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Kelly starts again as Gameweek 15 gets underway

The first midweek Gameweek of the season is underway as Crystal Palace host Bournemouth.

Their match kicks off at the unorthodox time of 19:30 GMT as Amazon Prime broadcast the Premier League for the first time.

It means that their team sheet has dropped 45 minutes before Burnley and Manchester City’s as they kick off at 20:15 GMT at Turf Moor.

The key piece of Fantasy news so far is that Martin Kelly (£4.1m) has started for the second Crystal Palace match in a row after an injury to Joel Ward (£4.5m).

That suggests that the defender will hold down the right-back berth for the upcoming run of positive fixtures in the place of Ward – good news indeed.

The only change made to Roy Hodgson’s side following their 2-0 win at Burnley sees Mamadou Sakho (£5.0m) come in for Scott Dann (£4.3m), which may also boost the Eagles’ clean sheet potential.

Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke (£5.3m) starts up-front for Bournemouth, alongside Callum Wilson (£7.6m).

Harry Wilson (£6.0m) and Arnaut Danjuma (£5.8m) have been selected on the flanks of a 4-4-2, consigning Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) to the bench.

At Turf Moor, Bernardo Silva (£7.9m) comes in for Riyad Mahrez (£8.3m) in the Manchester City attack.

While Fantasy managers are usually left somewhat perplexed by Pep Guardiola’s tactical decisions, it’s Sean Dyche, typically a 4-4-2 no changes man, who has named a pragmatic line-up.

Burnley have fielded a 4-5-1 featuring a midfield trio of Jack Cork (£5.0m), Jeff Hendrick (£5.4m) and Danny Drinkwater (£4.4m) behind centre-forward Chris Wood (£6.2m)

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Sakho, Tomkins, Kelly; Townsend, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur; Zaha, Ayew.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, Aké, A Smith; H Wilson, Lerma, Billing, Danjuma; C Wilson, Solanke.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Drinkwater, Hendrick, Cork, Lennon; Wood

Man City XI: Ederson; Angelino, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Walker; de Bruyne, D Silva, Rodrigo; Sterling, Jesus, B Silva.

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  1. Ribus
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Really cool to watch the game now as a zaha owner...

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

    Blessing in disguise for Palace. Now BOU will attack them and they'll just slice them open on the counter. Zaha haul incoming

  3. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Well, that was a wasted transfer for Zaha surely.

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      One game, have u seen the other 15 games they have coming up?

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Well, I could've taken a hit instead and got the high-flying Alli…

  4. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Palace still 40% to win on Opta 🙂

  5. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sakho destroyed Zaha xG

  6. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    In what world is that not a red to some people? Contact in the knee/thigh area, studs up, two feet off the ground.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Beautiful Saturday league challenge. I put in 10 of those every weekend after 2 or 3 pre match pints

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        tends to happen when you start to see double >.

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Staying with Palace or switching to City?

    1. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Switching to the KDB & Raz show

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

      Half time in this game when the other starts...

    3. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Switcheroo

  8. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pogba is timing his return from injury perfectly with Man United’s new manager bounce come GW17. Expect consecutive braces during Christmas again this year 😉

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      didn't realise he had dental issues

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    For those who didn't think that wasn't a red.

    With your Amazon subscription you can get glasses delivered to you tomorrow.

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      LOL 😀

    2. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      hahaha

    3. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      double negative, check out the educational section fella

  10. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Do you think my wife will give me her phone tomorrow so I can watch all the games at the same time ?

    1. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hahaha

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I doubt that massively

      The "wife" part

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        lol too good

  11. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bet your life on Cry 0 Bou 9

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'd rather not.

  12. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow... Now PVA!!!

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA down..and out

  14. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA busted

  15. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA down

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

    PVA looks finished

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA hammy time it seems.

  18. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Zaha subbed yet?

  19. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Could do with a couple of DMF nobodies scoring goals for Bournemouth and call it a day.

  20. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA crunchy hamstring

  21. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hammy

  22. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA man down

  23. Mo Salah No Mane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thank You Sakho
    I played Rico over Chambers
    Also decided against bringing Zaha in. Now for Bournemouth to make them pay please.

  24. zdrojo187
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    0-0,0-1 is coming...

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA off
    Schluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup on

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

    Relax Palace owners - "Opta win probability" says still 40%.

    So that's ok then.

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Is this Opta guy one of the pundits ?

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Pro pundit

  27. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA massive fail

  28. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Glue his hammy together

  29. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Palace always a trap.

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    PVA didn't make 60.