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

    KWP assist
    Eriksen Goal

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

      Who did you captain?

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

        Kane

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

    Chances of Richarlison staying on the bench if Everton is winning comfortable?

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

      100%

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

      high

    3. MTPockets
        7 years, 3 months ago

        zero

    4. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Well in Digne

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

      Salah please stay quiet

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

        Salah never stays quiet

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

      Eriksen to Salah 2 weeks ago somehow not working out so far...

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

        Dont know about you, but Salah got me lotsa points last week

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

      Digne 1st bench 🙁
      Martial no show 🙂

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

        jammmm
        enjoy

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

      Digne you troll. Knew it. Ah well, you're starting next GW - cue blank

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

      I am bad at this game

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

        You had eight freaking years...

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

          I know!

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

      ALBRIGHTONNNNNNNNNNNN

    11. Fer Fuch's Ake
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Albrighton Goal

    12. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Never buy into man city defense

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

      Kolasinac rested maybe? 🙂

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

        They'll be playing the kids if that is the case....

    14. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne on bench over Doherty... but got Lovren so yay

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

      Leicester score

    16. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      digne>doherty

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

      albrighton goal lol city are bad

    18. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      And that’s why I did Laporte -> Digne.

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

        No brainer. Did the same move 3 or 4 gws ago

    19. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne is becoming an fpl legend already

      Doherty is past news

    20. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brought in Martial and Trippier this week. SMH

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

      VARDYYY ASSISTT

    22. Fer Fuch's Ake
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Vardy A

    23. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Early doors, but not feeling good about Eriksen + Chicharito -> Billing + Kane after that goal :p

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

      Given his next few games... Lovren > Digne

      Yay or Nay?

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

      Which pool defender to get if you can't afford VVD or Robbo
      A)TAA
      B) lovren

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

        With their next fixtures avoid.. see above

    26. Firmino
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I NEED Richarlison to stay on the bench!

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

        Cue 1 pointer

    27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ederson one CS in 9

      Still not selling

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

        Same, but JESUS CHriSt its annoying

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          We'll get then back eventually. As soon as I sell theyll keep 6 CS's on the bounce so season keeping him now

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

      So glad I went w/o City defence after Mendy out

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

        Haven't had a city defence since GW6

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

      Mane fluffing

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

      Wow, city challenge fading

    31. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jeez!