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Palace v Fulham/Liverpool v Leeds team news: Calvert-Lewin benched

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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. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    The upside of the Keane no-show was VDB coming off my bench at home to Spurs. Won't concede many, if any: good chance of DefCons.
    Was genuinely looking forward to my bit of jam.

    Got Van Hecke's nil points instead.

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    1. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Similar here. Van Hecke 0 in for Richards.

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  2. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Wilson to superstar punani in the winner.

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    1. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      To… do what? You had me at Wilson winner, though.

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        colloquial term for 'smash it in' (old term used predominantly in the white chapel area of London )

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  3. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Guehi needs to go!

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Lacroix for me !

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Yeah, his girlfriend moved to Liverpool this week in preparation.

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  4. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Palace def don’t seem to appealing anymore, hardly even keep cs at home

    New villa Chel in next 3

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Feel like everyone’s team is stuck in the middle of nothing now all of a sudden. The players who were ticking away each week suddenly aren’t or don’t have the fixtures or both.

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        Agree mate

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      2. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        yeah - and next gw doesn't hold much more promise either. Might get tempted to wc early - but to what?

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 17 days ago

          That’s the thing, don’t know what to turn into, the next template hasn’t exactly shown what it even might be to get in early.

          The more I think about it, my few decent weeks have mostly been due to getting Rogers in for the Leeds game and having him through while no one else did in my leagues. Now everyone does!

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  5. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Ekitike has been turned into a red statue.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      First time to buy him all season and he’s doing nothing, although lots have captained him over Haaland so I’m happy enough about that this week.

      Wirtz in the other hand, thank god it’s only on FH, and I can say goodbye to this sorry state of affairs of GW

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      1. The Mandalorian
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        Slot hasn't coached the team to service Ekitike.

        Ekitike is on borrowed time.

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  6. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    On the bright side, atleast Cunha was 0.7 cheaper than Ekitike.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      The small wins

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Who did you captain ?

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      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        Mr Robot

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        1. keefy59
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 months, 17 days ago

          Join the club
          Bullet dodged

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  7. Absolutely Muñozed
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Foden to Haywire sideways?

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  8. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Virgil 5 DC. GTFO of my team

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    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      No bonus to?

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    2. Unliklinho
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      You understand that's because Leeds weren't attacking, right?

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  9. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Is Rice likely to start next GW?

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      I would like to know the answer to this also

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    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Wouldn’t be too surprised if he misses out but let’s see if we get any news tomorrow

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    3. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      No need to risk him. Swelling in knee, so that's at last a week out.

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  10. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    One thing for sure, I have to start DCL against United and not see more points from him benched.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Yeah, I am. DCL a whisker away from scoring the winner today. World class.

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  11. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Ekitike back to Mateta?

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    1. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Hell no. Mateta is struggling despite his goal and Johnson has just signed.

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      FLOL

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  12. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Vvd , hold sell?

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    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Hold
      CS machine now

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      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        Yes, owes us at least that

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Plan was selling but wait for Keane and Rice news

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        Rice is out this game week. Not risked vs Bournemouth. No need after team performance versus Villa.

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  13. Punned It
    • 1 Year
    6 months, 17 days ago

    DCL barely offside. Am I too late to jump on the DCL-train?

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  14. Dubem_FC
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    What did Guehi do?? Caused the goal??

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Yeah, he was mouthing something to a photographer and took his eye off the game.

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      1. Dubem_FC
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 17 days ago

        Look at this f*cker. Cost me a CS coz he wants to win an argument against a photographer. Jeez...

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  15. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    What a save from Hendo, wow.

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  16. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Wirtz is such a dumb footballer. He's like a 17 year old Fabregas without the end shot.

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    1. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      He's being played in the wrong system.

      He is much better in a transistion system with space to run and pass.

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  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Didn’t realise Guehi was most selected defender in the game with 42% ownership - that CS wipeout was useful!

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    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Praise T. Cairney

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  18. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Why has Pep dropped Gvardiol?

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    1. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Rest

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Returned to training overweight.

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  19. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Ekitike 0.97 XG, that'll do lad. As good as a goal that.

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      The 0.78xG effort was a clearance...

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    2. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      3.88 points for that. Nice.

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  20. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Virgil CS!

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  21. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    C ekitike fail but atleast 8 pts bench jam for gudmonnsen

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  22. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    The first goalless draw for LIV in 117 matches?

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  23. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    What to so with Szobo ? Keep until Burnley game ? Also c etikite so not a great start of the year for FPL....

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  24. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    So pleased I avoided following the crowd on Cunha and Ekitike. Not worth their price playing in poor teams.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Gap yah.

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  25. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Liverpool clueless today, tedious training drill passing around box creating nothing.

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  26. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Guehi at 9 🙁

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  27. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    FT 1-1. Our corners are shocking, but at least Hendo kept us in with that wonder save

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  28. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Vdv mega haul

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  29. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Happy to have finally got that VVD clean sheet. Happier to have already transferred him to Gabriel.

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  30. Kingy109
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 17 days ago

    Hmm Lacroix and Etikite to Bowen and Gabriel for free is tempting this week ...

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    1. FantasyClub
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 17 days ago

      Burnley at home for Liverpool on the horizon

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