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Boxing Day team news: Foden, Grealish, Vardy and Smith Rowe all benched

Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway this afternoon, with four Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm GMT.

The fixtures in question are Manchester City v Leicester City, Norwich City v Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace and West Ham United v Southampton.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes from the side that beat Newcastle United 4-0 last weekend, with Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho coming into the team for the benched Gabriel Jesus and the absent Rodri.

Phil Foden and Jack Grealish are again only among the substitutes.

Brendan Rodgers has made six alterations with Jannik Vestergaard, Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Daniel Amartey and Ademola Lookman brought in.

Ricardo Pereira, Caglar Soyuncu and Patson Daka are all missing, while Wilfried Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare and Jamie Vardy – who himself suffered a hamstring strain in midweek – drop to the bench.

West Ham have made four changes from Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat by Spurs, with Lukasz Fabianski, Vladimir Coufal, Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma in for Alphonse Areola, Ben Johnson, Harrison Ashby and Manuel Lanzini.

Michail Antonio is only among the substitutes after his recovery from Covid-19.

Southampton have also made four alterations from their last match 11 days ago, with Fraser Forster, Jan Bednarek, Theo Walcott and Mohamed Elyanoussi replacing Willy Caballero, Lyanco, Nathan Tella and Will Smallbone.

Mikel Arteta makes just one change from last week’s win at Leeds, with a Covid-hit Takehiro Tomiyasu missing out and Rob Holding recalled. Emile Smith Rowe is on the bench, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missing again.

Norwich make three changes from their last game, with Angus Gunn in for Tim Krul – who has tested positive for coronavirus – in goal. Kieran Dowell and Josh Sargent return to the line-up, with Todd Cantwell and Jacob Sorensen dropping down to the bench.

Antonio Conte has made five changes from Gameweek 18, as Ben Davies, Ryan Sessegnon, Dele Alli, Harry Winks and Tanguy Ndombele drop out and Sergio Reguilon, Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Lucas Moura come in.

Crystal Palace’s Covid outbreak hasn’t really affected Patrick Vieira’s team selection too much, with Joachim Andersen in for Marc Guehi the only change.

GAMEWEEK 19 LINE-UPS

Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, De Bruyne, Mahrez

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Kayky, Foden, Mbete, Palmer.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Albrighton, Vestergaard, Thomas, Amartey, Tielemans, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Perez, Iheanacho, Lookman

Subs: Jakupovic, Bertrand, Vardy, Choudhury, Ndidi, Castagne, Soumare, Nelson McAteer.


Norwich City XI: Gunn, Aarons, Kabak, Gibson, Williams, Dowell, Gilmour, McLean, Placheta, Sargent, Pukki.

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Cantwell, Tzolis, Sorensen, Lees-Melou, Mumba, Giannoulis, Idah.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Tavares, Mari, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah, Patino.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Reguilon, Sanchez, Dier, Royal, Tanganga, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Winks, Gil, Rodon, Alli, Bergwijn, Ndombele, Davies

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Ward, TomkinsAndersen, Mitchell, Gallagher, Hughes, Kouyate, J Ayew, Edouard, Zaha

Subs: Matthews, Guehi, Mateta, Schlupp, Kelly, Ferguson, Riedewald


West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku; Soucek, Rice, Fornals; Bernrahma, Vlasic, Bowen.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Antoniio, Lanzini, Noble, Fredericks, Johnson, Kral, Ashby

Southampton XI: Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Livramento; Romeu; Ward-Prowse; Redmond, Elyanoussi, Walcott; Broja

Subs: Caballero, Long, Adams, A. Armstrong, Perraud, S.Armstrong, Diallo, Simeu, Valery

1,895 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Not even getting 3 from bernardo 🙁

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cancelo horrific defending.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Dias too...

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Gosh, you are so negative, give it a rest.

  3. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Had to be Maddison

  4. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    lol

  5. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Maddison is on fire

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Even with their fixtures and injuries, still want Maddison for the DGW

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

    Urgh Antonio, can't believe you score the week I don't have you in my team.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Despise him

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Now take that BS assist off of Cancelo!

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You again...

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Shame we don't get any Palace ITK news from you anymore...

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Never expected anything better than you. Toxic m.ron

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Don't bite. He's just a very childish wind up merchant .

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      NO

  9. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Reguillon, Bowen, Foden, ESR, Laca, Son.. come on!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      With you there but Bernardo over Bowen

  10. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Get Foden on to rescue this

  11. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cancelo EO 103%
    Total Man City defence EO 120%
    So good news for non-Cancelo cappers and those without a double up

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Fair pkay

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Almost G Kane A Son

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Almost again

    2. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Don't want "almost"

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Oh f off

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

    FFS rival has Tierney and Maddison!

  15. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Maddison - get in!!!

    1. Johnny too hotty
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Beauty mate. Scenes

  16. Johnny too hotty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Results. Clean sheet wipe out for the FH crew. They have gone quiet after the initial start. Skip

  17. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hopefully means max baps for KDB (c)

  18. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Foden (C), Cancelo (VC) .. do I want foden on? Or take Cancelos assist points

  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would really like that Arsenal clean sheet wiped out.

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      And spurs

  20. fish&chips
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Please do something bowen. The ultimate troll for me

  21. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    More goals in this spurs game

  22. rokonto
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Why is Cancelo costing me -0.1 on live fpl?
    I have him.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Captainers

  23. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Lookman G
    Nacho A

  24. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester comeback is on!

  25. Grand Thibauto
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Lookman G nacho A

  26. 2999 - Lady of Legend
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Leicester comeback on!

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    😆

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Need Foden on to rescue this

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      X100

  29. Mr. O'Connell
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Son 60 mins

  30. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wowsers.