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

    Manuuuuuuuuuu

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

    I benched Dennis lol πŸ™

    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Benched Bowen and Broja to play Dennis

      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        2 players. He's that good.

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

    Dennis g King a

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

    Dennis is something else.

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

    Dennis!

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

    Dennis is actually quite good!

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    King xg

  8. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    I can't remember a time where FPL has had such a negative impact on how I feel than this season. Absolutely every decision I make seems to be the wrong one.

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      If it makes you feel better it's not your decision making it's just you.

      1. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Gotta love the internet, thanks for the empathy.

    2. Podge
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Try not to fret much, we’re not going to win it so try see it as a fun diversion rather than anything important

      1. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah of course, I have to tell myself that it's just a game and it doesn't really matter, but it starts to bleed into my general outlook; not trusting my decision making, or expecting things to go wrong or whatever. It's the hope that kills ya I guess haha.

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

    Shane long offside

    Well I never..

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

    King A
    Dennis G

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

    Feel sorry for Watford Dennis will be off to AFCON, can't lie.

  12. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    What a finish that is

  13. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Chilwell could miss the rest of the season following surgery to treat a ligament injury according to SSN. Tuchel has to go into the market for a new LB imo. He cannot persist with Alonso...

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

    Let this be a lesson, AFCON hasnt started yet

    1. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      No, and same with salah. I dropped both last week due to no players, FH would have been the one though to have both back this week

  15. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    God no. Not dennis.

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

      King A also. Absolute horror.

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

      Best player in the league

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      God 0 - 1 Dennis

  16. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Palace pen

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

    Long live the King!

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

    I used to have the Dennis/King double up...now I only have King

  19. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Wtf is that bowen

  20. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Dennis won't be staying at watford for long

  21. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Menace

  22. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Actually had a bench for the first time in about 5 weeks this week, Broja benched for Newcastle is lovely

  23. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Yessss Dennis

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

    Finally I get Dennis' points πŸ™‚ Have had him after his first haul πŸ˜‰

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

    Bowen big chance missed
    Might have been offside

  26. Judeksi
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like we are going to see plenty of goals in WAT-WHU, entertaining start to this one!

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

    Can’t grumble too much if King got the assist I spose.

  28. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    42.5% of the game don’t own Dennis?! Why? He’s cheap as chips and has the most points among forwards. Bonkers. And now the ship potentially sailing for a few weeks with AFCON.

    1. FPL Alaska
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 4 months ago

      Brought in King instead of Dennis before the deadline due to AFCON

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

      I just assumed his returns would dry up. How wrong I was.

  29. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 4 months ago

    King+Dennis double-up finally pays off!

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

    Bowen had a huge chance of scoring but failed it