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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. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    1-1 would be a good result here.

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

      Perfect.

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    When will we likely know if City and Everton will play next week?

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

    For non-Vardy/KDB/DCL owners this could basically guarantee a green arrow. Not many other major threats to the rank

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

    Sell Chillwell? There are not enough days for city to quarantine

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

      Yeah, do it right now

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Mitchell G incoming cmon

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

    Watkins masterclass needed

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Martinez*

  7. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hello old friends I was silently enjoying fantasy football again and now I find all I had been planning for the blanks and doubles has been blown out the water. 8 playing now this GW 🙂

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

      It’s tough but everyone is in the same boat unfortunately. We need to adapt as best as we can and just appreciate having any football at all!

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I agree x

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

        Not everyone - some people got lucky and sold all their City assets when it easily could have punished them.

  8. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Great result for non owners 😎

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

    Bissouma still on 4 yellows. Thank god he didnt pick up his fifth yesterday 🙂

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

      this

  10. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    That Barnes goal was a killer 🙁

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

    Someone tell me a 4.1 defender who'll play DGW. The kdb news has allowed me to get players in for bench boost.

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

      Amartey 3.9 def who sometimes plays OOP.

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

      KDB might have a DGW19 himself...

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

        Hopefully

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

    Brilliant result that. I have Amartey coming in for Dias but whatever about fpl. Well done Woy

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

    The annoying thing is KDB pretty much due to drop & Vardy/Soucek are due to rise.

    I wanted to make those transfers but if City have a DGW coming up...

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

      Doesn't look like it.

      https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod/status/1343593892474740737

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

        WC GW 23 then to get in ManC players for the 3 DGWs

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

          You will want them earlier than that either fixtures - I will probably get 2 in gw20 for a 4 point hit.

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

    Ideal result for non owners in this game

    1. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not when you're a non-owner having just got rid of Barnes. 🙁

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

    Evans max BAPS

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    People selling City/Everton players now then?

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

      no, why? Dias will now have double gameweeks like every week lol

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

      Waiting looks like a good idea to me.

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not doing a thing until Friday

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

    Need a Martinez CS.

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

    Such a terrible penalty. Perfect height for the keeper and almost dead centre.

  19. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Do you think i should have started HBarnes over Adams?

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

      obviously because Barnes scored.

  20. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Are City going to have like a quadruple gameweek?

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

      Combined with pep roulette it will be each player playing once with the under 18s and 55+ sides both getting a game

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

    Balbuena and Brewster in for Zouma and DCL

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

    Schmeichel should have saved that from Zaha

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

      agree, butterfingers

  23. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Justin and Vardy blanks balance out the jam of getting rid of Zouma, DCL and KDB on WC.

  24. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    No Zouma, no Madds, no KDB, no DCL.. and it keeps on giving...

  25. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    With Zouma out I already need Brewster off my bench. Any more and I’ll field less than 11. Loads in a similar position i would imagine.

  26. hammersp2000
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Which one of these 3 us best

    Mane, soucek adams
    Vardy soucek maddison
    Vardy, pulisic, anguissa

    1. unclesbasement
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      im scouting pulisic today. If he does well i reckon you should go with the last option.

  27. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Even though Cancelo is infected. He can come back for GW18 by Jan 13 right?

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

      Depends how it hits him - a couple players get long Covid / many get no symptoms. I would expect him to be recovered by then but whether he is match fit we won’t know.

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

    Do you think there could have been a 'plan' to make it look like your whole team is in danger of getting covid just to get some more days rest between the games or is this an absolutely crazy conspiracy theory? I think it would suit Guardiola and the situation is not as serious as portrayed.

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

      As an Everton fan it’s good news as our recovery time was awful plus should get some injuries back.

    2. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fake positive tests?

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

        no didn't mean that but I think every team can still play with one or two players out as long as the others didn't catch covid.

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

    If Chilwell scores there I would have deleted my team asap.

  30. makaveli
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Does anyone know why Maddison didnt play and wasnt even in the squad? No mention of him from Rodgers, or the Scout!