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Spurs v Arsenal postponed as 3pm team news drops

Three more Premier League matches kick off at 15:00 GMT this afternoon but one Double Gameweek 22 fixture, as feared, won’t be going ahead tomorrow.

The north London derby has been called off after a postponement request from Arsenal, so the Gunners now blank in Gameweek 22 and Tottenham Hotspur’s ‘double’ becomes a ‘single’ fixture against Leicester City on Wednesday.

Following a request from Arsenal FC, the Premier League Board met today and regrettably agreed to postpone the club’s away fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, due to be played at 4:30pm on Sunday 16 January.

With Arsenal having fewer than the required number of players available for the match (13 outfield players and one goalkeeper), the Board accepted the club’s application. The decision is a result of a combination of COVID-19, existing and recent injuries and players on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations. All clubs are able to apply for a postponement if COVID-19 infections are a factor in their request.” – Premier League statement

Arsenal now have four outstanding league fixtures to rearrange, while Spurs have three.

Back to today’s games and a lot of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers will have their eyes and ears on the Newcastle United v Watford clash, as the Hornets are the only team in action at the traditional kick-off time who have two fixtures in Double Gameweek 22 – providing their next six-pointer against a Covid-hit Burnley goes ahead on Tuesday, of course.

Emmanuel Dennis starts for Watford as expected, having recovered from the knock he sustained in Gameweek 21. He again joins Joshua King in Claudio Ranieri’s attack, while the fit-again Ben Foster is back in goal to replace Daniel Bachmann.

The Tinkerman also hands debuts to new signings Hassane Kamara, Samir and Edo Kayembe, and Eddie Howe has done the same at Newcastle with Chris Wood. Kieran Trippier makes his league bow for the Magpies.


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Wolves have made three changes to the side that won at Manchester United, with Leander Dendoncker in for Ruben Neves in midfield, wing-back Rayan Ait-Nouri replacing Marcal down the left and Tote Gomes making his first appearance for the club in the absence of Romain Saiss.

Southampton are unchanged from the side that beat Brentford in midweek.

Norwich make two changes for the visit of Everton, with Joshua Sargent and Jacob Sorensen in for Przemysław Płacheta and the ill Kenny McLean.

New Everton signing Vitaliy Mykolenko, André Gomes and Salomon Rondon all come into Rafael Benitez’s starting XI as Mason Holgate and Jason Kenny drop to the bench and Allan misses out with illness.

Fellow new recruits Nathan Patterson and Anwar El Ghazi are substitutes, along with the fit-again Richarlison.

GAMEWEEK 22 LINE-UPS

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Dummett, Fraser, Longstaff, Shelvey, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Wood.

Subs: Darlow, Gillespie, Ritchie, Lewis, Krafth, Murphy, Almiron, Willock, Anderson.

Watford XI: Foster, Ngakia, Cathcart, Kamara, Kucka, Kayembe, Sissoko, Samir, Dennis, King, Joao Pedro

Subs: Bachmann, , Sierralta, Sema, Tufan, Femenía, Cleverley, Kabasele, Hernández, Morris


Norwich XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, Lees-Melou, Sorensen, Sargent, Idah, Rashica, Pukki

Subs: Byram, Dowell, Placheta, Cantwell, Kabak, Tzolis, Gunn, Giannoulis, Rowe

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Godfrey, Mykolenko, Doucoure, Gomes, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin, Rondon, Gray

Subs: Kenny, Patterson, Holgate, Richarlison, Mina, Townsend, Begovic, Gbamin, El Ghazi


Wolves XI: Sa, Ait-Nouri, Coady, Semedo, Kilman, Gomes, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Jimenez, Podence, Trincao

Subs: Moulden, Ruddy, Jordão, Silva, Giles, Sanderson, Traore, Cundle, Campbell

Southampton XI: Forster, Bednarek, Lyanco, Salisu, Tella, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Diallo, Perraud, Redmond, Broja

Subs: Caballero, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Long, Armstrong, Adams, Small, Armstrong, Valery

1,120 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    The one week Williams will be coming off the bench!

    1. Jack Burton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yep same

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      For an Arsenal player?

      1. Essan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        For Dias in my case

      2. Jack Burton
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yep Martinelli

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

    Brainfart of all times, started Keane over Maddison...I can only laugh.

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

      I blame red wine, bad time zone and Friday night dl.

  3. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Someone wake the Everton defenders up.

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

    Hah, someone I work with said he put an accumulator on including Norwich, perhaps I shouldn't have ridiculed him so much

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I put on a treble with Everton right on kick off. Gone already...

      1. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Haha same

  5. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Loleane

  6. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Getting on the Coutinho train early pretty tempting with his next fixture

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

      Bringing in Ings and Cash me

  7. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Keane you muppet

    1. FFFoxy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I bench boosted with him…

      1. Mufc202020
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        You are not alone

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

    Gray lively vs Aarons, only Everton spark.

  9. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Do something gray you useless lump

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

    I don't remember Everton being this bad

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Where have you been the last 30 years?

  11. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Got Gray and DCL.

    This is hilarious. I even reverse jinx a team as bad as Norwich with my luck

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      ur better than this KK dont turn into another SS

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Good point actually - however come on, this is NORWICH

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

      Be thankful, got Keane here 😛

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        I nearly bought him, got Lamptey instead lol

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

      god's of fpl must be crazy, lol

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

    Feel like making a rage transfer of Keane to Digne (potential DGW), just to take the piss on Rafa.

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Good idea, that'll teach him

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

        Yeah I know he's lurking here because we're all better managers.

  13. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Wow. Hit for Keane last week thinking he'd pay it off over the three games. 1 point, missed second game and now on -2. Benched Cancelo for him to top it off....

    1. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      You benched Cancelo?

      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yup. Second on bench too so even if Antonio is injured he isn't coming on

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

          What's this Antonio news?

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Just hearsay

          2. Biggsy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            I think there was a rumour of a knock. Not confirmed nor mentioned by Moyes in the presser

        2. Feanor
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          That’s madness, mate. Cancelo is one of the very best players in the game.

          1. Biggsy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah. I realise that. Will be hanging over the password to my account and handing myself over for assessment on Monday

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

      Very similar story. Only difference is I played Cancelo over Keane.

  14. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I took a hit to get rid of Keane for Bart, but then I benched Williams.

  15. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Gray only player actually doing something positive for Everton, feel sorry for him. They are such a trash team atm.

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      This!

  16. 272MK
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Lloris vs DDG

    Reguilon vs Emerson
    Rudiger vs Cancelo

    Jorginho vs Foden
    Madison vs Gray
    Jota vs Antonio
    Fernandes vs Bowen

    I might have a chance against my cup opponent on his FH on the left

    11 pts ahead

    1. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I capt Alonso (who we both have)

      He capt Madison

  17. Babit1967
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Glad I only had Everton on fh last week, couldn’t stand to see them in my team again

  18. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    #BenitezOUT

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Rafa sacked in the morning?

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

    Rafa gone before bedtime

  21. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone got problems with FPL page?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yuup

    2. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      i do, server error

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Norwich broke it

    4. Red Red Robins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Oh thank fck, it said incorrect password and i caked it hahaha

    5. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Bout to finish my ddos one sec

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

      Huh. Heard something about hacks and started to get worried about my team sitting in 200k+.

    7. Kaneyonero
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah no "Omg Dennis"

    8. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah - says I played my BB bizarrely

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

    If you think you're having a bad gameweek, I benched Cancelo for Keane thinking no way Norwich are going to score and Chelsea have a goal in them vs City.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I got rid of Cancelo on a FH

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

      That was a ludicrous decision! Not even in hindsight

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

        Not really - Norwich hadn't scored in their last 4 games and Everton have players back. It was benching Cancelo or Rudiger and can't exactly predict an 11-point haul...

    3. Red Red Robins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure if it was you or someone else, someone asked bench 1, Keane, Cancello and Lowton

      I said bench Cancello as more chance a clean sheet

      So if it was you, my sincere apologies haha

  23. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Where is Irbox these days

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Asked this the other day, I didn’t realise but he had a 500k a year a job and was too busy I guess to come back on here

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Still in Glasgow

      1. Walter White (WW)
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Bugger off 😆

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Norwich scoring has broken the FPL site

  25. Viprin
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Norwich haven't scored in 6 pl games just shows how bad everton is

  26. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Nearly brought Keane in

    Feeling blessed

  27. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Who's this new Woods player for Newcastle that Merson keeps referencing?

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Tiger

  28. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    At lEaSt EvERtoN aRe SCorInG gOaLs aGaIN

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Somethings wrong with your caps log or shift key

  29. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    The game is updating????

    1. Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Says that for me, too.
      Mark triple captained Digne

  30. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Norwich only 6 points behind us now as it stands.