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

    F knows why Pereira looked so appealing.

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

      This

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

      Yea so glad I took a hit to switch AWB for him 3 gws ago, he’s halfway there to getting those 4 points back.

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

    Need Luiz to come on to block those 'Pereira points' on my bench!

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

    Pereira owners were getting cocky bragging about that 1-pointer

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

      If they'd heard he got more points than pogba and auba I think they'd have taken it right?

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

    I felt so clever putting Pereira in at the last minute by benching Doherty yesterday when the Nuno-rotation was hinted at.
    Now at least I know I'm a regular dumb-ass 🙂

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

    Pereira outscores Pogba again

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

      ...and Aubameyang! 😉

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

      When the autosubs come in?

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

    Immortality to mediocrity!

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

    Down to 125k because of Pereira, Pogz and Auba. This season!

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

    Anyone else here have Rudiger? What a time to own him.

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    1. Alpharius
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Only if Fulham don’t score....

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

    @rainer final baps?

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

      smh slow service from Rainer, once again.

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      1. Party time
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Hehe

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

        2 for Vardy

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

          Wohoooo
          What about hazard facts numb?

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

        3BP Deeney 39
        2BP Vardy 29
        1BP Tielemans 26

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

          Hope he is fine for next gameweek

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

      I'm stuck with Pereira and Anderson until GW33...

      If it wasn't for the blank, I'd remove them in a heartbeat

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      1. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I did away with Anderson despite this. Too many other options out there.

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

        Yea I love how fantasy fix keeps telling me Anderson had 0 shots and assists each week....

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

        Me too, disaster so far

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

      Gray taking his shirt off = yellow card = Vardy back to 2 bonus

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

        Damn, stupid Gray.

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

          I love this game

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

        Winning goal 3 bps not added though ?

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    4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pereira has brought me 2 points since I brought him in 3 games ago. Two! He is 5.4M. All time low! Incredibly useless

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      1. Alpharius
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Hopefully a TAA performance coming next week, he gets a double digit haul and all will be forgiven

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

      shocking goal for Lei to concede

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    6. Jensen Luiz Coleman
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Pereira+Shaw+Doherty+Pogba(c)=0 points. Nice.

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

      Caballero benched, harsh

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    8. Merlin the Wraith
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Celtic fans smirking

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      1. Alpharius
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Watford would probably smash Celtic to be fair

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

      Had Pereira earlier on in the season. He scored 37 in 8 GWs I played him, he got the first 35 points after 6 GWs.

      Ignored him since the fixture swing cos I was annoyed everyone was going to cash in on his potential....

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    10. JELLYFISH
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Depending on Vardy injury swapping him out for Zaha looks tempting with Palace next 2 home fixtures

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      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        vardy injured ?

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        1. JELLYFISH
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Well he didn’t look too great when he hobbled off

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

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2979218/event/29

      My colleague is having a mare:

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      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        More points than me

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

        39 not a mare at all

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

        Not sure if this is a serious post.

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

          https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/19971024

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

          Copied in wrong team, my bad

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      4. Magumbo
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        13 more points than me

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      5. MTPockets
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Aside from the 39 points

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

          Doing better than me

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

          That's not a mare.

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

          Captaining Jimenez has pretty much matched the average score so far.

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

          ?

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

        Who will replace Vardy for Leicester if he's crocked?

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

          Nacho

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

            Or gray

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

          What caused the injury?
          Just a knock, or something more?

          Vardy is the kind of guy who could break his leg, smash red bull and go jogging after though, right.

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

        Omg am I allowed to state that I hate Pereira? He keeps getting 0 pts and 0.66 ppg. That is disaster!!!

        And he is blocking my AWB pts!!!

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

          He is blocking your AWB points? He played the whole game. Does every starter block bench points?

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

        Pereira is a nightmare

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

          Tell.me about it. 0.66 ppg. Disaster

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        2. S3
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          so painful,.....there was so much rave on him here

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

            The notion that Rodgers was going to turn them from a mid-table team to Barcelona overnight was always a bit of an odd one

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      9. FlockofSeagulls
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        If Higuain scores 5, even without any bonus I should be ok this gw.

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      10. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Pereira and Felipe Anderson...
        Wyd with them if you have em? What better options are there, if selling?

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

          Almost anyone

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

            Anyone is better. I just got him since lads here were promoting him. I got swayed. My mistake

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            1. S3
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              am in same boat...lesson to always go with your perspective

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

          We're saddled with them. Can't bring myself to get shot of them even though they have been a disaster.

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

          Pereira points will come. Felipe looks done for the season.

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

        Leicester were similarly disappointing around the blanks and doubles last year. Great fixtures but couldnt buy a CS and wasnt worth them playing during blanks

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

          I am selling Pereira

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

            I had planned Shaw to Chilwell, but not at all confident

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

        Top 10k average up 2.0 if baps hold from 0.6 played.

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      13. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Livefpl has me at 28(-4), yet only getting a 4k red arrow.
        Incredible, Hazard masterclass all it takes now to skyrocket.

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      14. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Need Hazard here to pull me out the rubble. Currently on 12 pts

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      15. boc610
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Ok how many times do we reckon the Brodge says ' outstanding'?

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      16. SB007
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I think I am the only one to have captained Higuain?

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