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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, 1 month ago

    Dennis and King do something!

    1. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

    Sub at HT please Klopp

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Can't on a hatty 😛

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

      Nah, can't deny Salah his hattie

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

      Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly?

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

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

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

    4. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nah Dogg

      Salah needs 5 today, make some History

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

      ?

      Salah on 72.

      1. jason_ni
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        On his score tonight. I have 2k rise

  4. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    140 points and counting

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

      Nice.

      A bit of positivity...

      1. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

    1. Ruinenlust
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Have you looked at Leeds performance?

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

      Triple Burnley better

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

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

  6. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

    Why does Bielsa play the same tactic every game?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Funny

      • Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        God bless this crazy old man!

        Salah might score 5 today

      • Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

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

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah (TC) + Mane + Weghorst + Dennis

      A DGW to remember 😀

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Need something from Dennis and Hogwürst tonight, though

        1. Steinburg FC
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          looks on for a 150+ gw

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

        Agreed

      3. Vote Joke
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

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

      4. Karhumies
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

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

        They dont want to defend?

    5. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

        Juicy pineapple

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

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

    8. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

    10. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      WCers running for cover on Twitter

      A sight to behold 😀

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

      Projected score 129 (-12), anyone worse?

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That's a really poor GW score 😉

    12. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

        Snap!

    13. KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      TAA cappers in the dust!

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

      Salah one on one...

      Ayling block

    15. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

    16. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      United absolutely shocking

    17. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Firpo denies Salah G Trent A

    18. smudgersmiles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

    19. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ooofft almost 3

    20. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

    22. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What the hell was that Salah. Sitter.

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

        Little dink, off the line?

        Onside?

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Looked on. Tried to be too clever.

    23. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ABSOLUTE BLOODBATH POURING

    24. Fintroy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

      1. jason_ni
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

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