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The dust of Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has barely settled but we’re already up and running for Gameweek 20, with three matches kicking-off at 15:00 GMT: Crystal Palace v Norwich City, Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur and Watford v West Ham United.

At Selhurst Park, Conor Gallagher is absent for the home side, with Jack Butland, James Tomkins and the suspended Wilfried Zaha also dropping out for Vicente Guaita, Marc Guehi, Jeffrey Schlupp and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Norwich – who have scored just eight league goals all season – have made six changes from their Gameweek 19 defeat to Arsenal, with Sam Byram, Dimitris Giannoulis, Jacob Sorensen, Pierre Lees-Melou, Christos Tzolis and Adam Idah coming in for Max Aarons, Brandon Williams, Ozan Kabak, Kieran Dowell, Joshua Sargent and Teemu Pukki.

Elsewhere, Ralph Hasenhuttl makes six changes, with Shane Long and Adam Armstrong paired up front together. That means Armando Broja is a substitute, while Tino Livramento misses out altogether with fluid in his knee.

For Spurs, they make three changes from their 3-0 Boxing Day win over Palace. In come Ben Davies, Harry Winks and Dele Alli, with Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp and Lucas Moura all dropping to the bench.

Claudio Ranieri, meanwhile, makes three changes for Watford’s first game since December 10th, as Francisco Sierralta, Adam Masina and Ozan Tufan replace William Troost-Ekong, Jeremy Ngakia and Tom Cleverley.

Their opponents, West Ham United, also make changes. Captain Declan Rice is suspended, so Mark Noble makes a rare start in midfield, with Jarrod Bowen, Manuel Lanzini and Said Benrahma lining up behind Michail Antonio in David Moyes’ usual 4-2-3-1 formation.

GAMEWEEK 20 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Kouyate, Hughes, Schlupp, Ayew, Edouard, Mateta

Subs: Butland, Matthews, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Benteke, Ferguson, Kelly, Riedewald

Norwich City XI: Gunn, Byram, Sorensen, Gibson, Giannoulis, Gilmour, Lees-Melou, McLean, Placheta, Tzolis, Idah

Subs: McGovern, McCracken, Dowell, Kabak, Williams, Sargent, Mumbo, Rowe


Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Valery, S Armstrong, Long, A Armstrong

Subs: Caballero, Small, Simeu, Romeu, Walcott, Elyounoussi, Tella, Redmond, Broja

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Winks, Reguilon, Alli, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Tanganga, Rodon, Skipp, White, Ndombele, Gil, Moura


Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Sierralta, Cathcart, Masina, Kucka, Sissoko, Tufan, Cucho, King, Dennis

Subs: Angelini, Louza, Joao Pedro, Sema, Gosling, Fletcher, Morris, Conteh

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Johnson, Soucek, Noble, Bowen, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Masuaku, Fredericks, Kral, Alese, Ashby, Okoflex, Yarmolenko, Vlasic

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  1. Podge
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Was gonna comment earlier that Benrahma looked dangerous

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Found his level

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

      Everybody is dangerous in a Watford game, Watford and the opponents

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      West Ham look dangerous in attack.

    4. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Too bad Afcon in a week basically

  2. King Carlos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    B-Rah is back!

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

    Keep hammering away them assists 🙂

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Benny and Antman rolling back the gameweeks.

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

    Benched Bowen 🙁

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Against Watford??

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

        Was either him or Ronaldo

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Surely there were other options?

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Easy choice pen merchant benched

    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I bottled buying him but wouldn’t consider benching him

    3. Brimble82
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I benched Benrahma!

    4. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why?

    5. teneighty
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      People have benches this week?

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not me only got 10 on pitch

      2. Brimble82
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Typical right!
        Last week Amartey was my only active sub - came on for a -1.
        This week Benrahma scores and you can bet your bottom dollar he’ll stay rooted!

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

        Wilson to Antonio gave me a massive benching headache

      4. Zladan
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Who other than possibly an Arsenal midfielder is not featuring for FPL managers this gameweek?

        1. Brimble82
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Raph, Watkins

    6. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Told you not too

  6. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Antonio and Bowen assists. Lovely

  7. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I remember when I had bowen and antonio in a team carefully planned around fixtures , before the chaos of just tearing it up to get 11 starters each week...

    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Fixtures and form (except Antonio). Good old days.

      1. Bellerinmondo
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yup, nostalgia for pre covid lottery

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep, same here. Planned team would look so good

  8. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I cannot believe how bad the referee is in saints game.

    Every dive by the spurs players being brought.

    Taylor has history of ape absolutely stinkers against us in past seasons.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Think bias is speaking here, almost every one is a foul salisu could have had 4 yellows by now

      One or two may have been milked but nothing so far was a total non foul type dive

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

      Walker Peters dive could have been a 2nd YC

    3. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You want to see Paul Tierney in Palace game!!!

    4. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The playacting from Reguilon and Emerson is pathetic

  9. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    That deflection from masina was killer. Bachman had it covered

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Probably wouldn't have been a goal if not for the deflection... Assist will still count though.

  11. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bentonio blasting from the past!

  12. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hasenhuttl booked

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      His fifth?

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Spurs player falls = automatic free kick...

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Regulion complete lack of composure

  15. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Antonio's got a goal or two in him today
    With Benrahma scoring it's going to be like the GW1 days

    1. Qubit
      • 17 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yep, was about to post that I reckon Antonio could grab one today.

  16. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    strikers getting me assists but I want them goalzzzzz

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Greedy

      1. More Cowbell
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Fair

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Only 1 pt difference

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Huge BPS difference.

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I know 😉 But I haven't got any Whu players atm (Dennis owner).

      2. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Plus big difference in BAP's, though.

  17. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Reguilon with a great pass there... What a fool, had two players in great position ahead of him, Son one of them.

  18. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    West Ham duo back in business

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Harsh being on a red arrow with no hits & returns from both King & Bowen 😆

  20. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Paul Tierney is awful. Norwich player should have gone there for 2 x yellow card offences within the same phase of play. Remember it happening to Chris Baird against Hungary. Rules are rules. Now his technical devices arent working and hes holding up the match.

  21. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Just remember lads this was also the score line at Saints in this game last season 🙂

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes and we know how that ended up! Like the new grav Kaney!

    2. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Tell me about it.

      I was absolutely fuming And had sold son haha

  22. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ignoring Mahrez and Benrahma because of the upcoming AFCON was idiotic.

  23. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ref time wasting in our game - got to be 5 mins injury time already

  24. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Assists for Bowen and Antonio. Laaaavely!!! Just need goals now!!

  25. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Come on Bowen and Antonio!

  26. FPL-Albion
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So annoying pukki misses out! Williams my only bench player out as well

  27. A Moon Shaped Pool
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So far this gw been good. Edouard, Antonio and Dennis

  28. vincentwsho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    When will DGW21 fixtures be released, if any?

  29. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I can see a red card happening in the Spurs game

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Southampton defenders absolutely trying their best here, must be son and kane owners

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 7 months ago

        We called it

  30. putana
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    west ham game gonna be a goalfest. Wonder how many in the top 100k have bowen and antonio