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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. Party time
      3 years, 1 month ago

      For goodness sake! Score Wolvessssss

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

        Very confused by the Grav

      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Not a hope

      3. BeWater
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Silva was the best chance.

    • MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My City trio starting. Crying for Bamford to be benched so DCL cam be freed

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Even if Bamford was benched (which he won’t be), he’d still come on.

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

          Yeah that is most likely the case

          1. No Professionals
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I benched dcl too. Made sense as a decision, and still looked ok until 95 mins.

            Soucek is my problem, can’t get the guy right.

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

              Whenever I bench one he blanks and the other returns lol

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

      Justin the best bargain fpl pick of the season

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

        Targett & Martinez are better.

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

          No they are not imo. Justin helps or ruins the rank more

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

            ???

            What has ownership got to do with being a bargain.

            All three started at 4.5m. I'll give that Justin is better if you kept at 4.5m, but value wise Targett currently better.

            Martinez beats both though.

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

              You can find other keepers that will deliver. No 4.5m defender is even close

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

                Feel free to change the context of your question 🙂

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

        Soucek and Gundogan

    • No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves paid the best part of 40m for semedo, he is absolutely dire.

      And as traore...

    • Forgetmeknot
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just 2 in the liv-city game for me. Anyone with similar / less?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah Salah and gundogan.

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

        Just Cancelo & Salah starting.

        Benched Gundo & Stones
        Played Coufal & Justin to protect a potential double CS wipe, going ok so far.

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

      Come ooooon Wolves

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Beastiality....

        1. dogtanion
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Hahahaha

    • MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I am still yet to see what Nuno did when he signed Silva for £30m

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

        Money laundering

      2. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Forget about silva, semedo was more and he’s the worst right back in the league.

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

          Bellerin got to be competing for that title

    • dogtanion
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can't believe I've actually sat all through Fulham West Ham and Wolves Leicester in one weekend

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

        At least you saw a red card.

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

        Sat through all of Fulham v West Ham only to see Soucek get a red card in the last minute. Now I'm watching this only to see Justin get another load of points.

    • mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Even as a liverpool fan, benched robbo, started dias and cancelo. Tells you what I'm expecting today

      1. Cruyff Turn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I benched Dias and Cancelo, started Salah and Mane...

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

        Mané back is big though. I didn't give you a chance without him. Now it should be interesting.

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

        benched dias, played cancelo, foden and salah.

        hoping for a goalfest, expecting a 1-0 crapshoot.

      4. mrodgers91
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        At least if salah hauls I will be happy IRL and ruined FPL wise

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Justin feels like not captaining Bruno...

      Would be content with just 6 points.

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

        (I know Bruno got 7)

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

          Kilman doesn't help

    • fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      All this bs Nuno chat before and after every match of finding solutions and his only solution seems to be 0-0.

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Semedo -> Dias was possibly the greatest transfer made in FPL history

      1. BeWater
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Removing Mitrovic was my best move. Irrelevant who replaced him.

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Least he scored twice in GW2

          1. BeWater
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            And made me keep him another 9 weeks.

            1. Flair
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              You win.

    • MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I'd like a tool where I can see how many points I've missed due to having benching nightmares. Could be top 10k at this point, honesty

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I just look at myself in the mirror to see the tool....

      2. seanie3
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thousands of managers could say the same thing...

    • Shultan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Flicking through some earlier comments a lot of bitter Son non-owners & non cappers around!
      Kane didn't even assist Son for his goal.
      I capped Son because he's a good player up against the worst defence thats shipping 2/3 goals a match.
      Selling Son this week for sterling (C), might work out might not! But I'm going with fixtures

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Wait, wait, wait ....

        Kane scored the 1:0 goal. WBA had to, absolutely had to attack from that point on. That's Son's territory right there. The 8 pointer didn't hurt me, I expected that Son probably get something in that game. But the 2 bonus ....

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

        Very little bitterness about tbh, this person saying Bruno capper salty. All comments saying, not really.
        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/02/07/kane-makes-early-injury-return-to-start-for-spurs-as-pereira-on-west-brom-bench/?hc_page=11&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_23388483

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

      Kilman making fouls to give 3BP to Justin. What a lad

    • EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So much quality in these two teams but can't create a decent shot on target.

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

      There it is done.

      Justin on 3 BP 🙁

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

      3 - Justin, Kilman (26)
      1 - Coady, Patrício (25)

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

        Booooh

    • Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Owned and benched Soucek for weeks and benched mahrez for Soucek this week as didn't think he'd play v pool and sold foden after weeks of blanks we all know what happens now

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

      I told ya all that he will get 3 BP.

      Painful sell in the Blank GW

    • No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Traore hasn’t got a single footballing brain cell. You can’t cross through someone who is 1 yard from you mate.

    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ffs Justin 3 baps, but of course

    • MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves are just West Brom without Jiménez

      1. dogtanion
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        They're not exactly Barca 2011 with him either !

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        And in a different colour kit.

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

      Justin and Choudhury have worked very well together against Traore.

    • BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      And there is it. Justin on top of the BPS.

      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        justin is a bps machine

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Over 90% passing accuracy

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

      Wolves are absolute gash. One of my 20 most hated teams in the league.

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        They’re soulless

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

          Enjoyed them when they first came up. Actually can't stand them now. 8 weeks of owning Podence earlier in the season was fun too.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Justin: red arrows.

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

        :((((( painful.

        Most owned defender in the game

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

      Seems like everyone not on FFS own Justin?

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

        Most on here are casuals so yes

      2. DGW Sane TC Fail....
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        am an owner 🙂

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

      Please Wolves score . We are desperate

    • potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves attack breaks down every time Traore gets the ball.

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        * anyone but Neto