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Replacements needed for De Bruyne and Vardy in wake of long-term injuries

A large number of Fantasy Premier League managers now have big transfer decisions to make ahead of Gameweek 20.

In the build-up to the FA Cup fourth round, Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) and Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) were both ruled out for several weeks.

The Belgian came off with a suspected muscle problem in Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa.

Guardiola has now confirmed that De Bruyne will miss the next four to six weeks as he recovers from a hamstring issue.

Meanwhile, Vardy has been dealing with pain from a hernia in recent weeks and Brendan Rodgers has seen fit to get him under the surgeon’s knife to correct the problem.

That has ruled him out for “a few weeks” just as Fantasy managers were considering investment in light of Leicester’s appealing short-term fixtures.

With some managers facing two high-profile absentees in the coming weeks, the number of hits for Gameweek 20 is likely to increase.

This is also the sort of development that could tempt some into deploying the Wildcard.

Either way, the Season Ticker and other Members Area tools are sure to help anyone struggling in light of this news.

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  1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does injury of KDB increase the minutes play of Foden?

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe. Hopefully. I have him.

      1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        yeah seem he more attacking at the left handside

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

    Gundogan as a differential..?

    Joking. It's such a mess! I'm hoping Ings is back as a Vardy replacement.

    1. Pegboy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ings is who I'm eyeing too. Otherwise I might go 4-5-1. Very few strikers I'm coveting.

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

    1FT. Soucek to Gundo worth it or too much of a benching headache?

    Martinez
    Dias Stones James
    Salah Bruno Son Grealish
    Antonio Kane Bamford

    Johnstone Soucek Coufal Dallas

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Benching headache but good one to have?
      I got Foden in & think he will do really well.

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

        Yeah mate I think Foden will do well but I'd have to sell Grealish to afford him so not sure.

        So glad we didn't fall for the Kane/Son to KDB/Vardy move.

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Too right, you are in better shape than me, thinking Robbo & Soucek > Justin/Shaw & Maddy/Barnes

  4. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling or Gundo? Tempted by Sterling

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My comment is being moderated cause I mispelled invest.

  5. Bleh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    9.3 ITB currently, anyone doing better?

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Haha. Please loan me 1.4M. Will pay you back next season.

  6. Mr.K
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So I - like everyone else - am thinking of Gundo. But how about Maddison? Worse off with Vardy gone?

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      His goal threat is never that great. Just a few anomalous weeks imo

      1. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        In his last post match interview, in which he came across very well actually, he was saying how he has recently has been working specifically on improving his goal threat. He's on my radar.

        1. Mr.K
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          This is the main reason I was considering him. But I think he might suffer from Vardy being gone. That said, maybe he'll be utilized in a more attacking role, hard to say.

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Someone will have to score their goals. He has been looking good. I think I'll be investing in Leciester defence before attack though.

    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm taking a week to watch (good bench) and I'm now thinking Barnes is a little better with Vardy out.

      Just a hunch.

      1. Mr.K
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Think I might do the same.

  7. fpork
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Best replacement for Vardy, regardless of price? Already own Bamford+Antonio.

    Thinking of just bringing in Kane

    1. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Kane

      • Pegboy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Easily Kane.

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

      Is it Tielemans on penalties now for Leicester?

      1. Marcin the Pole
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Likely. Unlikely to win many without Vardy though.

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

      So, lads:

      Martínez / McCarthy
      Dias / Stones / Cresswell / Saïss / Dallas
      Salah / KDB / Bruno / Grealish / Soucek
      Antonio / Watkins / Bamford

      Maddison, Son, Gündogan, or Foden in?

      1. GE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Son

      2. tom_p77
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Son

      3. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Son

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      KdB to Aubemayang guys, you know it makes sense...

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not at all, he’s rubbish...

    5. GE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What would you do?

      1) KDB and Brewster -> Gundogan and Kane (-4)
      2) KDB -> Gundo this GW, and Brewster -> Kane next GW
      3) KDB -> Sterling

      Current team:

      (1FT, 1.4 itb)

      Martinez
      Dias/Cancelo/Coufal
      Salah/KDB*/Bruno/Son/Soucek
      Antonio/Bamford

      Bench: Messlier, Dallas, Targett, Brewster

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Just a straight switch for sure. You have a good bench option in Dallas this week.

        1. GE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          1 or 3?

      2. Pegboy
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        1

        1. Pegboy
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          But depends on the rest of the team.

          1. Pegboy
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Sorry, being thick, you listed it. In that case 2 and play Dallas.

    6. Sid07
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Kdb to
      1) gundo
      2) son
      3) Madison

      1. Party time
          3 years, 2 months ago

          2

        • DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Son

      2. Babit1967
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Think I’m going KDB to Auba for something different , can’t be bothered with Salah and Sterling and I already have Bruno and Son

        1. Your Man With The Hair
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          oh boy

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

        Odegaard is such a fantastic player. Should make Arsenal's offense better with his creativity and class. Shame ESR will drop out though

      4. michaelington
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Getting Gundogan smells exactly like when everyone jumped on Raul Meireles all those years ago (Didn't go very well). A player who doesn't score many goals who is in a bizarre purple patch. I'm not convinced. He has penalties, I'll give him that, although Sterling loves to step up and miss one every now and then.

        1. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I cant imagine Sterling will take another any time soon. With Pep continuing to play those in form, i'm happy to wait until a dip in form to get rid. At 5.5 it's hardly a risk. Only issue is how everyone else will have him too.

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

          At 5.5m he would be my 8th attacker (although I'd pkay him some weeks) so hardly a big risk at that price.

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

          The stats don't agree.

          Maddison is the one I don't like. He's far overperforming his expected returns.

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            He was due after being the xP King for years with no returns

        4. Gross Blank Point
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          A 'bizarre purple patch' is exactly the time to have a player, he's not a season keeper, sell him when it finishes

      5. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Best replacement for KDB?

        Am I mad in getting Sterling?

        He would be a huge diffderntial in my mini league.

      6. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Benching KDB I think and focusing on getting Cancelo. Leaves me with 4 starting spots and 2 to bench from Leeds/WHam.
        Will play Bamford and Antonio.

        Which 2 to play from the list below?
        A. Coufal
        B. Soucek
        C. Dallas
        D. Rodrigo

        1. ritzyd
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Benching for 6 weeks. . . . ?

        2. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          No. Plan is KDB+Rodrigo to Kane+Lei mid from 21.

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

        Son or Sterling for KDB?

        1. KAALI_DAAL
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Son has Liverpool, Chelsea and City in next 5 GWs. Not saying he can't pick up points there, but it feels weird.

          1. Pegboy
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Perfect counter-attacking games for him. He's already scored against City, Liverpool, Man U, Arsenal etc this season.

          2. Marcin the Pole
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            I prefer those fixtures to if it were NEW, SHU, FUL.

            He's scored against 2 of those 3 this season already.

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

        KDB to Sterling a natural transfer?

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I'm kinda set on doing it but it would require a -4 to get Kane for Vardy for gw21.

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

        Taa and Vardy out for Dias/Cancelo and Kane?
        If yes who of Dias and Cancelo?

        1. Pepeye
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Dias deffo & Gundo deffo pen taker if on field

          1. Henning
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Ok.

        2. Eddie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Dias for those nice reliable stream of points, Cancelo for so many unconverted almost assists.

          1. Henning
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Thanx Eddie "the eagle"

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

        KDB & Vardy sidelines for weeks, with Grealish's 4 YC and doubtful on Zaha, makes 'new' template possible.

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Injuries to good players always just cements the template, it doesn't break it up...

      11. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        15.5% of the top 100K own KDB & Jamie Vardy. Work is cut out for them.

        1. kime67
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          many headaches for sure:/

      12. kime67
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        feels good to do vardy to kane 🙂

      13. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Another skill based happening with Kdb and Vardy injured. Joke

      14. fpork
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who is more essential, Son or Kane?

        I can go Vardy to a sub 8,5 forward (Ings, Watkins, etc.) and Lookman/Soucek to Son. Or I can do Vardy to Kane.

        1. kime67
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          ive had the best success this year owning both.

        2. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Both if you want peace of mind.

          1. fpork
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Yes, an alternative is of course to get both, downgrading Grealish. But I have a feeling Grealish can be a good player to own the next gameweeks...

      15. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Minus 12 bordering on wildcard material?

        1. kime67
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          yeah

        2. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes

          1. Danno - Emre Canada
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers, wildcard it is then

      16. Simon69
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Crazy to consider Pogba as a KDB replacement? Slightly deeper position when he's in the pivot but looks a different player when United are winning.

        1. kime67
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          hes done really well and won games for united but bruno is still the main man and i would not double up.

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

          im maybe more tempted by Kdb to Gundo, Wilson to Cavani

          1. Pepeye
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Gundo 5 goals in 13 PL appearances

      17. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Son -> KDB for a hit was actually worth it with all the low-scoring premiums this GW. Time to reverse the move for free.

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yes

      18. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Captain's poll a bit useless - KDB & Vardy out, Salah is the 5th most sold player, Bruno rested?

        I've given mine to Bamford for now

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Bruno won't be rested.

          1. Captain_Shirokov
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            yeah no way

        2. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Whatever about Bruno being rested in the cup but the league? Not a hope.

      19. Alisson WondHaaland
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        After this GW, which would you sell for Kane?

        A) Bamford
        B) Antonio
        C) Watkins

        Keep in mind Watkins is due a DGW soonish