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After a two-day breather, Double Gameweek 26 returns with a vengeance this evening with three Premier League fixtures.

Liverpool v Leeds United is a 19:45 GMT start, while both Burnley v Tottenham Hotspur and Watford v Crystal Palace get underway a quarter of an hour earlier.

The big team news from the game at Anfield is that all of the key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) assets start, which wasn’t the case at the weekend.

There are five changes from the Liverpool side that began the 3-1 win over Norwich on Saturday, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson making returns after their well-earned but ill-timed breathers.

It’s an all-new midfield, too, with Thiago Alcantara, Fabinho and Curtis Jones coming into the side.

Making way are Kostas Tsimikas, Joe Gomez, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

As for Leeds, they too restore a well-owned FPL player to their line-up as Raphinha is recalled after his high-profile benching against Manchester United.

Junior Firpo is the other new addition to the XI named by Marcelo Bielsa, who was forced into his two alterations thanks to injuries picked by Robin Koch and Diego Llorente.

Switching focus to the two 19:30 GMT kick-offs, the absence of Maxwel Cornet from the Burnley squad is the main talking point.

Jay Rodriguez is in for the injured Ivorian, while the fit-again James Tarkowski ousts Nathan Collins at centre-half.

Spurs are unchanged, so Dejan Kulusevski again joins Son Heung-min and Harry Kane in a Lilywhites attack that impressed at the Etihad on Saturday.

A similarly unchanged Watford take on Crystal Palace, who make four alterations to the side beaten by Chelsea last time out. Jack Butland replaces the absent Vicente Guaita in goal, while Conor Gallagher, Will Hughes and Jean-Philippe Mateta are also recalled.

James McArthur, Jeffrey Schlupp and Jordan Ayew drop to the bench.

GAMEWEEK 26 LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Lennon, Cork, Brownhill, McNeil, Rodriguez, Weghorst.

Subs: Lowton, Barnes, Hennessey, Stephens, Collins, Bardsley, Long, Thomas, Richardson.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.

Subs: Doherty, Reguilon, Sanchez, Winks, Rodon, Bergwijn, Lucas Moura, Austin, White.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Thiago, Fabinho, Jones, Salah, Mane, Diaz.

Subs: Konate, Milner, Keita, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi, Kelleher.

Leeds XI: Meslier, Ayling, Harrison, Struijk, Firpo, Forshaw, Dallas, James, Klich, Raphinha, Rodrigo.

Subs: Roberts, Klaesson, Bate, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Summerville, McCarron, Shackleton, Kenneh.


Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Samir, Kamara, Sissoko, Cleverley, Louza, Sarr, King, Dennis.

Subs: Troost-Ekong, Cucho, Kalu, Sema, Masina, Ngakia, Kabasele, Bachmann, Kayembe

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Gallagher, Kouyate, Zaha, Olise, Mateta.

Subs: Matthews, Milivojevic, Ayew, Eze, Schlupp, McArthur, Benteke, Edouard, Kelly.


  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dennis and King do something!

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

      4 combined points i'm afraid - irrespective if they have double game weeks coming up....finally time to get rid.....

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

    Sub at HT please Klopp

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

      Can't on a hatty 😛

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

      Nah, can't deny Salah his hattie

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly?

      No way, he's on a golden boot streak...

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

        Nobody is else is coming close who has he to worry about 😆

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

      Nah Dogg

      Salah needs 5 today, make some History

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

    52? From trip capt tonight, and on for a massive green. 2k lol.

    Anti climatic!

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ?

      Salah on 72.

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

        On his score tonight. I have 2k rise

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

    140 points and counting

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice.

      A bit of positivity...

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

        Sorry I’m being a **** haha but after so many bad weeks it’s nice to be good.

        I also forget clean sheets and rest of my team so it’s 165 atm

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Think I will give Son & Kane a miss looking at this performance

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

      Have you looked at Leeds performance?

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

      Triple Burnley better

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You need to be better at hermeneutics. Playing Leeds is not like Burnley.

  6. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    He needs a goal and an assist to break 100, has to be a first if that happens.

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

    Why does Bielsa play the same tactic every game?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Funny

      • Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        God bless this crazy old man!

        Salah might score 5 today

      • Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Because it’s entertainment at the end of the day, that’s all that matters

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah (TC) + Mane + Weghorst + Dennis

      A DGW to remember 😀

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

        Need something from Dennis and Hogwürst tonight, though

        1. Steinburg FC
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          looks on for a 150+ gw

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

      Be kind, people. For a lot of teams it was a reasonable choice to wildcard instead of TC Salah.

      It's not nice to rub it in.

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

        To be fair, we have plenty more double fixture players so just need them to return too. Sonny grabs a goal and we’re not that far off.

      2. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Agreed

      3. Vote Joke
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It’s a game. And part of it is the wind up. No Salah = no hope

      4. Karhumies
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        TC Salah 29 still on the table for some of us. It's not against Leeds, but Salah doesn't care, he will still deliver.

      5. BeaversWithAttitude
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure why all the bother and bravado, plenty of points to go around! And strategies.

      6. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I think the opposite, my team would be trashed by wc teams if not for Salah going crazy banana. Hoping for a Mane goal or assist in second half. And that Spurs is kept quiet.

    4. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Any idea why Leeds didn't buy any defender in January?

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        They dont want to defend?

    5. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I bought Diaz as a one week punt but watching him play I seriously think is Liverpool's seconds best forward option after Salah. It will be interesting to see what team Klopp will pick once Jota and Bobby are back.

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Mane is miles ahead. But Diaz is very good, and he is very quick to grasp how Liverpool play. It is the New City! Five attackers on 3 spots.

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

      I normally leave TC till the end of the season. Remember Kane gettnig a hattrick a few years back? So glad I used it early this year 🙂

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Juicy pineapple

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

      Anything less than 17 again in the 2nd half would feel like a fail!

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

      Almost the entire ML blindly following Andy on Twitter into WCing. lOve to see it oh yes I do!

    9. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The average of Top 100K is 105 pts and counting ... wow!

    10. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      WCers running for cover on Twitter

      A sight to behold 😀

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        WC is the most powerful chip, if they picked right players they will easily make up for tonight's loss (especially those with Salah as captain).

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

      Projected score 129 (-12), anyone worse?

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

        That's a really poor GW score 😉

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

      I was actually seriously deliberating going differential with TC on TAA in a desperate attempt to climb rank. Glad I didn't ...

      1. 2EyedTurk
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Snap!

    13. KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      TAA cappers in the dust!

    14. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah one on one...

      Ayling block

    15. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Burnley defense trap being nicely set for GW27 disappointment I see 😀

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

      United absolutely shocking

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

      Firpo denies Salah G Trent A

    18. smudgersmiles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah will be rested for sunday's final but how long will he get

    19. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ooofft almost 3

    20. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      United are being turned over by Atletico. I'm inclined to skip the lot of them for my FH team.

    21. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I think the bbc radio 5 live commentar has triple captained Salah too.

    22. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What the hell was that Salah. Sitter.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Little dink, off the line?

        Onside?

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Looked on. Tried to be too clever.

    23. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ABSOLUTE BLOODBATH POURING

    24. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      In other news..... is there any point to 'King' whatsoever? (apart from 2 points per game!)

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

        Out fro broja. Dont care if he has an upcoming double