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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. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    No hand pls...

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

    Nacho G

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

      Oh dear rolled down his hand......

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

    Nacho G

    Handball pending.

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

    Damn, Nacho Man

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

    Won’t be given.

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

    Nacho G

    but VAR check for handball?

  7. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hanley and Pereira clean sheet would be a lovely Friday night bonus, though bringing Maddison in means wouldn't mind a return from him either

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Timing lol

  8. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hit both arms?

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

    Nah. He played with hand.

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

    Clear handball.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      And obvious

  11. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who passed the ball?

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Must be Madders, usually is

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

        Not for the last 3 months.

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

      Praet

  12. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison assist???

  13. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who would have got the assist?

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Schmeichel?

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

    Celebrating when he knows it touched his arm...

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Remember when players celebrated to convince the ref? Wow, VAR is good for something.

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

        He'd be better off just kicking it off someone for a corner instead of shooting when he blatantly knows he handled it.

    2. Marmalade Forest
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Silly that. Should be booked for time wasting. Hold your hand up (no pun intended) and save all the faff.

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

      Maybe he was raising his hands to show people where he touched it?

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

    VAR doing its job and making sure the law is adhered to.

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

    No goal!

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

    No goal ......

  18. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Don't know why it's taking so long to rule it out.

  19. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    HANDBALL HAHHAHA

  20. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wow needed that one!

  21. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Perez! Take Nacho's revenge!

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

    var STUNS by actually making correct decision

  23. dansmusen
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I HATE THIS GAME

  24. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hanley clean sheet STILL intact

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

      OMG

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

    Praet would have been the assister. Nobody has lost any points, don't worry.

  26. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    VAR is a joke. How is that a clear and obvious handball?

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

      LOL

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

      Read the rules

    3. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Because it clearly hit his hand, obviously.

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

      It was clear as day.

    5. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Any touch on hand when goal is scored..

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

      Trolling?

  27. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This VAR thing is getting out of hand

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      *on the hand

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

      Did its job. A-GAIN

  28. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hanley YC

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

    Hanley YC...

    Tears!

  30. Agger
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Triple Norwich defence survives!