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Vardy and Iheanacho set to define Blank Gameweek 33 in Monday-night clash

Leicester’s attack looks set to have the defining say on Blank Gameweek 33 as Crystal Palace come to the King Power Stadium.

It has been a low-scoring round thus far but Jamie Vardy (£10.3m) and Kelechi Iheanacho (£6.2m) could make all the difference.

24.1% of Fantasy Premier League managers own the Foxes’ talismanic forward for Blank Gameweek 33, who is fresh from two double-digit hauls across his last four matches.

Meanwhile, 21.5% of teams worldwide come into the latest round with Iheanacho in their team, while just over 10% of the top 10,000 managers captained him.

However, the real difference makers are those who own both, just 4.8% of managers overall in possession of the two Leicester strikers.

The pair are less differential in the top 10k, 23.7% of them owning Vardy and Iheanacho for Blank Gameweek 33.

For the second match in a row James Maddison (£7.3m) is at number 10 while Timothy Castagne (£5.8m) and Luke Thomas (£4.1m) provide width as wing-backs with Ricardo Pereira (£5.9m) on the bench.

Crystal Palace face Leicester’s 3-4-1-2 system with their usual 4-4-2 formation, with Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) and Christian Benteke (£5.5m) up-front and Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) on the right-hand flank of midfield.

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Blank Gameweek 33 Line-ups

Leicester City XI (3-4-1-2): Schmeichel; Fofana, Evans, Söyüncü; L Thomas, Ndidi, Tielemans, Castagne; Maddison; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Kouyaté, J Ward; Eze, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Ayew; Zaha, Benteke.

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915 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Nacho 12 pts for captainers

  2. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    How is Scott Dann getting paid to play football..?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Give woy a call if you can do better

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Who's talking about me? I don't get paid to play. Lots of other players far better than him are getting paid less though.

  3. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Lost 3 points on capping Mo instead of Nacho.

    Not the end of the world.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Did anyone captain Nacho???

      1. Monklane
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Sure

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Me

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      6 points - bonus is doubled.

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Wrong it's simple math

        Ihenacho 24, Mo 9 = 33
        Mo 18, Ihenacho 12 = 30

        1. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Sorry, forgot you had both.

  4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Iheanacho, Castagne & Wood owner 🙂

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Spiffing

    2. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Wow

    3. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      nice!

    4. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Too good to be true

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/112523/event/33

        Up to 35k after today’s games 🙂

    5. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Skillz

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Not in fpl there isn’t 😉

  5. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Was fun owning Nacho for two weeks before my WHOLE ML got him in this week onto the next differential

    1. Im New Here
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Wood perhaps

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Thinking Zaha?

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Yeah, at least the West Ham points were useful.

  6. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Ah got greedy. Should have kept Kane rather than 1 week punt on Vardy for a hit =[

    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Same

    2. Ian Davis
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Same. Will probably have to reverse the transfer with Kane looking like playing vs Shef Utd..

  7. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Castange + Nacho + Lowton off the bench. Nice 24 hours!

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      You own the jam factory - congrats!

    2. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Why would anyone bench Nacho at home to palace.

  8. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Nacho is a trap lol

  9. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Iheanacho, comin' at cho!

  10. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    100% EO in top 10K lol

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      gained me 3 spots!

  11. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    So Nacho is the real deal? 2016 version of Vardy?

  12. Babit1967
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Nacho and Castagne have the same points total for me as the rest of my team including captain

  13. Dirty Harry
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Only one to own Castagne in my mini league - Check!
    Only one to captain Nacho in my mini league - Check!

    Only moved up one place as I'm so far behind - Check!

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Fantastically punty win though.

  14. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Officially a salah (c) fail then.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      It's not. I disagree. He didn't blank

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Nacho capper here but capping Salah this week was by no means a fail.

      Silly ass comment to make. You can do better tan than that, Brown cow.

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Any time your cap scores a goal it's a win.

  15. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    IHEANACHO (C) YESSSSSSS

  16. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Love EO.

    Gone up from 58 to 63 with that goal and down from 13k to 14k

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Oh dear. How is Kelechi Iheanacho suddenly relentlessly scoring week in week out, and Jamie Vardy can’t even keep up? Sad stuff.

    Feels off making the switch, but if I want to get both (replacing Vydra) I’ll need to lose/bench Gundo/Jota/Lingard...

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      He’s 80

    2. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Gundo isn't worth to keep

  18. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Seriously one of the best goals I've seen in a long time.
    The control on that long ball - beating two defenders so smoothly and then the power/placement.

    He's incredible right now.

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      To be honest, he has always been good. I could never understand why isn't he playing more. Sure, Vardy was ahead of him, but still he should have played more.

    2. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Absolutely beautiful strike, but I disagree. He didn't control the long ball he let is bounce, and the defending from those two clowns was shambolic to even allow a shot there.

  19. Utopsis
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Nacho (C) over Salah - vindicated. Massive congrats to those who had the balls (not me)

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      By 6 points?

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        *3

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          6 isn’t it?

          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Not if you own both

      2. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Yep, 3 if you have both.

        Let's not act like 3 points means nothing. Imagine beating your rival by 3pts every week over 38GWs. There are regularly less than 5pts in most MLs come the end of the season.

        Every point counts.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          We’re not talking about 38gws though, talking about 1 week and 3 points isn’t a big deal

          1. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            "Little drops of water make the mighty ocean".

            Also, Marginal Gains and the 1% Principle. Some good nighttime reading.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Punty.

    3. #Swish41
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      9 - 12 isn’t that big a deal. I’m happy either way!

  20. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    We want more Kele(c)hi!

    1. MidTableFantasy
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Yessss

  21. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Nacho and Lingard saving my season.

  22. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Thinking of Nacho C rather than Kane now...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Don’t be foolish

  23. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Vardy back to Kane then. Punt fail

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Same

  24. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Suddenly understand why City had Nacho

  25. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Come on Vardy do something FFS!!

  26. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    There have been some seriously hot streaks this season. Wowza.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      James, Gundo, Barnes, Nacho

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        James had returns in 3 games during his 'streak', he isn't in this conversation. Missed Lingard.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Justin...
      JRod and Donkey...

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Really disappointed in Vardy. To think of what he once was

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Rebekah is a very demanding woman ( so I'm told).

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      It’s all Nacho

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Any chance of Salah been given Nacho’s 3 BAPs?

  29. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Of course was advocating for captaining Iheanacho, but went Salah after all. Why I never listen to myself...

  30. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Cor blimey I feel refreshed

    Nacho