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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.

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  1. Public user
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who will score more next gw?

    a
    Kdb Deeney

    B
    Sarr Aguero

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

      A

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

      A.
      B has an injured? player.

    3. Basil1977
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      a, sarr is injuried

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If Sarr is out and Kevin starts, then probably Kevin and Deeney

    5. Public user
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If sarr start ?

      1. Public user
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ok saw the hamstring injury , kdb Deeney thn

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

        Hamstring. He won't

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

    A) Maddison Jimenez to Salah DCL (-4)
    B) Rico/Soyuncu to Robbo

    Got Mane, Trent. Want rid of Maddison/Soyuncu(especially) - also got a JV shaped problem now

    1. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My decision on who to get as 3rd Liverpool will come after the game, want to see who gets rested (sub after 60 mins or so)

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

    Only Salah can save me.

  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy zilch and Söyüncü 1pt. Perfect 😀

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

      Ditto

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

      🙁

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

      Yep in da club

    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Plus 2 for maddison

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Oh yeah, forgot him 🙂

    5. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      At least I didn't cap Vardy, I will take it actually.

    6. SweepaKeepa
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not too disappointed with Vardy. Everyone has him and the cappers didn’t gain any advantage.

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

      so happy, for now!

  5. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Really need a mane brace and Liverpool CS here to save this GW

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

      Would prefer a Martial goal to the CS tbh, so long as Trent can get some attacking returns.

  6. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane and Salah to get injured or sent off to finish this GW.

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

      Nah they will score big, don't have them and United fan 🙂

  7. BIG TONES
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy & Soyuncu > Robertson & Firmino (-4)

    Yay or nay?

    1. Taff1952
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yay

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

      Yes. Those jokers need to go

    3. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I might do this exact move after the game

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

    Is 13 points good ?

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1 more than me 🙂

    2. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sure

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

      My score exactly, so I'm gonna say yes XD

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      13x2 is what my captain scored

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    need Salah to do welln

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

    Score predictions here?

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need Mane, Martial, Robbo and Bobby to get in a mass brawl while Salah gets a hatti ;P

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

    If you really needed to take -8 now, would you WC with fixture swings etc?

  13. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best Rashford replacenent with 10m? Rest of team is

    Gazzaniga

    TAA, Soyuncu, Digne

    Mane, Salah, Madison, Grealish, Adama

    Vardy, Rashford

    Subs: Button, Kelly, Lord, Wickham

    1. buggyball
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      get tammy more likely to score next few gameweeks

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

    Vardy to Firmino for free and then TC Firmino?

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

      Revenge!

  15. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who would have thought Pope beats score of 3 outfield players including cappers.

    Ffs. Gotta love it.

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

      Lol Ole not giving away the formation we will find out soon...

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

        Reply fail

  16. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Aguero captain last two weeks has been unbelievable. But now moving him on to Haller which allows sarr > salah and will triple captain him. Madness?

    Leave me with

    Gazza

    TAA / soyuncu / targett

    Mane / salah (c) / Kdb / grealish

    Vardy / Haller / ings

    Button / dendonker / lundstram / Kelly

  17. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Funny how Pope is getting all this praise just cause he saved a crap Vardy pen

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

      The real pope has done much worse and still gets plenty of praise.

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

        *kisses hand*

    2. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      At least he caught something

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

        Roberto and Ramsdale...

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

    This game will decide my triple up. Robbo for free? Firmino for free (bye Jimmy 🙁 )? Salah for a hit? Let's see

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

      Don’t sell jimmy

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

        Fair - fixtures are pretty awful though. I'd need to sell him for DCL to get Salah...

  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Really need Salah, TAA & Robbo to turn up to finally give me a good GW.

  20. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Mane (C)

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

    Williams OOP today??

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

      I think it's Shaw

    2. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      One to watch!!

    3. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw on the wing isn't it?

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

        Williams struck me as better going forwards than Shaw, Ben interesting to see

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Their choices for Lb are so bad they are playing two left backs against Salah and Trent. Ole is a tactical genious if you ask me

  22. jaguar shark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Commentator just said Ole confirmed Rashford our for a “few weeks”. That true?

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

      Yep.

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ok, so Ole said it but better get it confirmed on FFS.
      😆

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

    Martial G but then taken off injured would make my life easy tbh

  24. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Rash out for weeks

    1. jaguar shark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah where did you hear that?

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

        Solskjaer just said it

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

    That moment when half my points this week come from DCL and Grealish...

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

      Lots that

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

    Feels that this could end 1-1 Van Dijk and Mata ...

  27. Ron_Swanson
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I wouldn't expect to see him back in the next few weeks - Ole on Rash

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

      Good lad, one less player to worry about

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

        lol

  28. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ings, Jimenez, Wood is the way forward...

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

    Maddison to:
    A. Grealish
    B. Moura

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      eAsy

    2. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Jack

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

      Grealish

    4. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      a

  30. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I would quite like Firmino to score today...only to blank the next two 😆