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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Barnes essential.

  2. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Yeesss . GEt in!

  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    BARRRRRNESSSSSS

  4. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Reina 😆 😆 😆

  5. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    VAR?

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Baaarnesssss get innnnnn

  7. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Goal keepers are having a good weekend

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Reina you fu***** idiot

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Is he a friend of yours?

  9. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Yessssssss my boy gimme points!!!!!

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Love it when my meaning works, yessss Barnes

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Moaning *

      1. david31058
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        It only works at making you look like a child

  11. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Holy cow. Dreamland stuff.

  12. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Hahahaha Reina is nuts

  13. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Of course I got Perez instead of Barnes.. ffs

  14. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Another gift to a player I dont own. Why the hell would they buy poop reina when they have Nyland?

  15. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    BARNESSSSSS

  16. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Why does it always Reina on me
    Is it 'cause I ..........

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Perez replacement with a lovely assist.

    Maddison 1st to join the celebration.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Namesake (sorta) fail

  18. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    YES BARNES!!

  19. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Obviously I went Traore over barnes

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Why?

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        I'm stupid

  20. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Barnessss yesss saves my GW

  21. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Sold barnes on WC 😎

  22. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    wow some points finally 🙄

  23. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    BARNES Juhuuuuuu

  24. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Have midweek off KDB.. Rest up.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Yep, badly need the night off to prepare for Burnley

  25. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Played Harvey Barnes over Perez! 😎

  26. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Yay underserved points

  27. Jebiga
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Barnsy

  28. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    This season just keeps giving, went perez over Barnes! Trying to be clever never works ha

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      you know Perez will be subbed on!

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Yep 1 pointer coming up!

  29. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Barnes first on bench 🙁

    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Why??? AVL at home!!

      1. dansmusen
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Yes that is on yerself mate

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Get Nyland back in goal.