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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. Rohirrims
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Think playing with 10 for 18 will be fine. Contemplating between Arsenal defender or keeper

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    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Both

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    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think need more in case more games ogf

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    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      How do you know you’ll have 10? I think you’ll have 4.

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    4. Top Dog
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I would be surprised if any games make it for the weekend

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    5. Salan
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      10 will be fine? I think 8

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  2. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning
    Give me oil in my lamp, I pray

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And your lamp meaning…?

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Filthy horse!

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  3. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    RUDIGERR!!

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  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The virus isn't going away.

    Do you want football to stop?

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    1. Rupert The Horse
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Neigh.

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    2. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Obviously not (x2) but it's spreading widely atm. A small break, get players back and them into their buddles we seen during project restart will help a lot.

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      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Its a shame the time of the year it might be canceled but what can we do... they haven't been as safe as last Xmas.

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    3. Scholes Out For Summer
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      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      yes, if it means players and staff dont have to go to work scared that they're going to contract the virus and isolate from their own families over the holidays

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      1. Top Dog
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Meanwhile everyone else still has to go to work and get in with their daily lives.

        A break isn’t going to miraculously mean clubs don’t have cases as footballers will still be mixing with team-mates, friends and family.

        Not sure what the answer is at the moment

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  5. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A. Vardy > Watkins
    B. Gallagher > Foden

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  6. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sell 2 of a) Dennis b) benteke c) Bowen d) livra ? I am thinking b&d

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

      I agree

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  7. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks just got to pick replacements who won’t then get their game postponed!

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Buy Villa players at 1:29pm 🙂

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        That is a great strategy cheers. Already got Watkins bit maybe get A defender

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        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, if Livra goes for me it'll be to Cash or Antonio to Laca.

          Get Watkins, if it happens!

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          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Agree livra to cash great pick - just struggling now with a 7.1 forward for brnteke !

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  8. dshv
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I am ready finally to do antonio to watkins hahah

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  9. Gunneryank
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hardly get to watch any matches live now due to working my arse off at a new job, but a Thursday off and a rare chance to catch the last games played of 2021 is a welcome riposte! Coffee and other...beverages...at the ready.

    Good luck managers!

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    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      "The education of a man is never complete until he dies"
      General Robert E. Lee.

      Best of British to ya's! 🙂

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    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same thing with me. But now I have Covid just to fit in with the footballing trend and modern mantra so should get to sit back and see loads of games. 😉

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      1. Gunneryank
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Oh $h!te...here's to your healthy recovery then.

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    3. MIGHTY JOE
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Enjoy

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  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Keeping DDG need another keeper Sa or Rambo?

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    1. I Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ramsdale

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  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso targeted from the off

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      - Sebastian Vettal, 2014.

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  12. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    So thay Pool team leak earlier on here was correct again

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  13. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guys is best strategy this week to only buy players playing on Saturday (just before deadline) in case sundays/Mondays games off?

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    1. Essan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. And don't worry too much about how many players you have. Hits not worth it.

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ok ta struggling to find any good replacements apart from livra to cash anyway

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  14. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    what on earth do I do with my team? Its in complete dissaray, my rank over the last few weeks has been anhilated. Getting close to hanging up my boots 🙁
    Who do you even bring in? any game could be called off.

    2FT, 0/0 ITB.

    Ramsdale
    James - TAA - Reg - Cancelo
    Salah - ESR - Bernardo
    Kane - Vardy - Dennis

    Foster, Davies, Brownhill, Norman

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    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Review it next spring when the league resumes

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  15. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    James misses from 5 yards

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  16. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    James big miss

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  17. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    James big miss

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  18. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    James massive miss

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  19. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Huge miss

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tell her to have a salad.

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      1. Gunneryank
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How often do you get to use that without people calling it out? Brilliant.

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        1. ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          It's an evergreen salad

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        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          First time actually. I’ll rinse it for a month and get back to you.

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      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Shite I choked on my food 😆

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        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Definitely wasn’t a leaf then.

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  20. DropkickMurphys
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Of course now you miss James, cuz I got you!

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  21. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    James erm erm, humongous miss.

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  22. HD7
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ronaldo to Lukaku... the best transfer so far this season for me 😀
    Yet another lesson that the initial plan is the one - I was set on Watkins but decided to go with Lukaku in the last minute.
    Oh well, at least it was for free.
    James Rudiger, I need you to haul!

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    1. _Gunner
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Same thinking
      Same move

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    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      There's no skill to the game at the moment mate. You can't beat yourself up over that.

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  23. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    In keeping with the GW at least that miss.

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  24. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    WTH James !

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  25. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    what size miss was that?

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    1. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Michelle McManus proportions

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    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’m not sure. We’re running out of erm, what do you call them?

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  26. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ah James

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  27. Mr Johnson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Reece is massively over hyped. Awful miss.

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  28. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount miss

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    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      She nice?

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      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Nice enough after a few

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    2. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Don't mind if I do

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  29. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    James involved!

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  30. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mount misses james assist

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