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

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.

Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 10

1,459 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    God damn it. Now watch him score...

  2. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    VARDY ASSIST IT'S A BLOODY MIRACLE

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

    OMG Maddison, terrible

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

    Marine v Tottenham Hotspur . . . .Spurs out 3rd round?

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

    As a non owner I will GLAAAAAAAADLY take just an assist

    Please blow the whistle!

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

      +1

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

    Party started late.

  7. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    A wise man once said: "5 points and all happy"

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Take what I can get as a Vardy captainer

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

    Maddy back of stand

  9. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Maddison you idiot

  10. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Fulham CS gone11111111

    1. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Owners in tears!

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

    No idea how that happened

  12. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    1 Vardy goal here worth 14 points for cappers possibly

    1. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      And bonus

  13. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Awful effort from Maddy

  14. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy one goal man just one more

  15. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pythonss out

  16. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy Goal incoming

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

    No assist, clearence by FUL defender.

    1. LarryDuff
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Open your eyes

  18. mdm
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vaaaardyyy

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

    Never doubted you Barnes! Shame on those who dont rate you...

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      LOL. You been calling him 'trash' all week.

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

        Ive been calling him a bum as in "my sweetie bum"

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I brought him in

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

      LMFAO 😀

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

    Got to be at least 4 mins here

  21. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I'll take this and run please don't get yc man

  22. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    SCOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE PLEASE

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

    Fofana and Fuchs have been awful.

  24. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy peno please

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Peno miss ?

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

    How much added time?

  26. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    GOAL

  27. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    COME ON JAMIW

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

    This is epic time waisting

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

    Another Vardy return boosts me to top 10k

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

      You were there before

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

        and after this weekends horror show i dropped to 22k

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

    Pythons everywhere