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Richarlison fit to start but Fraser drops to the bench

Following West Ham United’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the early kick-off, four more Premier League matches get underway at 15:00 BST.

Crystal Palace host Everton, Fulham entertain Cardiff City, Southampton take on Bournemouth, and Watford play Wolverhampton Wanderers in a rematch of their FA Cup semi-final.

Richarlison is fit to start at Selhurst Park, despite being described as a “major doubt” by his manager on Friday.

Lucas Digne has recovered from his own minor injury as Marco Silva names the same starting XI that beat Manchester United last Sunday.

Patrick van Aanholt returns at the expense of Joel Ward in Roy Hodgson’s only change.

Despite slight concerns for owners of Wolves assets over possible rotation, Nuno Espirito Santo keeps faith with the same 11 players that beat Arsenal in midweek.

Javi Gracia has made three changes to his defence, however, with Adrian Mariappa, Kiko Femenia and Jose Holebas replacing Christian Kabasele, Daryl Janmaat and Adam Masina.

Ralph Hasenhuttl looks to have changed shape this afternoon and has reverted to a back four.

Danny Ings and Yan Valery come in for Stuart Armstrong and the ill Maya Yoshida but Shane Long and Ryan Bertrand are fit to start.

Scott Parker and Neil Warnock have made one change apiece for their meeting at Craven Cottage this afternoon.

Tom Cairney returns at the expense of Jean Michael Seri for the Cottagers, while Leandro Bacuna replaces the injured Joe Ralls for Cardiff.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, van Aanholt, Dann, Kelly, Wan-Bissaka, Meyer, Kouyate, McArthur, Milivojevic, Benteke, Zaha.

Subs: Ward, Townsend, Hennessey, Ayew, Batshuayi, Sako, Riedewald.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Zouma, Digne, Gueye, Schneiderlin, Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Jagielka, Walcott, Tosun, McCarthy, Stekelenburg, Lookman, Baines.

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Ream, Le Marchand, Bryan, Anguissa, Chambers, Babel, Cairney, Sessegnon, Mitrovic.

Subs: Kebano, Ayite, Christie, Seri, Mawson, Ramirez, Elliott.

Cardiff City XI: Etheridge, Peltier, Morrison, Manga, Bennett, Bacuna, Gunnarsson, Mendez-Laing, Camarasa, Hoilett, Niasse.

Subs: Richards, Ward, Reid, Cunningham, Harris, Brian Murphy, Healey.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Valery, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Ings, Long.

Subs: Austin, Armstrong, Lemina, Targett, Sims, Forster, Ramsay.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Aké, Cook, Simpson, Clyne, Gosling, Mepham, Lerma, Brooks, King, Wilson.

Subs: Mousset, Ibe, Hyndman, Fraser, Begovic, Solanke, Surridge.

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Mariappa, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra, Gray, Deulofeu.

Subs: Gomes, Janmaat, Success, Masina, Sema, Chalobah, Kabasele.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Neves, Jonny, Jimenez, Jota.

Subs: Ruddy, Cavaleiro, Costa, Gibbs-White, Saiss, Vinagre, Traore.

1,292 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jimmy + Jota, the dream

    1. YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'm dreaming too

    2. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wet dream?

  2. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    It's Doherty's turn to get in the points now

  3. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone considering Eriksen > Hazard?

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Already sold him this week to Mane. Good move imo getting Haz.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, there are lots of options, i.e, Siggy, Redmond, Jota, Pogba etc, but Hazard has two very tasty fixtures.

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I'd do that if I could afford it.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        I have exact cash, amazingly.

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Good fixtures but wouldn't EL be their main focus? I'd wait till after the United game.

  4. Budweiser
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Oh my need a Zaha goal for the Sky boosted goalscorer treble!

  5. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jimenez off the bench for Firmino. There is some justice in this game.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Jota for me

  6. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    With jota involvement, I don't know whether I should be hapoy or not with that goal as I only have jimmy

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Depends on your rank. Red anywhere close to top 10k

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah. 15k

  7. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Played Wilson and Jota. Benched Jimenez.

    One of the three had to be benched I guess 🙁

    1. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      If I had to pick one from those 3 I would have picked Jimmy too..

  8. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    59pts up 😎

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      48 here!!!

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        56 with 6 BAPS in tact.

  9. Weilong7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    chose the wrong one... shld have brought in wilson instead of zaha 🙁

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Idk why people bum Zaha so hard. Would rather have Mitrovic even

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Zaha falls over. Mili scores the pen.

        It is a decent combo.

  10. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Doherty the bald fraud on my bench. Any chance of a Duffy no show?

    1. EMBOLOFAN
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      hes not bald

  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Jota and jimmy 😀 Jimmy to assist jota in 2nd half please...

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Greedy Chucky....

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        matip and booby screwed me last night 😀 so very greedy now.... 😛

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          😮 😆

  12. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    With that goal Jiminez has made it into the overall dream team. I personally think he's been my favourite player in FPL this season, when you consider his price he's been every bit of value for money.

    1. Teror
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      #metoo

    2. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      agreed. don't have total points in front of me but he's got to be the best value attacker of the season hands down. ( with robbo being overall best value player )

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wilson would've probably been there if he weren't injured for so long in the middle. Him and Jimenez have been my favourites this season. Hopefully they keep those points coming in the last 2 weeks as well.

  13. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    60pts behing before this GW - now in the lead thanks to Jota and Jimi.

    For all the losers out there - good things happen to those who believe.

    And that have Salah (TC)

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Oh dear

  14. Cojiro
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Callum and Jimmy my boys!

    1. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Steady on Uncle Monty

  15. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Long on my bench..

  16. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Fraser came on? Eugh.

    Wilson haul staying on my bench to add to a Fabianski.

  17. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you Jan.
    1st sub Jota

  18. Teror
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen + Aguero > Salah (TC) + Wilson for a hit working out well for me so far. 102 points and counting. Thanks for reading.

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      😀

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Wait until Aguero scores 25 goals tomorrow - but premature

  19. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is there a bigger troll in FPL than Wilson

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard is the biggest troll

    2. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah loads - Hazard, Lukaku, the entire arsenal team.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard, Kane

    4. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Every time I own him he blanks. Every time I don’t he gets double digits

    5. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      no not for me, eriksen and hazard have been harsh on me during the years also

    6. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Had this problem with Wilson last year and Jiménez this. Wilson back in my good books now.

    7. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      25 arsenal players

  20. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Who's the better duo?

    A)WilSer
    B)Jotenez
    C)Vahrez

    1. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Robman

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Pogford was a thing for a short period too, got me some serious points

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      C

    4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      mouporte

  21. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Wilson, Jimenez and Jota are the gifts that keep giving.

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      I own them all, only getting points from one

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        You benched 2 of them? :O

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Wilson and Jota. I just didn't know who to bench so I went with RMT advice. Played JWP like an idiot

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            RMT been well off lately - mainly due to inconsistent team performances like Bournemouth

            1. F_Ivanovic
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Impossible to even know if it's been off or not as just because a player is predicted a score of 4 or 5 and then blanks doesn't really mean anything and can easily be attributed to variance.

              That said, I did disagree with JWP being so high on their and elswhere since his position has changed recently.

          2. WE GO FOR IT
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Ward Prowse can still return. I would've played Wilson over JWP no doubt. Perhaps even Jota.

  22. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Grab a goal Mr Deulofeu! Don't make me regret benching Doherty and playing Valery more than I already do

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      you played Valery over Doherty ? wow

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah.. bad decision. But thought South would be a bit more tight at the back and that Bou would find a hard time to score...

        Last game between watford wolves was 3-2.. reckoned going the the CS over attacking returns was the wise move

        1. drughi
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 11 months ago

          Doherty is basically an attacker though but can see your reasoning in a way

          1. FC Hakkebøf
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah.. going for a CS is sometimes not Wise then it comes to the buttom teams.. so should have relied on Dohertys attacking returns instead.. epspecially given Wolves decent form

            1. F_Ivanovic
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 11 months ago

              Had a ML rival that also did this (in fact he played Valery over JWP, Doherty + Calvert Lewin) which was just madness - predicted CS for them was very low.

  23. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which?

    A) wilson eriksen to pogba rash, gw38 jimy dunk -4 to long robbo
    B) wilson eriksen dunk -4 to pogba rash awb, gw38 maybe deulofeu to redmond
    C) wilson eriksen dunk -4 to rash redmond robbo, gw38 maybe son to pogba

  24. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Saints defence is absolute garbage, another disastrous WC decision but surely even they have a chance of a CS against Hudds on the final day?

  25. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need a Valary goal, the bald fraud

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      this...

  26. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Might be on for the first 100+ since GW1

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      What happened in the double gameweeks?

  27. Godfrey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Everything seems to click this weekend. Yesterday triple captain Mane + Robertson and TAA. And now only 2 players playing, Jimmy and Wilson, happy days. 86 points atm 🙂

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Cool story

  28. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Right, I'm a bit of a Twitter dinosaur in the sense I don't have an account!

    As Sturridge was supposedly announced to start yesterday before the deadline, there is obviously an account to follow there. What are the best accounts to follow?

    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Abooumerang...

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Haha, maybe not him!

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Is that the 'Mane benched' loon?

        Link to it all kicking off last night?

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Your best bet for early Liverpool news is: https://twitter.com/AnfieldExpress_/ but they're not as frequent with news as they were last season.

      It was known Firmino wouldn't play. It wasn't known who of Sturridge/Origi/Shaq would take the place.

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers Rainer.

        Virg said Sturridge was announced (I brought Origi in see, like a tool). He must have seen a different source.

  29. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Clinging to a lead in ML, still have WC, no other chips, is last GW the week to use it or set up next GW? I seem to remember lots of players out last GW unless playing for something? Could be nice advantage in GW38?

  30. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Could really do with De Gea not playing tmw so Fab comes in.

    Hope he drops a afershave bottle on his foot....