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

    What the f*** are Leeds playing at

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

    VVD!!!

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

    That is annoying but at least Robertson assisr

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Red arrow on Salah TC hahaha

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      You have to question the point in playing the game when that is the case

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 27 days ago

        Exactly

  5. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    leeds are trash

    1. NorCal Villan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Leeds bleeds

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Big Virg!

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

    Man U goal

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

      No one cares!

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 27 days ago

        Not a jot.

  8. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Goal Man Utd

  9. Maeki2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    190p no salah cap

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

      No link no one cares

  10. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Virgil and now Elanga 🙂

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

    Can’t believe how poor Leeds are at defending. Pathetic

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

    ELAANGAAAAAAAA

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    OMG elanga

  14. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    VVD pays for my -12 hits

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

    Man U equaliser

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

    Extra 4 points from Robertson

  17. NorCal Villan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    VVD!!!

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

    9 for Pool nothing for TAA

    1. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      clean sheet?

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

    How are Leeds 15th? Seems pretty high.

  20. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Baffles me how Bielsa barely gets questioned as a manager when he is totally tactically inept against any half decent team

  21. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Robbo second assist!
    Just about a wash with VVD then in the end I guess - want Robbo long term so not stressed to get that slightly wrong.

  22. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Ohh yeah Regulion > VVD (-4)

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

    Robertson bap then. Nice

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

    Elanga g

  25. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    We’re absolutely tragic

  26. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    “Free kick in a good position” Ronaldo steps up *everyone switches channel

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

    VVD haul at last 😎

  28. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    154 all out, what a week!

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 27 days ago

      Oops tell a lie, ESR left 😎

  29. Fit_to_drop
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 27 days ago

    Van Dijk!!!!!!!!

    Saved my week!!!!!

    Never opposing Salah again!!!

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

    Rival had Bruno captain last week and brought in vvd this week! Painful