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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. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KWP 3x assist

  2. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KWPPPPPP

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

    Where did Walker-Peters come from

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

    Kane involved in celebrations...

  5. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Jeez Kane will be dragged off to rest at this rate

  6. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    3-0 no Kane! USELESS

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

    Well done KWP cappers!

    1. Dannyb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      There will be one surely haha.

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

    WTF... KWP 3 assists?

    And still no Kane 🙁

  9. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KWP X 3 ASSISTSSSS

  10. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane (c) FAIL

  11. Rash
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane involved in celebrations

  12. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KWP essential!

  13. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If Kane blanks today then that's my transfer sorted for tonight.

    1. Black Knights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      They’re absolutely smashing everyone, with easy games to come. Matter of time before he goes big.

      1. Dannyb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I'll just get a spurs midfielder that doesn't cost 12.5m then.

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Blank or not he's gone

  14. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    City signed the wrong Kyle Walker

  15. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Knee jerk I know but Kane is out for me. Spurs have too many scorers. I want a one man team for 12.5m

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

    #Patch

    KWP = Da Nu KDB

  17. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    3 goals and no involvment Kane what the heck

  18. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    We have like 70% possession vs Cardiff, not used to this, need to stop overplaying here and finish it off. Oh for a striker!

  19. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KWP hat-trick of assists

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

    Can’t see Poch bringing Kane on now.

  21. Fassy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Cleansheet gone for Everton

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

    Where tf is Kane

  23. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane out at half time muhahahaha 😀

  24. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne CS gone

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

    wtf Walker-Peters with 3 ASSISTS in 30 minutes

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

    Burnley goal

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

    Kane will get one

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

    KwP giving Trippier a fight for his spot.

  29. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KWP just broke the internet

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

    Spurs will protect the CS now. They'll let Eriksen and Kane go off for a rest after HT.