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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. WVA
    • 9 Years
    23 days, 7 hours ago

    Hill or Rodon for rest of season? 3rd on bench.

    1. adstomko
      • 9 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      The name is Hill. James Hill

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

      Hill, and start him

  2. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    23 days, 7 hours ago

    These Burnley goals has convinced me that I can sell Chalobah before next deadline as Chelsea aren't keeping a cleansheet

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Sold him for Hill before price rise last night. Great to have some spare change.

  3. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    23 days, 7 hours ago

    Wonder if those Munoz owners are enjoying his zero points

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Bold of you to presume he isn't going to be on -1 by the end of it all

  4. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    23 days, 7 hours ago

    Mukiele A wasted

    1. Punned It
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Brobbey needs to shape up, need my Mukiele haul.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Haaland subbed

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

        Yikes

        He went down late in the half

        Hopefully minor

        1. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Andersen crunched him

    3. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Haaland subbed

      That’s a relief as a non owner

      Phew…

      1. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Aye. Could of been horrid. Will take that.

        Reckon Gykores matches him in the double?

        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Has to

          He will have to be benched both games not to outscore Haaland

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 9 Years
            23 days, 7 hours ago

            How does that make sense?

    4. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Haaland off

      1. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Thank god

    5. Craigsimpson
      • 1 Year
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Burnt by fecking palace last year on their fixture run, going to be burnt again this year.. WHY DIDN'T I SEE IT COMING FFFFFFFFS

    6. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Shock for Robot cappers

    7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      Did people end up buying Munoz?

      1. Craigsimpson
        • 1 Year
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        1. Craigsimpson
          • 1 Year
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Reply fail. I did.. Should have learnt my lesson last year when they capitulated on their dgw run

    8. nonaynever
      • 10 Years
      23 days, 7 hours ago

      crap....just realised that although i have played my triple captain, it's on Ekitike, not Gabriel....oh well

      1. tucaoneo
        • 7 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Whaaaat

      2. Punned It
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Oh, that's awful. I'd like to cross my fingers for you, but I've played Roefs and Mukiele.

        • Supersonic_
          • 4 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          That's crap mate. I have a feeling Gab is going to let us down anyway haha it will be someone like Trossard or Marti that get back to back hatricks

      3. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        I hope he's not injured but robot being subbed makes no difference really. His EO is still practically 100%.

      4. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        I think I made a mistake getting Sarr over Semenyo this week

        Worth a FT to get Semenyo for Sarr this GW inspite of the good fixture that Sarr has ?

        City look so on it and up for a title charge with Semenyo playing in the front 2

        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          As an extremely happy Semenyo owner, the answer is no!

      5. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Playing O'Reilly has gone well so far.

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Selling him for Timber hasn’t, yet

      6. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Watch Munoz get a 17-pointer equivalent in the Conference League next week

      7. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Surely haaland cappers only have themselves to blame where is a dgw??

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

          Injured in the first half, which can happen to your captain in any GW, single or double

      8. F4L
        • 11 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        fulham really should have scored already today

      9. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        23 days, 7 hours ago

        Best book(s) you have read about football? Autobiographical, historical, tactical, any recommendations welcome.

        1. adstomko
          • 9 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Spielverlagerung - website.
          In German & English. Unbelievable analysis

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          ‘Spurs - Leagues, Cups & Championships’

          It’s only one page long…

        3. The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Andy Capp.
          Daily Mirror retro.

        4. tucaoneo
          • 7 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Angels with dirty faces by Jonathan Wilson

        5. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          Mein Bergkampf

        6. Punned It
            23 days, 7 hours ago

            Jimmy Buzzard - "Well, Brian, I'm opening a boutique"

        7. Effe
          • 15 Years
          23 days, 7 hours ago

          I’d love some attacking returns from Rogers this half

          1. WVA
            • 9 Years
            23 days, 7 hours ago

            0 chance

            1. Effe
              • 15 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              🙁

          2. Mr. O'Connell
            • 13 Years
            23 days, 7 hours ago

            Yellow card will have to do

          3. Biggsy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            23 days, 7 hours ago

            I think he misheard you...

          4. Tripswich
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              He's an away hauler

          5. WVA
            • 9 Years
            23 days, 7 hours ago

            Who should I sell to fund Wilson to Semenyo?

            A. Chalobah to Rodon
            B. VVD to Hill

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

              Might be Haaland. Wait for news

            2. Camzy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              B

              1. WVA
                • 9 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                Despite the fixtures? Rodon or Hill won’t play

                1. Camzy
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  23 days, 7 hours ago

                  Hill is better than Rodon by a lot imo

                  1. WVA
                    • 9 Years
                    23 days, 7 hours ago

                    Appreciate that but he won’t play over Gab Tim Guehi VVD/Chalobah very often if ever. Question really is keep VVD or Chalobah?

            3. Moon Dog
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                VVD ➡ Lord Hill

              • bso
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                Chalobah. He’s a waste of space and money

            4. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Wait, Haaland got subbed? wtf

              1. Effe
                • 15 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                Maybe an injury but also maybe because already 3-0 up

              2. brianutd-why always we? 20
                • 14 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                Took a whack on the leg

              3. F4L
                • 11 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                resting him for the mighty salford

            5. PartyTime
              • 4 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Pep must really hate me to sub Haaland(C) off & a cameo vs Wolves when I TC'd. Heck!

            6. Supersonic_
              • 4 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Palmer to Semenyo after Burnley?

            7. brianutd-why always we? 20
              • 14 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Anderson DEFCON incoming

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

                As is tradition

              2. PartyTime
                • 4 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                Very loyal player. I love him.

            8. Gudjohnsen
              • 9 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Rogers, Rice, Mbeumo or Enzo to Semenyo?

              1. Mr. O'Connell
                • 13 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                All of them

            9. WVA
              • 9 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Would you bench boost Dubravka Rice Timber Hill

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

                Yup

            10. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Rogers and Wirtz, what are you guys sitting tight for. Just bloody involved.

            11. ratski
              • 15 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Team is in tatters. So many opportunities right now.
              Question. What is the reason everyone is playing WC 31/32. Is it just to dead end and recover from BGW31?
              Im really tempted to play my WC now and get ahead of the game but need to be sure that it's not vital come later half of season

              1. Fifa las vegas
                • 13 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                Who would be the primary players you'd get from the WC

                1. ratski
                  • 15 Years
                  23 days, 7 hours ago

                  Semenyo, Palmer, Pedro, mbeumo, hill etc. Quite a few in my mini leagues have similar teams and just think I could get a bit of a differential going.

                  1. Fifa las vegas
                    • 13 Years
                    23 days, 7 hours ago

                    Feel like I’m already miles behind on Semenyo and Mbeumo in my ML

              2. Camzy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                It depends how far away you are from where you want to be.

                I'd look at 28 though rather than 27.

            12. F4L
              • 11 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              good strike from wirtz, good save

              1. Camzy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                23 days, 7 hours ago

                I want Wirtz. GW27 I can't quite manage because Thiago is priority but by GW28 yeah I'll want him in.

            13. WVA
              • 9 Years
              23 days, 7 hours ago

              Rogers yellow card again FFS I swear if Verbruggen keeps a clean sheet here