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Zaha self-isolating as Eze and Taylor shrug off yellow flags for Burnley v Palace

Wilfried Zaha (£7.4m) has been omitted from Crystal Palace’s matchday sqaud as they travel to face Burnley in Gameweek 9.

Roy Hodgson revealed on Monday afternoon that the midfielder is self-isolating, although it was not yet confirmed that he was doing so because of his own positive coronavirus (COVID-19) test, or because of someone he was in contact with.

Michy Batshuayi (£5.8m) comes in for Zaha, starting up-front alongside Jordan Ayew (£5.7m) in a 4-4-2 formation.

There is slightly more encouraging news for Palace fans as Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) has overcome his muscle injury to start on the left-hand side of midfield.

Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m), who has the best minutes per shot of any Palace player since Gameweek 3, is at left-back once again, this time rooting Tyrick Mitchell (£4.1m) to the bench, who finally returns from his knock.

Charlie Taylor (£4.5m) has shrugged off his yellow flag to start at Turf Moor, the Burnley defender behind only Nick Pope (£5.4m) for points per million spent among his colleagues this season.

Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) starts alongside Chris Wood (£6.2m) up-front for Sean Dyche’s men, relegating Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) to the bench.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Gudmundsson; Rodriguez, Wood.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Kouyate, Clyne; Eze, Riedewald, McArthur, Townsend; Ayew, Batshuayi.

Lessons Learned from FPL Gameweek 9

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

    Eze cut above the rest of these palace players

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

    Saiss not in squad
    Podence and Kilman start

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

    Need a parting gift from Podence tonight.

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

      Lucky you - I have 4 players ahead of him as priority to get rid of.. Zaha, Brewster, Mitchell, Guaita...

  4. ClaireT
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What would you do with this team?

    Martinez, Forster
    Chilwell, Lamptey, Coufal, KWP, Cancelo
    Fernandes, Ziyech, Grealish, Salah, Bissouma
    DCL, Watkins, Martial

    1 FT, 0.9 ITB

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

    pls mitchell

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      you must be desperate for that 1 pointer

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

      Not looking good now

  6. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    C’mon Jimenez!!!! Feel free to give me a little present as you make your way out of my team..

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

      Preferably assisted by Podence!

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

    There is a chance forTaylor 2 bonus points?(and Wood only 1)

  8. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I can already tell you the Wol v Sou score, it will be 2-0 Wolves.

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

      Oh and Jiminez will score

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Burnley cleanie guaranteed now.

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

    Only Semado owner in my ml, looking forward to a big haul tonight

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

    I’ll just accept my -1 then sigh

  12. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Coady out for Bellerin was a golden move a few weeks ago 🙂

  13. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinez
    Robbo - Chilwell - Zouma
    Son - Ziyech - Grealish - Hamez
    Kane - DCL - Watkins

    1 FT
    4.5 itb

    A) Zouma ➡ Cancelo
    B) Hamez ➡ Salah
    C) Hamez ➡ KDB
    D) Kane ➡ Vardy

    Which?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B without a doubt

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

      C for sure.

    4. ash and swanson inc
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      In order I would go B, C, A, D - unless you fancy going jota and that would leave funds to upgrade watkins or another mid to a 'premium'

  14. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Dyche take off Charlie Taylor, let him rest his "niggle"

  15. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Semedo, a goal and cleanie will do. Nothing less.

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

    Jimenez to get his first PL hat-trick tonight?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If he does, I’ll hit 95 pts

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

      in a word - no.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      50-1 with BetFred

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Terrible odds.

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I've only put £200 on it

  17. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Do I pull the trigger on Kane and Zaha to KDB(C) and Bamford(-4)?

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Don’t lose Kane at any cost

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

      You have Vardy?

  18. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    FFSS where is Mitchell???

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      About to turn into Numptey's -1

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

        Same here

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Really need him not to play.

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

    JRod YC

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      The real JRod played yesterday and didn’t pick up a booking

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

    Will be interesting to see how Wolves defence looks without Coady
    Che Adams owners could get rewarded

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

      Adams owner and looking forward to this, took his goal really well in the last match so brings the form into this.

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

    Dier coming in for Zaha. Jam

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

      But I get Lamptey!!!

  22. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Taylor to take all 3 BAPS soon....

    1. Jdpz
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why?

  23. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    19:00
    WOLVES TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: Patricio, Boly, Dendoncker, Kilman, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Ait-Nouri, Traore, Podence, Jimenez.

    Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Marcal, Neto, Silva, Vitinha, Otasowie.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Took 7 minutes to copy and paste?

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Just as the other one got deleted.

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

        I had posted the teams earlier, but Sky screwed the pooch (pun intended) and had the wrong Wolves team. Post got deleted.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah I saw your post and commented on it. It realised it was deleted so added it. First time I’ve posted a line up. Think I’ll leave it there.

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

            🙂
            May have to find another site to get the teams from - that's about the 3rd or 4th mistake on the Sky site in the last month.

    2. KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dial up?

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

        Original post was deleted because it was wrong.

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

      I thought Traore was going to start, but at the expense of Podence (since he's always subbed off for Adama, who plays with Neto).

      Got that call right - but it's Neto on the bench! Uh-oh!

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No that’s a fair assumption.

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Kilman nailed on

    5. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks Horse, the other was wrong then. 343 after all.

      Still hoping to get a Jimenez parting gift...

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

    Lamptey -1
    Zaha 0
    Justin 0
    Mitchell 0
    Stephens 0
    Steer 0
    Martinez 1
    Grealish 1
    Vardy 2

    What a squad I have!

    1. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      looks like binary that

    2. KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      My condolences.

    3. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yuck

  25. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    As great as Burnley are for FPL. They are absolutely terrible to watch 😆

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Brutal!!!

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dyche and Hodgson teams . . . not exactly gonna be mile a minute thrills is it?

  26. ZAWAd25
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Activate WC here? 1.9itb 1Ft

    McCarthy
    Zouma Coufal Justin
    Son Sterling Fernandes Zaha
    Kane DCL Watkins

    (Taylor Bissouma Mitchell)

    Little worried about not owning Grealish, Chilwell, Liverpool also spurs fixtures don’t look good.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Seems fine with weekly fixes ; wouldn't worry about not owning Grealish

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely no need to wc mate

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

    If there was a 4.0 fwd available for you to buy in FPL who played in China (plays for Burnley let's say). Would you buy him to save the 0.5m and play 3-5-2?

    1. KAALI_DAAL
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This sounds fishy

      1. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        As long it's just fish and not bats.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ferguson dilemma all over again. Yes for me

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

      I'm hoping Villa's Davis falls more: 4.3m, on -72.3 on FPLstats and still 8% owned (9th most owned forward in the game ahead of Mitro, Brewster, Adams etc.)

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

      Might even go 4-5-1 if there was

  28. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    SOUTHAMPTON TEAM NEWS

    Starting XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Walcott, Djenepo, Adams.

    Subs: Forster, Stephens, Long, Obafemi, Tella, Diallo, N’Lundulu.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cheering for them to concede

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

    Saiss rested ahead of hectic Xmas schedule?

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He made the bench, no? (I think his name is different than 'R. Saiss')

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

        Incorrect.

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

      Naughty or Saiss.

    3. lespaul
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      There was a mystery senior wolves international player that has tested covid positive. It's not a huge leap to assume it was Saiss

  30. mookie
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who's taking set pieces for Palace? Not watching...

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

      Eze?

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Townsend taking corners

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

      Cheers!