Fantasy Premier League 19/20: 10 Season-Defining Moments
5. Leicester Win 9-0 And The Vardy Party Begins
The cool cats able to spot a trend jumped the good ship Pukki and found themselves a new scene in the form of the Vardy Party, with the veteran striker revitalised under manager Brendan Rogers.
Leicester were one of the surprise packages of the season, and at one point looked capable of mounting another title challenge after hitting a fantastic run of form in the autumn.
The FPL love for Leicester City really started on Friday, 25 October – the first game of Gameweek 10. Southampton fans look away now…
It is miraculous that the Saints managed to turn their season around from here under Ralph Hasenhüttl, because they were absolutely dismal here as they shipped nine goals to the Foxes – and they were playing at home.
Vardy got a 20 point haul courtesy of a hattrick, an assist and three bonus points, with Ayoze Perez also getting a hattrick, and Ben Chilwell managing a goal, two assists and a clean sheet too.
Vardy, now 33, went on a scoring run which briefly looked like it would come close to his record-breaking streak in the title-winning 2015/16 season. Leicester won their next six games in a row, with Vardy scoring seven goals.
He went off the boil around Christmas but Vardy’s 2019 Party was one to be remembered, and he still managed to walk away with the league’s Golden Boot at the end of the campaign.