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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. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    and then experts said that Mings should play for England. lol.

  2. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Barnes look lively aside from the goal?

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Yes

  3. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Barnes assist

  4. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Shoulder surely

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      I think the deltoid muscle counts as arm, but I'd bet the vaguely written Fifa rules don't say one way or the other.

  5. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Vardy party to start!

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Surely no pen

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

    Wow Barnes monster haul -_-

  8. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Looks shoulder to me

  9. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    I’m predicting 3-1 from here which would be awful

  10. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Why has the rules changed so that the shoulder counts as handball? Its never been like that in prior seasons..

  11. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Great save from Gibbs.

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Weird coincidence my post about him missing a pen. Jammy Vardy owners though!

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Lol

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Don't miss Vardy...i beg

  15. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    So no penalty or what?

  16. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Vardy g barnes a

  17. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Vardy 😀 get in. Needed that desperately.

  18. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    VARDY GOAL
    BARNES ASSIST

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Vardy G

  20. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Party Time

  21. aborg
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    So will Barnes GW’s assist if Vardy scores ?

    1. aborg
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Get the assist *

      1. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 19 days ago

        Yes

  22. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Wow finally getting something from Barnes after all these weeks. Nice (y)

  23. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    ffs

  24. some witty pun
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    VARDY PARTY

  25. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    That WAS NOT A PENALTY! WTF?

    1. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 19 days ago

      Vardy owner here

  26. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Barnes!!!!!

  27. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Party!!!!

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    GW16 sellers DESTROYED

  29. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Nightmare

  30. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 19 days ago

    Not sure how VAR didn't change that

    Head scratcher