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Vardy starts as Leicester continue their push for a Champions League place

The last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Leicester City head south to take on relegation-threatened Bournemouth.

Kick-off at the Vitality Stadium is at 19:00 BST.

Jamie Vardy (£9.8m) was the second-most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of Gameweek 35+ and he starts this evening, with his non-involvement in training on Friday proving to be a lot of fuss about nothing.

Vardy has three goals in his last two starts and comes up against a Bournemouth side who had the worst post-restart defensive record before this weekend.

The Cherries did register their first clean sheet of 2020 on Thursday evening, however, holding Spurs to a goalless draw.

It’s wins and not draws that Howe’s troops need, with the south coast club six points adrift of safety with just four matches to play.

The Foxes sit fourth in the Premier League table, meanwhile, with only two points separating the two sides immediately above and below then.

Brendan Rodgers has made one change to his starting XI that featured in the midweek draw with Arsenal, with defender Christian Fuchs (£4.2m) brought in to replace Ryan Bennett (£4.8m).

Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) is once again among the substitutes.

Bournemouth have made three changes to the side that drew 0-0 with Tottenham, with Arnaut Danjuma (£5.8m), Dominic Solanke (£5.1m) and Jack Stacey coming into Howe’s starting XI.

Junior Stanislas (£5.8m) drops to the bench, while Joshua King (£6.1m) and Adam Smith (£4.3m) miss out through injury.

The reverse fixture between these two sides ended 3-1 to Leicester back in Gameweek 4, with Vardy involved in all three of his club’s goals and emerging with a 16-point haul.


Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Stacey, Ake, Kelly, Rico, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, Danjuma, Solanke, C Wilson.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Fuchs, Soyuncu, Evans, Justin, Albrighton, Tielemans, Ndidi, Perez, Iheanacho, Vardy.

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  1. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    WTF Nacho WTF was that

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

    Nacho out the stadium

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester have been inside Bournemouth's penalty area about 10 times already

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Can a mod please delete my post at bottom of last page. Thanks

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hahaha

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        😆

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

        😀

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

    Ndidi doing a good job

  5. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Marco Brighton looking lively!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not so lively now though...

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

      Whoop, broken him

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        It's was a jinx, I'm a JJ owner. Wing-backs now...

  6. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester pen needed.

  7. BENOIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Best option here?

    A) Mane & DCL ---> Foden/Dilva & Giroud (assuming he starts)
    B) Mane & DCL ----> Willian & Jesus

    I've already got KDB and Mendy... Feel like A is potentially more nailed?

  8. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester CS guaranteed.
    7 shots on goals since restart by B'mouth, lucky 2 went in vs Utd.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They did get 2 at Utd

    2. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good as I have Justin, some attacking points would be nice also

  9. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Spurs fans - Tanganga gonna feature either next week - or at all?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not a Spurs fan but I've read he said he never wants to play for Mourinho again?

      1. Horlicks esq.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Oh that'll do for me then. Need to hit for the BB next week then. Ta bro.

      2. BENOIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ha!!

      3. S3
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        that was ndombele

        1. BENOIT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          All the same to our Hazza

          1. Horlicks esq.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Oh ffs.

  10. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Albrighton TC fail

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Albrighton still playing? The guy was around when Agbonlahor and Marlon Harewood played.

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bennett coming on.

    Leicester must be switching to wing-backs.

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Already were?

  12. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wouldn’t mind it if Barnes comes on for Albrighton

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nvm not him coming on

  13. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Mahrez>Dilva done.....do I take a hit to bring in Ings for DCL? Greenwood would have to drop to the bench.......I have a feeling that the answer is no

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Interesting move. Yh Dcl looks awful.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If Greenwood comes off early tomorrow, that's a resounding no. He's too good to bench when he starts.

  14. Dosh
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    McCarthy
    TAA Alonso Digne
    Sterling Salah Willian Pulisic Antonio
    Jesus Ings Giroud

    Free hit team good for next week?

  15. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Need Nacho off to get Vardy more central.

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

      Get Barnes on instead

  16. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What would you do with this squad? Just sold Son and of course he gets a goal and assist. And overthinking all week, so wouldn't mind someone just telling me what to do. 😉 FH and TC remaining.

    Pope, Martin
    TAA, Doherty, Saiss, Aurier, Holgate
    Salah, KDB, Bruno, Pulisic, Douglas Luiz
    Vardy, Greenwood, Jimenez

    Jim > Ings? FH?

    1. Horlicks esq.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      FH to the big games.

      Sterling, KDB, Jesus, Pulisic, Azpi, Willian, Fernandes, Greenwood etc.

      TC in 38 for City vs Norwich.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ah, good. Kind of what I was thinking.

        Thank you for the guidance!

    2. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Decided to free hit this week and TC in 38.

      1. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Thank you kindly.

  17. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy playing wide again while Nacho is central. This is sad

  18. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    6.5m Defender - not from City, Liverpool or United.

    Lascelles, Gomes, TAA, Garcia, ????

    Cant trust Everton, Sheff Utd could concede in all three games...

    Doherty?

    I want one last roll of the dice for my BB.

    1. Gashead9
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Doherty

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

    Touches in box

    Leicester 10 Bournemouth 1

  20. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What to do next?

    Pat
    TAA AWB Doherty
    Martial Bruno KdB Son Pulisi(c)
    Jimmy Vardy

    Bench: Kiko Fernandez Nketiah
    1.4m ITB

    A) Son > Antonio (everyone else in my ML has him)
    B) Son > Dilva
    C) Jimmy > Ings
    D) Jimmy > Jesus
    E) Use FH
    F) Save

  21. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My FH drafts only costs around 90m. Does not feel right.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Points not pounds, one week thing ignore prices and reputation.

    2. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same here. 9.6 itb

    3. Dosh
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same.. but it feels right.

  22. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Frank was fuming after the Sheff Utd defeat. In the interview afterwards, he said he’d learnt a lot - presumably about certain players.

    Willian was made to play the full 90 mins but I suspect it was his defence and midfield he was more annoyed with.

    I think Pulisic is the one to target for Norwich. And hopefully Giroud plays so the ball is held up and Pulisic is played in.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Giroud and Pulisic start IMO. Question marks over Mount / Barkley / RLC. Question marks over all the back 5 other than Azpi

  23. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Justin now playing as a winger? Gulp

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wing back

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wing-back. They've been targeting the other side though.

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy close!

  25. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Selfish Jamie

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Quite right too

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

    Vardy having some SOT 🙂

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

      Only a matter of time GOAL

  27. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hi guys, I need some assistance please -

    Who to bench (with FA Cup rotation in mind)

    1. Mane
    2. KDB
    3. Sterling
    4. Foden
    5. Fernandes
    6. Rashford
    7. Greenwood
    8. Ings (who I’m currently considering to bring in for Jimenez which would allow me to upgrade Mane to Salah next GW)

    Alternatively, I could sort my defence out as currently I need to play one out of the following -

    A. Lascelles vs TOT
    B. Taylor vs WOL
    C. Holgate* vs AVL

    I have 0.1 ITB, 1 FT

    Your suggestions would be appreciated 🙂

    1. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That's too hard.

  28. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy goal

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

    Party time

  30. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy goal