Leicester v Man City match report - Fantasy Football Community

Taking a look at line-ups, goals, assists, clean sheets and anything else we could highlight that could have implications for FPL managers. We cover the Leicester v Man City match report. Covering eye test and key moments through-out the match with the help of the Fantasy Football Scout members area.

Overviewing the Leicester v Man City match can be helpful in identifying key moments in the match. This can then give FPL managers a good insight into which players and teams looked good, key injuries, fitness and even more to help us make decisions in FPL.

Line-ups – Leicester

Foxes striker Jamie Vardy (£9.1m) starts the match. His 2% of the games base managers will be hoping for a repeat of his previous match. He picked up 10 points for his goal, assist and two bonus. Defender Timothy Castagne (£4.6m) starts. The Belgian has banked five returns on the bounce, but will his owners be starting him today?

Set for the Citizens ???? ✊#LEIMCI pic.twitter.com/24VNBqMaBn
— Leicester City (@LCFC) October 29, 2022

Man City

The highest owned and scoring FPL player Erling Haaland (£12 .2m) fails to make the squad. Midfielder Phil Foden (£8.5m) also fails to start for the second Premier League match in a row. His 28.4% of the game base owners could be getting cold feet in terms of keeping him.

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XI | Ederson, Stones, Akanji, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Alvarez, Grealish

SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Dias, Ake, Gomez, Mahrez, Foden, Lewis, Wilson-Esbrand#ManCity | @HaysWorldwide pic.twitter.com/gYJUIL7Y9V
— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 29, 2022

Key moments

Man City remained dominant through-out the entire first half but Leicester were looking to strike on the counterattack.
Leicester goalkeeper Danny Ward (£4.1m) made four saves to keep the away side out.
The first half ended 0-0.
Leicester midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£5m) was substituted at half time.
Man City midfielder Jack Grealish (£6.8m) was fouled outside the box. The free kick was lined up by fellow midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (£12.4m). The Belgian curled the shot over the Leicester wall. He hit the frame of the goal but zipped over the line. A fantastic strike from De Bruyne to make it 1-0.
The game ended 1-0 to Man City.

Stand-out FPL performances

Kevin De Bruyne picked up 11 points for his winning goal and three bonus points.
Sharing the bonus points with his teammate was goalkeeper Ederson. The Brazilian picked up 10 points.
The Man City backline all returned six or more points.

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