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Injured Maddison misses out as Perez starts against his old club

The only Gameweek 7 match to take place this Sunday kicks off at 16:30 BST, as Leicester City welcome Newcastle United to the King Power Stadium.

The headline team news surrounds the unavailability of James Maddison (£7.1m), who misses out with the ankle knock that he picked up against Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.

Brendan Rodgers said ahead of kick-off:

We wanted to give him every chance but it was always going to be unlikely that he could [play]. But he’s back working now and hopefully next week he’ll be fine.

Maddison is the only player on either side who is currently owned by more than 10% of Fantasy Premier League managers.

Dennis Praet (£5.3m) fills in for his sidelined teammate and makes only his second Premier League start since his summer move from Sampdoria.

Other than that enforced change, Leicester City are otherwise unchanged from the side that defeated Spurs.

That means that Ayoze Perez (£6.0m), who is yet to register an attacking return in 2019/20, gets a start against his old club.

Perez scored the only goal of the game in this corresponding fixture last season, while still on Newcastle’s books.

Steve Bruce has made three changes from the side that drew 0-0 with Brighton, one of which sees Sean Longstaff (£5.0m) replace the injured Jonjo Shelvey (£5.0m) in midfield.

Sweden international Emil Krafth (£4.5m) replaces Javier Manquillo (£4.4m) in a like-for-like swap at right-back, while Yoshinori Muto (£5.3m) gets his first start of the season at the expense of Jetro Willems (£4.5m) – which means a system change to a back four for the Magpies.

Bruce said before the game:

Jetro [Willems] picked up an injury in the week with his knee and with Matt Ritchie being out too, we haven’t got anybody natural in that left wing-back position.

Andy Carroll (£5.4m) is once again on the bench, along with Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m).

Isaac Hayden (£4.5m) is the most-owned Newcastle asset on show but has been benched by over 75% of his owners, which perhaps says all there is to know about the Fantasy community’s faith in the Magpies.

Jamie Vardy (£8.9m) has been handed the armband by 78,089 FPL managers in Gameweek 7.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell; Ndidi, Tielemans, Praet; Barnes, Perez, Vardy.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Krafth, Schar, Lascelles, Dummett; Atsu, Hayden, Longstaff Almiron; Muto, Joelinton.

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  1. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How do people think Leicester will fair at Anfield?

    1. Chirsbom
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Poorly

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Will play a very different style of football.

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thinking of selling Robertson for a hit to fund Aub*

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      2-1 to Pool or 3-1

    5. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      They'll be destroyed and this talk of top 4 will end hopefully

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        What the anti Leicester / Rogers?

    6. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Well I think

    7. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Badly. No dream homecoming for Brendan

  2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need a Soy BP to go top of my mini league!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      More chance of a yc.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        None of that !

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          or Newcastle scoring.

          1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            You’re the worst 😆

            If they score I’ll miss out on £110 as I’m on to win the pot this month in my league 🙂

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Another yellow for Vardy will take him out of the baps?

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Or a yellow for Ricardo 😉

    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hey mate, could do with 1 too to stay relative 🙂

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Hi mate!

        In Soy we hope !

        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Ah well, happy enough as was part of a -8 , got Yarmo too

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Söyüncü owners still complaining when they’ve got a CS for 4.6m in a low scoring week?

    Take it and run people.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Game ain’t over

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Game is still on.

    3. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      *4.5m

    4. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You gotta be greedy Dakes

  4. Camzy
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone thinking of bringing in Mahrez? If he starts next week and gets points, he's a really interesting option. He's only one point behind Sterling and is in the form of his life.

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Better form at Leicester?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah probably but in this City side it's easier to get points.

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Easier to be rested too.

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            The obvious counter argument. But if he starts next week, that will be three starts in a row. And he's gotten double digits 3/4 starts.

    2. cravencottage
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I am Of course with the usual rotation risk

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Difficult price range if the punt fails though...

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Personally think Mahrez is playing better than Sterling. And Bernardo is playing better than Sterling. If football was about form then Sterling wouldn't be in the team. But it isn't and Sterling will play and one of Bernardo / Mahrez / Silva (Bernardo playing central) will be dropped.

    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah sterling > Mahrez
      Cantwell > son

      Surely it’s a good move

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'm thinking Sterling > Mahrez and upgrade forward line. Or even Salah > Mahrez to fund Greenwood > Vardy

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          One way or another the cash goes a long way and mahrez looks likely to play most games

    6. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, would think Pep would reward his consistency, but Pep ???

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        If he played on the left would be a shoe in, over Sterling

    7. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He has gone to Man City and anyway they wont be playing the toon every week.

    8. Chirsbom
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If you can live with the rotation do it. Just dont complain here about it. But frankly, he has found his stride finally and might be a surprise this season. Remember owning him when Leicester won, best mid ever 😉

    9. Artemis Titans
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      .1 short of James to Mahrez or I would triple up on Sterling Kdb & Mahrez

  5. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Chillwell 31 Soy 30 🙁

  6. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Brining Ota in this week, do I take out

    Robertson
    Van Dijk

    I'm on Robertson out right now, the extra 0.4 will be handy

    1. Chirsbom
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Robbo might get more than CS.

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers mate

  7. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    As a Chilwell owner, you lot can bugger off

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Come on Soy

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You can find that down your local waitrose ya sicko

        1. Albrightondknight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Assist was bound to come after my reply.
          Well done mate 🙂

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

      Nice assist 🙂

    3. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      ndidi

    4. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Congrats!

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    There should be at least 1 Chilwell deduction.

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How about a OG

      1. Volley127
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        How about an assist

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How did u come up with that?

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lol just seen that it was Hayden that was sent off

    Got both Hayden and sure If with my 2 free transfers. Lovely

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hayden and aurier *

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        That's unfortunate.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      At least Hayden was bench fodder

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ndidi G

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Chilwell assist

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lol @ is Soy owners 😆

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        us*

        1. 1zverGGadeM
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          🙁

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Grrrrr

  12. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Yes Ndidi

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

  13. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    There it is. Attacking returns from every Leicester midfielder except Tielemans. Ffs

  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Chilwell ripped it up

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Soyboy fail!

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      4.5 DF getting 6 points is fine. Be realistic.

  16. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

  17. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Good demonstration of what you get from paying more for defenders today.

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm still more than happy with a 6 pointer from a 4.5m defender.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tell that to Robbo owners vs VVD.

      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I will at the end of the season

  18. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wow chillwell

    Like casuals needed any more luck

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He's the anti-casual pick.

  19. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling/Haller to Mahrez/Auba for -4?

    Have Kdb and Salah

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez is a trap.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dilva or Bilva instead?

  20. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    late but VARDY PARTY BABBYYYY

  21. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pick one to play? All away fixtures.
    A. Lund (wat)
    B. Kelly (whu)
    C. Guilbert (nor)

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lord Lundstram

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Agree

  22. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Vardy flick on?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      looked like it

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Someone touched it.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Evans?

    3. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Evans?

    4. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looked like evans

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ndidi is a fantastic player at what he does.

    But you know you’re crap when he scores against you

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      😆

    2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      lol

  24. The StrongSide
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Evans got the slightest flick on it

  25. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Evans assist given

  26. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Evans has been credited with the assist. Did he even touch it?

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Slight yes

    2. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ridiculous

  27. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How is Evans on 2 bonus? Wtf has he even done?

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Currently been given the assist for the 5th goal.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Got an assist

    3. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Assist? You’ve got to be joking?

  28. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pulling the trigger on the dumpster fire that has been Tieleman these last few week. I had such high hopes for the lad, seemed to be able to shine when he got in last season. I blame Brendan...

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      good player but plays too deep

    2. BigBillyBass
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Phenomenal player. Terrible fpl option

  29. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Andy C seems to be moving frame by frame?

  30. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    lol chilwell
    no assist

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      So pissed

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Soyboys rejoice