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

    Epic!!

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

      A brilliant 3rd half so far!!

  2. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    yay x2

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

    Season over for us non-TCers?

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

      Unfortunately yes

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

      Not yet, 1 more goal and team will be deleted for sure

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sorry...

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yepppp

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

      I’ve got 120 points and didn’t TC Salah. Fully expecting 200 at this rate

    5. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Mine was over anyway that's why i went with Trent just for the fun of it.

    6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      On 120 BB, should hit 150+ by end of the GW

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

    Salah to Son my arse

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

      FH

  5. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Loving my TC Salah differential

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

      We all are!

  6. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So long as Reguilon stays off I get Livro bench points

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Think you'll be out of luck

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

    OMG Salah assist!!!

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

    World record to be broken baby!

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

    https://twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/1496579824755908622

    Penalty saved - MATIP
    Penalty missed - SALAH

    Liverpool 2-0 Leeds (30 mins)

    #FPL #LIVLEE

    Lol.

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

      Deleted!

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

    Keep going, Salah!

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

      2 more goals.

  11. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    yeah TC Trent didn't turn out well.

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

    Ajax goal

  13. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Glad i got vvd for reg as my 3rd Liverpool player and livra on the bench

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

    Athletico surrounding the ref. Water is wet.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It's like watching 11 Bruno's

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

      SALAH TCersss

      NOW we feast!!!!

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

        We get it. You've got catchphrases. Well done, Bruce Forsythe.

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

      Liverpool another penalty

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

        Oh my days

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

      Tadic DGW Goal

    5. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely an assist? Not on live yet

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

        Added now..

    6. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep it coming Mo!

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

      OMGGGGG

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

        Mane won it

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

      Come on Salah!

    9. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      omg so nervous

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

      Joel Matip turning into prime Yaya Toure for a second there!

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

      Wildcarders stunned.

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

      Pen pool

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

      Penalty!!!

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

      Another pen?

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

        Yes

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

        Yep.

        We need conversion.

        Just in the box??

        Goal

    15. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Only 35 mins into the game 😆

      I love how predictably open Leeds are. They've been an FPL blessing.

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

      Liverpool penalty!!

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

      Salah another goal