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Fit-again Vardy only a substitute as injured Podence and Boly miss out

Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) makes his return from hernia surgery this afternoon but the Leicester City striker is only among the substitutes for the Foxes’ clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Kick-off at Molineux is at 14:00 GMT.

Brendan Rodgers again trusts Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.6m) to lead the line in the West Midlands and has indeed named an unchanged side from the one that defeated Fulham in midweek.

As for Wolves, Nuno Espirito Santo hinted at injury problems in Friday’s press conference and has made a pair of enforced alterations to his starting XI.

Willy Boly (£5.4m) and Daniel Podence (£5.3m) miss out with hamstring and adductor problems respectively and are replaced by Jonny (£5.4m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.6m).

This will be Jonny’s first appearance since suffering an injury in August and his return at left-back, coupled with Boly’s absence, means that Max Kilman (£4.0m) moves over to his more favoured centre-half position.

Romain Saiss (£4.9m) is also back from injury but is only among the substitutes.

FPL’s most-popular defender starts in this fixture: James Justin (£5.2m) features in almost 30% of Fantasy squads, with his ownership figure further swelled by a 15-point haul in Gameweek 22.

Both he and James Maddison (£7.4m) were transferred in by over 200,000 FPL managers ahead of Saturday’s deadline.

Justin also has the highest effective ownership among defenders in the top 10,000 Fantasy squads.


Wolves XI: Patricio, Semedo, Kilman, Coady, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Neto, Willian José, Traoré.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Soyuncu, Evans, Pereira, Choudhury, Perez, Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes, Iheanacho.

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  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    And the title for fpl bargain of the season goes to....

    Drumroll please....

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez.

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek up until Mike Dean intervened

    4. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gundogan

    5. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dias

      1. Here's Tom with the We…
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Justin

    6. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Soucek if you know how to use him properly

    7. Kebab pig
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Stones

    8. Bielsa Murderball
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bam Bam

    9. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bamford, Justin, Martinez, Soucek.

      Martinez with best PP£

    10. cheekumz
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez is the correct answer offering almost 26 points per mil so far

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Justin 😉

  2. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So how many DGW players do you have or plan to have for GW24?

    I think I am rolling with 6-7 DGW players.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Which one?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That's more important imo

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          3xCity, 2xEverton, 2xBurnley

    2. JJO
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      6-7 too
      Cant really have more then that

    3. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      5. Not worth more.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Prolly right. I am on Cancelo, Stones, Gundo, DCL, Digne, Pope and Mee/Tarko

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      5/6 some SGW players can still harm

    5. Sif
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      5 maybe.
      Not sure Pope or Burnley defense is worth it, and I'm a Burnley fan.

      What I want to avoid is using all my FTs for these mini doubles then having to spend hits for Bench Boost GW26. Especially now Kane is back.

  3. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would that be good for the next week or lacks some offensive power like Rashford ??

    Martinez
    Cancelo/Stones/Mee/Coufal
    Salah/Bruno/Grealish/Gundo
    DCL/Antonio

    Martin/Bamford/Justin/Stephens

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

    LMS safety score currently 25

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Am I still wining? 😉

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

        You whine a lot.

  5. VaVaVoom14
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Areola (McCarthy)
    Cancelo stones Trent cresswell (Dier)
    Salah Sterling(c) Bruno Raphinha (Soucek)
    Calvert Bamford (Brewster)

    1 free transfer 0.2 in the bank. Any suggestions?

  6. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Owning Wolves players should be a crime against humanity. They are turning into a borefest team that will rarely score even a goal

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Always been a one-man team. Nuno looks clueless without Jimenez.

    2. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lost Jota, Jiminez and Doherty, can't believe they didn't properly try and replace them. No sympathy.

  7. dark91
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    According to Ben Crellin via Twitter:

    Here's this season's Blank and Double Gameweek schedule:

    DGW24
    2 extra fixtures

    Double GW25
    1 extra fixture

    Double GW26
    Lots of extra fixtures

    Blank GW29
    Lots of Blank fixtures

    Blank GW33
    2 Blank fixtures

    And there will be some other small Double GWs Fire

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      27?

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

      Should be noted that Ben has been wrong through no fault of his own at least a couple of times this season.

      League shifts games as they please.

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        True

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Gw27 could also be a double

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this pre WC 4pt hits (and punts)

    Bamford and Antonio (if injured) to

    Cavani and DCL

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

      No doubt the players you're bringing in are okay, but is Bamford worth selling with his DGW in 25?

      -8 to send him out then in again the following week potentially?

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Removing Bamford will not end well

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I will bring him back with the WC ofcourse

  9. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Would you get Areola or Olsen for the DGW? Can’t afford Pope, 0.2 off ofc

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maybe Areola as wouldn’t be surprised if Pickford came back in after last night.

      Current keeper dependent too, if Martinez I’d just play him.

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

        Cheers it would be for free:

        Soucek to Gundogan
        Then 1.2 ITB for Steer to someone (own Martinez)

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If we go from yesterday games it has to Areola

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

        Cheers

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fulham keeper

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

        Nice one

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

    Jonny subbed

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      His five owners will be gutted.

  11. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Yet another CS for Justin

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Turning my smallest of greens into red.

  12. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Good afternoon

    So iv 6 for dgw 24

    Probably just Leeds x 2 for 25.

    WC 25

    BB 26

    FH and TC at a later stage?

    Am I about right in that?

    1. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Fh 29, tc 26

      1. Plagued by indecision
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        FH in a BGW just feels wrong

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

      How many Leeds in 25 if WC25?

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Prob only 2? With 2fts coz I sold them two wks ago

        1. camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Them WC for 26?

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same plan as you but I'll probably have 5dgw in gw24

  13. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wolves are really boring. Imagine sitting back vs 9 men the last game, first time I've seen it happen lol.

  14. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane's fixtures after City are lovely.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      With his injury record you can only take it one at time.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      And that’s neckre the DGWs are conf

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Before the DGWs are confirmed.

  15. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How is that not a YC?

  16. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy warming up

  17. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brought Wilson in for Kane. Had a goal chalked off, then injured against leaky Soton. Six points for two transfers and now Kane's back and scores!

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Priceless

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

      Should have just sold Kane when he was out. Would have gotten Wilson's hauls.

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Omg Justin is so lucky...

  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Apparently Phil Foden starts today.

    https://twitter.com/SamLee/status/1358432854259163142

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      TOO LATE FOR ME.

      (i captained him last week, like an absolute buffoon)

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

      He's part of their best 11 when kdb's out.

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

    Justin clueless vs Traore

  21. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How did Neto miss that?

  22. Leonard hatred
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For a hench lad, Traoré gets knocked over by a strong breeze.

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

      All upper body weight making his balance weak

  23. VaVaVoom14
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    For those with all chips in tact and second wildcard available, What’s the plan going forward?

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

      FH29 or DGW

    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      TC WC BB 27 28 FH

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Use them by wk 38

    4. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wing it. Not gonna use the chips for the sake of it. Only thing I'm fairly sure about is I won't be free hitting in the blank week.

    5. Plagued by indecision
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Currently WC 25, BB 26

    6. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      WC25 BB26 FH29

      No idea about TC yet, maybe the second Spurs double

    7. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just WC in one of the weeks that benefit you, doesn't have to be 25 can be before 25.

    8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      GW26 - BB
      GW29 - FH

      Likely to WC in prep for smaller DGW in which I’ll use the TC

  24. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy party incoming.

  25. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone keeping Laca for Leeds game?

  26. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kabak to make his debut today

  27. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy on

  28. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Really dont want a Justin clean sheet.

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, want a goal and CS 😛

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Foden starting

    1. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Instead of Gundo?
      (Fingers crossed)

  30. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kilman Killing bps