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Lloris back from injury as Rodgers recalls Chilwell

There are three Premier League matches taking place this evening.

Leicester City v West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City both get underway at 19:30 GMT, with Manchester United v Burnley kicking off 45 minutes later.

The Hammers are of course in action twice in Double Gameweek 24, with a fixture against Liverpool still to contest in a week’s time.

David Moyes has made one change to his starting XI from Saturday’s draw with Everton: Pablo Fornals (£6.0m) drops to the bench and Arthur Masuaku (£4.2m) comes in on the left flank.

Michail Antonio (£6.9m) has recovered from a thigh injury and is among the substitutes.

There is still no Lukasz Fabianski (£4.9m), so Darren Randolph (£4.5m) continues between the posts for the visitors.

Brendan Rodgers has brought back two of his first-team regulars for tonight’s game, with Ben Chilwell (£5.6m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.2m) recalled.

Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) and Dennis Praet (£5.3m) don’t even make the bench but Wilfred Ndidi (£5.0m) is named as a substitute, having made a much quicker recovery from knee surgery than first anticipated.

There are also two changes apiece for Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City.

Having previously said he was on course for a return in early February, Jose Mourinho has named the fit-again Hugo Lloris (£5.3m) in his starting XI for the very first time.

Paulo Gazzaniga (£4.6m), fresh from a 14-point haul in Gameweek 23, makes way.

Ryan Sessegnon (£5.4m) in for Japhet Tanganga (£4.0m) is Mourinho’s other alteration.

Both of Daniel Farke’s changes are enforced, with Ben Godfrey (£4.4m) suspended and Emiliano Buendia (£6.0m) injured.

Grant Hanley (£4.0m) and full debutant Lukas Rupp (£4.5m) get the nod at centre-back and on the wing respectively.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made two changes from Manchester United’s defeat at Liverpool, one of which is enforced as Phil Jones (£4.8m) replaces the ill Victor Lindelof (£5.3m).

Juan Mata (£6.2m) comes in for Luke Shaw (£5.4m) in the other alteration as Solskjaer switches from a wing-back system to a back four.

Shaw, along with Mason Greenwood (£4.4m) and Eric Bailly (£4.9m), are among the substitutes, meaning that budget FPL defender Brandon Williams (£4.1m) gets another start at left-back.

Matthew Lowton (£4.2m) replaces Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) at right-back in Sean Dyche’s only change.


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Evans, Soyuncu, Chilwell, Mendy, Tielemans, Maddison, Perez, Barnes, Vardy.

West Ham United XI: Randolph, Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Zabaleta, Noble, Rice, Masuaku, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Haller.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sessegnon, Winks, Lo Celso, Alli, Lamela, Son, Lucas.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Zimmermann, Byram, Tettey, McLean, Rupp, Duda, Cantwell, Pukki.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Jones, Maguire, Williams, Fred, Matic, Pereira, Mata, James, Martial.

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor, Hendrick, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Rodriguez, Wood.

2,526 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ben Mee ticking along. If only they were as consistent as 2 seasons ago

  2. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why did I get a Man U player, WHYYYYYYYYYYY!!! 🙁

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

      Haha same. Tbf, Martial Rashford combo saved my GW twice recently - but they're so inconsistent it hurts

  3. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pope's gonna keep a CS isn't he

  4. shaunyjames
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So Vardy to Wood or Pukki party?

  5. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Worth doing Vardy >> Aguero now to catch the rise / fall??

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A lot of games to go

  6. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pukkki party

  7. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    My team makes me feel physically sick!!

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

      Yeah what an awful week.

  8. Kszaq
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Was thinking about WC but to be honest... I have no idea except 3 LIV + KDB who to trust... whatever... lest get deeper into that misery...

  9. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Chris wood nailed on for england spot at this rate 😉

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Him and King upfront!

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He's Norwegian

    3. pulpy77
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He'll be Ki wi all the injuries

    4. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      #Colonialism

  10. endy919
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    best replacement for Soy ? up to 5.0

    already have TAA,Rico,Kelly,Lundstram

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

      Brandon. Looks good tonight.

  11. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cmoon Pukki bag another!

  12. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This season..... every week I think it can’t get any worse and yet... here we are

  13. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yesterday I laughed at my ML leader for benching Henderson and playing Pope...

  14. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    15 from 8. FML.

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

      Same.

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’m 12 from 7 so fear not, we are all in it together.

      Nothing back to back Salah hattricks won’t fix

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

    Vardy to Pukki. Change of venue for the party.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ha-ha 😀

  16. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool are incredible, City great on their day, Leicester getting worse and everyone else distinctly average... Is it the best league in the world?

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

      It's the most competitive.

      1. Taffer
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        lol. competitive? have you looked at the table.

        1. Yank Revolution
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          This season is an outlier by having one team run away with it...besides mega-rich City, all the rest are fairly close in talent and overall competitiveness.

          1. Taffer
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            same with La Liga when Barca and Real used to dominate, but no one called that competitive.

            1. Yank Revolution
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              But that wasnt an outlier, it happened every single season for the most part. What Pool is doing in EPL is not normal and you know it.

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

          😛

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

        Liverpool are 13pts clear with 2 games in hand I wouldn't say this

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Look at the other leagues and tell me that they are any different. It's only the people that try and sell it that say it's the best.

  17. M.I.A.
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    A) Kun + 6m mid
    B) Auba + 7m mid

    Can’t decide which option is better...

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

      Kun

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

      B with Jacky G

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

      B -- Kun rotation hell incoming, and fixtures a touch weaker

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

      6m gets you Traore/cheaper.
      7m gets You Grealish/Sarr etc.

    5. Mighty Wings
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      What would you rather have?

      Kun and Fleck or Auba and Grealish?

    6. M.I.A.
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Kun form is what’s making me lean towards him but obviously end up with a weak(er) mid as a result. Also very explosive! Fixtures not too concerned about as he performs in the bigger games. Rotation risk is always an issue but thinking after yesterday game Pep will more likely stick with him through this period. He hasn’t played many mins recently so maybe was being saved for this run.

      Auba is also class but never explosive - tends to get 1 goal a game but along with a better mid such as Grealish could match or better the other option.

      Still undecided lol

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

    Pereira nearly got another assist there.

  19. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Auba and Kun too much...?

    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      No

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Really you think..?

        1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I have Kun and Firmino and night swap Firmino to Auba... so no

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If no KDB, maybe not!

    3. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely not if you can do it. They're both pretty reliable in FPL terms which is priceless the way things are at the minute!

  20. POLSKA GOLA
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This is utter madness, I’m on 25 points and apparently a green arrow up to OR 2914

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice contribution

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

    19-(4) from 7…

    1. korbendallas82
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The Liverpool DGW bingo Lotto tomorrow can give you a upswing. Which Pool players you own? Im with Firmino, Mane, Trent.

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

        Salah (TC), Mané and TAA. Not enough to make up ground in mini leagues though, as they're owned by most of them (and most of the league is on TC as well).

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

    Ref gives Hammers a pen, and therefore feels the need to give Leicester loads of bull$hit little decisions afterwards.

    So weak

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

    Me @ my team: WHat you doin out here with all this aaaasssss

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Any chance of a translation ?

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ricardo on a mad one.

    Playing RW.

  25. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    OGS to who?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Give it Giggsy.

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

        Lol. Let the demise continue

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wenger

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Let's go Martial.. Save this GW!

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Where are you going with Martial ?

  27. UpAndAway
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Not many can get to Aguero or Auba without a possible hit or even WC - but the rest of the forwards are so underwhelming. Vardy injury is a real bummer.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I can get there with my 2 FT and money ITB.

      May well get Auba now.

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

      Yep. I may just go running back to Jimenez at this rate. Got Ings and DCL, nobody else excites me

      1. UpAndAway
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Also went Jiminez to Ings the previous GW. He's the only player I would go for. To get Auba I would need to lose one of Salah/Mane and take a hit.

  28. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    My Son has stopped talking to me.
    Told him to sell Peirera to fund Salah (TC)

    God help me 2moro.

  29. 1zverGGadeM
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Now, I'm seriously on this mive, lads:
    Vardy+Maddy+Soy>>>Kun+Traore+Egan for -8, and doubling on SHU defence with TAA next 3-4 GW!
    Looks esential!

  30. tambourineman
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Son goal