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McCarthy returns as Walcott starts up-front for Southampton

Alex McCarthy (£4.7m) returns to the Southampton side following his period of self-isolation.

Despite just one Double Gameweek 19 fixture, the goalkeeper is still owned by 19.5% of Fantasy managers who have only seen him miss one Premier League match this season – the Gameweek 17 win over Liverpool.

McCarthy faces a Leicester side that rested Jamie Vardy (£10.2m) and James Maddison (£7.1m) in the FA Cup although the entire Saints squad were not involved in the third round due to Shrewsbury’s recent coronavirus outbreak.

Danny Ings (£8.3m) is missing due to his own period of self-isolation which means Theo Walcott (£5.8m) moves forward to start as a striker alongside the returning Che Adams (£6.0m).

With a number of long-term absentees on the flanks, Will Smallbone (£4.4m) comes in to provide width with Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) while Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m) is in for Oriol Romeu (£4.5m).

Leicester keep faith with Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) and James Justin (£5.0m) in the full-back positions although Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) is back on the bench after a considerable length of absence.

Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.3m) is also among the substitutes as he continues ramping up to full match fitness, which means another start at centre-back for Jonny Evans (£5.5m) and Wesley Fofana (£5.0m).

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel; Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Justin; Ndidi, Tielemans; H Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton; Vardy.

Southampton XI (4-4-2): A McCarthy; Bertrand, J Stephens, Bednarek, Walker-Peters; Smallbone, I Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Walcott, Adams.

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  1. One Man
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Main competitor in my mini league has triple captained KDB, Should I be worried. Will KDB play both games ?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Be afraid, be very

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don't worry about a thing.

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have you triple captained him?

    4. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Of course. He has the potential to get 20+ points this week. He might not, but the potential is there.

    5. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If you’ve captained him yourself then not that much of a biggie

      1. One Man
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I've captained him, but saving triple till later in the hope I get Salah or Bruno on a good double.

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          You're worrying unnecessarily then.

    6. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I woke up in the middle of the night here (US)...3 hours prior to deadline and recanted the TC chip. He will probably score double digits in both games

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

      He could get anywhere between 1 & 30 points

  2. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Like Fofana’s hair style. Very creative

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

      Got nothing on Soy’s flow

      1. KUN+10
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Got that true viking look going on

  3. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Love how many old school posters on here. This site used to be wonderful. Not that it’s bad now.

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep, it's good to see familiar names among all the OMG! crowd.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Spot on.

    2. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      ...and the people who cry every week about 'season over' because one of their players hasn't scored a hattrick in the first half of the the first fixture of the gameweek.

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

        Yeah that is the most tiring and boring of all.

    3. LeicesterA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I think once you’ve caught the FPL and FFS bug, it’s difficult to shake it, for sure!

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

      Thanks

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

      Totally agree. Great to see all of us old school posters around

    6. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Amazing how life takes over. Use to spend all my time here but still good to see some old posters about

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Man I used to spend some serious time on here.

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

    Rebekah Vardy modding on here?

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Coffee lover.

  5. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That’s a bad one, knee bent sideways

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe not

      1. swobe
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Nah he needs to be off.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did look bad

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

    Smallbone has gone down.

  7. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Some people have Smallbone, some have Brownhill, I just have Matip.

  8. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Do something Vardy!!!

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      About to reach 60 mins

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He’ll prob get subbed off lol

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          We made it!

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

      He is. Chasing shadows.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Basically yeh!

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

    Shouldn't that be a Bertrand RC?

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    SGW for Bertrand now

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

      Was anyway a SGW?

    2. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Single Game Week

      SOU is only playing this game, Leeds game postponed

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

    Need a legit Leicester goal, so fed up with officials deciding games.

  12. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Smallbone has to go off. Best not make it worse.

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

      He's going to be red raw rubbing up against the big boys

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

        Armstrong isn't helping

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Argh such a bad pas for Vardy ! Maddison wtf waited way too long!

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

    So many stoppages this half already. Can only mean one thing. 3 minutes of injury time.

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

      Sometimes they gave 4 min injury time when they took longer to check goals. Such a fraud the injury time.

  14. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Vardy...Please grab a goal.
    It’s a Saturday...We need a party

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

      Yeah I thought there would be a party tonight but...

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

    KWP just get the yellow and be suspended for next game.

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

    Southampton seem legitimately happy with a 1-0 loss

    1. swobe
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ralph will be holding back the tears

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

    Cant believe I was talked into Kane -> Vardy. BB in tatters

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ga

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

      He’s gone early again!!

  18. swobe
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Great to see Vardy get that second point.

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

      Fourth for me

      1. swobe
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Chelsea next? Wouldn't fret

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

    Wtf is Maddison doing. All that space to play it into.

    1. claretparrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Raging. Just got told off for my reaction to that hahaha

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I know. Shocking. Maddison owes me 4 points.

  20. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Are lei players deliberately messing it up for Vardy.

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

      Surely they'd own vardy if they play fpl

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

    It's a shame Vardy has to rely on players who just aren't on the same level as him.

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

      He is really dependent on the better players to do anything imo. Gold when he first gets the chance though.

  22. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Really need a Vardy and Saints goal

  23. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Has anyone done a recent analysis on clean sheets? Just checking the last few weeks and there have been around 5 or 6 every week. Is that more or fewer than before Christmas? Are we seeing defences tightening up, forwards being tired and less sharp, and should we be shifting funds backwards?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      There seems to be less goals lately that's for sure

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, just checking the Form option in the transfers, defenders outscoring strikers and pretty much level pegging with midfielders. Maybe worth thinking about going 5-4-1.

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I'm set up for 343 at the moment, but considering a move to 442 for this reason.

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

      This might sound rude so apologies as that's not the intention but if you checked the last few games why not also the ones before Christmas too to ger your answer?

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No problem! Simple answer: I couldn't be bothered scrolling and counting.

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

          Fair enough at least you're honest 🙂

          1. Hect.OR 98th
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            🙂

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

      ironically some teams have had more time on the training ground to prepare for the games with less teams playing midweek since Christmas. The punishing schedule of playing every weekend and midweek before Christmas was leading to more goals as teams had less time to prepare for games. Teams knocked out of the FA cup will benefit by having a few days off before the next gameweek.

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

    Pereira on the bench. Do you think Justin will start both this dgw?

    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. Will be Castagne that suffers if either dropped

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

        Sounds good.

    2. Lev Yashin
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Woo ha ha

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

        Cheers.?

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

      He's playing now

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

        Oh that Pereira..

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

          Been a while for him.

  25. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sell pope or areola ? Pope better pick but areola has extra fixtures.

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

    Justin knocking on the door of BPS as per usual.

  27. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy getting chances

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry Vardy owners. Got him for this gw for a hit. First time owner.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did you cap him, though?

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

        Nope, Salah C

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Same, so my turn to apologise to you.

  29. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Soton scoreeeee

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

      This. Adams preferably.

  30. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy's goning to score eventually here.