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Barnes on Leicester’s bench as Vardy faces Fulham as Gameweek’s most-captained

Brendan Rodgers has pulled the rug from underneath the feet of 4.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers by naming Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) among the substitutes for Gameweek 10.

Leicester host Fulham in one of their most favourable matches of the season so far, perhaps why he has dropped the winger back to the bench following three starts in the last four Gameweeks.

James Maddison (£7.0m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m) are afforded the support roles in attacking midfield tonight, behind Jamie Vardy (£10.2m), who looks set to truly define the outcome of Gameweek 10 for many.

The Leicester striker was top of the Fantasy Football Scout captain poll last week, emerged as the top 10k’s favourite skipper and collected over a million armbands worldwide for this match.

However, if Vardy is to truly reward the groundswell of support he must do tonight something he done only once in 2020/21 so far: score a Premier League goal at home.

He has 10 attacking returns this season but nine of those have come on the road, the other recorded against Wolves in Gameweek 8.

Fulham are the perfect opponent to face in the face of that quest though. They have given up an average of 1.8 goals per away game this season.

Interest in their assets continues to wane, especially considering that both Tom Cairney (£5.3m) and Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.6m) have been named on the bench, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) handed the number 10 and centre-forward roles respectively.

Leicester City XI (3-4-2-1): Schmeichel; Fuchs, Evans, Fofana; L Thomas, Tielemans, N Mendy, Justin; Maddison, Praet; Vardy.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; A Robinson, Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; Zambo Anguissa, Reed; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro.

Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 10

1,459 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Real shite party this

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      +1

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

      no parties during COVID!

  2. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is leicester doing a ManUtd here?

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

      Pretending to be a decent side when in fact they are mid table mediocrity? Probably

  3. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Rodgers is a wannabe Guardiola aka a fraud. Playing 5 atb against Fulham.

  4. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Scenes........

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

    It's all going down from here

  6. Canarinha
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    penalty!!!!

  7. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy does not feel like playing football today

    • KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Leicester and Vardy getting destroyed here... who would have thought!

    • Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fulham 2-0 !!!!!

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dear god I'm losing points in this game, Justin 0

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No Justice for Justin owners 🙁

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

        Crazy!

    • The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Panenka incoming

    • The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      2-0

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      2-0

    • DannyDrinkVodka
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Schmeichel captains about to rejoice?

    • Canarinha
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      0-2 incoming!

    • FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Justin fail 🙁

    • DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What a pen! Great finish

    • Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      2 - 0 Fulham

    • Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy red card incoming

    • el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rodgers natural born looser...
      F... this game.

    • Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm a Vardy (C) but I will find the meltdown entertaining

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Wow, probably a Vardy hattrick now - perfect outcome for owners

    • R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yessssss partyyyyyy cancelledddd!!!

    • bosungeorge
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      For Fuchs sake!!!!

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Go on Fulham

    • Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      There’s definitely something fishy going on this season

      1. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        What? Lol are you watching the game? Fulham are playing much better

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          That’s what I mean!

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Finding form out of nowhere

      2. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Like what?

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I’m not sure what, just never seen such inconsistency and random drops and spikes in form before between most of the teams

    • OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy red card coming I feel it

    • Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This sucks