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Dugout Discussion December 28

Vardy and van Aanholt suffer from festive rotation as Palace host Leicester

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Festive rotation has struck Fantasy Premier League managers as early as the first match of Gameweek 16 as Crystal Palace host Leicester City.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) is the biggest name to fall foul of the busy schedule, named on the bench with Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.6m) handed his usual centre-forward role.

The striker, who sits behind only Harry Kane (£11.0m) for most points among forwards this season (106), is joined among the Leicester substitutes by Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.3m) returning from injury.

However, Vardy is not the only Foxes asset to miss out on Gameweek 16, James Maddison (£7.2m), Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) all missing out on the matchday squad entirely.

The central midfielder is managing an ongoing knee issue so sits out for precautionary reasons, while Fofana is in a similar position for a knock.

As a result, Harvey Barnes (£6.7m) is the most dangerous Fantasy asset to earn a start at Selhurst Park, involved in five goals this season.

James Justin‘s (£5.0m) impressive powers of recovery earn him yet another start, having already played every minute this season.

Crystal Palace have also undergone necessary Christmas rotation with Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) coming in for his first start since Gameweek 6, pushing Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) back to the bench.

The left-back is joined there by Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) while Jairo Riedewald (£4.4m) comes in for his first start since Gameweek 9.

Line-ups

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Tomkins, Kouyaté, Clyne; Schlupp, Riedewald, Milivojevic, A Townsend; Zaha, Benteke.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Thomas, Evans, Amartey, Justin; N Mendy, Choudhury; H Barnes, Praet, Pérez; Iheanacho.

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  1. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City looking likely to have a DGW19 now, surely?

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    1. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Makes sense to shift this fixture to GW19.

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  2. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Triple city and DCL here, season over.

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

    Giving KDB one last chance pays off.

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    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I was tempted to keep but sold him and Brewster to Kane Soucek.

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    2. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

        Shite man. Feck it

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      • Neves say Neves
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        same, if son hauls now I might quit

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

      Took out KDB for Soucek yesterday and only have DCL with Soucek to come off the bench

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    4. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Klich auto sub looking good

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      • Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        In fairness KDB still has as much chance of scoring this week as he did before

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      • Alex_thekid
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Man city everton posponed jst comfermed

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      • Dosh
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Double gameweek carnage coming up!

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      • Kryptonite666
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Triple city. Fk fk fk

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        1. PogChamp
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Same. Whos your bench. Cresswell, Bissouma, Mitchell.

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

            Wilson, McGoldrick and Coufal - for KDB, Stones and Cancelo

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      • Gross Blank Point
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This is the whole point of having a playing bench.
        If you take the gamble of 4 non players so you can boost your first 11 then you have to take the downside as well

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        1. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks captain Hindsight

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          1. Gross Blank Point
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Nothing to do with hindsight. Kinda the opposite actually, planning for the worst!

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            1. F_Ivanovic
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              Only need 1 playing bench most of the time. I've had 0's across my bench for several weeks in a row now and only once fielded 10 men (when the Villa Newcastle game was postponed)

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

        Mitchell coming for Stones. Hold on Palace

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      • Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Guy top of one of my leagues sold KDB, Sterling and Torres for a -4 to bring in Son, Mane and Saka

        He knew...

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        1. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Where does he work Etihad campus?

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      • F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You've got to be fracking kidding me. Kept with KDB because I'm on the FH19 plan and now the game is called off. In the words of Fudgy... season over.

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      • DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        What does this mean for City game in BGW18?

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

          Off if Pep wants I’d presume.

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      • Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Targett to come on double villa clean sheet for the 5th week running hopefully

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        1. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Same. I'm manifesting it

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      • Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It’s all up to you now Struijk my lord and saviour KDB replacement

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      • The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Glad I did DCL > Vardy before the GW 😀

        Kept hold of KDB though 🙁

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      • dansmusen
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Another 0 pointer for Pickford...oh my name a worse pick ever.

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      • Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Palace better concede stupid me switched him and Targett on my bench for Stones

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      • PascalCygan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This season. Pure chaos.

        I've kept DCL and KDB but not yet got on the City defence and I had a few benching headaches this week so I feel I got off relatively lightly.

        Only if there are no other late cancellations though...

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      • Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Wow. All the people holding onto City and Everton assets for the BGW got burned hard this week. Feel for them.

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

          But they might get a DGW19.

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        2. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          But could they not get a DGW in 19?

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      • Syd.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Pep is taking this rotation thing to a whole new level

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

          Lol

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      • Alex_thekid
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Done Kdb & Dcl to Vardy & Raphina looking ok now cant hurt me i took a -4

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Ouch

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          1. Alex_thekid
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Ouch city v eve called off lol its a good move now 5mins before deadline

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      • Bram
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        KDB Stones Cancelo - fooooooooook

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      • Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        This just isn’t fair at all, FPL needs to give people with city players some reprieve, wtf is this season, it is totally fu**ed!

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        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Life isn't fair.

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        2. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          You sound like a petulant child.

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          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Liking this word petulant aren’t you, just learn it or something child?

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            1. George Sillett
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 3 months ago

              It is very apt in this context. What alternative would you prefer oh wise one ?

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

          Just be glad we have football... there’s a global pandemic going on have some perspective

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        4. Pacer.
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          It's called a bench. Learn to adapt. Those who did will do well, those who didn't will whinge and cry

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          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            And yet not really gtfo

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        5. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Annoying but can't give out freebies anytime a game is called off.

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          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Absolute fu**ing joke

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        6. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Only you effected is it?

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      • PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Pep wanting to cancel one of Prime Sports biggest earners this year.
        Sky would never allow this!

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      • DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Bench players bragging

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      • The Count of Monte Cristo
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Bit late once again but well done to all those who got green arrows last GW.

        Reds - unlucky, nobody thought there'd be so many high-profile blanks. We go again!

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        1. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Apologies, copy and paste from earlier post by mistake.

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      • Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Wtf is going on?

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        1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Not that big a deal over reaction if you ask me

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        2. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Carnage!

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      • Salan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        The official has to announce the new match date as soon as possible.

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