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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, 1 month ago

    Epic!!

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

      A brilliant 3rd half so far!!

  2. Il Capitano
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    yay x2

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

    Season over for us non-TCers?

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

      Unfortunately yes

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

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

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

        Sorry...

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

      Yepppp

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

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

    5. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month ago

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

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

    Salah to Son my arse

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

      FH

  5. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Loving my TC Salah differential

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

      We all are!

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

    So long as Reguilon stays off I get Livro bench points

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

      Think you'll be out of luck

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

    OMG Salah assist!!!

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

    World record to be broken baby!

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

      Deleted!

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

    Keep going, Salah!

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

      2 more goals.

  11. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    yeah TC Trent didn't turn out well.

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

    Ajax goal

  13. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

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

  14. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Athletico surrounding the ref. Water is wet.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It's like watching 11 Bruno's

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

      SALAH TCersss

      NOW we feast!!!!

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

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

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

      Liverpool another penalty

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

        Oh my days

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

      Tadic DGW Goal

    5. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely an assist? Not on live yet

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

        Added now..

    6. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Keep it coming Mo!

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

      OMGGGGG

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

        Mane won it

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

      Come on Salah!

    9. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      omg so nervous

    10. Hulk Smash
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

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

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

      Wildcarders stunned.

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

      Pen pool

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

      Penalty!!!

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

      Another pen?

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

        Yes

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

        Yep.

        We need conversion.

        Just in the box??

        Goal

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

      Liverpool penalty!!

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

      Salah another goal