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Ward-Prowse back from injury as Redmond misses out for Saints

The key Fantasy Premier League assets are in place for the Gameweek 26 clash between Southampton and Burnley.

Danny Ings (£7.0m) is the most popular player for the lunch-time kick-off, starting the match with ownership of 29.9%.

Behind him in second place is Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope (£4.7m), who has recently made a swift return to the Fantasy good-books.

Ings has three goals in his last three outings while Pope has averaged 9.3 points per game since Gameweek 23 – so it will be interesting to see which of them comes out on top this afternoon.

There was encouragement for Ings owners with the creative option James Ward-Prowse (£5.8m) back in the side following an injury, while Kyle Walker-Peters‘ (£4.4m) debut at right-back means a return to midfield for the former.

However, Southampton will be without Nathan Redmond (£6.2m) who misses the game through injury.

“Prowsey’s cut was ok, so he could train yesterday and finally he made it. The not so good thing is the injury for Redmond. A muscle injury. It’s hard to saw how long it will take, but for today he is out.” – Ralph Hasenhuttl

Meanwhile, Burnley have received boosts of their own in defence as Charlie Taylor (£4.2m) is cleared to play left-back respectively, while Matt Lowton (£4.2m) misses out on the other side.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Vestergaard, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Boufal, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; S Long, Ings.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; Rodriguez, Wood.

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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    .

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I disagree.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I think so too.

    3. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      50/50 wait for the pressers

    4. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not for a hit

    5. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      But what's the point?

    6. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Good point

    7. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'd wildcard that for sure

    8. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Serves me right for getting Bednarek over Stephens....

      I now get Lundstram off the bench

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Bednarek cameo to help defend Burnley late onslaught?

        1. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ah ah ah

      2. Party time
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Bednarek could get subbed in

        • Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Disgusting.

      3. ElliotJHP
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Southampton triple up, this can only end badly

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Same here

        2. Deeney-is-a-god
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Got to believe, got two myself

        3. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          How did I end up with triple Southampton ??? lol

      4. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        DCL owners, what are you doing?

        Great form, 54% involvement in Everton goals since Ancelotti, only ~6m, but has 4 tough fixtures. Do we keep?

        1. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Keep

        2. clodhopper
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Keep fixtures not that tough

        3. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Keeping.

        4. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Arsenal, Chelsea and United aren't awful fixtures, and he has a good chance of playing in GWs 28 and 31. Keep for now IMO.

        5. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Arsenal and United are not tough. And for a striker form comes first.

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Is there data to support strikers are more fixture-proof?

            It makes sense, because they can hit on the counter against top teams, but just wondered if it was supported.

            1. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Just depends I imagine.

              Vardy dip has complex roots probably (really good post earlier by MBP) but contrary fixtures surely a factor.

              Kun 15 goals against bottom feeders, one against top 6 this season

              Wood at the other end of the scale has 5.7 ppm against bottom 10 and 3.5 against top 10

              1. Piggs Boson
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Interesting, thanks.

              2. Piggs Boson
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                I forgot the comparison tool can now filter by teams played...

        6. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I'm keeping for one more then DCL > Vardy in GW28.

          Still have faith in the wkd blue maestro

        7. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Was considering DCL > Jimi, keeping him at least another week

      5. Deeney-is-a-god
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Come on KWP and Ings, make me proud

        1. DMP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Planning to buy KWP, accessing him today.

          1. Deeney-is-a-god
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Hopefully he looks good in attack, for 4.4 he doesnt have to do too much to be good quality

            1. DMP
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Either him or Bertrand for the Lord or Cathcart.

      6. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Pope masterclass incoming...again

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

        Early ings goal to settle the nerves. My nerves that is.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ings will surely score! Fingers crossed 🙂

      8. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Best Burnley def?

        A. Mee 5.0
        B. Tarkowski 5.1
        C. Taylor 4.2

        1. Legohair
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          C good value

      9. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Bertrand Assist and clean sheet due

      10. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Woods to score a header @9/1.

        1. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Hum....

      11. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Redmond absent means Soyuncu comes on! Get in! 🙂

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          So much jam

      12. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Come on Ings ... I bought him in to stop the flow of points my rival was getting (since gw10) - results so far have been 2,1,2
        Rival has now sold him for Matinelli, so time for Ings to start shining against

        1. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Let's hope Ings is not a Vardy 2.0

      13. seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ings goal from a McCarthy assist anyone?

        1. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Stephens assist

      14. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ings looking lively? Asking for someone who only has 7pts 😛

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks for asking on my behalf 😉

      15. nerd_is_the_werd
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Let's hope Vardy to Ings was a great transfer.

      16. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        How's the weather in Norwich?

      17. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Can't wait for

        GOAL - Pope
        ASSIST - Storm Denis

        Bound to happen with my luck.

        1. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          That windy, uh?

          1. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Forecast says it starts at about 1 and gets worse from there.

      18. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Any chance the Liverpool games gets postponed? Or to late now to cancel now?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          It’s never too late, the c@n call it off during the game

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            *they can

      19. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Seems well dodgy that people were rushing in to buy Mane last night before his price drop (not going down now)

        What would be the point when they have two matches before next week's fixtures and if those people had just waited until after the Norwich match they could have probably got him 100k cheaper, and with less risk of missing gw27

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          most people don't know/care how it works - they want him they get him

          1. HashAttack
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            They may not know about prices but they should care about the 2 matches and week gap before gw27

            Let's just say it was predictable that there would be some inexplicable reason for his price not to drop

      20. Vlad Tepes
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Who is on pens for Saints?

        1. SpaceCadet
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          McCarthy

        2. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          JWP

        3. Differential C (Mark)
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Prowsey

        4. JRD
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          ings

        5. JRD
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          no?

      21. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        442 vs 442, the way it should be

      22. Qaiss
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        a fat sloppy dirty 0-0 with pope making 20 saves would be lovely here

      23. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Doesn't look like a great turn out for Southampton today.

      24. bialk
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Have Pope and Ings from this game. Don't know what to expect.

      25. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        mee GOAL

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          storm dennis mayhem already, call it off

      26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        OMG Mee

      27. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        MEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

      28. JRD
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        lol goal burnley

      29. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Would you keep Rico, Kabasele or both if you weren't using your FH in GW31? It's tough because I obviously want to field as many players as poss... but the likelihood of them scoring more than 2pts seems low.

      30. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ings OG?