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

    1 more goal please Harold

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

      this
      a hattrick please

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

    AWB on 3 baps

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

      Ssshhh

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

      Shut uuuuuup

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t jinx it!

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

    City out of form, time to sell all City assets

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

    Another Kane another!!!

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

    We want more We ewant more KANE

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

    Almost Shaw G, Rash A

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

      Have both..

  7. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Time to get Eriksen in?

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

      Looking better than Sterling for sure

  8. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bobby off, Sturridge in

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

    Shouldnt be long until one of the shite buggers Sane or Sterling go off

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

    Connor Wickham off the post

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

    Kane sitting on 1 BAP atm..

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

      Needs another

  12. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Own up, who laughed at that Walker-Peters fantasy football fix suggestion? 😉

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

    Shaw SOT

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

    Shaw, shot on target

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

    Please score Cardiff. I can't stand both Digne and AWB being benched for Doherty Jim Snoddy. It hurts.

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

      Camarasa will score

    2. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cardiff will deffo score as he is my first sub and rule is that whenebver he comes on he is a pointer. When not coming in he is a 6 to 9 pointer.

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

    Rashford new troller?

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

    Mahrez warming up?

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

    What ManU def to get, Shaw or Lind? Who is more nailed?

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

      Shaw - attacking

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

        Cheers

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

    Richarlison comimg on

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

      goood

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

      Noooo

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

    Where is Richo/??

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

    Someone here advised me to get Martial in for Pogba and I obliged! Moral: just listen to what your heart says and not what someone suggests you on ffs website!

    1. Sterling Silva is better th…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only taken you 7 seasons to work that out? You must be a slow learner

    2. sunzip14
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      7 year using this site and u learn it now? I got that in 1 😀

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

    Need Laporte goal, Sane assist now.

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

      this...

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

    Dilva on for KDB

  24. Sif
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlison being readied

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

      NOOOOOOOO

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

    Sterling + Sane > Hazard + Eriksen (-4)?

  26. JohnnyMagrinho
      7 years, 3 months ago

      To all Kane captainers, you’re welcome.

      Feed the troll and he will score.

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

        Not enough once you add in Salah CS point + BAPS + extra pt for a goal.

        1. Sterling Silva is better th…
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Salah doesn't do Bapd

    • Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      4-0 get off Kane, he needs a rest.
      FFS Poch 🙁

    • Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I'm having a mare

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

      Sterling > Hazard ... easy decision really

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

        Yeah, can't argue with that. Maybe Salah... but these next two weeks are hard.