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26 December 2021 1895 comments
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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. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Why is Kane being subbed!!?!?!?

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

      Disaster captain

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Couldve been worse, he scored a goal

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          And bonus

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

      Game won & another in 2 days.

    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So Sonny can score

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He scored hardly a disaster ffs

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

        Goal was bare minimum with Ronaldo to play.

        Plus this has 4-0 all over it

    5. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      So he can be nailed on for midweek 🙂

    6. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Be grateful he scored

  2. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Celebrating a Broja assist. The state of my team this GW....

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      State of mine this season 😀

    2. Randaxus
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I got 39 points on live fpl with 2 chelsea players to play 😀

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

    GW from hell… legit nothing

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

    Feck off Pep - Bring him in

  5. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Martinelli I beg you

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

    We confident Son starts in 2 days time if he plays 90 here?

  7. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is 75 from 9 any good?

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Solid brag, brah.

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Joking need sonny to score and could get a monster

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing special

  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thought Kane always played 90 minutes.

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

    Please Arsenal, I beg you don’t concede

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This.

  10. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Double city cleanie wipe ruining what would have been a great week yet again.

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

    Please don't be Antonio again

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

    Any involvement from Bilva & Som & I’ll be very happy considering I’ve saved my FH

  13. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Will not captain a Conte player again .. so negative

  14. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Benny g

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is this GW1?!

  15. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lacazette I despise you mate

    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Such a troll - never scored in the few times a I've owned him

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

    OMGGGG

  17. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Tierney how the hell are you not winning the baps

  18. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ESR and Foden warming up yet? 🙁

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

    Holy cow Nacho goal

  20. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ihenacho G maddison A

  21. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    The comeback truly is on!

  22. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    4-3 ... What a game at Etihad!

  23. Chelsea Rangers Loyal
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Desperate for ESR to come on just for a point!

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    City are a joke

  25. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Leicester you're joking...

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

    Nacho G
    Mad A

  27. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Crazy game!

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

    Antonio and Benrahma - like the good old days of GW1

  29. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Just as I was about to post how Benrahma has flattered early this year to deceive, there he is.

  30. Alexis Nonsense
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Double City defence anyone?