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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. Peteex
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Munoz xA currently 1.14 without an assist.

    I think that's highest xA I have seen whole season without an assist

  2. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Mane misses a sitter

  3. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    hold Saa please!!! Did Sels to Sa for a hit to bring in Gyokeres.

  4. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    What is more likely?
    A) Death
    B) Taxes
    C) Brighton conceding in the last 10 min

    1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      C

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      It’s been tough owning Verbruggen since the initial honeymoon period after I bought him

  5. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    0 defcons by O'Reilly but I'll take the goal and CS

    1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      Benched him.

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    The Sa BB was on

    Then

    1. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      I hit him in because of the Sels injury.

  7. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Mane could have had a big haul. This game is really unlucky sometimes.

  8. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    JOSE SA!!!!!!

    1. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      nc one mate

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Sa with 50 bps and no pen save, think that could be a record for a gk with no pen save

  10. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Come on Wirtz. please!

  11. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    So many clean sheets tonight, but not for some popular players

  12. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Any chance they got the official time wrong on the City game and didn't remember to start the clock until 22 seconds in?

  13. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Imagine if Wolves keep 2 CS and Arsenal don't

  14. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    15 pts here lol, rice gabriel(tc) timber to save anything

  15. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    No Semenyo and Reilly on the bench

    Yet another wonderful day in Fantasy Land!!

  16. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Benched Guehi for Chalobah. Ugh.

  17. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    what a crap night this has been FPL wise

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      Really has been, utter gutter trash

  18. Paul W.
    • 4 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Well done, Jose Sa TCers...

  19. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Guehi on 9 DCs.

    C'mon Opta, do your thing...

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      I'm sure they'll find one down the back of the sofa
      Or maybe Mark might have a word if he's an owner .

    2. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      This is what FPL has become

  20. JBG
    • 8 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    How is that not a RC to Ekitike? Or at least YC?? Ekitike owner btw... just can't understand how he got away with that?

  21. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Had Semenyo, Haaland and Rogers today, but have hardly moved rank. Surprised, as no highly owned others did much :/

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      I darent look

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      i thought guehi is the highest owned defender, or is it gabriel? looks like he might've got 9

  22. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Munoz was the right move. Extremely unlucky not to get an assist. He created a bucketload tonight.

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      He also conceded a bucketload.

      Granted you buy him for his attacking output.

  23. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Burnley and Palace are both bad, as Palace goes for a winner

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      Palace going for an equaliser, sorry

  24. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Anderson my most consistent player 🙂

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      Yay! Super Anderson

  25. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Would you do:

    Rice & Bruno to Dango & Palmer for -4?

    Not ideal but I need to some differentials.
    Palmer fixtures do get tough after Burnley

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      Nope

  26. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    C'mon Roeffie boy - one more save plz!

    1. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 months, 3 days ago

      Dammit now I want Raffaello

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 months, 3 days ago

      Unlucky

  27. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Of course my rival has Aina and double city defence, of course

  28. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Have José Sá on my benchboost .... FPL Legend!!

  29. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Listening to everyone by picking Munoz over a wolves defender. What was I thinking

  30. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 months, 3 days ago

    Muk so close!!