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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)
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  1. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Whens the Burnley quadruple gameweek

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bet Dyche plays same 11 for all 4

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

      Twill be a quintuple.

    3. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I will have Cornet if it is after AFCON.

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

    Doubt this will cause many Brownhills.

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Stop making a mountain out of a brownhill

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

      coud easily return double digits.

    3. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not for Mee

  3. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Its all about Pope!

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

      He won’t play I hope.

  4. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Talk of treble and quadruple gameweeks for some teams.

    Does anyone remember Birmingham's treble gw years back? I gave the (TC) to the legend that was Zigic, he got injured in the 1st 15 minutes of the 1st match #neverforget

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't say that you will wake up all last years Mane TC-ers

    2. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wasnt the TC chip introduced only from the Leicester season onwards?

  5. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with this lot? Have 10 players, rumours around other games being off.. FH time?

    Ramsdale
    Lamptey - James - Rudiger - Cancelo
    Son - ESR - Bilva - Salah
    Broja - Lacazette

    Bachmann - TAA - Jota - Dennis

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If you have 10 players sure not use FH

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

        Any moves you'd make to have a full 11?

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

      Salah, Dennis -> CR7 and mid?

  6. iL PiStOlErO
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bench Trent&Salah and sell Jota&Dennis? Or just use one ft?

    3.9 DDG
    TAA* Rudi Cancelo Tierney White
    Salah* Jota* Bilva Bowen D. Luiz
    Dennis* CR7 Broja

    2ft, 0 itb

  7. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Was there ever a quadruple gameweek?

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

      No. Possibly only 1 or 2 trebles.

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Has there been a treble GW before?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ask Nikola Zigic

      2. DF
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep.
        City treble in 13/14.
        I got 175 points

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

        Yeah sure.

      4. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Last season?

      5. Volley127
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Man United last season

  8. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Need help…

    A. Salah to Son
    B. Salah, Bilva to Son, Rashford (-4)

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

      A maybe. But Pools have Leicester next week.
      And why Bilva out?

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Bilva playing CDM and I’m not happy about it

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

          thats true.. am a bilva owner too..but other fires to put out..
          not convinced about rashford as a replacement though..

        2. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          But he's playing. Getting rid for - 4 is madness

  9. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Saka to Cornet in GW14 went well...

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Long-suffering owner here, had none of his returns

  10. acidicleo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    3 matches postponed already.
    Are we expecting more to be postponed?

    Any managers gave out hints of fresh covid cases and potential requests for postponement?
    I think FH could be too risky for this GW.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      There will be more postponements. Depending on what they are, FH could be essential this week.

      Also you'd get Salah back for Leicester (assuming you don't bench him this week) which is nice.

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

      Of course, there will be more postponements

    3. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I am wondering the same thing.

      Any word on specific fixtures at genuine risk or just a case of waiting to see what we are served up?

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

        Smith said Norwich, who have not played since 14 December because of the virus, had "fresh cases".

        "We are not sure how many will miss Boxing Day," he added.

        1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Hmmm, good intel. Loss of Arsenal would definitely trigger FH for me

  11. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    If you could only own one, would you go pick Kane or Ronaldo?

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

      Similar dilemma
      A) Son and Laca
      Or
      B) Martinelli and Kane
      Or even
      C) martnelli and Ronaldo.
      Thanks in advance

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Martinelli is unlikely to play 26th and 28th, Laca may play one and a half of them. Ronaldo will probably play their two games.

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

      R

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ron

    4. European Bob
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ronaldo

    5. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      R

    6. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ronnie all day long.

    7. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The fight for the least overpriced one...

  12. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rashford loves playing against Newcastle.. it’s him or City mid on FH and my bias might just sway me towards him. Anyone going with him?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      With cash not an issue, go for it. Getting both should also be affordable.

    2. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Going Mcguire instead

  13. Dannyb
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Salah and King to Ronaldo and Martinelli?

    1. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, looking at similar. Capping Ronnie I assume?

  14. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So another game bites the dust. I'm starting to wonder if these pre-madonna's are just using this as an excuse to have christmas off! What on earth are these footballers doing for so many of them to be getting covid? It really makes me wonder.

    These clubs have huge squads when you include the youth team players. I just can't accept that they don't have enough covid free players to at least field 11 plus a couple of subs. They should be forced to play the fixture even if it means having to play the youth team. It's pathetic!

    With so many clubs seemingly effected then it's arguably still the same even playing field if say most of the teams are consisting mainly of youth team players.

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What's a pre-madonna? Debbie Harry?

      1. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm a post-Madonna myself.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Just don't post malone

      2. Number14
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Prima-Donna

        1. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          OK yes! lol. I could have edited but still after all these years, this forum still doesn't have an edit post function!

      3. Hart-ake
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not the same playing field as some teams have had outbreaks, others haven't.

      4. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pre-Madonna’s

        1. Gubby-Allen
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Singers before Madonna was around.

      5. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Too much sharing the pipe with their mates

      6. acidicleo
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        they test daily... and keep getting positives daily which isn't a surprise as it spreads easily.
        having said that who was that player who used to get his 5th YC just before Xmas to get boxing day off?

        1. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          *The* player? Might have been a few of those, though some more blatant that others. I still remember Beckham unable to resist telling the media how smart he was by getting deliberately booked

      7. Reacher
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I agree I think the influx (over the years) of foreign managers and players is playing a part, all the top foreign managers who come to the UK state how crazy the xmas period is, me I'm old school, I love it and its part of the British football calendar,

        Id try and play every day for a slice of what they earn!

        1. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yep, it's an utter joke. In actual fact there are normally 4 matches over the christmas period but only 3 this year.

      8. PTC
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not only used pre-madonna, but you apostrophised it.

        For shame.

        1. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          yeah alright, I cocked up! I blame the auto text! lol

      9. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        top trolling 🙂

      10. Hairy Potter
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What are they doing to get infected? Spreading it amongst themselves during matches, given the physical contact and amount of spitting. Working day in, day out with a backroom of staff. Having training grounds shut down to minimise the spread when they do get cases impacts their readiness for matches. Having family including kids who could be passing it around. So they are pretty much like the rest of us in terms of passing it around and catching covid.

        Not everyone who catches covid is doing something wrong nor are they are to blame for catching it.

      11. Stamford B
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This thread turned out to be a bit of a damp squid.

    2. Reacher
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      When does a -8 to get XI playing player (that includes Foden) become a FH guys?

      Thant's my current situation, I'm tempted but the many DGW's ahead are currently stopping me

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

        Wouldn’t mind Arsenal / City games are cancelled to make the decision easier

        1. Reacher
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This would do it for me or the Chelsea game

        2. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah either of those games seals it for me

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No need to stress and overthink, just FH this week

        1. Hart-ake
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          free hit is stressful though

          1. Reacher
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Its more what I return too after the FH that is stressful, could be in the exact same situation

        2. Reacher
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          this could be the answer as we have 2 in this weird season

    3. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This is one big plot to finally relegate Burnley

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They'll still be playing in July

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This raises a serious issue. Next season has to start early due to the Qatar Corrupt Cup. There's going to be a period of over 3 years in which players never get a necessary rest. Expect a huge amount of injuries.

          1. Pacer.
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            They just keep kicking this can down the road. The season is on a knife edge and even that is for an undesirable outcome

      2. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They'll still be finishing this season's games come next xmas.

      3. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Been praying for this for years

      4. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Dyche masterclass to get 12pts from those games and survive the relegation...

      5. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

      6. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        would be good to never have to listen to dyche's hoarse moaning ever again

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Didn't even know he had a horse let alone a miserable one

    4. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Surely no one owns Everton or Burnley players anyway.

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Brownhill is pretty popular 😉

        1. Letsgo!
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Which no one will even start him lol

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

            would have in a depleted gw.. and a surprise goal or assist would have been a xmas present..even a 3 pointer with a cs and no yc.

      2. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        No one serious that is

      3. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wood, Cornet and Brownhill triple up owners in despair

      4. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I've got cornet but he was injured anyway

      5. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I think it’s something called a playing bench so that you don’t have to take a -4 every week … opportunity cost and all that 😉

    5. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsdale
      Lamptey - Livra - Cancelo - James
      Bernardo - Saka
      Ronaldo - Watkins

      (Foster - Salah - Jota - Cornet - TAA - Davis)

      1ft. FH, roll or transfer suggestions?

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

        Salah + Davis > Bowen + Lacazette?

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is Dalot safe pick or too much of a rotation risk with AWB ?

      1. Digital-Real
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Uncertain if the new manager likes to rotate the full backs.
        Wait and see...

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks. On first WC this week or in 20 so may risk it

          1. Digital-Real
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            If on a WC just get the nailed players from their backline, Mcguire or DDG. They have DGW coming up and their schedule is much better than other teams.

    7. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Needs to be an instant ban for people asking what to do with their team until thirty minutes before deadline.

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        The chance of actually getting a reply on a post 30 minutes before deadline are close to zero

        1. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          true. The chance of getting useful information in advance of the deadline is also close to zero now

          Gulp

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

        Exactly

    8. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      At this rate, we will be free hitting for a team that has 3 Man Utd and 3 Newcastle! Shelvey anyone?

      1. Dammit_182
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Of the Newcastle picks he would be number 3 vs United

    9. Sickboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Please remind me, if you have 2 free transfers in a week when you decide to play your free hit chip, will you keep those 2 transfers in the week after you've played it?

      Thanks in advance guys.

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

        are you a 12?

        1. Sickboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Look, I've already hit the baileys, ate way too much chocolate and have had some form of brain freeze. This fixture madness is not helping either!

          1. The Ilfordian
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Lol! It’s the Baileys wot done it!

      2. jammie26
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Should be an instant ban for asking this question as well.

        1. Sickboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Agreed.

      3. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        nope, just 1

      4. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Just 1 ft after

        1. Sickboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks everyone.

          1. ‘Tis the Season
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Unbelievable after 12 years

    10. jammie26
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      There goes my Lowton haul FFS

    11. Lignja
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      How is this WC team look?

      Ramsdale
      Cancelo, James, Lamptey, Davies
      Son, Foden, Bernardo, Martineli
      Ronaldo, Broja

      Sanchez, Taa, Jota, King

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Really good

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

        Might go Bowen over Bernardo but like it

    12. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bowen Martinelli Tierney etc. leave money to burn on FH...should be able to get Kane Son KDB and Ron in for the big TV guys

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Wouldnt go for Kevin even if I have unlimited budget 😀

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Its Kane or Kev for me but Kev is really back on it now....

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I may Capt him if I FH

    13. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Absolute chaos awaits on here 30 mins before deadline!

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

        I’ll be working so it’s down to the Gods

    14. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This one nailed my FH move.

      I am still waiting for your brace, Wood.

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        should happen in quadruple GW

        1. NABIL - FPL otai
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          3 goals and people will get wood

    15. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is there a bet somewhere on the next fixture to be postponed?

    16. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is antonio back this week?

    17. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The more fixtures that get cancelled the less valuable a FH becomes

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Depends which ones go. If you just got left with say Brighton, Wolves and Burnley games this week some people might have had 2 or less players.