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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, 1 month ago

    Which part of the hand/arm is the shoulder nowadays?

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

      Joint ?

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Give the ref a bribe and your arms get larger

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

      Clavicle, scapula vs humerus

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

    Nice to get the goal but horrible punishment with Barnes haul

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

      Not really. Barnes only 3% owned.

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

      Definitely assist? good for me if so. Vardy goal not so good.

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

    I'll take the Vardy pts but again I'm struggling to understand why that penalty wasn't over turned. Clearly shoulder.

    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Agree lol but I'll take it

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

      Correct, never a pen. What’s the point of VAR if not for stuff like this.

      Didn’t Alli have a goal allowed when it touched him on the same area?

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

    Now just need Maddison and Pereira involvement 😎

  5. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    No assist for Barnes??

  6. One More Hit
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Presumably if (and big if) it stays like this, Vardy only on for 5 points?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes but more Vardy points to come

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

    I need Perez not to come on...and KDB to not play midweek...to unlock 15 bench points!

  8. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I love you, Vardy. Saved me from Cantwell's 1pt off the bench.

  9. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Maybe next season good decisions making will be rewarded. 😆

  10. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    damn didnt want vardy involvement.....

  11. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    They didn’t give Barnes assist on fantasy?

  12. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Never a peno but I’ll take the baps and run

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

    Lots of swearing. Had Vardy since GW1, kept him through the fallow period... then sold him for Auba this week. Nice one.

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Please stay benched at least Perez. Most useful thing you could do unless you wanna come on and score a brace

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This!!

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

    Not sure the Villa kit did Mings any favours there

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

      Good point, need the claret a bit lower

  16. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Only if i kept is simple by going Barnes over Perez 😮

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

      same here 🙁

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nevertheless
        Vardy goal finally 😀

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

          It's been a looooong frustrating wait!

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

      aye

  17. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I am sure they have given assist to those in previous situations..

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That’s disgusting Barnes the one I needed to blank

  19. Don Rogers FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Not seeing the Barnes assist yet?

    1. The Final Boss
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah what's happened?

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

      It's the now.

    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      i am

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Oh no.

    5. Don Rogers FC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There it is. What a nice young man.

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

    That was another peno

  21. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    need villa to score too, come on villains

  22. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Maddison pushes over. How is that not a pen?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dived

  23. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Well, well, well. To all the Vardy/Leicester haters/sellers - revenge is a dish best served cold ..... approximately 7 weeks cold.

  24. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes monster haul and at the same time it’s time to say goodbye and get Sarr in

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

      worth it for 31 at least he cant punish you then

    2. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      One more week

  25. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Even the ref is in the act of not letting MADD’s get anything.

  26. MGD
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes and Vardy combo proving fruitful

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice might beat my Barnes and Soy combo

  27. LE CHARO
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Never a pen, but I'll gladly take those Barnes points

  28. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Selling VVD and Vardy this week for Ota and Auba not going to plan so far.

  29. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Assist Given and Pytohns out too....

  30. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How is that not a pen?