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Dugout Discussion March 3

Rodgers makes tactical changes in his first match as Leicester manager

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Watford take on Leicester City in the first of three Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday.

Kick-off at Vicarage Road is at 12:00 GMT.

Brendan Rodgers takes charge of the Foxes for the first time and there is plenty of intrigue as to what impact the former Celtic boss can have on Leicester’s most-popular Fantasy assets.

Rodgers has made one change to the team that beat Brighton in midweek, replacing Demarai Gray with Wes Morgan.

That would appear to signal a move to a 3-4-3 system, with Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira deployed as wing-backs.

Harvey Barnes and James Maddison will flank Jamie Vardy in a front three.

Javi Gravia has also only made one change to his starting XI, with Jose Holebas – back from a two-match suspension – replacing Adam Masina.

Holebas has been directly involved in more goals (three goals, seven assists) than any Fantasy Premier League defender this season.

The Hornets have kept clean sheets in each of their last two league matches at Vicarage Road.

Maddison and Vardy were both on the scoresheet when Leicester triumphed 2-0 in the reverse fixture in December, while Pereira banked maximum bonus points.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster, Holebas, Mariappa, Cathcart, Janmaat, Pereyra, Capoue, Doucoure, Hughes, Deeney, Deulofeu.

Leicester City XI (3-4-3): Schmeichel, Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, Morgan, Pereira, Ndidi, Tielemans, Barnes, Maddison, Vardy.

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

    Pereira out in a-8 move? I'm seriously considering it.

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    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Free CS next week

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

        Leicester obviously can't defend.

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    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I don’t own and won’t.

      But surely if you have him try and bench until the blanks. He’s still a warm body who does have potential here and there.

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

        It's either him or Doherty against Chelsea though, as Balbuena isn't fit.

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        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Well you can safely play this week surely. Might pop a goal in v Fulham!

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

            The way things are going this season, Fulham might become a fortress by next gameweek!

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            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I mean you could get Lascelles or Rice in.. but seems risky if planning for FH32? Using a precious transfer

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

                Yeah, that's an option. Still don't know if I'll field eleven for GW31 or not. Wish GW31 was a few more GWs away.

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    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nah its Fulham (H) next week. Even he might get a CS there.

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

        Leicester doesn't look like a team capable for a CS against a pub team at the moment…

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

    Pereira coming in for Luiz. Can’t catch a damn break.

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

      Louise will come on for Christianson

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    2. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Same. When it rains...

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      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Luiz free kick goal to top it off?

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    3. FreddyP3
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So what exactly happened with vardy? Surely cannot be the hit from first half?

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

        Knee slide maybe? He pulled out of it pretty quick

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

        Coke hit at half time

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        1. Rojo's Modern Life
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Libelous comment, you'll be hearing from a lawyer within days.

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    4. soup natsi
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Is Vardy injury serious?

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Impossible to say

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    5. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      What happened to Vardy? I missed his injury

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      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Foot/ankle?

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      2. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          He decided to take a break after scoring

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      3. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Bloody telly (the broadcast) went black for a while. When it came back Vardy was substituted. What happened?

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

          You slipped back to a dimension in which Puel is still in charge

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

            Eew...

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        2. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Ran into something in the dark.

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

            🙂 There’s a song in there somewhere

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

              Rolling in the deep

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        3. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          We all had the same problem. It must be sky sports thing, workers striking to black out our screens. Pathetic

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        4. Andy'81
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Someone stepped on his toe.

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        5. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          On this American streamit was weird too. Didn’t show Vardy until he was walking off.

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      4. Paul
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        What a lovely asset Pereira is...just keeps giving!

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        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Come on. If you played him every game of the season you'd get nearly 40 points.

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      5. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Was the Deulofeu sub tactical or did he get a knock?

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        1. MTPockets
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Tactical. He looked annoyed

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

            Tactical, didn’t look very happy

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        2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Vardy injury seriuos?

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          1. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Official LCFC twitter just said it was a knock

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            1. OptimusBlack
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Cheers

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            2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Nice, so will be ok for next week? You reckon?

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        3. McSauce
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          The fact I still have Alonso is bad enough but I am happy that AWB steps back in with solid 5 points, could have been 12 too!

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        4. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Chilwell is definitely better than Pereira

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          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Neither get any points.

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

              He's on 2?

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

            His crosses have been poor today. Not a fantastic showing from Pereira, mind.

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

            Agreed

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

          Chilwell peppering the box with crosses

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

            And again!

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        6. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Concussion = minimum one week out

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          1. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Ok Doc

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        7. The Tinkerman
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Official LCFC account says Vardy was a knock.

          Looks like I’ll be holding

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

          Commentators said Vardy injury is because he was seeing double vision

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          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Two goals?

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          2. The Tinkerman
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Lcfc official account says knock

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            1. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Knock to the head?

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        9. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Luiz better not come on for a 1pt cameo

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        10. seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Luiz dropped?!

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

            Rested.

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          2. The 5% Team
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            rested

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        11. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Can't believe I played zero-point Schär when I could have had Pereira's 1pt. Puking.

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        12. Peter Ouch
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          C'mon Vardy 3bps mate

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

            Gone

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        13. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Jota nailed to my first sub spot. I was overcome by the "NLD is always high scoring" myth near the deadline and brought Son of my bench for him.

          That myth gets me at some point every season.

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          1. Andy'81
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I'm pretty sure if I had that decision I'd have gone down the same route you did, I wouldn't sweat that one, at least you've got AWB coming off the bench.

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

              Aye, not gonna beat myself up over it. Just what could have been!

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        14. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          When you want your goalkeeper's team to play badly to concede a chance so he can make a save but are scared of over doing it and watching oppo team score.

          #FPLProblems

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        15. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          if that is vardy out for a while

          thank you for that parting gift you beauty!!

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          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            No one knows

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        16. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Average up by 2.3pts in top 10k today

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          1. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Don’t suppose you have the Chelsea player ownership stats for top 10k?

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        17. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Gray G

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          1. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Deeney A

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        18. DR0GBA
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Watford goal 2-1

          Pereira 0 pts 😀

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        19. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          2-1 A gray

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        20. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Pereira nil points

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

            I’ve got AWB autosubbing in then!

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          2. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Standard.

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        21. seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          hope no cameo from Luiz then.

          got awb coming off.

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        22. L'Aeroplanino
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Gray goal

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        23. The Royal Robin
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Need a haul from Rudiger & Hazard. This week is going from bad to worse.

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