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Maddison makes third successive start as Leicester visit Southampton

Leicester City are unchanged as they travel to Southampton for Gameweek 34’s Friday-night opener.

That means James Maddison (£7.3m) retains his starting berth for the third Premier League match in a row since returning from injury.

While we do not have the benefit of the clubs’ official team reveals for Gameweek 34, the midfielder is likely to operate in the number 10 role behind Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.2m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.3m) tonight.

A lot of eyes will be on the later at St. Mary’s Stadium considering he lost approximately 90,000 owners for Gameweek 34, with Harry Kane (£11.8m) returning from his ankle problem ahead of facing Sheffield United.

Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) form the central-midfield pairing tonight with Luke Thomas (£4.1m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.8m) operating as wing-backs once again.

Wesley Fofana (£5.0m), Caglar Söyüncü (£5.3m) and Jonny Evans (£5.6m) are the back-three.

Danny Ings (£8.4m) is absent for Southampton while Alex McCarthy (£4.4m) has managed to hold onto his starting berth from the 2-1 defeat to Spurs.

Fraser Forster (£4.0m) is on the bench for the second Gameweek in a row.

Nathan Tella (£4.3m) and Che Adams (£5.7m) lead Saints’ attack with Takumi Minamino (£6.0m) and Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) either side of Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) and James Ward-Prowse (£5.8m).

With no updates on social media this weekend, we will bring you live updates on all goals and assists from Southampton, which you can follow below.

Gameweek 34 Line-ups

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Stephens, Bednarek, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Redmond, Minamino, Tella, Adams.

Substitutes: Forster, Djenepo, Salisu, Diallo, Ramsay, Walcott, N’Lundulu, Ferry, Jankewitz.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Fofana, Soyuncu, Evans; L Thomas, Tielemans, Ndidi, Castagne; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Substitutes: Ward, Albrighton, Perez, Amartey, Under, Choudhury, Pereira, Mendy, Praet.

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702 Comments Post a Comment
  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Saints fan

    Own Vardy Iheanacho Castagne

    Trust me, this ends 1-0 Saints!

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

      Hope so. Own two Leicester but no one deserved to benefit from appalling officiating like that.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Saints fan? Who knew?

    3. Saint Tim
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol, snap

  2. JohnnyRev7
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    New FFS live blog is on 17mins.

    Even BBC slow live blog is on 30mins.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Nothing much has happened

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Apart from the pages jumping around 🙁

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah - what's that all about?

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            (Not) Live feed screwing it up probably

            1. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Cheers WR.

  3. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    McCarthy raking up the easy saves.

  4. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This is why I don't like my cap starting the first game of the week, They always jinx the rest of the gw.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      So why do it? Especially when it wasn’t the obvious choice

      1. OLD Rafiki
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Blinded by the high hopes.

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Guys get ready

    There is a PARTY about to begin

    Those invited will LOVE to see it ih yes we will!!

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      No feast tonight?

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Oh there will be a feast alright! U better believe it

        1. OLD Rafiki
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I believe

    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Government Covid guidelines: no parties allowed

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

        So no Vardy then

        1. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          No, I have him. Also had him last week, so saw how that turned out.

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

      Why is Vardy not booked for simulation . . he does it SO often

      1. Jensen Luiz Coleman
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Practice makes perfect.

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Err, it wasn't a dive?

  6. Bob_the_builder
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Switched captaincy from Kane to Nacho at the last moment. Anything less than a brace from Nacho is a fail here.

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Not looking likely atm

  7. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Really scary but I've been able to predict the results of matches based on my FPL team for several months now!

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Oh give it up mate, I've read you post this week-in, week-out. You just make bad choices.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        This

      2. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I don't chose the results!

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          You choose the team

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

        Game of luck ; bad choices for some are lucky for others.

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Lol.

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Don’t you want your own team to win?

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Of course, I predict us to win comfortably tonight too

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      You should be able to make money out of that. Bookmakers, here we come !

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Would be marvelous if it wasn't total bs.

      2. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        What do you think I've been doing!

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Talking utter crap?

    5. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Please stop

    6. Wee Jinky
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I want in on this

  8. Deanamo Jammy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Tielemans on set-pieces isn't working.

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

    Should be about 5 minutes added on from all the time wasting 😆

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      3 minutes just from Vardy faking injury.

  10. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Saints not playing that high line with one man less which is actually worse for Leicester.

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

      Yep, they had started quite well but there's no other option now to sit in and hold out for a draw.

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

      Exactly, happy to just sit deep now and avoid Leicester counter-attacking them.

  11. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This is underwhelming vs 10...

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on Coleman?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He mayor may not start, and may or may not get injured. What are you hoping to gain here?

    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Mustard.

  13. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    There is a social media blackout in football to stand against online bullying.

    FFS - we will stop tweeting because its our tweets which encourage bullying.

    FFS - leave comment pages open as no one has ever been hurt by posts on the comment pages

    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Comments on post about commenting on social media blackout.

      Edgy.

  14. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    C'mon Saints!

  15. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who is subbing off for perez?

    Fofana, Castagne or Thomas?!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      My guess is Fofana.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Fofana or thomas

      • keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Thomas

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Fofana of them, keep the full backs high and wide, on their ‘good’ sides to spread the pitch.

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

        Thomas will be off

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

      Possibly Ndidi.

    4. Pointless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Can someone confirm for me please. Leicester will now score all nine goals in the second half?

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Saints will score 1. Leicester none.

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

        Only if Super Saints doesn't predict it 😉

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

        Ref will invent another sending off . . then we'll get nine just like with United.

    5. Jensen Luiz Coleman
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      It has been dull.

    6. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone think Fofana comes off at HT for Perez?

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

        Very possible. Apparently he's fasting during Ramadan. It's not been talked about much by Sky. Only about 30% of the broadcast.

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Why should it need to be talked about it though?

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

        Surely Brendan knows the value of FPL.

      3. Kane and Ablett
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        I saw Rodgers mouthing Nacho and my cousin is good at lip reading so...

      4. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        It’s going to be one of them - Soy or Forfana most likely.

        Leicester really don’t need 3 central defenders against 10 men.

    7. Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Forfana, Soy or Evans

      Which Leicester Central Defender is coming off for a 1 pointer at half time then to make room for Perez ?

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Forfana seems the logical choice.

      2. Wee Jinky
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Forfanyboy

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

      Well that was rubbish

    9. Wee Jinky
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Thankfully for Southampton it's not a 2 legged match. They would need 9 goals the 2nd half and a clean sheet

    10. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Martinez
      Shaw, Castagne, Rudiger
      Son, Bruno, Salah, Lingard Saka
      Kane, Iheanacho, Bamford

      McCarthy, Bamford, Veltman, Phillip

      0.7m ITB, 2FT

      Will use FH in GW36, and have BB for this GW. Does using both FTs to strengthen the bench sound sensible. Veltman & Phillip to Coleman and Ward, or should I replace McCarthy with Guiata or Pickford with one of the FTs ?

    11. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Best GK for the DGW?

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

        Martinez for me. Should see a fair few saves ... I hope

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Guita? SHU and Saints

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

            Saves.

      2. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Guaita?

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Pickford not an awful choice..

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

          Gareth?

        2. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Is Pickford nailed on ?

    12. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ffs wake up to see Rudiger is injured... Holding my sub, ugh!!

      1. Wee Jinky
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Argent "Hold your head high"

        1. JohnnyRev7
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I'm old enough to remember. Great song.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5fYPz8dKbg

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Indeed

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Foot long or just 6 inch?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Tough crowd, deserved better

        2. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Morning Wood (Chris)

    13. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Getting Maddison was a big mistake......never going to get anything and looks like he will get hauled off

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Holding Sweaty Balls, not ideal.

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Oops fail reply to above!

        2. Wee Jinky
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          ok if your own

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        He is streaky player

        1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          He has looked poor in both come back games......never going to add anything to my team.......will swap for Greenwood

    14. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      What a bad wasted transfer Vardy was last week.

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

        Yeah. Same here.

      2. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah. Same here

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Tell me about it. Had Davis with 5 pts on my bench 🙁

    15. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      For those looking to save some money Mitchell soon is going to be 3.7m

      1. Wee Jinky
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        how can he live with himself? 3.7 hahaha!

        1. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Not as bad as poor Shane Ferguson in 2011, who is still the only 4.0 midfielder ever in the game

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Don't think he'll ever make it sadly

        He's been hovering down near minus 100 for weeks now.

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          He will tonight or Saturday evening

          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Doubt it with a DGW on the way - his sales have been pretty static for a few weeks. Imagine most of his owners will be dead teams

      3. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        What’s happened to Mitchell? Played well earlier in the season but not got back in team since injury

    16. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Great to see that auto update nonsense is still going on

      Already clicked on a dozen profiles trying to post a comment

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        If it stops you from posting at least something good has come from it 😉

    17. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Fofana is coming off, isn’t he ffs

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

        3rd on my bench