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

    Luke Shaw at centre back they say on radio five. Sky sports app has him wide attacking midfield.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Oh he's certainly wide

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

          😀

      • Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Replacing Lukaku up front

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wide at CB too.

      • The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I think he'll be left sided CB in a 3.

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Joke answers only please

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            lol, sorry mate, it was about Shaw too!

      • Skalla
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ole said to wait and see nobody knows 🙂

      • Ian J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I think soon to be left back, in the changing room!

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

      Time for points crow before Liverpool pts?

      16 from 8 (inc capt) with Grealish's 10pts on bench.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        33
        Grealish 10 on the bench

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

        16, 0 from captain
        25 on the bench.
        TAA and Mane to play.

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

        54 with TAA and Salah ( thanks to Aguero captain)

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

        16 from 9 Inc (C) after auto sub Lundy for Chillwell...

      5. Ian J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        12 from 7, incl capt
        - transferred out Pope for Ryan and Jimenez for Ings!
        I doubt even Liverpool could save me this weekend.
        Vardy & Maddy party seems to be over.
        Trying to stay calm, trying not to have knee-jerk reaction.
        Keeping telling myself to focus on form, not just fixtures!

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw in attacking mid, keeping Lingard out 😆

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

        Is he not playing in a back 3?

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Not according to Livescores (not that they are great)

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

      need salah to save my week

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

      when’s richarlison back?

    6. LIARS POKER
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone looking at replacing Soyuncu?

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

        i am with either digne or mendy

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

        Everyone it seems.

      3. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No one I think, he's looking great.

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

        Yep. Has no clean sheets since I bought him in as he was “essential”

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

        I want rid of Soy, Rico, and Kelly right now...

      6. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        To Tanganga

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Maybe this

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

      Funny ol game this... Looking forward to a comeback today after a terrible Saturday with Leicester triple up including Vardy against a poor Burnley side. Conclusion, 2 points total from 3 players and Willems 1 pointer (who missed out on a CS himself because of injury) from the bench. When luck decides to go against you there is nothing you can do in this game.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        There it is...

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

          15 points from 9 including captain isnt bad enough for you to moan about? How about taking offense to the people on here whining about above average scores...

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            When most are having bad weeks and not just you, what's there to moan about? Just have a laugh.

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

              haven't even bothered checking my score. Know it's a disaster 🙂

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

              The average is 26 points. Im way below that, probably the worst score Ive had in 3 years of playing this game seriously.. Hardly ever see scores that low at all.

          2. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Bunch of id!ots!

    8. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thank god Traore 10 on for rashford. Shame my bench also has gazza and Aurier. Stoooooooooooopid game

    9. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      15 points with 2 left. Anyone any worse?

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

        me lol 13 with 2

    10. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Am I the only one here who sold Vardy for a -4?

    11. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Vardy yet to play?

      • Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I removed pope and jiminez for a hit.

        Brought in ings and McCarthy.

        Captained vardy

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Ouchhh

          • Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Teaches you for making logical decisions. 😉

            Sums up the season really. At least you have some nice cash to spend now? Assume you have a plan for it already

          • Big Hands Barry
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Sensible moves. Unlucky

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

              Yeah. That's the way it goes isn't it.

              Alli to salah triple captain next move.

              I'm below 500k now so likely to take a more risky approach. Nothing to lose

        2. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yes or No?

          Vardy Ings --> Wood Pukki (-4) ??

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

            y

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

            YES.

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

            Only for a -8

        3. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          holding out my WC until GW 25...might be a mistake based on this GW

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

          This gameweek is so far pretty much defined by those with Pope/
          Gazzaniga and those without - and that is 100% luck

          1. @ocprodigy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Agüero. That’s not luck.

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

              Aguero scored the same as Jimenez 😉

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

              Its casual over here

          2. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            If it was a true skill game 99% of those on here would be screwed

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

          Best option here?

          McC
          TAA Lundstram Holgate Aurier
          Salah KDB Moura Mount
          Aguero Vardy

          Martin Cantwell Holgate Kelly

          A) Mount, Aurier to Fleck, VVD
          B) Aguero, Mount, Aurier to Ings, Son, Robbo -4
          C) Vardy, Mount, Aurier to Ayew, Son, VVD -4
          D) KDB, Mount to Mane, Fleck

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

          Vardy captainers rage selling?

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

            I hope people sell - it’s madness of course but maybe then us owners can actually celebrate his goals with his EO under 100%

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

            After WHM, maybe

          3. Mr. Mystic
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Definitely not

          4. El Presidente
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Not rage but definitely selling, Leicester is absolute rubbish

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

            Yes selling him and then buying back to teach him a lesson, worth the 0.5m loss...

        7. Don Kloppeone
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          15 points with 3 to play and Vardy’s glorious 0pt haul doubled.

          I love this game 😆

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

            Ha ha
            Same here.
            At least I have Pope 😀

            1. Don Kloppeone
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              You’ve broken 20pts! A different league 😉

        8. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Selling Vardy ASAP!!! MOTHER F....

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

          Didn't expect mahrez to outscore vardy today. Silver lining

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

          United players playing crossbar challenge in the warm up.

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

            World class club.

        11. Mr. Mystic
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Traore to Grealish for free?

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

            Looks a solid move

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

          Don’t think I’ve ever had my bench out score my starting eleven before.

          25pts on the bench, 16pts with TAA and Mane to play.

          Talked myself out of Sarr and Tammy to Salah and Calvert-Lewin for this game week. Better to wait and see. Fully expect a Salah hat trick now.

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

          Vardy hattrick midweek to bounce back

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

            Hattrick of missed penalties more likely

          2. Bad Kompany
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            He could have had one in this game on another day

        14. New Post
          Rotation's Alter Ego
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          New article, so you no longer have to stare at Vardy's face whilst wondering how he returned absolutely nothing.

          https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/01/19/final-double-gameweek-24-audition-for-liverpool-as-injured-rashford-misses-out/

        15. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          The Captain Sensible article did stated that

          "Calvert-Lewin is a player who boasts considerably better individual underlying statistics since Gameweek 19 than De Bruyne and Vardy – and faces an opposition whose defence is arguable worse than Crystal Palace or Burnley’s."

          Few of so listened.

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

            To be fair, they covered all the bases 🙂 The next two paragraphs were:

            “The same is, to some extent, true of Abraham as he prepares to face Newcastle. The Chelsea man has had considerably more activity in the penalty area than either De Bruyne or Vardy over the last four matches while the Magpies’ defence looks in particularly poor shape. However, it must be said that Abraham’s accuracy is not as impressive as Calvert-Lewin’s.

            The conditions do look set for Vardy’s return to form at Turf Moor, though. With Burnley’s back-line seriously struggling against the top sides this season, as referenced earlier on, and their poor defensive statistics over the last four matches, Leicester are likely to be handed plenty of chances in Gameweek 23“

        16. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          This gameweek...?? With 24 from 9, with only Mane and TAA left, I'm fully expecting ManU to win 1-0 with Lingard scoring in the 90+3rd minute...

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

            I will bring Lingard into my FPL team if that happens 🙂

        17. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 2 months ago

            People complaining about doing moves that have punished them this week and then in the next sentence saying they'll remove vardy before West ham at home. Good luck boizzz

            1. bench boost for every gamew…
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Good point

          • Grounderz
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            28k managers have sold Vardy.

            1. El Presidente
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Of course, he's rubbish atm

            2. Eleven Hag
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Where do we see this ?

          • jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks for lying at the press conference ole.. thanks slot.