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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. rowdog24
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I was going to get rid of Laporte and Fraser this week. There were always 2 options:

    A) Martial and Holebas
    B) Lingard and Lovren

    I picked A...

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

    Burnley are the pits

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

    When is this guy going for that Asian cup thingy?

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

      First or Second week of Jan

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

      after his next 4 goals

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

      Three more games yet

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

    Kane (C) fail again ffs, off soon I think

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

      It's been 25 minutes...relax mate

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ultimate knee jerk.

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

    dreamy start to the WC team only points I've got so far are camped on my bench in the form of lucas digne. fpl never fails to deliver

  6. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Toffees three up.

    Richarlison must have loads of points.

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

      gonna be a 1pt 92nd minute sub job

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

    Trippier should be on 2 assists right now...

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

      If only it worked like that 😆

      I’m waiting my points for Richarlisons hatty 😉

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

    my son to sane transfer before last GW is a gift that keeps giving 🙁

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

      I did Sane ➡ Son this gw. 😀

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

        nice

    2. Olivier Bernards watch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      tell me about it...i did son to fanderson. it's giving me heart problems

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

    Kane will be off at 60 mins at this rate.

  10. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How the actual fark can City never keep a cleanie?

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

      No Fernandinho. No.1 priority is to buy a DM to replace him and use him as backup.

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

        Yep, they'll go all out for De Jong I reckon

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      They dont allow much chances because of possesion, but when they do make mistakes, they are very exposed because of the way they play. Have not had a city defender since Mendy got injured

  11. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    So many goals, so few in my team.

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Sean dysche has to go.

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

    score kane dammit

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

    Imagine Anderson (C) vs this Burnley defence!

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

    Let Richarlison go home, the game is won

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

    can some of my players score now?

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

      Not happening. Santa is not in the mood to give fpl gifts

    2. Champ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Quick walk. Cup of tea. Look away for a while.

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

    Rash FK incoming

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

    how’s mcity looking ? at work can’t watch the game

  19. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Digne 2nd on my bench zzzz

    Hope Alonso doesn't start now

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

      How? Pls don't say you played awb ahead of him 😀

  20. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    This son guy...

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Brought him in two weeks ago. Best decision ever

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

    Alonso to be benched tonight?

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

      I hope so

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

      Probably

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

    Where are the Pogba, Sane, Salah and Kane goalsssssssssssssssssssssss FFS

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

      Racist

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        ?

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

    Richarlison better not come off the bench with everton leading 3-0...

  24. barracuda
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ederson to Allison?

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

      I’m wondering about this, do you own robbo?

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

    Matic G

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

    pogba fk deflects over for corner

  27. teneighty
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Dammit! My plan was to get Siggy back for Burnley but fell hard for the Martial bandwagon...
    Well, time to get him back on WC then.

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Martial is a good pick.. have you seen uniteds fixtures?

      He just got ill. Bad luck

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah martial is a decent pick tbh
      Food poisoning is quite unlucky

  28. BlzE_94
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    MATICCCCC

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

    The fury on here if Richarlison comes on with 5 minutes left

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

    KWP essential?