Dugout Discussion

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

    FT 0-1 City.

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

      Thatll do nicely

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What a day of football

  2. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    23 from 6 I’m delighted

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

      24 from 5 😉

  3. Cruz88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best Aguero replacement for next week...Vardy? Abraham? DCL? No one filling me with confidence...

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

      Slim pickings. Id go for vardy

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same boat here. Have Jimmy and Ings already

      1. Cruz88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Me too

    3. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm going Vardy. Great fixtures and Vardy will come good

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

      maybe move the money into midfield - oh wait, there isn't anyone worth having there either

      Tammy an option but he only got 2 in the reverse fixture, when Bournemouth were arguably even worse than they are now

      1. Cruz88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly, no midfielders to choose from either outside of the obvious. A strange season

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

    What to do with Mahrez?

  5. sirmorbach
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Fernández or Boly?

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

      Boly

  6. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Have both Kasper and Kun.
    Can someone who is good at quick math please say if the saved penalty gave me beter pts from the pair or not

    1. kempc23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      You are probably worse off. Aguero scores, he probably gets 3 baps as well, so 7 points total. You get 5 for the pen save, -2 for the miss, so 3 points total.

      1. d1g2w3
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        But Kasper gets 3bps and also doesnt take into account that others may also have aguero and kasper is more differential

        1. HD7
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah Kun is in more teams than Kasper

  7. Party time
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Atleast nobody captained agüero

    • Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      12 points from 6 players any good

    • FISSH
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A strong 8 points from 5 hahaha

      1. Cruz88
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Same here bud

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

        I'm beating someone, kinda 😮
        10 from 6? Ah you will pip me tomorrow, one night of glory

      3. LikeItLoveIt
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        11 from 6 I'm smashing it

    • Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Another awful day of FPL. Story of the season.

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I despise myself for still owning Vardy

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Hard to sell him now with fixtures?

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

        Surely he'll get something vs Norwich and villa. Surely!

      3. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Norwich and Villa next
        Arguably essential to own

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

        Not that. I'm angry because everyone will have him now.

    • yer old da
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Best Mahrez replacement?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Can’t you bench him? City’s best player tonight

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

          My thinking also, could of had more A?

        2. yer old da
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Benching KDB and Grealish so Mahrez has to go

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

            Get rid of Grealish

            1. yer old da
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              For who?

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

                Barnes, Traore

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

            Play 5-2-3 🙂

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

        Martial

    • LikeItLoveIt
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Aguero can in the sea

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

        *get in

    • Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      21 points.

      Salah(C) TAA Mane Martial Abua left.

      Liverpool need to save my GW!!!

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        They will save everyone

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

        And me

      3. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        You trolling?

        21 from 6 is a big green arrow

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

        15pts
        Salah (C) TAA VVD Martial Aub Jiminez to play.

    • Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      TAA(c) + Vardy > TAA + Jimenez(c)

      Stage 1: Vardy blank - complete

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        As long as stage 2 not Jimmy RC 😉

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

          Stage 2: Jammy haul!

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

            Jimmy* 😉

    • gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jesus. Worse gameweek in history incoming. 7 players down, 7 blanks. Perez coming on for a completely pointless 90 seconds stopping me from getting Ayew's 5pts from the bench which would have been a crumb of comfort from the day. Absolutely vomit inducing.

    • el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      My only regret after today was starting Lundstram. Didnt expected haul from Vardy & everyone owns KDB so his blank dont matter.

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez is so much better player than tap in machine Sterling

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

        and Kane is better than Messi?

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ofc

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

          Listening to some english "experts" you could think that.

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

            Tinted glasses.

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

        True, excellent balance.

      3. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yet more detailed analysis from the stats king.

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Im expert for you thats certain.

          1. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I love your simplistic replies - reminds me of the brain capacity 7 year old child. Must be your bedtime now.

            1. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Salty as usual.

              1. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Truthful as usual.

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

        But but, he's not a hero !

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

    • fplking14
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol I have Schmeichel, Evans, Bardsley and Dendonk on the bench 25 points. On the plus side I played Pope and Stevens.

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

      Anyone else bringing Vardy in this week?

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

        Considering it tbh

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

        I am yes

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      22 from 6 haha effin joke

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

        That’s a huge score and a big green arrow this GW

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

        16 here.
        Only Stephens return. Not too bar though IMO.

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

        14 (-4) here

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

        21(-4) from 6
        Thank you Kasper

      5. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        15 from 6

      6. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        34 here. Another red arrows incoming ffs

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

        15 from 5 (well 4 and mat ryan)

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

        29 (-7)

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          -7 ?

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

            Yeah, hits

      9. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Same score from same number of players. Who you have left?

        I’ve got Salah (C), Jimi, Martial, TAA, VVD

      10. Krafty Werks
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        14 from 5 (-4)...nice!!

    • SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kun to Vardy or Jimi?

    • tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Any chance we get to know about potential DGW 29 before GW 28?

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

        Yep

    • XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Well, aguero in for -4 last week probably my all time worst transfer

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

      14 points from 5 players...

      Only C. Taylor did something

      Henderson, Kdb, Grealish, Ings were BIG let downs. I had high expectations for all of them!

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

        Had a feeling it would be Longs day today ahead of Ings. He’ll be back scoring soon I’m sure

    • Coaly
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Doherty or Boly?
      Perez or H Barnes?
      Sell Grealish or Richarlison

    • DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cahill differential worked nicely today (tho Ward or Van Aanholt would have been smarter). Typically the only one of my team not in scout picks and only one to get points so far!
      Nice to see Mane’s effective ownership is only 25%, hoping for a good boost if he scores Monday night.

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy (C) locked in vs Norwich

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

        Don't do that to yourself. Norwich ain't bad defense anymore

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Tell me that after Vardy hattie

    • SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wish we had someone like Haaland in the prem to pick from, guaranteed points every week

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

        Coming in the summer bro

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

        We have.
        His name is Taa

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          This

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

          Striker