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

    Digne and siggy doing alright so far for me :)))

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

      Sorry for poor top comment

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

        That's okay buddy. Feeling good is allowed

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

          Needed after so many red arrows recently!

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

    My Siggy to Martial transfer seems to be really successful!

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

      You look at siggys fixtures?

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

    GGMU!@

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

      Matic goal

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

    Looks like Lindelof A

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

    Maroc Capitannnnno

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

    Feeling relieved as a Richarlison non owner.

    He could have hauled big if he started. Phew...

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

      Mmm meh really

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

      All his owners getting Digne off the bench it seems

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

        He'll be on for a 1 pointer. 😉

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

        leaves a sour taste in the mouth when you've picked him to start

  7. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lindelof Assist

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

      Finally achieving his potential 😎

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

    Herrera & Matic double up paying dividends!

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

      Youre taking the piss but Herrera isn't playing

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

    MATIC

  10. MTPockets
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't mind if someone from my team could score

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

        same

    • Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lindelof assist surely

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

      Fred yellow

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

      Magic?? You're not lingard

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

      None on 5 assists so far

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

      lol Matic scores, the one Man U mid no one has. Fellaini to be subbed on and get a second ^^

    • UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Didn't have the balls to captain Son ffs

      1. Black Knights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same. Just owning him is good enough though.

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

        Took it off for Haz

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

        Me neither :/

    • TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Rashford took the corner

      1. J T
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Flicked on

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

        Pogba won the corner. Pogba won the FK leading to the corner.

    • BRKFCTrueRover
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Should have captained son over kane!

    • Niho992
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Come on Kane pls score before HT !!!

    • Greko82
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Digne second on my bench. Martial and Richarlison first 11. Hope Richarlison won’t play.

    • Garlana
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Chances kola and/or Aubam miss out today? Digne laughing at Me first on bench

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

      So good to see OGS, Carrick, Giggsy , Mike Phelan and Fergie all involved with Utd once again. Great times ahead. Hope Kaku gets sold

    • LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If kola could not show and rich sit and relax on the bench that would be lovely

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

        With arsenals injury crisis kola will play

    • barracuda
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Dať Decker Ederson. Have enough, he is out. Whom for?

    • diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      So far - no assist given for Matic goal.

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

        None captainers the real winners today!

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

          Plenty of Son cappers here..

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

      No assist given for matic

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

      9 goals in 3pm kickoffs and my one player who scored is on the bench

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

        Same

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

      This is going terribly

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

        Salah will score soon to put a nail in your GW coffin

    • Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Two main transfer decisions this week...
      1. Anderson to Martial.
      2. Wait til next week to do Laporte to Digne.

    • Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only scorer on the bench as per