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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, 1 month ago

    Vardy in for bps. Reckon a joke

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

      Strikers get extra for delivering in less minutes I think

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

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

  2. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  3. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I think the assist went to VAR

  4. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      Agree Rover

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

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

    3. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

    1. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

    Another Vardy goal Barnes assist will put me to 100 points

    1. marquinhos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      phenomenal!

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

      Wow Manè points

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

      jeez bubz insane score

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      You'll soon be OR1 Bubz!

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

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

  7. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is it pronounced hurihejn or harihejn?

  8. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy sellers PUNSIHED

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

      Punished*

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Even if we sold him 5 gw ago?

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

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

        Joking.. he is going to get 5 points

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

          6

  9. Robson-Canoe
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

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

    Need a grealish goal & Vardy retuning once more 😀

  11. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes 14 pointer!

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

      At least I own him

  12. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  13. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  14. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Really need a Villa goal.

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

      this

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

  15. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Need a Soyunco og

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

      Soy g please

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

      or this

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

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

  17. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

  19. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  20. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

    Damnn. 😉

  21. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Perez warming up?

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

      Doubt he'll come on now

  22. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Martial tur

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

  23. Bad Kompany
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      Don’t think you get their point.

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

      Sarr 19 vs pool like you were to predict that lol

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

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

    2. MSTRKRFTSMN
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Funny old game

  25. Yome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    More please Barnes

  26. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy and Mane sellers in tears

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No one sold a starting Mane vs BOU.

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😆

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

        I dare bet someone did

    2. Jet5605
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

  27. Iggypop
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  28. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ndidi YC

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

      Sorry Praet YC

  29. Ritchies Magic Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

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