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Barnes benched as Leicester rotate for Brighton clash

Rotation struck Fantasy managers once again as Brendan Rodgers benched Harvey Barnes (£6.2m) for Leicester’s Gameweek 31+ meeting with Brighton.

The two sides meet at the King Power Stadium tonight just a few days after their respective Gameweek 30+ matches came to a conclusion – so both managers have shuffled their packs.

After their Saturday lunch-time draw at Watford, Leicester roll out a two-man front-line featuring Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m), supported by a four-man midfield of James Maddison (£7.5m) and Demarai Gray (£5.0m) either side of Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) and Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m)

That leaves no room for Barnes, who will have to make do with a place on the bench.

Meanwhile, Graham Potter has freshened up the Brighton side that beat Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, especially on the flanks of attack.

Neal Maupay (£5.7m) holds onto his place as the spearhead of the front-three but Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) and Pascal Groß (£6.2m) drop to the bench to be replaced by Aaron Connolly (£4.2m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.5m).

Budget defender Tariq Lamptey (£4.0m) also comes into the side to play right-back in the place of Ezequiel Schelotto (£4.0m).

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, Justin; Maddison, Mendy, Ndidi, D Gray; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Lamptey; Mooy, D Stephens, Bissouma; Connolly, Maupay, Mac Allister.

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  1. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    updated!!!!

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers! Now let's have loook at what our ML opponents have done 🙂

  2. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Maupay Miss

  3. JayLegend
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Game has actually updated now

  4. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Saved!

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Upped!

  5. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    FFS Maupay you idiot

  6. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I would expect more from someone who earns more than Guendouzi

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      **Less

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        more*

    2. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      i think you've mixed up what was said/happened

  7. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Dang, CS stays

  8. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Phew. All I want is a Soy CS...

  9. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    SAVED

  10. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Told the FH boys to go Kasper

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Not me you didn’t

  11. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Schmeicel in my FH team!

  12. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Why always Maupay? 😀

  13. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    HOW IS THAT NOT A RED?????????

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Luiz is the only player who still gets double penalized with pen + RC

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, how was that any different?

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 10 months ago

          Ref was wrong to give Luiz RC, simple as

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah agree with that

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Why would that be a red :s

  14. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Phew! (Justin owner)

  15. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal fans celebrating.

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Maupay pen saved.

    Justice for Leno.

  17. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Justin deserves to get subbed off...

    Rodgers is a harsh mistres

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    That was a pathetic penalty, didn't even look bothered about missing

  19. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    my Bulgarian coverage is 20 seconds behind 🙁

  20. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    ML rival captained Son and I have no Spurs assets. Time to hide behind the couch

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      I have Son, so no need to hide behind anything as my players don’t ever do jack all.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Don't think this is the definition of a couch-hiding

  21. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Yas!

  22. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Damnit needed the Justin, Soyuncu etc clean sheet gone

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      This

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Bad luck, but there is still time

  23. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ref has a very good pair of eyes. Couldn't even tell if it were me from that distance.

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Where were you? 🙂

  24. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I swear if Justin gets a red card it will be just my luck

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      Should be red already tbf

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 10 months ago

        Learn the rules

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Goalkeepers union taking action together against Maupay

  26. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Very lucky Justin owners wow

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    Ffs every rival has Soy

    1. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 10 months ago

      *son

  28. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    ML leader brought Justin in, Ive been on the receiving end of that fortune in seasons gone by but I’ve not had a drop of it this year! Give me a break!

  29. Zenith UK
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 10 months ago

    I'm 1st... 2nd and 4th have Schmeichel & Chilwell...