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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. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Justin already on 40488 transfers out

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

    10.2 million for a forward that can’t even get a single shot off against Newcastle?

    That’s Mr. overpriced Jamie Vardy for you...

    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I read on the BBC feed that he’d smashed one against the crossbar.

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

        Was offside so didn’t count

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

        He also put one in the back of the net, but was offside.

        And he also set up his teammates 2/3 times but they completely wasted the chances.

        Points are coming.

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

          Points aren’t coming, they’re starting to dry up as expected. The jammy pens aren’t coming for Vardy anymore

    2. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What about the pool players who can't even score any goal against newcastle?

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

      Such a crap pick only a matter of time before even penalties dry up

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

        Robbed of a penalty today, third time robbed in as many game weeks. If anything there should hvae been tons more penalties for him.

      2. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        People have been saying this for the last 5 years.

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

      his ppg is over 7

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

        Thanks to all the jammy pens. Leicester is killing the penalty awarded count

    5. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I’m deffo getting him in for the double.

    6. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He's a fantastic player if you consider where his early career ran - you just don't like him and it's reflected in your comments.

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

        Never said he wasn’t a good player, just think he’s overpriced on fpl is all

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

    As a Chelsea fan I will take a Stones goal and Chelsea 2-1 win

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      As a City fan I will take a Dias quadruple hat-trick and City 12-0 win

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

        I'm at least trying to be realistic!

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          What he said but with a triple Dias hat trick because I’m not greedy.

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

    Do we expect Chelsea front 3 to get more goals scored or more hamstring injuries tonight?

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

      Hopefully they click tonight.

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

      Looking forward to seeing the fromt three for once!

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

    Pulisic to score.

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

      definitely. Werner too.

      I see a 2:1 win for Chelsea and Cancelo contributing for the City goal

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

      0-0. Both teams to be more cautious than usual and play out a stalemate.

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

    Ziyech for the DGW?

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

      Yes

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

      Wait and see if he hurts himself again.

  7. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Have Cancelo and Edouard Mendy, need a 0-0 but which CS is more important?

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

      Cancelo

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

      Mendy

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

      Man City defenders has quite low ownership so that one.

    4. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Man City looking very poor up front, and with no Ederson, I see a comfortable Chelsea win 3-0

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

    Why people are so much posting how happy they are for JustinGate, why put salt on people's wounds?

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

      because of the insane rank boosts we all received as a result. deserves a celebration

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

        aham

      2. djman102
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        This. I went up 60K places after that goal went in.

        1. jimmyabs1987
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes I went down about 60k places and am now out the cup

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

      Because you kept posting about needing Justin to outscore Vardy to beat your cup opponent every 2 minutes.

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

        and anyway, although he may have Martinez coming in, you still have Cancelo to play. Sto stop your whinging!

    3. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What else are they supposed to do? It's the equivalent of gaining points

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

      Chicken counters.

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

      Because I live of the sweet tears of Justin owners.

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

      Reverse humblebrag

  9. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    You cant have them all and fairly happy with my defence so far,

    But not owning Justin and (any) Sou defender this season has been some frustrating watching 😀

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

    Stones 8 pointer please and thank you. This game will be 0-0 or 0-1 imo

  11. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    As a Zouma and Cancelo owner this game will be a strange watch.

    Hard to enjoy a game when you’re hoping for a 0-0

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

      Take a 1-0 with one scoring?

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

        True 🙂

  12. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Chilwell a massive differential

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

      24% TSB is a differential these days?

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

        Majority are dead teams.
        Less than 20 in higher ranks.

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

          Still not looking at a differential %

      2. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        17% in top 10k
        19% where I am ranked

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

          That's not really differential numbers. Not even below 10%.

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            He is for me, besides everyone in my ML sold him. DGW around the corner.

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shame he is playing city.

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    2-1 win for City, KDB brace and Cancelo OG.

    Let’s be avenue

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

      Rather boulevard

  14. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How many years since Carrolls last Newcastle goal?

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

      I think the announcer said 2010

      1. michaelington
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks, sky don't seem to be mentioning it at all

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

      10

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      About as prolific as he has always been. What a useless waste of air he has been.

      1. michaelington
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He was gold in the first season in prem before his move. I remember owning him for his hat trick. Good times.

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Always promised everything and delivered very little.

  15. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks Carroll. Justin CS and 3 bonus would have destroyed my OR, on 30p this GW.

  16. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    is there actually a source link to the mcarthy rumours?

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

      A comment on SaintsWeb fan forum

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

      Check his wife’s twitter

      1. Bobby
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        its got to the point where im now googling his wifes name so I can follow her on twitter (though tbf I do this with lots of players' wives so...)

        1. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Just players. 😀

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

          Is that you, Frank?

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

        https://mobile.twitter.com/HBRach_x

        Can’t see anything on there.

        1. Bobby
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          wow theres some captivating stuff on there...hoping for more feedback from that M&S visit posted soon...

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

      No

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

    More points off 2 defenders this week than my entire defence managed in game weeks 1-4, truly the worst start ever

  18. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kept the faith with KDB, please please reward that faith. Also own Stones so a cleanie would be lovely.

    1. Bobby
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      anyone who has kept the faith with KDB through the last month deserves a haul today

  19. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    3-0 to City. Dias goal and two Chelsea OGs

  20. sovietrockettes
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    For once I was feeling confident of picking up Soucek's points first off the bench.......alas.....both Stones and Cancelo are starting!!

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

    As much as l want goal fest owning Cancello and Chilwell makes me nervous and feel of 4 pointer coming

  22. Jamie_GAWA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best FPL insight Twitter accounts to follow? Currently following Ben Crellin

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

      Yikes

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

        ?

  23. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone got Ziyech in their team?

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

      Unlikely here

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

      Ghost teams

  24. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    0-0 or Chilwell and Dias goal would make my blood red arrow more pink.

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

    Is the 0.6 difference between Coufal (4,7) and Cresswell (5,3) worth it?

  26. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A Dias 10 minute brace will be the best start to this game

  27. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Werner brace incoming..

  28. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My cup opponent has 62 points with bonus. I have 55

    He has Chilwell, Havertz!?, Torres and Zouma to play with holding on his bench with 10 points! (I hope havertz comes on!)

    I have Cancelo, Robertson and Salah

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      And Adams, do I have a chance?

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

        Definitely

        1. jimmyabs1987
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No I don’t, Torres isn’t in squad , there is his 10 points! I hate bench points

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

    Great to see all 3 of my city players starting .. 6 points banked lol