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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. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Mane owners the real winners then :/

  2. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Mane stealing 1 bps from Mou

  3. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    My mini league opponent owns Zaha and Mane on FH, he got 4 goals by them in the last 15mins of their games...

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Well deserved for having the balls to free hit when everyone else played safe

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Mané (58)
    Salah (54)
    Matip (40)
    Robertson (35)
    Alisson (30)

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      NooOoOoOoooooo

    2. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      boooo

  5. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    You git Mane

  6. Krafty Werks
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    120 without Salah triple cap and still 6 left to play, on average only around 10-20pts behind the Salah triple cappers as it stands and have 3/4 more players still to play more than they do on average. Looked bad at half-time, not quite so much now? Happy enough 😉

    1. Rassi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Similar situation here. Looking good and team nicely set up for bb28.

      1. Krafty Werks
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 27 days ago

        Exactly and very well set with doublers for 29 also, and likely triple cap Salah in GW29 when not that many do? I think many of the wildcarders this week have actually come away from it ok considering Mo's mega haul?

  7. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Yes Mane! Absolute dreamland

  8. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Van Dijk as third Liverpool player was a horrible mistake.

    1. WATERMELONS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Too soon

    2. Kitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Not quite!

    3. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Meh

    4. ivanthemerciless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      How come

    5. Thiga
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Lol timing

    6. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      lol

  9. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    I was 0.1 off Jota to Mane for a hit... but used the money to get Mee instead. DGWs are crazy 😀

    1. fantasyfog
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      More to come...twists and turns

  10. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    6-0!!!!!

  11. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    6-0 from a corner I think

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Mane spoils the night.

  13. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Guess who?!

  14. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Diaz fail 🙁

  15. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Blow it up ref!

  16. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Ah well, had no way to get both of them this week!

  17. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Vvd g robbo a

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Virgil G

  19. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    VVD G Robbo A

  20. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    That last goal kills the gameweek, brutal

    1. WATERMELONS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Surely your injury killed your GW Mr Firmino

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Thank you VVD!!!!!!

  22. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Beautiful goal

  23. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Yesss WCers unite

  24. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    What a joke. I was set on buying Zaha but went with Cornet for some reason and it hurts like hell. 16 points lost with one 50:50 decision. FPL is brutal sometimes.

  25. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    TAA TCers!

  26. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Van Dijk crowns my night - perfect.

  27. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Maneeeeeeeeee

    Love you Sadioooooooo

    😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

  28. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Robbo!

  29. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Triple captained Salah and I’m gutted. It’s a weird game this sometimes.

    1. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Why?

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 27 days ago

        Rival TC’d him too but also has Mané. Edouard came on for a minute to block my Dennis sub.

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 27 days ago

          And am on a red arrow.

    2. WATERMELONS
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      What are you talking about. In previous seasons your TC blanked. Take the points!

    3. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Its a joke isnt it. Disastrous 2nd half with Mane, Robertson and VVD adding to points and Salah nowhere. Salah TC and my rank has gone down. I really dont enjoy FPL anymore.

      Just too many people playing and too much free content has made the game too hard.

  30. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Wow game week ruined