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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. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    If Van anhault scores a goal today i'm going to start him over Son next week.

    Bookmark it

    1. Goat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Please you bear

        1. Goat
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Ok done x

  2. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Feck yeh.. Maddison starts. Cmon mate, rescue my gw!!!!

  3. #FPLBhuna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    So.. next week I’m already doing son > sterling(ft)

    Would you get rondon or Barnes in for a -4 or play 1 out of pva or anderson?

    1. Typo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Think Im doing Son -> mane

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Nice already own mane myself so I approve

        Any thoughts on my above predicament

        1. Typo
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hmm, it depends a bit on your chip strategy. If you are FH 32, and building up a squad for 31/33, then I think Barnes is worth a minus 4.

  4. Dakers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Let's go Pereira

  5. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Palace! Worried about AWB being out, Ward not bad cover but much easier beaten on the back foot.

  6. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Patricio is a sh*house. He didn't save either pen (clutching I know), gets two saves yet again and then gets booked in 97th min. He is useless. And I'll bench him next week for his double figure haul ha

    1. Typo
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He will never get double diget haul mate

    2. Party time
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Patricio is the waste that pollutes the Ocean. He needs to be recycled

      • IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        haha as a jonny owner trying to foolishly cover jimenez i know how u feel.Muppet tho although not as attacking as doch is decent in attack but gets the assist before the assist always.So useless

      • TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        get Fab

        3 point master

      • JohnnyMagrinho
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You can’t be expecting anymore than 1/2 points away to Bournemouth though surely?

          Ignore the last minute booking. What were you genuinely hoping for?

          He still offers good value for money and CS potential but perhaps not as much as other keepers.

          I think him and Fab rotate well for the remainder of the season.

          1. Bouncebackability
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            My rage is more an accumulation of weeks.

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

            I’m annoyed at no save points for Boruc, same as Patricio with a booking some how

        • Not again Shirley
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I brought in NEW keeper last week. Decent fixtures going forwards and defence not so bad.

      • Goat
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Anyone got a link to the match? In an airport with no BT

          1. Goat
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            What’s this

            1. Mysterion
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              A rabbit hole... can't post streams here

      • The 5% Team
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        with Pereira and Guaita, I'm fine with a boring 0-0 draw

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

          same, don't think it's very likely though

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

          So far so good 😉

      • VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Any of you get through Bournemouth wolves without a yellow card?

        1. Party time
            5 years, 8 months ago

            I heard the referee was booked also

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

          Messi really is out o this world

          1. LǝgleSs e|even
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Couldn't do nilch against Lyon

            1. Not again Shirley
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Still have home leg to play though.

            2. Not again Shirley
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              He can’t score every game matey.

          2. Not again Shirley
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Once in our life time player.

          3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            simply the greatest ever footballer to grace the game

            1. Poseidon.
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              PogBOOM and Ronaldo say hi

              1. Mysterion
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                😆

                1. Poseidon.
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  What? An argument could be made for Dave the Save being up there too

                  1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    loll

              2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                😆

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

                Ronaldo arguably... pogba not there yet imo

                1. Not again Shirley
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  Not there yet a massive understatement. Maybe if he produces his current form for the next 10 years like the other 2 he could be considered.

              4. Not again Shirley
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                Lol Pogba

                Ronaldo right up there but not quite. Doesn’t get you off your seat like Messi. Dont tend to get too many dribblers these days.

            2. pablo discobar
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Rubbish.

          4. shirtless
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            I'm still a Maradona man. Best I ever saw growing up when you could be chopped from behind and played on potato field pitches.

        3. OPTA FPL
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Guita first save!

        4. Monkey Hanger
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Why on earth was Gordon Banks never knighted?

          Posthumous knighthood. Come on.

          1. Je suis le chat
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Silly mess up by officials though they should have done it years ago. Mind you I'd love to be offered a knighthood and refuse it on some random ethical grounds.

        5. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          0.1 short of son to mane aargh .Was planning gw31 but with the fixtures might as well early

        6. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Anderson >> Almiron is getting done 😀 feels awesome

          1. Garth Marenghi
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Will Almiron start?

            1. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Yes

          2. OPTA FPL
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            cannt believe you get a MLS player

            1. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Believe it bitch

          3. shirtless
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            I'm joining you!

        7. Garlana
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Thoughts in these moves:

          Son, kiko and firmino OUT

          Aguero, TAA and Almiron(or another 6.5m) IN

          Current team:

          Guiata, boruc
          Doherty, kolasinac, laporte, Robertson, kiko*
          Hazard, Son, Pogba, Salah, camarasa
          Firmino, rashford, jiminez

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

            -4

        8. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Vardy close.

          1. Peter Ouch
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Vardy or Higuain?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Vardy atm.

              1. Peter Ouch
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                Cheers TM

        9. Nightf0x
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          whom should i take out 1st from my team ? lovren or awb

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            awb

        10. Peter Ouch
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Kun or Kane?

          Reckon Kane will be fresh and he will explode.
          Kun more prone to rotation?

          1. Not again Shirley
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Similar question. Stick with Auba for BOU at home or move to Kun for WHU. Tempted to stick.

            1. Peter Ouch
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Auba has let me down teice this year missed all his hauls.
              Don't want anything from him anymore need to move for kun or Kane

            2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              i am sticking

          2. OPTA FPL
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            kane 100%

          3. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Fixtures are slightly different.

            1. Peter Ouch
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Spurs arsenal is always a goal festive then saints away and 32 wc.
              That's why I'm thinking kane

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 15 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                Chelsea away next.
                City have WH, bou, WAT

                1. Peter Ouch
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  Within 10 days.

                  Pep aaarrghhhh

        11. OPTA FPL
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          where is everybody?

          1. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            In the Twilight Zone

          2. Party time
              5 years, 8 months ago

              OR where is Amey!!

              1. Amey
                • 6 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                🙂

                1. Party time
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    Omnipresent 🙂

                    1. Amey
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Ha ha

                      1. Party time
                          5 years, 8 months ago

                          😉

                  • Sim Simma
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    Amey let you know

                2. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 15 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  Pereira doing nothing, others are scouting Leicester.

                3. Geoff
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  😀

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

                I’d even just take a CS from ya Ricardo

                1. Sim Simma
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  YC confirmed

                2. OPTA FPL
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  last time LEI kept a CS was 3 months ago

                3. TRIPOS TOPPER
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  I'm expecting CS, two assists and a goal or I'll be on here later moaning

              3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                if chelsea beat kiev(likely), gw32 they have a dgw.-Crelin

                so utd(wolves wat)
                city(ful car)
                chelsea(bha car)

                9 players sorted

                ddg laporte luiz
                pogba sterling hazard
                rashford aguero higuain

                1. Amey
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  Doherty

                  1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    yeah thats 10

                2. OPTA FPL
                  • 13 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  FH?

                3. Amey
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  Ryan
                  Laporte, Doherty, Luiz
                  Pogba, Sterling, Hazard, Martial
                  Higuain, Rashford, Aguerooo

                  1. Amey
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    Bench of
                    Awb,kiko

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

                    Still definitely going with a 32FH?

                    1. Amey
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Yes
                      Definitely
                      I don't have TC mate. So maximizing the chip with dgw's.
                      BGW's can be pain in the ...
                      We are witnessing one 🙂

                  3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    nice

                    i had put down of those 9 with doch and duffy with 0.7 itb with bednarek and 2 midfield fodder on the bench

                    1. Amey
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Yeah
                      Duffy also good option

              4. OPTA FPL
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                Guiata save point already ...

              5. Scotty B
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                Rondon (c) 🙂

                1. TorresMagic™
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 15 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  I told you.

                  1. Scotty B
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    No I told you haha

                2. Party time
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    Spot on! Nice Scotty 🙂

                    1. Scotty B
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Thanks mate. Glad the punt paid off

                      1. Party time
                          5 years, 8 months ago

                          Yeah bud. It did so well

                    2. Hy liverpool
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Nice one scotty

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

                      Brave! I hesitated and put on Son

                  • shirtless
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    Just read the Toon match report. Almiron coming in for Anderson as planned. Leaves 1.3m for Kun>Kane if required.

                    1. Goat
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Why take out a player playing in both blank GW31 and 33?

                      1. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 15 Years
                        5 years, 8 months ago

                        Points.

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

                        He's been so poor, I'm keeping him however because I have other transfers to do

                      3. shirtless
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 8 months ago

                        Newcastle play GW31 so that's fine. And I'm a sucker for a bargain. Main reason Anderson is at City midweek.

                  • Scotty B
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    Boruc nailed first choice now then?

                    1. Goat
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      No

                    2. Sim Simma
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Seems so

                    3. Scotty B
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      No and seems so lol

                      1. TorresMagic™
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 15 Years
                        5 years, 8 months ago

                        If he starts and Begovic is on the bench, there's your answer.

                    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Don't think so - but he's in the driving seat for now

                  • Stevie B
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 8 months ago

                    I overlooked that you have to make your transfers on Friday (I am becoming more and more a bum) and therefore could not do anything.

                    My transfers would have been:

                    Laporte and Richarlison -> Lascelles and F. Anderson for -4

                    Should I be sad or happy?

                    Thank you!

                    1. JohnnyMagrinho
                        5 years, 8 months ago

                        You shouldn’t think about it because it’s done and gone.

                        You would’ve got 8 points as opposed to 0 for a 4 point hit. You missed out on 4 points.

                        Not the end of the world.

                        1. Volley127
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 12 Years
                          5 years, 8 months ago

                          But also has an extra FT.

                          I'd rather be in the position you are now then if you made them. Anderson v City & Ricarlison v Cardiff next too.

                      • Holmes
                        • 11 Years
                        5 years, 8 months ago

                        Happy since you will have 2FTs and Laporte for next 3 games

                      • Stevie B
                        • 13 Years
                        5 years, 8 months ago

                        Thank you all!

                    2. LǝgleSs e|even
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Why is Aguero playing in goal

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

                      Love my Rondon+Lascells punt

                    4. TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 15 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Ndidi yc

                    5. FlyingWithoutIngs
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 8 months ago

                      Do we think Auba to Aguero is risky given the small turn around between the cup final and mid week?

                      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 8 months ago

                        i wouldnt swap