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Alonso and Werner benched as injured Cavani misses out

Two more teams get their Gameweek 26 double-headers underway this afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

Kick-off in the clash between Chelsea and Manchester United is at 16:30 GMT.

All eyes are on Bruno Fernandes (£11.6m) from a Fantasy perspective, with his ownership in excess of 60% overall and sitting at 96.8% in the top 10k.

Over 14% of the leading 10,000 managers have made Fernandes their captain in Double Gameweek 26.

Thomas Tuchel continues to tinker with his starting XI, making five alterations from Gameweek 25.

Ben Chilwell (£5.8m) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) replace Marcos Alonso (£5.7m) and Reece James (£5.0m) at wing-back, with Andreas Christensen (£4.7m) in for Kurt Zouma (£5.4m) at centre-half.

There are changes further forward, too, with Timo Werner (£9.2m) benched and Hakim Ziyech (£7.9m) starting his first match since Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Barnsley in the FA Cup.

Olivier Giroud (£6.7m) is also preferred over Tammy Abraham (£7.1m) as the spearhead of the hosts’ attack.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer make two changes to the Manchester United side that beat Newcastle United last weekend.

Scott McTominay (£4.9m) and Mason Greenwood are recalled, with Nemanja Matic (£4.7m) and Anthony Martial (£8.7m) benched.

McTominay and Donny van de Beek (£6.6m) had been injury doubts for this weekend, with the Dutchman also recovering to make the bench.

Edinson Cavani (£7.9m) isn’t fit to feature, however.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Hudson-Odoi, Kante, Kovacic, Chilwell, Ziyech, Mount, Giroud.

Man Utd XI: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Greenwood, Fernandes, James, Rashford.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 26 SO FAR…

The game-changing impact that Gareth Bale (£9.3m) exhibited in a 45-minute showing at West Ham last weekend carried over into Tottenham Hotspur’s first Double Gameweek 26 fixture.

Bale conjured up memories of his Spurs heyday in the early-2010s, producing a performance that was brimming with confidence in the Lilywhites’ 4-0 win over Burnley: his 50-yard ball for Harry Kane‘s (£11.1m) 14th-minute goal evidence of that.

The Welshman scored two of his own, twice latching onto Son Heung-min (£9.5m) passes to beat Nick Pope (£5.6m). His second strike, in particular, could have been taken straight from his 2012/13 highlights reel.

Bale was actually the least-popular asset in the Spurs starting XI on Sunday, with just 0.4% of FPL managers owning the on-loan Madridista.

He would appear poised to feature in his side’s second Double Gameweek 26 fixture, with Jose Mourinho sparing the Wales international for the final 20 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Bale, Son and Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m) all banked double-digit hauls against the Clarets, with the Spurs left-back teeing up Lucas Moura (£6.6m) for the hosts’ third goal.

Owners of Kane, by some distance the most-captained player in the top 10k in the current Gameweek, may have been feeling short-changed with their six points, however.

Kane wasted a stoppage-time ‘big chance’ that would have doubled his Gameweek 26 score after bonus.

That was one of of a remarkable seven chances that Son created throughout.

As for Burnley, a rare day to forget defensively and the first time that Pope has shipped more than two goals in a single match since Gameweek 7.

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1,034 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Get well soon Harvey

    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Need to take hit to remove him now

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Mee too. Shame. I hope he is back soon.

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Score prediction?

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      1-1

      Gru
      Rash

    2. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      1.0 Jorginho Werner assist.

    3. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      0-0

    4. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      0-0

  3. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Kane triple captainers complaining him to get 6 points clearly haven't had the likes Carroll, Sane, Mane as tc.

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Bobby Z
      :puke:

      1. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Zigic (TC) 😎

        Never forget

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      No lies here

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Got 16 points from Salah (TC) last season so is a fail unless Kane matches that

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        er ... there's something wrong with the mathematics in this statement.

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Even Kane himself like 2 years ago, got ill around boxing day

      • FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Duffy too. Zigic as well, Boby Zamora even

    5. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Jorginho is benched aswell.
      Edit the title.

    6. MrZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      GWD. Will stay away from you until then

    7. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Hopefully United are up for it.
      Bruno© + Rashford + Shaw & Some other reasons 😉

      It's an understatement that I'm pretty invested in this game !

      1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Wan Bissaka you are missing 🙂

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          Won't be unhappy if he scores. As long as Bruno assist it

      2. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Good luck!

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Nice one good luck

    8. borispkpk
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Any one know why Aina sub out in 45mins?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Tactical

    9. FOMFF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Best Barnes replacement that isn’t Gundo or Foden?

      1. shaunyjames
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Raph (if you haven't got him and need an extra BGW player)
        JWP (punt but he has a double)
        JLingz (rough & smooth fixtures and plays BGW) hard one

        1. FOMFF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          Good shout on the bgw players. Raphs got to the best player of the 3, but with 2 other Leeds, a punt on JLingz for the SGW feels better. Good shouts

          1. Gazwaz80
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 28 days ago

            Jota is a good shout...

    10. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Congrats Rashford owners

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Already scored?

      2. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        cheers

    11. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      LMS safety score currently 31

      https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Just noticed I'm still standing.

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

          Well done. I was standing too but TM decided to cut me off 🙂

    12. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Hold Chelsea

    13. Offside Trapattoni
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Best Barnes replacement for equal value who plays GW29?

      1. Fantasydreamer
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Saka

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Lookman

    14. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Let's go Rashford and Penandes!!!

    15. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      How times have changed. A DGW and only relatively few ManU and Chelsea players in our teams

      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Not when they're better DGW options

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          On paper 🙂

          1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 28 days ago

            True

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Rubbish fixtures tbf

    16. Shultan
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Annoyed didn't go with my gut & do Son > bruno on WC
      But can't get every 50/59 decision rigyt

    17. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      21 point swing on that last Kane miss ffs

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

        How come?

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          12 for a goal, 6 for BPS (captained him), 3 for Son

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

            It's still not 21, sorry

            1. Flair
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 28 days ago

              😆

        2. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          Goal and bps

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        After EO it’s only 10 pts lost

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          Good Lord this is getting complicated, heh.

    18. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      And it was called A Luke Day

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Fair play nice fun punt, but can do anything at that rank.

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          Exactly - no one is making that move if they have something to play for

        2. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          He has top 100 rank already no ?

          1. TheDragon
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 28 days ago

            His overall rank is not good

    19. Bob_the_builder
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Alonso to come on at half-time and score a brace 😛

    20. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Chelsea missing Werner’s pace. He’d be laughing.

    21. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      salah hattrick tonight and we will wonder why in earth did we not TC salah in a dgw with one fixture being against the worst side in the league

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        They’re bad but not that leaky

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Expecting 2 contributions tonight and 1 against Chelsea

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        You realise how bad Liverpool are lately?

        No Hendo now as well...

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          Liverpool have created chances - lots of them - game in, game out. Its got to gel at some point. They have not been bad at all.

    22. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Hi....0.1mitb. Am I best to save ft here and start raphinha v West ham?

      Grealish may back back for gw28 and a potential double....

      Or do I lose Barnes for lingard and bench raphinha??? Cheers

      Martinez
      Cancelo dias pereira (dallas coufal)
      Salah bruno Barnes gundog (raphinha)
      Kane dcl Watkins

    23. Jon Snow
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Rudiger channelling his inner Kurt Zoumaldinho with a beautiful run from defence

    24. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Will Bruno outscore Kane ?

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        yeah

      2. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Nope

      3. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Dodgy pen ...

    25. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      All I'm asking from this game is a maguire 15 pointer. That takes some saying from a Leeds fan.

    26. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Bruno red card would be good

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Okay, getting a bit old now...

    27. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Mount could have been killed.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Ref has got that completely wrong

    28. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      McTominay is such a douche. How is that not a card? And how is it a United freekick?? Lol

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        He’s wearing red...

      2. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        How is it not a handball more like

      3. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Because he is a utd player. Been this way as long as I can remember and always will be so not not much point in complaining about it.
        In reality I suppose it has something to do with the level of support utd have and how many of these are referees with subconscious or actually conscious bias.

    29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Pen check for united

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Lol

    30. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Hand ball x2

    31. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      United pen inc