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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. NULL-X-VOID
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Okay DCL is back to OG DCL now, messed up my Digne attacking return

  2. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL broke my heart.

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't worry, he misses you like he misses the goal

  3. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Are people actually surprised? Fulham legit have the best defence in the league aside from City over the past 8-10 GW’s

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

      mourinho parked the bus after the first goal

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Irrelevant. Their defensive statistics speak volumes

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

          defence is good but if you hardly attack you don't test them

          with the attacking talent spurs have they could have caused them massive problems

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

      They're playing very well all over. If they could only finish . . .

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

      Tbf Kane missed a sitter in the first half.

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

    SWEET! Here comes diver for a penalty . . if Spurs can get near the Fulham box . .

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

      They cant

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    C'mon Harry!

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

      Raise your dongers

    2. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      People/scouts were saying Kane not on form and not right captain pick or TC

      If only I listened 🙁

  6. Kermit Special
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can't believe DCL didn't get any returns v SOU and WBA playing 180+ mins

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I can. Summarises my season perfectly.

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

    Anyone getting 2x Spurs CS?

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

    Kane fails

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

    People surprised that DCL keeps missing?

    Him actually scoring would be the surprise.

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

      To be fair compared with Bamford and Watkins DCL does actually hit the barn door more often than not. . .

  10. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Areola literally never makes 3 saves,

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

    As j said before Spurs Ft 1-0

  12. NULL-X-VOID
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Keane is BPS magnet, like they love him tbh

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

      Main rival has him, SHOCK

      1. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        My god, is there anything you don't take personally?

  13. Pandastar5
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    worth it to bring in lingard for barnes? or is raphinha / other option better?

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

    Kane touched the ball!!!!

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

      He only does that with his wife

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

    To those watching, is the Fulham D this good or Spurs are just poor going forward?

    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Defence is good but doesn't matter much when you can't score at the other end

  16. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Any possibiliy of an anti-anti climax of Liv 4-4 Che?

  17. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How come DCL is playing in Premiership ?
    What a donkey.

    1. Tango74
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah must be crap

      13 prem goals

  18. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane fail
    Bruno fail
    Salah gonna fail
    DCL TC fail
    Gundo fail
    Barnes fail
    Raph fail
    Can i take a break?

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

      I bet you're still on more points than me this gw

      1. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        74 (-4)

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

          55 here. SHEIT dropped 100k

          1. GROBARI
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Ouch. Better luck next time

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

            I'm only on 51 if it makes you feel better

    2. Saka_me_sideways
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I have all of these.... hug?

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes please

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

      Doesn’t make much of a difference because most people own all of them anyway

      1. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Care more about ML to be honest. I am so happy that i went from almost 3M rank in GW5 to 200k now

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

      Mo to save you.

      1. GROBARI
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Fingers crossed

  19. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Antonio with his single game away to best team and defence in the league outscoring DCL

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

      I sold him for Watkins

  20. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I was thinking of getting

    Perreira in for Lowton
    Son/Bale in for Fernandes -4

    Is the Perreira move a bad one or a good one? I noticed Leicester have not kept many clean sheets. But they have Brighton and Sheffield United in the next two.

    I also have a FH which I plan to use gw29 so I am not bothered about blanks.

  21. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Fulham don’t realise they need to score not just pass the ball about?

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

      They did score

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

    Kane, take my energy...

    1. JOELIO8701
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lol and mine! The TC’s can make a spirit bomb for him

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

    Corner Spurs!

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Son cannot even put in a decent ball

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

    Kane whistfully taking the ball ten yards down the pitch for the throw in . . .

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

    Kane TC fail Season over

    1. ManUtdFan977
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Better than my DCL

  26. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Barnes*+DcL+Digne to Son+Antonio+Cresswell (-8)

    Crazy or not? That would give me 8 bgw29 players or 9 if Pereira to Raphina in gw28

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

    Desperately Composed Llama

  28. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kane looks awful. Just tucking in as an additional CDM atm behind Alli

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

      Alli is off

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

    Anyone score ffs

  30. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Richarlison 42 points. 51 with baps 🙂

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

      TC? Well done

      1. PogChamp
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah TC. Bit of a punt but it's paid off.

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

      A better differential

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Brilliant!