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

    Kane is such a good fellow, letting his teammates do the score

    1. Son is Rising
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Good guy, great friend. Just a top lad all round.

  2. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane would of had a field day if he had started.

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

      *would've = would have

  3. HNI
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lol dont think I will mind downgrading kane for salah aftwr city match

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

    I STILL only have appearance points. Awesome.

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same l

      1. Positive vibes
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        *lol

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

    I purchased Digne for the attacking points. Hopefully he gets BAPS now because he has the winning goal.

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

      He won’t have when Burnley score again 😉

  6. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I captained Kane ...thats why he isnt scoring!

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

    Dalot sitter missed (Rash A) 🙁

  8. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Really hope Salah gets involved in the half time team talk....

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

      😀

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

    DALOT miss open goal

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

    Laporte,Salah and Kan(C) goals needed asap...

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

      This

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

      Well,you don't need Leicester goals

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

    Dalot misses a sitter, wastes Rashford assist!

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

      Find it encouraging that dalot was willing to make that run.
      Fantastic

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

    Tarkowski assist on my bench as well as Dignes goal

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

    Dalot miss

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

    Kane you had better bloody score!

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      More likely taken off at 70 mins to preserve him for next match

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

        As long as he scores before

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

    Ederson just made 23405 saves in 6 seconds

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Haha. Spaghetti arms.

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

    United playing like Baecelona

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

    Kudos to Walker-Peters triple captainers

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      TC

  18. FPL DONKEY
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Only two players with an EO > 10% in the top 10k have scored so far...

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

      Super Son!

      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I should've grown a pair and captained him FFS

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

    CMON NEWCASTLE FFS

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

    Cardiff parking the bus

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

      Palace will overcommit and lose on the counter attack

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

        Connor Wickham to come off the bench for the winner hopefully 🙂

  21. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte close.......to leaving Chucky ‘s team

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

      😛

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

    Rashford playing with great flair!

  23. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Well, this is a disaster so far. Come on Harry.

  24. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    kwp essential))

  25. Greek Shamrocks
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Laporte to Digne working out well so far.

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

      Digne legendary

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

    Rash wide

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Apply cream asap....

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

    Imagine KwP top scorer for this GW. Out of bloody nowhere.

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

      Hazard C still to play 😉

  28. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Harry off at half time?

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

    Robbo +BPS

  30. Fergus1107
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Comments on this wildcard?

    Hamer Fabs
    Robertson AWB Jonny Kola Digne
    Salah Hazard Sane Billing Pogba
    Auba Jiminez Deeney

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

      It's good but you don't like Kane?
      Guess you can't have all of them

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Son for a few weeks