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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. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Richa is a legend

  2. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Please God...Luiz or Anderson should not play a single minute this week..please just grant me this

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Unless F.Anderson hauls big time..

  3. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    sterling-> salah for free ?

  4. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Need Hazard (c) to score 8 goals

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

      A modest request

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

    Spurs 2nd 😮

  6. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Digne with the Assist!

    1. Alli 3',17',64�…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      siggy got the assist not digne..

    2. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You're kidding?

      1. Patch
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        It just got changed

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No

  7. Dele
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    D I G N E

    Coming off the bench...

    Luverly.

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Same mate sweet ain't it

  8. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Would you prefer Pogba over Eriksen?

  9. suddenorgan
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Digne to start next game?

  10. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    One more RIchyyyy please

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

      He's already in the shower 😀

  11. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who got assist for Richa goal?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy

    2. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy I think

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Digne

    4. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sig

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

      Dcl I think

    6. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      DIGNE

      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Actually Siggy

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

    All I want for xmas is a no-show from at least one of Alonso or Snoddy

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Should have captained Digne. F*** that guy has done well this GW.

    1. Ravager
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Should have gotten him in personally lol

  14. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Wow.

    What to do with this sh*t show?

    Lloris
    Luiz Kola AWB
    Sterling Sane Martial Anderson
    Auba Kane Wilson

    Subs: Balbuena Bennett Guendouzi

    Happy to take hits at this point. I’m 32 short of where I would be if I didn’t hold my FT so nothing to lose I feel.

  15. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What a rollercoaster GW so far.

  16. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Digne in for Doherty??

    1. Midlands Saint73
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      No have both

  17. sweglet
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    digne and salah are both kings

  18. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which one is the best option?
    A. Salah + Fraser >> Hazard + Pogba
    B. Anderson + Fraser >> Pogba + Deulofeu/Snodgrass
    C. Anderson + Fraser >> Maddison + Pereyra

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Congrats next GWs Sterling owners! He will definitely haul now that I remove him from my team.

  20. BigBillyBass
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I am genuinely perplexed as to why anyone would bench Digne against Burnley

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

      Better options on paper in other games

    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The fact they let in 6 last time perhaps?

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nice knee jerk

      2. BigBillyBass
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Against Spurs

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

      youve friggin posted this so many times, and got responses.

    4. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Because Everton had just conceded 6 in the previous game?

      1. BigBillyBass
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Against Spurs

    5. MTPockets
        7 years, 2 months ago

        still an everton defender

      • Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I nearly did it as had Digne AWB Kola and Doherty

        Narrowed it down to Digne and AWB.

        I actually thought AWB had the best fixture clean sheet wise but benched him for the attacking threat of Digne

    6. A.T
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Boom back of the net, goals mmm lovely. Int football brilliant.

      1. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I fear few from this crowd will get that reference.

        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          ‘‘Twas always thus 😉

    7. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      richy got a YC as well?

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Fpl drunk right now

      2. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, last min

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

        Took jersey off celebrating

    8. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pep must be fuming. He will surely make plenty of changes next game.

    9. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A) Lovren > Digne
      B) Doherty > Digne

      1. waitinginthelonggrass
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        B for me

      2. Planet Jo
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Both. Get as much Digne as you can!

    10. Only a Hazard of time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      AWB and Digne on my bench aaaaaaaaaargh

    11. Madderegern
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Horror GW .....

    12. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Desperate for an Auba (c) and Laca haul, Salah > sterling will go down as the worst transfer in my FPL history

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        But Fraser > Pogba is one of my best

    13. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I’ll quote myself from yesterday (replying to someone deciding between Kolasinac and Digne):
      “Digne conceded 6 on Sunday, you can bench him and feel good about it.”
      sry

      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Was that me? Cus that's what I did.

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

      Robbie Mustoe just labelled the Salah incident "a dive" - for what that's worth.

    15. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      58 with Auba, Hazard, Alonso, Fabianski and Ings to play.
      Dreamland!