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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. Totally !rre!evant
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    MCI LEI is a very good watch

  2. Greko82
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rich just blocked my Digne points off the bench...

  3. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne assist?

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

    Digneeeeee

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

    Seriously why would anyone bench Digne??

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

      This

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

      doherty jimenez vs fulham.

  6. GuillermoDickero
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne second on my bench - please don't play Alonso

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

    Digne second?

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

    DIGNE.
    ALL THOSE POINTS ON MY BENCH.

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

    alonso no show tmr pls im begging

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

    WowzA

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

    SON

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

    DIGNEEEEEEE

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

    SONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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

    Soooon

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

    Jesus Christ. Digne first sub

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

    Kola > Digne? Yay or nay?

    1. Jafoole_88
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely, but only for a hit

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

    SONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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

    Of course Digne is sitting second on my bench.

  19. Mattias
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    AWB and Digne on the bench... and then Richarlison comes on. Merry Christmas

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

    The plan was Son and Digne in 🙁

    I am going to jump over clif 🙁 seriosly. how it is even possible to have brace missed from a defender.

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

    Son brace

  22. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    SONNNNNNNN (C)

  23. UKG
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    OM Digne again? brought in this week YEEEEEESSSSSSSS, makes up for the Martial no show my other FT. 🙂

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

    Oh please Son just Feck OFFFF

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

      Aggain?

  25. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    SPURS GOOOAAAALLLL

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

    Richo assist?

  27. FC Hakkebøf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    FFS Digne again. Really!?

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

    SONNNNN

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

    He better be buried on a load of benches!

  30. YEAH PITCH!
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lol what a mess.