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

    Dear floodgates

    Please open.

    Kind Regards

    Nomar

    1. MiLK2018
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      This

  2. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Danjuma with Vardy captain obviously

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

      He thought it was his best chance of getting an assist

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

    Oh god Ake injured, if city weren’t going to massacre this lot as it is

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

      lol I thought that.

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

    Ake price reduced. Injured. Arsenal interested

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

      Would be a steal anything under 40m

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

        Arsenal can afford with £1 to spare

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

          😀

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

    Ake is the best player what a defence

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

      Goat Van Dijk says hello.

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

    Ake going off is good for Vardy

  7. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ake will be in popular demand soon. Quality defender

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

      Yea hope it's not a knee injury

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Looked like his thigh

  8. bench boost for every gamew…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ake out almost 60 minute left to play.

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

    Ake off... Now it really is party time.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Well well well

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

    Grandads on

    1. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Hahahhahahaha

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

      2ft

      Mahrez (BOU/bench) & Vardy (SHU)

      >>>Pulisic (NOR) & Jesus (BOU)

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

      Bournemouth in even bigger trouble with Ake injured

    4. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      City will get double figures vs BOU

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

      Bournemouth Going down !
      Ake crocked

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

      This is going to end badly for Bournemouth now

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

        I mean aside from losing which was inevitable

    7. Viper
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      It could be 10 on Wednesday!

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

        Who scores them though?

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Foden's due 😆

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

          Foden hat-trick for sure
          I'm © him if Ake doesn't come back

        3. Viper
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Bernardo Silva gets 4, Tommy Doyle first career hattrick also incoming

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

        Calmly putting c on Sterling even if he gets only 30 mins

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

      3 City needed next week then

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

        3 City, 3 Chelsea, 3 Utd. Get rich or die tryin'

    9. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Dilva Sterling KDB me thinks

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

        Yep

    10. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bournemouth's only defender gone off injured.

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

        Best defender

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Yeah but being Bournemouth's best defender isn't really high praise.

    11. Party time
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Vardy hat trick please!

      • Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Perfect time for Vardy to get that hat trick and save my disastrous GW

      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        need Vardy brace before HT....

      • Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Jesus to start against Bournemouth?

        Needs confidence and goals give confidence...

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

          Doesn't need an injury.

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

          He’ll most likely start. Am thinking maybe a midfield triple up.

      • SH1M1
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Who to captain

        Bruno
        KDB
        Willian

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

          Anyone vs. Norwich

        2. JBG
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          If you're chasing, Willian. If he starts.

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

          Willian due to KDB maybe benched.

        4. SH1M1
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Yh leaning towards Willian, Palace look on the beach though so i can see another Bruno haul too

      • My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Side note: here in South Africa, they just announced a few rules to tighten our lockdown because of the rate of increase of the Rona.

        Ban of alcohol sales with immediate effect. A curfew that states it is illegal to be outside your house from 9PM to 4AM. Just fantastic...

        1. Jealous Viper
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Hearing here in Nigeria we could be having a total lockdown till November. Just rumours for now however

      • Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ings captain in 2 GWs locked

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

          Already in squad

      • Dacra
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Think I need another Vardy (c) goal to make my arrow green.

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

          You’ll get it

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

        Pick one, please:

        Mahrez to...
        1. Foden
        2. Dilva
        3. Pulisic

        Will FH in GW38

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

          2

        2. DAZZ
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          2.

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

          Thanks lads

      • Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Would you rather own Jesus or Foden for the BOU fixture?

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

          Toss a coin

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

          Jesus by far

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

          Foden because I am more convinced he starts.

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

          foden due to security of start

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

          I think Foden gets Bournemouth and Norwich.

      • DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Where did it all go wrong for Bournemouth? Their decline this season has been steep. They were a solid mid table side for a few years.

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

          Ryan Fraser hasn’t helped, Wilson’s bizarre goal drought, Brooks injury and King has been ineffective/had injury issues.
          They’ve never been solid at the back either and relied on goal output, which has dried up largely due to the above.

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

          Haven't improved from a few years ago. Wilson, King, Fraser basically peaked and just a slight drop-off from them means Bournemouth are crap. Doesn't help that signings like Solanke and Ibe are crap.

          Burnley and Newcastle in similar position. Lots of their players are probably performing close to their peak, A slight drop-off and then are screwed.

        3. Traction Engine Foot
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Very bad transfer business can't have helped.