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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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1,152 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Jimenez>Kane
    or
    Barnes>Hamez

    only got 1 FT

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

      Get Kane

    2. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      A

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

    For f**k sake Leicester, score a goal.

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

      Justin, please score!

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

    Need justin goal please. Just to wipe out Martinez cs

  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    HOLD Marty

  5. Eddie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone know when Ferguson is expected back for Palace?

  6. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez sitting on my bench - bound to get double figures

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

      Who is your starting keeper?!

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Meslier

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

      The perils of having 2 playing gks

  7. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Really hope Jimmy does some damage tomorrow night

  8. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    On for 84 with Semedo and Dallas to play. Finally a decent week

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

      Wow, that's double my score and O thought I was doing ok.

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

      Nice work! 🙂

  9. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bare desperate mandem on here.

    Stop begging fam

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

      Fantasy Football Streetz

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        You dizzy fam?

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

    One more save. One more save!

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

    It will finish 1-1 with no Grealish involvement as I have him, Castagne and Martinez.

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

    Watkins watch ended, not bringing him in

  13. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Justin just put the ball in the ney

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Net

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

    This FK will determine whether Martinez gets 11 or 3 PTS ....

  15. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Can some ManU fan tell me is Rashford worth to get in? Dont have money for Bruno.

  16. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Slimani price predictions?

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

      5.5

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

    Algerian Solanke coming on.

    Time to celebrate Martinez owners

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Made me lol

  18. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Are there streams available online for these box office games? Hard to believe that the average sky and BT customer can't watch these games!

    1. JOELIO8701
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Theracenetwork.com. £5 a month. Streams are pretty good - occasionally have to refresh the streams but way way better than £15 a game. Already paying 50 a month for NOW and BT - absolute joke

  19. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hold Martinez

  20. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hey fam! Thoughts on Foden?

  21. FPL_trail_runner
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    No idea what to do for next week. Hold and avoid Kane or take a big hit to get rid of Liverpool defenders and buy him + Lamptey + other cheap 4.5mil def.

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

      Same here, condidering Mahrez, Jimenez and Reece James to Kane, Grealish, and Dallas / Ayling / Targett

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

        Don’t be afraid to use WC if you haven’t already. Once you reach Gw7/8 it isn’t of use as teams have settled by then

  22. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    If this stays 0-0 I’ll be on 93 with Ayling and Bamford to play.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      1-1 ft

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That’s awful, delete your team....

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

    Ufhhh hate barjley so much

    Just keeps giving the ball away with needless dribbling

  24. villa_til_i_die
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Why do I feel we’re gonna blow this!

  25. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Pls Justin score!

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      he has a CS, what more do you. want?

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Will Villa score?

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

      Will *anyone score?

    2. villa_til_i_die
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yeeeeeesssssss!!!!!!

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

    Come on Grealish, Net a winner Son!

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      That would be lovely.

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Justin on my bench for Lamptey 🙁 Hope some jammy bench points. oh wait I am not Mark 🙂 😀 🙂 Was it funny? I never get bench points just for the record

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

      Why bench Justin at home to Villa?

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        People prefered Lamptey I changed on Friday. Also Villa scored 7 against Liverpool. Bookies had them both at 28%

  29. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Yellow card galore

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

    Just let grealish take fks u morons