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

    Ederson it is then

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

    Played Lundy over Soy

    What a turn of events

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

    Omg.. cant believe this.. wtf is it going to take for kdb to hit a pen.

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

    Kun no longer on pens, confirmed.

  5. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mancity Penalty miss number?

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

    Kasper saves, KDB should try taking them.

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That is a awful pen!!!

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

    WHEN DOES KDB GET A GO!!

    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      From inside info, KDB is behind at least 5 of these in pecking order. He misses a few in training.

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

    Such an awful penalty from Kun

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

    Aguerooooooo

    I swear you'll never see anything like this ever again

  11. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    At this point I’d rather my players didn’t get penalties.

  12. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How bad is Aguero at pens. Godssake.

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero misses a big chance

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

      It was his first touch in the box...

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero misses another chance

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

    Lol

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

    Ridiculous. Pull Aguero off, Pep

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

      Not sure he deserves it

  17. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kasper HAUL incoming

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

    Sch saves Kun SOT

  19. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Yeeeeees Kasper,get innnnn
    First pen save for my gk ever!!!!!

  20. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kasper, what a minute!

  21. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero owner but ML rival has him captained

    Not to bad lol

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

    Sellers haunted briefly, owners stunned completely.

  23. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Schmeichel on fire!

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Incredible kdb doesn't step up

  25. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kasper HAUNTS sellers could work?

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

      😀

  26. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero used to be good from the spot, no idea what’s happened.

  27. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What does it take for KDB starting to take those pens ffs?

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pep says Ederson is the best penalty taker.

    Then gives the penalties to everyone other than Ederson.

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

      I wouldn't let my keeper take pens either no matter how good he is.

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I would. Also destroys the opposition if a GK scores against them.

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

      What if he misses the penalty and the team counter attack?

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

        Exactly. People who get football know full well Ederson is not realistically going to be taking any

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Didn't stop Chilavert.

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

            He missed loads of them. Wasn't really worth it.

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

        Put Walker in goal. Plus leave players back.

    3. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      But that I get it, its quite risky to have the GK on pens, you can go from a potential 1-0 up to a 1-0 down very easily

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

    Pheew! Aguero to Ings lot looking that bad now

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

    Aguero on 1 BPS

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Penalty miss will do that to you.