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Sigurdsson’s benching among the headline Gameweek 20 team news

Gameweek 20 kicks off at 15:00 GMT today as five Premier League matches take place, including Spurs v Wolves and Brighton v Everton.

Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane are joined by Dele Alli in the Spurs attack, while Kieran Trippier, Ben Davies and Davinson Sanchez return to the home defence.

Wolves meanwhile have made three changes in the midfield/forward positions, with Ruben Neves and Ivan Cavaleiro recalled and Leander Dendoncker making his first Premier League start.

Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin drop to the bench for Everton’s trip to Brighton, as Richarlison is recalled up front.

Marco Silva is once again deploying a wing-back system after their 5-1 success at Turf Moor on Boxing Day.

Brighton recall Florin Andone in attack at the expense of Glenn Murray, while David Button is the £4.0m-rated goalkeeper given the nod to deputise for Mathew Ryan.

Jose Holebas, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Troy Deeney are among the substitutes as Javi Gracia makes six changes for the visit of Newcastle, who recall Christian Atsu, Ayoze Perez and Salomon Rondon.

Tom Cairney and Luciano Vietto replace Aboubakar Kamara and Andre Schurrle as Claudio Ranieri again rolls out a 3-4-3. Chris Lowe returns for Huddersfield, meanwhile.

Jamie Vardy and James Maddison both start for Leicester this afternoon, with the Foxes entertaining a Cardiff side who welcome back Callum Paterson from injury up front.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-3-3): Button, Bernardo, Dunk, Duffy, Montoya, Stephens, Propper, Gross, March, Andone, Locadia.

Everton XI (3-4-3): Pickford, Zouma, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Coleman, Bernard, Richarlison, Walcott.

Fulham XI (4-3-3): Rico, Odoi, Mawson, Ream, Christie, Chambers, Seri, Bryan, Cairney, Mitrovic, Vietto.

Huddersfield Town XI (3-5-1-1): Lossl, Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm, Hadergjonaj, Hogg, Billing, Lowe, Pritchard, Mounie.

Leicester City XI (4-2-3-1): Schmeichel, Pereira, Soyuncu, Maguire, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Albrighton, Maddison, Gray, Vardy

Cardiff City XI (4-5-1): Etheridge, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Cunningham, Gunnarsson, Hoilett, Camarasa, Arter, Murphy, Paterson.

Tottenham Hotspur XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Eriksen, Dele, Son, Kane.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI (3-4-3): Rui Patricio, Coady, Boly, Bennett, Doherty, Neves, Dendoncker, Jonny, Cavaleiro, Jimenez, Traore.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster, Janmaat, Cathcart, Mariappa, Masina, Hughes, Quina, Capoue, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Success.

Newcastle United XI (3-4-2-1): Dubravka, Fernandez, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Diame, Hayden, Yedlin, Atsu, Perez, Rondon.

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2,423 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso } Digne fail

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Read my lips Alonso to haul next 3 GWs

      1. lespaul
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        You typed that

      2. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Was that your arse lips?

      3. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        100%

  2. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Benched Dunk, played Rich and Digne. Wonderful.

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Still time to score 2 goals for Digne.

  4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    damn

  5. JJO
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Every faking way with these defenders
    Benched and get 10+ points,play next game and get -2 to 1 points

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      its the fpl way

  6. Patch
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Need a Kamara goal to rub it in Lowe's face

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kamara gonna tear em a new one

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This, i hope he scores

  7. Kasper the ghost keeper
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    'Docherty' receding back into that Wolves defense as far as Harry Kane's hairline

    1. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He's sitting deeper than Kane's inbred chin.

  8. tyron
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    anyone knows mitrovic purpose?

    1. Not again Shirley
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I call him “My next transfer out “

      1. tyron
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I agree !

    2. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mitrovic to Wilson for me

      1. tyron
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        lol it worked

  9. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Ryan, got Digne, FFS Brighton!!!!

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      That's what you get for putting a defender in goal

  10. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Kane captainers gone quiet now. Salah, etc can easy outscore him.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Their captain has started and scored. No need for them to keep posting.

      1. Numb
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Staring down the barrel of another 6 point relative fail

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I mean it’s hardly bad. I didn’t captain Kane as I felt a 6-8 pointer, but it’s still points on the board.

    2. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Perhaps. 18 points, as it stands, for Kane captainers isn't bad though. I am on Pogba personally.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Quiet because no action yet

  11. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Chances of holebas coming on??

    Their bench isn’t great and holebas seems the only option left to make an impact sigh

  12. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    wth is locadia

  13. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Have to say I miss when my players scored and assisted

  14. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Its that kind of GW where I want Leicester to score just to lower my bench points. NVM my actual points.

  15. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone watching the Fulham match? Kamara done anything much since coming in?

  16. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Button on for a bap

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Any chance Fabianski is rested?

    2. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Dude inevitable that Everton will score, just hope that dope Digne not involved

  17. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Schindler points on my bench

    1. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Long way yet.

  18. Alli 3',17',64�…
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    zzzzz

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Moura inc

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Uh oh for Kane not good at all

  20. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I hate woodwork

    Wasn’t born to be a carpenter

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You were

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Impossible

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Anything is possible for people with learning difficulties these days

  21. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Button on the bench 🙁

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    should have got button

  23. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    People holding Mitro must be annoyed at the moment. Guy has so many shots.....

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Stat Padder.

  24. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    FFS Benched Benjamin for Ederson

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Same here for fab 🙁

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Advised to play Ings over Dunk, i listened, my fault

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Ings hasn't played yet.

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Has Dunk scored?

      Or do you mean he just hasn’t let in a goal... yet?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Just hasn’t let in a goal

  26. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Siggy on.

  27. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Someone said earlier that this set of fixtures is notoriously low scoring. Fair play.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They did indeed.

    2. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Was that based on GW10? It’s the reverse.

      Saints lost 6-1 to city

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Someone says something everyweek here

  28. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Son time almost up...

  29. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Alli off, Moura on.

  30. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Siggy on! Get on the score sheet!