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Taylor returns but Pieters and Mee miss out as Burnley face unchanged Fulham

The four teams with two fixtures in Gameweek 24 round off their double-headers this evening, with Burnley v Fulham first up.

Kick-off at Turf Moor is at 18:00 GMT.

The Clarets can put 11 points between themselves and 18th-place Fulham with a win this evening, while Scott Parker’s side can cut the deficit to safety to four points if they emerge victorious from Lancashire.

The Cottagers are unsurprisingly unchanged from Sunday’s win over Everton, a match in which Josh Maja (£5.5m) scored twice on his full debut for the west London side.

Burnley captain Ben Mee (£5.1m) misses out because of the Premier League’s concussion protocol, with Kevin Long (£4.3m) starting at centre-half in his absence.

Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) comes in at left-back for Erik Pieters (£4.3m) in Sean Dyche’s other alteration from the 3-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Mee was the most-bought FPL defender of Gameweek 25, with over 350,000 managers transferring him into their sides.

Dyche was again adamant that his influential defender was “fine” despite his unavailability tonight, saying:

Ben Mee is fine but the rules state that he can’t play. We have had so many injuries all season, this is not new territory for the players. They all know who they are and who is playing.

Fulham haven’t lost any of their last nine Premier League matches against clubs outside the current top four, keeping clean sheets in five of those games.

The Clarets also traditionally prosper against the also-rans: only one of their last eight matches against the bottom-half teams has ended in defeat.


Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Long, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Barnes, Rodriguez.

Fulham: Areola, Tete, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Aina, Loftus-Cheek, Reed, Lemina, Lookman, Maja, Reid.

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1,123 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    My DGW def. of Dias, Stones & Mee became a SGW just like that.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch . Unlucky. You picked good players . Dias was a risk though because of his illness

  2. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Laporte nailed now?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Naaah. Just a cover for Dias and Stones

  3. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    3 City assets and not even a single DGW. I've been Peped again.

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

      always fraudulence

    2. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not many have. Only one of mine made it tonight.

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

        2/3 here

  4. yakirh
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Will DCL be back for Liverpool?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      At least for DGW26...HOLDING

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      See if he trains in the next few days.

  5. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    There goes my 100 pt gw.

    Cancelo and Digne to get 14 between them I think now.

    Pope cleanie gone, Stones benched.

  6. MoSalad
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    -12 & my ranks now the same, is that a positive with Sterling C, Richarl & Cancelo to go?

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

    Stones on before 30'

    1. Totalfootball
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Laporte is injury prone, just saying

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

      Let’s do better.

  8. Genji3lade
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Raheeeeeeem (c)

  9. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Could do with a Digne hattie here.

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

      Very much same

  10. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Where’s my Pope 3 BAPs at?

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

    In what minute will Sterling miss a penalty?

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

    1m OR now. But great fun this fantasy football stuff

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      high 5 🙂

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It's only a stupid game.

      Don't take it too seriously

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

        No no, I meant it positive. Although I can see it may seem depressing. I'm a preacher of enjoying it on here

    3. Yes Ndidi
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      From which direction?

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

        800k

  13. DGW Sane TC Fail....
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    didn't expect Cancelo to start

  14. Totalfootball
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Stones to come on and get cleanie ?

  15. Forgetmeknot
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Needed 17 points from Pope, Tark, Cancelo, Stones and Gundo(c) to get a 100. Thought it’d be easy, obvs not!

    1. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Well we all knew Gundo wasn't playing

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tarkowski is due a goal

  17. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can’t bloody believe Martinez in one game is out scoring Areola with 2 decent DGW games, by 4 points 🙁

  18. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Robbie Brady, 24 mins, yc, and busted my double Burnley defence.

    Well played sir.. well played.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DGW hero for Mee owners.

    2. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure why but I always hated his face...

  19. M00N
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Aina this week, I feel sick.

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

      Aina the feeling

      1. M00N
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ola myself to blame really.... oh and Scott Parker for changing formation and dropping him the week before.

  20. A. PRISE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brady came on just to ruin our clean sheet

  21. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Green arrow turning red tonight

    Traffic lights going the wrong way!

  22. Neevesy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need 17 goals from Raz and maybe 8 assists from Digne and I might get a green arrow

  23. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    'Even if Burnley concede, at least Pope gets lots of save points'

  24. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Keep hold of Gundo

    "Already feeling much better right now after some groin problems from last weekend, but unfortunately not ready yet for tonight. I'm confident to be back in team training soon Best of luck to my teammates at Goodison Park!"

    https://twitter.com/IlkayGuendogan/status/1362119866468212748?s=19

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks for sharing. Have to keep with his incredible value anyway, I wouldn't mind if he doesn't start next GW as probably will have a benching headache anyway.

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The fact he doesn't know when he'll be back training yet is telling

  25. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Brady subbed on, booked, subbed off?

    Ouch

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      And should have cleared that goal

  26. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If football was a movie.

    “It’s good this bit! We’re coming up to the point where Tarkowski scores from a corner.”

  27. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford in goal, +1 before game for Sterling cappers.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Probably going to have his once a season blinder to lock in his England spot

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      As a digne owner im glad. He is better than Olsen

  28. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Get Laporte / Dias non-seriously crocked pre30 and Stones on for the CS

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

    Need a Digne Hatty to save the GW.

  30. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Almost 120% combined EO of Cancelo and Sterling.

    This is going to be brutal!!

    Dias hattie needed!