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

    Serie A suspended now. UK about 2 weeks behind them?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Wow

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Imagine...

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

      Think its a way bigger deal in Italy

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

      good to see. they are proactive...

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        They invented quarantine

    5. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Had to be, it has gotten way too severe in Italy.

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

        UK will soon be at those levels if gov doesn’t act soon. Having Cheltenham/rugby/football still going as ahead normal seems crazy to me

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 20 days ago

          Hmm
          It's dangerous for sure. Public gatherings

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

            its not as bad over here.......theyve had like 7000 cases with 400 deaths......its way severe

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

              Give it a couple of weeks

    6. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      I hope PL will be played to empty stadiums. People can at least watch at home.

    7. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Suspension means no results right ?
      So no winners.
      Imagine it in PL 😮
      Even as a United fan I don't hope it happens. They deserve PL

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

        Suspended until start of April at the minute

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 20 days ago

          Okay
          Horrible situation for all.
          Hopefully the cure gets done ASAp

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 20 days ago

            There is no cure, the only cure is good health. Thats why they want it to hit in the summer when were healthier

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 19 days ago

              Okay

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

      When Liverpool win next two they can suspend.

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

      Italy is the worst affected country other than China. Way worse than the UK. UK is months behind Italy at current rates.

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

        Afraid not. UK in similar position to where Italy was 10days-2weeks ago

      2. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Not sure months is true, its quite rapid once it gets going

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        I don't know why though ?
        Isn't it mischievous ?

  2. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Live Baps?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Premier league site ya lazy so and so

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

    Grealish to Barnes worked out well 😀 maddy it's your turn to score in second half,you owe me big time after all these blanks.......

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

      You must have lots of patience.
      Mads, awful fpl

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

        yeah but my team has done quite well over that period so was happy to keep him but this might be his last day in my team....

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

          *this MUST be his last day in my team 🙂

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

            😀

    2. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Nice OR chuckster

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

        nah, nothing compared to the season you are having....

  4. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    if reina isnt subbed on half time im not watching.

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Strange to play him over nyland

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

    So many benched Barnes, who for? Seems bonkers

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      DCL

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

        Then your team is structured badly

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

          It’s a problem when planning for BB, the unhidden costs of BB!

        2. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 20 days ago

          How so?

          Henderson McCarthy
          Trent Boly Saiss Taylor Lascelles
          Salah Mane Mahrez Bruno Barnes
          Jiménez Ings DCL

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

            Lol, it’s even worse than I imagined. Big bench headaches most weeks

            1. L S P
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 20 days ago

              he's abrasive but correct

            2. HollywoodXI
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 20 days ago

              Scored 69 points this week with Barnes, McCarthy, Lascelles and Taylor on the bench (25 points). Not really an issue.

          2. Benjustjamin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 20 days ago

            Lovely team mate, only mistake was benching over DCL, the guys so jammy.

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

      Perez

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

        As above

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

      People with garbage team structures punished. But they will proably all get jammy bench points ...

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      DGW effect

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

      8th expensive attackers cult 😀

    6. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Even worse, I sold him.

    7. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Sarr

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

    Vardy involved in celebrations...

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

      Perez not even bothered. Fall out with Rodgers

    2. kime67
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      3 bonus?

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

    67k to 54k with this Barnes goal.
    Still kdb Mahrez and auba to play.
    Happy days

  8. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Ings > Jota for free

    Y or N?

    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      EasY

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

      Y

    3. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Ings will score vs Norwich

    4. Benjustjamin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Im waiting 1 more week

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

    Surely if Leicester are leading, Rodgers will want to tighten it up by bringing on Morgan, Tielemans and Mendy?

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

      Vardy needs minutes, theres no way he doesnt come on

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Rodgers said he will definitely play some part in the pre match interview. Probably when the Sunday League call and ask for Ihenacho back.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Absolutely certainly 😉

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Vardy wants the Golden boot, he'll 100% come on

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        My guess is he comes on against tired legs and gets 2 maybe 3

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 20 days ago

          Sounds all very well in theory but never happens in practice.

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 20 days ago

            We live in hope

            1. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 19 days ago

              I owe you an apology but I hope that we're both happy about it! 😀

        2. Utopsis
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 19 days ago

          BOOM!

    5. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Vardy will come on, Perez might stay on bench actually.

  10. kime67
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    samatta so lonely like ffs put someone on to help him

  11. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Leicester conceding now would be perfect. 2 above me in ML have Kasper and I’ve got Barnes.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Great, keep us updated

  12. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Serious question, any FFS posters got corona virus?

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

      Hope not, I don’t want to catch it

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      No, they're a different kind of virus.

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

      Nope, but I have 2000 rolls of toilet paper.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        No risk of you getting Corona then

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

        You'll be the equivalent of Jeff Bezos when society collapses

      3. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Stomach problems?

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

      Got it for a -2 for the DGW.

    5. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Would be a mathematical improbability.

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

      haven't seen jafooli today...

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

        Wouldn’t wish it on Coronavirus...

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

          lol

    7. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Jonty did when he was growing up, stunted his growth poor little barsteward

    8. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Many have a corona to hand

    9. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Who he play for?

  13. ArseneKnows
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    After the Barnes - how can you see your live rank? Thanks in advance

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

      Barnes on 9 points
      Livefpl.net

      1. ArseneKnows
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Thanks!

  14. villa_til_i_die
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    I’ve seen some poor villa sides in my time, but this just gets worse. Smith out NOW & lets start again. Clueless from one end of the pitch to the other.

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Villa attack has been invisible. Must suck watching one-way traffic for the entire half.

      1. villa_til_i_die
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        You get used to it!

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 20 days ago

          Who would you get if you sack the manager?

          1. villa_til_i_die
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 20 days ago

            That’s the thing, who else is there?, I wanted Benitez, but what do I know?!

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Villa fans were singing his praises 9 months ago.

      Granted, I thought that of the 3 promoted sides you’d be the ones that’d be comfortably safe, but even so.....

      1. villa_til_i_die
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        150 mil wasted, might never get the chance again. Smiths villa thru an thru but not the man to take us fwd

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      A toothless striker was an uphill battle but then McGinn getting injured was season defining.

      1. villa_til_i_die
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Too true, but we shouldn’t have just relied on two players.

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 20 days ago

          I can't even remember most of what we've squandered the money on. Unfortunately good quality players are much harder to come by than journeymen type players, so we do have to rely on a handful of players...down to just one finger actually.

  15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Please ruin that Leicester CS in second half, please. Thanks!

    1. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      You having a laugh, we don’t know where the halfway line is, let alone the penalty area!

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Grealish to take the lead

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      No, shan't

  16. ArseneKnows
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    After the Barnes goal- how can you see your live rank? Thanks in advance

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

    Captain next week?

    Currently on bruno

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Bruno

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      A good time week to punt. But gonna slam on Salah/Mane. Expecting goals in the derby.

  18. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Have to laugh sometimes
    List of players I dropped on my free hit:
    Barnes - Salah - Mane - Martial - Soyuncu

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      You got a strong case of DGW fever. Sorry lad

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      The only one forgivable for dropping is martial.

      The pool assets were always going to score well, and barnes at his price was as good an option as any!!

      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Knew liverpool would do well but was desparate for 3x arsenal and 3x city. Decided to triple up on liverpool defenders for the cleanie i figured was bound to come

        Win some & lose some

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 20 days ago

          Ah...trip pool defence was decent enough punt..
          I was telling people to not to get caught up in the fever.. outside kdb and auba there was nothing appealing for me.
          That said, another game to go, so who knows!

  19. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    After the Barnes goal- how can you see your live rank? Thanks in advance

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Asking for a friend

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      livefpl.net

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

    Serie A suspended. What a joke. But would be funny if it happened to the PL and Pool lost the title

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

      At least something good would come from it then..

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      What does that mean for the Italian teams in europe.. they just continue on in those competitions?

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Empty stadiums or possibly a neutral stadium?

    3. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      I'm praying

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      What would be funny is airdropping you into the Kop after these comments.

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

        The scrawny scousers are all bark and no bite

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 19 days ago

          Suarez was all bite, I think you're in trouble.

    5. Sir Edo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Agree, would be great to cancel this season to recover my HOF rank..

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 20 days ago

        Unfair 😉

    6. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      How could Pool lost title by that?

    7. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      So many pride themselves on fair play and point the finger at cheats at any given opportunity. Yet those same people want deserved winners to be unjustly stripped of the title.

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

        Its literally in the rules of the competition that cancellation due to unforeseen global events will void the results. Nothing unjust about following the rules.

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

    more of the same barnes please

    and yes im greedy after the buggering this week has given me

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Ask Reina maybe he will oblige again.

  22. CMJC
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Lil cameo for Vardy please - rival with points on their bench (mad Vardy love/patience)

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

    Mings goes Pings

  24. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Perez benefits the most when Vardy is out, they've said..

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

      It was true based on stats from earlier games. Just another calculated decision gone wrong while spoon fed brainless Barnes pickers get rewarded

  25. Tcheco
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Evans is missing Maddy's crosses on purpose

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Evans will be fuming

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

    Albrighton won't last the full 90 mins. Perez to be subbed in place.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Yup he doubt he will come on

  27. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Ramsey scored yesterday and killed Serie A. 🙁

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Ramsey, wasted talent

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

    If Soyu and Evans were VVD and Alonso Maddison would have had a haul

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

    Nacho 😆

  30. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Nacho needs removing

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Needs to go on loan to Serie A.