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

28 December 2020 1982 comments
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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. Flair
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A logical deduction would be that Pool vs Newcastle gets cancelled, but let's see how competent the FA decide to be. What a sh*tshow of a season

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  2. afsr
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Actually glad i didn't sell DCL. He will be well rested on January 1st with Rodriguez back as well

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    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This

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  3. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle vs Liverpool off then?

    City played Newcastle 48 hours ago

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    1. Party time
        5 years, 3 months ago

        OMG

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      • KAALI_DAAL
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salah C
        KDB VC here.

        🙂

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        1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Heh me too

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      • KEN YA DIG IT
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yea most likely

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      • Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Someone is sh*tting themselves having sold Salah.

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        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I’m chilling mate

          I’ve done way riskier transfers before

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      • Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        They will be tested before the game.

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      • HippY
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Obviously a possibility. But also possible that many Newcastle players have already had the antibodies, this possibly not catching it for a second time

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        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Good point/

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    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Glad I went without any City, Everton and Chelsea players on my WC!

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      1. linkafu
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Same here

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    3. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Need Brewster hattrick

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      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        but also have Taylor.
        So hattricks for both maybe.

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      2. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        2 points will do.

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      3. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I'm happy with any points.

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        1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          true

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    4. huwwilliams_
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Justin has been outstanding this season in his debut season but when pereira and castagne do we reckon there's still a place for him in the team?

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      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes. At RCB in a back 3.

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      2. KAALI_DAAL
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

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    5. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      https://twitter.com/i/status/1343220395164528641

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    6. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Party playboy Walker spreading Covid in City camp.

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    7. lugs
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      nice i have Lamptey & Lewis coming on for Cancelo & Dias

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      1. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Lamptey is Red - has he recovered?

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    8. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kilman to save my week

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    9. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A very nice touch from FPL, everyone now has an available Wildcard.

      Such quick thinking after the Everton/City game was just called off.

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      1. nico05
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What do you mean?

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      2. Bram
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        2nd wildcard - was due anyway this week

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        1. nico05
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Oh i see i thought we got an extra one ha

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    10. FFSbet.com
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Null and void?

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    11. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hope this game ends 1-1

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      1. KEN YA DIG IT
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        0-0

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    12. linkafu
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Choose one:

      A Taylor
      B Dallas
      C Allioski

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

        Doesn’t matter, season over

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        1. BIG TONES
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Lol

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        2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          hahaha

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    13. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The fixture pile up for City is going to be something else...

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ederson essential

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    14. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Everton wanted this.

      Digne
      Hames
      Richa
      DCL (probably)

      All our too

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    15. Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      City have truly ruined seasons, bar that man Ruben Dias

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    16. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Triple City killing me but this is the week Brewster is finally going to haul I tells ya!!!!!

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      1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        hopefully. maybe. dunno.

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    17. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Second place in my league did KDB to Son and captained him. He knew.

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      1. Cruyff's Eleven
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Him and 200.000 others knew too.

        Best kept secret in FPL

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    18. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Bring on party now....

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        He plays for Arsenal

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    19. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Rumors that Ederson Torres Cancelo and 1 extra are positive

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      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why is that enough to cancel?

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    20. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      To be fair, none of the Newcastle players came within 6 meters of City players

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

        Nice. Lol

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    21. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Do something Ayoze !

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    22. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Come on Balbuena do something for me now 😛 stupid kdb

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    23. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is that why we got a free wildcard?

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    24. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Come out of this quite well so far with no city and only dcl on my bench, might actually make up some ground

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

        Oh nice! Gtfo

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    25. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If you're missing 3 players who's your bench. Cresswell, Bissouma, Mitchell.

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    26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      liverpool game is probably off too then

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      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why?

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      2. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Of course not. 2+2 doesn't equal 5.

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      3. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I can live with that. Salah(c) but Kane(vc)

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      4. fiveyears
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I wouldn't be surprised if it's on - Football League outbreaks haven't impacted recent opponents' matches this season

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      5. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Kane(C) and Soucek in for me then. Could be worse

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    27. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Can we have posts from Snowflakes, who think they should be given free extra players because of the postponement, be banned.

      Thank you. 😀

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    28. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dale Stephens masterclass off the bench incoming

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