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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. Dammit_182
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bit weird to be on 100 points WC and still have unhappy. Last minute switch out of Kane, mee & Robbo and benching Weghorst does hurt a tad. Grats to all the players getting the 150+ scores!

  2. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why does ronaldo still take free kicks

  3. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Elangaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Trap nicely set for FH27. Expectations: Kane + Son double hattricks vs. Leeds and Burnley double CS...

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs struggle against teams who sit in so at least we know that won’t happen!

  5. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Robertsooooonnnn

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Any changes to my FH you would recommend?

      Pope
      Roberts | Shaw | Cancelo
      Bruno | Son | Sterling | Bowen
      Kane | Weghorst | Broja

      Gunn | Livramento | Ramsey | Amartey

      0ITB

      Thanks!

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Oops sorry

  6. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Van Dijk helping me cope with no Salah TC.

    1. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      0-0 tomorrow and it’s still an ok week

  7. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Oblak sold

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Time to sell Trent!

    1. AIRMILES
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Really poor game from him. A shame.

  9. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gutted red arrow again 🙁

  10. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Massive Liverpool goal difference boost against City's GD.

  11. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    We have a title race 🙂

    1. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Reds smell blood and are going for it. Top 4 will be a massacre too. Love it!!

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

    Man Utd fans crawling out of the woodwork.

  13. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    on the quiet VvD has outscored Jota this season. It's only his covid absence that has stoped him being well ahead.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      More goal threat than Trent

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

        And he's never mentioned and never in the scout picks. He's cheaper than Jota too.

        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I mentioned it in the first four weeks and got horifically mocked. This place is very very hostile to disenting views so I'm sadly not surprised. Group think is obscene

          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Why worry about it. Play your own game

  14. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    50/50 decision before the deadline. Was going to get Salah, Robbo and Zaha (-4), but ended up getting Salah, Tarkowski, Cornet and VvD (-8). That last goal helped a bit.

  15. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    May get another red arrow with Salah TC

    All rivals have Robbo VVD and some have Zaha

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      You just can’t catch a break this season. Unluckiest player ever

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    To be honest that was a proper annoying Robbo haul, but the 1 game + no blank next week should offset it 😀

  17. Aaa
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    FH then WC this lot? £2.3 itb

    DDG/Foster
    TAA/Tierney/Reguilon/Ait-Nouri/Coufal
    Salah/Bruno/Bowen/Cornet/Ramsey
    Jimenez/Antonio/King

  18. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is anyone doing worse than 160?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Much worse and I have Salah TC

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      144. Eduouard and no Brunley, damn.

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      120 with Salah TC after the hit. Red arrow. Makes me wonder why I bother playing.

    4. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Only bad players =p

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That's a really great score, I'm on 140 and thought I was doing ok

    6. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      130 with 5 left!

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        That is nice.

        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers. Doesn’t look amazing but hopefully a green arrow

    7. banskt
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      138 with Ramsdale and Ait Nouri to play.

  19. Firmino
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus, so lucky for van Djik/Robertson owners. Over the extra time already..

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

      Unless you owned them

      1. Firmino
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What's the difference?

  20. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mixed feelings when your TC hauls but seeing all other differentials haul (Robbo, VVD, Mané, Kane, Son) but your own

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly, my Salah TC is irrelevant now, rivals still outscored me lol

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son?

  21. Meechoo115
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    148 with four to play !!!

    1. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice! 137 here. FH not TC. Ramsdale, Tierney, Saka and Jiménez to play.

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      144 on FH with Gabriel, Saiss, Saka, Laca and Jimi left!

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Needless to say that Elanga goal was a Bruno assist btw

  23. Layifioren
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I really messed up. I was going to WC with VVD, Robbie, Saka, Son and Weghorst coming into my team. I decided in the last hour not to WC and just looked ahead to GW27. I've been madly burned this week. I'm losing H2H when I should be winning easily.

    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That's impossible. How can you have VVD and Robertson? There are only 3 Liverpool slots (assuming 2 reserved for TAA and Salah).

  24. dando89
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This has turned into one of my best ever gameweeks. Should be on 171pts following autosub and bonus, with Saka still to play. Livefpls rank sitting at 4k, by far my highest ever. Dreamland!

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Congrats

  25. -GK22-
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What was the point of putting Edouard on for 1 min when 4-1 up

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any changes to my FH you would recommend?

    Pope
    Roberts | Shaw | Cancelo
    Bruno | Son | Sterling | Bowen
    Kane | Weghorst | Broja

    Gunn | Livramento | Ramsey | Amartey

    0ITB

    Thanks!

    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice team. Double Burnley defense could be a trap.

      Personally, I wouldn't go anywhere near Shaw but there's no logical reason for that.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers!

  27. Rassi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Green arrow and 6 to play. I thought we WCers were supposed to be in the mud?

  28. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Could definitely see the 226 record being broken this GW.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Must be someone on 200

    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      And it's insane that it could be either a FH, TC or BB. They all lead to some really high scores.

  29. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Man City rotation halted?

  30. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    154(-12)

    White to go 😳

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Thought it would be better than that the way you were talking

      1. Rassi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Me too.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Not you too

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

      That’s a small score round here