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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. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    ok 3-0 time to sell richarlison 🙂

  2. Fassy
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I think the Eriksen goal is a owngoal from Lerma...

  3. Volley127
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Son goal

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

    Son of the pitch.

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

    Oh please feckoff Son

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

      This.

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

      Yeh, goddamnit

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

    Everton 3-0 up and their big buy is on the bench. Sheesh

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

      Not big after all eh..

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

    Son 🙁

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

    Whos got the armband for Utd?

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

      Big Dave

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

    SON GOOOAAAL

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

    KWP assist x 2

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

    Why would Richarlison come off the bench now?

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

    NICE ONE SONNY, LETS HAVE ANOTHER ONE/FOUR

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

    Son captain yeerhaaa

  14. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    SOOOOOOOON

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

    Here comes the son do do do dooo

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

    Sonny my captain yesssss

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

      Same yasss

  17. Burger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Go on my SOOOOOOOOON!!!

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

    Love you Sonnyyyyyy!!

    😀 😀

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

    KWP really taking his chance!

  20. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This is going horrible again

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

    Sooner Son is off to the Asian Games, the better for Kane.

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

    Would have captained him if I knew he'd start. Get involved Kane D:

  23. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    My Son

  24. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    anyone switch C from Son to Kane like me ? 🙁

  25. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Trippier dropped

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

    bloody hell. so many goals and the only involvement i have is 1st benchee

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

      Second bench here. And played Laporte.

  27. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Dropped getting in Son because he is going to asia.

    Got Martial instead:)

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

      That's still a good long term decision

      1. Winners900
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Just so annoying when it works out like this really.

  28. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Son (VC) decision is going to bite me, surely.

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

    Son scores...poor Andy 🙁

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

    God I wish Richarlison was getting involved in this