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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. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lost a lot of team value bringing in Son for Bruno, hope I don't regret it, can't afford to get him back next week.

    Is 36 the best GM for my last chip, the FH?

    1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Just had a look at your team. Worth considering FH35, as you could load up on more DGW players, and think you already have 10 for BGW36 if not mistaken.

      1. Jensen Luiz Coleman
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Good idea, thank you, I may do that.

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

      Why though. Bruno DGW coming up so think that wasn't a wise decision.

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Armstrong on my watch list. Looking decent and has good stats

    1. BRFC1883
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ok mate

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      you wont get him

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

      He is an underrated player!

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

    Are people keeping Son for Leeds, or selling for a DGW player?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Keeping.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Selling for zaha most probably

  4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison still pretending to be a footballer?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Shocking......I'm so annoyed I got him

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I got him when he was declared fit. Kept him for three weeks. Moved him out this week.

  5. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fofona off lol

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

      Lovely

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

    Fofail

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

      sweet

  7. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Offana

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

    Snack time

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

    Fof**ks sake

  10. 420king
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Finally some luck, sold Fofana on a FT this round (playing FH next)

  11. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    1 pt sub ; you LOVE to see it.

  12. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I have Fofana...
    my money competitor Schmeichel and Gastagne... this season

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

    Gutted, absolutely gutted. Feeling robbed now.

  14. Redranger
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rodgers is an idiot

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Logical move to be fair.

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

        Does he not know that FPL > Real life?

  15. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Don't think the rescinded red card makes up for this ; can we petition for 5 pts back?

  16. DycheDycheBaby
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Karen Carney really knows very little about football.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Better than Owen.

  17. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Referee already received his King Power duty free hamper?

  18. DycheDycheBaby
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else been waiting ages to use bench boost, now realising they only have 7 DGW players ? Lol

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      GW19 was the obvious week to play it, no idea why people thought a better week would show

      1. KAPO KANE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Covid

      2. DycheDycheBaby
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Absolutely that's where I messed up. Played wildcard instead as did not prepare for the announcement of the DGW fixtures.

      3. Isco Disco
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        GW35 Is still the best time to BB.
        GW19 was a crap GW with lowest scores. Glad I didn’t play my chip in that GW

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

          Yeah the fixtures actually look alright!

        2. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Good luck beating 165 points

    2. KAPO KANE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I played it the other week for a grand total bench boost of 1 point lol

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

        Really? Haha. That is an achievement in itself !

        1. KAPO KANE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Yes:

          Forster 0 | Phillips 0 | Raphinha 0 | Lowton 1

          And to top it off that week I brought in Salah who was benched lol

  19. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Well that’s a kick. Fofana off and Veltman sat at first sub. Gutting start to the gw

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

      Same

  20. Bob_the_builder
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    With this looking like a captaincy fail with Nacho, how does Zaha sound for the next GW as a differential captain since I am chasing?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You’ve obviously never owned him before. Firmly on the never again list.

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

        That bad?

  21. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Oooer using the word for young cats gets modded, silly me.

  22. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brought Fofana in this GW. Looked nailed for cleanie and baps. Cannot believe he's been subbed at HT. Incredible bad luck for owners.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It’s not often someone gets subbed because the other team had a player sent off tbf

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

      It’s not bad luck. He was subbed off against West Brom too because of Ramadan. Would have been unlikely for him to have stayed on

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

        Aye, after 62mins. Not bloody HT

  23. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Had 2 Free transfers prior to GW33, one was to bring in Fonfana and with the other I sold Chris Wood. Worst transfers ever!!!!!

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

      Plenty made the same move ffs

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

    Pen saints

  25. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Was just about to say how and why is this still 0 0 sts pen haha

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

    Pen cheers Nacho

  27. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Figures

  28. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy you trap. Your last season at this level you decrepit has been

  29. CaptMidnight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Terrible referee, this bloke.

  30. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I should have captained McCarthy rather than benching him.