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£4.0m FPL defender Dunne makes first Premier League start in Tarkowski absence


The last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday is the late kick-off at the King Power Stadium, with Burnley the visitors to Leicester.

Play gets underway at 19:00 BST.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) is the most-owned player on show in this game, with almost one in four Fantasy Premier League managers owning the Leicester City striker.

He is part of an unchanged starting XI, with James Maddison (£7.0m) again having to be content with a place on the bench.

After blanking in Gameweek 1, Burnley finally get their 2020/21 league campaign off and running.

As was the case at the end of last season, the Clarets are down to the bare bones.

Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.5m) picked up an injury in midweek, joining Ashley Barnes (£6.0m), Ben Mee (£5.0m) and Jack Cork (£5.0m) on the sidelines.

James Tarkowski (£5.5m) has also failed to recover from a “bruised toe”, so budget FPL defender Jimmy Dunne (£4.0m) is handed his first-ever Premier League start.

Robbie Brady (£5.0m), rather than an ‘out of position’ Erik Pieters (£4.5m), gets the nod in Gudmundsson’s absence.

Nick Pope (£5.5m), the leading FPL points-scorer among goalkeepers last season, is between the posts and is the only Burnley asset who boasts a double-digit ownership.

No goalkeeper kept more clean sheets away from home than Pope (seven) in 2019/20, although six of them came against clubs who finished in the bottom half.

Vardy registered 17 attacking returns at home last season, which no other FPL forward could top.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Ndidi, Soyuncu, Justin, Mendy, Ayoze Pérez, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes, Vardy.

Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Long, Dunne, Taylor, Brady, Brownhill, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Rodríguez.

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2,127 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Barnes runs a lot like Sterling

  2. stat sifter 888888
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What has Wood done other than score 1 goal out of 5 as a striker and on the losing team? Yet somehow on 2 bonus points as well?

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

      Goal from a forward

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He's got his wood up

  3. jonnybhoy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcard this or any thoughts?

    McCarthy Ryan
    TAA Justin Saiss Holding Mitchell
    Auba Salah Soucek ASM 4.5m
    Werner Ings Jiminez

    1. Captain Hindsight
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Southampton don’t look like keeping many CS
      Is Mitchell going to keep his position, maybe keep money back for a transfer?

  4. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester's goal scorers are hard to guess anyone could score.

  5. VAR United
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chaps missed the spurs game.. Did Son have a change of position or did he get those goals from out wide?

  6. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mccarthy
    Taa mitchell davies justin taylor
    Asm salah kdb bruno soucek
    Werner wilson davis

    Asm to podence (-4)
    Wilson to dcl (-4)

    Both (-8) ????

  7. Captain Hindsight
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    WC active

    Please RMT

    Guaita
    TAA / Saiss / Justin
    Son / Wllian / Sterling / Zaha
    DCL / Bamba / Jesus

    Macey / Mitchell / Lamptey / Elneny

    3.2 ITB

    1. Pedram
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Willian is a fraud

      1. Captain Hindsight
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        His status season on season don’t show that

  8. Jamb0
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Justin is a terrible defender

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      who cares when he scan score goals

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    to be fair
    Juatin is really poor at defending
    all 2 goals were his faults

  10. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Why is catagne rb, excuse me if I’m wrong but thought he was a lb? Is Castagne or Justin more likely to get the chop for periera?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Justin and Pereira are competing, Pereira should have priority. Castagne can play both sides and is expected to be nailed,

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mainly a RB at Atalanta

  11. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Justin is a crap player. At fault for two goals, lucky not to concede a penalty last game week. Hes the new Alonso. Looks shiny going forward but not particularly good.

    And there he lost another aerial ball, just lucky Pieters cant hit the target

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He's playing on the wrong side isn't he

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Justin on the score sheet. Oh my days.

    3. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nice barnes A

    4. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What a strike praet

    5. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Paret goal
      Barnes assist

    6. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Goals galore

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

      Pratt G

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

        Praet

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

      Praet BANGER

    9. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Justin on my bench yet again. Wonderful.
      Play holding they said. I honestly think following my own head is the way to go in this game and of course life.
      Every time without fail!

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        How did you even bench him against burnley

        1. Stupendous
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          TAA Robbo holding 3 4 3

    10. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What a goal Praet!

    11. RamboRN
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      On WC

      Martinez
      TAA saiss Taylor
      Salah ** KDB ** podence
      Werner ** brewster

      Subs steer, Mitchell, Bernardo

      A. Zaha, Son, DCL
      B. JRod, Son, DCL
      C. Zaha, JRod, Jimenez ?

    12. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sooooo many goals

    13. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What's going on???

    14. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Dunne is gold if Tarkowski leaves.

    15. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Barns with the assist!

      1. 1zverGGadeM
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Barnes*

    16. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Jack Praet Could Eat No Fat!

    17. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What is happening - why is very game 100 goals??!

    18. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How did they score 4 and vardy got none

    19. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Barnes assiist get in

    20. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Vardy is getting annoying now