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

    Jesus misses an easy hattie

  2. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Looks like my Pope to Guaita FT worked out perfectly 😀

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well played 🙂

    2. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same 🙂

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Well played - nice moves

    4. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Same mate

    5. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      4 points thus far? You arw magic

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        6 so I withdraw my sour comment 😆 good move

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

    Deleting team. Had enough.

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Stay another day.

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    The guy top of my ML who went Jesus (c), Vardy (vc) now looking pretty smug

  5. Party time
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha cleansheet bagged

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

      Pope to Guaita

      Love it!

      1. yakirh
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep

    • TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This is already a horrible GW.

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

      Mousset needs to deliver Guiata vs Pope dif and Rico bench points. No pressure.

    • Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Almost a third goal for Jesus, c'mon lad, you can do it !!!

    • HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Anychance TAA Soy or Lundy get rested?

      Another Kelly cs stranded on the bench

    • Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Take it Guaita was good?

      Avoided him in to get 2ft this week, seems like I've missed a beat!

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nothing outstanding, made a good save but palace played well and a clean sheet is all he needs

        1. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yea very good. I was slightly smug when Sakho got sent off, but then he went on to get baps!

          Well done Pope > Guaita swappers, perfect move.

      2. James VARdy
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        More a case of how poor Bournemouth were going forward

        1. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Also seems a factor. Might get him in for the kind fixtures

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pope > Guaita off to a good start 🙂

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Yep, did the same 🙂

    • De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If only I had the extra 0.5 for Jesus.

    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      jesus the punisher

    • beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He wants that hattrick

      1. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I hope he gets it with his birthday coming up.

    • CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Get that matchball to take home Jayzus.

    • chriscosta
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      hi all, 2 free transfers 2.2 ITB

      Martial/Auba out in KDB/10.5 FW (who)
      Or
      Martial/pulisic - > KDB/Mount

      other mid in team Mane/Tielemans dendonker

      1. chriscosta
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        or tielemans for perez ?

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Rico 30
      Schlupp 29
      Guaita 27

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ty

      2. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Hahahahahahahahahah

      3. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        What is this.

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

        How is this possible?

    • pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Palace up to 5th with 6 really juicy fixtures to come 🙂

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

        Got no defence left and won't play against toothless Bou every week.

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

          Salty Kelly bencher.

      2. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Look up until gw 30...

    • TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Brilliant luck today. Zaha Rico = 12 pts

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

      Jesus 2nd on my bench, any chance Vardy doesnt play?

    • JammySprat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      lol didn't see rico sub and bap 3! second bench 🙁

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      lol wtf

    • Party time
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling on the pitch?

      • Says
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Jesus always looks like he's watching his house burn down.

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          And Martial?

        2. Railwayman
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Hahahahaha

      • FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Woohoo yes Jesus

      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch... awful start

      • Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Will delete FFS account if KDB scores 8+ pts here

      • Tasty Jerk
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Rhythm is a dancer, Jeff Schlupp is the answer

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

          He can score from anywhere

      • Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Pep give KDB a rest, please.

        1. SuperMane Returns
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This. And a Sterling YC please (Non Man City owner)