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28 December 2019 1600 comments
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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.

  1. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Dneeyyyyyyy

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      He's the man for a scrap tbf

  2. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Guilbert lost his place. Seems I need to prioritize Toffee defender over DCL.

  3. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Half way through the season. Anyone think Liverpool won’t win the league. Almost certain right?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      95 percent

    2. DF
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      if anyone can lose it from here it's Liverpool. Here's hoping.

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Only Liverpool supporters

      They know how easy things can be stolen

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

    HEATON 🙁

  5. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Based Troy

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

    Who assisted Cojones?

  7. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton cleanie gone 🙁

  8. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    lol almoron

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Almiroff

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Injury ?

  10. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton CS gone

  11. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton is even worse than De Gea

    1. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Rough. That whole instance happens in less than a second. He's got himself off the floor well to attempt the second save and it just sneaks under his body

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Heaton got me 10pts last GW... got rid on my WC this week 😛

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    How much did Almiron cost again?

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

    did Foster assist Deeney by any chance? 🙂

    1. RD
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      No it's Doucore

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

        thanks 🙁

  14. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Almiron back to normal.

  15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Candle in the Deeney,
    Nice one Elton!

  16. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Absolute joke losing my Villa cleanie

    1. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Season ender????

  17. Riggs
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ryan Button
    TAA Soyuncy Rico Kelly Lundstram
    KDB Sterling KDB Alli Cantwell
    Rashford Jimenez Vardy
    2 FT
    Any ideas how to bring in Liverpool attacking asset?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      One of your KDB to Mane

      1. Riggs
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry --Madisson Sterling KDB Alli Cantwell-- is the midfield

    2. Chirsbom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Sacrifice someone else. Cant have them all...

      1. Riggs
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry --Madisson Sterling KDB Alli Cantwell-- is the midfield

  18. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Thats what Villa get for benching Freddie

  19. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Walcott is terrible
    Wenger sure knew when to cash in

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      How the hell did he score a hat-trick for England?

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Wally off, Coleman on and push Sidibe up the pitch imo.

  20. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    How can these absolute donkeys form an attacking trio for a PL side. Almiron, Joelinton and Carroll are total gash...

    Unironically their defenders would do better in the front 3 than any of them

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Their defenders have scored more goals that their entire strikeforce combined.
      Defenders as strikers, Steve Bruce bringing back Total Football.

    2. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I still rate carroll. He wins every header and holds the ball up pretty well. For a player past his prime and post injury, I reckon he puts in a shift. Does a lot of support play, just too many muppets up front for Newcastle.

  21. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Holgate yellow

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      That's what you get for not using colgate

  22. Rash
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Going off the headline, I was under the impression ings was starting?

    Hopefully shows up 2nd half

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

    Grealish CS point gone ....

  24. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Goalinton YC.

  25. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Get El Ghazi on!!! need some points

  26. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Amazon steered clear of these games..

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Really missing not watching all the games live?

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        not these ones

  27. tm245
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Cheap #9s scoring, come on Ings, your turn soon.

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

    -1 at half time with 3 players 🙁

  29. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone not use their wildcard ? I had two free transfers but still like my team and saw no need for the wildcard

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      I used it but only made 3 changes...didn't need to use it really.

  30. DF
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    here, does anyone know if you move house mid season and change your country on fpl, does it go ahead and stick you in the new country league?

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not a question heard every day on here ....