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Vardy and van Aanholt suffer from festive rotation as Palace host Leicester

Festive rotation has struck Fantasy Premier League managers as early as the first match of Gameweek 16 as Crystal Palace host Leicester City.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) is the biggest name to fall foul of the busy schedule, named on the bench with Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.6m) handed his usual centre-forward role.

The striker, who sits behind only Harry Kane (£11.0m) for most points among forwards this season (106), is joined among the Leicester substitutes by Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.3m) returning from injury.

However, Vardy is not the only Foxes asset to miss out on Gameweek 16, James Maddison (£7.2m), Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) all missing out on the matchday squad entirely.

The central midfielder is managing an ongoing knee issue so sits out for precautionary reasons, while Fofana is in a similar position for a knock.

As a result, Harvey Barnes (£6.7m) is the most dangerous Fantasy asset to earn a start at Selhurst Park, involved in five goals this season.

James Justin‘s (£5.0m) impressive powers of recovery earn him yet another start, having already played every minute this season.

Crystal Palace have also undergone necessary Christmas rotation with Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) coming in for his first start since Gameweek 6, pushing Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) back to the bench.

The left-back is joined there by Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) while Jairo Riedewald (£4.4m) comes in for his first start since Gameweek 9.

Line-ups

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Tomkins, Kouyaté, Clyne; Schlupp, Riedewald, Milivojevic, A Townsend; Zaha, Benteke.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Thomas, Evans, Amartey, Justin; N Mendy, Choudhury; H Barnes, Praet, Pérez; Iheanacho.

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  1. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Only comments. No replies

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

      true

    2. MOTHRA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. No wait...

  2. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So every single content provider is frantically penning articles and podcasts now about bench depth

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

    This season is a joke.

    I've been bollocked so bad.

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      My season pretty much over

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Season defo over now, used to be fun years ago, now an absolute fu**ing joke, game over, defo

  4. Yeboahs Yorkshire Puds
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gf an NHS worker says they are meant to have put everything in place (safety precautions etc) to reduce the risk of covid19. If they can't do this either don't play any games whatsoever! or whichever club it is has caused it to forfeit the match.

    1. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Isn't that only SFA?

      1. Yeboahs Yorkshire Puds
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure just her opinion!

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

    Kane to KdB in 2 transfers if they get DGW 19

  6. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What happens if you had a accumulator bet which includes the city Everton match? There are 4 other games in the acca

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

      Individual bet voided with rest of the acca going as before is what most sites would do.

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

      Gambling is wrong.

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

      Match becomes void and your five-fold becomes a four-fold

    4. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'd assume it's off? Can't change the bet, can they.

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

    Liverpool Newcastle will be cancelled then

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

      Why?

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        city players were positive when they played newc

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      hope so

    3. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

      1. Eh, just one more thing ...
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        City mixed with Newcastle on 2 days ago

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

      Could be yeah.

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

      I think the rules have changed re: footballers being close contacts - certainly has been the case in the EFL. Could be wrong...

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

      Could be. Dependant on whether it’s City and the NUFC test results.

    7. Salan
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Probably also. Can't rule out this.

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Null & Void the season.

    If the current leaders are previous Champions they retain the title...

  9. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So happy I sold DCL 5 weeks ago.
    Season defining transfer.
    We Move.

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

      You never post anything nice, something I've noticed.

      Only ever gloat or tell people their transfers are silly.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I like you.
        x

      2. STEP rOVERS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Hulk this

    2. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        😆

      • Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Do one Christina, pleb

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

      How’s good your benches guys & girls ?

      Stones, Dallas off bench

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Dreadful, Lookman & Brewster to come on 🙁

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

        Button - Klich - Coufal - Kilman

        1. Lazaretti
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Kdb cancelo owner

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

        Targett of the bench for Stones leaving me with double villa defense

        Mitchell 2nd 🙁

    4. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Pick one player from each team. Have 15 teams in your squad!

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

        I got double Spurs, Villa and Liverpool.

        So 15 players from 12 teams.

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

        That's what I've done for my ghost team, though I now have two non-playing keepers.

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

      Why do I have Zaha in my team?

      Definition of a casual.

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Because he is the 5th best Midfielder points wise at a bargain price?

        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          you might be onto something right there

          1. Tasty Jerk
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            As I was saying Zaha, imagine not owning him 🙂

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

        Terrible decision mate

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

      The assumption is that it’s City driven, so that would likely mean CHE will be off too. But will have to wait for more info.

    7. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Glad I sacrificed KDB this week. Sad circumstances though. Hope they are all well soon.

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

        Obviously you’re glad because of your FPL team. But that’s incredibly lucky. And now everyone will just get 3 City for the DGW so all the people who own City just get shafted more.

    8. R.C
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Rumoured its Ederson, Cancelo, Torres and one more

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

        City could play:

        Steffen
        Stones Dias Laporte Ake
        Gundogan Rodri KDB
        Bernardo Sterling Foden

      2. FPL price manipulators are …
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        *2 more

    9. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why are city allowed their game called off and others had to play?

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Can you name the others? Newcastle is the only other one like this that I know of and they didn't play.

        1. Salan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Liverpool also.

        2. Feed tha Sheep
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Palace Newcastle Liverpool?

      2. Salan
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Good question!

      3. MOTHRA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Depends on number of players (and from either side)

    10. jshelmo
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Looking for some guidance for GW 17,18,19:
      Current team:
      Martinez (4.0)
      Zouma, Cresswell, KWP, Justin, Taylor
      Salah, Son, Bruno, Soucek, Bissouma
      Kane, DCL, Bamford

      2FTs, 0.9 ITB

      I literally have no idea what to do. Any suggestions?

      1. FPL price manipulators are …
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I salute your confidence of getting a response at this time

        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          No kidding.

      2. MOTHRA
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Wait.

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

      Not doing KDB -> Son

      What’s the worst that can happen I thought - they should have similar expected points

      I forgot that FPL doesn’t obey logic and always delivers completely stupid scenarios

      Son 10000 pointer confirmed

    12. Jaok
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Mixed the deadlines... Is it to late to use the first wildcard now?

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

        Yes

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

          fack

      2. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yes

      3. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Say goodbye to WC 1

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

      Hope City get a DGW in the BGW

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

        Would be perfect

    14. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Now that is what you call luck. Captain blanks or injuries are now normal in FPL. Games being called off is just next level bad luck.

    15. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Did we take our eyes off the Palace game, I think Zaha may have just netted a hattrick in the meantime?

    16. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I should have whacked kevin out of my team

      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Everyone. Wait. Don't make transfers till the last minute pre the next GW!!!

        1. Rolls-Royce
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Too late. Already done Salah-> KDB.

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        If you sold KDB using a FT this GW does it count as a +2?

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

          And you get 4pts as a bonus 😉

      • HippY
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Took out DCL, KDB and Cancelo this GW. Good times!

        1. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Same here sold KDB, DCL and Watkins.

        2. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Took out KDB for Son, but feel bad for managers who are getting shafted by this late cancellation

      • Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Will city still play in blank game week?

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

          Why didn’t you get Cavani!!!!!

      • xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Does anyone know where Pep was when the pandemic started? He’ll do anything to avoid this fixture jus’ sayin’...

      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Kane exploding would be huge. KdB owners most probably don't have him

      • Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Come on Lieceter, get rid of the scabby Mitchell B3 cleansheets.