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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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Nacho fluffs Vardy A

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

    Pep to play the reserves against this mess.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      No reason why not. Prem is done for City. All about the cups now.

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling (C)

      1. Firmino
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Foden (C)

      2. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Okay I missed the word 'reserves' there

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Sterling is reserves tbf

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Gundogan up front?

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Dilva

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

        Ederson.

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dilva Gundogan Foden ... who's the striker? Jesus the only one?

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Jesus or sterling

    5. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bernando silva captain

  3. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy looks up for this. Bournemouth look atrocious.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wabts the golden boot.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Can see a pen given too

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Hopefully misses it.

  4. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Finally, a transfer that worked out for once, all vardy points help with my ML, haul pls!

  5. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Help appreciated. 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

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      F

  6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Love you Jamie

    Xxxxx

  7. Amey
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    That Bournemouth midfield is getting overran by Ndidi & Tielamans ...

    City upcoming ..

    RIP

  8. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    On Free Hit. Which 2 City mids would you want for BOU?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Dilva Foden

    2. Boss Hogg
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Foden for certain.
      Maybe Bernardo?

    3. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling & d Silva

    4. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      sterling and david silva for sure

    5. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Wow didn't even think of Foden for a second tbh. I'm thinking Sterling(C) Dilva/Mahrez

  9. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Nacho and Perez just shoot all the time. Its almost as if they dont care about my fpl points 🙁

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rebound off keeper to Vardy's feet incoming

  10. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah can forget about golden boot

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bad finisher !

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

      Unfortunately Pope made sure of that

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      A 4 goal haul against Arsenal and he’s back in the race 🙂

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        No doubt

    4. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Its ok im sure David Luiz will help him out next gw.

      1. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        The longer he stays on the pitch the better it is for him!

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy done for the night I recon

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You know that's not true

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lol

  12. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy would be better if Perez was in the Nacho role. Perez did used to play up front for Newcastle so knows how to play there.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Perez is too selfish ..

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy would be better if he had Barnes.

      1. Party time
          3 years, 8 months ago

          This!

        • Boss Hogg
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Especially Is was c.1984 John Barnes.

      2. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nacho played up front for City

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          And he was still average!

    3. KLOPPS AND ROBBERS... the s…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy captain here. Come on lad!

    4. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy owner but not captain looks okay, helping the rank, it’s Bruno I fear

    5. Dacra
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy to Jesus?

      Will feel mean after Vardy being my captain this week, but it makes sense to me..

    6. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who would you start next gw

      Jimi away to Burnley
      Mahrez home to Bournemouth but almost certainly to be rotated

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Mahrez 30 mins against BOU tired legs

      2. Tcheco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        15 minutes against this Bou team is enough for a haul

      3. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Mahrez

      4. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        both..but if to choose Mahrez

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

      Martinez, Button
      TAA, Doherty, Saiss, Lascelles, Kiko
      Sterling, KdB, Fernandes, Martial, Guendozi
      Kane, Rashford, Nketiah

      1 ft, 0.9 itb.

      Makes sense to use FH next gw? Have no Chelsea, and Kdb and Sterling may get a rest. Martinez against LIV too.

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

      Hmm. My plan was to get rid of Son and Vardy for Antonio/D.Silva and Jesus to block the one that are chasing me in my ml. But after today i dont know.

      Is those moves stupid?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I’d still not change the plan

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

          Ok. D.Dilva or Antonio?

    9. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Unfortunately Vardy now faces 3 of best defences

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Fixture proof

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        When has that ever stopped him scoring?

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Limits the output

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Handover to Ings

        1. SuperMane Returns
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Change a different player to Ings

        2. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Absolutely

      4. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Spurs and United defences are not too adverse to the odd stupid error!

    10. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy misses great chance

    11. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy...over the bar!

    12. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy :/ big chance

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Good block tbf

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

          Good block but Vardy took one too many touches

    13. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nearly Danjuma playing in Vardinho

    14. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What a miss by Vardy

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Was a tackle and block

      2. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Gets some glasses, pops

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Haha get some chill kid

    15. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy shots mounting up

    16. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Almost Vardy

    17. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Are hurt

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ake

      2. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Who? Bournemouth? 😛

    18. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cmon Vardy 🙁

    19. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ake down.

    20. SH1M1
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bournemouth players deffo have Vardy as Captain in their FPL teams