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

    4

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

    Mané goal

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

      Henderson A (Salah AA)

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

    Mane G

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

    Edouard blocking King with his highest score in weeks.

  5. 2EyedTurk
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rough and Smooth is easy this week for a Salah TCer and Edouard owner!

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

      The roughs: No save point for Pope, Salah's low score vs Norwich etc. 🙂

      1. 2EyedTurk
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Edouard blocking my Ramsey points

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    175pts on BB with Saka & Ramsdale to go

    Was so close to going Ben Mee over Tarkowski too

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

      Beats my 174 with Saka and Tomiyasu to go

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

        Well done, lads!! Not a million miles behind, but still...!!

      2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Who were your big scorers?

        Matip, Kane, Zaha, Weghorst, Bruno, Salah for me

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

          Weghorst,Dennis, Saka, Fernandes, Robertson, Pope

          Loads of good scores this week

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

    Henderson assist!!

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

    Hendo A

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

    Oh yesssssssss

    Maneeeeeeeeeeee

  10. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Edouard 1 pointer...nice

    1. Athletico Underachieving
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Only blocked Bernardo’s 5 for me, but still that’s so annoying

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

      That blocked my Livramento 12pts

  11. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Yessssssssssss
    Mane G, Salah (TC) A!!!!!

    1. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      My bad, Henderson A!!!!

    2. Kodap
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah wasn’t the assist, Hendo assist!

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

      Hendo A

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

      Nope, Henderson assist.

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

      Erm

  12. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    On 131 (not counting bonus)
    bought Salah, raphina, son, mee, weghorst, robertson on WC
    Still got jimi, saka, Tierney & Ramsey to go
    Broja & Ramsey on my bench for GW28
    Ecstatic with my decision to WC!

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

      seems like a wonderful decision! nice work.

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

        Thanks mate my team was horrific before WC!
        Bit annoying TC Salah thinking they're the only ones who've made a good decision
        I'm set up for GW28, 29, 27 & rest with 2FH, TC & BB

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

    Christ. Losing 1-0 and we bring on Matic. We need to shore up midfield to be fair hopefully it works

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

    Origi inc

  15. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo Bouns ?

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

      0. Just lost it.

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

        🙁

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah (LIV) (53)
      Mané (LIV) (40)
      Matip (LIV) (40)
      Robertson (LIV) (35)
      Alisson (LIV) (30)
      Alexander-Arnold (LIV) (26)
      van Dijk (LIV) (26)
      Meslier (LEE) (25)

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

        Cheers

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

    Wow Zaha goals and Mane goal destroying rank

  17. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Origi coming on for Salah.

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

      Salah fail, doesn't beat the Kane 93-pointer then.

  18. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Free hit with Salah, Mané, Son and Zaha arguably better than Salah(TC), no?

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

      What’s your free hit on? Mines just gone past 150

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I’m on TC

      2. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        146 with 5 left to play tomorrow

    2. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      FH been a much better option for me also

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

      Depends on how the rest of the non FH team did.

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

      Get the TC right is not easy

  19. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    FH instead of Salah TC has been a much better option for me!

    My pre free hit team but with Salah as TC would of been at least 20 points worse off as it stands - And I still have my TC left and 5 players playing tomorrow 🙂

    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      same here

    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sssh Salah TC think they are the only true winners of tonight!!

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

    Fail all things considered from Salah.

    Awful 2nd half!

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

    Mane 2% owned around my rank of 2k

    What a timely and stellar differential!

    This is what I play FPL for 😀

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Very subtle

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

        As a bag of hammers.

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

      Wow, you just seem to always be smashing it everytime you post on here - surprised you aren't OR#1 already!
      Nice call on Mane

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

        You only sing when you're winning
        😆

  22. King Carlos
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    158 pts w laca and jimi left to play.

    Holy CRAP, Batman!

  23. Herger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Salah coming off ffs. I have no luck

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

    Get him off!

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

    Bonus
    3 Salah (53)
    2 Matip, Mane (40)

    Mane closing in...

  26. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I knew Tottenham were in for it after that Brownhill anklebreaker on Bentancur in the 5th minute.

  27. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Wow that Wilf double has really put the dampener on a wonderful day 🙁

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

      How? He’s 5% owned?

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

        And I'm one of them, despite only capping Salah I have a green arrow, and a TC in the bag

      2. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        My GW opponent in big money H2H league has him

  28. andre_c
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    @FPL Focals bench is absolutely incredible. Pope Weghorst Mee Borja, 50 points in total

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

      He BB'ed? Thought he was TC'ing Salah

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

    Diaz subbed

    Salah stays on!!!

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

      Hat-trick goal incoming!

  30. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who didn't put Salah triple captain? Why not? Has it ended your season?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I did but calm down there’s loads of points around. Plenty of FH and BB will outscore him

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

      I didn’t because I wanted to free hit with a well set up 27 team

      No, on 150+ With lucky picks on son, Kane, zaha etc

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nice

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Huh?

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

      3k -> 5.5k. I’ll live

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

      Me, and yeah, I’m a bit annoyed. I expected he’d be rested for one with Bobby back fit so played BB instead (got 12 for that so not great)

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

      Bench boosted and got over 165 with 3 to go

    7. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Had it till the very end. Went WC last minute. Really sad..

    8. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I BB’d and am on 175 with Saka/Ramsdale to go

      Can’t complain 🙂

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

        Well done. Love your name.

    9. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No, the players I and many others wildcarded in are actually outscoring his TC points. Didn’t think someone who’s used this site for 11 years could be so childish

    10. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nope - was much better off using FH

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

      I did but bench boosting this gw would’ve won me only 3 points less.

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

      Wildcard a better option for me.

      Mane gives 75k rank rise, Salah C 15k loss.

      Plus set up for the weeks up to 30 with TC in the bank.

    13. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah TC but the rest of my team have done sweet fa. So doesn't even feel that good. Most captained him anyway, 27 points down isnt the end of the world (and that doesn't take into account other chips played which will have gained points).

    14. fantasyfog
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Because I BB'ed, and I have a green arrow and a TC in the bag still, along with 2 FH's and a WC.....it's a marathon not a sprint

    15. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      My team needed a WC & didn't even have Salah
      More than happy with my decision

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

        Meant didn't have Salah before this GW

    16. Demba Demba
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lost 30 points by C and not TC Mo but made 26 on WC compared to old team, so team is set up for the doubles and blanks and still have TC in my pocket. I cant pretend it doesn't hurst tonight tho...Only season ending if you captained anyone else

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

      If you capped him you're fine. But if you did TAA (c) it really might be season ending...

    18. thattreblefeeling
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      My mini league rival's FH team will beat my TC team, I think on here FH and WC teams are close, it's only the TAA Triple captainers that are hurting