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Ings and Grealish start as Digne benched for Everton

Major changes have been held to a minimum in the 3pm matches in Gameweek 20.

Danny Ings (£6.6m) returns to the Southampton line-up after earning himself a rest at Chelsea on Boxing Day.

He starts up-front in Ralph Hasenhüttl’s 4-4-2 system alongside Che Adams (£5.3m).

Michael Obafemi (£4.9m) misses out through illness while Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) drops to the bench.

“This was the reason Danny (Ings) didn’t play against Cheslea, because I knew two games in three days with his history was too high a risk fir me. It is the same for Stu(art Armstrong), who was out for a long time and played nearly 90 minutes last game, so he starts on the bench.” – Ralph Hasenhüttl

Visitors Crystal Palace hand another start to key Fantasy Premier League assets Martin Kelly (£4.4m) and Vicente Guaita (£5.1m) while Jairo Riedewald (£4.5m) fills in at left-back for Patrick van Aanholt (£5.5m).

Newcastle have made three important alterations to the side that was thrashed 4-1 by Manchester United on Boxing Day.

Key midfield assets Jonjo Shelvey (£5.1m) and Isaac Hayden (£4.4m) are back in the side while Andy Carroll (£5.4m) returns up-front alongside Joelinton (£5.6m) in what looks to be a 3-5-2 formation.

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti has kept faith with the 4-4-2 system, pairing Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.7m) with Moise Kean (£6.4m) up-front and deploying Richarlison (£ on the left flank of midfield.

Perhaps the most important piece of team news for Fantasy managers sees Lucas Digne (£5.7m), the most popular Everton asset (12.1%) left on the bench for Leighton Baines (£4.9m) to captain the side from left-back.

Djibril Sidibé (£5.3m), who registered a 12-point haul in Gameweek 19, keeps his place on the right of defence.

Aston Villa have named a relatively strong side to face Watford at Vicarage Road, with Jack Grealish (£6.4m) potentially back in his advanced position on the left of a front-three.

Matt Targett (£4.4m) and Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) keep their starting berths after helping secure a clean sheet on Boxing Day.

Watford line-up in a 4-2-3-1 spearheaded by Troy Deeney (£6.2m) with Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) and Ismaïla Sarr (£6.2m) on the flanks.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Schar, Fernandez, Lejeune, Willems, Shelvey, Hayden, Almiron, Joelinton, Carroll.

Everton XI: Pickford; Baines, Holgate, Keane, Sidibé; Richarlison, Davies, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Kean, Calvert-Lewin.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Boufal; Ings, Adams.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Riedewald, Sakho, Tomkins, M Kelly; Meyer, McCarthy, Milivojevic, McArthur; Ayew, Zaha.

Watford XI: Foster; Femenía, Cathcart, Kabasele, Mariappa; Capoue, Hughes; Deulofeu, Doucouré, Sarr; Deeney.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Hause, Konsa, El Mohamady; Hourihane, D Luiz, Lansbury; Grealish, Wesley, Jota.

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  1. 1569Tippins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    No Webster for Brighton clean sheet.
    No Vardy vs WHM.
    Soyuncu and Maddison benched.
    Danny the horrible poison dwarf Ings scores again for his cheapskate owners.

    How’s everyone’s gameweek going?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Great i did Alli to Moura for a hit

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

        Same, season over

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bloody awful
      Except for Alli starting

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

      Season is extremely depressing

      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Worst one in memory for me too

    4. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Terrible except Kabasele (so far), Watford will probs concede a late one and I'll delete my account

    5. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Being carried by the poison dwarf 🙂

      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        “He’ll be injured soon” I keep saying... meanwhile he keeps scoring!

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

      All the big games left. Still early days. Ings is ticking along nicely.

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

      Am not the only one who was hit by the no show Webster then ? Brought him in on my wildcard and sold Ryan too for good measure

      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not good! I just brought him in this week for Pieters as my FT... wish I’d rolled it now

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

      All turned to mush here

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

    As a Guilbert owner I am kinda glad Villa got this.

  3. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Keeping Ings despite all the red fixtures?

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just 2..keep.
      Price will go upp

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs at home next. They haven't exactly looked watertight.

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

        As a Spurs fan I am keeping Ings on the field.

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      FIXTURE. PROOF.

  4. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Actually think West Ham might win....

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe. Although this is the kind of game where Iheanacho will get a brace

  5. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    is it too late to get on the ings train?

    1. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I considered him before he ever got going, and still dont have him !

  6. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    There is too much football on at Christmas

    Just ends up devaluing the quality of the premier league

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

      Mcity and lei were especially treated unfairly. less than 2days between games! ridiculous

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It is completely ridiculous. I know they say it’s traditional but things need to change.

      2. Hank da Silva
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wolves play Liverpool in less than 45h since their game with City.

    2. John Nerdelbaum
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm with you on that

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

      This round of games needs sacking off

      Boxing Day and New Years spray fixture should stay

      What happened to the games on Easter Bank Holiday?

    4. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should go back to when they played Xmas Day AND Boxing Day.

  7. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Zaha is out my team. Bye bye.

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Frustrating isn't he. Going to keep though. Norwich and Arsenal will give up chances and have bigger fires to fight

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

      Same, DCL in for Abraham and Zaha to absolutely anyone else.

  8. Unfathomable Ruination
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Has Zaha done anything worthwhile since his disallowed assist?

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

    And wow my wc team is in absolute shambles.

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

      I might only have 9 players this gw.

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

        'only' 9? I got about 5.

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish close. Probably last chance

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

      Was Grealish good today? Temoted to do Grealish to DCL

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Didn't watch all the time . Sorry

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

        Different positions

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings has proven me so wrong

  12. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Vardy, Maddison & Cantwell already down

    Still have Tammy, Mane & KdB to worry about.

    Could be a 8 or 9 player GW....

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kiko cleanie?

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

        Kept Kelly & Rico instead....not happy 😆

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          No Kiko!?! You've changed.

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

            Sad times....

    2. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      for most luckily

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

    Guys would you bring in Aguero on a 2nd wildcard?

    Cheers.

    1. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I brought him in on WC toddy.

      1. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Today

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

        Cool, on 2nd wildcard?

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

    Didn’t know Leicester had a league cup game today...

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

      That’s next : )

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

      Fixture congestion with Europe ....oh

  15. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Charlie Taylor and Lundstram coming on for the Leicester boys...great

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

      better than most

  16. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish > Sarr for free?

  17. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Djenepo consistently causing problems since coming on. A thorn on Palace's right side.

  18. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Game week from hell !

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

      Season*

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

        lol

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

      I actually watched the interview and im pretty good at telling when people lie. He genuinely didnt know

  19. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Guaita saving them this past 20 mins. My Word.

  20. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings on 3 baps for doing nothing and being gifted a goal by Kelly

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He could have scored three since then.

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

      Kelly cost me 7 points. Selling him

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

      Game changing goal will.give extra baps. plus he hits on target and good passing %

  21. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings goal ruined a double palace cleanie.

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same

  22. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sounds awful - but is Maupay to DCL or Ings kneejerk a good or bad idea?

    1. SB007
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      DCL could be the new train

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

        This.

      2. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        until Ancelotti brings in a proper striker in jan

  23. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry not sorry to those that sold Ings.

  24. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    FT

  25. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish is so frustrating to watch. Dives EVERY time he gets touched.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nah. He is great player his team is terrible

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sure he's a good player, but it's not debatable how much he dives. He isn't the most fouled player in the league he's the player who dives the most.

  26. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    DCL yellow

  27. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you Danny Ings!

  28. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    3 baps to Ings.

    1. Tiki-Taka
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Finally a decent captain choice

  29. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    With our injury list would of taken a point to be fair before the game.