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Barnes and Pérez benched as Leicester host Man City

Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m) both find themselves among the Leicester City substitutes as Manchester City come to the King Power Stadium.

Their benchings certainly come as a surprise considering their recent form and run of starts in the team.

Barnes misses out on a place in the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 21, while Pérez has been present since Gameweek 17.

Brendan Rodgers has gone with a different shape to usual considering the stature of Leicester’s Gameweek 27 opponents.

He has gone with a back-five featuring Christian Fuchs (£4.2m), Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.0m) and Jonny Evans (£5.2m) in the middle and flanked by Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) and Ricardo Pereira (£6.3m).

James Maddison (£7.4m), Youri Tielemans (£6.2m) and Dennis Preat (£5.3m) will form a central midfield trio behind Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m).

Meanwhile, the key Manchester City options are all in place with Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) leading the line and Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) joined by Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) in midfield.

The Algerian comes into the side for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) while Fernandinho (£5.2m) replaces Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.2m) takes David Silva‘s (£7.4m) place.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Fuchs, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Maddison, Tielemans, Praet; Vardy, Iheanacho.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Fernandinho, Laporte, Walker; Roridgo, Gündogan; B Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez; Aguero.

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  1. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy has wrecked my season. Punishing me when I didn't have him and punishing me when I do have him. Absolute troll.

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

      Still top scorer lol

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah.

      He needs to haul next week or definitely time to ship him out.

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Norwich and Villa. You have to keep for them now

  2. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    16 from 6. Truly desperate times.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Above Top 10k average with same number of players played

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same score. Not fussed though. Anything above 10k avg is good

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

    McCarthy BAP I suppose a small silver lining so far this week.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I've benched that silver lining 😀

  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bench next game KDB, Mahrez, Lundy.

    Correct to keep Mahrez & KDB?

    Need a Lundy replacement upto 4.7, already have triple Wolves?

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez is huge rotation risk.

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Im going to sell Mahrez

  5. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Leicester next fixtures calls for an attacking double up.
    Fleck to Barnes anyone 😉

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thinking the same move mate. GL

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Nice 🙂

  6. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Usual pattern. Crud Saturday followed by pool saving us.

  7. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Someone said "imagine owning Aguero for the last three GWs." Here my story on my Tinkerman season:

    I bought him after his 1 minute cameo in GW18 and owned him 19-21 before I sold. Rotation and red cards offer no stability.

    Got him back for the last three GWs.

    Did the same with KdB. Had him from 3 to 15. Sold before 16 because City was out of form. Got him back in 21.

    Also sold Pope before the tough fixtures in which he post back to back double digits. Now back in the team.

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kindly sell Pope in GW 31 😛
      I need his points

      1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Will do. You'll have to wire the money to my account first.

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Ha ha
          No offense 🙂
          Hopefully your luck improve now

  8. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lost 100k sales value on Aguero last night too - ****!

  9. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    2FT 0.1 ITB
    what to do with Kun and blankers?
    Henderson
    TAA Gomez Cahill
    (S)alah KDB B.Fernandes Adama
    Kun Jiminez Ings

    Bench:McCarthy,Fleck,B.Williams,Lascelles..

  10. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance there could yet be a double game week in GW29?

  11. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ricardo or Doherty next 5 GW?