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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. BigBillyBass
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne essential

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

    Digne second on my bench.

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

      this

  3. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lovren!

  4. hogree
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne first on bench... Could really do with Richarlison staying tight on that bench

    1. Srv210
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same

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

      Third 🙁

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

      Why would you bench Digne?

  5. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Scousers 3 - Rest of UK 0

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

    CITY GOOOAOAAAAL

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

    BILVAAAAAA

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

    Digne and Lovren owner here!

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

    did Bernardo > Martial 😀

  10. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Here we go!

    Comments pre cut off were Sane/Balbuena > Son/Digne, didn’t do it. Think I’m in trouble.

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

    AWB wow

  12. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I hate this game

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

    Bilva G
    Kun A

  14. SoShy
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Goals goals goals.

    Kane join the party boy

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

    Yesss Digne

  16. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Need Kane goal

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

      and Salah

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

    SPURS GOOOAAAAALLLLL

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

    Kun back in the mix!

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

    Bilva get IN!!!

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

    Martial in for a hit.
    Downgraded Alonso to Lovren to fund it 😎

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

    Eriksen goal

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

    No doubt all you lucky sods with Digne coming off the bench are smiling.

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

      I'll be smiling if Richarlison stays on the bench

    2. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A little sorry

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

      Why would he be on the bench against Burnley?

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

        I don't know - I suppose because they were smacked in their previous match ...?

  23. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen G

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

    Eriksen Goal whom assist?

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

      KWP

  25. Rsforstar
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bilva 2nd on my bench :'(

    1. Unfathomable Ruination
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You're joking, why even have him?

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

        I fancy bou to grab some from counterattack, so i started fraser. Oh well, only got myself to blame

  26. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Own goal possible

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs

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

    Kane assist wasted....sigh

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

    Digne and Lovren. Yeeeeeeeerw Haaaaawwwww!

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

    god digne first on bench hurts so much. bloody doherty and jimenez

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

      Same

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

    Digne first sub. ...started Richarlison so expect he will come on now