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Injury-hit sides in action in two early-evening Double Gameweek 26 kick-offs

The narrative surrounding the two early kick-offs in the Premier League on Wednesday evening is as much about the players who aren’t involved as those who make the four starting XIs.

The most-bought player of Gameweek 26 is one of the most noteworthy absentees: Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) was transferred in by over a million Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Saturday’s deadline but has now been ruled out for around six weeks after undergoing knee surgery.

His club, Leicester City, are also without James Maddison (£7.3m) and Jonny Evans (£5.5m), among others, for their clash with a Burnley side who are no strangers to an injury crisis.

In the other game, Aston Villa continue to be without Jack Grealish (£7.6m) for their trip to a short-on-numbers Sheffield United.

Evans and Barnes are among three Leicester players who make way from the weekend, with Luke Thomas (£4.2m) also dropping out.

Nampalys Mendy (£4.2m), Daniel Amartey (£3.9m) and Hamza Choudhury (£4.7m) are recalled as Brendan Rodgers sacrifices a bit of width to flood the midfield.

For the Clarets, Chris Wood (£6.2m) returns to the hosts’ line-up and replaces Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) up top.

At Bramall Lane, budget FPL forward Rhian Brewster (£4.4m) starts in place of Oli McBurnie (£5.6m) in Chris Wilder’s only alteration.

Dean Smith sticks with the same starting XI that began the 1-0 win over Leeds, with Ross Barkley (£5.9m) again only among the substitutes.


Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Vydra, Wood.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Amartey, Soyuncu, Ricardo Pereira, Tielemans, Mendy, Ndidi, Choudhury, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Ampadu, Jagielka, Bryan, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, McGoldrick, Brewster.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, Ramsey, Traore, Watkins, El Ghazi.

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  1. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Villa double defence fail...
    Need a targett assist and Martinez pen save..

  2. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    That mental heath survey published the other day really hit the nail in the head.

    1. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Coffin

  3. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    We knew double villa def was dodgy

  4. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    That feeling when you switch to the Burnley game to check their score and hope your rivals Burnley have conceded but only to come back and see your own team Villa have conceded as well 😀

  5. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    not gonna complain he gave me a CS first game, now is up to Watkins to recover that.

  6. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    What is Pope doing.... Pickford's going to be #1 again isnt he....

  7. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Stones X
    Dias X
    Lowton X
    Martinez X

    That's my lot for the week

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Barnes?

  8. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    F*** this DGW.

    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      What a wrong with DGW? You get loads of points

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        4 points instead of 2

        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          This, massive difference that.

        2. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          In my dreams ... Cancelo - 2 points, Barnes - 1 point, Pereira - 2 points?

  9. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Tark header cleared off line

  10. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Who cares everyone has Martinez anyway

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      I don't, got rid in week 4 for McCarthyism!
      2 good goals: Have it you Burnley and Villa defence owners.

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Not the brave ones

    3. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      my main rival doesn't ... he's got Mendy who also got 10 points for the first match 🙁

  11. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Tarkowski very close

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      too straight at the keeper, 20 cm wider and it's in

    2. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Noo... my only differential

  12. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Villa cs wipe made less bad as have none of the 75% owned Burnley defence

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    As if

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Double Groan Week

    1. Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Double Lame Week.

  15. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Damn Tark, grab that goal.

  16. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Thanks Ihenacho for wiping cup opponents Burnley CS soon after I lost my Villa CS..

    1. pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Even with Lowton I'm glad that was wiped having just moved off triple defence for double City and double Villa

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Brewster 😮

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      His first ever shot on goal for Sheff?

  18. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Save #1 for Marty

    1. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      at least 5 to go...

  19. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Booooooooooo!

  20. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Martinez, Elmo & Lowton owner - naughty 5 minutes there

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      Same with Taylor, but we knew they were dodgy picks this week 😉

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        True, I expected Leeds to score vs Villa so can’t complain I guess

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 26 days ago

          I’ll take 8 from Elmo all day.. wanted a Burnley to cover the non WC crowd; tomorrow is for the points

  21. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Ederson and Pereira have not lived up to their expectations this gw. Looked so good in the team before the gw started though.

  22. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Just home from work, as a Pereira, Vardy, Martinez owner was looking forward to check in on FPL scores...

    Meh.

  23. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Pope owners same road as Martinez owners.

  24. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Back to hoping for that elusive Ben Mee goal.

  25. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Quadruple clean sheet wipe out within 5 minutes and bench boost absolute fail.

  26. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    On BB.

    Mee & Pope done me in already.

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Ffs Emi

  28. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Switched channels to see if Villa still has the CS. Saw 1 next to Sheffield. Switched back and saw 1 next to Leicester. 90 minutes of excited expectation killed within a few seconds.

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Dias, Gundogan & Foden yesterday
    Watkins, Lowton & Targett today

    Not going as planned ...

    1. The Point About It Is
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 26 days ago

      I feel your pain Croydon - My fail army consists of Cancelo, Foden, Gundo, Martinez, Mee and Targett.

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 26 days ago

        🙁 tough week for many

  30. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 26 days ago

    Bloody hell just realised that I have 8 players playing tomorrow!!