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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. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bale and Alli are clearly not the part of this team.

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

      they have always been the impostors all along.

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

      Alli too crap

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

    Did you know, Dele Alli's football brain works at almost 5 beats per hour

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He has a brain ??? Now that's news to me

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

    This is so boring...

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

    Oh my, even Kane is going to blank...

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

    Screw you Kane

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Another miss?

  6. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lol, Bale 30 yard free kick into a two man wall. Get over yourself mate.

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

      😀

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

    Who does Bale think he is, Hakan Calhanoglu?

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

      Say that fast three times

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

        He's not going to appear behind me, is he?

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

    Fabinho back for Liverpool

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

    Alli wastes Kane assist

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

      And also Son assist before

  10. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Kane TC is going to blank here isn’t he? a penalty is the only source of points I see here

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

      Yes

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

      DCL TC is the real blank. Kane isn't.

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

        Yep - guess which dickhead chose that insanity.

  11. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Are Spurs in white?

  12. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    16 games, 25 goals zzzzzzzzz

  13. Saka Rice
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I've got TC Kane and Son and my rival has Everton and wbrom defence no Son he's so freaking lucky

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

    Come on Pereira! Find some of that magic from the last DGW!

  15. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well deserved

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

    Fulham goal

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

      Yay

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    OMG Maja

  18. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maja G

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

    Serves Spurs right

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

    The quality of the Premier League has plummeted

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

    Spurs don’t do second halfs

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

    Spurs deserved

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

    GET IN MAJA!!!

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

    Lol Spurs. Jose fired in the morning

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

    Deserved.

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

      Yep, been on.

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

    Equaliser for Fulham.

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

    Maja magic.

  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Time to bring on Kane!

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

    Oh no. Spurs will have to attack now.

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

    Calviero handball?

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

      Or lemina?

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

        Disallowed