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

    A Leicester defender becoming essential again?

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I demand a city goal now

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Preferably KdB.

  3. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Never seen a team with such low penalties scored ratio as Man City has been this year...

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    OMG jesus

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

    Jesus G

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Worst player today?

    A) Kun
    B) Vardy

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

      A.

      B was awful before his goal though

  7. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    JESUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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

    Jesus goal

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

      Good God

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

    Glad I benched Soy

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

      Not glad I benched Chilwell instead of Lascelles. Every point counts lol

  10. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez A

    Jesus G

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

    OMG YES!!!

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

    Mahrez A if not offside

  13. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wow I got 14p from 7 players, good night

  14. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    NBCSN missed the build-up.

    1. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What were they showing?

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        The Jesus penalty shout, ironically.

  15. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wow, ppl are quick to judge a bad performance and completely forget how many times they shouted “Aguerroooo”

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

      Meh. FPL is all about 'what have you done for me lately'

      1. KUN+10
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        That and ungratefulness.

  16. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    GABBYYYYYYYY

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Gabby Logan?

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

        Roslin?

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

      Agbonlahor?

  17. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez yaaas

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

    Get in Ryaaaaaaaaad !!!

  19. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez thank god !!!

  20. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Offside?

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

      No

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jesus is a better Striker than Aguero

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

      Jesus sometimes seems more efficient, but Aguero's goals per minute has always been better.

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

      Loooool

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez such a tricky player to stop

  23. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Someone named Andy has Mahrez and no KDB, Aguero, Vardy

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

      Nobody's bothered tbh.

    2. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Tell me more pleass

  24. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Nice jogging back from Fuchs there...

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

    Carragher imploring offside. God knows how he retains his job after the spitting incident. Loathsome character.

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

    What a joke VAR is

  27. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Get a goal Riyad son

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thissss

  28. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thank God I benched Soy 😉

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Soy 🙁

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

    How many points is Andy on now?

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      45+

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

        Thanks

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Still outside too 400k