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Four more Premier League matches get underway at 3pm GMT on a busy Boxing Day of football.

The teamsheets bring the usual mix of disappointment and surprise, especially at the King Power Stadium.

We knew that James Maddison was a doubt for this game because of a knee problem but we were none the wiser about the illness affecting another high-profile absentee, the sidelined Callum Wilson.

With Wilson missing out, Newcastle are unchanged from the side that beat Chelsea in Gameweek 16. Chris Wood once again leads the line in his team-mate’s stead.

Maddison, meanwhile, is replaced by Dennis Praet in Brendan Rodgers’ only change from their last Premier League match against West Ham United in November.

Fulham boss Marco Silva told us on Friday that Aleksandar Mitrovic was a doubt for this game but the big Serb leads the line for the Cottagers today, recovering from injury to start. Antonee Robinson is also fit.

Palace’s only change from Gameweek 16 is enforced, with the suspended Marc Guehi replaced by James Tomkins.

New-ish Southampton boss Nathan Jones makes four changes from the midweek EFL Cup win over Lincoln City, seemingly changing shape and ditching the wing-back system in the process.

Opponents Brighton are without the holidaying Alexis Mac Allister and the injured Danny Welbeck, the only two players who make way from Roberto De Zerbi’s last league starting XI.

Joel Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma take their places.

Bargain-bin defenders Hugo Bueno and Nathan Patterson start at Molineux.

Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui makes one change to the side that beat Gillingham in the Carabao Cup, as Hwang Hee-chan comes in for Goncalo Guedes.

Loanee Conor Coady is ineligible to face his parent club so is replaced by Yerry Mina in the Everton defence, while Anthony Gordon starts instead of Demarai Gray on the wing.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Mitchell, Andersen, Tomkins, Clyne, Olise, Eze, Doucoure, Schlupp, Zaha, Ayew

Subs: Butland, Ward, Milivojevic, Hughes, Edouard, Ebiowei, Richards, Riedewald, Gordon

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Ream, Diop, Robinson, De Cordova Reid, Pereira, Reed, Willian, Palhinha, Mitrovic

Subs: Radak, Adarabioyo, Duffy, Wilson, Cairney, Chalobah, Vinicius, James, Harris


Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, Tarkowski, Mina, Mykolenko, McNeil, Onana, Gueye, Gordon, Iwobi, Maupay

Subs: Begovic, Holgate, Gray, Doucoure, Godfrey, Coleman, Davies, Vinagre, Cannon

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Bueno, Hodge, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Hwang, Costa, Podence

Subs: Sarkic, Ait Nouri, Jimenez, Guedes, Toti, Ronan, Nunes, Traore, Lembikisa


Leicester City XI: Ward, Castagne, Amartey, Faes, Thomas, Soumare, Praet, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Barnes, Daka

Subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Vardy, Albrighton, Iheanacho, Perez, Vestergaard, Mendy, Ndidi

Newcastle United XI: PopeTrippierSchar, Botman, BurnS LongstaffBruno Guimaraes, Willock, Almiron, Wood, Joelinton

Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Targett, Manquillo, Fraser, Murphy, Anderson


Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Salisu, Lyanco, Perraud, Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Elyounoussi, Edozie, Adams

Subs: Caballero, Maitland-Niles, Caleta-Car, Aribo, A. Armstrong, S. Armstrong, Mara, Bella-Kotchap, Morgan

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Colwill, Estupinan, Gross, Caicedo, March, Lallana, Mitoma, Trossard

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Sarmiento, Enciso, Undav, Gilmour, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Moran



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  1. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hello?

    1. Coldplay
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Is there anybody in there?

      1. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        'nods'

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Is it me you’re looking for?

  2. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Who missed this flurry of dissapointments?

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

    VAR the Kulu assist, please.

  4. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Nearly here.

  5. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson poorly, Mitro starts. Welcome back FPL.

  6. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Went with Wilson ahead of Mitro because Mitro was a doubt before the game..bloody fpl

    1. SE25
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Bloody lies from Marco Silva, talking about Mitro doubts for the game after too. Had Mitro since GW1 and wasn't planning to remove.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You might want to check the dictionary definition of "doubt"

  7. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    How did the Janelt goal get an assist for deflecting randomly off two players but kulu’s cross that would have found hojbjerg’s path not get one?

  8. putana
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    mitro first sub for wilson. Let's see how lucky I am

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      What on earth

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    pelanty!

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Newcastle early pen...Wood up for it

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Wood slots it in hard and on target

        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Wrong website

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

    Botman incoming

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Won the pen?

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Joelinton

      2. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Nah joelinton did

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Pen Newc

  12. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wowwwww so Wilson would have had a goal already ffs lol

  13. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle pen and ofcourse Wilson is not there ...

  14. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Took Wilson out, for Martial predominantly because my wife got tired of FPL talk and told me to back my team.

    God bless her.

    (He'll get 1pt now)

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Haha I feel ya. Doing the same thing.

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Danny oh dear Ward

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Not his fault

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

    TOON

  17. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    unlucky Wilson owners

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

    Oh Danny Ward, your points, your points are falling.

  19. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    live by the Ward
    die by the Ward

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Worth an upvote

  20. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Strong Wood.

  21. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    kepa better start

  22. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    At least nobody can claim they had Wood in one of their 5000 drafts

    1. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I had wood in the morning what are you talking about? lol

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

      I had wood for all my drafts.

  23. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Woodwagon

  24. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    The worst bit is I had Wood in my penultimate draft 🙁

  25. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Amartey party for Newcastle.

  26. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    OMG Almiron a beauty!!!

  27. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I start Wilson bench almiron, ignore darwin ff

  28. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Almiron is so good

  29. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Almiron lol get innnn

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

    ALMIRON!!! Dreamland