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Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) returns on Thursday with four Premier League fixtures.

Up first: Crystal Palace v Fulham and Liverpool v Leeds United at 17:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Arne Slot makes three changes from Saturday’s 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Conor Bradley, Andrew Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai come in for Milos Kerkez, Federico Chiesa and Alexis Mac Allister.

Jeremie Frimpong consequently moves forward to the right wing.

Daniel Farke brings in James Justin, Sebastian Bornauw, Ilia Gruev and Lukas Nmecha, with Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin making way.

At Selhurst Park, Oliver Glasner has named an unchanged Crystal Palace XI from the side that lost to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

No surprises in the Fulham XI, either – Marco Silva names an unchanged starting line-up.

Chris Richards, Eddie Nketiah and Josh King all miss out, however.

LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Lerma, Lacroix, Guehi, Clyne, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Devenny, Pino, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Uche, Esse, Canvot, Sosa, Rodney, Benamar, Casey, Drakes-Thomas

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Wilson, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Jimenez

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Diop, Amissah, Reed, Cairney, Traore, Ridgeon, Kusi-Asare

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Frimpong, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Ngumoha, Nyoni, Ramsay, Lucky, Gakpo

Leeds United XI: Perri, Justin, Bornauw, Bijol, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Gruev, Ampadu, Stach, Aaronson, Nmecha

Subs: Darlow, Bogle, Byram, Tanaka, Harrison, Gnonto, Okafor, Piroe, Calvert-Lewin

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Liverpool making James Justin look like maldini

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  2. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Anyone else in a place where suddenly all of their players are rubbish?

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    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Only every week

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    2. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      More like injured.
      Rice, Calafiori, Richards, Keane.

      Game of (no)luck for me.

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Quality of the league and players has declined

      No longer have quality players who can sustain form. Talking salah, mane, mahrez, aguero, hazard, d costa, rvp

      Only one is Haaland right now and was salah

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 29 days ago

        Kane

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    4. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      I had a beast of a team in GW16, now the exact same players are terrible...

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    5. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      I have a good team on paper. They're just not getting many points.

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    6. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Yup, I have an unfailing ability to pick midfielders who are past their purple patch , or gets injured

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  3. putana
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    wirtz gets dispossessed 5 times a game by thinking he has 10 minutes on the ball

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  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Frim & Bradley not clicking

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  5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Ekitike with more defcons than VVD as of now. I hope they included that last one in Leeds' box.

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  6. Sir_Durs8
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Is Cucurella, Semenyo & Thiago to Gabriel, Bruno G & Bowen worth a -8? Leaves me 0.0 ITB.

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Avoid the Bowen move

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  7. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Mateta BOOM

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  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    how is stach fouled right on the edge of the box and no free kick? wtf

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      *dont worry though, kavanagh now an "elite" ref apparently

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  9. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Lovely assist from Clyne as well.

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  10. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Mateta goal. Points for everyone!

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  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Lol Mateta the lost man

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  12. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Jean-Philippe back on track.

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  13. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Zzz looks like 2026 is just as much of an FPL joke as 2025

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  14. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Jan Feb Mateta is something else

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  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    By accounts, Manchester United are keeping tabs on Mateta for the summer.

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      I love Manchester United signings these days

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      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 months, 29 days ago

        To accompany the €76.5m for Sesko

        And not to mention the €74.2m for Cunha

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  16. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Uh oh, where is mine striker DCL?

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    1. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Will come on against tired legs

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      First week he actually subs in for me 😡

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  17. putana
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    why do goal scorers go in the opposite direction of the assister when celebrating?

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    1. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      inital run

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Its a test of character. If a goal scorer runs away from the assister hes a douche bag. If he runs to the assister hes a good person.

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  18. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Clyne assist? Dreamland!

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  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Every minute that passes of this GW, pushes me towards WC. Just had a tinker and have 10 new players, including all five defs and a keeper.

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Keeping DCL, huh!

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      I know it's tempting but save wc to set up bench boost for dgw .
      Put the 10 players on your watch list & bring them in when needed

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        4 months, 29 days ago

        Rarely works these days. Many players don’t start twice, and after BB you are left with players you don’t want..

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  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Wirtz row y

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  21. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Leeds are a very loving team.
    They love to hug when there is contact.

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  22. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    God Wirtz is so bad...

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  23. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Wirtz having a stinker

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  24. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    I can't figure out if that was a terrible shot or a terrible pass by Wirtz.

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  25. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Lol 20 games into the season and some are just realising Wirtz is crap.

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      I say it every time I watch Liverpool, doesnt mean its a new observation.

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  26. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Should of just kept Stach as this rate

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  27. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Captaining Ekitike was a bad choice.

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Cunha says hi!

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    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Haaland could still blank...

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    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Should have scored. Still time.

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  28. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Never understood why teams that clearly have a lot of attacking quality prefer to slow down the tempo and just pass it sideways for a while before committing fully to attack. All it does is allow the defending team to solidify their defensive shape. Cowardly risk averse tactics.

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    1. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      4 months, 29 days ago

      Yep. Look at Liverpool when Klopp first arrived. Fast and direct, it works…. and it’s good to watch.

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      1. #1 Arne Engels Fan
        • 1 Year
        4 months, 29 days ago

        They played fast & direct start of this season, too. Then the West Ham game Slot decided to switch to a controlled approach.

        Neither has worked and it seems a lot like he's just run out of ideas. They look so flat.

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        1. MVDP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 1 Year
          4 months, 29 days ago

          Flat is a word I used earlier about them… and they are. Even when they win they’re not convincing.

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      yeah, they underuse ekitike imo. takes forever for him to get the ball like you say and by that time he gets easily crowded out

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  29. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Took Mateta out of my FH team this week - punished 😀

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      One week variance!

      FH can hurt if it's not a blank or a double

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      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 13 Years
        4 months, 29 days ago

        Yep. I ultimately changed to a 5 in midfield with the FH to include Palmer so not a total failure at least 🙂

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  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 29 days ago

    Looks like we are finally getting that VVD CS

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    1. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      The old reverse jinx

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 29 days ago

      DCL will come on

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