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News December 24

Burnley v Everton becomes third Gameweek 19 match to be postponed

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The Boxing Day match between Burnley and Everton was postponed on Friday morning, meaning that we are now down to seven fixtures in Gameweek 19.

The cancellation of Sunday’s game at Turf Moor follows Thursday’s announcement that Liverpool v Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford would also be called off.

It was the Toffees who requested this latest fixture be postponed, with Covid-19 cases and injuries ravaging their squad.

Everton are next in action on December 30th, so it remains to be seen if their Gameweek 20 clash with Newcastle United goes ahead.

Burnley now have four outstanding games still be rearranged and haven’t played since December 12th. They themselves are Covid-free.

A Premier League statement said:

The Premier League Board has this morning regrettably approved Everton’s request to postpone their Boxing Day away fixture at Burnley.

Everton were due to travel to Turf Moor to play on Sunday, at 15:00 GMT. The Board reviewed the club’s request today to postpone the match following further injuries to their squad. They concluded that the club will not be able to fulfil their fixture this weekend as a result of an insufficient number of players available to play due to COVID-19 cases and injuries.

The Board this morning was able to make its decision in advance of Boxing Day to give clarity to clubs and their fans. We apologise for the inconvenience and disruption caused to those supporters’ festive plans.

The League is aware that the decisions this week to postpone three matches on Boxing Day will disappoint supporters, and understands their frustrations at a special time of year when fans look forward to attending and watching football games.

POSTPONED MATCHES STILL TO BE REARRANGED

  • Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur (weather)
  • Brighton and Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur (Covid)
  • Brentford v Manchester United (Covid)
  • Burnley v Watford (Covid)
  • Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur (Covid)
  • Manchester United v Brighton and Hove Albion (Covid)
  • Everton v Leicester City (Covid)
  • Southampton v Brentford (Covid)
  • Watford v Crystal Palace (Covid)
  • West Ham United v Norwich City (Covid)
  • Aston Villa v Burnley (Covid)
  • Liverpool v Leeds United (Covid)
  • Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford (Covid)
  • Burnley v Everton (Covid)
  • Brighton and Hove Albion v Chelsea (Club World Cup)
  • Chelsea v Arsenal (Club World Cup)
443 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Prem managers humanely breaking the metatarsals of fringe players as we speak...

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

      Escape to victory.

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      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        spot on....'make it a clean break boss'...

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  2. Feed tha Sheep
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on King Salah & Foden > Ronaldo Son & Bowen -8?

    I usually don’t like hits but 3 players who prob won’t play for three who should play and do well?

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe just King Salah to Ronaldo Bowen?

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      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Never thought of that move. Actually a nice one cheers

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        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          It's the move I'm making

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          1. Feed tha Sheep
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            You fancy Ronaldo (C) over Son?

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            1. WVA
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Yeah I think so, just! Love Son though

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        2. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Thinking the same, but I’m not able to get Son for free next week then

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      2. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Need to sell 2 to buy 2

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        1. WVA
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Hey?

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  3. Marco105
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale foster
    TAA Cancelo James Livramento Duffy
    Salah jota bernardo Bowen ESR
    Vardy Watkins Dennis (1m in the bank)

    Salah and Vardy to Son and ronaldo (2 FT)
    What do you think?

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  4. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Triple captain chip comes off brownhill for another week

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  5. WVA
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Can you see anything better than Salah King to Bowen Ronaldo?

    Ramsdale
    TAA Cancelo James Reguilon
    Salah Son Bilva
    Ronaldo Laca Antonio
    Steele ESR TAA Sissoko

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Obviously Salah is Bowen

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    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Think it’s the best if not keeping Salah

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      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Think I'm happy to sell with those fixtures and the way he's been playing and the fixtures of Ronaldo Son.

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  6. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Feels a bit like Everton postponement will cause a bit of a domino effect and Leicester and Villa will soon follow suit so they don’t have to face city and Chelsea.

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Expecting Leicester to organise an actual Vardy party to try and get some cases. Otherwise playing MCI and rested LIV in 3 days and missing the entire first choice defence. Ryan Bertrand vs. Salah?

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  7. Super John McGinn-
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Keep Salah or sell until after ACON, currently down to 10 with Gundo and ESR doubts

    Ramsdale
    TAA, Cancelo, James, Alonso, Livramento
    Foden, Gundo, ESR
    Antonio, Watkins

    Foster, Salah, TAA, Jota, Dennis

    2 FT 1.2 ITB

    A) Salah + Watkins + Alonso > Son + Ronaldo + Davies/Dalot (-4)
    B) Salah + Watkins + Antonio > Son + Ronaldo + Broja (-4)
    C) Salah > Son
    D) ESR > Bowen
    E) Dennis > Broja
    F) Other

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    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      C

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

      Sell

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    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I like A

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  8. WHUFCSmith23
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Currently have 4 players out. i can take a minus 4 to go Son, Ronaldo in for Salah/Antonio.

    Or go Minus 8 to get rid of Rudiger/Dennis and Salah.

    Those 3 players are issues for me so losing them is helpful long term.

    Any thoughts would be welcome.

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    1. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Son + Ronaldo are the prime captain options while Salah is gone. Getting those two in within the next 2 GWs with a relatively low number of hits is a priority.

      Taking extra hits to swap 6M cheapish players around is much harder to justify. If the player you plan to sell gets a DGW21/22 for a BB chip activation, trading that guy with a -4 for a SGW player seems less attractive.

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  9. JUNITED
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Free hit. Which one guys?

    A) Ramsdale Reguilon
    B) Lloris Tierney

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    1. Dsmythy
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Big A from me

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    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    3. sulldaddy
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      A and not close

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

      A

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  10. OLLY G
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Buy Martinelli or Bowen?

    Thanks.

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    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Bowen

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

      Bowen

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    3. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Martinelli looks like he has won the shirt. Him for me

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    4. sulldaddy
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Bowen

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  11. Dogs Of War
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Afternoon

    Salah + Gilmour to Son + Martinell is better than Salah + Dennis to Son + Broja right!?

    I maybe overthinking things!

    Cheers

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    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah

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    2. JUNITED
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yes but just to remind you that if you do Son & Broja right a few mins before the deadline, at least you know you will have bench (Gilmour) who will play to cover just in case if you have Man United players.

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  12. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Best Christmas film?

    A) Muppet Christmas Carol
    B) It's a Wonderful Life

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    1. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Die Hard

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      1. Critical Observer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Logged in to say this.

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    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      American Beauty

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      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I think this is a reply fail?

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    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      B from those two.

      Has to be Trains Planes and Automobiles.

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      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Still not seen this!

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      2. DF
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Thanksgiving not xmas.x

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    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Muppet

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      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Rude

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        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry, was an open goal! Merry Xmas 😀

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          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            😀 Merry Christmas to you too Jarvish!

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    5. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Lethal Weapon

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    6. Karhumies
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Die Hard > Home Alone series > other Christmas movies

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  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/dec/21/the-100-best-male-footballers-in-the-world-2021

    Cancelo on 63rd is a bit odd, no?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      If it included females, he'd be top 10

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      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        (I have no idea what this joke means btw)

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Luke Shaw not far behind him too 😀

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

      I think the fact that Haller is in the list makes this one null and void.

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      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Hey he's scoring every five seconds over in the Mickey Mouse league.

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  14. Manani
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    sell Rudiger if on WC? Got him for cheap so can only sell for 5.9m

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    1. WHUFCSmith23
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      The Chelsea decline is real

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

      Mendy off to Afcon soon as well?

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      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Benjamin might be heading that way if he gets a chance...

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

      Wont sell he is attacking

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  15. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Salah Watkins > Son Ronaldo -4. Yes or no?

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo rudiger Alonso tierney
    Bilva Bowen esr
    Watkins

    Foster Taa Salah Jota Dennis king

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    1. sulldaddy
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldnt sell players who still have a game

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

    https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/12/24/fpl-team-news-gameweek-19-covid-latest-plus-injury-updates/

    NEW POST

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  17. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Guaita, Saka & Scarlett
    To
    Bachmann, Martinelli & King

    Y or N?

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    1. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      -4? -8?

      King doesn't play this gw

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      1. FantasyHero
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        So no

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  18. Pedaso Pirates
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Salah and Antonio for Son and Kane??

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    1. FantasyHero
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Is antonio out?

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      1. lespaul
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        i think he is to his close friends

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    2. ManUtdFan977
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Swap Kane to ronaldo

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  19. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What is the latest on Antonio? Is he out for gw 19?

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    1. ManUtdFan977
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He should be back from isolation as he tested positive a week ago but just depends on training now there’s a good chance he’ll be back but there’s still uncertainty

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  20. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    You lot are killing me

    Absolutely 100% sure others games will be cancelled.

    No-one knows who to pick because of it

    Take a day off IT'S CHRISTMAS

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    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Fantasy football never dies, even with Xmas

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    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      And yet here you are ...

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  21. ringwraith
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I think it's a load of manure to have Spurs and Everton cancel matches against Burnley because their can't follow protocol. Injuries happen so that is a pitiful excuse by Benitez. Burnley have one of the smallest squads in the PL. Why is it that the PL goes the extra for the "big clubs" but, urinates on the smaller ones?

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    1. Stamford B
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      City had a game cancelled v Everton last season because one member of the coaching staff caught covid.

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