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Leicester v Chelsea team news: James and Chilwell start, Azpilicueta benched

There’s a busy Saturday of Premier League football ahead of us, with Leicester City v Chelsea the first of eight matches.

Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 12:30 GMT.

Thomas Tuchel and Brendan Rodgers have both made two changes for the lunchtime game.

Daniel Amartey and Marc Albrighton are brought in to replace injured pair Youri Tielemans and Ricardo Pereira, which could mean that the Foxes are turning to a wing-back system – as Rodgers has done in the past when facing the Blues.

Jamie Vardy, the most-owned Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player in this fixture, starts.

Mason Mount is back in the Chelsea starting XI after his recent teething problems, while Trevoh Chalobah starts as the right-sided centre-half.

Ross Barkley and Andreas Christensen are the men to make way from the 1-1 draw with Burnley, while there is a fourth successive league benching for Cesar Azpilicueta.

The fit-again Timo Werner is also among the substitutes.

All of that means that there are further starts for Reece James and Ben Chilwell, with the former now the most-owned Chelsea asset in FPL overall (24.2%) and within the top 10,000 (60.1%).

The ownership figures of Vardy and Antonio Rudiger have taken a bit of a tumble in the top 10k (see below), which is often a better gauge of active Fantasy managers than the ‘selected by’ numbers we see on the FPL site.

Vardy and Rudiger had top 10k ownership figures of 52.7% and 35.0% in Gameweek 11.

GAMEWEEK 12 LINE-UPS

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu, Albrighton, Ndidi, Soumare, Castagne, Lookman, Vardy, Barnes.

Subs: Ward, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Dewsbury-Hall, Choudhury, Maddison, Perez, Iheanacho, Daka.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Kante, Jorginho, Chilwell, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Alonso, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Loftus-Cheek, Barkley, Ziyech, Pulisic, Werner.

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

    Lei will attack and either score or Che will score from counter and kill the game.

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

    Rank gone from 100 -> 180k after just 1 game….

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You did a -8 pal

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

        0 hits too

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hits to get Chilly & James?

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

        Quite the opposite

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

          No hits to take them out?

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

          Good team though

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

    Running without taa in my defence - I might take out dias to either bring him or rudiger in - currently dias cancelo James Chilwell livra

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dias and Cancelo are due also

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

        Yeah I mean is taa over dias going to be worth what I spend elsewhere its tough

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

      I did Dias to TAA two weeks ago. Stones might be the 5th essential.

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

        Livra just feels too good value having had him so early

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Any scenes inc?

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

    Leicester are pressing like animal

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

    From football point of view, Kante has been excellent. Sarri was correct about him. He can be more than best DM there is.

  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Nice to see Pulisic back in the Dortmund colours

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy has had 8 touches and 3 of them from kick offs

    #vardyparty #essential #chatsh**getbanned

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

      8 touches in the last 4 games?

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

      Isn't it banged

    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Seriously??!!

      On my bench this week but Watford are up next. Will he wake up?

  9. JJO
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone supriseingly missing from those 3pm games maybe 🙂 ?

  10. dark91
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    So many people were against transferring Havertz out but it was still the right move especially with Pulisic and Lukaku being almost fit now

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

      The original sin was Havertz in tbh

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        In hindsight it was a good move to bring in Chelsea's lone striker. He still returned some decent points for me but had to move him to Zaha

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

        He did ok for the 3 games most people wanted him for

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

      Well Ziyech and Puli have just combined to score.

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Further strengthens the claim 🙂

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    0-3

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

    No points for anyone 3-0 Chelsea

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Subs goals.

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

    G Pulisic
    A Ziyech

    1. Big Mac 24
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Irrelevant G
    Irrelevant A

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

      Lovely from Ziyech.

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

      Disgusting. Wheres my Chilwell goal James assist

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      But effect bonus

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

        I don't think so. Subs scored and assisted

    4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Some of us own Ziyech!

  15. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Antonio BenchFodder --> Benchfodder Jota next week seems good

  16. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    omg scenes 🙂

  17. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Right, a Vardy consolation please.

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Nooo

  18. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Feels good as a Havertz seller

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Well that doesnt help anyone

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

      Doesn't steal baps off our wingbacks though

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

        true

  20. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Pulisic did what havertz Couldn't

  21. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    0, 1, 1, 24, 0, 1, 3

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      That is digne-like consistency

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

      He's never been a great FPL pick. That haul was the ultimate trap.

  22. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    451 would be the way to go if it wasn't for the christmas schedule

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

      Might still be

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Any good cheap forwards?

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

      Still possible with the schedule

      Guaita
      Template Back 5
      Salah Foden Gallagher ESR Bowen
      Jesus Hwang Armstrong

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Need to squeeze Son in i think, but yeah Hwang and Armstrong good shouts

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cho goal disallowed

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

      Right call but so annoying

  24. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Transferred out Havertz and Toney for Bilva and Wilson.

    1/4 atm.

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    If Sancho doesn't produce today...

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

    3 people in one of my leagues

    1 is top 1k
    2 is top 100k
    3 is 700k

    all three of them own 1 chelsea defender but are dropping in ranks.

    The double chelsea def looks to be causing havoc all over the ranks. So basically everyone playing only 1 defender wants a Leicester goal?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Top 10k EO of Chelsea defence is well over 100%

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

      Yep. Average player has 1.2 Chelsea defenders.

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

    Oh Facepalm, where art thou?

  28. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jimmy starts

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2nd sub ochu

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

    Man Utd XI vs Watford: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelöf, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Matic, Sancho, Bruno, Rashford, Ronaldo

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

      That team should be good enough to stay up.

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

      Still no Beeky

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

      4-2-3-1 is back after that failed experiment 😀

  30. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Brendan putting in a good job application to be United manager