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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. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    This 30 minutes is a disaster. Kane owes a goal, Son 2 assists. It's 10+ points here (with bonus).

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      18 pts for Kane missed

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

    Unless Diagne scores it feels like a 0-0 match

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

    I think I will go to sleep now.

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

    DCL. Do something.

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

    Kane dive in the penalty area

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

      Looks like it.

      Margial touch if anything on his ankle.

      VAR but nah...

  6. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Serious questions guys
    is Kane going to score a goal this evening?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      No

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

      Serious answer, my crystal ball says no

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

    Should be booked for that

    Embarrassing

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

    Penalty?

  9. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Pen to Spurs?? Or Kane dive?

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Clear penalty not given for Spurs

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Not a penalty. Saw the replay

  11. Baby Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Penalty I think

    1. Baby Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Kane to take?

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

    VAR check lol

  13. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    What exactly is Alli doing? He is on 7 BPS including the assist?!

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

    No penalty

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Thanks for your matchtime monologues Demba. (seriously)

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

    Pen to Kane

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

      Nopes!

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    At least Son non-owners can celebrate that assist not being given.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Did they withdraw it ?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        PL saying it is Tosin og and Alli assist

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

      Sounds like a wild party...

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

    Kane diving again?

    Shock...

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

    Not /o\

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

    Ummmm..
    So was that a dive then?

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

    Salah going under the radar this today. Zero mentions so far

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Just wait 2 hours

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Would love some points from him! not that they would make much difference, just want to break 60 points!

  21. beric
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Why no booking?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      It was small contact but not sufficient enough for penalty

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      It's just streetwise..

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Never happens anymore

  22. Baby Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    It won’t be a penalty, a VAR decision hasn’t gone for me all season

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

    When Salah / Bruno dive they’re cheats but when Kane does it he’s streetwise and should’ve won the pen.

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

      No see my comment below, blatant dive, I also hate it when he dangerously backs into defenders

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

    How come it's not a penalty

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

      Because he dived

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

    I have Kane TC, he's already dived twice, should be booked

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

    Throw us a bone FFS

  27. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Holgate Yellow

  28. Sloane426
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Where’s Fudgy?

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

      Season is over

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Must have a decent score this week. Only comes on here to moan.

  29. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Kane is such a cheat

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

    Kane should have been booked