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

    Sane > Pogba paying off so far

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ah sh1te

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

    MARK BOUGHT IN POGBAAAA

  4. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What are the chances of Richarlison coming on?

    Feel sick

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

      Low I reckon. Sounds like they'll need defensive subs

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

    -______-

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane subbed?

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

      Doubt it, just scored

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

      check again

  7. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford involded?

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

    Jaybus

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

    POGBA (C) GET INNNNNNN!!!!!

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

    Kane and Sane, your turns

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

      Hah

    2. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Say it again for Kane please

  11. BlzE_94
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    KANEEEEEEEEEEE

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

    Harrryyyy

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

    Kaneeeeee

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

      Eriksen A

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

    KAANEEEE

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

    Pogba saving my GW

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

      Me too

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

    KANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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

    Kane goal.

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

    Finally. Kane!!!

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

    KAAAANEEE

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

    Oh no shaw injured or some chit

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

    Yesssss

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

    Ed W and Glazer dont look happy.

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

    Kaneeeeee

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

    GET IN HAROLD !!!

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

    KANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE JUHHHUUU

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

    Phew.

  27. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    (K)ANE!!!!!!

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

    At last. 8 points.

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

    Sigh

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

    Kane (C) and Pogba owner.....oh my word!! 😀