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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, 3 months ago

    Most successful TC chip used in 5 years at least.

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

        Now imagine if you hadn't triple captained

        1. Salan
          • 16 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Nice one.

        2. beric
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          yeah true

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

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

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

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

      Same here! Not ideal !

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

    Salah TC and Robbo. Dreamy!

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

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

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

      what's the world record?

  5. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Salah is like printing money

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      😆

      Mané Heist

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bur - Tot has 0-0 written all over it

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

      Pope 10 pointer incoming

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Burnley has to let Totts touch the ball first

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That would be a total disaster.

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

    Well that’s a dream goal.

    108 points and counting

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

      Same!

  8. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    what was I thinking not TCing Salah?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A red arrow?

    2. AC Yew
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Overthinking it

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

    Firpo YC

    He's awful now booked vs Salah...

  10. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    First ever TC success!

    Broke the duck finally!! 😉

  11. Im New Here
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

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

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

      Of course.

  12. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Firpo yellow already. Lovely

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

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

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

      Lol, seriously stfu

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No need for this

  14. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

    1. griffzinho
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      King is still drawing another blank buddy 🙂

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    TC winning over BB

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Fh winning over both

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

        lol

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

    Salah on max baps too!

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

      Won't last

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

        Did at weekend 🙂

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

          Depends if the clean sheet goes

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

            Will stay now 😉

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Obviously

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    There's only one

    Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly!!!

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mr Ghaly wants more here

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

    Who scores more?

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

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

      I’m punting on JWP

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

      A

    4. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Salah

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

        This is for a Salah replacement yes 😀

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

          7-1 hull last game. He got hattrick.

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

    Wow Felix

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

    What a goal Atletico. Bullet header

  23. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Us Wildcarders in the mud 🙁

    1. Top Dog
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

    Expecting the TC Dennis regret to start kicking in soon

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

    Atletico ahead...

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      As expected

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Alethico Madrid beating Man U.

  27. fish&chips
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Diaz is so selfish

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah! Selfish fella

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

    Diaz & Robbo getting so much joy down the left.

  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Diaz ignoring Salah

  30. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

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