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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. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Game over. No Vardy. No Leicester cleanie.

    Good night.

    Well done Norwich !!

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

    A fail for everyone

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

      My son has Hanley

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

      Cantwell cs point says hi

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

      I missed the deadline so couldnt get any lei in, im quite pleased

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nah

      2 points for Soy will do me.

      No other Leicester players

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

    Cantwell hauling! Thats mah boy.

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

      Woohoo!!!

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

    Ho Ho Ho Ho

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

    Well done Norwich, lovely side but it’s that that will probably see them relegated.

  6. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Delia's seat is wet.

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

      Yeah they tend to piss themselves at her age

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

    Someone in my ML is getting Hanley off their bench for Vardy. Jam!

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

      Me too lol

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

    A great set of fixtures coming up but Leicester are terrible.

    What to do with Leicester assets?

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

      Keeping Vardy until pressers
      Not interested in any others

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for Vardy news.

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

    Go away Leicester...

  10. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Son DCL to Vardy Barnes fail

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

      Big time

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

    The FPL knock on effect of Leicester not making the Carabao Cup final.

    People holding on to 2 or 3 of their players solely for GW28...

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

      I took a -8 to bring in 3 of them!

      1. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        -8 to bring in 3 players, one of whom was Perez. I'm on -4, two players played, what an anti-climax (for me).

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

    Get rid of Nacho right now?

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

      Handle with care. Wait for Vardy news ..

  13. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Which front 3 should I go for?
    A. Kun Auba Jimenez
    B. Firmino Auba Jimenez

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

      I would go B and invest cash somewhere else

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ings Auba Jim

  14. UpTheCherries
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    For farke sake Leicester you bunch of praets

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I see what you did there

      Do you want Soy Arrons your Nachos!

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice

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

    Well done Norwich I hope they can survive

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

      Yip

      Relegate Brighton

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nah they need to go down ; rebuild ; re-emerge

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

    Leicester deserved absolutely nothing from this game. Barnes should never start again

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

      When you say Barnes you mean ... well the entire midfield?

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

        Barnes worst of the lot by far

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

    Hanley MASSIVE haul 😎

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

      Well done 😀

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

        Haha cheers

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

      Hanley comes on for my Vardy

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

        Same

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

      Is that you Thomas?

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

    Oh well. At least Cantwell got me a CS (lol)

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      3 points could be big this week!!

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

    Reckon a lot of players are actually worse off for the team leak!
    Hits taken left right and centre for Perez, Iheanacho etc.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      yep

      and hits next week to reverse the rubbish transfers

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

        The hits only cost -2 though

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

      Never good to make rushed decisions

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

      I certainly am

    4. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      True. Hits seemed to make sense this week though as a lot had no bench.

    5. 'Broadsword Calling Da…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed!

  20. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    2 from 2 (inc Vardy) - any good?

    no bench

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

      Average

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

    I love nights like this

    It is what keeps football alive

  22. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That result might just finish Leicester's title chances

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

      There's a title for second place?

  23. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Lads what's the weather forecast like tomorrow for the UK? Looks like it will be pretty severe here in Ireland. Dare I say it, any possibility of matches postponed?

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

    Looking forward to the score update to see the highest scoring team being someone that triple captained Jamal Lewis

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

      with 70 hits too

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

        And from Egypt direction.

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

    Kelechi to Auba now?

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not yet

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

      how long you owned Kelechi for, 4 hours?

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

        More like 3 h 😀

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

      It might make you feel better

  26. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just realised I have Vardy(vc). Salah will probably get a rest now.

  27. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    3 from 1.

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

      7 from 3

      Massive 😆

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

      11 from 7 🙁

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

      5 from 2. Solid 😀

  28. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Soy 2 pointer almost got me a coveted grey arrow ! (19,805 to 19.816)

  29. chrismoo75
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    feel like a dodged a bullet with the Leicester CS fail. Trying to make myself feel better after bring in Maddy hoping his drought would end (and Cantwell coming in for Vardy)

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

    So who won the battle of the Leicester mids? 🙂

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

      Norwich