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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. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Yes Harveeeeey. Come on my son, grab goal now

  2. Bob B
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Unsettled by explosive scorers

    Keep (-4) or WC?

    McCarthy (Steer)
    Robertson Digne Justin (Mitchell Ferguson)
    Salah KDB Fernandes Klich (Bissouma)
    Werner Wilson Mitrovic

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

    What is happening this gw? Goals Goals everywhere

    1. Groot the Leveller
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      defenses all over the place... need time to gel?

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

    Barnes assist! Love it!

  5. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Albrighton incoming. Hopefully not for Barnes!

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

    Barnes you Beauty

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

    JAMIE GODDAMN VARDY WTF U DOING

  8. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dammit Justin bonus gone ?

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

      yes

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Take what you can get at the end of the day

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

          this

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Barnes assist yes!

  10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Jimmy Dunne the new flavour at 4.0

  11. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ASM to Zaha for a hit,or play Mitchell?

  12. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    GOODBYE VARDY. ABSOLUTE TOSS

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The kind of marvelously inciteful contribution which makes this place what it is.

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

        *insightful (apologies)

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Whoops.

  13. Rassi
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Barnes on 3 baps

  14. tabby98
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    WC or any other transfer?

    Mccarthy, (Nyland)
    TAA, James, KWP, Justin, (Mitchell)
    Salah, Auba, Bruno, ASM, (Stephens)
    Werner, DCL (Davis)

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

    Ok, I don't know who should I get on my WC anymore .

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      This is the point man. Better to sit tight. It could be whoever sit in our team this week will go bonkers next week!

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Justin fail.

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

    Looking at the scores this weekend! Need another goal from Hot Harvey!

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      THIS

  18. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba and Havertz to Sterling and Son for free? Need to do it tonight most likely

    1. Lets jump straight into it.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hav is going down but feels awaward to do it this early ....

  19. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Would you WC this team? Bad week and now stuck, what would you do?

    McCarthy
    Justin - TAA - Davies - Douglas - Bernardo
    Salah - Bruno - Auba - ASM - Bissuma
    Adams - Wilson - Werner

    1FT, 0itb

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

      I'd bin this team and WC it

      1. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

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

      1 of those Southy players should go at least. I think that there are enough question marks that you should do it but it depends on how confident you are on their replacements. Adams, Davies, ASM, McCarthy are the biggest priorities.

  20. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What's wrong with Party? no involment about anything..

  21. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Forget Covid19. This is the most surreal start to an FPL season I can remember.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      This GW has been ridiculous.

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

    Taa to Done done, frees up a lot of cash

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lmao

    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Wow. Surely not serious?

    3. Groot the Leveller
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I just put him back in

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tarkowski can leave, Dunne won’t start when Mee is back.

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mee is out for ages yet, Dunne be 4.5 by the time he’s back

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

    Justin still on for 1 bap

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

      Wining goal Baps to come too

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Really? Could get 2!

  25. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tonight has saved my gameweek.
    Barnes and Justin.

  26. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wasn’t expecting anything from Justin coming off the bench. Happy to take that

  27. Ibra
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Which one?

    A) KDB + Bamford
    B) Greenwood + Werner

  28. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Justin isn’t god at defending. But neither is Trent

  29. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Villa v Sheffield is probably going to be 7-5.

  30. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    On WC:

    A. Guaita, Klitch + 1.0m
    B. Martinez & Barnes

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

      B