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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. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    22 days, 21 hours ago

    17 point haul for Virg.
    Think I'll hold him.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Solid hold

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

      I will also. But this wasn't good week to bench him 🙁

      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Oooff!

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        What? For whom?

  2. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    22 days, 21 hours ago

    Every SINGLE time I play Ekitike hes shite, and when I dont he hauls. Its an absolute joke. Benched himagainst Newcastle and he hauls. This time I play him over O'Reilly and the result was inevitable. F U useless pos.

    1. adstomko
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      A rich man’s Watkins

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Obviously you play him at home to Newcastle

      Over Sunderland away

      I blame the decision maker here

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Its not a one off thing.

        ive owned him for 19 game weeks. Average 2.1
        7 game weeks I ahve not owned or played him. Average 8.7

        Abolute trashcan pos joke

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        The decison was Mukiele v Burnley or Ekitike v Newcastle and Ekitke v Sunderland or O'Reilly v Fulham. Not "Ekitike v Newcastle at home or Ekitike v Sunderland Away"

    3. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Too much cash for a non pen taker forward.

    4. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      I've been a proud owner of Watkins, Gyokeres and Ekitike (in that order). All fine gentlemen priced around £9.

    5. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      I'm the same with Enzo, useless!

  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    22 days, 21 hours ago

    Ekitike wants a card before he's subbed

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Too late

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Early Val's Day gift?

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    22 days, 21 hours ago

    Ekitike blank locked

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Consistent

  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    22 days, 21 hours ago

    Lost 14 points going for Ekitike over Pedro a week ago

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    22 days, 21 hours ago

    Can't catch a break with these useless sods

  7. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    22 days, 21 hours ago

    Ekitike can feck all the way off and out of my team.

  8. BR510
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      1. Verb to Kelleher
      2. Dorgu to Hill

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        The injured guy to the game's form defender

    • #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      So in the space of time JP has got 3 assists just for throwing himself to ground

      Ekitike has missed 3 absolute sitters

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      anderson had 7 shots today

      even nico williams had 7 shots!

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        35 Forest shots, the most by a Dyche team in PL - a stat I saw on Twitter

    • Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Ekitike and Saka

      I don’t even know what to say

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Sarr Enzo Bruno Ekitike with a gigantic 8pts among them, what a week! 😛

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Bruno, Enzo, Enzo, Ekitike, Rogers. The big 12.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          22 days, 21 hours ago

          And I can't count.

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            22 days, 21 hours ago

            There must be another body there 😛

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Annoyed that I kept Ekitiké on my GW25 WC instead of getting Pedro.
      It's just JP is such a troll when I own him, he never scores when he is in my team.

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        So, Ekitike is the new Pedro?

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          22 days, 21 hours ago

          Getting Pedro this week, so expect a Ekitiké brace in GW27

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            22 days, 21 hours ago

            Ok, I will play him then 😛

    • Aaa
      • 11 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Enzo & Ekitike -> Palmer & Kroupi worth a -4? Would captain Palmer

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Kroupi didn't start

        1. Aaa
          • 11 Years
          22 days, 21 hours ago

          He should going forward though

      2. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Burnley probably win knowing this season

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      salah's been decent today. been posting some real strong underlying stats of late. just needs to start getting that 2+ attacking returns again, i think he has it in him

    • pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Benching Ekitike was successful at least

    • RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      What was I thinking getting Wirtz

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        He's been good tbf

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          22 days, 21 hours ago

          So I’ve heard, just wish he’d do something, no chance now though

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Jones tekkers

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Salah near miss

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Mr Onefoot

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      salah 🙁 this has been such a frustrating match

    • Boberella
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Rogers > Semenyo for a hit?
      Semenyo my rank killer

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Same here but for free

    • jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      21 points with Rice, Timber and Gabriel (TC). Needing 2 Arsenal clean sheets and a couple of Gabriel goals to redeem this week

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Wont even be enough to get a green. Fn uesless trash joke game.. impossible to have a SINGLE gw of just mediocre luck at best

        1. jonnybhoy
          • 13 Years
          22 days, 21 hours ago

          I'm on a 68% rank drop right now. Brutal

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Can Gabriel beat Virgil this week?

    • Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Sunderland impressed me tonight

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Great at home, Mukiele performed well

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Surely anyone can't be worse than 14 points from 8 players?

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        Close with 17…

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        On the plus side at least it's only 9 days 15 hours and 16 minutes to the next deadline

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          22 days, 21 hours ago

          Don’t forget this weekend lol

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Thanks Virgil, saving me from pretty bad week 😉

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Need a mega haul from Timber tomorrow to justify Thiaw to Timber move

    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      Harry Wilson keeps up his incredible record of only blanking when I own him

    • F4L
      • 11 Years
      22 days, 21 hours ago

      damn has semenyo not even been subbed in 5 matches now

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        22 days, 21 hours ago

        He was subbed vs Liverpool

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          22 days, 21 hours ago

          fair enough, cheers