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Two more teams get their Gameweek 26 double-headers underway this afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

Kick-off in the clash between Chelsea and Manchester United is at 16:30 GMT.

All eyes are on Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) from a Fantasy perspective, with his ownership in excess of 60% overall and sitting at 96.8% in the top 10k.

Over 14% of the leading 10,000 managers have made Fernandes their captain in Double Gameweek 26.

Thomas Tuchel continues to tinker with his starting XI, making five alterations from Gameweek 25.

Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) replace Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) and Reece James (£5.0m) at wing-back, with Andreas Christensen (£4.7m) in for Kurt Zouma (£5.4m) at centre-half.

There are changes further forward, too, with Timo Werner (£9.2m) benched and Hakim Ziyech (£7.9m) starting his first match since Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Barnsley in the FA Cup.

Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) is also preferred over Tammy Abraham (£7.1m) as the spearhead of the hosts’ attack.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer make two changes to the Manchester United side that beat Newcastle United last weekend.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) and Mason Greenwood are recalled, with Nemanja Matic (£4.7m) and Anthony Martial (£8.7m) benched.

McTominay and Donny van de Beek (£6.6m) had been injury doubts for this weekend, with the Dutchman also recovering to make the bench.

Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) isn’t fit to feature, however.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Hudson-Odoi, Kante, Kovacic, Chilwell, Ziyech, Mount, Giroud.

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Greenwood, Fernandes, James, Rashford.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 26 SO FAR…

The game-changing impact that Gareth Bale (£9.3m) exhibited in a 45-minute showing at West Ham last weekend carried over into Tottenham Hotspur’s first Double Gameweek 26 fixture.

Bale conjured up memories of his Spurs heyday in the early-2010s, producing a performance that was brimming with confidence in the Lilywhites’ 4-0 win over Burnley: his 50-yard ball for Harry Kane‘s (£11.1m) 14th-minute goal evidence of that.

The Welshman scored two of his own, twice latching onto Son Heung-min (£9.5m) passes to beat Nick Pope (£5.6m). His second strike, in particular, could have been taken straight from his 2012/13 highlights reel.

Bale was actually the least-popular asset in the Spurs starting XI on Sunday, with just 0.4% of FPL managers owning the on-loan Madridista.

He would appear poised to feature in his side’s second Double Gameweek 26 fixture, with Jose Mourinho sparing the Wales international for the final 20 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Bale, Son and Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m) all banked double-digit hauls against the Clarets, with the Spurs left-back teeing up Lucas Moura (£6.6m) for the hosts’ third goal.

Owners of Kane, by some distance the most-captained player in the top 10k in the current Gameweek, may have been feeling short-changed with their six points, however.

Kane wasted a stoppage-time ‘big chance’ that would have doubled his Gameweek 26 score after bonus.

That was one of of a remarkable seven chances that Son created throughout.

As for Burnley, a rare day to forget defensively and the first time that Pope has shipped more than two goals in a single match since Gameweek 7.

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Get well soon Harvey

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Need to take hit to remove him now

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Mee too. Shame. I hope he is back soon.

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Score prediction?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      1-1

      Gru
      Rash

    2. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      1.0 Jorginho Werner assist.

    3. acidicleo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      0-0

    4. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      0-0

  3. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Kane triple captainers complaining him to get 6 points clearly haven't had the likes Carroll, Sane, Mane as tc.

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Bobby Z
      :puke:

      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Zigic (TC) 😎

        Never forget

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      No lies here

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Got 16 points from Salah (TC) last season so is a fail unless Kane matches that

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        er ... there's something wrong with the mathematics in this statement.

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Even Kane himself like 2 years ago, got ill around boxing day

    5. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Duffy too. Zigic as well, Boby Zamora even

  4. Vamos Los Celeste
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Jorginho is benched aswell.
    Edit the title.

  5. MrZ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    GWD. Will stay away from you until then

  6. Amey
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hopefully United are up for it.
    Bruno© + Rashford + Shaw & Some other reasons 😉

    It's an understatement that I'm pretty invested in this game !

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Wan Bissaka you are missing 🙂

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Won't be unhappy if he scores. As long as Bruno assist it

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck!

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nice one good luck

  7. borispkpk
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Any one know why Aina sub out in 45mins?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Tactical

  8. FOMFF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Best Barnes replacement that isn’t Gundo or Foden?

    1. shaunyjames
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Raph (if you haven't got him and need an extra BGW player)
      JWP (punt but he has a double)
      JLingz (rough & smooth fixtures and plays BGW) hard one

      1. FOMFF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Good shout on the bgw players. Raphs got to the best player of the 3, but with 2 other Leeds, a punt on JLingz for the SGW feels better. Good shouts

        1. Gazwaz80
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          Jota is a good shout...

  9. The Train Driver
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Congrats Rashford owners

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Already scored?

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      cheers

  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 31

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Just noticed I'm still standing.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Well done. I was standing too but TM decided to cut me off 🙂

  11. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hold Chelsea

  12. Offside Trapattoni
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Best Barnes replacement for equal value who plays GW29?

    1. Fantasydreamer
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Saka

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Lookman

  13. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Let's go Rashford and Penandes!!!

  14. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    How times have changed. A DGW and only relatively few ManU and Chelsea players in our teams

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Not when they're better DGW options

      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        On paper 🙂

        1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          True

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Rubbish fixtures tbf

  15. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Annoyed didn't go with my gut & do Son > bruno on WC
    But can't get every 50/59 decision rigyt

  16. Flair
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    21 point swing on that last Kane miss ffs

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      How come?

      1. Flair
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        12 for a goal, 6 for BPS (captained him), 3 for Son

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 17 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          It's still not 21, sorry

          1. Flair
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 5 months ago

            😆

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Goal and bps

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      After EO it’s only 10 pts lost

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Good Lord this is getting complicated, heh.

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    And it was called A Luke Day

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Fair play nice fun punt, but can do anything at that rank.

      1. TheDragon
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Exactly - no one is making that move if they have something to play for

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 17 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        He has top 100 rank already no ?

        1. TheDragon
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 5 months ago

          His overall rank is not good

  18. Bob_the_builder
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso to come on at half-time and score a brace 😛

  19. Bushwhacker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea missing Werner’s pace. He’d be laughing.

  20. drughi
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    salah hattrick tonight and we will wonder why in earth did we not TC salah in a dgw with one fixture being against the worst side in the league

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      They’re bad but not that leaky

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Expecting 2 contributions tonight and 1 against Chelsea

    3. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      You realise how bad Liverpool are lately?

      No Hendo now as well...

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Liverpool have created chances - lots of them - game in, game out. Its got to gel at some point. They have not been bad at all.

  21. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hi....0.1mitb. Am I best to save ft here and start raphinha v West ham?

    Grealish may back back for gw28 and a potential double....

    Or do I lose Barnes for lingard and bench raphinha??? Cheers

    Martinez
    Cancelo dias pereira (dallas coufal)
    Salah bruno Barnes gundog (raphinha)
    Kane dcl Watkins

  22. Jon Snow
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Rudiger channelling his inner Kurt Zoumaldinho with a beautiful run from defence

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Will Bruno outscore Kane ?

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      yeah

    2. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Nope

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Dodgy pen ...

  24. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    All I'm asking from this game is a maguire 15 pointer. That takes some saying from a Leeds fan.

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Bruno red card would be good

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Okay, getting a bit old now...

  26. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Mount could have been killed.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Ref has got that completely wrong

  27. Bushwhacker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    McTominay is such a douche. How is that not a card? And how is it a United freekick?? Lol

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He’s wearing red...

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      How is it not a handball more like

    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Because he is a utd player. Been this way as long as I can remember and always will be so not not much point in complaining about it.
      In reality I suppose it has something to do with the level of support utd have and how many of these are referees with subconscious or actually conscious bias.

  28. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Pen check for united

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Hand ball x2

  30. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    United pen inc