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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. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah dive FFS

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

      Cmon Liverpool fans. You complain about other teams diving. What say you

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

      Specsavers

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

      Pretty pathetic, really. But I guess if refs gonna fall for it, then why not throw a bunch of extra sauce on it.

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

    No returns for Kane Salah Sane and Jimenez

    Worst Christmas ever.

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

      Timing

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

        😀

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

      Timing

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Too soon

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

      ...

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

    Salah goal

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

    Who elseeeee

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

    Salaaaaaaaaaaaah

    Kane blank please

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

    Slah G
    No A

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

      LOVE IT

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

    Salah get INNNN Yeasss..

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

    What a dive by Salah. Ridiculous.

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

      I'd normally let these things pass but my lord

  9. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane go to hell

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

    SALADDDDDDD

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

    F**k off Liverpool

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

      VAR can't come soon enough

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

    Salaaaaaaaahhhh yesssss

  13. Zebrahimović
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Saladddddddd!

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

      Egyptian

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

    Should have just got Salah in for Sterling instead of Martial & Rashford lol

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

    Give us some more Mo. Come on Sterling

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

    RIP rank

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

    Never in doubt. Come on Mo we want More 😉

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

    He won’t start gang in tears

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

    I'm so glad I brought him back in

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

    Phew.. Salah finally..

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

    Salah is annoying me now

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

    How many games might Son get before leaving? Have held off getting him to my cost.

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

      Apparently till late stage of Asian cup. Jan 19th

    2. The 5% Team
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      3 more matches...but might get a rest in one of those I feel

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

      Another 2 at least, IMO

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

    I captained Salah and I am NOT celebrating such a dive. Absolute cheat. Hope he gets banned even though he won't because of the contact

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Are you saying this because you didn't own him?

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oops my bad lol

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

        If you read again, he says he captained Salah

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

      Contact is key.

      Went down easy, yes. Dive, no. Non owners tears, priceless.

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

        I loled as a non owner

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

        If we're giving that as a foul then football has gone to sh*t

    3. boc610
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      His arm was grabbed chief..who was it who stayed on his feet against Bournemouth?

  24. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Should be a ban for Salah. Joke refereeing.

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

    oh ffs. going as badly as possible

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

      told you Salah would put a nail in your coffin

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

        when exactly?

        and coffin not exactly nailed - still top 5k

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

    Hopefully give him the ban the little cheat

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

      State

  27. LaLaLand
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    anyone done any worse than selling Son and Salah for Haz and Sane before last GW for a hit
    theyve scored over 50 points between them since then

    1. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brutal..

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

      Andy LTFPL did exactly that for -8 🙂

    3. DantheManinaPan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I've seen so many moves in the last few weeks of people selling Salah/Sterling for Hazard - surely this was never worthwhile!

  28. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Salah does nothing in the game and then that idiot Newcastle defender decided to ruin our Christmas and referee fell for the trap.

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

      Don't blame the defender. That is not given 99.99% of the time. Idiot ref and cheating Salah

    2. pablo discobar
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ruin your Christmas. Get a grip you sad mug

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

    Need another goal from Salah and one from Kane and Sterling.

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

    Assist should be given if you win pens.