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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. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lloyd Kelly must be a vardy owner

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That’s some of the worst defending I’ve ever seen

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

    Vardy to save the day!

  4. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I own Vardy but scared he could get 4.... and I (c) Bruno

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

      Poor you

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

    I’m worried

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

      😛

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

      You killed us all with that jinx bubz.

  6. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Who the fck is that number 26 tryna backheel clearance on the goal line?

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

    Lol pathetic defending. Wtf was that

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

      Just kick it with your right foot! Not sure Bournemouth fans will forgive him for that!

  8. DAVESAVES
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    It’s Party and I am invited !!!

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Heard there's a party !!

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

      Night is long and I am already enjoying it.

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

    Kelly wow. The Vardy Party has officially started!!
    Bournemouth need to win really to stay up so should stay quite open

  10. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Is Reece James nailed?

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

      No

  11. Thiga
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Woohoooo Vardy!

  12. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    End of the 1st quarter

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

      Can’t wait to have American football back

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

      Touchdown.

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

    Kane wouldn’t be able to finish that because he’d still be on the half way line.

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lets get this party started...

  15. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    omg I got a captain return!

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

      😀 woo-hoo!

  16. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Of course I skipped on Vardy after massive Kane fail last week... Original plan was to get him in but went for Ingsy instead

  17. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    We want more we want more

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      The party just started ! No pressure !

  18. Easy Cheesy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Iheacho assist surely? Gone leicester double up top

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

    VARDY YOU BEAUTY!!

  20. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hat-trick incoming

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

    Vardy needs a few more tonight to scare the others off the golden boot.

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

    Nacho robbed 🙁

  23. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Didn’t know there were so many Vardy owners 😛

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

      And captainers...

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

      Didn't know there were so many Antonio owners!

    3. Capitano
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      One week only...Did you miss the boat?

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

        Captain 😉

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

          Of course..Vardy Pardy...

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      43% ownership

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

      51.84% EO in top 10k

  24. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    When you look even worse than the Norwich defence

  25. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    That’s it Vardy, 2 more to make the -8 I took pay off!

    TAA to VVD (+1)
    Son to Mane (-11)
    Kane to Vardy (?)

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Oh wait I need Vardy to get 20 points to break even so hat trick and assist please!

    2. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I did Jimenez to Vardy (Jimmy bagged) and Son to Salah -4. I don't even want to work out the deficit on those moves unless Vardy gets a hatty here.

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah it’s sickening isn’t it, to make things worse I captained Mane too!

        1. Hulk Smash
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          I'm glad my fear of a Salah rest kept me from captaining him. Bruno (c) to rescue my gameweek again tomorrow I hope.

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 9 months ago

            Nice, good luck!

            1. Hulk Smash
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 9 months ago

              Best of British to you too mate

  26. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    vPaArRdTyY

  27. Old Gregg
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone help?. Thanks

    A) Mane + Jimi > sterling + Ings
    B) Mane + Jimi > Dilva + Ings
    C) Dcl + Jimi > Giroud + Ings
    D) Mane + Jimi + DCL > sterling + Ings + Giroud (-4)
    E) Mane + Jimi + DCL > Dilva + Ings + Giroud (-4)
    F) any combo of the above

  28. Boss Hogg
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Reckon Alonso starts against Norwich?

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

      Yes

    2. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Very tempting.

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

      50/50. Not sure who Lampard was unhappy with after the Norwich match. I thought Alonso did okay after he came on though.

    4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I like that shout actually

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Though we’re both probably looking at it through rose tinted glasses, unfortunately not nailed anymore nor seems to have the same effect going forward when he does play.

        Will never forget his brace and clean sheet away at Leicester, very fond memories.

  29. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy (C). I need more.

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

    Vardy soooooo wide with Ihenacho playing. Zzzzzzz