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Vardy and Pérez benched as Iheanacho leads Leicester line again

A large number of Fantasy Premier League managers who held onto Leicester assets for Double Gameweek 29 have been frustrated by Brendan Rodgers once again.

Despite the manager’s assurances that Jamie Vardy (£9.6m) would be ready for Monday night’s meeting with Aston Villa, he has been named on the bench.

Meanwhile, Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m) has also been selected among the substitutes, with Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) leading the line and Marc Albrighton (£5.1m) coming into midfield.

Only those who have decided to cover the Leicester attack with James Maddison (£7.5m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.1m) can breathe a sigh of relief, as both players held onto their starting berths.

But there has been a change in defence, with Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) absent from the matchday squad entirely following a recent hamstring injury.

He has been replaced at left-back by James Justin (£4.7m), who makes only his second start of the season.

Meanwhile, the main interest in Aston Villa’s line-up revolves around Jack Grealish (£6.6m) starting in the front-three once again, although he was sold by over 140,000 managers for Double Gameweek 29.

Interestingly, FPL defender Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) flanks Mbwana Samatta (£5.9m) on the other side of the front-three, so there will be keen interest in the performance of this experienced out-of-position asset.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Justin, Soyuncu, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi, Praet; Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton; Iheanacho.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Targett, Mings, Engels, Guilbert; Hourihane, Nakamba, Luiz; Grealish, Samatta, El Mohamady.

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

    Vardy and Perez rage sellers, Watford-Leicester is early kickoff next gw.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not if they sell for Deeney and Sarr

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sarr could be the one.... hmm....

    2. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What does that even mean

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

        We're likely to get early team news

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I really don't care tbh. Got Perez for a risky hit last GW and he's done bugger all, including me riskily (and stupidly) benching Martial for him this week based on fixture

  2. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need to pull the plug on Vardyman tonight. Every 0.1 is going to kill me without WC available.

  3. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Villa should be up by two! Pathetic finishing

  4. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Engels + CBI

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

    Rodgers' tweak is to put in someone more defensive (Albrighton) for Perez to allow Maddison to get forward into the box. Let's see if it works.

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Maddy xA

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

      xA King!

  7. M00N
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Mings sweep the leg!
    Nachos ankle will give way eventually.

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Maddi +xA 😉

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      lol sick of him doing well on xA charts only....

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Out me out of my misery early please Ricardo.

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

      Close to an assist 😉

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

    Wow how did that not go in, Evans?

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

      Didn’t cross the line mate.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Evans knows 😉

  11. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any good replacements for Perez 6.5m and below? Or do I need to either go up a price bracket or downgrade to (preferably playing) cheapie and spread the funds?

    Salah Mane KDB Martial the rest of my midfield, with Jimenez DCL Ings up top

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sarr?

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Could be the one, yeah. Gets me to 7 BGW31 with another FT spare

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

      Willian

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Should have said, preferable if they play in 31... have FH available but is that the best time to play it? Got 6 BGW as it stands

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I’d be tempted to downgrade and use elsewhere, rest of mid is strong

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What I'm thinking, yeah. Just hard to drop one from Ings/DCL/Jimenez potentially, then. Defence of TAA Lascelles Taylor Boly Rico is okay

  12. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pepe owners, what to do with him?
    Have other more pressing needs, like Ryan

    1. Bob B
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Keeping until 32 and then wildcarding in 33.

      Ryan out for Pope this week.

      1. AD2110
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pope playing city though?

        1. Bob B
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Correct, but thinking for the long-term in terms of fixtures and in the short-term I save 0.2 for my wildcard

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hold for the Brighton and Norwich games if you can.

      1. Silecro
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I can, just asking because im afraid he could get benched for Laca, dunno

    3. WOLVERiNES
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Keep for BHA

  13. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Leicester trying hard to lose out on champions league

  14. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Villa to win this one. Leicester not good.

  15. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Soy so so close

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      But yet soy far

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

    Soyuncu header over the bar from a Maddison corner

  17. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Disgusting header 🙁

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Evening mate, Need your help for GW31.
      Ings out for Woods or Deeney
      AND
      Cantwell out for McNeil or Sarr or Antonio ??

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wood & Sarr probably mate. Antonio looks a good option too though

  18. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Villa deserves to be relegated with that kind of defence... a complete joke 😆

  19. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Maddi could have had double digits!

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

      He's not the xA King for nothing.

  20. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Simpson likely to start for BOU in the BGW? Came on for an injured player this week I believe... could be my Rico replacement to get me to 8 players that week

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ndidi Hammer!

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      assist?

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

    Maddison should have 2 assists already

  23. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish kicked where shinpads should be.

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

      Round his ring

  24. Kno
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Current thoughts on when you are gonna use that sweet sweet FH?

    Looking at 31 I can get to 9 for free or 10 with a -4 if I feel like it. Guess in that case it makes sense to just save it?

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yup

    2. Greek Freak
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same - part of me wishes I had enough GW31 blankers to justify using the FH then but I can get 10 for free so no point I guess. All it means is my team is bad enough to have that many active GW31 players!

      No idea when I'm going to use it!

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I currently only have 5 for GW31 but can get to 7 with 2 FT. However the FH allows me to get more of the players I like and I reckon it should gain me about 18 points so I will deploy it. If you can have 9 players you are happy with for free I would save it.

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

    Vardy would of had three by now, get him on Brendan.

  26. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Please choose one for bench:
    A. Traore (whu)
    B. DCL (LIV)
    C. Cantwell (SOT)

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

      Cantwell or Traore. Eyes on Europa League though.

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best 5th mid option for under 5.0 (as cheap as possible but I'll set that as a threshold)

    1. WOLVERiNES
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Saka

  28. King Carlos
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    9 players for bgw31 for -4 is ok, right?

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That's probably what I'm going with. Seems fine to me as long as it includes triple Liverpool and Wolves.

      1. King Carlos
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It does... thanks mate!

    2. fc_skrald
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      8 would be better then

      1. King Carlos
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Well it really is -2 so I like to take a chance with a hit

  29. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wish I'd bothered to watch Barnes in some games rather than just going on stats. He's like a fairly priced Sterling.

    1. RealVirg
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is that a compliment?

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      C'mon Villa!

      Sucker punch 'em.

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Justin streetwise or dive?