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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. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Going Tarkowski over Mee has aged well

  2. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Never believed that Davies clean sheet would stick.

  3. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I went Gabriel over Mee, smh.

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

      Tierney over him here...

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

    What a week Brownhill has chosen to haul.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's been looking so good lately. Bossed it against Liverpool.

  5. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley > Man City
    Confirmed.

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

    Brownhill assist lol
    When I owned him he literally just got me 1 pointers with YCs and price drops!

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

      Same

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

      Haha 100%.

  7. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Tark's turn next GW...??

  8. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mee old mucker!

  9. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The Fanteam game week leaderboard is getting smashed this GW, £10k top prize up for grabs.

    Check it out

  10. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dennis > Wout or VVD to Mee/Roberts?

  11. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    If Mee scores this week, my brain says buy Tarkowski instead next week...

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

    Someone out there has Sissoko & Brownhill...

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

      So true

  13. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pope, Tarkowski, Mee on FH it is. Fortune favours the bold!

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

      Doesn't seem very bold though. Just sensible

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

      Point chasing

  14. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley making their annual run of form to scrape Premier League survival again?

  15. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dyche said, in his rough voice: "Lads it's a double gameweek, we can't give up on them".

  16. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Please no Reguilon or Edouard. I need them Brownhill points

  17. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    LOL Tottenham

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

      Upvote worthy.

  18. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    White D.Sanchez to Semedo Digne -4?

    Set on Semedo but any better options than Digne, with the doubles in mind?

    Need both to field 11

  19. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    King off injured...??

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

      off rubbish

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

    Emerson Royal trolling me after I sold him. Banks the clean sheet before Spurs concede xD

    1. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same 🙁

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

        o/
        Saïss really needs to deliver

  21. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Tierney over Mee hurts now 🙁

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

      Don't blame Mee!

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I feel your pain, went Gabriel myself.

    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Still got a game tomorrow you wally

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Mee two cleanies, fair enough.

        Tierney could still haul

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

    Salah hatty nearly

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Waster

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

      Would have been the perfect goal too

  23. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    You know how Spurs work. They'll now smash Leeds and then lose to Everton.

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

      Typical Spurs. Beat city and go on a losing run v Burnley, Leeds and Everton

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A mate of mine who is Spurs fan calls them
      "Predictably unpredictable"

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

    Pool starters make 60'!

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

    Filthy jam if Reguilon stays on the bench!
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/4756400/event/26/

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

      A rare case when BB was the right decision. What a bench.

  26. banskt
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Back to back wins for Burnley? Not looking good for Everton.

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Include Leeds and Brentford in that.

    2. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Brentford will go down along with Norwich Brentford

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Wow - down twice ... into Div1?

        1. Shark Team
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Watford* but Leicester next year I think will follow

  27. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hat trick is imminent

    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pens at this rate

  28. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ah we have slept on Pope. Regret so much I didn't take him couple of GWs ago.

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

    Salah BIG miss

  30. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Leeds will go down if they don't shore up their defence. Burnley and Newcastle on the up, and Everton will likely have enough to scrape by.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      ‘Bielsa ball’

      1. BIG TONES
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Great style of play, but he doesn't have the cattle for it right now.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Everton need Doucoure and Mina back pronto.

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Leeds will pick up a few wins against the lower table sides especially when Phillips is back. Brentford more likely to go down imo