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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. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Holddd Marty

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

    Rival have McGinn and Martinez

    I have Grealish and Justin.

    Great.

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

    Wow Leicester defence is very high owned

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Justin and Castagne

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

        And Schmiechel

  4. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    It's a cruel old game brought in Grealish and Son and kept Jiminez rather than Barkley Son and Kane

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

      You sold Barkley Kane and son?

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

        Have another read

    2. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Crazy...

  5. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Villa looking a decent side.

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

    Leicester are bang average. Vardy is just a talisman who carries them. Convince me otherwise

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      they've got a couple of good players, but not enough to make them a good team.

  7. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Castsnge 😎

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

      what happened?

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        cs wiped 😎

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

          +yc 😛

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

    Barkley or Grealish? Barkley in CAM role no?

  9. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez as set and forget gk deffo. Guaita is such a waste of gk spot.

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

      Guaita is a piece of shite

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

        Lol

      2. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Couldn’t agree more!

  10. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bench McGinn for Brewster.

    Knew it was a mistake.

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

    So many casual Schmeichel owners in my ML

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

      They are all ahead of me of course

  12. NULL-X-VOID
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I don't get it, Grealish is so good getting into the box, control in the box, why doesn't the lad shoot? Could've easily got a brace today

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Goals and points will come on on the other day

      1. NULL-X-VOID
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        I hope so. I felt a bit pissed because I took a Captain punt on him, which I thought was so close to get a huge haul if he would've taken a single shot when he was in the box. But for 7.1 mil I think he's the best option.

  13. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    EM26 what a hero - 9 pts 🙂

  14. Henning
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    VVD and Barnes to Robertson/Digne and Rodriguez for a hit?

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

    Castagne CS gone :'(

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

    Anyone doing worse than me? 40 pts so far..

  17. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    How long until FT. Really need these Martinez points.

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

      Done and dusted start celebrating juuuhuuu

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

      Ft

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      It’s FT

    4. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes! Martinez the best WC choice I made two weeks ago. Shows you how badly I've been doing...

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

    Barkley goes to 3BP fast. Martinez on 2BP

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

    Overall average pts on Live rank just dropped by I think about 2 or 3 points.

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

    It says Grealish gave a 20 yard pass to Barkley who scored. No assist?

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

      That didn't happen. McGinn assist

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      McGinn

    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      McGinn assist

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

    Ahhh yesss

  22. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez cleanie and Leicester goal conceded just shot me up 200k in rank lol

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

      boom

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

      Nice

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

    3 - Barkley (32)
    2 - Martínez (30)
    1 - Cash, Mings (26)

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

      Damn it Barkley knicking the 3 over Martinez.

  24. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Smash and grab for Villa , thought they were fairly poor all game!

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      sure, but they were the better team by far

  25. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Brought in Barkley and Kane (c) this week. For KDB and DCL. Martinez owner too.

    Dreamland.

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

      Sold DCL? :/

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

        Mad lad

      2. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yep. Worked out well.

  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Damn it!! Had Barkley in draught till Saturday morning.
    Grealish scared me too much

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

    12 points from Martinez and Grealish, I’d have taken it pre kickoff from what turned into a real slog

  28. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    KdB out for me & willing to take a hit.

    McCarthy ¦
    TAA - Coady - Ward
    KdB* - Salah - Jorginho* - Son
    Kane - Maupay - Wilson*
    ¦ Bissouma - Justin* - Taylor

    A) Jorginho -> Mahrez + JRod
    B) Justin -> Fernandes + Reguilon
    C) Wilson -> Grealish + Aguero

    Which option seems best?

  29. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez you beauty! 😀

  30. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    74 with 3 x wolves tomo night.

    Take that