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

30 November 2020 1459 comments
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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.

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  1. NULL-X-VOID
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    wow

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  2. Parsnips
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Got Anguissa on bench and he’ll come in for cancelo. Cracking

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    1. F_Ivanovic
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Don't deserve the points for benching him. What were you thinking?

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  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Are Leicester in White today, playing great 🙂

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  4. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    As a non-vardy owner I was about to laugh, then I realised I played Justin...

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    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah I’ve captained Vardy and I’m not particularly worried yet. It’s not like Fulham scoring affects how many points he gets.

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      1. Pacer.
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Affects his chance of valuable bonus points

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      2. Lukakuna
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Affects Fulham's tactics

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  5. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Seems like Rodgers havent even watched Fulham this season. You need to let them have possession and put pressure on their defenders when they try to pass at the back...

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    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Leicester can't play that style.

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  6. NULL-X-VOID
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    3-2 comeback pls

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  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Wonder what the ownership of this combo is!

    Goal - CAVALEIRO
    Assist - DECORDOVA-REID
    Leicester 0-2 Fulham (38 mins)

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  8. dogtanion
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Can only pick one : AC Milan 1994, Barcelona 2011, Fulham, November 30th 2020?

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  9. Party time
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Kdb & Bruno cappers. Let’s unite!

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    1. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      after the match bro 😀

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  10. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    How about you take out Fuchs and bring in some actual wings to push players forward you fraud manager.

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  11. Canarinha
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    where is Under!?

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Above

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  12. tafrère
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    lol this game

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  13. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Massive, massive Vardy (C) fail.

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  14. Make United Great Again
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Funny thing is Leicester haven’t looked threatening at all. Who would have thought?

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    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Not really surprising

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    2. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Exactly the kind of game Vardy bags a haul from an xG of 0.005

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  15. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    As always, Leicester are sh*t. Have been long time since I have actually seen them play some decent football, sigh...

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  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Maddy into the stands

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  17. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester are absolutely terrible

    Read a stat the other day theyre bottom or 2nd last in terms of chabces created this season

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  18. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    wow just looked at the score 😀 😀
    But its still full half remaining for Vardy 🙂
    so still the same

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  19. DAZZ
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Told you KDB was the correct captain choice.

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    1. Monklane
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Not Mahrez then?

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    2. HippY
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      I wanted KDB, missed the deadline for making changes and ended up with Bruno same as last week, worked out okay 🙂

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    3. Make United Great Again
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      The game hasn’t finished

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    4. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Did ye, aye?

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  20. Dele
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy owners looking at an instant transfer out.

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  21. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    No one can understand why Rodgers doesn't start Barnes.

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    1. Pitch Perfect
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Regretting it now. But I want Barnes to stay benched... Grealish is my auto sub!

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    2. Pacer.
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Because he has the shooting skills of a league 1 player?

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  22. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Brendan "tremendous character" Rodgers has to be one of the biggest frauds in the game now.

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Jupp..

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    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      How is that so? Took a abysmal Liverpool to 2nd. He is a manager with great potential.

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      1. Bada Bing
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        You gotta be kidding or trolling. A team with Suarez, Gerrard, Coutinho and Sturridge, all at their prime, carried him that season. They should have won the title that season easily, finishing second was an underachievement.

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  23. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    the worst part for Vardy owners is (K)ane vs Arsenal...

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Unless you bought Vardy and kept Kane like me 😉

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  24. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    my GW was going so well until the Arsenal game, then it's all gone to hell

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  25. ☈☾
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    So glad the party was cancelled

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  26. tafrère
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Ignored KDB (C) and kept Hamez instead

    Ditched Wilson & Podence to get Vardy (C)

    wow this really were some clutch moves.

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    1. Brehmeren
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Ouch!

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  27. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Brewster & Bruno to Vardy & KDB (c) not looking that bad after all..

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    1. Party time
      5 years, 9 months ago

      You initially had the armband on Vardy. Glad you picked the Pinky & De Bruyne(C) 😉

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        True story 🙂

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    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      Really?

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Yep for free

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    3. Make United Great Again
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      You sold Bruno.

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      1. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 9 months ago

        Can't have them all.

        Will bring him back gw13 or even sooner

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  28. Quality Quality Qualit
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Barnes will change the game.

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  29. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Not sure what shape Leicester are trying to play going forward but It’s not working at all

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  30. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 9 months ago

    Literally the only positive to take from this 1st half as a Vardy capper is Leicester now need to score at least 3 and will surely throw the kitchen sink at it after the break.

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 9 months ago

      They needed to score 1st for a Vardy haul.

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