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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. Disco Stu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this FH team?

    Pickford

    Digne/Azpi/AWB

    KDB/Sterling/Pulisic/Willian/Bruno

    Jesus/Greenwood

    Ings/Taylor/Fodder

    1. michaelington
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Kdb and sterling won’t play with fa cup few days later

      1. Disco Stu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        KDB came off early so I assume he'll be back starting

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling going to start?

      1. Disco Stu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Could always do Mahrez or Bilva over Sterling

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Why play the rested Man City players?

    4. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Strange team. Start Ings at least.

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

    Tielemans, why didn't you pass that to Vardy?

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

    Pen

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

      Leicester cleanie about to go

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

    Vardy bossing the BAPS

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

    Penalty!

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Penalty Bournemouth FFS

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

    Pen! Come on!

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

    Bou pen

  9. MysticMac17
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Kane and Mane to Jesus and Dilva. Yes or no?

  10. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Is that a penalty? I wasn't paying attention.

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

    Chances both Sterling and Jesus will start next GW?

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

    Comedy from Kaspar lol.

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

      That was a shocker wasn’t it lol

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

    Sky Commentator: "Dominic Solanke has a cap for England. In November 2017 vs Brazil. His star has faded since then"

    That is putting it mildly.....

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

    lol what

  15. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lol Schmeichel.

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

    Who's taking it?

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

      Stanislas

  17. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Schmeichel to save it

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

    Wipe the Leicester CS! Come on!

  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Schmeichel save?

  20. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lol, pathetic dive from Wilson. Not streetwise

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

    Good for Vardy Baps

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

    1 1 stan

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

    Bournemouth goal is ideal for Vardy owners

  24. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Stanislas G
    Wilson A

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Goal FFS

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Schmeichel you absolute effing donkey

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

    1-1 Get in

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

    Stan G

  28. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    How the hell is that a penalty? Worst dive Ive seen in a long time

  29. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Wohoo!

  30. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What a way to lose my Soyuncu clean sheet and 2 bonus

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ouch.....

      1. Ady87
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Lol