain Leicester City.

Kick-off at Turf Moor is at 14:00 GMT.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) was handed the armband by over 1.3 million Fantasy Premier League managers for this weekend’s set of fixtures, with 32.12% of the top 10,000 doing likewise.

Only Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m), who blanked yesterday, was a more popular captaincy candidate in this current Gameweek.

Vardy starts this afternoon and is aiming to maintain his excellent run of form against the also-rans of the Premier League: the Leicester striker has (when fit) yet to blank in a fixture against a side ranked ninth or below.

He has amassed 60 FPL points in his last five away appearances, too.

While well-owned FPL options such as Vardy, James Maddison (£7.7m), Caglar Soyuncu (£5.1m) and Ricardo Pereira (£6.4m) all start, there is no place in the visitors’ starting XI for Ben Chilwell (£5.7m).

Still owned by 10.4% of Fantasy bosses, the out-of-form Leicester left-back isn’t even in Brendan Rodgers’ matchday squad – the reason for which is still to be officially confirmed but reportedly because he hasn’t completed a full week of training.

Chilwell is replaced by Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) in defence, while Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m) is in for Hamza Choudhury (£4.3m) in the middle of the park.

Youri Tielemans (£6.3m) is once again among the substitutes.

Sean Dyche has also made two changes to his Burnley side.

Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) has shaken off an illness to return to the hosts’ line-up, while Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) is back in the team at right-back.

Aaron Lennon (£4.6m) and Matthew Lowton (£4.2m) are the men to make way.

Ashley Barnes (£6.2m) is missing from the Clarets’ squad, of course, as he recovers from hernia surgery.

Only two members of the Burnley starting XI are owned by more than 1% of FPL bosses: Nick Pope (£4.6m) and James Tarkowski (£5.1m).

Pope has shipped 18 goals in six fixtures against the current top five of the Premier League and has yet to keep a clean sheet in any of those matches.

Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Rodriguez.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Fuchs, Söyüncü, Evans, Pereira, Mendy, Praet, Barnes, Maddison, Perez, Vardy.

1,558 Comments Post a Comment
  1. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    SEASON OVER

  2. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Unbelievable

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

    Pope ownership in top 10 K?

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

    I cant believe this season... Absolutely pathetic

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ah wtf is the point

  6. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    WC time

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

    Bemba I hate you.

  8. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Incredible this game , sell Pope Cpt Vardy, lol

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch

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

      lol

    3. FPLGeezer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same here ffs

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Crazy ffs

  9. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Suppose that's good for non cappers

  10. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    casual pope owners 😉

  11. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wow this GW hurts

  12. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Season over 🙂 cheers for all the help. See yous all next year 😆

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

    wow jesus christ.

    vardy (c) fail

  14. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Have owned Pope since GW1 and he saves a penalty the week I sell him. Honestly...

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bloody hell

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

        Unbelievable

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same here Bubz

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

      Same and Vardy C

  15. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KDB captain choice not so bad

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

      and Abraham

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

    That is disgusting. See you all next season

  17. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Pope, C Vardy.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Horrendous

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

      ouch, now that is bad luck 🙁

  18. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    wtf Vardy!!!

  19. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Non Vardy owner 🙂
    Pope owner 🙂
    Pope on bench 🙁

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Smooth
      Smooth
      Huh?

  20. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sold Pope and Jimenez this week lol

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

    Nacho inc, Vardy off?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No wont be vardy surely

  22. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    At least I capped KdB. Massive 4 pts.

  23. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy ©
    Pope in the team 😀

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

      Same here

  24. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Well done KdB captainers

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

    KDB(c) > Vardy(c) at the moment

  26. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Me: Vardy captain
    Rival: KDB captain, Pope in goal…

  27. Jamb0
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope sellers, I took out Gazza this week (14) for McCarthy (1)... so I feel your pain

  28. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My first return of the week vardy (c)

      But own Pope

    • Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester exodus about to happen

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