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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. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Telling myself that this gwk doesn't matter that much, just as long as I've got my triple pool...

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      As long as everyone else

      1. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        As well’

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

      Wrong 😉 WHU to step up!

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

      Triple captain + Triple pool will save us next week 😉

  2. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why I own donkeys like Vardy and Maddison?

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So called experts on here told me to captain Vardy

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        And idiots just listen

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

      And Soy. Triple up. :/

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

    Ben Mee handball? Where's another pen?

  4. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope owner and Vardy non-capper, how should I feel?

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

      Happy obviously...

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

      Brilliant obviously, smh

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Aroused

      1. Our Man Charlie
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thought that was just me 😆

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

      Confused

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

    Vardy ffs

  6. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy looks like he's losing some sleeps lately

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

    loads of jammy rash bench points in coming.....never happens when i need them 🙁

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

    Vardy out for who? Firmino? Downgrade to Maupay and cram Salah in somehow?

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

      Deeney?

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

      Firmino good for the DGW

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

    Vardy misses one-on-one

  10. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pope another save point. 12 pointer

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

    Popessential

    England’s #1

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

      No chance. He makes one howler a match.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Joe Hart says hello

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

    Cap vardy benched pope 🙂

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

    Vardy wastes Maddison assist...

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

    Pope out for a -4 was solid

  15. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is that Williams in midfield for Utd?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      More like Martial in defense to make it 10 defenders

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

      Wingback I think

  16. Orion
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Utd fan here... This is a really annoying... We are deserving a hammering with this lineup ! Cmon Martial, Ole out!

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

      Couldn’t of said it better myself

      If we don’t get Bruno Ole MUST leave.

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

    Pope is just taunting him now - shoulder save there.

  18. Stef rocks
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    It is just not Vardy’s day today 🙁

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

    It's funny that am now playing for 3 seasons and no pen save yet. Had an assist from GK but no pen save ._.

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

    Lol reminder by commentator that Vardy only needs one chance to score.... He just had two including a pen!

  21. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy YC would be lurvely.

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

    Down like 100k every GW. Insane when you're team has no momentum.

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ever feel like you spend too much time on something that makes you want to bang your head against a wall?

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

    I almost got Williams and I got Simpson. Anyone has him ?

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

    Rashford out for 4 weeks, source Gary Neville

  26. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I'm somehow still on course for a green

  27. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    2 1 burnley

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

    21 pts from 8 any good?

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

    Westwood G

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

    Vardy I feel so much dislike towards you right now you useless sod

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This, I'm actually angry..