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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. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bookedman

  2. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Watch Digne score in the 2nd half and my brain going loco.

    1. Kermit Special
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would love this. Differential

    2. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maybe Digne, or maybe Mbaye Diagne

      1. UpTheCherries
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        How many more bad puns you got up your sleeve?

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

      His crossing /passing has been poor.

    4. Messiah Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Would love a Keane goal

  3. Kermit Special
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane could have had 3 attacking returns but ofc decided to miss 2 sitters when I TC him. 😀

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

      Same

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Did he not score the last game? People think there captain should always get double digits or it’s a fail. If you didn’t captain Kane it would’ve been Bruno, Gundo or Salah who all blanked so far. Be grateful and stop whinging.

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thought Dele, Bale and Son would have a positive effect on Kane.

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

      Need Moura back ; Alli is awful

  5. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FH wasted
    WC#2 wasted
    BB wasted
    Where now should I waste my TC?

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jed Steer.

    2. OLD Rafiki
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      DCL

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Just want peak Alexis back for DGWs!

    Scored twice, injured, played, scored twice...

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't Kane go goal crazy in that double as well?

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

        Yeah and then got 4 vs Leicester... good times.

        1. badgerboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Golden age of FPL.

          1. Says
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            The golden age was Lampard back in the day

            1. badgerboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Platinum, those days.

            2. Tango74
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 2 months ago

              Henry v Middlesbrough TC was best.

              Ronaldo and Terry were good

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ffs pleas if Kane won’t score can areola get at least a save point ?

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    #LFC v Chelsea:

    Alisson, Trent Fabinho Kabak Robertson, Wijnaldum Thiago Jones, Salah Firmino Mane

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jota on bench?

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

        Yeah.

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Great

  9. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I’m a good poster and likeable if I always crib and post about my terrible moves

    I’m an unlikeable and bad poster if I share my scores

    And there’s a elitist club sitting there voting on these

    Gotta laugh

    I will keep spreading joy and I think someone will genuinely be happy seeing a fellow poster do well.

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Downvote

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -1

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -5

    4. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -69

    5. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ban

      1. Werkself
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

    6. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bringing out all the voters.

    7. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      -333

    8. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Minus 50 DKP

    9. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Your achievements are well applauded elsewhere if that assists in boosting your ego.
      Gotta laugh.

  10. UpTheCherries
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pickford SPt

  11. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane disappointment is pretty big

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

      This

    2. GROBARI
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      DCL is a lot of bigger for me

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

    I'm genuinely confused how I've gotten so bad at this game.
    Must be age catching up with me.

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

      Or you're just not as lucky this year?

  13. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    don't want Fulham to get relegated.

  14. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Whole world is waiting for a Fulham's goal

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Won’t be long now

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    West Brom goal imminent

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No chance, rival has Digne

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hugo earning his BAPs.

  17. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gianna on the FFS watchalong 30 seconds ago:

    "It's like 20 quid a year. Shame on you if you're not subscribing [to the FFS members area]".

    F off mate. I have my reasons. Shame on you. *closes stream*

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Lots will probably not bother paying due to ALL the betting sites nowadays

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      the season I got my highest rank I used no forums or pods. Not even sure this forum existed

      just went with gut, generally one transfer per week no hits

      was the same season Leicester won the league and I invested in them early plus Ighalo for Waford and Lukaku/Ross at Everton

  18. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    People who score tap ins on FIFA with OP teams are the scum of the human species

  19. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Digne Hoooooooold
    Kane TC Plz scoooore

  20. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Dele Alli? Gareth Bale? Lingard? Feel like we’ve gone back in PL time

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

      Nailed Siggy needed, Soucek the new Fellaini...

      Power 5 back in action!

  21. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Someone was larking on BBC text earlier about how it was nice to see an exciting game this evening after last nights dross . . .

  22. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Has Kane been subbed off?

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

      Have Spurs been subbed off?

  23. OLD Rafiki
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    OK, what's the difference between wasting my time and watching DCL playing?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      False hope

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hope

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

    Sub Bale off please Mou. 3's a crowd.

  25. Simon69
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Harry get ya finger out ya bunghole m8

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Watching on Player-Cam?

  26. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    CHELSEA TEAM NEWS

    Team to face Liverpool: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Ziyech, Mount, Werner.

    Subs: Arrizabalaga, Alonso, Pulisic, Zouma, Kovacic, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Emerson.

    LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS

    Team to face Chelsea: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Kabak, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Jones, Thiago, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

    Subs: Adrian, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Shaqiri, Origi, R Williams, N Williams.

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

      Only have Salah in this. Hopefully it's an exciting game.

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Azpi Rudiger again

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Trent o/

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Games keep getting more and more awful.

  28. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Just switched over to see if the eve game can be any worse.

    Yep, confirmed.

  29. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso benched again

  30. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nice to see Jota on the bench