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

    Only Stones here. Coufal as cover.

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

      KDB and DCL here with Brewster and Douglas coming on...

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  2. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    wow. dcl, keane, cancelo, sterling and dias here! lol!

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

      Ouch! Thought mine was bad.

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    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ouch

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

    Covid can do one. Things better not be like this next season

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    1. turd ferguson
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Things better not be like this GW19!

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

        Hard enough to have a good team of nailed players as it is around Xmas hey

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    2. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It will be just as bad yeah

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

        Yeah I think you're right. Actually you definitely are

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  4. turd ferguson
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    James first sub for DCL. Meh :/

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

    I benched DCL anyway

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    1. Frucke
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Me too

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  6. Frucke
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    It is too risky to have 3 players from the same team this season

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  7. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    *Opens a bag of Popcorn*

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  8. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Cancelo, Dias & DCL owner here.

    Hold onto that CS Mitchell!!

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  9. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mitchell last on my bench and he's hauling. Eff this game

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Haha. He's not. 1/2 points max

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

      He'll probably come in given how the GW has started!

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

      Fudge it

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  10. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Squad depth is important this season

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

    Is there a definite source here for all this BS or just scaremongering?

    If true, then this season is well and truly f**ked, and I give ip

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

      up*

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  12. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why in the world would they cancel the game. Only 4 players out. Imagine a team cancelling a game because they had too many injuries. Don’t understand it

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

      Must be some outbreak to the U23s etc, that’s the rule right?

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    2. Baines on Toast...
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      • 15 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I think the point is that if this many players have it then Even a small chance that testing could easily miss other cases poses a risk to the opposing team

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

      Because other players probably have it too but it hasn't shown up in tests yet. Liverpool fans crying about having a few injuries once again

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

        Surely they were tested a few days ago with the plan to get results back before game? Why would they not test them. Makes no sense

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

      Even though a cancellation would be a good result as I sold KDB, I agree with you.

      Man City can easily field a full team:

      Steffen
      Stones Dias Laporte Ake
      Gundogan Rodri KDB
      Bernardo Aguero Sterling

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    5. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Injuries are not contagious I suppose. If those 4 tested positive, they have likely been in close contact with the whole team and staff.

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  13. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    No way you can plan FPL this season.

    This week can be Manc/Eve, next week can be Liv/Sou or Manu/Avl. You never know.

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

    Everton vs City to be moved into DGW19?

    Shite meet fan...

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

      That would actually be incredible.

      Messes up planned transfers though.

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    2. djman102
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      City tend to reschedule missed fixtures during their off midweeks of the Champions' League round of 16 matches.

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  15. Baines on Toast...
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    • 15 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sold all Chelsea, city and Everton already, just have Dias but with Webster to come in. Not bad at all.

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

    Is the City game confirmed?

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

    Matip out for 4 months

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

      Got 7 points from him yesterday but was quite cruel to see him walk off at 59.30

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  18. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Casuals punished. You simply dont pick players from a team that is ravished by a deadly virus

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    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Comedy

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'll put my Captain Hindsight suit on

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    3. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      stones only with cover. hello green arrows my old friend

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  19. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Brought in Aguero... heard he was starting and got excited. FPL gods really said F u, can’t wait for Firmino and Cavani to haul now

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  20. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Defo being called off, was looking forward to it too!

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

    https://twitter.com/sistoney67/status/1343585521675726849

    Officially off.

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

      Official from that source?

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  22. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Surely City are getting a DGW in 19 now.... surely.

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    1. Salan
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Those WCers may have to buy them back in gw17/19.

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  23. Party time
      5 years, 3 months ago

      All those City defence double up in flames

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

      Someone post some good news

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      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It’s not raining where I am

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

        We can get rid of kdb now

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

        2020 coming to an end soon.

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

        More DGWs

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      5. Frucke
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Its raining in northern sweden

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

        Vardy will score second half

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      7. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Still got some christmas leftovers in the fridge, will enjoy later tonight with a nice glass of wine

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    • EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Have KDB. Stones first sub. Guess Bissouma will have to fill in.

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    • TheDragon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If the city Everton game is cancelled I’m done with this season

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      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Bye .

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    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It was going to happen sooner or later

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    • Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Leicester keeping a clean sheet here?

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

        Yeah and win the game also

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    • Mane Mane Mane
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dias Cancelo and KDB all in my starting 11. Thank god I got rid of DCL this week or I’d be fielding 10...

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    • Flair
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sold DCL and KDB for Kane and Son. Love that

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