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Dugout Discussion November 30

Barnes on Leicester’s bench as Vardy faces Fulham as Gameweek’s most-captained

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Brendan Rodgers has pulled the rug from underneath the feet of 4.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers by naming Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) among the substitutes for Gameweek 10.

Leicester host Fulham in one of their most favourable matches of the season so far, perhaps why he has dropped the winger back to the bench following three starts in the last four Gameweeks.

James Maddison (£7.0m) and Dennis Praet (£5.5m) are afforded the support roles in attacking midfield tonight, behind Jamie Vardy (£10.2m), who looks set to truly define the outcome of Gameweek 10 for many.

The Leicester striker was top of the Fantasy Football Scout captain poll last week, emerged as the top 10k’s favourite skipper and collected over a million armbands worldwide for this match.

However, if Vardy is to truly reward the groundswell of support he must do tonight something he done only once in 2020/21 so far: score a Premier League goal at home.

He has 10 attacking returns this season but nine of those have come on the road, the other recorded against Wolves in Gameweek 8.

Fulham are the perfect opponent to face in the face of that quest though. They have given up an average of 1.8 goals per away game this season.

Interest in their assets continues to wane, especially considering that both Tom Cairney (£5.3m) and Aleksandar Mitrović (£5.6m) have been named on the bench, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) handed the number 10 and centre-forward roles respectively.

Leicester City XI (3-4-2-1): Schmeichel; Fuchs, Evans, Fofana; L Thomas, Tielemans, N Mendy, Justin; Maddison, Praet; Vardy.

Fulham XI (4-2-3-1): Areola; A Robinson, Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; Zambo Anguissa, Reed; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro.

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  1. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    For Fuchs sake

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  2. MIDIMAN2010
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Regardless.. I brought Vardy in for 3 games. Fulham, Sher Utd and Brighton. I’ll judge him after this......

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    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Everton is a good fixture as well

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  3. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Fuchs has to go, having a complete shocker!

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      His name makes him worthwhile still.

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

    Vardy looking way off it, horrible decision to captain him

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

      Stats speak for themselves. 8 goals, 1 at home. No coincidence. It was there in front of you

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

        True

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      2. Sanchit
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Stats based on 8 observations?

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      3. Sanchit
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Also, Correlation does not mean causation

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    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He could pull a Bruno like in the weekend.

      Be patient.

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    3. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He was a good pick .. there will be hundreds of seasoned manages who captained him

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      1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        managers

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  5. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I knew I should have gone with my instinct and captained Podence

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    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      or Mahrez right?

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  6. Samwise
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    another week... another abysmal score... evidenced by my front three getting the same number of points as the mighty Anguissa

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  7. CheesyZoot
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Maddison is pony

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

    Vardy cant hande the captaincy pressure...

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

    Vardy is SHITE!
    Under is Electric!

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    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Certainly Under-rated.

      Sorry

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      1. Sam (Team Sam)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It's okay, I Under-stand the need for puns

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  10. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    That's why Barnes is so bad

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  11. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Same front 3 as the scout picks 🙁

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    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      well thats WC template

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  12. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    thank god i did not cap vardy

    having him is enough

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  13. MIDIMAN2010
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy clearly distracted by his wife’s court case.

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    1. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      What about the other 10 players though?

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      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        They’re distracted by Vardy’s wife

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  14. Party time
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy forgot to read the script

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      1. Londongeezaa
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        The trouble is he did read the script. Just buckled under the pressure.

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        1. Party time
            3 years, 4 months ago

            😆

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      2. Canarinha
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Under should start every game

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

        Maddison is pish. The fact he was compared with Grealish is laughable. Plenty of flair but no end product. Most overrated player in the league.

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Hardly

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      4. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I have no City assets...was planning on getting KDB for a hit...now rethinking...

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        1. Londongeezaa
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          What game are you watching?

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          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            They have Fulham next...

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

          City will tear Fulham apart like they did Burnley. City are a different machine to Leicester. Leicester and Rodgers are weak mentally

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        3. MIDIMAN2010
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          There is no way Fulham can repeat this performance.

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        4. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Lei is no City

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          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Leicester...City?

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

        Fulham on fire

        Justin teasing me big time

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      6. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Vardy has Areola in his team and dropped himself for Wilson (c)..

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        1. Sanchit
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Really?

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          1. Brehmeren
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            ...

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

        No idea what to do next week - whether to get City cover or not:

        Son Bruno Grealish Jota (Anguissa)
        Vardy DCL Kane

        1ft, 1.7m in the bank

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

          You have exactly the same front 7 as me, no wonder we are ranked so highly! I'm saving this week then selling Kane or Vardy and upgrading Anguissa to KDB or Salah

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      8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        First time owning Vardy this season. Don’t think I’ll captain him again.

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

        Good defending by Vardy

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      10. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Only thing that could make this worse is a pen miss for Vardy.

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        1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          As a fellow whites supporter I feel you may be tempting fate with that comment. Marching on together. We've had a lot worse to bear over the last 16 years.

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

        Vardy dcl bamford proving you be an explosive front 3

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        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Same. sigh.

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        2. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Add Werner and Kane to the list this week

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        3. JBG
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Same... I even dropped Wilson and Salah for Vardy and Jota (at least he scored). Would have C Bruno or Kdb if I didn't bring in Vardy.

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        4. Samwise
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          almost as explosive as DCL, Jimenez and Werner

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          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Too early for Jiminez head explode gif?

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        5. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Add Kane to them as well

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        6. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Did anyone's front three not do exactly the same this week?

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      12. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Almost 60 minutes.... fair to say Vardy (c) a fail 🙁

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

          not yet. I'm a veteran of Sessegnon(c) a few years ago on an evening game. FFS crashed in the 90+th minute when he scored after 90 minutes of cursing him.

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          1. Gobigorgohome
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I still remember Cuellar goal

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      13. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Fulham playing like Barcelona LOL

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        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          That’s pretty bad then

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          1. Gobigorgohome
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            really... may be due to not watching them lately

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          2. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Heh.

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      14. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Fulham have been incredibly impressive so far.

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      15. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Fulham cant keep this up......dont panic Vardy just warming up............

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      16. FPL_Hazards
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Do you ever wonder why we bother? I swear if i didnt get Vardy for tonight he’d be banging in 4 penalties

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        1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Can you let me know who you are thinking of getting next week ??

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        2. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Brace against Sheffield when everyone sells for Jesus...

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          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Don't care, needed my captain points tonight.

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          2. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            And a blank for Jesus

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      17. Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This is a nightmare for Vardy cappers (like me)

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        1. el polako
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          And they say that there its skill game.

          Nothing but luck in my view.

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