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26 December 2021 1895 comments
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Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway this afternoon, with four Premier League matches kicking off at 3pm GMT.

The fixtures in question are Manchester City v Leicester City, Norwich City v Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace and West Ham United v Southampton.

Pep Guardiola makes two changes from the side that beat Newcastle United 4-0 last weekend, with Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho coming into the team for the benched Gabriel Jesus and the absent Rodri.

Phil Foden and Jack Grealish are again only among the substitutes.

Brendan Rodgers has made six alterations with Jannik Vestergaard, Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Daniel Amartey and Ademola Lookman brought in.

Ricardo Pereira, Caglar Soyuncu and Patson Daka are all missing, while Wilfried Ndidi, Boubakary Soumare and Jamie Vardy – who himself suffered a hamstring strain in midweek – drop to the bench.

West Ham have made four changes from Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat by Spurs, with Lukasz Fabianski, Vladimir Coufal, Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma in for Alphonse Areola, Ben Johnson, Harrison Ashby and Manuel Lanzini.

Michail Antonio is only among the substitutes after his recovery from Covid-19.

Southampton have also made four alterations from their last match 11 days ago, with Fraser Forster, Jan Bednarek, Theo Walcott and Mohamed Elyanoussi replacing Willy Caballero, Lyanco, Nathan Tella and Will Smallbone.

Mikel Arteta makes just one change from last week’s win at Leeds, with a Covid-hit Takehiro Tomiyasu missing out and Rob Holding recalled. Emile Smith Rowe is on the bench, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missing again.

Norwich make three changes from their last game, with Angus Gunn in for Tim Krul – who has tested positive for coronavirus – in goal. Kieran Dowell and Josh Sargent return to the line-up, with Todd Cantwell and Jacob Sorensen dropping down to the bench.

Antonio Conte has made five changes from Gameweek 18, as Ben Davies, Ryan Sessegnon, Dele Alli, Harry Winks and Tanguy Ndombele drop out and Sergio Reguilon, Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Lucas Moura come in.

Crystal Palace’s Covid outbreak hasn’t really affected Patrick Vieira’s team selection too much, with Joachim Andersen in for Marc Guehi the only change.

GAMEWEEK 19 LINE-UPS

Man City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sterling, De Bruyne, Mahrez

Subs: Steffen, Carson, Ake, Jesus, Grealish, Kayky, Foden, Mbete, Palmer.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Albrighton, Vestergaard, Thomas, Amartey, Tielemans, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Perez, Iheanacho, Lookman

Subs: Jakupovic, Bertrand, Vardy, Choudhury, Ndidi, Castagne, Soumare, Nelson McAteer.


Norwich City XI: Gunn, Aarons, Kabak, Gibson, Williams, Dowell, Gilmour, McLean, Placheta, Sargent, Pukki.

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Cantwell, Tzolis, Sorensen, Lees-Melou, Mumba, Giannoulis, Idah.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Lacazette.

Subs: Leno, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Tavares, Mari, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny, Nketiah, Patino.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Reguilon, Sanchez, Dier, Royal, Tanganga, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Winks, Gil, Rodon, Alli, Bergwijn, Ndombele, Davies

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Ward, TomkinsAndersen, Mitchell, Gallagher, Hughes, Kouyate, J Ayew, Edouard, Zaha

Subs: Matthews, Guehi, Mateta, Schlupp, Kelly, Ferguson, Riedewald


West Ham United XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Masuaku; Soucek, Rice, Fornals; Bernrahma, Vlasic, Bowen.

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Antoniio, Lanzini, Noble, Fredericks, Johnson, Kral, Ashby

Southampton XI: Forster; Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Livramento; Romeu; Ward-Prowse; Redmond, Elyanoussi, Walcott; Broja

Subs: Caballero, Long, Adams, A. Armstrong, Perraud, S.Armstrong, Diallo, Simeu, Valery

  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Us Bernardo owners point-dodging again? :mrgreen:

    1. Grand Thibauto
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully 3 pts again

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        We should be so lucky!

        1. Grand Thibauto
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          At least he is a little forward today

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ed denies Mad

  3. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo step up ffs

  4. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Season over

  5. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez and KDB on FH lovely

  6. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    no way Rogers won't pull every trick possible to get Tuesday cancelled

  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    My masterstroke of going Mahrez over Bernardo 3 weeks ago 😎

  8. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Well played Viera. Convinced me that the Palace team was in pieces so I switched from KDB to Son for captaincy.

    1. DF
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Me too with Kane. Plenty of time though...

    2. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I did Salah to Son thinking palace decimated but it's viera that was positive

    3. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I free hit based on it.

      Currently 17 points down on my non free hit team

  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This is so wonderful, I love owning Bernardo, Foden, ESR and Lacazette(c) 🙂

    1. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don't have ESR but have guita & anotnio

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I have all of them, except Saka over ESR now.

  10. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How are spurs/Son playing?

    1. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lame

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What a kick Maddison

  12. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Shoulda captained KDB

  13. Futureform
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is Bernardo playing striker (as shown on the BBC website)?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Falafel 9.

      1. james 101
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fulsh?

        1. james 101
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          (Nein?)

      2. Futureform
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Interesting. Maybe a chance of something today then!

  14. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Norwich are woeful.

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Norwich struggling to press Arsenal at all. Odegaard running the show.

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

    Spurs looking back to our turgid, slow, boring self

    As you were

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Whenever FPL managers need them to deliver they let us down.

  17. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson racking up some save points.

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    3 nil Manchester City

  19. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo G
    No A

  20. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hmm is that a cancelo assist?

  21. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gundo G maybe Cancelo a

  22. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is that a Cancelo assist?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Cancelo Captain please

  23. _Gunner
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is that Cancelo assist?

  24. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo A
    Gundogan G

  25. Zladan
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That goal was all about Bilva... but obviously no reward for me as capper.

  26. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo Cross, Kasper parries it in a different direction to Gundo.

    No assist.

    1. _Gunner
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If it was intended to Gundogan then it’s an assist I think

    2. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I think we have had this before, the intent was the cross and it made it via deflection.

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Reminder: People sold Salah ahead of Leicester

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Jota(c) 😎

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

      City at home a bit different to playing them at home

  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will end 10-0 with zero Bilva involvement

  29. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Cancelo just under 40% ownership. This could go either way.

  30. Wirtzel Gummidge
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Going off Merse's description, should be a Cancelo assist.