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23 February 2022 1521 comments
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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. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Weghorst is a poor man's Andy Carroll

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

      He's not injured

  2. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I've rarely hit double points with any TC previously. 😎

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

      After three seasns of TC fail, this brings back sweet memories of Sanchez TC

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        That was a sweet TC!

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

      First time I've ever had a return. I put it on Andy Carroll a few seasons back mind you

    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I got a 3 pointer from Salah last season so he owed me big time.

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

    Ronaldo starting tonight - surely rested for Watford then ?

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Might as well take the season off

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

        Was so much agonizing whether to take a hit to replace with Kane, but then Spurs had City and United Leeds...

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

    Still only 1 shot on target for spurs….

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They can only play on the break. United are pretty similar.

  5. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What’s going on with Baps in Liverpool game?
    VVD and Trent not even 15.

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

      Refresh.

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

    J-Robbed

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

    Leeds are scoring here.

  8. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kane to score 90th min youll see

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

      I wish ...

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

    Salah fail unless he scores another.

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

    Boooooo a pointless palace goal

    1. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not for me, Zaha heaven.

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

    Dallas nearly adding to his 8G from last season

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

    Zaahahahahahahahahaaaaa

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

      Gooooooooaaal Zahaaaaaaaa

  13. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Held reg for so many weeks for auto sub to come in with 2 points the week I transfer him to vvd for a -4 i got livras 12 blocked on my bench!

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

    Zaha G

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So getting Son and Kane on my WC27 might not be the best idea...

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

      Leeds lamb to slaughter

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

      Won't play City every week...

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

    Zaha g

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

    Yesss zahaaaaaa 150 is up!

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

    Eduoard not playing. First sub Watkins. 2nd sub Livramento. So annoying

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

    OMG Zaha, yes !

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Salah triple captain and a red arrow! Brutal

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

      Rough Rafa, hope you bounce back.

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

    Pope annointed

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

    2 saves for Pope….

  23. Bench-Life
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Brownhill (17) and Livra (12) on the bench...who knew?

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

    Weg off but fit at least

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

    Weghurt off

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

    Can't wait for Burnley to concede 5 over DGW27.

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

      Unlikely

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

      Exactly

  27. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mee(c) anyone?

  28. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What a ball from Ayew for that assist.

  29. Bubbles1985
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Eduoard to Weghorst a no brainer?

    1. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. I did for a -4 just to get rid of Edouard

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

    Simeone is absolutely toxic

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

      Will never forgive him for what he did to Beckham in 98. But what a character

      1. King Carlos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cholo's the man

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

        Stupid reaction

    2. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What did he do?