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Vardy starts as injured Tierney and Ricardo miss out on Leicester v Arsenal

Leicester City v Arsenal gets Gameweek 10 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) underway, with kick-off at the King Power Stadium at 12:30 BST. See our Matchday Live if you want to watch along with Gianni!

There were injury and illness concerns for both sides heading into the Saturday lunchtime fixture but in the end, there is only one change across either team from Gameweek 9.

It’s Brendan Rodgers who makes it, as Luke Thomas replaces the injured Ricardo Pereira.

Mikel Arteta, therefore, sticks with the Arsenal side that started the Gunners’ 3-1 victory over Aston Villa eight days ago.

Ben White has been passed fit to start, while Martin Odegaard makes the bench after recovering from injury.

There is still no Kieran Tierney, however, who has been absent with an ankle problem.

Jamie Vardy was passed fit by Rodgers in midweek and is part of a two-pronged strike force alongside Kelechi Iheanacho.

Vardy has 11 goals and one assist in his 13 previous Premier League meetings with the Gunners, averaging a round 7.0 points per match.

The veteran striker, owned by almost one-third of all FPL managers and just over 50% of the top 10,000, is the most popular player on show in this fixture.

GAMEWEEK 10 LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Thomas, Tielemans, Soumare, Maddison, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Barnes, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Vestergaard, Ndidi, Daka, Lookman

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Partey, Lokonga, Saka, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Odegaard, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Soares, Pepe, Elneny, Kolasinac, Martinelli

LEICESTER V ARSENAL WATCHALONG

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  1. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Goodbye Vardy

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'm doing it tonight so I get 0.3 price rise for Toney during the week.

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Nah he will score Vs Leeds defence.

  2. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Dare I say it... I think Arsenal have turned a corner.

    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Should have conceded 3 goals lol

      1. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Did they? No.

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

    Aubameyang got 100% more points than Vardy =D

  4. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Can't catch any sort of break this season. Benched Ramsdale today after starting him for crap returns vs Palace & Villa. Just know he'll concede a stupid consolation goal vs Watford next week when he's back in my XI.

    1. Goooo Rickie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Who did you play instead ?

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Foster

  5. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Let the mass rage Vardy banishment begin.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      ...before Leeds, where he's easily my VC

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Before Leeds?

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Before Leeds?? Lol

    4. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Forget hungry, he should be starving for a goal against that garbage Leeds defense

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      1 pointer vs. Leeds
      Brace vs. Chelsea
      Calling it now

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Ha, this is his style.

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Was exactly the same early last season

          13 points vs. WBA in GW1
          Massive transfers in for Burnley in GW2 - 2 points
          Massive transfers out for tough Man City in GW3 - 17 points
          Massive transfers back in for West Ham in GW4 - 2 points
          GW5 surprise injury
          Injury means mass sold for GW6: 7 pointer followed by a 14 pointer in GW7
          Ultimate FPL troll

    6. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Oh I’ll be rolling my transfer, holding for Leeds, and then selling him to finance Son in GW12 for free, but I expect him to be shifted in droves this week off the back of two 1’s in a row regardless.

  6. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    First time all season I’ve started Foster over Ramsdale. Genius 🙂

  7. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone benched Ramsdale for Foster?

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yepp

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Against southampton who've scored in 5 of their last 6 games? No i didn't fancy Watford keeping a clean sheet

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        And watford haven't kept a clean sheet for 13 games

      2. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Against Leicester who have scored 8 in their last 9?

        It was a coin toss

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes…

    4. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No way, not for a second did I consider it.

  8. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    100% we lose with the hapless german in goal

  9. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Great performance from Arsenal, especially defensively which means I worry for all us who will double up on them defensively next week…

  10. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ha. I wasn't captain hindsight either. Said it at half-time

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Halfsight?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Foresight since I did not buy Vardy

  11. Evil Greg
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsdale + ESR, excellent start.

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Well done

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Congrats!

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

      Same. Very happy so far!

    4. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Great start

    5. Evil Greg
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I captained Havertz in some crazy Free Hit move when I omitted Salah from my XI last week...

      So yeah.

  12. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Raging that I played foster over Ramsdale!

  13. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mason Mount missing.

    ESR first on bench 😎

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You make your own luck in this game

      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Spot on sir

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        What a load of rubbish lol.. I believe you believe it 😉

  14. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hopefully Tierney is fit for WAT. But will he regain his starting position easily enough again...?!

  15. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Foster owners, he still hasn’t played….could get more points 😉

    1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      1st minute goal connected locked in

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Conceded

    2. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Praying for injury in warmup.

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Amen

    3. Well you know, Triffic
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      3 points is my hope

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      This.

      Fwiw I played him over Guaita

    5. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lol 2 pen saves incoming

  16. fusen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    My bench is currently

    Ramsdale, Saka, White, Sarr

    Sarr to score today?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hope so, have him starting….

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        …oh, sorry I mean yeah that sucks…

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Lol, nice - a pretty good chance, has been close in recent GWs

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

      Should’ve played BB….

    4. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      So it was a coin toss but you benched every single arsenal player and 2 of them are defenders...

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        you haven't seen my other better defenders obviously 🙂

    5. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hope so

    6. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Oh goodness.

  17. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Imagine not owning Chilwell, Cancelo, Trent and Salah.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Imagine owning them and being at 900k OR

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Rank does not matter at this point.

  18. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsdale 10 pointer to start the weekend. Beauty!

  19. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wow was not expecting that from Ramsdale. Decent start!

  20. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Is Vardy + Kovacic ---> Jesus + Mount (-4) still looking like a good move?

    Gotta factor in price rises as well.

  21. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Vardy for a hit this week. Might just work out now. Arsenal's defensive numbers have looked really good lately.

  22. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Classic start to the GW. Started Vardy and benched Ramsdale. The pain never stops.

    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch

    2. andre_c
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same

    3. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Same. Take solace with your fallen brothers.

  23. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Rival benched Ramsdale and ESR 😎

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Knew you only played in casual leagues, so you can win them easy….

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        :mrgreen:

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          😉

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Oh that’s sweet.

  24. Well you know, Triffic
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    People saying Arsenal played well even though on another day they would have conceded several goals...

    1. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Terrible analysis

    2. Goooo Rickie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bitter?

  25. andre_c
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Who told me to start Foster ahead of Ramsdale?!

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      The little devil in your ear.

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Not me

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

      They didn't make you do it.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Camzy made a strong case several times for the opposite on here to be fair

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yip, Right this time…

  26. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A lot of nonsense being talked about Vardy. Just because he's blanked twice doesn't make him a bad pick. Expect him to haul at Leeds next week.

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Refreshing to hear a voice of reason around here

  27. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Mitrovic hatty

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Shame he couldn’t even get a start under Parker last season

    2. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Still can't believe I held him for 10 gameweeks last year.

  28. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ever since Gabriel, White, and Partey returned to the team, Arsenal have kept 4 clean sheets in the last 7. Tidy.

  29. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I reckon Callum Wilson will score today

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Please please please

  30. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy to Toney or Hwang? Frees up funds to do Benhrama to Son the following week.

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Save and play Vardy v Leeds.

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Good point.

    2. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      My planned move is to hold next week and then Toney and son in for Vardy and Benny also … assuming no injuries.