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Zaha and Guaita return for Palace as injury-hit Burnley field Vydra as lone striker

Gameweek 32+ continues this evening with just the one match taking place.

Burnley head south to face Crystal Palace, with kick-off at Selhurst Park at 20:00 BST.

Already without the injured Chris Wood (£6.1m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.1m), Sean Dyche has lost Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) to the hamstring issue that forced him off against Watford last Thursday.

That means that Matej Vydra (£5.3m) is set to plough a lone furrow up front, with the teamsheet suggesting that Dwight McNeil (£6.1m) will support him from the number ten role.

Erik Pieters (£4.2m) has been brought into the side for Rodriguez, with the Dutch defender set to play ‘out of position’ on the left of midfield.

There is also a straight swap at right-back with Phil Bardsley (£4.3m) in for Matthew Lowton (£4.2m), who fails to make the matchday squad.

Much like at the Etihad in Gameweek 30+, Dyche has only been able to name seven substitutes on the bench, with two of them being goalkeepers.

Roy Hodgson has had better news on the injury front, with Wilfried Zaha (£6.7m) and Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) fit to feature in the hosts’ starting XI.

Zaha had limped off in the defeat at Liverpool last Wednesday, a game that Guaita wasn’t risked for.

Luka Milivojevic (£6.7m) and Scott Dann (£4.3m) also start after their benchings at Anfield, with Wayne Hennessey (£4.2m), Mamadou Sakho (£5.0m) and James McCarthy (£4.3m) making way.

Christian Benteke (£5.7m) has failed to recover from a muscle problem, however.

Nick Pope (£5.0m) is the only player on show this evening with an ownership of greater than 10%, although Jordan Ayew (£5.2m) isn’t far off that mark.

Over 45% of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League managers own the Burnley shot-stopper, making him the most popular goalkeeper within this elite group.

Both the Clarets and Palace have already hit double figures for clean sheets this season, with Hodgson’s troops having racked up four straight shut-outs before last week’s defeat at Liverpool.


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, van Aanholt, Dann, Cahill, Ward, McArthur, Milivojevic, Kouyate, Townsend, Ayew, Zaha.

Burnley XI: Pope, Taylor, Tarkowski, Mee, Bardsley, Pieters, Cork, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Vydra.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+

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  1. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    score now Palace ffs !

  2. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    What's wrong with GKs

  3. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    what a head son

  4. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Guaita < Speroni

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Rather have Woy in goal

  5. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Guaita showing his inner DDG

  6. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    There’s one clean sheet gone 😎

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ben Mee finally delivered on his attacking stats from yester-season?!

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How can Ward get 9, 12 or 15 points now?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No one serious owns ward

      1. Vazza
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I was going to get him in as part of my bench boost.. Luckily I didn’t

    2. The_Fish
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Who?

  9. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Arse

  10. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I owned Mee 3 years ago

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Knee jerker

  11. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hang on... Leave it to Mee!!!

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Good one

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol

  12. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wtf. Palace need to score

  13. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now we just need a Palace goal

  14. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on CP

  15. The Legend Squad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester local lockdown to impact PL?

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy started his ages ago

      1. The Legend Squad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Lol

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. Barnes no longer essential

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not unless it breaks out among players and staff i guess.

      One to monitor for sure though.

  16. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Great header, awful save.

    1. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not a save at all.

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        He got a wrist on it. It just went in the wrong direction after that.

        1. Feanor
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Attempted save.

  17. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    One more save Pope! Then you're in the baps!

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Im sure something he can throw his cap on will be along soon

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Imagine the ball slips straight through his fingers.

    3. ted mcnure
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Vatican Bank

  18. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    can't believe I didn't start the season with Pope and just keep him, 4.5 for a Burnley goalkeeper is just too good - was Heaton still in the mix back then or something?

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nope coz I had Heaten gw1 in my team playing for Villa!

    2. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hart started the season, or was that in 2018?

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        no idea, I'm sure I had a valid reason 😀 being an idiot most likely

    3. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No. Had him sinnce gw1 too until the lockdown. He was 1st choice

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I've just looked at my GW1 team, I had Heaton FFS haha

    4. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Heaton had already moved to Villa. Thing with Pope was, Burnley I think weren't having the best preseason and were facing Arsenal and Liverpool in their first 4 fixtures. I still started the season with Pope tho. Will do so next season as well if he is 4.5 again (Doubt he will tho).

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        yeah he won't be, think he only was because of Hart and Heaton when the prices were released - I remember saying the Burnley starter was a no brainer in preseason and then didn't get him, standard

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          also my fixture obsession wouldn't have helped there either

  19. Chandler Bing
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    You know you need to sleep when you start thinking that the McCarthy who just got booked for Palace is the goalkeeper you have on your FPL bench.

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Could you *be* any more sleep deprived?

  20. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    why aren't palace shooting on goal??

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Dont want Pope save points.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      They won pope

  21. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Hope Pope costs 5.5 next season so we dont have to deal with his stupid luck every gw

    1. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Tell me about it. I sold him before their ‘tough’ run of games and he’s been killing my rank since. Had to get him back on a WC in 31+

    2. Blueberg
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      I predict he will be 8m next season.

  22. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Am I completely unrealistic for still expecting a big haul from Jota?

    1. FER FUSCH AKE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      move on. Ings scoring for fun.

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Very unrealistic.

    3. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He is 1st on my 'to-be-binned' list. Hopefully get something against Arsenal then move on for Jésus, probably...

  23. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope is going to get a 9 pointer isn’t he

    1. supperspout
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Nope

      1. supperspout
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe

  24. Karhumies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Now just sub Tarkowski out so he can keep the CS points...oh wait, they don't have a bench.

  25. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope really proves the point that you dont play Man City every week

  26. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Come on Palace, wipe that clean sheet!

  27. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    it's obvious that Palace wont score here

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      jinxes that obvious don't work

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Well done, Pope owners, another cleanie coming in!

  28. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    If pop keeps a CS here he’s a dead cert for my player of a season which says a lot about my season

  29. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Townsend on his way to a Thriller music video shoot after the match

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Hes playing like a dead zombie alright tbf.

  30. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Start Foden or Ings?

    Tough one given they play each other

    Leaning Ings of course

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Would start Ings, sure starter and will be backed for the Golden boot

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Just know whoever I start blanks

      2. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Ings, yeah...

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Foden

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

      Foden

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        2 for Phil