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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. Feloh
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR is annoying.

  2. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is that Smith Rowe with his customary goal off the bench?

    1. Chelsea Rangers Loyal
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      YES IT IS!

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        😆 Amazing.

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

    STERLING IS BACK

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

    SMITH ROWEEEEEEEE

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

    NO WAY

  6. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Painful ev when u own Bilva + Martinelli! Wtf is wrong with my choices this season

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

      It's not your choises it's you

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

        Thanks mate.

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

    ESR needs to fook off already

  8. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The machine scores again

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

    20 points.. well and truly done over by the site crashing. Sick.

    1. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm on 16.. literally feels crushing this gw. Feels like season ending

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

    I hate ESR so much

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

    ESR 😆

  12. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Goal being checked

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

    You’ve got to be kidding me esr agsin

  14. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR VAR check

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

      Goal given

  15. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR owners luck knows no bounds

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lucky to get his output per minute, but unlucky not to get more minutes in the first place.

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      *skill

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

        Owning a player that never starts isn’t very skillful

        1. DycheDycheBaby
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Owning a player who scores every game is.

        2. DycheDycheBaby
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Plus he was starting until only 3 games ago or something lol

  16. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I love you, ESR!!!!

  17. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hahaha YES ESR

  18. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR will start next gw and blank.

  19. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Guys around me at the top of my MLs have all had 9/10 players return from their FH teams and I’ve got 1 from Coufal, Liv, ESR and Foden. Feels bad.

    1. Ady87
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wait what happened with ESR

  20. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR !!! Super sub

  21. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Well ESR to Martinelli went well…

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR YOU LEGEND!!!
    What a gameweej

    1. Dammit_182
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Is it given????

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

        1. Dammit_182
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Ah. My non free hit is not quite as poor then. Good old ESR

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

    Anyone but smith Rowe, anyone

    Every flipping week

  24. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    6th red arrow in a row. Slowly giving up

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

    Sterling Captain here

    1. Dammit_182
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Well played!

    2. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Like it

  26. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR OMG!!
    Gameweek somewhat saved...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      With a sub goal?

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

    Where’s my Dias assist

  28. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why no Dias assist for that last one?

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

      HAS TO BE GIVEN

    2. Will Kane
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wondering the same

  29. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    ESR MY KING

  30. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rowe, rowe, rowe your boat gently down the stream