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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. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy coming on cm on vardy party

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

    sold dcl. mitchell 3rd sub on bench, score lei now!

  3. MCM
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Going to have my full bench, minus the GK, coming on then! Klich, Coufal and Mitchell. Importance of having a full playing bench I suppose. Definitely the most unpredictable season.

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

      Advantage of not bothering with City this season

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    This same day Covid postponement impacts on the cup qualifying but guess that's the way it falls.

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

      that's me out so 🙁

  5. Party time
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Let us get the Party started

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

        Cancelled

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

          Postponed.

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          And £10k fine in England if you invite guests!!

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

          I think you mean 'Cancelod' 😀

        4. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Nope

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fear another football lockdown isn’t far away 🙁

      New strain etc etc

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

        Yep.

      2. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Could very well be

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

        Possible. Especially with the chaos before Xmas

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

        The new strain is not as bad as people think.

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

          Don’t start this, please.

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

          A virus is a virus...

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

        Agree

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

      Vardy On, Praet off

    • Kellz86
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      That Zaha goal is what I get for cheering that my ML rival has 2 City and 1 Everton with no bench cover, wiped my Justin CS in the process

    • Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Any plan that involves non playing bench this season is worthless. Those double or tripling up on Man City defence instead of having a playing bench got exactly what they deserved.

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

        Eh?

      2. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Then I cheered seeing my rival with double City def and no bench cover - only for his Zaha to wipe my Justin CS.. I’m still chasing him

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

        Some have Mitchell, Johnston and Williams

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

          That's very lucky.. well played.

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      If City have a DGW in 19 there'll be zero need to FH for me, just TC and save it. Can ride out 18 anyways

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Party has begun.

    • DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Time to party

    • PocketZola
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      double city defenders in pain

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

      18 minute hatty for Vardy ?

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

      Isn't it a bit early to celebrate Mitchell clean sheet when Leicester are masters of late goals?

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

        People celebrating having a sub for their Man City and Everton players.

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

        We're trying to jinx it

      3. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It’s the fact that he played which has really gutted me

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

      I guess I have to do KdB > Mane -4 for this week.

      Could be worse I suppose...

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Gw17?

      2. Dexters Laboratory
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        What about Davis/KDB to Raph/Vardy.. especially after his rest

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

      Lot of talk of luck all of a sudden from managers who didn't take steps to protect themselves from this

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

        This.

        Like the FPL equivalent of a face mask

    • Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy on

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

      Rebekah Vardy on

    • Ted Bovis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cancelo cancelled!

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

      WC fails a lot

    • Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ffs looks like I am forced into using the FH in 18 now. Plans out the window.
      And I thought I had Salah C and Son VC but I actually have KDB VC that could end very badly.

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

        The C and VC thing is my own fault tbf

    • Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      The return of unlimited transfers is inevitable

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

        Why? Because Man City game postponed? Nah

        If there is a full lockdown then yes.

      2. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Frankly I used to play the Yahoo fantasy game because of unlimited transfers, it just makes it more fun week to week having to juggle discounts and getting in new players

      3. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nahh

    • Pitch Perfect
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This week is the ultimate advert for having a 15 man team. Just feel like it's needed this season more than ever.

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

        15? How?

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

          11+1+3

          top level Cambridge maths tripos

        2. One Wheels Enough
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          A PLAYING BENCH MAYBE...

        3. Pitch Perfect
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          I mean a playing bench. You can get covid news with less than a day's notice. Personally Ive felt better knowing at least 2 of my bench play. And a 3rd covers injuries too.

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, but you have to hope 11 of your 15 actually don’t get rested this GW.

        It’s great having 15 starters but not so great if, say, 6 of them get rested or have their game postponed at the last minute.

        1. Pitch Perfect
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          True. I've never liked triple ups, so that helps spread the risk of mass outage. Rotation is a Christmas risk anyway, but I mean at normal points of this season it's been more useful than normal to have 15 who play.

    • moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Good thing about building for BB19 is I have a fully playing bench (I hope...)

    • Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I can scarcely believe that most posters here are adults. Laughing at people with man city players because LOL they got the Rona. Just STFU the lot of you.

      1. Kindness
          3 years, 3 months ago

          They're lunatics

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

          This is fantasy football. Not real life. Surely you can tell the difference

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

          Who's laughing?

        • Muchentuchel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Some just would kill their gran to be in the top 10k
          poor human beings.

        • Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          No, we're laughing at the spoonfed snowflakes who think this only affects them.

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

            Yep

        • g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Mainly school kids

        • Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Name one footballer who hasnt come back after corona in maximum 2 months.

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

            Lascelles and ASM

          2. Muchentuchel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            oh well I know a few footballers who never came back at all after catching covid. rip

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        We may get an illusive triple gameweek after all!

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

          If United and City don't get arranged in GW18 and 19 respectively and they go deep in FA Cup and Europe, it is surely a possibilty. But rotations galore!

          1. Paqueta Rice
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Bruno TC

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

        Seems very likely they'll postpone Newcastle vs Liverpool too now.

        1. I Must Break You
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Why?

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

          I asked this question on the previous page, but why? Precedent already set allowing Palace game to go ahead the week after they played Covid-ridden Newcastle.

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

        GIVE US MORE TRANSFERS FPL

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

          We don’t need more the game is pure luck this season

        2. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Covid relief WC

        3. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Nonsense

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

        Eesh, Mark kept 2x City defenders on WC!

        Guess he's not the cheating luckbox we all thought he was 🙂

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

          Check his bench!