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

    Zaha to who? Already fed up of him

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      lol

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

      Thinking of the same. Looks like a transfer waiting to happen.

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Did you sell Mount for him ?

    4. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lingaard

  2. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    anyone who started rico so casual they probably got flip flops on

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Third on my bench. Anti casual.

      1. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        #metoo

  3. Rotation City
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pope looking good, makes me feel a bit better about keeping him.

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Are Bournemouth the worst team in the league at the minute. Can't score against 10 men.

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

      Yeah, or Everton

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

        Or Watford. Or West Ham.

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

          Or Southhampton.

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Serves Eddie Howe right subbing Rico off.

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

    Why rico on 3 baps.
    Wow
    2nd on my bench

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Is that a haiku?

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

        Hahaha!

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

        Published on Amazon prime.
        Order it today deliver it next month

      3. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        LOL @ this

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

    Rico got subbed before the goal?

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yup

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

        Thanks guys

    3. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      yup on for a 9 pointer

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

        Likely not

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My stream died

    Anyone having issues with Amazon prime?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mr. Robot hacked you

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

      Only that the audio is not in sync

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

      It's been perfect for me so far

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

    Rico and Kelly getting 9 and 8 respectively

    The year of the casual is in full swing

    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2nd and 3rd on my bench gutted
      Lundstarm Tomori TAA

      1. TOPCAT1960
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Same here ....it will come good

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Casuals ftw

  10. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Salah away to this defence for GW16 at the weekend

    Coincidentally revisiting the scene of the GW16 Bournemouth hattrick that snapped him out of poor form last season

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

      shhhhhhhh

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

      Was quite a brief spell out of form though weren’t it? This season seems really off

  11. Bob B
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Waste of transfers to move out C. Taylor and Dendoncker for Kelly and Cantwell?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Unless you need to start one of them

      1. Bob B
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        They'll both need to play GW18

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

          Ward might be back for GW18

  12. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Logged on at 6.35 to change my team...
    Fail!
    Tammy last on bench Cantwell first
    Mane (c)

    Lol

  13. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why is zaha waging eat on his bps

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

      *war haha

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

    Finally some luck with Rico ... Been a luckless season so far.
    Couldn't decide whether to start him. 9 points will be super sweet 🙂

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

      Good call starting him

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

        Cheers 🙂

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

    Rico off
    Fraser on

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dial-up

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Was actually for Francis.

    3. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Breaking news right there people.

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

      Can see Palace taking the lead now after that

  16. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Why is Rico on 9 points

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

      Subbed off at 63 mins

    2. TOPCAT1960
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Subbed and banked at 64 mins

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

      Subbed before goal.

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

      This is the way!

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

    Rico owners unite!

    CS and In the BAPS

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I got some bad news

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

        Give em to me

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          No CS

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

            Then I got some good news. He got subbed before the goal 🙂

            1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Missed that 🙂 Happy that this will stop the sell-off but he's firmly lodged third on my bench

  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone here that started Rico?

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

      ME!

  19. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How is Rico on 3 baps????

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He is Ricorolling you

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

    Is the earth flat?

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bits of it are

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

        my humour?

  21. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Am I right in thinking that Sakho will get a 3 game ban meaning he is suspended for GW18?

    Thanks

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Should do

  22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    All aboard the Schlupp wagon

  23. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    rico on
    fraser off

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Watching it backwards?

  24. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I have a horrible sick feeling about this week already.
    Scenario: mass resting/benching with the big names and a myriad of Ricos and Kellys are autosubbed in.

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

      *fingers crossed*

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

      Could do with TAA and Tomori benched

    3. rozzo
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      So what, any competent manager has them sub for this reason.

      You aint gonna play them every week are you and the people that do are of no concern to your long term rank

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    score bournemouth plllzzz

  26. SkeletONv01
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kelly second on bench after Dunk, pls concede Palace!

  27. Clintymints
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    With all the cheap players performing this year, there's going to be a hell of a lot of points on the bench this season

    Bench baps are here to stay this season, so get used to 'em!

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

    3rd Guaita save

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

    That Schlupp goal was FIFA on beginners difficulty..

  30. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guaita save point 😎

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

      Should have done Pope to Guita

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

        Nah Pope is great 🙂

    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And on 2baps now