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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. Ravager
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Doherty > Digne an easy call? Wanted Doherty for Fulham but alas...

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne 3rd on my bench?

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

    LEICESTERRRRR YESSSSSD

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

    Wtf city

  4. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Will have to do Anderson to Pogba tonight since his price will surely rise and I only have 0.7m.

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

      anderson>pogba is not a smart move, especially tonight

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kane OFF

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

    Laporte to Digne?

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

      Certainly

    2. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      100%

  7. afsr
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    "Thank you" everyone who said getting Son and Pogba for Sterling and Anderson for a hit was a bad idea

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

      If you didn’t need their opinion, you wouldn’t have asked.

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

      It was... hindsight a wonderful thing.

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

    City wow....just wow

  9. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ricardo you beauty.

  10. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Foxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀

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

    Kane(c) fail

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

    HOOOOOOOLD LEICESTER

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

    City title challenge DONE

  14. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who else is scared to check livefpl.net in case they jinx it xD?

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

    Kane fail, fantastic. Shoulda captained Pogba

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

    Do we know exactly when son is leaving?

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

      Soon hopefully

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      3 more games

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

    Leicester!!!!

  18. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Pep will be ringing the changes now.

  19. afsr
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    And where are those that predicted a City haul?

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

    Couple of key players this week with a significant number of points. Sure I'm not the only one with none of them.

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

      Worse when you bench one I guess

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

    Robbo in cotton wool.

  22. FlockofSeagulls
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Turning out to be a decent gw, but chickening out of Son (C) at the last minute does hurt a little.

    Always go with your gut my beautiful amigos. 😉

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

      Yeah went for Kane instead, despite owning Son since Saints.

  23. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A Cardiff goal needed very urgently

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

    Hmmmm... can’t see Mo getting rested anytime soon.This Premiership challenge is for real.

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

    Son YC not Kane

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

      Cool

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

    Digne 17 pointer starring me on my bench

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

    Kane rested for Wolves...

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

    tell me lads. how green arrows look on Christmass? How 100pts look like?

    10 years I fail on Christmass

  29. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    City, potentially two losses in a row.
    Incredible.

  30. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    70 pts so far and Liverpool going 7 pts clear. Epic da and still 2 to play.
    Avoided Man City assists thankfully.

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

      Keep us updated