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Leicester back to full strength as Vardy and co return for Newcastle clash

With Burnley v Fulham postponed yesterday, the first Premier League fixture of the day sees Newcastle United entertain Leicester City at St James’ Park.

Kick-off on Tyneside is at 14:15 GMT.

After handing breathers to many of his first-team regulars in the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace last Monday, Brendan Rodgers reverts to a full-strength side this afternoon.

There are seven changes in all, with Kasper Schmeichel (£5.5m), James Justin (£5.0m), Jonny Evans (£5.5m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) the only players to keep their places.

Among the returnees are James Maddison (£7.1m) and Wesley Fofana (£5.0m), who have recovered from minor knee injuries, and Jamie Vardy (£10.2m), the most-owned player on show in today’s game.

Timothy Castagne (£5.7m), Youri Tielemans (£6.4m), Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) are also recalled.

Rodgers’ opposite number, Steve Bruce, has made two changes for the Foxes’ visit.

One of them is enforced as Sean Longstaff (£4.7m) comes into midfield in place of Isaac Hayden (£4.7m), who serves a one-match ban after collecting five yellow cards.

Miguel Almiron (£5.6m) replaces Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) on the wing in the Magpies’ other alteration from their goalless draw with Liverpool.

Fantasy interest in the hosts mainly centres around Callum Wilson (£6.5m), who is the only Newcastle player owned by more than 3% of managers.

Along with Wilson and Vardy, Leicester full-back Justin is the only other player on show with a double-digit ownership.

The versatile youngster is now FPL’s most-owned defender, sitting in just over 25% of squads.

Rodgers’ troops have generally been better on the road this season, with 19 of their 29 points arriving in away fixtures.

Four of Vardy’s five double-digit hauls, indeed, have come outside of Leicester.


Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Yedlin, Fernandez, Schar, Clark, Ritchie, S Longstaff, M Longstaff, Almiron, Joelinton, Wilson.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Albrighton, Maddison, Barnes, Vardy.


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  1. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Yes take those 3 bonus points Carroll you beautiful specimen

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Big Andy you little dancer !

  2. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    James Justin on 1 point. Within a couple of mins 8 points wiped out. Harsh.

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      But a reality.

    2. Forgetmeknot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Even more so with coufal staring at him first on the bench

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      After that foul deserved

    4. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The sick thing is that if he just let the player go, it's unlikely they would have scored.

    5. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Eesh- didn’t see he was on for so many BPs!

  3. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin is 50% owned in the top 10k - wow

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They know nothing.

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Top10k is all casuals this season

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        It is every season (unless I’m in the top 10k then it’s a world
        Class effort to be there)

    3. ElChapo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      casuals

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      So 50% of top 10k are casuals

      Good to know

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Everyone’s a casual

        1. Leonard hatred
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          people languishing 700k-200k aren't casuals, they're hardcore pros. everybody else is casual though.

  4. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin didn't do anything to deserve 3 bonus anyway.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He deserved a red card

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

    Justin blank juhuuuuuuuuuu

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Carroll on 3bps too!

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Angel of the north.

  7. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    0-0 Chelsea City would be unreal!!

    Cancelo & Chilwell owner here

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      2-0 city.

  8. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So 'This' was the right week to TC Andy Carroll

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wilson close

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

    The last time I had Caroll in my team he was my triple captain.

  11. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Carroll looking like a £35 million purchase

  12. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How’s Dias’s goal threat? Any chance of a goal today?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Looks like a 4/5 goals a season player

      1. TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        So he is due?

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    3. Avery
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      7.2% chance

    4. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Zero percent chance

    5. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I just got him in. A goal would make for a jolly good Sunday.

  13. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin - 1
    Vardy - 5
    Wilson - 2

    Perfect with no involvement in that game!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Game over?

    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't mind a Vardy red myself.

    3. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm still annoyed with the Vardy assist, my strikers did nothing this week

    4. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      this. lovely.

  14. bulbuf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So what’s everyone doing ahead of the dgw? Wildcard this week, free hit and bb the next?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Playing 8 or 9 next week, BB19, saving FH for GW29.

      1. Klip Klopp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same! Do you think I should take a 4pt hit to field 9?

        Martinez
        Cancelo / Dias / Dier
        Son / Fernandes
        Kane / DCL

        Bench: Foster, Raphina, Bamford, Coufal, Salah

        0.1 itb

        1. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Depends how KDB/Sterling get on. you could do Salah to a city mid, then get Salah back for the DGW?

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Not playing a chip.

    3. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No FH therefore on WC currently

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Can't use two chips same gw

  15. Spg76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FPL Cup!!! I’m destroying a ghost team. Anyone ever had a decent run in the cup?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      me last year

      1. Spg76
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        How many games did you win?

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          15 or so

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

    Of course, my casual ML leader rival has Maddison. He just has the golden touch this season.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s lucky. End of.

  17. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Barnes will absolutely never ever do anything that might ever benefit my FPL team.

  18. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    JustinGate drops me out of top 100K 🙁

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Humble braaaaagggg

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    carroll was on the goal imminent table for 4 years

    #due

  20. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Barnes you absolute bum ruining Vardy A

  21. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez can u dont sub in later?

  22. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Yedlin was on my 4.3 Def radar for the next gw. Now not sure if he's gonna start

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lol why it was a tactical sub?

      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Could see Manquillo starting. He also got an assist at Bramall Lane last year.

  23. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Carroll on 3 BAPs. Madness.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Daft isn’t it

  24. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What is wrong with BPS?

    How Carroll can be on 28 after 1 goal being 5 minutes on the pitch?

    1. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This whole system is corrupted

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

      FWD Goal.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Forward goal = 24 bps, common knowledge

      1. Ejaaz11
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        and 3bps for coming on the pitch

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          1

    4. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      he gets a 20 point handicap for all the fouls he's going to commit.

    5. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Stupid as f tbh

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who should have 3 bonus?

        1. Atimis
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          One of the Lei guys

    6. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy owners crying?

      1. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol what?

    7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He should get 5 points for wiping Justins CS

    8. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That’s why forwards only get 4 points for a goal in the first place. BPS system then rewards them more for goals.

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

    Need a big haul from Robbo tomorrow.

  26. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Has city communicated about who will take penalty duties when both Kdb and aguero on the pitch ?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero out of favour, KDB looks to be the man but who knows

  27. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That’s 8 points lost in 60 seconds for James Justin. Would’ve meant the difference between a good gameweek and a great gameweek.

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh settle down

      1. JabbaWookiee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Perfectly calm Dude

  28. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Want to lose Vardy to bring in KDB but means selling Son or Bruno... maybe Salah, Johnstone to Sterling, Fab (-4)?

  29. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin and Barnes owner in this game summing up my FPL

  30. The Frenchie
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Long term and DGW19 choice..

    Soucek or Cresswell?

    1. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cresswell