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26 December 2018 2273 comments
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Six Premier League matches take place at 15:00 GMT today and there was mixed news for Fantasy owners upon the release of the teamsheets an hour before kick-off.

The good news for those FPL managers backing Liverpool’s most-owned assets is that Jurgen Klopp has named perhaps the strongest side available to him, with Xherdan Shaqiri joining Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino in a 4-2-3-1 for the for the visit of Newcastle United.

Trent Alexander-Arnold returns from injury to start, while Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk also make Klopp’s starting XI.

The 11.7% of Fantasy managers who own Anthony Martial were left disappointed, however, as the Frenchman misses out on the visit of Huddersfield Town through illness.

Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford all start, however.

Richarlison drops to the bench for the first time this season as Marco Silva deploys a wing-back system for the trip to Turf Moor, though Lucas Digne keeps his place.

Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane line up either side of Sergio Aguero for Manchester City as Riyad Mahrez once again has to make do with a place among the substitutes, while there is a start for Kevin De Bruyne in central midfield.

Kyle Walker drops to the bench as Danilo starts at right-back, while Leicester City are unchanged.

Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen all start for Spurs at Wembley, meanwhile, though Dele Alli fails to recover from a hamstring injury and Kieran Trippier is rotated to the bench.

Ryan Fraser returns to the Bournemouth starting XI as Josh King makes way.

Rafael Benitez and Neil Warnock have made six and five changes to their sides respectively, with Salomon Rondon and Callum Paterson among the casualties.

Jeffrey Schlupp drops out of the Crystal Palace XI as Cheikhou Kouyate returns.

Sean Dyche sticks with a 5-3-2 for the visit of Everton, while David Wagner has made three changes to his team for the trip to Old Trafford.

Burnley XI: Hart, Lowton, Gibson, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick, Barnes, Vokes.

Everton XI: Pickford, Keane, Zouma, Mina, Coleman, Gomes, Sigurdsson, Digne, Walcott, Calvert-Lewin, Bernard.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Meyer, McArthur, Kouyaté, Zaha, Townsend.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Bamba, Ecuele Manga, Bennett, Harris, Camarasa, Ralls, Hoilett, Reid.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Ricardo Pereira, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Choudhury, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Vardy, Maddison.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Danilo, Stones, Laporte, Delph, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Sane, Bernardo, Sterling, Aguero.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Salah, Mane, Firmino.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Diame, Hayden, Kenedy, Muto, Joselu.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelöf, Jones, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.

Huddersfield Town XI: Lössl, Kongolo, Zanka, Schindler, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Billing, Mbenza, Depoitre, Pritchard, Kachunga.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Foyth, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lucas, Son, Kane.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic, Francis, S Cook, Aké, Daniels, Brooks, Lerma, Surman, Fraser, Stanislas, Wilson.

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  1. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Love seeing the United coaching quartet of Ole, Carrick, Phelan and Mckenna group hug. Ole the official head, but its really fourbrains, with one heart. Brilliant.

  2. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane do something asap... need goals assists...

  3. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne yc

    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      good

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        don't be so sour...six points for a goal a minus one isn't anything too bad 🙂

    2. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Correction, that was for Gomez

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        stop commentating forever.

  4. Amey
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should have taken the hit for Digne 🙁
    Now Kamara coming in with magic 2 pointer.

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don't worry he might get a second yellow in HT

      1. Ross From Friends
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        second yellow? are you high?

        1. Patch
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          What do you mean Friend?

          He also can't keep a CS

          1. Ross From Friends
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Where is his first yellow? ARE YOU HIGH FRIEND?

            1. Patch
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Oh right sorry my crystal ball told me he would start racking up yellows...maybe when more Burnley goals come thru...

              1. Ross From Friends
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                sour non-owner on a zoot?

              2. Ross From Friends
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                hey just checking in on you...all good?

  5. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Having a mare. Can’t seem to string two decent weeks together. Did well last week, now I’m playing 10 players and on 8 points.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I had a good season until a few weeks back when I played my wildcard

  6. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    BENCH AWB OVER DIGNE THEY SAID

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Other way round**

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        😆

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That was the right decision so far.....

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        fail

      • J T
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Uhh.. yeah?

    4. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Laporte get out of my team

      1. Patch
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Worst case just downgrade to Delph...he is a serious luxury Mr Laporte

    5. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Has Kane done anything good?

      1. J T
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He started..

    6. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      City are a one man team
      No fernandinho no party

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

      Huddersfield bus parked

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Indeed. They'll have to come out at some point

    8. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone watching Bur/Eve, has Hart been at fault for any of the goals?

      1. BIGREDDOG
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Just got him in lol

      2. Sif
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        could have controlled the box better for the first from the header.
        4 in front of him the real culprits

    9. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      did anyone even mention siggy scored btw, saw nothing..

      1. Rhodes your boat
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        No but I’m happy with him sitting in my team still somehow

    10. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      What if Poch brings Kane along with him to Utd, to replace Kaku.

      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He’d never get into that United team

      2. InSaneMan-e
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Would cost a combined 240 mill though

    11. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne bby wat u doin?

    12. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Which ~5 defender do you fancy the most, Digne, TAA or Doherty?

      And who would you eye to make room for one of those: Laporte, or Alonso?

    13. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Moura G

      KWP A

    14. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Moura goal kwp assist

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        That's 3 assists!!

    15. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lingard close.. with that Pog pass

    16. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs GOOOAAAAALLL

    17. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lucas goal

      Walker Peters Assist

      1. Lilac Breasted Roller
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        WP is on a bloody roll

    18. Gentle_Turks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No Robertson assist? What happened there then?

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Newcastle defender headed into path it to Lovern

        1. Gentle_Turks
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Ok, thanks.

    19. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      KWP hat trick of assists

      1. Alli 3',17',64�…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        thats sick as a spurs fan, but sucks as i have trippier ffs

    20. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      KWP essential?

    21. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      COMMON 3 goals for spurs nothing for Kane

    22. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Kwp what a player

    23. bialk
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      KWP stop!

    24. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Where the FECK is Kane

    25. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      3 Spurs goals.
      Kane involvement = zero

    26. Mysterion
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      City bought the wrong Kyle Walker

    27. BigBillyBass
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      3 assists from KWP