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Another league start for Bale as Everton make do without injured Rodriguez again

Double Gameweek 26 edges towards its conclusion, with two early-evening kick-offs at Craven Cottage and the Hawthorns preceding the clash between Liverpool and Chelsea.

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion v Everton both get underway at 18:00 GMT.

There is plenty of interest in both of these fixtures from a Fantasy perspective, with three of the most-captained assets of Double Gameweek 26 in action.

The three players in question, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), Son Heung-min (£9.5m) and Harry Kane (£11.1m), are also among the top four candidates for the Triple Captain chip, with the latter backed by a Gameweek-high 239,588 managers.

That trio starts this evening, as does Gareth Bale (£9.3m), who is already the highest-scoring player of the Gameweek.

The Welshman plundered 19 points in the thrashing of Burnley and has seen his FPL ownership treble since.

Jose Mourinho has made three changes to his side, handing Dele Alli (£7.4m) his first Premier League start since the opening day of 2020/21 at the expense of Lucas Moura (£6.6m).

It’s all change at full-back, too, as Matt Doherty (£5.6m) and Ben Davies (£4.6m) come in for Serge Aurier (£5.2m) and Sergio Reguilon (£5.5m).

Scott Parker has also made three alterations to his starting XI, with Antonee Robinson (£4.4m), Mario Lemina (£4.5m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) replacing Kenny Tete (£4.3m), Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Bobby Decordova-Reid (£5.3m).

In the other match, Carlo Ancelotti has made two changes to the team that begun Monday’s victory against Southampton.

Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) and Bernard (£5.7m) start with Allan (£5.2m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) dropping to the bench.

James Rodriguez (£7.7m), Seamus Coleman (£4.8m) and Tom Davies (£5.2m) are again missing through injury.

The fit-again Robert Snodgrass (£5.6m) is back among the substitutes for the hosts, with Sam Allardyce unsurprisingly naming an unchanged XI from the side that saw off Brighton on Saturday.


Fulham XI: Areola, Aina, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Robinson, Reed, Lemina, Cavaleiro, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman, Maja

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Davies, Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Bale, Alli, Son, Kane.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, O’Shea, Bartley, Townsend, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Pereira, Gallagher, Phillips, Diagne.

Everton: Pickford, Digne, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Doucoure, Gomes, Bernard, Iwobi, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bt says

    Officially an og

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How when it was on target

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That’s what they decided

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

        Wasn't though

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

        It wasn't on target. It was heading towards Kane before Fulham defender touched it

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

        Cause it wasnt on target...

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry all I need a bigger TV or those VAR lines drawn on

      5. WVA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I own Son and I'm watching it mate, definitely WASN'T on target, gutted.

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          🙁

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

      Relief.

  2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Son assist because Ali’s flick was on target

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

      Wrong

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        See what happens when I do put the TV on

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

      One angle looked just wide.

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      It wasn’t

    4. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No it wasn’t. Officially ruled as an OG

    5. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Apparently it was going off target, looked in to me but I own Son so biased lol

  3. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    lol.
    Son owners: Definitely an assist. it was going in
    Non Son owners: Definitely an OG, not on target.

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I own Son. It was an OG

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Biased morons piping up again

  4. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane TC over son gutted come on Kane

  5. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Man, Iwobi is poor.

  6. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Given as an own goal ... Ali assist confirmed

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Son for Barnes like an idiot because his form was dreadful.

    LOL.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same.. He was sooooo bad before this DGW.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Just our luck. Kept him for so long during the poor form 🙁

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

      Same here

      From your image, I make it you are a United fan. Same here again! 😆

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        It’s all gone terribly wrong 😀

        I’ve sold Bruno for Bale. We look terrible.

        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I know, I was so resigned while watching MU vs Palace. Need Pogba back asap.

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

          Same again... Enjoyed the 19 pointer and hoping for an assist at least here!

    3. Torres76
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Same here. Sold Son and Antonio.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Ouch

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      But that's without Bale in the team, same here btw

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely seemed to have changed things. Bought him back for Barnes immediately

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Probably same as well here 😆

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

      Bale effect

    6. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Some solace in Son's assist being snatched from him then, I assume.

  8. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    OG confirmed

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No Son assist?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Kane is claiming it now

  9. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Tosun OG confirmed by commentator
    So Alli A
    Nothing for Son

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

    That's a horrible assist for Son if it stands. Yuck.

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

      It won't.

  11. Torres76
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs got five really good players (inc NDombele) going forward. Add Le Celso, Moura and they really should be doing better.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The Mourinho effect.

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

    West Brom looking really good with an actual holding midfielder and two box to box players

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

    Stevie Wonder can see it’s an OG.

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

    That Kane header was pathetic and out of character or am I wrong?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Really bad miss. Strange header straight at the keeper

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

      Almost had too much time to think about it, which was probably the issue.

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

      Looked offside to me

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

      Looked like he was a little ahead of the ball, but still a bad finish

    5. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      maybe hard to get power in it from the way the cross was

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

        It was the direction straight at the keeper.

        Looked just on side to me.

  15. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Alli owners rejoice

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

      Singular joke incoming

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      All 2 of them.

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

      Owned by 4 managers (0.04%) in the Top 10k

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2787192/event/26/

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

        Top 10k before or after the start of gw26?

  16. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Apologies for owning Kane and Son

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Apology not accepted

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

      He’s gone too soon!

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      As if it’s your fault. Lol

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

    Kane TC

    Always get TC wrong so does not bode well for us TCers

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      More than 1hr to go. Relax your tonsils.

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I did Gundogan. A load of people did Bruno. You'll do better than us.

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

      we're doing fine already

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

      You should worry! I TC'd DCL- that's going really well.

  18. Torres76
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Assist given on FPL to Son

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

      It'll be removed.

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

      For now.

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

      How when it was OG?

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

    Official goal and assist to Son.

    (Until the PL Goals Accreditation Panel say otherwise...). FFScout.

    SofaScore still have Alli and Son too.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      get in

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

      Premier League have already confirmed OG. Commentator confirmed it.

  20. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Everton corner

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      scenes

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

    Kane last two games played, two sitters missed.

  22. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fpl given son assist when it is officially confirmed as og??

  23. VaVaVoom14
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane looking tired and missing sitters

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

    Guys, we all know it's a Bruno assist

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku's

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      McCauley's

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

    No Points for Son congrats Kane Cappers

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

      No assist

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

    Assist for Son on fpl

  27. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Son assist removed, assist goes to Dele

  28. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This DGW is so weird. Haven't seen a dgw so terrible for many years.

  29. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Why no one is mentioning everton game?

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

      Probably because my TC is doing sod all.

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      WBA started the better. Everton creeping into the game.
      Godfrey deflected shot wide.
      DCL lucky not to get booked.

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for the update

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

        really looking forward to my 3x1 from DCL.

    3. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No goals = no care

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    This is the dgw from hell

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

      200% agree