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Barnes and Pérez benched as Leicester host Man City

Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m) both find themselves among the Leicester City substitutes as Manchester City come to the King Power Stadium.

Their benchings certainly come as a surprise considering their recent form and run of starts in the team.

Barnes misses out on a place in the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 21, while Pérez has been present since Gameweek 17.

Brendan Rodgers has gone with a different shape to usual considering the stature of Leicester’s Gameweek 27 opponents.

He has gone with a back-five featuring Christian Fuchs (£4.2m), Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.0m) and Jonny Evans (£5.2m) in the middle and flanked by Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) and Ricardo Pereira (£6.3m).

James Maddison (£7.4m), Youri Tielemans (£6.2m) and Dennis Preat (£5.3m) will form a central midfield trio behind Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m).

Meanwhile, the key Manchester City options are all in place with Sergio Aguero (£12.0m) leading the line and Kevin De Bruyne (£10.8m) joined by Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) in midfield.

The Algerian comes into the side for Gabriel Jesus (£9.5m) while Fernandinho (£5.2m) replaces Nicolas Otamendi (£5.0m) and Ilkay Gündogan (£5.2m) takes David Silva‘s (£7.4m) place.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Fuchs, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Maddison, Tielemans, Praet; Vardy, Iheanacho.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Mendy, Fernandinho, Laporte, Walker; Roridgo, Gündogan; B Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez; Aguero.

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  1. United10
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lundstram and Grealish out for Williams and Moura on FT?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I am scratching my head

    2. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      For the love of God do not get Moura.

      I have made it my FPL mission to be a Moura martyr and warn everyone about him. I've had him since GW19 and somehow still haven't kicked him out - he's scored 23 points in the last 9 GWs.

      (will paste this response to anyone thinking about getting Moura for some weird reason)

      1. United10
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I dont see Grealish doing great with tough fixtures until rest of the season. Not sure who else to go for in that price range

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sooner go for maddison personally, or martial

        2. Greek Freak
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          If I were buying now I'd probably get a Leicester mid, probably Maddison. It's hard to see them blanking vs. Norwich, Villa, Watford and Brighton. Spurs are up against much better defences, plus they are totally toothless.

          1. United10
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            ok thanks for talking sense into me lol

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You want Moura?

  2. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know how Andy did on his Bench Boost?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who?

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why all the swearing just because you’re not absolutely obsessed with all 7m of the other players of the game?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Who off!

        2. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sometimes you have to look inside to see what is right. Take a look at the sideboards for example. Are they politically correct? Exactly. Not always how it seems on the outside. You gotta push through.

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who the f is Andy?

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He's the bloke with dog pictures on twitter right now. Weight loss guru 🙂

    3. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Where is Andy?

    4. Boomerang V
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nailed. 29 points!

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nice. Eric down the road having a good season too!

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sweet.. hes a sound lad is eric

      2. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Actually 33 with bonus

    5. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What’s a boost bench?

    6. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why Andy?

    7. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bench Boost in a single game week? LOL! Probably 10 points at most, what a casual

    8. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Just read it was 36 - any team link / ID ?

      Sounds like a lot of bench wankery and getting exceptionally lucky - it would be hard to pick 4 from just the 11 dream team players and score more

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/58/event/27

        McCarthy Stephens McNeil Taylor on a BB. All got returns

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lol, Imagine if he hadnt played it

  3. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland is a joke man... just keeps on scoring.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Unlucky to only get 1 today

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      68(?)m release clause will be met very soon.

    3. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Have you seen the rap video he did when he 14.. i cant unsee it

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Link?

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Its was doing the rounds on instagram, the account called 433 have it up.

          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers. I'll have a fish around for it. It's probably on Youtube

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Called 'Kygo jo' on youtube

    4. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dodged a bullet not going to United.

  4. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    New non pool def for the blank, max 6 mill?

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Doherty?

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Evans, CTaylor, Lascelles

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Digne if Spurs beat Norwich.

      Otherwise Boly

    4. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso

      1. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        sorry - thinking this week

  5. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My friends, mark my words: Aguero will get over 15 points today. Why? Because I sold him for Ings and I recently discovered that I control FPL. Whatever I do, the opposite thing happens.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He can score as many points as he wants. Absolutely crap owning him and going through an entire 90 min (after waiting 2 weeks for.the game to be cancelled then at last rescheduled) excruciatingly waiting for a single G.

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Also had him, Mahrez and Kdb for that Spurs game. Awful.

    2. Neves say Never
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I did exactly the same and therefore I agree wholeheartedly

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That was tough watch as a Pope + Taylor owner.

    Pheww. Glad double Burnley defence paid off.

    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Me too. We were lucky though, two Bournemouth goals disallowed by VAR.

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It was you working that VAR machine!?

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I bribed the VAR 😀

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    3 blanks and one player injured... GW from hell...

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      RIP Lucky Chucky GW23-26.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😛 operation YT notified...

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Savage 😀

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Chucky can take it and give it back 🙂

          All jovial.

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yep.

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy 1baap!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sheepish

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Baaaa

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sweet.. take all the points I can get!!

  9. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Southampton are looking like a solid team, now.
    Good fixtures and the threat of relegation is receding.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They have been excellent since that 9-1 defeat

      Solid in all departments despite missing quite a few chances today

      1. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        They tend to miss many chances. Ings should be on 20+ goals by now.

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah he missed a big chance today then disappeared

      2. PlayPercentage
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ralph has done a good job after a shaky start.

  10. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    (2 FT) Ryan Button (0.1 ITB)
    Robertson Egan* Lascelles
    Mane Salah KdB* Grealish*
    Ings Aubameyang* DC-L
    Holgate* Doncker* Fodder*

    Too many players I don't want, going into BGW. What would you do with this bunch?

  11. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    why do i have fleck
    must have been mad

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Unlucky to not get something today

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Really ?? 😮
        Going for Traore/Moutinho so not too concerned

    2. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Another 1 I shipped on WC. All good decisions so far.

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He had a decent chance today, blasted it wide tho.

    4. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's a good option for his price still. Long the new flavour now...

  12. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    AndyFPL when considering a bench boost said he expected 100 points at least. While not BBing I'd definitely want 70 myself, and on the way...

    18 (14) from 4 players (ah Johnny, why have you lost your place?) and have 4 midfield heavy hitters yet to come in Martial, KdB, Salah and Mané twice...

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Its not your total score that counts for success/failure, just bench score.

  13. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    City with tequila sunrise outfit

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They are on the beach

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fuchs on the beach

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like a bunch of clowns

  14. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Vardy, let's go party!

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy is the Past. Vydra is the Future

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Is that because one is an anagram of the other?

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Vardy sounds like Party
        Vydra sounds like Viagra
        😀

        1. SAY MY NAME
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          that's an altogether different kind of party

        2. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Giggi-freaking-ty

      3. Unliklinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fail. The correct response is "ah, ah, ah, ye-ah"...

  15. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    2 FTs for upcoming week with 1.3 ITB

    Guaita 4m
    Trent Soyuncu Stephens Holgate Rico
    Salah Traore Cantwell KDB* Grealish*
    Vardy Ings Auba*

    Depends on what Auba does but thinking of the following for a -4:

    Rico > Robertson
    Grealish > Martial
    Auba > Jiménez

    Opinions appreciated!

  16. Stormbringer22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hows everyone's GW so far?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Just started

      Green arrow till now

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Crap, but then I've only had 2 players play so far. Both blanked.

      1. Stormbringer22
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I've got 3 blanks so far so doing better than me!

    3. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If I get 2 from Soy I'll be happy

  17. ALegendJ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Soyuncu coming on for Rico, genuinely would take 0 points from him 😀 since minus score is a possibility

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Let's go KDB and Maddison!

  19. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can't sell Lascelles because it will involve a hit

    Definitely going Lascelles to Boly/Saiss in GW29 if no other fires arise

  20. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Are Vydra or JRod options for 31? Will Wood be back by then?

  21. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    POPE!

  22. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hopefully Barnes stays on the bench and off the radar before Norwich and villa...

    1. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hope the same for Perez

  23. germanyozil10
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My wildcard team, any comment?

    McCarthy Button
    TAA Laporte Saiss Stephens Lascelles
    Salah Mane KDB D.Luiz 4.3
    Vardy Jimenez Ings

    0.1 ITB

    Weak Bench but great fixtures

  24. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Double SHU defence is killing me atm

  25. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Whewwww.....

  26. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Party post!

  27. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Does Andy have Vardy?

    1. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who's Andy?

      1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Woah whats with all the swearing?

  28. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy off the post 🙁

  29. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Noooooo vardyyy post

  30. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Big miss for Vardy...