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Injury-hit sides in action in two early-evening Double Gameweek 26 kick-offs

The narrative surrounding the two early kick-offs in the Premier League on Wednesday evening is as much about the players who aren’t involved as those who make the four starting XIs.

The most-bought player of Gameweek 26 is one of the most noteworthy absentees: Harvey Barnes (£6.9m) was transferred in by over a million Fantasy Premier League managers ahead of Saturday’s deadline but has now been ruled out for around six weeks after undergoing knee surgery.

His club, Leicester City, are also without James Maddison (£7.3m) and Jonny Evans (£5.5m), among others, for their clash with a Burnley side who are no strangers to an injury crisis.

In the other game, Aston Villa continue to be without Jack Grealish (£7.6m) for their trip to a short-on-numbers Sheffield United.

Evans and Barnes are among three Leicester players who make way from the weekend, with Luke Thomas (£4.2m) also dropping out.

Nampalys Mendy (£4.2m), Daniel Amartey (£3.9m) and Hamza Choudhury (£4.7m) are recalled as Brendan Rodgers sacrifices a bit of width to flood the midfield.

For the Clarets, Chris Wood (£6.2m) returns to the hosts’ line-up and replaces Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) up top.

At Bramall Lane, budget FPL forward Rhian Brewster (£4.4m) starts in place of Oli McBurnie (£5.6m) in Chris Wilder’s only alteration.

Dean Smith sticks with the same starting XI that began the 1-0 win over Leeds, with Ross Barkley (£5.9m) again only among the substitutes.


Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Vydra, Wood.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Castagne, Amartey, Soyuncu, Ricardo Pereira, Tielemans, Mendy, Ndidi, Choudhury, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale, Ampadu, Jagielka, Bryan, Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, McGoldrick, Brewster.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett, McGinn, Nakamba, Ramsey, Traore, Watkins, El Ghazi.

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

    Palace 0 - United 7?

    1. Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Palace 1- United 2

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Hopefully

    3. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      FC Crystal Palace 07

    4. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      0-0

  2. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    When is grealish back?

    Without him Villa are toothless

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Dean Smith won’t tell the truth so we won’t know.

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Dean Smith says he could be back for Sheffield

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Not even training yet.

  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    Just seen the Jagielka red. Unbelievably harsh. Miles out and there was a covering defender.

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

      Agreed

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Var-y bad call

  4. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    Tavares the young Portuguese lad on for his debut

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Wolves are playing? I thought they monopolized all the mid-talent Portuguese kids

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Heaven must be missing an angel

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Not too many will get that

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 25 days ago

          Lol

  5. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    How has Pereira not for an attacking return yet?!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      *got

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      It might come. He is getting in good positions

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        agreed, that’s what’s causing the frustration!

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Is he looking threatening?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        He’s just spent the last 5 mins in Burnley’s area! Goal might be too much, but should’ve laid on an assist there.

        Looks promising. Probably in a Cancelo kind of no points way.

    4. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      They have been ponderous, only now starting to suffocate Burnley and get some quality chances. All Burnley in the first half

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Ah ok, just put the game on.

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Cause he doesn’t play till tomorrow?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        😉 might as well be.

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

    Leicester looking likely for the winner.

  7. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    As a Guiata/Maguire owner (have Bruno but not cap) I am probably the only person hoping for 0-0 later

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      GL with that

      1. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Thanks

      2. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        You were saying?

  8. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    Traore just slam it wtf

  9. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    Watkins could have had 3 ass( and a goal) already.)
    Learn how to finish please.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Yep, no Grealish isn’t the problem, McGinn and Traore are

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        And El Ghazi

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Traore especially. Been woeful 2nd half

    2. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      That's not unusual thing...

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      McGinn wasted his assist in the first half tbf

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Yeah. Wasnt meant on watkins himself. He looks rather good. Traore on the other hand

    4. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      When I traded in Watkins. I knew he would betray and disappoint me. He's a cheap Punt on Villa scoring every now and then.

  10. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    Vardy punt over DCL fail so far

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      DCL mightn’t start tomorrow. 4>3.

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Hopefully not ta

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Why wouldn’t he?

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 25 days ago

          Josh King is ready and will start some games according to Carlo

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 25 days ago

            90’ on Monday & dodgy hammy.

          2. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 25 days ago

            For rich probably..

            1. pingissimus
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 25 days ago

              As you say probably. But there's your question answered. You have a "probably".

              1. The Suspended One
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                3 years, 25 days ago

                I hear you, it’s possible. That said, King isn’t a target man and DCL is key to their system, I think he plays when fit

                1. pingissimus
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 25 days ago

                  Agreed really

                  DCL is the target man. That's not really what King does.

  11. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    So much for the “My team scores 150” this weekl

    1. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      It’s still on, need Kane and Son to do Kane and Son things

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Four or five each?

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 25 days ago

          Averaging 7 each this season

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    El Ghazi that delivery... wow!

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    The best part to FHgw29 is to play how you like in gw27 and 28.

    And WC when needed to navigate gw33 too and the run in.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Yep, you can ignore BGW29, effectively.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        It seems to me that free hit is devised for the FA Cup big weekend blank.

        Well worth saving where possible.

    2. Hooky
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Shoot to Thrill for those 2 GW's

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        All week long!

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 25 days ago

    Targett never hit.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Awful pass

  15. Party time
      3 years, 25 days ago

      No party

    • Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Poop one more save plz

      1. Threat Level Midnight
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Sure smells like it

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Pope 3rd save

      1. mezza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        About time

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Nice!

    • Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Pereira assist denied by the post.

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Yuri expecting that to go in?

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Must have been a Camzy HT post.

    • FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      This gameweek might have been my worst in all the years I’ve played this game. In keeping with that, I fully expect Cavani to get a hat-trick after I transferred him out

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        So many punts failing this week. Terrible DGW really.

      2. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        I'm lost in your username.

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 25 days ago

          Have you never had a Four Loko?

          1. Fred54
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 25 days ago

            No.

    • pingissimus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Found the silver lining Pope and Tark to Konsa and Ederson has netted me a plus 3.

      14 from 7 just makes me stick my fingers in my ears and go lalalalala. No Kane and no DCL. Well. Who cares 🙂

    • Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Pereira shouldve had 3 assists already...

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Burke getting the CHO treatment...

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Deserved it. Lost the ball on the edge of their box and didn’t even chase back. Then didn’t bother to close down defenders.

    • No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Good to see Burke come on as a second half sub and putting zero effort in to closing players down

      1. No Professionals
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Glad he’s been subbed, pathetic effort

    • OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      wasted a whole week planing for this stupid DGW and later failing.

    • Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      I dont understand Villa. They just keep crossing it from the wrong position.
      Make it to goalline first and then cross it!

      Not from sideways outside the 16m.

    • Nimby
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Sutton just said Burke will feel like a berk for getting subbed. Does he know that berk means the c word? Haha.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Obviously.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Casual?

        1. fr3d
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 25 days ago

          Wash your mouth

      3. michudagawd
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Berk doesn't mean coont it means a fool.

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 25 days ago

          It's rhyming slang. Berkshire hunt.

          1. michudagawd
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 25 days ago

            If you look up the definition it says a fool or a stupid person.

    • tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      What an absolute washout these two games have been

      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Painful

    • Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Why did I get Vardy?

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Nowhere to hide for Vardy owners

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        He's still out-returned Kane in the last 3. That might just change of course!

      3. Snevitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        Because he played for the team in second place in the prem, had two of the best DGW fixtures and good fixtures for the two weeks after.

        1. Weak Become Heros
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 25 days ago

          Thank you. I needed to hear this.

      4. OLD Rafiki
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 25 days ago

        TRIPLE CAPTAIN VARDY AND PEREIRA!!!!!!

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      martinez going up for the corner

    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 25 days ago

      Martinez will score