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Thursday team news as four further Gameweek 18 fixtures are postponed

16 December 2021 1890 comments
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Following the postponement of Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur, tonight’s Premier League action now gets underway at 19:45 GMT with Chelsea v Everton, followed by Liverpool v Newcastle United 15 minutes later.

It has also been revealed that a further four Gameweek 18 fixtures have been called off this weekend, which makes five in total:

  • Everton v Leicester City
  • Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion
  • Southampton v Brentford
  • Watford v Crystal Palace
  • West Ham United v Norwich City

The following fixtures remain on, at least for now:

  • Aston Villa v Burnley
  • Leeds United v Arsenal
  • Newcastle United v Manchester City
  • Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

As for tonight’s team news, Thomas Tuchel makes two changes for Chelsea, with Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic coming in for Kai Havertz and Timo Werner.

Havertz and Werner miss out completely, with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Romelu Lukaku also absent from the matchday squad.

Rafael Benitez makes five changes for Everton, with Jonjoe Kenny, Jarrad Branthwaite, Alex Iwobi, Anthony Gordon and Ellis Simms replacing Seamus Coleman, Fabian Delph, Andros Townsend, Demarai Gray and Richarlison.

The headline news at Anfield is that Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones are not included in the squad due to Covid, while Callum Wilson starts on the bench for Newcastle United.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Alonso, Ziyech, Mount, Pulisic

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Bettinelli, Christensen, Chalobah, Kante, Niguez, Barkley, Sarr

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Godfrey, Holgate, Keane, Branthwaite, Doucoure, Gomes, Iwobi, Gordon, Simms

Subs: Begovic, Lonergan, Allan, Coleman, Gbamin, Dobbin, Onyango

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Konate, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Mane, Jota

Subs: Kelleher, Pitaluga, Milner, Keita, Firmino, Gomez, Minamino, Tsimikas, Williams

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Schar, Lascelles, Lewis, Hayden, Shelvey, Fraser, Murphy, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton

Subs: Darlow, Clark, Ritchie, Hendrick, Willock, Almirón, Gayle, Longstaff, Wilson

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  1. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aghhhhh that’s put me out of the cup (opponent c TAA) unless Jota got the assist

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  2. Jafooli
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    Jizz

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    1. Rainer
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Watermelon hit the spot?

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      1. Jafooli
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        4 years, 3 months ago

        Always…

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  3. Rainer
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bobby assist

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bobby Dobbin?

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  4. The Suspended One
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    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent knocking a bps off Mo

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    1. Baps Hunter
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      Makes zero difference tbh.

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  5. Cilly Bonnolly
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    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    That puts me over eighty somehow in this gameweek!

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    1. WVA
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      FML lol

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    2. Gross Blank Point
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on 77, brilliant week for me

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  6. BIG TONES
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA Golazo

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  7. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mike Dean blocking Dubravkas view, lol. He wasn't offside so ok I guess.

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    1. Duke Silver ☑
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mike Dean is always offside

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  8. WVA
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    OMG quite a few went TAA captain on here too, fair play, don't understand it but congratulations to you all!

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    1. The Suspended One
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      VC for me

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      1. WVA
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        4 years, 3 months ago

        With Salah C? That's nuts with covid. Watkins VC for me.

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  9. Critical Observer
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not a fan of Chelsea but this Chelsea not being able to finish off the worst Everton side in decades in a match where they held the ball 80% of the time and shot at Pickford like 30 times is nothing short of flabbergasting.

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    1. The Suspended One
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Everything was fine except the goalkeeping

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      1. Noisy Neighbour
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        And Saul, a walking disaster.

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        1. The Suspended One
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          4 years, 3 months ago

          Oh yeah, that too

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  10. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thiago is a joke … how does he get into this side.

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    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      By making Klopp laugh

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    2. bombonera
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's been terrible today

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  11. Paqueta Rice
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    All the Trent captainers who have been mute all evening coming out !

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    1. Paqueta Rice
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well done all the same

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  12. Total Foot 5
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Got trent on vc, anybody w trent c? What a screamer

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    1. mcginnntonic
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      me lol been a horrible 85 mins

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      1. Baps Hunter
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        4 years, 3 months ago

        Is the stress and risk worth it?

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    2. Im New Here
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. Will outscore Salah by a little bit

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  13. EL tridente
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Goat fantasy defender strikes again!

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    1. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Too soon to be the goat but well on the way!

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      1. EL tridente
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        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nobody is even close Trent in Fantasy

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  14. DycheDycheBaby
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Jota. Need another goal

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
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      So much

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  15. Sun Jihai
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    3 - Shelvey (28)
    2 - Alexander-Arnold (27)
    1 - Salah (23)

    Thiago (20)
    Matip (20)
    Dubravka (20)

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    1. Jafooli
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shelvey 😮

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  16. The Knights Template
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA cappers unite!

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    1. Im New Here
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ayy lmao

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  17. Rainer
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trent is a joke

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  18. Babit1967
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mount no baps again? something fishy going on

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  19. Pukki Party
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Huge gameweek if baps stay like this

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  20. mcginnntonic
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    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    82 all out if this stays the same from 10 men.

    Not a bad week considering

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    1. Pat Bonner
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      It’s ok

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  21. have you seen cyan
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    ban anyone who did good this week

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  22. Bobby Digital
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Some rocket from Trent

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  23. Rainer
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Headbutt someone, Jonjo!

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    1. Jafooli
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Himself

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  24. sminkypinky
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Only had 8 starters this week. Luckily I’ve got Gray, Livramento and Cancelo coming in. Softens the blow for having even less starters next gw.

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  25. FPL_Crisis
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Imagine not owning all 3 of Salah Jota Trent

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  26. WVA
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    TAA only scores a couple of goals a season, how on earth do you have the balls to captain him?

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    1. Rainer
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      I heard he gets the odd assist.

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

        Nearly as many as Robbo!

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    2. Pat Bonner
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Multiple routes to points?

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    3. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Because he’s playing Newcastle?

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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Like Salah was?

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      2. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        And conceeded

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    4. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      7.7 PPG before tonight

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    5. FPL_Crisis
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      Have done it twice this season, almost did it again today.
      24 bonus points at the halfway mark (or near about)

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  27. BIG TONES
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Says a lot about this GW when I'm happy to see Wilson on the pitch for one point lmao

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    1. Chelsea Rangers Loyal
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      4 years, 3 months ago

      #me too!

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  28. Paqueta Rice
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    After Tuesday evening, with my only player being Bernardo who got nothing in a 7-0 win, I feared the worst. Only fielding 9 players and I’m mid 60’s

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    1. denial
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      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah Tuesday was a low point of the season only having Silva and taking out Gundo.

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  29. Mattdrid
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    What’s a good score this week?

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    1. Pat Bonner
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      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      50 around average I’d guess

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    2. MagicMessi
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      70 something

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    3. Gross Blank Point
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      60 and over

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    4. Baps Hunter
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Was top 10k and legendary managers' average something like 66 pts not so long ago(?)

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  30. Deulofail
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    4 years, 3 months ago

    Livramento to Robertson was a success

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