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Vardy misses out at Norwich as Barnes returns to Leicester starting XI

Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) is absent from the Leicester squad named to face Norwich in Blank Gameweek 28.

There were rumours from on social media circulating roughly an hour before the team news dropped indicating that the striker was out injured.

At 19:00 GMT, those murmurings were revealed to be completely accurate.

It is Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) who has been chosen to lead Leicester’s attack at Carrow Road, while Harvey Barnes (£6.0m) returns to the side to operate on the left flank of an attacking midfield trio.

The Englishman is joined there by James Maddison (£7.4m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m), the latter expected to be on penalties in light of Vardy’s most recent injury-related absence.

Meanwhile, Emi Buendía (£6.0m) returns for Norwich, who shape-up in the usual 4-2-3-1.

Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) leads the line, while Jamal Lewis (£ comes in for the injured Sam Byram (£4.4m).

With Christoph Zimmermann (£4.4m) added to the physio room, Ben Godfrey (£4.4m) is paired with Grant Hanley (£4.0m) at centre-back.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; Cantwell, Duda, Buendía; Pukki.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Choudhury, Praet; H Barnes, Maddison, Pérez; Iheanacho.

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  1. STEP rOVERS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud captain here.... Time to shine green eyes

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

      Nice joke!

      1. STEP rOVERS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No joke! He will dance himself to hattrick

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

    So which Leicester mid did you punt on lads?
    Harv here.

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

      Perez

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

      Same

    3. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No Leicester players for me Norwich win tonight

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

      Ayoze

    5. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Kept Aubameyang and bought Perez. The jam is in.

      • Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Martial > Perez

      • bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        both, Perez on wc and Barnes in before this one. Expecting 4 points

      • B Sharp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Praet for the draft

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

          Pereira at the back and Vardy out for Big Boly

      • gryffsonofarthur
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Already had Maddison

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

        Maddy

      • Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Got Barnes in last week. Perez for Martial this evening o.o

        Decent subs for the next few made the risk semi-worth it.

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

        Whichever we pick the other one will succeed blah blah

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

        Maddison!

      • Joburger
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Went with Maddison. Used my FT to swap Martial out for him.

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

      Who's done full bench Wackery this GW ??
      I have McCarthy Perez Lascells Saiss on the bench. Coming in definitely 😀

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

        Yeah me too, only gw I can afford to bench TAA Doherty and Maddison

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

          Like BB 😀
          Hopefully it ends well than my original BB (3 points)

          1. BOATIES FC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            It was still the right thing to play it when you did. people don't get to many cupfinals!
            Hindsight is always 20 20

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

              You're 100 % right.
              Worth the shot. The outcome was pathetic 😀

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

        I have Lascelles and Cantwell coming in for Auba and KdB

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

          Nice

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

      Who's off the bench for vardy in your team (if you had cover)?
      Holgate myself. No expectations!

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Blankwell

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

          😀

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

          Cantill

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

        Saiss
        Hopefully a CS as spent 4 points to get him with an eye on GW 31

      3. Dosh
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Walker-Peters

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

          Saiss

      4. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        DCL > Vardy was a huge fail. My other option was Cantwell > Maddison. Dendoncker off the bench now for Vardy no show

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

          That's rough. You hate Vardy anyway! Now rage sell

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Easy move to Auba

      5. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Traore

      6. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Saiss...he's going to score a hat trick as well!

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

        Hanley, expecting big things

      8. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Rico

      9. Joburger
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Noble.

      10. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ricooooooooooo

    8. gryffsonofarthur
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      We need Colleen Rooney on the case.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        She is spending the night at my place.

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

      Coronavardy?

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

        That's not funny!

      2. Pinturicchio10
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Haha

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

            Too many red bulls?

        • Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Not funny

        • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          WKD overdose

        • FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Bad taste even though you don’t mean it to be bad.

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

            Didnt mean it to be bad taste....apols if causes offence

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              All good it was no offence to me but could be for some.

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

            Have wondered if the virus has affected in a positive or negative way the beer Corona at all?

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

              Their profits have slumped ...no joke. In news other day

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

        Sounds like small comfort but it's good Vardy is not even in the squad as you'd worry about the 1 pointer off the bench.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I benched him 😀

        2. Differential C (Mark)
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Bad for us managers who have City/Arsenal players on the bench.

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

            Yeah if you're at 11, not good to have a player missing.

      4. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Found out about Vardy benching 15 mins from Deadline.
        Got in Iheanacho and captained him.

        Nervy times ahead.

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

        Maddison is massively due, haul almost inevitable!

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

          Especially with being on penalties whilst Vardy is out!

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

            Perez is on penalities

        2. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Nacho might take the pens

        3. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Bloody hope so. With DCL and Boly left on my bench I'm asking myself why the hell did I use my transfer to replace Martial with Madders?

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

        Why do people who are clearly not doing anything important on deadline (seeing as they are on here moaning) make transfers before the deadline when its a known fact that we often get leaked lineups? Genuine question..

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          too casual

        2. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          🙄

      7. Raybel22
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        43 mins and still not update

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

          Friday night mods are down the pub

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

          The update after the game will be much worse.

      8. gryffsonofarthur
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Was torn between a Salah and Vardy captain. Doesn't matter now.
        (Went Salah).

      9. Bob McMayday
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Didn’t own Vardy - winners
        Owned but sold - did ok
        Owner and kept - unlucky
        Brought him in - delete account

        Which are you?

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

          Unlucky

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

          3rd, didn't really have a back up plan and lack of time so he stayed.

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

          Winner

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

          Eating a cheeky Nando’s dinner.

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

          Winner 😎

        6. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Brought Vardy in for -4 pts, this follows bringing in Aguero to miss a penalty. I'm sure its all down to you making your own luck. A standard response by those who hold on to the belief that FF skill rather than luck prevails

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

          E. Don’t own, but if I’d waited till tonight I’d have got Pérez over Barnes

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

          1

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

          Decided not to sell for a hit because I believe I have bench coverage.

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

        Maddison, Pereira, Cantwell and Hanley tonight!

        Massive start to the week needed!

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

        Updated!

      12. Earwicker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Updated

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

        Got nacho for vards

        🙁

      14. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        No Vardy wtf? I was being oversmart so I captained Saka and vice captained Vardy (I have captained Button many times this season) ... FML Off to the pub to get hammered. Not dealing with this sh!te

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

          Nothing personal, but this is idiotic stuff

      15. Wensink
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone know what % of managers captained Vardy?

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

          Decent amount I'd say. If MO and Sadio had been facing a top 6 team would have been a lot more.

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

        Number 1 in the world brought in Pukki for Kun for a hit!

      17. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I have auba vc what a fool ...hope Salah plays ...

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

        Reminder Zimmerman-less Norwich are garbage defensively. Barnes, Perez and Nacho will haul

        1. Differential C (Mark)
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Hope so, captained Nacho!

      19. Rover
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Opened the my team page to select next week's captain and realised I have ten players playing at home (full house if City-Arsenal is added), almost all with plum fixtures as well.

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

        Who would you have started this week - Traore or Holgate?

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

          Traore

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

            Cheers - I did that. Was a last minute decision after the vardy mayhem

      21. BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Do people actually still own Vardy?

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Only dead teams I'm hearing

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

            Thank god nobody told me yes

      22. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He's magic
        you knowwwwww
        Kelechi Iheanacho

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

        Did Aguero > Vardy an hour before deadline for a hit. Need a Pérez hattie pls.

      24. Party time
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Just want to thank the sources for their good deeds. Rodgers was about to fry us. What a turtle!

        • Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          And yet another week to show there’s no point to the game lol, au revoir.

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

            #bitter

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

            Au revoir. See U next season again!

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

              Next game week*

        • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Currently laughing at all the casuals who have played their free hit this week, roll on GW31!!