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

    2 more Kane

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

    How many crosses into box has TAA had today? Like 747?

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

    Salah allergic to Baps. My cup opponent has

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

      Pogba captain on for 3baps

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

      good. he doesn't deserve the goal either

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

    Really annoyed Martial didn’t play. Just needed to get that off my chest.

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

      Should play next one now

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

        Missed a juicy fixture though

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

    Rich on and already ALMOST got an assist

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

      Sake

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

    Wilson subbed

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Can't believe he trolled me for a 2nd season.

      Scared to sell.

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

    RicharlisON

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

      Or Richarl is on

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

    Sterling + Laca -> Pogba + Kane 🙂

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

      Same
      Laca could score though

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

    Useless Rich. Need Alonso/Haz no show for juicy AWB points

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

      Unlikely

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

      Might be blessed by alonso

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

    Rich on to block AWB cleanie…

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      🙁 same

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Typical!

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    In GW's like this it is devastating to have AWB 9 pts on the bench. Thanks Richarlison.

    Only Alonso to be rested now.

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

      indeed it is. digne too for me. benched em for snoddy, jim, doherty.

      palace cs looks dirty. i think it needs a wiping

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

    Playing 4-4-2 with TAA first on bench
    Will he come on for Martial for me ?

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

      Yup

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

        Thx !!

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

      Yes

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

    One can always count on an Awb 9 pointer

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

      Well I have never had the pleasure but hoping today is the day.

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

      Please don’t jinx jt

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

    Digne points locked to my bench now

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

      Digne and awb firmly on bench

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

    Sane and Sterling DO SOMETHING

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

      (Just Sterling.)

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

    Owner of sane, sterling and non owner of Kane and Salah...GG everyone

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

      Guessing you have haz and aubama then?

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

        Yup

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

    Get on, Richie Rich!

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

      He's on

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

    Sterling + Gunnarsson to Martial + Alli?

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

      Yes

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

      Eriksen over Alli if you can afford it.

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

    Pogba showboating

  20. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling, ya gone

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

    Come on Shaw score!

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

    cmon sane

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

    Kenedy was on the pitch? :lol.

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

    DIGNE GET IN

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

      Again?

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Assist??

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

    DIGNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

  26. *sigh*
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Turkey sandwich anyone?

  27. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    DIGNEEEEEE

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

    Bloody ell Digne

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

    DIGNEEEEEEE

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

    Digne on bench.....FFS