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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. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I think Zaha just won the week for my H2H rival

    Garbage GK by Schmeichel

  2. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Man City training ground closed for "an indeterminate period" due to COVID-19 cases that led to tonight's game at Everton being called off.

    Team won't be training at all.

    Won't be shocked if Chelsea-City game is off as well.

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      KBD true believers wont be happy

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I hold him for one week. Son comes in next week. Hope he doesn't punish me this week

  3. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    My rival obviously has KDB with Zaha first sub. This game man...

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

    Get Vardy on

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

    Jammy Mitchel bench everywhere

  6. Ozzy smith
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Covid is certainly tipping those luck vs skill scales towards the former this year.

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

      Depends if you bought a strong bench and didn't double/triple

      1. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That mitigation only goes so far, I have a playing bench. My gameweek defining decision this week was holding a premium asset in KDB, which is now out the window and I'm left disadvantaged.

  7. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy sighting

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

    Mitchell owners happy.

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why? He’s the third guy on all benches

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

    Justin coming in for Kdb... Damn you Walker.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Justin may get a late equaliser

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

    No signs of Vardy?

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Warming up

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

    Roy get Mitchell off now please and rest him for his cleanie next week 🙂

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

    Vardy warming up

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

      Rebekah can warm me up anytime

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

    Great. Vardy brace double figures incoming ffs

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

    God help me please Mitchell is hauling on my bench

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      3rd on my bench lol

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

    Why don't they get their e-sports players to play the game out on Fifa

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

    Ruben Dias' honest work comes to an end 🙁

  17. ElChapo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    get vardy on for a one pointer pls brendan. great character, really great character.

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

      Haha

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

    Love the fact so may trolling Zaha and then he comes up with that goal 🙂

  19. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    All these people predicting Newcastle/Pool cancelled because Newcastle played City. If that's the case how come Palace's game wasn't cancelled the week after they played Covid-riddled Newcastle?

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

      Conspiracy

  20. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Dias miss

    Soucek first sub. Good ?

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

      the gold standard of subs!

  21. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Go Mitchell gooo

  22. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitchell in the baps...

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

      Hooooold

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

    Who’s Christmas break has been ruined by FPL? I really need to stop playing, annoys me too much.

    Logging out and deleting the app for now anyways

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

      You're spot on as always Rafa.

      Was gonna do KDB to Bruno (C) before Leeds at home. 24 points lost made me almost ruin christmas but decided to let go off fpl between 21-27th and it has been alot better.

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm having a right old laugh.

      I find following the games on this forum funnier than watching live.

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

    I don't get it why Liverpool game would be off, but I wouldn't mind it

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

      Nothing confirmed yet.

  25. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Zaha paying off my decision to bring him in last week when everyone else was selling him 🙂

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

      Clapping

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Love the Mitchell crying. Leicester (Vardy) will score.

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    well done mitchell owners for 6 points in 9 gameweeks

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

      Stop it

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

      he would be a bench player for most of those teams

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

      LOOOL SOME CHIPS WITH THAT SALT?

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

      Was just thinking this lol

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

    Party ready

  29. Wicked Weapon
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Taylor coming in for Cancello will be fine right ?

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

      This is jam at its finest

  30. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitchell on 1 bonus