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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. Lubic87
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Sold Barnes and Vardy for a hit to get on the Arsenal DGW bandwagon. Disaster so far.

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

      DGW fever can do that 🙁 unlucky to have gone so badly to be fair

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

    Party G

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

    Vardys back

  4. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Get on the pitch Perez.

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Oh dear haah

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

    Vardy Party

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

    PUNISHERRRRR

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

    Offside?

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

    PARTYYYYYY

  10. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Vardy!!

  11. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Vaaaaaaaaaaardy!!!

  12. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    My party invite got lost in the mail

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

    ****.

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

    Woohoo!!

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

    No assist

  16. Saxe-Gotha
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    I never doubted you Vardy!

  17. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    That a Barnes assist?

  18. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Perez on for Albrighton any minute now

  19. I SPEAK ENGELS AND DRINK GI…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Thank you Barnes & Vardy top 1k here we come

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

      Nice, well played

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

    Please no Barnes assist please

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

    Vardy > Jota went well

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

    Oh crap

  23. Neevesy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Auba to Vardy?

  24. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Ffs

  25. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Barnes assist

    1. *Reformed-Character*
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Ban

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

    NO ASSIST

  27. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    Lovely jubbly:-)

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

    DREAMLAND

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 20 days ago

      Well done Bubz

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

    Reina should save that

  30. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 20 days ago

    PARTY TIME