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Leicester and Everton’s Double Gameweek 21 match postponed

A modest-sized Double Gameweek 21 got even smaller on Sunday night.

Tuesday’s match between Leicester City and Everton has been postponed after it was deemed that the Foxes had an insufficient number of first-team players available to fulfil the match.

The decision from the Premier League came after Leicester highlighted unavailability issues not just due to Covid-19 cases but also because of injuries and players on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.

There’s nothing us Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers can do about it now so all eyes turn to Double Gameweek 22.

Brendan Rodgers’ side face Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur in their double-header but the match against the Clarets in particular may be also at risk, as the Foxes had only eight senior outfield players available for the FA Cup third-round win over Watford on Sunday.

Five more additional bodies would be needed for Leicester to reach the minimum number required (13), which might just be possible in the shape of Patson Daka, Caglar Soyuncu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Luke Thomas an A.N.Other.

We’ll hopefully get a clearer picture in the coming days so the advice, as if it needed repeating, is to hold those Gameweek 22 transfers or chip activations until as late as possible.

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  1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Neverton

  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How many actual covid cases do Leicester have?
    That’s the only reason a game should be cancelled. The rest is bad luck/planing

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Don’t disagree but PL need to change /tighten rules for that. At present rules only refer to COVID as one factor alongside availability, illness and where a club cannot field 13 outfield players and a goalkeeper either from its squad list or its appropriately experienced Under-21 players, the match will be postponed.

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

      Hi. So nice to hear from an expert. So how do you plan not to have any injuries? A game is cancelled if a team dont have players (2 keepers and 3 bench players) available. If they are injured or out with covid does not matter. Still the same number of players.

      1. rjcv177
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        So wrong. Couldnt be any more away from reason.
        They should had implement a minimal number of Covid cases to cancel the game. This availability number is a mess. Players gone to afcon? What if city suspend foden for his behaviour, can't count to availability lol
        Before covid, teams were not asking for postponements if players were injured.

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Actually it's about having enough PL squad players to make up the necessary requirement.

  3. It’s A Joke
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Our FPL teams mean little in comparison. Players are ill, injured or absent. Like the furore around Liverpool’s Cup cancellation, those fans moaning have their own agendas.

    1. Solanke
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Little?
      My team means the world to me

      1. rokonto
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Innit

  4. It’s A Joke
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Wow

    Total net spend 2017:
    Man City – £490.96million
    Man Utd – £444.91million
    Arsenal – £336.99million
    Tottenham – £202.09million
    Chelsea – £180.07million
    Liverpool – £147.07million

    1. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Proves what a good job Klopp is doing with a shoestring budget

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I’m guessing there’s a ‘since’ missing in there

    3. Stamford B
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Bought the media keep telling us Everton have spent £550m. I don’t get it.

      1. Jarnathan
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Net Spend? Only net spend should be considered...

    4. bloomooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Net spend is a little misleading.
      You can’t deny Klopp has done well with the dosh he’s spent but whilst being there he’s sold 50 odd players and bought 30;odd.

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yup. These stats are always just before coutinhos sale

  5. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is it likely Leicester v Burnley will be off next weekend?

    Maddison as a dgw22 option off the table? Thanks

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully know by Friday.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Hope so!

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Wouldn't make transfers until Friday.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Can I use my mulligan?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        If FPL lets you.

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          They banned me for being too good a player.

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Good players don't have mulligans.

            1. The Knights Template
              • 10 Years
              2 years, 2 months ago

              Next you’ll be telling me I’m not a real knight!

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 14 Years
                2 years, 2 months ago

                You are obviously Sir Knight Template.

                1. The Knights Template
                  • 10 Years
                  2 years, 2 months ago

                  Arise!

          2. The Point About It Is
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Surely you are protected by your armour of faith?

  6. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Just read that Liverpool's Covid Tsunami was all false positives bar one. Very convenient that

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Klopp said they were told the false positives weren't allowed to play according to PL rules so I doubt it was exactly what he wanted

    2. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Very much doubt they want to create a fixture pile up towards the end of the season

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Quite the opposite.

    4. It’s A Joke
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Arsenal fan in rant at Klopp for cancelling fixture with Arsenal shocker

  7. Salan
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Disgrace. Choose to play FA cup but not PL.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Assuming you mean Leicester rules different for PL and FA Cup. PL to blame more than Leicester for not having tightened up rules.

      1. Salan
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Little bit more for PL but both to blame actually.

        Yes, by current "rule" from PL, Leicester may be not wrong. But it's obviously morally wrong. They know they can field the XI but still choose not to play PL coz of only injuries from Vardy etc.

        So, it is still a "Disgrace".

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      If you look at the team and bench in the FA Cup a lot of them aren't registered in the Leicester first team squad ; AFAIK they can't use those players in the PL.

  8. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Last hopes of a recovery thwarted by the Everton postponement.
    Set to be eliminated from LMS and all cup comps this week with worst score of the season.
    Six flagged players so may WC for GW22.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      You could still make it if Coufal and Bowen do well.

    2. Definitely not sleeping
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Currently contemplating my WC as well. Have 9 with triangles, more thank likely to play but unsure about two others. The rest are a no go. 🙂

  9. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    1st Livra.

    Now Gray

    I need at least 2pts from Antonio to draw in the cup

    1. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Should be fine

  10. The Knights Template
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Timmy Cahill is the only Everton player I like. And by like I mean regularly got points from. I always baulked at Baine’s cost to my detriment.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Didst thou not fly thy banner on DCL at the start of last season?

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Tis true, tis true.

  11. Casual Player
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Hi all - obviously nothing set in stone, but looking at plans

    Curious about the following:

    1. What do you think a par score for a Free Hit is e.g. how many more points than your current team (less hits you would take if not using FH)? 20? 30? More?

    2. Are there any articles, data analytics, twitter threads etc. looking at this?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Do you really want your old team back after FH?

      1. Casual Player
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah. I'm setup well for GW23 and beyond

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          20 minimum.

          1. Casual Player
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks. Was thinking 20-30 is par. I think it's a bit marginal for me at the moment. Won't be able to make a call until we know more about duration of Son injury, Leicester, TAA COVID, and so on.

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              2 years, 2 months ago

              TAA should be fine for 22, Son out a bit longer, Leicester depends on the darts.

  12. Casual Player
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    So in a non=pandemic season, Leicester would have 9-10 fit outfield players rather than 8. Because the rest of the their list is injuries or AFCON. And then they would have to play?

    1. The Rumour Mill
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Correct. It's blatant abuse of the special rules in place at the moment because of the pandemic.

      1. Casual Player
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Seems like it. But really the blame is with the league on this. Could've easily been foreseen and prevented.

        Probably the biggest sports league in the world - at least outside of the USA - and it often seems to be run with all the consideration and transparency of a social golf day.

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          PL dwarfs any US league.

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Or not . . .forget they wrap their sponsorship into the league.

  13. Junglist95
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    -3 from Keane!

    Woooooohoooooo!

    I love bringing in Everton assets, especially for a hit!

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeouch!!

    2. West End Exile
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      -5 from Keane and Gray - excellent selections!

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

      I missed the deadlines and would have brought them in....

  14. waldo666
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Will FPL take the match out or can't as GW has already started? Kinda annoying seeing them still listed with a match we know isn't going ahead.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Passed their bedtime, later in the morning.

    2. Casual Player
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      They've taken them out after the GW has started all the other times. Think it will happen UK AM time.

  15. Definitely not sleeping
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Got a few new triangles today. Loving 2022 so far………:-(

  16. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Can anyone beat 109 points benched?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      130

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

      137

    3. Noisy Neighbour
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      186!

      Amateurs

    4. Toalie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      203 😉

    5. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      103

    6. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Misery loves company!

      Any of you fail to C Mo in gwk 9? No, just me?

      1. TKC07
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        You're underestimating managers who captained Havertz in 7-0 home win Vs NOR..

    7. Boberella
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      98 so far. And 48 of those were from Dennis

    8. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      167 but I've gone with a strong bench because of Covid etc

  17. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    No price changes

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers, Ragabolly

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers RB

    3. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers Ragabolly.

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

      I should think so

  18. rjcv177
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    By these rules, next season teams Will have a great starting XI, a few bodies on the bench and no need to squad depth.
    If the best XI is not available they ask for postponement lolol

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      PL squads are 25 players

  19. jia you
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    DCL - Disappointing Covid Lemon

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Bravo

  20. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Will Wood go to Newcastle? Good retirement fund booster.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Newcastle ambition!

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Clean out in the summer window.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn’t mind playing in the Championship

  21. Karan14
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Leicester will be a couple of injuries or Covid cases away from having games called off during the double.

    Tempted to go without Maddison now.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Agree

    2. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Agree, might just bring in a city mid instead

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        I'm tempted to get Raphinha. Already have Foden, Jota, Bowen & Gray.

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

      wonder if EPL will grant them a couple of postponements in a row, I'm somewhat more tempted by Maddison now after the Everton game got postponed. Gives them some time to rest and recover.

      1. Karan14
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        They can't keep granting Leicester postponements also as Leicester are one of the teams for whom rescheduling fixtures isn't easy as they are a part of Europa League.

        1. vova
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          yep that's somewhat my thinking too. However, Burnley have a lot of players too so maybe the pressure to postpone will come from their side too, although they also have a lot of games to reschedule.

          1. Karan14
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            No problem to reschedule Burnley games. Almost every midweek is free for them. The fact that have Leicester have tough games from GW23 onwards and EL to deal with puts me off Maddison even more.

            1. Mreidfelt
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              2 years, 2 months ago

              True. I am struggling to find a burnley player that I want even with a dgw...

              Cornet would be interesting but at Afcon...Lowton is the only Burnley player I could find appealing when I really want to find someone...

        2. Hiiler
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Understandable but what do you propose then, if they literally don't have players. Play with less then 11 players or play with squad a,b,c,...... x. Squad b is accceptable to me , but any squad lower then b is not fair either. You might as well write a lost game into the table without even playing then.

  22. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Best defender to get in for James?

    I already have taa, Dias and cancelo

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I went for Regi

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

        Same

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Coady

  23. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso auto subs in for Maddison.
    Saka auto subs in for Watkins.

    All skill, no luck

    1. Casual Player
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I have Targett and nobody coming in for Foden and Watkins.

      Would definitely say you have demonstrated far more skill in building a team/squad.

      Jam is never just jam, despite what the haters may tell you.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, it is.

  24. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Newcastle fixtures! 😮

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Who would you bring in?

  25. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    well DCL was a good move lol.. got 1FT 1.3 ITB, how to fix this? Take a hit to get james + salah out?

    DDG Bach
    james cancelo livra taa johnson
    salah jota esr bowen foden
    antonio dennis DCL

    1. Jebiga
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Ronaldo for dgw?

  26. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Planning ahead doesnt work anymore. Just wait till the last moment. See the final fixtures and do transfer.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Thats what Keane and Dominic owners did 😀

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

        +1

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      thats what I did last week with dcl and gray before I brought them in for a -8

      1. Salan
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly.

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Its all just blind luck at this point.

    4. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      So casual

    5. Hiiler
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      This tactic gives you a little more chance to get it right, but you might still get burned badly, especially with DGW's as seen recently by everton and Leichester game postponement.

      I'm the one who was worried a bit for not having everton players for DGW, so in my case it was a good postponement.

      Although no glue what to do with DGW 22 now. 😀

      1. Hiiler
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        clue

      2. The Point About It Is
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Stick with it Hiiler

  27. drughi
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    This means leicesters dgw 22 is also off right ?

    1. Hiiler
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      No, but it might be, you never know. The chances off it being off are bigger now though I guess.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      probably better to avoid them and their opponent

  28. winchester
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Hey lads, have 1ft and 5.6m itb. what could be done here? cheers!

    ddg*
    taa - cancelo - reguilon*
    bernardo - jota - bowen - son*
    antonio - watkins - dennis*

    (foster* - saka - keane - livra)

    livra out for a brighton defender?
    could do watkins -> ronaldo?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Visit the Zambian witch doctor first to find out which games will get postponed

  29. Bggz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    The number of football games over the Christmas and New Year period has to be looked at surely?

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Baggs Klopp

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Why? Because teams refuse to manage the fitness of their players. They have 25 man squads for a reason

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

        Why do they need to play every three days suddenly? Cup replays could be looked at

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Suddenly? It happens every year. Jenas wrote an article on it to say that it never bothered him during his career, its just the christmas period

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

            Every year suddenly at Christmas it goes bananas for three weeks then back to normal. It’s a bit much.

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

      It's no problem to play twice a week or 5 times in 2 weeks.