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Rodgers makes tactical changes in his first match as Leicester manager

Watford take on Leicester City in the first of three Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday.

Kick-off at Vicarage Road is at 12:00 GMT.

Brendan Rodgers takes charge of the Foxes for the first time and there is plenty of intrigue as to what impact the former Celtic boss can have on Leicester’s most-popular Fantasy assets.

Rodgers has made one change to the team that beat Brighton in midweek, replacing Demarai Gray with Wes Morgan.

That would appear to signal a move to a 3-4-3 system, with Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira deployed as wing-backs.

Harvey Barnes and James Maddison will flank Jamie Vardy in a front three.

Javi Gravia has also only made one change to his starting XI, with Jose Holebas – back from a two-match suspension – replacing Adam Masina.

Holebas has been directly involved in more goals (three goals, seven assists) than any Fantasy Premier League defender this season.

The Hornets have kept clean sheets in each of their last two league matches at Vicarage Road.

Maddison and Vardy were both on the scoresheet when Leicester triumphed 2-0 in the reverse fixture in December, while Pereira banked maximum bonus points.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster, Holebas, Mariappa, Cathcart, Janmaat, Pereyra, Capoue, Doucoure, Hughes, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Leicester City XI (3-4-3): Schmeichel, Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, Morgan, Pereira, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Vardy.

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  1. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 27 days ago

    Did Vardy get injured? How did it look?

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Didn't look like anything. Some say concussion from previous clash, some say knock

      • Fingerspitzengefühl
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        To me he just looked really tired

      • Alpharius
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Ah good hopefully a week gives him enough time to recover, he is fairly robust

    2. i am jose mourinho
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 27 days ago

      Which one has higher chances next gw: ake keeping a cs or higuain scoring

      1. Midlands Saint73
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Gonzalo goal

    3. TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 27 days ago

      1. David Luiz - Hayden - Haz - Higuaín
      2. David Luiz - Madisson - Haz - King
      3. David Luiz - Barnes - Haz - Vardy

      Which moves is preferable for GW31 in your opinion? 2x -4 over the next two GWs to field 11 in GW31.

      1. i am jose mourinho
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        2

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          What makes you think it's the best option? 🙂

      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Luiz and haz worth typing thrice.

        3 for me. If its ashley

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Right now it's LEI Barnes, but could be Burnley Barnes if I transfer out Jiménez. Do have value tied up in him though…

      3. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Probably 3 but Leicester won't be too popular here for a day or two.

        1. TAT
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          They definitely won't be popular! Lots of Pereira owners, me included…

    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 27 days ago

      Will this be the GW were we mere mortals are reminded of the Egyptian Kings greatness?

      1. MTPockets
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Neferknow

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

        Copied in wrong team earlier on.

        My colleague is having a mare:

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2284047/event/29

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Ouch 🙂

        2. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Deeney autosubs for Pereira though

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 27 days ago

            Good try 🙂

        3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Omg. His bench could outscore his team!!

        4. Mysterion
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          At least he gets Deeney on for Pereira

          1. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 27 days ago

            No

        5. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          At least Pool should bail him out - but that is rough!

        6. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Okay that one is a mare.

      3. SB007
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Higuain captain to troll everyone - on paper Chelsea v Fulham is a big 5-0

        1. SB007
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          To save my season today is the day - Liverpool concede and Higgy to get a hatty - there I said it

          1. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 27 days ago

            I got shot down with calling him Higgy yesterday. Apparently its Higgo, Higgie Smalls or Pipita.

        2. Alpharius
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          A Fulham 1-0 would potentially give us the lowest average score of the season...

      4. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        How's vardy injury ? Wasn't watching the game

        1. Fingerspitzengefühl
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Not sure if it was an injury, seemed more like extreme fatigue

          1. @analyst_fpl
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 27 days ago

            Injury for sure. Hard to predict. He needed help of medical staff to leave the stadium.

      5. @analyst_fpl
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Who is going to be Citizens left-back during next 3 gameweeks? Yes I'm asking if its worth to look in Banjamins Mendy direction...

      6. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Last year Wes Morgan
        This year Ricardo Pereira

        When will we learn?

      7. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        That feeling of something to look forward to and thinking you have a differential (Higuaín).
        Then you see that one ML rival got him in and captained him, whilst the other took a hit to get in and captain Hazard. Ugh.

        1. Alpharius
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Imagine how you’d feel if you didn’t have him..

          1. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 27 days ago

            Good point - the guy has been incredible at picking them lately. He brought in Lukaku two weeks ago.

            1. Alpharius
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 27 days ago

              Ouch.
              I know that feeling my mini league rival switched his (c) from Aguero to Jimenez last minute (over his options of Pogba or salah). He always seems to make the right move

      8. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Luiz -> Pereira in GW27 wasn't my finest moment.

        1. Alpharius
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          They’ll probably match each other’s points this week

          1. shearer9
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 27 days ago

            My delight turns to horror when I realise my ML rival has AWB first sub.

            1. Alpharius
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 27 days ago

              Yep AWB to pereria was my love three weeks ago for a -4 (mainly to set up for gw31/avoid AWBs injury/price drop)
              Pereria is halfway to getting the 4pts back...maybe he will by gw38

              1. Alpharius
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 27 days ago

                Move not love
                I definitely don’t love that move now

        2. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Tell us about it. Anyone to Pereira was terrible move

        3. Merlin the Wraith
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Bit of a burning Spitfire moment here too

      9. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Auba was a fail transfer for the blank in 27 however Pereira was utter disaster. Even with fame in hand he was outscored by anyone on my bench

      10. DR0GBA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Higuain wastes Hazard assist 🙁

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Looking like one of those days for them

      11. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Almost Hazard to Higuain D:

      12. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Anyone on for a season low gw score? 17 with 4 left as it stands.
        Lowest I got so far was GW13 - 34 (-4).

      13. Liberate HK - antichinazi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Peireira utter fail. Will bench him for AWB next week no matter what.

        1. CliveTilds
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          No you wont

        2. Alpharius
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          AWB looks good next week anyway, and I’d fancy Fulham to get a goal. If I’d not done AWB > Pereria GW28 I’d play AWB next week over him.

      14. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Higuaín sounds like he is having the chances at least 🙂

      15. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Rice 15 points 1st in bench. Any chance of Robbo rested today?

        1. Goat
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          Yeah Moreno starting

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          That's not how the universe works 🙂

      16. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 27 days ago

        Funny how an average FPL player and at best an average poster & mod now starts charging folk money for advice,.
        I blame Trump for all this nonsense.

        1. Alpharius
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 27 days ago

          I quite like watching the streams where ppl just talk about their own team/have a chat going. I think it helps to see what ideas others are having to avoid getting blinkered, but I don’t think I’d pay to get a specific persons advice. Tbh the stats on here and the captaincy vids/scout casts give you enough info to make your own informed choices.