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

    De gea
    Laporte, Cancelo, livramento, Duffy
    Bowen, Foden, Raphinha, Coutinho
    King, Antonio

    No bench

    1ft 0.4 itb

    Would you free hit this team? Or use transfers? I'd be willing to take a -4 for the right moves.

    I have both FH and WC remaining.

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

      Not now bruh

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Haha

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

    Anyone seen Salah Non TCers??

    Last Seen 10 mins ago IN THE MUD

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

      I’m on free hit and just passed 110, pretty happy tbh, I’d be on about 70 otherwise

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      116 on BB

    3. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      110 on BB... stupid comment

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

      Currently 115 with many players to play.

      Unlucky pal

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

      Did you pick that one yourself?

    6. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Different strokes for different folks! There are other worthy strategies.

    7. One More Hit
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I’ve TC’d but it’s only an extra ~20pts. Most will have captained him regardless.

      Now, if you were daft enough not to bring him in at all…

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

    Firpo doesn't want to make HT...

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

    Samir yellow

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

    Salah floored

  6. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    FPL-aside, Diaz looks such a good player.

  7. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    DGW Pope is a different beast

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

    Gallagher

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

    Besides weeks 3 to 9 looking like it will stack up as the best Salah back to back since.

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

    Mitchell is back

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

    Palace 2-1 up now.

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

      Who?

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

        Palace

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

    Leeds United

    RAPHINHA

    OFFSIDE

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

    Raphinha offside goal

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

    Tonight really couldn’t have gone much worse thus far

    Stark contrast to the first lot of games

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

    Gallagher non double or would have been in a lot of sides

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

      Yeah, that might have been enough for me to have kept on my WC last week. Too much competition in midfield unfortunately!

    2. One More Hit
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Saka seemed an obvious replacement after hanging onto him for too long

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

    Gallagher on the bench ffs

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

      Ouch

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

    Mitro breaks Championship record

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Trap set for next season.

      1. sulldaddy
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Never again

      2. NorCal Villan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Mitrovic non-owners in the mud!

  18. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Started Digne over Gallagher…

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

    gallagher a good shout for the old FH team

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

    Robbo close

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

    Matip goal, Salah assist

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

    Matip G

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

    Matip G

  24. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can't wait for Edouard and Regulion to get their 1p cameo and block Gallagher and Livramento hauls

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

    Liverpool goal

  26. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Matip G

    My differential!

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

    Oh Salah you naughty naughty boy!

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

    GOOD - Salah triple captain

    ANNOYING - Gallagher and Livramento being my first two bench players 🙁

  29. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    It's not funny SALAH RIPPING IT UP

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

    Matip has nearly done that so much, finally gets it!

    Lovely one two with Salah