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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. Salan
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Most successful TC chip used in 5 years at least.

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

      i think when i TC him last year for 13 points it probably helped my rank more than this

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

        Now imagine if you hadn't triple captained

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

          Nice one.

        2. beric
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          yeah true

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

      He's now 9th all time Liverpool top scorer.

      Home to Norwich and leaky Leeds United.

      What's not to like to TC Salah???

      Double game week here and people chased future fixtures!!!

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

      I forgot what it’s like for a TC to get more than 3 points

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

      I think he was more successful fpl wise when Mane got injured.

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

    Salah, Trent and VVD. No Robbo. No Salah TC. Disaster

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

      Same here! Not ideal !

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

    Salah TC and Robbo. Dreamy!

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

    Mo about to break the world record for fpl points in one week for one player!

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

      what's the world record?

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

    Salah is like printing money

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

      😆

      Mané Heist

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bur - Tot has 0-0 written all over it

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

      Pope 10 pointer incoming

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

        Burnley has to let Totts touch the ball first

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That would be a total disaster.

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

    Well that’s a dream goal.

    108 points and counting

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

      Same!

  8. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    what was I thinking not TCing Salah?

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

      A red arrow?

    2. AC Yew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Overthinking it

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

    Firpo YC

    He's awful now booked vs Salah...

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

    First ever TC success!

    Broke the duck finally!! 😉

  11. Im New Here
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Does that go down as a Robbo assist? If so, yay 🙂

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

      Of course.

  12. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Firpo yellow already. Lovely

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

    The obvious move is virtually always the right one. Be cute get banged

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

      Sometimes sometimes not

      TCed Salah this week but captained Bruno in that utd dgw when Ronaldo was the most popular pick

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

      Lol, seriously stfu

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

      No need for this

  14. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I thought for a long time about using my BB instead of TC. My bench got 7 points in total.

  15. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    We're FEASTING boys!! Unless of course you didn't triple captain the King

    1. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      King is still drawing another blank buddy 🙂

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    TC winning over BB

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

      Fh winning over both

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

        lol

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

    Salah on max baps too!

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

      Won't last

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

        Did at weekend 🙂

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

          Depends if the clean sheet goes

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

            Will stay now 😉

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Obviously

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

    There's only one

    Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly!!!

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Mr Ghaly wants more here

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

    Who scores more?

    A) Ward-Prowse (NOR, avl, NEW, bur)
    B) Coutinho (bha, SOU, lee, ARS)

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

      That's a very difficult question. I think Coutinho, but it could very well be Ward-Prowse. What's your opinion?

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

        Coutinho if he hauls in one game, Ward-Prowse if not, since Couts more likely to explode, but more likely to be rotated, while JWP can get something respectable in any game. But really I have no idea

    2. mr messi
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’m punting on JWP

    3. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

    4. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

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

        This is for a Salah replacement yes 😀

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

    Salah still has a way to go to beat my first-season, Kane (TC) 93-pointer. You can do it, lad.

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, what season/game was this? My last monster TC haul was Kun vs Newcastle many seasons ago

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

        16/17, GW37.

        6-1 vs LEI (4G, 2A) - 24 Points
        Can't remember the other, but he got 7 points (1 Goal) in that

        1. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          7-1 hull last game. He got hattrick.

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

    Wow Felix

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

    What a goal Atletico. Bullet header

  23. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Us Wildcarders in the mud 🙁

    1. Top Dog
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not ideal! If (and it’s a MASSIVE if) Salah doesn’t do anything else, it’s not too bad

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

    Expecting the TC Dennis regret to start kicking in soon

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

    Atletico ahead...

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      As expected

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

    Alethico Madrid beating Man U.

  27. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Diaz is so selfish

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah! Selfish fella

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

    Diaz & Robbo getting so much joy down the left.

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

    Diaz ignoring Salah

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

    What year do we think King will score? I think it'll be a rebound or a tapin in 2025