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FPL managers eye Burnley clean sheet in first Double Gameweek match

Burnley’s key defenders are all in place for their first Double Gameweek fixture.

Nick Pope (£5.5m) comes into the round as the most popular Claret, owned by 16% of Fantasy Premier League managers while 1.9% of the top 10,000 have captained the goalkeeper.

However, the rest of Burnley’s defence can be considered differential figures for the visit to Crystal Palace.

7.1% possess Ben Mee (£5.0m) worldwide while 3.2% are invested by James Tarkowski (£5.3m).

Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) is absent from the matchday squad once again, allowing for Erik Pieters (£4.3m) to continue his run at left-back.

Matthew Lowton (£4.5m) could do well against Palace’s (and Fulham’s) weak left flank but is only owned by 3.0% of Fantasy managers.

Chris Wood (£6.2m) joins Taylor on the sidelines with his hamstring injury, while Matej Vydra (£4.8m) has picked up a similar problem, so misses out as well.

That means Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) partners with Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) up-front today.

Crystal Palace are without Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) for the second Premier League match in a row.

Eberechi Eze (£5.8m) is on the left flank of midfield while Jordan Ayew (£5.6m) is in the other winger role in support of Christian Benteke (£5.5m) and Michy Batshuayi (£5.7m).

Meanwhile, Patrick van Aanholt (£5.4m) occupies the left-back role and keeps Tyrick Mitchell (£3.9m) on the bench.

Double Gameweek 24 Line-ups

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Kouyaté, Clyne; Eze, Riedewald, Milivojevic, Ayew; Benteke, Batshuayi.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson; Rodriguez, Barnes.

Double Gameweek 24 so far…

James Maddison (£7.4m), Jamie Vardy (£10.0m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) got the goals for Leicester as they executed an impressive second-half comeback to beat Liverpool 3-1 on Saturday lunch-time.

The latter looks set to emerge from the King Power Stadium with the most impressive tally as he recorded a goal and an assist, putting him in the running for two bonus points.

It was bad news for owners of Liverpool defenders as Ozan Kabak‘s (£5.0m) debut ended in disaster. Goalkeeper Alisson (£5.9m) collided with him in the 81st minute, allowing Vardy to convert into an open net.

With goals for Maddison (15.2%-owned) and Vardy (14.8%), the fact that Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) also found the net means the Fantasy masses are likely to be content with the way Double Gameweek 24 has begun.

The Egyptian is owned by 42.7% of managers worldwide, although was not considered a big part of the captaincy by the highest-performing managers.

Just 0.5% of the top 10k handed him the armband this week, a total of nine players receiving more attention in that department, including Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m)

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1,610 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sif
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Goal and a clean sheet from 2 players and looking at a red arrow, hurts.

    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Wait until end of GW then look

      1. TOLV TUMS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        what a concept

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      So many had several Burnley players.

  2. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Only the fifht time this season my keeper keeps a cs 🙂

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

    Both Son and Kane A must for dgw 26? Getting Kane will rip up the team structure, considering going only Son. Madness?

    1. boombaba
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes
      TC material

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

        Is he miles better than Son?

        1. boombaba
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Just need both but if I only had Son I would TC him
          New post btw

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Move Salah out?

        3. Big Mac 24
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          No, but could potentially and likely will both score a hatful.

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling starts on the left, in front of Cancelo.

    Foden out right and Jesus down the middle.

  5. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I knew I should have gone with my gut with Digne > Lowton

  6. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Rodri...that’s boring. Was hoping it would be Foden.

  7. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know Gundos cap % in the top 100k?