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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. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy in for bps. Reckon a joke

    1. SEXY SALAH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Strikers get extra for delivering in less minutes I think

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Or maybe it's because there's naturally less deductions

  2. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Definitely not a handball for the first, but that was a two handed shove.

  3. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I think the assist went to VAR

  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Absolute bullshit, VAR just mostly backs the ref. If he had said no pens they would have backed him and that was a clear push on Maddy

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Agree Rover

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Totally agree that was more of a pen then the first incident it’s ridiculous

    3. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They don't want to have n awkward situation at the workplace the next day...

  5. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Clear foul on Maddison, how is that not a penalty?!?

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I own maddison, and not barnes.. var know this, so give the non handball pen for barnes.. and the crear shove is non pen.

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

    Another Vardy goal Barnes assist will put me to 100 points

    1. marquinhos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      phenomenal!

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

      Wow Manè points

    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      jeez bubz insane score

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You’ll never see them. The mob with pitchforks and torches are already on the way

    5. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You'll soon be OR1 Bubz!

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

        If I hadn’t sold Pope GW23 there mightve been a chance 😆

  7. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is it pronounced hurihejn or harihejn?

  8. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy sellers PUNSIHED

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Punished*

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Even if we sold him 5 gw ago?

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

      He’d probably had a hatrick if he’d started

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Joking.. he is going to get 5 points

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

          6

  9. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That push on Maddison was more of a pen than the handball. VAR is so disturbingly inconsistent.

  10. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need a grealish goal & Vardy retuning once more 😀

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Barnes 14 pointer!

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      At least I own him

  12. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Two questionable goals. Can see these Leicester frauds lose to Watford next week

  13. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Incredible that no penalty given for push on Maddison. What on EARTH....???!!!!!

  14. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Really need a Villa goal.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      this

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

      Yup, a Villa goal from anybody not named Grealish will do

  15. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need a Soyunco og

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

      Soy g please

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      or this

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

    Maddy very unlucky not get any points today... damn yah nachos 😡

  17. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Traded out Vardy and Barnes for Auba and Saka because of the DGW. Why didn't I bet this would happen, I mean, it's written in stones.

  18. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That was a shoulder never handball? How can that be handball?

  19. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    And then they give a foul for a push there...!!?????

  20. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy scores after 11 gws and yet he is the top scorer

    Damnn. 😉

  21. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Perez warming up?

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

      Doubt he'll come on now

  22. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martial tur

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      **** it, can't even be asked to finish this post.

  23. Bad Kompany
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    For everyone who is whining about var, the penalty would have been given if there wasn’t var

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

      Don’t think you get their point.

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

      Actually the argument is that VAR should have corrected the onfield wrong decision

  24. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I don’t feel as bad now for swapping Sarr for Barnes and missing his 19 point haul

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

      Sarr 19 vs pool like you were to predict that lol

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

        Exactly. Held him for a while am and hauls like that. This old game ha

    2. MSTRKRFTSMN
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Funny old game

  25. Yome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    More please Barnes

  26. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Vardy and Mane sellers in tears

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

      No one sold a starting Mane vs BOU.

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        😆

      2. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I dare bet someone did

    2. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Calm down. Vardy on 5 points. Not worth crying about.

  27. Iggypop
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Held soy Barnes n vardy! Bout time they repaid the faith!

  28. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ndidi YC

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry Praet YC

  29. Ritchies Magic Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Chelsea mids looking appealing for next week if using FH in 31...

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

      Mount is an injury doubt (wait for presser). Barkley,Pedro and Willian are rotation risks with Pulisic+RLC imminent returns

  30. Darth_Newdar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Held Vardy for all those gameweeks without a goal (since GW19). Of course he scores the week I finally sell him. I should have made that transfer weeks ago!