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3pm kick-off team news: Gallagher, Livramento and Pukki miss out

The dust of Gameweek 19 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) has barely settled but we’re already up and running for Gameweek 20, with three matches kicking-off at 15:00 GMT: Crystal Palace v Norwich City, Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur and Watford v West Ham United.

At Selhurst Park, Conor Gallagher is absent for the home side, with Jack Butland, James Tomkins and the suspended Wilfried Zaha also dropping out for Vicente Guaita, Marc Guehi, Jeffrey Schlupp and Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Norwich – who have scored just eight league goals all season – have made six changes from their Gameweek 19 defeat to Arsenal, with Sam Byram, Dimitris Giannoulis, Jacob Sorensen, Pierre Lees-Melou, Christos Tzolis and Adam Idah coming in for Max Aarons, Brandon Williams, Ozan Kabak, Kieran Dowell, Joshua Sargent and Teemu Pukki.

Elsewhere, Ralph Hasenhuttl makes six changes, with Shane Long and Adam Armstrong paired up front together. That means Armando Broja is a substitute, while Tino Livramento misses out altogether with fluid in his knee.

For Spurs, they make three changes from their 3-0 Boxing Day win over Palace. In come Ben Davies, Harry Winks and Dele Alli, with Japhet Tanganga, Oliver Skipp and Lucas Moura all dropping to the bench.

Claudio Ranieri, meanwhile, makes three changes for Watford’s first game since December 10th, as Francisco Sierralta, Adam Masina and Ozan Tufan replace William Troost-Ekong, Jeremy Ngakia and Tom Cleverley.

Their opponents, West Ham United, also make changes. Captain Declan Rice is suspended, so Mark Noble makes a rare start in midfield, with Jarrod Bowen, Manuel Lanzini and Said Benrahma lining up behind Michail Antonio in David Moyes’ usual 4-2-3-1 formation.

GAMEWEEK 20 LINE-UPS

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Andersen, Mitchell, Kouyate, Hughes, Schlupp, Ayew, Edouard, Mateta

Subs: Butland, Matthews, Milivojevic, Tomkins, Benteke, Ferguson, Kelly, Riedewald

Norwich City XI: Gunn, Byram, Sorensen, Gibson, Giannoulis, Gilmour, Lees-Melou, McLean, Placheta, Tzolis, Idah

Subs: McGovern, McCracken, Dowell, Kabak, Williams, Sargent, Mumbo, Rowe


Southampton XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Valery, S Armstrong, Long, A Armstrong

Subs: Caballero, Small, Simeu, Romeu, Walcott, Elyounoussi, Tella, Redmond, Broja

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Dier, Davies, Royal, Hojbjerg, Winks, Reguilon, Alli, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Doherty, Tanganga, Rodon, Skipp, White, Ndombele, Gil, Moura


Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Sierralta, Cathcart, Masina, Kucka, Sissoko, Tufan, Cucho, King, Dennis

Subs: Angelini, Louza, Joao Pedro, Sema, Gosling, Fletcher, Morris, Conteh

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Johnson, Soucek, Noble, Bowen, Lanzini, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Masuaku, Fredericks, Kral, Alese, Ashby, Okoflex, Yarmolenko, Vlasic

2,048 Comments Post a Comment
  1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    First

    1. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Congratulations?

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      When and wheres the party?

  2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Edouard is getting at least 3 today.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Minutes?

    2. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 2 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Gunn CS incoming

      1. CRAZY TRAIN
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Completely forgot I had Gunn lol. Nice 2 pt bonus as a Ramsdale owner

        1. The Mentaculus
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 2 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Hehe me too! Didnt know who my backup GK was til yesterday, got lucky Gunn plays!

      2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I’ve got him as my Ramsdale backup

        1. CRAZY TRAIN
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Same here, although I didn’t consider for one minute that he would play. Thank goodness for auto sub!

          1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            He played last game with Krul out with covid. Saved me another -4.

            Can only hope for a pen save and Eduoard double hat trick

            1. The Mentaculus
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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              • 2 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Give me 2 pen saves & I'll take that offer

    3. King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Ladies?

  3. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Pleased I went Bowen over Moura.

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      For now

    2. GoonerSteve
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Same plus over Gallagher.

  4. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Salah with an EO of *only* 128%. Nice to be able to really cheer him on again!

    Foden surprisingly highly owned.

    1. KEN YA DIG IT
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      He is gonna hurt us non owners

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yep dreading it ...

    2. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      That's gonna be the decisive moment of the season. We just need Son to match him and it will be fine. I'll spend the evening behind the sofa anyway though.

      1. The Mentaculus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 2 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Well i have Salah & Son... already dodged the Ronaldo bullet

    3. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      It is surprising looking at so many of my rivals without him. Not really sure why, so they can have Bernardo and Foden mainly it seems!

    4. tjostolv
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      also surprised to see 9.4% ownership on Foden and especially among top teams.
      with strong performance lately from kdb and raheem, surely he is one of the biggest pep roulette bullets

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I'm an owner. He's had a good rest as has been on blistering form. I expect him to get serious minutes as the others are rotated. I've just sold Bernardo though - he's due a rest and plays too deep anyway.

  5. KEN YA DIG IT
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Son hatrick please

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No thx. I forgot early deadline and my plan to sell Bernardo for him.

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Kane

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        This!

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry but he’s my captain so blank is inevitable

    4. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Son with 3 assists for Harry's hat-trick will do for me.

  6. asr
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Osian Roberts in the pre-match interview not confirming that Gallagher is out for covid, hinting instead that it's to do with rotation.

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      They haven't found the blade of Selhurst Park grass that he hasn't covered this season. A well-earned rest.

  7. GreennRed
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    It's hard to watch Conte and Bielsa interviews without sometimes thinking about The Godfather and Narcos. Motivators.

  8. sentz05
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I bought Gallagher in on WC. I’m feeling very gutted!

    1. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Decent fixtures ahead - don't despair

  9. GoonerSteve
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Went for Bowen in the end instead of Gallagher / Moura / Maddison. Left Left enough money to get DDG for Ramsdale.

    Hopefully good moves but regretting selling Ramsdale.

  10. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    With Gallagher and Livra out I am down to 9 men.

    I was about to do Gallagher to Moura for a hit and Moura is benched so I guess I was lucky not to do it. We will see,

    May TAA(c) make us proud!

    1. More Cowbell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Everyone’s team likely to suffer mate. Roll with the punches and GL

  11. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Was this Livra news unexpected? He’s on my bench but didn’t know he was injured

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Yep.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Got kicked on the knee midweek as confirmed by Ralph h just now

        1. More Cowbell
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Poor lad

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Antonio back to 2 points today I assume.

      1. More Cowbell
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I brought him in, so yeah most likely!

      2. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Nah goals galore in that game

      3. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Got him in for -4, hope he scores atleast 1

    4. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Rivals all got Salah back and captained. Humiliation incoming...

      1. tjostolv
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I think he deserves a rest now before he heads on for acon

        1. DycheDycheBaby
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          That would be much appreciated 🙁

      2. Philosopher's Stones
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Same. Only 2 of us don't have him in the Top 6 in my main ML

    5. BIG BAD BOY BRUNO
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Need Mbuemo to pull off a Son with his 25% chance of playing and pull through after Gallagher being out

    6. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Fourty Second

    7. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Great having all the games on TV.

      Pity it’s on Amazon. Their TV app is woefully bad.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Pretty much always great for me, bar early issues with sound lagging behind visual once or twice

          1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Takes about 5 minutes to swap games for me.

        • BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Illegal stream master race checking in

      2. Jebiga
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        What scores do you expect tonight in leicester-liverpool game ?
        It would not suprised me 1-0 win for leicester...

        1. Utopsis
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          5-3 Liverpool

          1. Jebiga
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            pool is not city, after salah go to AFCON they will drop to 5th place 🙂

            1. Utopsis
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              There will be goals - both teams take huge risks at the back

          2. AIRMILES
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            I think this is more likely. Should be a thriller.

          3. We Go Again
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Van Dijk and Fabinho back, wouldn't surprise me if they kept a CS

        2. mdm
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          1-2

        3. 1-1 at Newcastle
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          4-2 Liverpool

        4. _Gunner
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          3-2 Liverpool

        5. Shark Team
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          1-3

        6. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          2-0 Jota G Tsimikas A, Mane G TAA A

        7. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          1-3 Liverpool

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

        18 PL free kicks by Beckham - wow

        1. 1-1 at Newcastle
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Must be a Son owner tuned in to Saints Spurs !

          1. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Haha, actually the opposite - a Son non - owner watching the game most likely to damage me!

      4. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        I already know Som and Edouard are going to haul…

        1. 1-1 at Newcastle
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Have many people gone Edouard really ?

      5. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Lots of people predicted Spurs win today... That's not gonna be an easy game for sure

        1. _Gunner
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          definitely

        2. 1-1 at Newcastle
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          I think if Saints try go for them we could see a repeat of last year … doubt they will though

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

          Pleased Saints have gone 3 at the back as a Son non owner

      6. Stoke me a Clipper
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Got Butland and Gallagher in for -4pts. Livramento out. Down to 9 players absolute best case scenario.......

        ........yay

      7. Thanos
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Che Adams has Covid - Ralph Hasenhuttl

      8. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Salah 130% EO. Son and Ronaldo(C) on the other hand not as high as I thought they’d be

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

          Us Son cappers without Salah will be hiding behind the sofa!

      9. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Can't believe I did Ramsdale to DDG last minute and now Guaita playing.

        Ugh.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          You might get Guaita yet.

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Hope so!

          2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Heston masterclass?

            1. Rainer
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 4 months ago

              Burnley Covid.

        2. GoonerSteve
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          I did the same and regretted it instantly, but I think DDG will outscored Ramsdale next 3-4 weeks.

          1. NABIL - FPL otai
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 4 months ago

            Sure thing. But I could've just save my FT and have Guaita against this Norwich!

            Better luck next time hopefully

      10. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        What happened to Livra and why do think Borja was benched?

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Wondering the same about Broja myelf

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Sore knee & rest.

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

          Livra has leaky knees

      11. Tango74
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Here’s my WC1 for dgw22

        DDG.

        Cancelo taa regulon
        Maddison, Salah c ,son, Bowen, jota
        Denis, Antonio

        Sanchez dalot broja livra

        Wc are nasty So many decisions

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Salah will be gone to AFCON

      12. OLD Rafiki
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Missed the deadline 🙂

      13. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        EO for Top 10k
        Name EO Ownership

        SALAH 128.77% 65.57%
        ALEXANDER-ARNOLD 100.93% 98.60%
        CANCELO 97.52% 96.04%
        JOTA 94.53% 87.71%
        JAMES 79.17% 79.30%
        ANTONIO 59.81% 60.31%
        SON 58.49% 43.59%
        FODEN 48.40% 46.91%
        BERNARDO 43.03% 44.13%
        ALONSO 42.20% 43.39%
        DE GEA 41.69% 42.50%
        DENNIS 41.39% 45.63%
        BOWEN 39.16% 40.35%
        KING 30.17% 35.27%
        RONALDO 24.03% 19.45%
        REGUILÓN 22.47% 23.17%
        GALLAGHER 20.90% 21.64%

        Captaincy
        SALAH 63.23%
        SON 14.95%
        JOTA 7.44%
        RONALDO 4.64%
        ALEXANDER-ARNOLD 3.06%
        FODEN 1.65%
        CANCELO 1.61%
        KANE 1.20%
        DE BRUYNE 0.57%
        STERLING 0.31%

      14. Thanos
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Dennis G
        King A

        1. OLD Rafiki
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Yessssss

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 4 months ago

          Nice. Dennis still making a mockery though 😆

      15. Jebiga
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Dennis boy