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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. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Ndidi’s value has risen by 20 million since injury.

    1. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      This

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Comical, the whole Leicester squad should decrease by 20 million.

  2. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Time to WC and sell all the Leicester ”assets” banter club

  3. threeputt
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    I've had Aguero last 2 gws, Martial was (c) last week and Kdb (c) this, and Pope on my bench, my 88k ranking could easily have been far higher with these last 2 weeks, Aguero has been a superb differential

  4. Wild Rover
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Lol at ugly inbred dingle fans 😀

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      😮

    2. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      We’re not dingles...

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Not many teeth on show 🙂

  5. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy Soyuncu >> Aguero Williams?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Yes Yes!

    2. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      I could also do this...

  6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    points dropped everywhere

  7. El-Kloppico
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Brandan was feeling wings growing after his honeymoon period.
    Welcome back to Earth man.

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

    WC time I think!

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Schmeichel to Hendo in GW25?

  10. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    So many strange results this GW.

    Spurs draw (they never keep CS). Arsenal draw. Man City draw. Chelsea lose. Leicester lose.

    1. Sailboats
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Man Utd to smash Liverpool later then

  11. james 101
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Rash not starting?

    1. FPL_Sponge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Nope

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

    2. I'm out of name ideas
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Infirm.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks

    3. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      He is injured might be out for awhile...

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 9 months ago

        Hmm. Thanks mate.

        Good news for me this week. Traore first sub!

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Ndidi=Kante

  13. Dynamic Duos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Pope Pope Pope, we love you 🙂 🙂 🙂

  14. FPL_Sponge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester assets look on the rocks...

  15. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Unlucky Soy owners, lucky for me have Chillwell, so no point lost 🙂

  16. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Never knew why Evans has been rated so much

  17. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    20 from 8.

    lol.

  18. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    9pts from 7 just wondering if anyone is beating this? 🙂

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      See below, just by one point 😉

  19. FDMS All Starz
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Taylor assist?!

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Came off Evans boot

  20. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Was full of optimism going into this. Vardy captain, Maddison and Soyuncu. To get 3 points in total is hilarious

    1. Sailboats
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Strange game aint it

  21. BNMC
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy to Firmino for free
    or
    Alli Soy to (WHU mid) Robbo for a -4?

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    So it's no-longer a blip in form for Leicester. Looks like the wheels are coming off the wagon now.

  23. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Game that keeps on giving, now 10 from 6 inc KDB C

    On for record week especially rank dive.

  24. Coys96
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    29 from 9 seems very impressive then..

  25. BigBillyBass
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy out now surely the most obvious transfer all season? This new baby has turned him into a wreck

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

    19+ points on my bench FML lol

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      That is more than my team and bench combined atm 🙂

  27. Woy_is_back
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    just checked the score

    Vardy(C) you **************************

    1. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      LOL

  28. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez C doesn't sting as much now.

  29. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Sarr+Söyüncü > Doucouré+Sidibé (-4)?

  30. Dakers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 9 months ago

    Now I just dropped my ******* pizza on the ground. Ffs

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Get green tea for soothing down

    2. The 12th Man
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      Adds texture

    3. threeputt
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 9 months ago

      temper temper