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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. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane will play till 65-70

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Poch

  2. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys, anyone know if Kane is on the pitch today?

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

    Hows Salah doing? No talk about him here..

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

      Who is he ?

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

      Toon very deep, no much space at all.

    3. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool game is weird. They're dominating but not creating clear chances...getting corners but meh. Newcastle doing decently to clog the middle

      1. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        This

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

      I did a control + F on the live stat page on the PL website and couldn't find his name...

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

    Oh dear, I’m having an awful week. Boxing Day has been terrible for me in recent years.

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

    Mata chance creating monster so far. Doing what I'd have thought Pogba would be doing.

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

    Sterling is a waste of space

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

      I really hope you're right.

    2. Barbarians
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely

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

      Not involved in the slightest, is he?

      1. Barbarians
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Plays deep. Toches ball once in ten min

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

    Francis dead

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

      The pope?

  8. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Never been a fan of Kane.... seems to be pleasing his owners

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

    Shakiri super FK

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

    U know though that no matter how amazing KWP looks today, that Trippeir is starting next GW. Which is annoying because Trippier pissing me off but why dicth when he will start

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

    Dubravka is so good. Deserves to play in a top team

    1. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      he does. we're top of the list of bottom half teams ranked by how much better their keeper is than the rest of their players

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

    Well this is shocking

  13. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Francis, down, not looking good.
    Stretcher!

    1. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Darn, really?

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      OFF, in pain gas/air needed

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

    Dalot playing better than Shaw

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

    Rashford greedy, squander a good chance

    1. Unfathomable Ruination
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      He's a center forward, what do you expect?

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

        that was rubbish decision making where he shot from the corner of the box when mata and someone else were liek free in middle. That was agoal right there if he pass to centre, he was well far out and crap angle.

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

    Could have made so much gains over xmas period just by owning Son 🙁

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

      *captaining

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

      Still can 😉

  17. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    5 goals in 14 min in Aberdeen Celtic game

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

    Have Digne coming in for Martial, which I transferred Siggy out for.

    Not sure if I should be happy about

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

      You’d have the same points with a FT if you’d done nothing so...

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

        well you have a point.

  19. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mina repaying the faith after missing last week. Good lad. Brought in Siggy too this week.

  20. puhd
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How come Lindelof gets no assist?

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

    Keep getting my Captain wrong 🙁 horrible season

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

      Kane will come good 2nd half

      1. puhd
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        He better!!!!

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

        Pray!!

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

      Likewise. Last few weeks have been pretty poor, Captain-wise.

      Coincides with me selling Salah, obviously 😀

    3. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Had no cap fail til the last 2 weeks smh

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

    Man U and Huddersfield both played pretty well there, gg so far. Man U should be 2-0 up tho

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

    Salah surely to come off soon to rest for the big games?

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

      rubbish

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

      Game isn’t won.

    3. Rsforstar
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      not until 2nd goal arrives

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

    OGS signing autographs at half time.. what a lad

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

      So much positivty. Smiled when Dalot missed that open goal, Jose wouldve been Jose. Guy is breath of fresh air at OT.

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

    Time to get rid of Sterling and Sane

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

      I hope youre right.

  26. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who's praying that Richarlison doesn't come on?

    1. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I’m praying he does, and scores

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

      I'm praying that Kane and Salah scores

    3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bernard’s has a few knocks first half, signalled to the bench once.

      I don’t think he’s fit enough to make 90.....

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

      Not praying but don't want him coming on

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

    Save pt for Ederson. Strange day.

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

    Any danger of bringing on richarlison? Laporte first sub not bringing much to precedings

  29. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    7 from 5 any good?

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        9 from 10

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        At least it can't be a captain fail if every player blanks