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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. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Do we know which teams will have DGW's ?
    Need to use WC earlier than planned.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not yet but we will have some idea by GW29 deadline

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        If possible, delay for one more week

        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks

  2. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Worth bringing in Vardy next week for Kun? Fixtures look good.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

  3. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What is wrong with VAR in Englad. I honestly can't understand it.

    1. Sid1891
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sometimes doesn’t work

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Often*

    2. Stormbringer22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Lo Celso incident..?

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        One of many

        1. Stormbringer22
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Big fan of Bulgaria's greatest footballer of all time? 🙂 Judging by the picture/username

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Of course! 🙂

            1. Stormbringer22
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Good man 🙂 I am Bulgarian you see so that has made me happy 🙂

              1. StoichkovFPL
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Nice 🙂
                He is my idol!

            2. Yank Revolution
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              He was the bomb

              1. Stormbringer22
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Wish he was in FPL 😀

                1. StoichkovFPL
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  dream...

          2. jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            That isnt berbotovs forehead is it?

            1. Stormbringer22
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Berbo on the list as well but further down 🙂

              1. StoichkovFPL
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                🙂

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      1) They use a different handball rule to the CL
      2) They don't let the on field officials use the pitch side screens
      3) They don't show what the VAR is actually looking at on the big screens (i.e. provide pictures) so fans can see what is going on

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        4) They don't know how to use it

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          (4) is connected to the 3 reasons above though.

          All handball and red card decisions should go to the on-field ref and the pitchside monitor. While that is happening, the same pictures the onfield ref is seeing should be seen by the fans on the big screen.

          If they had implemented it in a similar way to the World Cup it would be better.

          But the PL are opposed to VAR. They brought it in a season later than everyone else and they have forbidden use of pitchside monitors.

    4. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Our refs are useless. Our Var officials are also useless. We are useless

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        The middle is true.

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          And refs aren’t?

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            well, not THAT bad

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Refs arent useless in my opinion. They just need clear instruction .

  4. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Top 10K average score 11.18 from 5.66 players. Wow!

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wow, thats abysmal

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      KDB , Aguero, Vardy and Mahrez currently blanking has a big impact on that score.

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      12 from 5, bang on average

  5. Champions united
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Reply for grealish
    3.3itb 2ft
    mcarthy
    Soy stevens TAA vvd holgate
    salah KDB cantwell Grealish fleck
    Vardy jimmy ings

  6. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    2FT 0.1 ITB
    what to do?
    Henderson
    TAA Gomez Cahill
    (S)alah KDB B.Fernandes Adama
    Kun Jiminez Ings

    Bench:McCarthy,Fleck,B.Williams,Lascelles.

  7. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Does anyone rate Rodri? Always looks awful to me

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He made more passes than WestHam last GE

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          W*

      2. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Same. Awful player tbf.

      3. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He was excellent for a few weeks before City became a shambles. He'll come good when the team form comes back.

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

          The sign of a good player...

          1. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Players can be less than excellent despite the team being in form; Delph was a great exmaple of that. Rodri had some great stats in his La Liga days.

        2. GREEN IS GOOD
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          How are those Lundy points looking today Forza?

          1. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            I replied on the older thread.

            The fascination over the individual scores of one defender (who has a selling price of just 4.5 for most owners) is getting strange.

    • TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Maddison and Vardy owner here.

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

        I own a tub of lube and an electric tootbrush

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Go on...

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

            Do as the Romans do

      2. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What about Andy though

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

          He's painting the bathroom

        2. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Was the bb any good for him?

          1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            I’m waiting for an update

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Leicester robbed for 2 penalties at least. Handball by KdB and Ederson clear foul on Iheanacho...

      Varchester

      1. Slitherene
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        There should be a dislike button on this site.

        1. Champions League Varane
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yep

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

          I would downvote this ^

        3. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          This one would clock up a cricket score.

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lol. Ederson got the ball.

        1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Ederson definitely handballed it

          1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Not so sure about KDB

      3. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        At least 2 - what we're the other penalty incidents ?

    • Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Simpson, Grealish, Aubameyang -> Evans, Perez, Vardy (-4)

      Will a Leicester Triple up work out?

      1. Holmes
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Go Barnes

        1. Slitherene
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Barnes over Perez?

    • Firmino
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Own Auba, KdB, Mahrez, Grealish and Stevens. Two has to go, which ones?

      Could do Auba, Grealish -> Vardy, Maddison

    • Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Barnes ON.

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

      Barnes on for Nacho

    • FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A) Auba, Grealish, Lundstram ➡ Jimenez, Traore, Pereira / Chilwell (-4)

      B) Auba, Grealish ➡ Jimi, Traore

      C) Auba, Lundstram ➡ Jimenez, Pereira/ Doherty

      1. RealVirg
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not worth it for a one week wonder...

        The ones you ditch have greater potential medium term

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Got 11 players for gw 28 bit 1 of them is Brandon Williams.

      Auba to Vardy for free and bench williams?

      1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        At least you would have a potential playing sub, a lot wont have one at all. IMO good move.

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Barnes on
      Iheanacho off

    • SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looking forward to saying OMG VARDY 🙂

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He already butchered his best chance tonight.

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          We all know he's a second half player

          1. Champions League Varane
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            What about Kun

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Bemba will charge you

    • Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Let's go Barnesy!!

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Where are you taking him ?

    • Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Grealish > Richarlison or Fleck > Barnes?

    • dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure with Stephens 6 points on bench whether want Barnes who is in my team to come on- although could grab late goal

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        hes on

      2. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Barnes is on

      3. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He’s looking great already

    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      come on aguero lad score please

    • RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Barnes should help Vardy. Nacho a bit of a headless chicken

    • Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Man City need Yaya Toure back
      Leicester need Jamie Vardy back

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Vardy is not the same anymore 🙁

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Turning 34. Championship next season.

    • jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Should be No try for wales!! Var tmo is a farce!

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Screwed them over with the penalty try 10 minutes earlier though

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Hmm.. possibly.. but that was 10 mins ago!

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Surely Vardy is due a goal next gw?

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes when everyone owns him

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

        Not due this week then?

      3. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Such an over used nonsensical phrase. No player is ever "due a goal".

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      De Bruyne denied by Schmeichel

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Peak FPL would be this finishing 0-0 with KDB and Aguero getting YCs.

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      KDB SOT

    • Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      KDB is shooting more lately.. Captain material