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Kelly starts again as Gameweek 15 gets underway

The first midweek Gameweek of the season is underway as Crystal Palace host Bournemouth.

Their match kicks off at the unorthodox time of 19:30 GMT as Amazon Prime broadcast the Premier League for the first time.

It means that their team sheet has dropped 45 minutes before Burnley and Manchester City’s as they kick off at 20:15 GMT at Turf Moor.

The key piece of Fantasy news so far is that Martin Kelly (£4.1m) has started for the second Crystal Palace match in a row after an injury to Joel Ward (£4.5m).

That suggests that the defender will hold down the right-back berth for the upcoming run of positive fixtures in the place of Ward – good news indeed.

The only change made to Roy Hodgson’s side following their 2-0 win at Burnley sees Mamadou Sakho (£5.0m) come in for Scott Dann (£4.3m), which may also boost the Eagles’ clean sheet potential.

Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke (£5.3m) starts up-front for Bournemouth, alongside Callum Wilson (£7.6m).

Harry Wilson (£6.0m) and Arnaut Danjuma (£5.8m) have been selected on the flanks of a 4-4-2, consigning Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) to the bench.

At Turf Moor, Bernardo Silva (£7.9m) comes in for Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) in the Manchester City attack.

While Fantasy managers are usually left somewhat perplexed by Pep Guardiola’s tactical decisions, it’s Sean Dyche, typically a 4-4-2 no changes man, who has named a pragmatic line-up.

Burnley have fielded a 4-5-1 featuring a midfield trio of Jack Cork (£5.0m), Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m) and Danny Drinkwater (£4.4m) behind centre-forward Chris Wood (£6.2m)

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Sakho, Tomkins, Kelly; Townsend, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur; Zaha, Ayew.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, Aké, A Smith; H Wilson, Lerma, Billing, Danjuma; C Wilson, Solanke.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Drinkwater, Hendrick, Cork, Lennon; Wood

Man City XI: Ederson; Angelino, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Walker; de Bruyne, D Silva, Rodrigo; Sterling, Jesus, B Silva.

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  1. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Nice birthday present from Jesus thank you.

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Happy birthday!

    2. Ando
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thank God

    3. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Happy birthday mate

    4. Ando
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      PS happy birthday!

    5. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Happy Bday Ole

    6. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Happy Birthday

    7. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks everyone

    8. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yours as well? Happy birthday to the both of us. You got the Jesus brace, I got the KDB blank (on my bench)

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden on KDB off

  3. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Looking forward to Rico off the bench for Mount jam

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

      😮

    2. Don Van Vliet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rico on 3baps for a haul of 9?

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    81.5% EO KDB blank!

    1. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Amaze-balls

    2. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Blank? CS locked in you mean.

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

        3 points is a haul this season 😉

  5. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling owners. Look away 😉

    Sterling Last 11 pl starts = 3 goals 1 assists

    Cantwell Last 11 l starts = 4 goals 2 assists.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That's horrible

      1. Ando
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He's finally gonna leave my team after this GW

    2. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The big issue with having him now (I don't) is that they play a manager-less Arsenal in two Gws. I think any one of citys offensive players can score 3-4 goals in that game

      1. JabbaWookiee
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You wouldn’t captain him though.

        1. PrettyDick
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          If I owned him for that GW I would probably captain him yes. Arsenal are at home as well, and they have absolutely no capacity or intention to defend. I think that will be that GWs highest scoring match

          1. JabbaWookiee
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            No you wouldn’t. Not with Liverpool hosting Watford.

    3. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I actually quite liked his positioning tonight, keeping for United.

      1. PrettyDick
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I think you're right to

  6. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KDB to Son?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Considering it with Alli (have Son)

    2. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That was my plan but after watching this game, and City playing Arsenal soon I think it's really scary..

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Even if Son blanks tomorrow?

      1. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ofc wait and see

    4. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      First 45 KDB was everywhere and his mates wasted some of his assists but second part he’s been playing even as RB for some whiles...

  7. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    When D. Silva plays more than 70min he always has attacking returns.
    Too bad he doesnt play often 70min...

    1. Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I am pleased with his points tonight(Did Martial > Dilva) 🙂

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Nice

          1. Party time
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Cheers bud

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            You brought him in with three games in a week!? I sold him for Son FFS

            1. Party time
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Yes... He got his rest against the geordies. All the best with the Sonny pick for tomorrow. Not a bad pick imo

            2. Dthinger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              I was planning to but missed the deadline

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Yikes!

            3. jtreble
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              D. Silva top MNC value mid. 🙂

          3. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            So proud of my KDB and Sterling combo

          4. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            take out kdb guys please 😀

            1. clempro
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              I did one week too early, to double up on Salah/Mane... hope it pays off this week!!

          5. Shultan
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            You know you're not doing well when the best thing from tonights game is hoping for a mendy sub to block rivals Kelly points!

          6. Peter Ouch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Rival has Sterling and Kdb.
            I will finally have a great night

            1. Big boy Bowen
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              If it's anything like last gameweek, 3 points is good lol

            2. JabbaWookiee
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Mine too. And Zaha. And Pope. Now Alli and Son (and TAA and Maddison) just need to do the business and it’s happy days.

          7. HonestBlatter
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            KdB clean sheet point confirmed

          8. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Which would you prefer?

            A) Kelly + £17m
            B) KDB & Sterling

            1. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              You could bench that 17m and probably still win

          9. PrettyDick
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Phew.. put KDB on the bench. First part of the experiment worked. Now for Tammy to start and score a hattrick ..

            1. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              He who dares

            2. clodhopper
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              KDB on bench cahones grande

              1. PrettyDick
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                It seemed like the best (least bad) option actually.. hoping Tammy (and the rest) reward it tomorrow

          10. Woy_is_back
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Epic fail for me

            so close on doing Pope to Guaita but though 5,0 for a CP goalkeeper hell naaaawwwwwwhhh

            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Is he really 5m? Had thought about that transfer but assumed Guaita was 4.5m. Feel better now as wouldn't have been able to afford him anyways.

            2. Peter Ouch
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Long term will pay.
              Just do Pope to hendo

          11. FPL Emu
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            McGinn is on 88% to fall with three red arrows on Fplstatistics. Think he'll drop tonight?

            1. mdm
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              No

            2. HTL
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              No

            3. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Can't imagine many are making a transfer tonight

              1. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                You overestimate people Jarv.

                1. Peter Ouch
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Too many talents here

              2. FPL Emu
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Hope not. I've got exactsies for Mcginn -> Alli, but would obviously like to wait until tomorrow

          12. ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            How were Bournemouth beaten by 10 men Palace? Crazy

          13. MagicMessi
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Sterling out KDB out that's nice to watch if you don't own any players from this game ..

            1. tajulariff
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Have Jesus

          14. Jordan.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            KDB ambling around never looked like scoring ,bollocks to FPL

          15. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Sterling is really annoying

            1. Sim Simma
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Majority of us sold him last week

              1. Bubz
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                For who?

                1. AzzaroMax99
                  • 7 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Son

                2. Sim Simma
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  KDB

            2. TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              FPL is really annoying

            3. Pacer.
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Sold in GW six. He IS annoying

            4. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Dumped him 4 weeks ago, looks a great move now.

            5. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              The time to sell was around GW 3

            6. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              The CL and England form kept us hanging on

          16. Feanor
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            3 BP for Rico is ricodiculous.

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

              Not really.

          17. Differentiator
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            KDB (C) bap check pls

            1. HTL
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Nowhere near

          18. MagicMessi
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Kelly any chance of bonus point?

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

              Nope.

              1. MagicMessi
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                I'll accept that happily

          19. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Sterling, KDB to Son, Mané for -4?

          20. Free Hat
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Otamendi on for a clean sheet.
            Couple of gws too late...

            1. Don Van Vliet
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Scuppered.

          21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Surely this will break the massive Rico sell-off?

            1. HTL
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Kelly looks a better option for the upcoming fixtures as a fifth defender.

            2. Hart-ake
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Have both Kelly and Rico. Think I may start Kelly most weeks now and Rico is fine as a 4th/5th def.

          22. Ain't No Holebas Girl
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Angelino actually looked fairly decent tonight, shame he’s not remotely nailed or would be worth a punt at 4.7

          23. Gudjohnsen
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Why is Dilva with 2 assists?

            1. Differentiator
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Because he cant shoot past the first man

            2. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Guess.

            3. WVA
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Should only have one but I sold him earlier so he's getting two

            4. Party time
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Because he got 2 assists

            5. Mr. O'Connell
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Quite nice of having Rico 1st on bench just in case. Cue 3 15 mins cameos from Mount, Pulisic and Ings

            6. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              PAL-BOU BAPs final.

              Only the 8 points for Guaita.

              1. Pep's Money Laundry
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Nice that's 2 points gained for my Pope to Guaita hit