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Maddison overcomes injury doubt as Pereira starts in defence for Leicester

James Maddison (£6.6m) has come through his injury doubts to start for Leicester against Crystal Palace this afternoon.

The central midfielder was yellow-flagged before the game following comments from Claude Puel in his Thursday press conference.

Maddison starts in the number 10 role for the Foxes as their run of appealing fixtures gets underway this weekend.

Ben Chilwell (£5.0m) was not as fortunate as he missed out on a place in the matchday squad through his knock.

Christian Fuchs (£4.1m) makes just his second start of the season at left-back.

The wide attacking midfield slots are occupied by Harvey Barnes (£5.5m) and Rachid Ghezzal (£5.0m) while a recall for Jamie Vardy (£8.8m) sees Demarai Gray (£5.4m) drop to the bench.

As expected, Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£4.6m) sits out for Crystal Palace, covered at right-back by Joel Ward (£4.3m).

Further up the field for the Eagles, there is a first start for Michy Batshuayi (£6.5m).

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Fuchs, Maguire, Evans, R Pereira; Tilemans, Ndidi; Barnes, Maddison, Ghezzal; Vardy.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Sakho, Tomkins, Ward; Schlupp, McArthur, Milivojevic; Zaha, Batshuayi, Townsend.

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  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Maddison needs to make up for Son.

  2. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    No BAPS for Doherty? 🙁

  3. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Messi is not a f**king human

    1. tambourineman
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      GOAT?

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        100%

    2. Poseidon.
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Top 3 in the world!

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

      He really loves Sevilla doesn't he 😆

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Almost as good as Hayden.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly

    5. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He's no Deloufeu.

    6. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Damn man!! That was an insane performance ...he would have been european player of the week if not for deulofeu .

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😀

  4. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    when did Boruc get booked?

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        right at the end

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          refs had a shocker

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Particularly enjoyed the denial of Chris Mepham's very obvious handball penalty in the fist half followed by yet another Jota YC 😎

            1. F4L
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              😀 as a fellow Jota owner I felt that pain deeply as well

    2. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Someone in my ML played their free hit this week and has benched Chilwell, Maddison and Schar!! :-/

      1. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        lol

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nice to see my differentials, Jimenez and Doherty, are in the points 😎

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Loads of people in my MLs have Bennett over Doherty...it's a small win for me 😎

    4. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I haven't seen any footage whatsoever, but Patricio definately got a fingertip to that penno.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        😛

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I heard he's still saving it now

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        With his 8 foot arms, yep 😉

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I heard he's actually got 8 arm feet

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              😆 x100

      4. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah! Maybe with his finger nails

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I heard...

            1. Party time
                5 years, 2 months ago

                🙂

              • Mysterion
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                ...he 8 his finger nails?

                1. Deulofail
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  I 8 my paintings, I 8 them.

                  You 8 your paintings?

                  No, I HATE them. Why do we have to speak fackin English?

        • andrewe63
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          C'mon Harvey, join in the fun and do the Barnes clan proud today.

        • Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Suarez goal

        • TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          please don't write headlines like that

          seeing the name "Pereira" and "injury doubt" next to each other when you are sitting on a horrendous score of 15 post captain is not comforting

        • Surfeit of Lampteys
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          How did Doherty get an assist for Fraser bringing down Jimenez for a penalty?

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Probably got it for his assist instead

            1. Surfeit of Lampteys
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Is there a second goal I'm not seeing?

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            You need to watch the foul again.

            1. Surfeit of Lampteys
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Haven't seen it. Just going off BBC sport report of the match.

              1. Deulofail
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                "Is there a second goal I'm not seeing?"

                Nope. Just the first, apparently 😆

          3. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            It was Adam Smith cleaning out Doherty from behind that got the penalty.

            Jiminez just scored it

            1. Surfeit of Lampteys
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Ah ok, they've just changed the report actually.

        • Djemba-Djemba
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          What would Messi's % ownership be if he was in the FPL?

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            50% ish...

            You'd still get the ''Messi isn't worth 14.8m' gang every other week like Salah.

            1. Djemba-Djemba
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Would be amazing if someone added up the points Messi would have had in FPL so far. I'm sure it'd far beyond Salah though.

              1. Rash
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Way beyond

                1. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Price drop after that Gijon no show 😉

                  1. Mysterion
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Nah he'd be protected by FLL towers 😛

                2. Djemba-Djemba
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Incredible

            2. Mysterion
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              No chance... he's on another level of consistency + explosiveness, worth whatever they price him at

          2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            100

        • Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          King misses a pen but still top Bones?

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            yep, don't see why not, already gets a points deduction for the miss

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            +24 BPS for scoring a pen, only -6 for missing one.

            1. Majestic Chanka
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Though it was more, does it count as big chance missed etc

              1. Rainer
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                It would, so another -3.

                King is good for BPS though - https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/matches/987852/

                Click on BPS plus, he does quite a bit outside of scoring.

        • SKENG
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          When did Patricio get booked?

          1. Party time
              5 years, 2 months ago

              after he missed the penalty

            • Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              He didn't

              1. potatoace
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                According to fpl he did. Weird

                1. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  He did.

                  1. potatoace
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Fair enough. It's not recorded in the game stats. But recorded in his personal stats

                    1. Rainer
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Not on LiveScore either but FPL are usually go with this type of stuff.

            • Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              90+7. Tried to claim the pen save, ref wasn't having it.

          2. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            PVA please score and make those misrable people moan why didn't they go for newcastle defenders instead of perreira

            1. Rash
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I went both this week 🙂

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

            Shock as maddison makes the starting 11

            1. Mysterion
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              😀

          4. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Watching the rugby whilst waiting for the footy, I just don’t get it at all. I love just about every sport but never been able to get into it for some reason 😐

            At least England are winning

            1. potatoace
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I feel like that about dwarf tossing

              1. Wild Rover
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Never seen that but I’m sure I’d prefer it 🙂

            2. My heart goes Salalalalah
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I can't imagine why you are not into it if you love every sport? Rugby union and FPL, in that order.

              DISCLAIMER: For me FPL is the sport. Not the actual football

          5. Hy liverpool
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Early benching dilemma

            Lascelles BUR
            Or
            Doherty hudd

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I see no dilemma

              1. Hy liverpool
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                ??

                1. Wild Rover
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Doherty gets attacking points, Lascelles doesn’t, Burnley score goals, Huddersfield don’t

                  1. SADIO SANÉ
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Doherty red card confirmed

                2. Rainer
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Arguably the best attacking defender this season up against arguably the worst team to ever play in the Prem.

                  1. Hy liverpool
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Huddersfield will win...
                    Bookmarked

                    1. Rainer
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Toon 1-0 Lascelles.
                      Hudd 1-0 Doherty OG.

                      1. Hy liverpool
                        • 10 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        😀
                        Exactly

                  2. threeputt
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Derby County says Hi !!!

            2. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              No brainer.

            3. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Time to sell Doherty it seems.

            4. gaurava1216
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Easy

            5. Party time
                5 years, 2 months ago

                I will play him all day long

              • Hy liverpool
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                I'm sorry guys 😀
                Cheers all

              • Je suis le chat
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Play the 2019 Ballon D'or winner.

            6. gaurava1216
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Doherty 5pts
              McNeil 5 pts
              Diop 8 pts
              Dubravka 6 pts

              24 from this lot... I ll take it..... Auba C/ rashford/ Pogba/ Maddison/ Salah/VVD and Bednarek still to go.... 🙂

              1. Typo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Gonna be a great week for u

            7. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              13 currently safe in LMS.

              Pereira with 37 EO.

              1. FPL Pillars
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                On 21 with three pool and two utd. Do not trust Leicester!

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Yeah, got Pereira this week more to price changes.

            8. FPL Pillars
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              What happened to Steve Cook, anyone know why he wasn’t in the squad today?

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Injured.

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Groin.

                  1. FPL Pillars
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Ah ok cheers. Hopefully back by 31

                2. FPL Pillars
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Hmm wasn’t mentioned in presser. Any idea what is the injury?

                1. FPL Pillars
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Crutches oh dear that’s not good!

              2. Party time
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Time to bring in Lacazette 🙂

              3. SADIO SANÉ
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                bench 1 for midweek - Jota (hud), Son (che), Rich (car)?

                1. SADIO SANÉ
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  hopefully one will get a knock, although you could argue Jota & Rich are turd anyway

              4. Budweiser
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                How was Almiron?

                1. potatoace
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Outstanding

                2. gaurava1216
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  v good

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

                  Good but it was Hudd. Good test vs Burnley midweek.

                  1. Budweiser
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Good to hear although I wish he got an assist or something lol

              5. TheDragon
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                How many players left to play on average in top 10k (given that lots have blanks me)?

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Average Players Played: 5.56 out of 12.0
                  Captains Played: 46.71%

                  1. TheDragon
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    But does that factor in those who have either played 0 minutes (eg didn’t feature) and those who have a blank?)

              6. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Do I axe Jonny before Huddersfield?

                He is beyond useless. I’d back Luiz (currently on bench) to outscore him despite the fixtures.

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Keep for Hudd then sell.

                2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  yeah been rubbish .Keeping next 2 then gone for leicester defender.Would be pissed if he got returns and blanking this long vs 2 of the 3 worst teams in the league

              7. Rik Waller
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                "super army soldiers" - RK

              8. Rash
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Just noticed Leicester despite their poor run of results have a bit of a shocking record against palace. Plus Woy is breaking sir Bobby record tonight..

                Not confident about Pereira now.

              9. FPL Daniel
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Comeeeee oooonnn Pereiraaaaa!!!

                1. OPTA FPL
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  red card plz

              10. Party time
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  United vs Liverpool predictions + goal getters?

                  1. potatoace
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    2-2

                    1. Party time
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        🙂

                    2. TheDragon
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      1-1

                      Salah OG, Pogba OG

                      1. Party time
                          5 years, 2 months ago

                          Lol

                      2. SADIO SANÉ
                        • 8 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        1-1 Rashford Salah

                        1. Party time
                            5 years, 2 months ago

                            🙂

                        2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                          • 9 Years
                          5 years, 2 months ago

                          Hoping 0-0

                          1. Party time
                              5 years, 2 months ago

                              Hell No!

                          2. Hy liverpool
                            • 10 Years
                            5 years, 2 months ago

                            0-3

                            1. Party time
                                5 years, 2 months ago

                                Sweet. Mane hatty would be lovely

                            2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                              • 6 Years
                              5 years, 2 months ago

                              1-1 Sanchez Taa

                              1. Party time
                                  5 years, 2 months ago

                                  Lol

                            3. OPTA FPL
                              • 12 Years
                              5 years, 2 months ago

                              Hope I didnt get the wrong barnes