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11 February 2026 826 comments
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Gameweek 26 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues with five Wednesday night matches, featuring the likes of Aston Villa, Manchester City and Liverpool.

Wednesday team news

Although Crystal Palace v Burnley will be delayed by 10 minutes, due to heavy traffic delaying the arrival of the Clarets’ team coach.

TEAM NEWS

Pep Guardiola has made two changes to the side that beat Liverpool at Anfield, as Phil Foden (£8.2m) and Ruben Dias (£5.5m) come in for Abdukodir Khusanov (£5.4m) and Omar Marmoush (£8.3m).

That means that Nico O’Reilly (£4.9m) remains in the XI, and Rayan Cherki (£6.5m) is a substitute.

Other notable news is that a slight knee injury is keeping Matty Cash (£4.9m) out of Villa’s lineup, but Jan Paul van Hecke (£4.5m) is back for opponents Brighton and Hove Albion.

In the first part of their Double Gameweek, Wolverhampton Wanderers are starting three players called Gomes alongside two Buenos. Yerson Mosquera (£4.3m), Tolu Arokodare (£5.4m) and Mateus Mane (£4.6m) get the nod.

They visit Nottingham Forest, who’ve decided to pick Lorenzo Lucca (£5.5m). This ends Igor Jesus‘ (£5.8m) streak of 17 successive starts.

Popular outfielders Erling Haaland (£14.9m), Antoine Semenyo (£7.9m), Marc Guehi (£5.2m), Hugo Ekitike (£8.9m), Virgil van Dijk (£5.9m), Florian Wirtz (£8.4m), Morgan Rogers (£7.6m), Harry Wilson (£6.0m), Daniel Munoz (£5.9m), and Joachim Andersen (£4.6m) begin from the start, but Dominik Szoboszlai (£6.7m) is suspended.

Sunderland are as expected, though are trusting January signing Nilson Angulo (£5.0m) for the first time.


GAMEWEEK 26 LINE-UPS

ASTON VILLA XI: Martinez; Bogarde, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; Onana, Douglas Luiz; Sancho, Rogers, Buendia; Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Digne, Pau, Barkley, Bailey, Alysson, Abraham  

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION XI: Verbruggen; Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Hinshelwood, Baleba; Gomez, Gross, Mitoma; Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Howell, O’Riley, Georginio, Minteh, Milner, Kostoulas  


CRYSTAL PALACE XI: Henderson; Lerma, Lacroix, Richards; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Guessand; Strand Larsen

Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Riad, Devenny, Yeremy, Johnson, Uche, Hughes, Sosa  

BURNLEY XI: Dubravka; Walker, Worrall, Esteve, Humphreys; Ugochukwu, Mejbri, Laurent; Edwards, Flemming, Anthony

Subs: Weiss, Ekdal, Pires, Bruun Larsen, Florentino, Tchaouna, Barnes, Foster, Ward-Prowse  


MANCHESTER CITY XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Guéhi, Ait-Nouri; Bernardo, Rodri, O’Reilly; Semenyo, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Marmoush, Cherki, Nico, Khusanov, Alleyne, Lewis  

FULHAM XI: Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon; Berge, Iwobi; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Chukwueze; Raul

Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, King, Bobb, Kevin, Muniz  


NOTTINGHAM FOREST XI: Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Lucca

Subs: Gunn, Netz, Ndoye, Dominguez, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Awoniyi, Igor Jesus  

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS XI: Sa; Mosquera, Krejci, S Bueno; R Gomes, Joao Gomes, Angel Gomes, Mane, H Bueno; Armstrong, Tolu

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, Lima, Bellegarde, Tchatchoua, Sutherland, Rawlings, Edozie  


SUNDERLAND XI: Roefs, Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Reinildo; Diarra, Sadiki, Le Fee, Angulo; Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Cirkin, O’Nien, Geertruida, Rigg, Talbi, Mundle, Isidor, Mayenda  

LIVERPOOL XI: Alisson; Endo, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Kerkez, Jones, Nyoni, Ngumoha, Chiesa, Ramsay, Morrison  


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  1. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    5 shots on target in the whole Palace vs Burnley game

    All of them were goals

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Henderson made a save

  2. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Considering Rice to Wirtz this week.
    He’s liverpools most threatening player by a long way and Rice is just Elliot Anderson on steroids but 2mil+ more expensive

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      That’ll be my move this or next gw

  3. theodosios
    • 8 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    On every website in the world that tracks results it says that Nunes went off in the 60th minute, only on FPL is it listed as the 59th minute

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      59 mins 37 secs is the 60th minute

      1. theodosios
        • 8 Years
        22 days, 22 hours ago

        And? Its 60mins not 59mins

        1. All Hail K
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          22 days, 22 hours ago

          Unfortunately the rules say you must complete 60 mins. There was another case this year when someone came off at 59 mins and 55 secs and the cs wasn't given.

          1. threeputt
            • 16 Years
            22 days, 22 hours ago

            probably flippin' Kerkez in the first game of the season, I had him

        2. threeputt
          • 16 Years
          22 days, 22 hours ago

          I was watching the game, both players walked off the pitch and were replaced before the clock ticked 60 mins, thems the rules !

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    vvd assist

    own goal

    1. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      On goal no?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        22 days, 22 hours ago

        Not og

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        22 days, 22 hours ago

        yeah you're right, my bad

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      *no sorry

      vvd g
      salah a

  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Yyyyyyuuck

  6. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    VIRGggggggggggggggggilllllllll

  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Virgil goal

  8. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    What a horrorshow tonight

    Sarr, Richards, Watkins, Rogers all blanks

    Yuck

  9. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Great save by Dubravka to deny Sa

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      *Sarr

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      unlucky me Sarr owner 🙁

  10. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Ekitike looking lively in celebration

  11. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    OG sunderland?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Virg g Salah a

  12. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Technically VvD goal

  13. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Of course it’s VVD

  14. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Sunderland own goal!

  15. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Goal machine strand larsen good to bring in?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Better than Watkins that’s for sure!

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      After Burnley everyone is. Always get the striker before Burnley!

  16. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Interesting to see if this goes down as an og or a VVD goal…

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      VVD by the rules

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Already given to VVD, Salah assist

  17. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Sold VvD for Munoz, I hate his game and myself

  18. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Yes. Get in. Ekitike hits his usual 2. So happy.

    Exactly the kind of consistency you want in a £9m striker

    1. Craigsimpson
      • 1 Year
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      This is football heritage

  19. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Went HWilson to Sarr lol, may be selling Sarr after next week then

    1. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      I’m selling this week for Semenyo

      Semenyo points hurt rank

  20. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Cs from Konsa and it feels like a hat trick!

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Pretty happy as a Sa, Semenyo and Strand Larsen owner! Guehi might get bonus too.

  21. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Sold Esteve for Muñoz to bench VvD instead of Enzo... No Semenyo in my team. FFS.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      This is the way

    2. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Similar feels, but vvd out for Munoz, and O'Reily first on the bench...

    3. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Sold Van Dijk for Munoz. Sucker punch.

      1. DandyDon
        • 7 Years
        22 days, 22 hours ago

        Ouch

      2. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        22 days, 22 hours ago

        Same dude, he's nearly got defcon as well.

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      VvD anytime goalscorer odds 12 or 13... However profit is made from that. I didn't even manage/remember to make the obvious bets for bad gw.

  22. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Come on Wirtz you fresh german bum

  23. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Need 6 goals by Gabby (TC) to save my gw

    1. SINGH
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Shouldn't you be captaining a spurs player? Lol

  24. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Endo being stretchered off

  25. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    We can’t just hold in to players because of good fixtures.

    Which 2 to sell first?

    A) Enzo
    B) Rogers
    C) Rice
    D) Wilson

    Bruno F gets another chance, but United it a top
    Team and getting Mbeumo looks better

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Forgot E) Etikite

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Bruno F *another chance*? What's your expectation from players?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        22 days, 22 hours ago

        Got the wrong Manu player, Mbeumo the consistent one with higher ceiling. Much money tied up in Bruno

  26. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    BB: Sá, Maguire, Mané & Mosquera looking good!

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Also on BB: Sá, Maguire, Mané & Senesi...18 points so far, so pleased with that.

  27. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    28 all out for the week. Chastening.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      No ars?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        22 days, 22 hours ago

        Non-TC Gabriel, Raya and Rice. Largely all irrelevant.

  28. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Honest question:

    Do you get any joy from playing this game?

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Yep love it

  29. WVA
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    VVD 3rd on my bench, benched both his goals!

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      Ouch

  30. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    22 days, 22 hours ago

    Nunes (59 mins)
    Mane (11 defcons)
    Rogers (blank)

    Great day

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 22 hours ago

      same

      I give up