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Another league start for Bale as Everton make do without injured Rodriguez again

Double Gameweek 26 edges towards its conclusion, with two early-evening kick-offs at Craven Cottage and the Hawthorns preceding the clash between Liverpool and Chelsea.

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion v Everton both get underway at 18:00 GMT.

There is plenty of interest in both of these fixtures from a Fantasy perspective, with three of the most-captained assets of Double Gameweek 26 in action.

The three players in question, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), Son Heung-min (£9.5m) and Harry Kane (£11.1m), are also among the top four candidates for the Triple Captain chip, with the latter backed by a Gameweek-high 239,588 managers.

That trio starts this evening, as does Gareth Bale (£9.3m), who is already the highest-scoring player of the Gameweek.

The Welshman plundered 19 points in the thrashing of Burnley and has seen his FPL ownership treble since.

Jose Mourinho has made three changes to his side, handing Dele Alli (£7.4m) his first Premier League start since the opening day of 2020/21 at the expense of Lucas Moura (£6.6m).

It’s all change at full-back, too, as Matt Doherty (£5.6m) and Ben Davies (£4.6m) come in for Serge Aurier (£5.2m) and Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m).

Scott Parker has also made three alterations to his starting XI, with Antonee Robinson (£4.4m), Mario Lemina (£4.5m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) replacing Kenny Tete (£4.3m), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Bobby Decordova-Reid (£5.3m).

In the other match, Carlo Ancelotti has made two changes to the team that begun Monday’s victory against Southampton.

Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) and Bernard (£5.7m) start with Allan (£5.2m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) dropping to the bench.

James Rodriguez (£7.7m), Seamus Coleman (£4.8m) and Tom Davies (£5.2m) are again missing through injury.

The fit-again Robert Snodgrass (£5.6m) is back among the substitutes for the hosts, with Sam Allardyce unsurprisingly naming an unchanged XI from the side that saw off Brighton on Saturday.


Fulham XI: Areola, Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Robinson, Reed, Lemina, Cavaleiro, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman, Maja

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Bale, Alli, Son, Kane.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, O’Shea, Bartley, Townsend, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Pereira, Gallagher, Phillips, Diagne.

Everton: Pickford, Digne, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Doucoure, Gomes, Bernard, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

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  1. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Actually, OG.

    Alli assist

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Looks like it

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Exactly this

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Jose genius? Brings back Bale and he’s a beast, brings back Alli and he’s a beast

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Beast? Alli? He’s been average both games and missed that

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Jose genius? Get out of here mate. Sitting 8th in the league with barely any injuries all year

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Tosin og

  4. Gross Blank Point
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Own goal?

  5. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Looks an og Dele assist to me

  6. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Bruno --> Son looking more and more to be no brainer for the next few GWs

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    If that's an OG, it's a Dele assist.

    Can't be OG, Son A.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Sherlok himself?

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Just wasn't sure how people were coming to that conclusion lol.

  8. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Any chance that goes down as an OG?

    1. Mika-eel
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Commentator mentioned it had been changed to own goal.

  9. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    100% OG

  10. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Sons been robbed

  11. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    I'm a Son owner, Biddle just said Alli's shot was going in but it wasn't

  12. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Need goals here Kane...

  13. estheblessed
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    I need that Son assist!

  14. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Seriously though has anyone had a successful TC the last 2 seasons?

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Salah last couple has been great

    2. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I can’t remember who i picked last year , never a city player

    3. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      30 from KDB this week. As things go that's a success

  15. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Son xA but no A

  16. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    One for the dubious girls panel

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Nah

  17. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Bale Son Kane triple up vs Palace. Let’s have it.

  18. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    FFS.

    Son (capt) here.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Site has it as a Son assist

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Sounds like that will be changed

  19. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Could’ve predicted that as a Kane C, son and areola owner aha

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Son assist!

    @OfficialFPL 1m
    Goal - DELE
    Assist - SON

    Fulham 0-1 Spurs (19 mins)

    #FPL #FULTOT

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      May change?

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Could do. They've given it on the app.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      No way, F off seriously

    3. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      This will change to OG and Dele A

    4. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      It’ll change.

    5. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Thanks

  21. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Probably a OG

  22. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Lucky Son non-owner here

  23. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Took Son out for Barnes and bought Kane for Spurs cover smh.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Did the exact same thing, funny how this DGW keeps on giving aye?

      1. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Yeah might end up scoring less than dgw19 lol

  24. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Newcastle fans relieved

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Newcastle fans elated

  25. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Holy crap I am cursed,

    Son and Kane owner, huge miss from Kane then terrible finish from Alli ruining Son assist

  26. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Hahaha... First Bale and now Alli.

  27. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    The fact dele's touch from that distance was going wide speaks volumes

  28. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Been wondering who's marking the West Brom attacker

    Maybe Digne on Mbaybe Diagne?

  29. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Dele assist, in Jose mind now he plays next game

  30. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Dele wastes Son assist.