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26 December 2019 1924 comments
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Leicester and Liverpool have both named full-strength sides as the 2019 Boxing Day extravaganza comes to a close.

The King Power Stadium clash could prove a highly decisive one in this season’s title race and it’s clear each manager, Brendan Rodgers and Jurgen Klopp are taking it seriously.

Jamie Vardy (£10.1m) naturally leads Leicester’s line supported by James Maddison (£7.8m), Youri Tielemans (£6.5m), Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and Dennis Praet (£5.3m) in midfield.

As ever, the settled back-four of Ben Chilwell (£5.8m), Çaglar Söyüncü (£5.1m), Jonny Evans (£5.2m) and Ricardo Pereira (£6.5m) all keep their places.

Liverpool’s potent front-three of Mohamed Salah (£12.2m), Sadio Mané (£12.2m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) are all involved.

Meanwhile, both Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.2m) start in defence.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi, Praet; Maddison, Tielemans, H Barnes; Vardy.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold; Keïta, Wijnaldum, Henderson; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

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  1. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Think Richarlison/Abraham to Grealish/Firmino is worth -4?

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nope

  2. andre_c
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Did Son, TAA > Salah, Kelly !!! 🙁
    Thanks a lot Trent

  3. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    On Salah, seems very poor on the counter of late. Fatigue or bad form?

    1. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure. Very predictable and poor decisions all match.

    2. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Salah hasn't been that great. He did haul 2 games but mane still better

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Mane was awful today. Total shocker.

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Put one on a plate for Mane, was there had Firmino not been ; did seem to pull up a couple of chases so fatigued a bit. Klopp wise to pull him for Sunday.

  4. N00B
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I need some advice guys. What do you think about this move?

    Targett and Alli out for Trent and Grealish(-4)

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Won't sell Alli myself

  5. Superflymonk
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Incredibly, only 3 managers of the top 10 in the world own TAA.! Massive differential tonight.

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      TAA is only owned 28.7%, so seems about right tbh

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

      Consistent with EO in the Top 10k generally, of 33%

    3. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      They got that high by not owning him

      1. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Nope - they might have moved him out before blank

  6. Woyofthewovers66
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    TAA is basically a 7.2m winger in the best team in the league, takes most set pieces, has a great shot AND gets clean sheet points

    1. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      The same as he was last season.

  7. Kun Tozser
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    1. Soy or Aurier for TAA
    2. Zaha for Salah

  8. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pool racking up CS with Gomez as CB.

  9. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    24pts surely must be a record FPL score for a defender?

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Must be. Salah 29 and kun 25 are the only better hauls i remember

  10. Whazza
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Salah (c) locked in after that early sub. Although he didn't play that well..

    1. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nor did mane though, both wasteful.

  11. andre_c
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone else remove Trent this week?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Aye

    2. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yep. At 11.29 as well

      1. andre_c
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I did it at 11.26.

  12. Party time
    6 years, 7 months ago

    People still think robertson is better than Trent

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I think the answer will be owning both in the long run.

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Disagree
        TAA and mane are the ones to own

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          You can own mane too

    2. Whazza
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He is defensively. Which is the most important skill for a defender.

      1. Party time
        6 years, 7 months ago

        The modern game, wing backs are preferred to be more attacking than otherwise. I would rather have an attacking wing back than a defensive one(which is literally a full back)

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'm thinking about doubling up

  13. Kay317
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Do you think Vardy will get a rest next game? Thinking of upgrading Traore to Grealish to give me better bench cover. Yay or nay

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No way. Leicester one pt. In 3 games. They are now in a champions league battle.

      1. Kay317
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I'm hoping that's the case. It's a good game for vardy too

  14. Amey
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I'm upto 42k OR.
    Never been so high 😀
    I'm loving it !!

    Thank you Trent ....

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Would be funny if TAA is rested now after everyone bandwagons him in!

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Taa can have a week off if he wants 🙂

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Yes, he deserves it 🙂

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'd be happy to get 0 from him next GW

  16. SB007
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Liverpool and City rotation. Expect a rest from others.

  17. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pulisic to Salah or Sterling?

    1. Kay317
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Salah if you don't have Mane

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Ta

  18. Whats the Huth
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Top 10k average?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      42ish

      1. ActionJackson17
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Where do you find this info? Used to us FPL stats..

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

      42 with 1.5 players to go. One of those players is KDB. The other 0.5 is a mixture of Jimenez and Sterling.

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Unbelievable - if you own TAA. You’ve halved the top 10k average

  19. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Outfield players likely to start next GW, IMO:

    Dunk
    Rico
    Mount
    Salah
    Martial
    Ings
    Rashford

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Add Vardy and maddison to that

    2. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Alli and Kane, they could be half dead and Jose will still play them.

  20. WOLVERiNES
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Can someone explain what Effective Ownership means ?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      ownership and captains combined

    2. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      For example Vardy is owned by each and everyone by Top 10 but no one captained him then we will say Vardy's EO in Top 10k is 100%. If half of them also captained him then it will be 150%. And similarly 200% if everyone captained him too.

      1. OverTinker
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        *Top 10K

  21. Henning
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    1 Dunk and Aurier out for TAA and Kelly

    2 Dunk and Ings out for TAA and Ayew/ Greenwood

    2 with Greenwood allows me to get Son in for Alli when he is back.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wouldn't be taking Ings out this week.

  22. Regin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Fpl aside (non taa owner), this is the most one sided premier league season ever. Liverpool deserve it. Congrats to Liverpool. Hopefully man City and Co. Can challenge next year.
    Hopefully Leicester stay in the top 4.
    An absolute joke that a Liverpool player like mane or vvd didn't win ballon d or. Won cl and most dominant pl season and ever.

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Yes
      Pool deserve it

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe if Liverpool wins champ league again. They are a shoo in for a ballon

      Have to show consistency imo

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        What? I cant stand them but they've lost 1 PL game all in 2019. They're massively consistent.

        1. Regin
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          They are the new premier league and defending European and world champions. Wat more is left to achieve? If they win the cl again, they will be remembered even after 25-30 yrs

  23. Party time
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Aint nothing better than a Trent Party

  24. Teror
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Liverpool are the only team safe from relegation atm

    1. The Train Driver
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Could still get relegated for other reasons, so no..

  25. LE CHARO
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    That Son red card had much worse consequences than I could have imagined. Replaced him with Salah and reluctantly sacrificed TAA to fund the transfer, despite the fact I've always considered him a season keeper.
    Valuable lesson here

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Salah very wasteful. He had 2 matches where he scored big. But mane much better option.

  26. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison to Grealish for free a NON brainer?

    Or should I prioritize to get rid of Abraham for Ings or Jimmy?

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I did richarlison to martial. Aston villa easy fixtures are not over. Now too late to get grealish imo. Should have got him 2 weeks ago

      1. Regin
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        *are over

  27. Pino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Salah injured?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No

      1. Pino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        he was sitting on the sideline with icepack on he's feet.

  28. HollywoodXI
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Salah captainer. Don’t own Trent. Ouch.

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Ooof

    2. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Lundstram capper. Don't own taa. I can feel ur pain.

  29. Regin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Don't understand why taa was given the assist for a handball penalty. It was not a shot on target. Assists should not be given if a handball is involved.

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Non owner alert.

      That's the way it always works. The person who wins the penalty gets the assist unless they take the penalty themselves

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Its always been like this.

    3. OverTinker
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Lolz non-owners

  30. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Has there ever been an 8m defender in FPL? TAA will end up at that price

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Don't think any defender more than 7.0 at start of season.