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Barnes benched as Leicester rotate for Brighton clash

Rotation struck Fantasy managers once again as Brendan Rodgers benched Harvey Barnes (£6.2m) for Leicester’s Gameweek 31+ meeting with Brighton.

The two sides meet at the King Power Stadium tonight just a few days after their respective Gameweek 30+ matches came to a conclusion – so both managers have shuffled their packs.

After their Saturday lunch-time draw at Watford, Leicester roll out a two-man front-line featuring Jamie Vardy (£9.7m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m), supported by a four-man midfield of James Maddison (£7.5m) and Demarai Gray (£5.0m) either side of Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) and Nampalys Mendy (£4.3m)

That leaves no room for Barnes, who will have to make do with a place on the bench.

Meanwhile, Graham Potter has freshened up the Brighton side that beat Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, especially on the flanks of attack.

Neal Maupay (£5.7m) holds onto his place as the spearhead of the front-three but Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) and Pascal Groß (£6.2m) drop to the bench to be replaced by Aaron Connolly (£4.2m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.5m).

Budget defender Tariq Lamptey (£4.0m) also comes into the side to play right-back in the place of Ezequiel Schelotto (£4.0m).

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, Justin; Maddison, Mendy, Ndidi, D Gray; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Lamptey; Mooy, D Stephens, Bissouma; Connolly, Maupay, Mac Allister.

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  1. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ryan trying to liven things up

  2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Goalkeeper_error.exe

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Even worse than when Ederson threw the ball to McTominay!

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Lol

  3. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    how do you even do that?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I’m crap at throwing, so I know how he did that. I’m so bad my throws sometimes go backwards.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        lol, I've hit a ball backwards in golf once

  4. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    The Exeter game last night was better quality than this

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      x-)

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Switched stream off after 30 mins what happened?

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rival captained Kane

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same but i have son and aurier so shd be fun

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same whilst i went with Son

    3. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You in my league 😆 ?

  7. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can they play crowd noise in the stadium

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      i think i heard much noise from others game but not in leicester

  8. The Sociologist
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester have looked pretty unconvincing for a while now. Wouldn’t rule out them drifting out of the top 4 by the end of the season.

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Ever since they lost to Pool...

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nah 4th worst case scenario. Gap too big with 5th

      1. TomSaints
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Leicester will be very lucky to get 4th. Spurs / Units / Wolves / Chelsea all on the charge. In fact with they way they're playing i'd be shocked if they make top 5.

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They need a quality flair player on the wing then they'd be a pretty dangerous team imo

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Only 4 wins from their last 14, still got a healthy 8 point lead over Utd but it will be a close run for them by the end of the season

      1. The Sociologist
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I suppose them missing out relies on Utd and Chelsea trying their best to not be equally incompetent...

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    why do I have to keep bloody moving my cursor over the stream non stop to stop it freezing? Any ideas? Always like this...
    Audio continues but the video stops, its not lag

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Stop streamimg illegal...

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        no, me having to put up with things like this is more than enough punishment. + having to restart or switch streams 3 times in one game. Its horrendous, someone should pay me to watch this

        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Start streaming illegal then.

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester is awful, i hope they will bottle CL.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Is it?

      1. SomewhatPleasing
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah, I lived there for 6 months. Wasn't the best.

  11. Rik Waller
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Gonna start betting on 0-0 at h/t. Will make millions.

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      for sure

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      That drinks break helps too. Only 3 teams have scored in the 1st half so far

    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good shout

  12. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Get Kelechi off

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Is he playing?

  13. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Captain for GW32+?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Jimenez

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        1st game in a week long gameweek no way

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Probably keeping it on Jiminez, unless he gets crocked.

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah

    4. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'm seriously considering Jimmy

    5. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Auba was a late addition to my wildcard team having gone without him in the DGW, purely for (C) against Norwich

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Kevin De Bomber

      At home with pens, DFK’s, Corners & Pep’s pride at stake

    7. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      ASM

    8. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Anyone in the Ars-Nor game, with the state of their defenses that's ending at least 10-10...

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        would still be 0-0 at half time tho

    9. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Bruno

    10. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Another tough one, Son, Bruno or Martial for me I think.

    11. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I'd like to use Fernandes but he may be rested for that one.

    12. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Auba

    13. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Auba for me, am chasing so gotta back him after holding on to him

    14. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Looking at this game, DCL

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I'm loving Ancelotti at Everton. Really showing his class. DCL might be a good call. This Leicester backline has a huge weak point.

    15. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Foden

  14. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Dunk so dangerous

  15. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy down. Hope not injury like Kun.

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy injured

  17. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wow, just realised chess champion up to 4th in World. I'm a paltry 14k overall, but at least have 10 of his players this week.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      What a legend Magnus is.

      If he manages to win the bloody thing it will be even more epic than some of his exploits in the world of chess.

  18. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    My god the lack of quality is astonishing

  19. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Close! Soyboy.

  20. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lamptey looks very young.

  21. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Brighton not looked too bad since the restart. Shame the fixtures are a bit ropey

  22. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lets face it,the only reason they play the crowd noise is to try and cover up all the expletives being shouted out from the sidelines.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      yeah well there are young kids watching on the tv

  23. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy looking lively anyone there watching?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If only we see him we can tell you

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      no service, invisible

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        His game is still updating I see.

    3. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not getting much service. Need a tweak to tactics and Itchy replaced.

  24. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Grealish > Maddison

    Maddison doesn't have the desire. Needs to show more workrate, look for more killer passes and get into the box more to get those winning goals.

  25. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone know captaincy %s for top 10k?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Salah most, then Bruno.

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What competition did Justin win to get to play?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      The Eric Morecambe Bring Me Sunshine Luton Gong.

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Injured pereira

    3. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No other fit right back in the squad although one of Fuchs or Chilwell playing on the right might be an option .Pereira a huge loss to the balance of the team .

  27. CONNERS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Reckon Barnes and Perez will come on around the 60 min mark?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Maybe earlier, Leicester done nothing.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Barnes will for sure

  28. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    For all the talk of bringing on Barnes and Perez, I feel Tielemans is missed in midfield.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Maddy's missed in midfield. needs to be brought in off the wing.

  29. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Vardy should subbed on in 2nd half i sink

  30. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I'm so regretting captaining Vardy. Just can't Leicester even creating a chance. They are woeful. Unless they make major changes at half time they ain't scoring.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      For all this talk about Potter bringing a new style of football, Brighton are just sitting deep, compact, and just hitting on the counter. Nothing wrong with that, but not the football that was advertised when he joined.

      No space for Vardy to run into.