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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. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy on for the 90 now 🙂

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

    Nice

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Schmeichel you absolute idiot

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

      Can't agree more

    2. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      And again!

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

    Schmeichel DONKEY

  5. FPL_Devil
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    As a United fan. YESSSSS. GET IN!!

  6. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Stanislas, my God it feels like years since I've seen his name on the score sheet.

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

    Leicester done?

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

    Cmon Vardy bang them now

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

      Good motivation now, another 2!

  9. beric
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Bournemouth grab the win

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

    Looking forward to owning Stanislas again in 2021

  11. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Agent Schmeichel playing the long game...

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

    Yessssssssss double Leicester clean sheet wiped for my ML rival

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

      Oh hang on silly Sky Go, I'm reacting five minutes behind

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

    Justin owner couldn’t care less this is MASSIVE for top 4 MASSIVE

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

    Rodgers get Barnes on you idiot !

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

    If its a foul its a red surely

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

    Will be some unhappy Leicester defensive owners on here. Was looking a nice differential

  17. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bournemouth 2-1 up

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

      Wow?

    2. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Soyuncu sent off

  18. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now just need a C. Wilson goal and a Vardy YC.

  19. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cheers kasper.. there goes my Justin Cs..

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

    2-1 Holy Moly

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

    Wow

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

    Played Saiss over Soyuncu... phew.

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

    Bournemouth G

  24. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Excellent news. CS blocker and forces Vardy to get another.

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

    Leicester floodgates open?

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

    What's the point of VAR if it cant pick out dives like that? Bleeding obvious, never a penalty.

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

    Schmeichel DONKEY AGAIN

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

    Wow!

  29. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sad to see Bournemouth go down

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

    Soy red card