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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. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Now I just need a Pope penalty save

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

      I've heard he'll take one if you pray nicely

  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lookman, you mutt.

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Only got Cancelo left. Wonder if I can get 150 😀

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

      GTFO 😆

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

      DGW from hell!

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

      How many points do you have so far this double?

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        141

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          No rage quitting this week.

          1. Fudgy
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            I'm reformed now

            1. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 1 month ago

              Positive Fudgy!

              Great score.

              1. Fudgy
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                Thanks

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

          Well played.

          And a top 700 game week rank up to 127 points.

          Maybe now everyone will chill including you!

          1. Fudgy
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks

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

      Please leave.

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

    No 3rd Areola today it seems.

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

      Unlucky for the kinks

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

    Want some final minutes buzz like the Martinez had the other night, come on Fulham, keep firing at Pope

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

      *the Martinez owners

  6. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lucas Digne masterclass needed. I'm screwed tonight haha.

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Expecting a 0 pointer myself 🙁

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

      You got 40 from Gundo right?

    3. djman102
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      TFW Digne is your mini league differential but you're a Man City fan.

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Aina outscoring Gundogan yet again.

    Where was he in the Scout XI? Amateurs.

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

      :)))))

  8. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    No Everton teamsheet tweet from FFS?

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

      They don't own them

  9. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Son + Antonio -> Raphina + Ings (one week punt)?

    1. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      In a heartbeat.

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

      yep, I bringing both in

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

    Areola is terrible under crosses.

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

    Shame Barnes didn’t score that to be ruled out 😉

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      My pants were almost off

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

    Lowton DGW fail!

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If you saw this point total straight after the goal then yes it is probably a fail

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Massive fail. They have to sell him now too, since he's no longer due.

  13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Burnley really didn’t deserve to concede vs. either Brighton or Fulham

    Very unlucky

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

      They're reliable and a unit.

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

      This. And Martinez got two totally undeserved clean sheets

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yep them’s the breaks

  14. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes 3 baps!

  15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes with the max baps. Get in!

  16. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ashley Barnes yay

    1. Groot the Leveller
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Barnes? That was brave.

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

    Come on Tarkowski, a set piece goal needed

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      it's over

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

      No one spoil the ending for him. 😀

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

        🙁 well at least I tried

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

      Lol pal...

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

        Just saw it 🙁

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

    Bonus Points
    3 - Barnes (22)
    2 - Andersen (19)
    1 - Aina (18)

    Adarabioyo (16)
    Westwood (15)
    Tarkowski (14)
    Pope (14)

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

      Pope needs 3 more saves to be in the BAPS

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

        Yep

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

      Pope 8 BPS off his standard 3 bonus - sounds so close...

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

        After the readjustments

        Bonus Points
        3 - Barnes (22)
        2 - Andersen (19)
        1 - Aina (18)

        Adarabioyo (16)
        Westwood (16)
        Tarkowski (14)
        McNeil (13)
        Areola (13)
        Taylor (13)
        Pope (12)

  19. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Areola is so frustrating. Always gets 2 or 5 saves whenever I play him. Plus stones rested, plus gundo injured. Gaaah

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

      You should be grateful Areola scored 8 in 2 away games. He’s a goalkeeper for Fulham...

      1. Athletico Underachieving
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        True, but my other keeper is Martinez...that being said, 17 from Lowton is better than I could ever have expected!

    2. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I know, I have a penchant of owning goalkeepers who concede more goals than saves. You'd have thought he'd make at least 3. Dumbass! He'll probably concede against Sheffield now just to smite me.

    3. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Try Mee injured, Stones benched. Antonio injured, Gundo injured, DCL injured. Be grateful for Areola!

      1. Athletico Underachieving
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I should mention I’ve also got Antonio (2 pointer from Son incoming), left DCL on the bench...Mee is very unlucky though!

      2. Superflymonk
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Try captaining Sterling for a measly assist, no Gundogan, Richarlison, Stones as well.

  20. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So Burnley conceded 2 goals in the last 3, both because Gudmundsson and Brady didn’t do their job on the back post. Just unlucky really..

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

      This is essentially true actually.

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

    Max BAPs is 22 BPS, wow!

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Only way Barnes could ever get max bps

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

      Too low

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

      Awful!

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

    Ffs areola, always gets 2 saves meanwhile Martinez orders a pizza and gets 3 saves for it

  23. EWH2020
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If I was Stones I'd be pretty salty. Form of his life and replaced by Laporte. Players should earn their place

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's rested for UCL

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

      Pep last press conference: "I try to involve all the players - I rotate all the players. That's the only chance we have to win all the competitions. We need everyone. In these two games I will try and play as many players as possible"

      Plenty more rotation to come

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      you expect a player to play like 6 games in 2 weeks?

  24. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Only a Dias goal could ruin my mood

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      One? I'm fully expecting a stones-like brace.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Then there's an awful lot of people willing a Dias goal.

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

    Why did they remove the save point from Pope?

  26. Dion D's Solo Shower
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Did they just remove Pope's save point?

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

      Yes

  27. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    93 with sterling to go. Need a goal to break the tonne.

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

      Isn't a century?

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

    Anyone knows why Pope lost bps ?

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

      Lost a save point as well

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

    KdB flag removed 🙂

  30. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Where the heck is pope save point wtf is this ???

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

      Painful

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He's back

    3. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Why the F@*#% are you commenting so much..easy!

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        There's 2 of him to be fair.

        1. ‘Tis the Season
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          It’s freaken painful! The guy is seriously hard work