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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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1,331 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ffs Justin is just so good

    1. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Can't believe I sold him weeks ago because Pereira was 'due back.'

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

      Justin, Ndidi, Castagne. Those three are good at pressing and winning it back.

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

    Vardy best be on fire against Chelsea

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

      He'll be on the treatment table. Infuriating

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

    Is Justin even relevant this GW? Do ppl really start him over DGWers?

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

      He is a DGWer.

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

      Deary me

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

      V relevant. Could be on for two cleansheets with Chelsea misfiring.

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got two games

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He has DGW

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

      Nice work

    7. Congressman
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He has a DGW.

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

    Perez should have squared!!

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yes but offside anyway

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

        True but regardless should have squared.

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

        Haha don't think he actually was, was he!?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Perez was from the initial pass I think

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

      He was onside too

  5. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not great to be on a red arrow before kane and son have even played

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

    Justin with that 25% ownership. Disgusting.

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

    vardy injured

  8. STEP rOVERS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy broken

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

    Vardy subbed off and LIMPING by the looks of it

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

    Vardy limping off

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

    Just as well he was offside 😆

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

    Vardy 2 points from 2 games. What a waste.

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

    Vardy limping.

  14. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy trolling me to death

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

    Iheanacho on his 100th sub appearance of his career lol.

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

    And now he's injured.

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

    Vardy limping

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

    vardy pointing to his leg

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

    Epic vardy fail, such a bad and stupid decision

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

      He really should have had a brace..which makes it worse

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

    Oh ffs.

  21. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy party over

  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ruh-oh Vardy

  23. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Shame for Vardy if he’s injured

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

    Vardy blank and possibly injury, Johnstone no show and triple Leeds Bb. Welcome to FPL 🙂

  25. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Doesnt Mccarthy have more than two saves?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I thought that but think they have been crosses and deflections

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      FPL hate giving him saves

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

    Hard watch for Vardy owners.

    And that looked onside as well.

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

      Definitely. Defender's foot playing him on. Vardy's missed one big chance and another goodish chance, but otherwise let down completely by the service

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

    Just heard a stat from the commentator. Vardy had more shots today without scoring than any other game in his career ha.

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

    Single game week players the real winners tomorrow.

    Kane and Son hauls coming

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      AMEN

  29. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    vardy done for the double gameweek

  30. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    14 -4 from 5.
    Horrible start to DGW.