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Vardy misses out at Norwich as Barnes returns to Leicester starting XI

Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) is absent from the Leicester squad named to face Norwich in Blank Gameweek 28.

There were rumours from on social media circulating roughly an hour before the team news dropped indicating that the striker was out injured.

At 19:00 GMT, those murmurings were revealed to be completely accurate.

It is Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) who has been chosen to lead Leicester’s attack at Carrow Road, while Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) returns to the side to operate on the left flank of an attacking midfield trio.

The Englishman is joined there by James Maddison (£7.4m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m), the latter expected to be on penalties in light of Vardy’s most recent injury-related absence.

Meanwhile, Emi Buendía (£6.0m) returns for Norwich, who shape-up in the usual 4-2-3-1.

Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) leads the line, while Jamal Lewis (£ comes in for the injured Sam Byram (£4.4m).

With Christoph Zimmermann (£4.4m) added to the physio room, Ben Godfrey (£4.4m) is paired with Grant Hanley (£4.0m) at centre-back.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; Cantwell, Duda, Buendía; Pukki.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury, Praet; H Barnes, Maddison, Pérez; Iheanacho.

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  1. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Ricardo

  2. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How's the xA King doing?

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

      Fannying around doing nothing useful.

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

    Drnic on
    Pukki off

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

    Barnes goal + 3 baps pleeez

  5. RyanMK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on now bad is Vardy's injury??

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They have a cup game in midweek, if he doesn't show for that I'd bin him as Rodgers has proven previously his fitness updates on Vardy can't be trusted.

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

      Back next week according to rogers

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

    Leicester only look like scoring from a set piece

  7. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    When I saw Perez had been subbed then, in the context of Perez Mania at 6.50pm, I actually laughed out loud. For those that did it, chin up.

    Now COME ON BARNESSSS!!

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Barnes has looked completely gash tonight, good luck.

    2. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GOOOOO BAAAARRRNES. Glad I didn't fall for this loser.

  8. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Baps going Norwich way

  9. Party time
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy to Pukki went well

      1. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No 1 in the world also brought Pukki. Stange move I thought. Might pay dividends in the coming week though.

    • DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Guy at the top of overall standings Pukki punt didn’t pay off then

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Cantwell and Pukki in or leaders team. I want what he's smoking 😀

    • how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You've got to laugh really.

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester woeful today. Ricardo - what was that !!

    • Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The great thing about the free hit is I can just open my GW 29 team and all those Leicester players are gone!

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester probably out of the title race now.

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        say it aint so

    • The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Why did I only look at Leicesters fixtures, ignoring their sh*t form...

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Ask yourself. Don’t ask us.

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Playing 5-2-3 (me)

    • Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Soyuncu brace in final 10 mins incoming

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Unlikely. More likely someone knocks his teeth out........to get his brace.

      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        both from 50 yards out

    • Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester assets just trash. Fixtures don't matter

    • reo19uk
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester are so bad they wont even get top 4 at this rate!

    • Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This FPL season has been sooo exhausting.
      Very often giving reasons to stop caring about the game.
      Wasting all planning.
      Yeah.

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        After a fun Christmas period, the last 2 months or so have really dragged.

    • Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maddison and Tielemans form deserting them, as well as Ndidi injury have really scuppered Leicester lately.

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Villa
      Watford
      Brighton.

      Vardy essential.

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy essential next GW

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Agree

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Norwich did well at Liverpool. Surprised at Wolves loss. This is no shock really.

    • beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Dammit I missed the deadline.

      Was gunna get either Pereira or Vardy, so thats good. Hopefully bruno stays quiet

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Penalty guaranteed

    • THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Foxes and Trash.
      Made for each other.

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Huge Vardy party next GW

    • SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Shut up shop. Duda off.

    • Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's unlikely but if Leicester capitulate on the run in then 3rd and 4th places could both be up for grabs...

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pretty long way to go still. Leicester will need to pull up their socks in the next few weeks to make sure of top 4

        1. Hulk Smash
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Definitely. But if the likes of Man U, Spurs and even Wolves can put a run of form together they could soon be breathing down Leicester's neck