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

    Banger from Rodri

    Why doesn’t Dilva pass to KDB though

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

      'lambasted' into the net, apparently

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

        He harshly criticised it right into the upper 90

  2. Calderano FC
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Burnley are a poor side.

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

      Imagine owning and playing their keeper...

      1. Calderano FC
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Lol, got me worried for a second as I own Pope. Thankfully benched him after double checking!

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

        Papal fallibility

  3. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    KDB disappointing end product. Couple of good opportunities to shoot and he passed, then shoots when he should've passed. Probably off for a 3 pointer soon.

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

    Hall of shame performance by my keeper nick pope

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

      This

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ? Been the best Burnley player tonight...

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

    Pope not answering my prayers.

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

      Sums the whole thing up really.

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

    Damn it. Should've taken Pope out for a hit.

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

      Stop

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

        Sorry…I just hate owning Pope and never get around to transferring him out.

    2. Pia06rc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What were you expecting the score to be tonight?

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

        Enough that a hit wouldn't have paid off.

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

    Dilva doesn't deserve that assist 🙁

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

    Rubbish Dilva assist

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

    KDB to Son/Alli overload now.

  10. Percy07
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Sterling playing as a CB? lol

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

    Glad I brought in Guaita

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Are you actually? PvA injured.

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

    A sterling booking at least would force me to sell him.

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

    People who held Pope, what did you expect against Man City haha? A clean sheet? 4 save points?

    1. Pia06rc
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2 points, why?

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

        People on here are p!ssed that he's on a 1-2 pointer against city.

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

    Mahrez on

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

    Jesus subbed, looks like he survived a hanging

  16. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling to be subbed, perfect

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

      Mahrez

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

    Sold Dilva a few hours ago for Son, typical!

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

    Rico singlehandedly outscoring Sterling and KdB together. That too with 62min played.

  19. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling off due to 4 yellows

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

    the 6 city fans loving life

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

    Sterling off Mahrez on.

  22. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Damn Poop you could’ve told me it was worth the -4 to take you out 🙁

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

      I could have taken him out for free.

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        To be fair it didn’t seem a priority and BUR have been decent defensively. Just off today

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not a typo 😉

      I have lost faith in Pope.

      Sorry Catholicism

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

    KDB captain looking a shambolic fail

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

    City would do well to rest KdB now

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

    Think I'll get rid of Sterling. Had enough.

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

      Did it happily

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

    No Sterling YC.

    Available for the easiest game of the season on Saturday.

  27. PrettyDick
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    does anybody know/did anybody see what happened to Jesus' neck? looks like somebody tried to slice it..

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

      Just noticed it myself. Can only assume ref ain't seen it

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Juda

    3. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The romans did that

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

        haha. That's slander

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

    Sterling Off Mahrez On

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

    So glad I ditched this little rat weeks ago.

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

    Tasty scratch round Jesus neck. Is that blood?

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

      You turned on?