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Injured Vardy misses out as Iheanacho starts for Foxes against unchanged Villa

Following on from an incredible finish to the Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United game, the final Premier League match of the day sees Leicester City take on Aston Villa.

Kick-off at the King Power Stadium is at 19:15 BST.

Villa are defending the only remaining 100% record in the top tier of English football and in the least surprising team news of the weekend, Dean Smith’s troops are unchanged from the side that defeated Liverpool 7-2 a fortnight ago.

Jack Grealish (£7.1m) was transferred in by just under 775,000 Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Gameweek 5, following on from his 24-point haul against the reigning champions.

Grealish is now the most-owned FPL asset in this Villa squad, sitting in more than one in five Fantasy teams.

Leicester’s own most-popular player, Jamie Vardy (£10.1m), misses out this evening, having failed to recover from a calf injury that rendered him a doubt for Gameweek 5.

Over 500,000 Fantasy managers captained Vardy for this fixture, although that figure will no doubt be skewed by some early-season “ghost teams”.

Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) gets a rare start up front in Vardy’s absence.

Brendan Rodgers’ other two changes are also enforced, with Caglar Soyuncu (£5.5m) and Daniel Amartey (£4.0m) dropping out.

Teenager Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) is handed his Premier League debut at centre-half, with Dennis Praet‘s (£5.5m) inclusion meaning that the Foxes have reverted to a back four for this encounter.

James Justin (£4.8m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.8m), both of whom have FPL ownerships in excess of 20%, start again at full-back.

Castagne is still top of the pile for points among Fantasy defenders going into this fixture.

Emiliano Martinez (£4.7m) is the now the most-owned goalkeeper in the game, having racked up successive clean sheets in his first two Villa appearances.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Evans, Fofana, Justin, Mendy, Praet, Tielemans, Pérez, Barnes, Iheanacho.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Barkley, Trezeguet, Watkins, Grealish.

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  1. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    BIG game, 4 players playing

    1. shiraz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck mate

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        ty, you too

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Just the Villa keeper for me but this game is likely going to help me decide between Grealish and Watkins or none

  2. Lukakwho
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you prioritise bringing in DCL or Kane?

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Both look utterly essential! DCL slightly better fixture next GW..

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kane for next 3, fixtures couldn’t be any better

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kane especially with pens

    4. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Probably worth a -4 for both.

      Having said that, I swapped Werner to Kane for -4 and he grabbed a brace.

  3. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Reece James owners, who you replacing him with? Tempted to go down to a 4.5 and use the cash in midfield or upfront in the future..... not like there’s many clean sheets anyway

    1. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Considering going up to robbo

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Already own Robbo Saiss C.Taylor Mitchel

    2. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas/Ayling for me

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This

    3. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It’s a Ben Davies replacement for me, and I’m leaning towards Konsa

  4. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Time to make way for Kane! Help greatly appreciated!

    A) Wilson, Digne, Saiss, Jorginho/Klich
    B) Grealish, Digne, Saiss, X
    C) Rodriguez, Digne, Lamptey, X (-4)
    D) Rodriguez, Saiss, Bellerin, X (-4)
    E) Wilson, Grealish, Dallas, X (-4)

    X = Rotate Brewster/Bissouma/Justin/Mitchell

    Currently thinking A or B.

    Cheers.

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Grealish, Digne, Dallas and X

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers!

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Podence and Jimenez to Rodriguez and Kane - 4? It would leave 0.6itb and still have my WC

    5.2itb 1ft
    McCarthy
    Robbo TAA Taylor Ayling
    Grealish Salah Son Podence*
    DCL Jimenez*
    (Peacock Bissouma Justin Vassilev)

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe just Jimi -> Kane?

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Definitely the first transfer I would do. I think the EVE fixtures Rodriguez has coming up will cover the hit pretty quickly

        1. Catastrophe
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, the transfer looks good but just depends on whether you want to take the hit or wait until GW after. Podence has Newcastle at home and Rodriguez has Southampton away.

          1. Tonyawesome69
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            I'll wait after the Wolves game to pull the trigger on the Podence transfer. I don't think it makes much difference if you are playing at home or away now. I think the away team is more attacking than usual with fans and Rodriguez is involved in most attacks

            1. Tonyawesome69
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 5 months ago

              With no fans*

  6. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anybody seen Moyes celebration? Lol

    1. shiraz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Saw it, commentator was saying "moyes 57 years old, being like 16" lol

  7. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Watkins watch , let's go

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yup

  8. fjb07
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hi all,

    I want to get rid of Mitrovic (5.9) before a price drop.. Have 0.4 in the bank

    Who would be a good replacement..? with upcoming fictures and form..

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Watkins possibly.

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I'm probably going Watkins, it is him or Antonio for me

    3. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      watkins

  9. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Az got it right with all these draws

  10. JoeSoap
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy in on WC two weeks ago has been a huge success especially when I got rid of Werner. Pre WC team has easily outscored WC team on both weeks.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same here!

  11. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    VVD to who? Plenty ITB.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looking at Saiss myself

    2. shiraz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Digne, castagne, regulion, saiss. Plenty of good options with vvd's money

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Interesting that no mention of TAA or Robbo....

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Will have to see how they perform defensively

        2. shiraz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          I only did a like for like within the price range of vvd. But i will take robbo, if you want lfc defence

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Robbo, ticking over nicely, accessing over the next few weeks.

  12. Chhana
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    0-0 pleaseee

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This, Martinez Justin? Not happening!

      1. Chhana
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        yess... CS from either side will do 🙂

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      0-0 with Villa playing brilliantly

  13. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    1.
    a) Kane + Trossard

    b) Sterling + Watkins

    2.
    a) Grealish

    b) Rodriguez

  14. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Selling Taa before SHU is probably madness but Jimenez is dropping aswell and Kane probably rise by 0.2

    Could be 0.4 swing if I don't act tonight

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Jimi drop doesn't mean anything does it?

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Apologies or did you buy at 8.6?

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I did.

    3. Mighty Wings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Same here. Think I'll stay calm and give Jimi and Trent one more week. Imagine selling before SHU and NEW, both at home

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        This 100%

    4. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Guessing your selling value is unaffected by the Jimi drop though unless you brought at 8.6?

    5. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes but it depends who the TAA replacement is

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Digne/ Regu/ Chillwell

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          All great options but in teams that are defensively poor. Probably Digne for me

    6. shiraz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      In a dilemma myself too, just had enough for. 10.7 kane. But wanting to wait and see how jimenez played tomorrow.

  15. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    What would you do here? Just dropped form 300k to 509k If KDB is back then I’m ok right?

    Martinez

    Robbo Chillwell Saiss

    KDB Salah Bruno Son

    Wilson DCL Brewster

    Bench
    Biss Mitchell Kilman

    1. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Kdb to sterling amd tou are ok anyway

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Don't like Wilson and Brewster in this 343 set up

    3. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah looks good

  16. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    xG overperformance in PL continues. Maybe it's time to start assuming that something is different, like a new ball or something? On how many tails in a row we start to suspect that there may be something wrong with the coin?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I don’t understand xG, who or what makes up the numbers to determine it?

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        In simple words it's just hundreds and thousands of similar shots in the past analysed and given probability of a shot coming in. Then this probability is given to a shot we analyze

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

      Players being more clinical without the pressure of crowds I'd guess.

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        But in other leagues it doesn' happen I think?

  17. Jdpz
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester - go for clean sheet!

  18. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Nice and easy save for Emi

  19. NoThomasNoPartey18
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Best 4.5m defender? I'm thinking Targett

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dallas has been suggested to me a lot

    3. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Konsa

      1. FourLokoLeipzig
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Sorry, guess he’s 4.6. Targett in that case

  20. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I turned off the spurs game after 78 mins. Bit shocked when I heard result on radio.

  21. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    first easy save for martinez thank you perez

  22. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    GW6 move made - no value lost. Salah in for KdB. I love the Blades as do many here, but it will not be pretty next weekend.

  23. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    1. Jiménez > DCL
    2. Wilson+Havertz > DCL + Rodriguez -4
    3. Havertz > Rodriguez
    4. Wilson > Maupay
    5. Hold for 2FT next GW

    4.5 4.0
    TAA Saiss Justin Dier 4.0
    Salah Son Havertz Soucek 4.5
    Kane Jiménez Wilson

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      5

  24. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    May as well keep Werner now right ?

    Front 3 is Werner kane and Watkins
    Thanks

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes hold

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nice front 3, I want Kane but not sure how without losing sterling/ robbo

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Looks like a 0-0 game this

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      As a Martinez and Castagne owner I’d be happy with this. As a Grealish owner though...

  26. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Adams to Kane (C) for -4 went well i guess

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      If you had captained Adams not really.

  27. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How is that even possible from 3-0 lead to 80th min ... then 3-3 draw.

    How ???

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

      West Ham scored three goals.

  28. shiraz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester look more likely to score than villa. Quite impressed with mings, calm and strong

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

      VVD is the Dutch Mings

  29. Horlicks esq.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Exact money for Werner to Kane.

    Also have Reece James.

    Do James to >£6.5m def or Werner to Kane? I’ve had Werner since day one, he’s finally paid me off. Cash out and get with captain Kane?

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      James is more of a priority. Werner could easily match Kane

  30. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Barnes and Grealish !