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2pm kick-off team news: Guaita + Justin start, Lamptey + Lowton benched

Double Gameweek 23 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues this Sunday lunchtime, with Arsenal v Burnley, Crystal Palace v Liverpool and Leicester City v Brighton and Hove Albion kicking-off at 14:00 GMT.

Mikel Arteta makes three changes from his last Premier League starting XI on New Year’s Day, with Rob Holding, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Emile Smith Rowe coming in for Takehiro Tomiyasu, who is not in the squad, plus Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka, both of whom are suspended.

Nicolas Pepe and Mohamed Elneny are still at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), while Cedric Soares remains out.

For Burnley, Matthew Lowton drops to the bench, while Charlie Taylor misses out due to a foot injury and Maxwel Cornet is still on international duty. That means Jay Rodriguez partners Matej Vydra up front, with Aaron Lennon and Dwight McNeil on the flanks.

At Palace, Vicente Guaita is restored in goal, with the other change seeing Jean-Philippe Mateta replacing Eberechi Eze, who is a substitute, along with Jordan Ayew, who is available again after making a swifter-than-expected return from international duty with Ghana.

However, Wilfried Zaha and Cheikhou Kouyate are still involved at AFCON, while James McArthur and James Tomkins remain out.

Liverpool are unchanged from their Gameweek 22 win over Brentford, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain shaking off an ankle injury and partnering Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino in attack. Joel Matip was substituted as a precaution at half-time against Arsenal on Thursday but also features.

Elsewhere, James Justin make his first Leicester start in nearly a year, whilst Daniel Amartey returns and Harvey Barnes is recalled.

Graham Potter, meanwhile, who is missing today’s game after testing positive for Covid, makes two changes, with Leandro Trossard and Neal Maupay replacing Tariq Lamptey and Danny Welbeck, both of whom are substitutes, along with Lewis Dunk.


GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Lokonga, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Lacazette

Subs: Leno, Tavares, Chambers, Nketiah, Alebiousu, Biereth, Oulad M’hand, Hutchinson, Patino

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Lennon, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Rodriguez, Vydra

Subs: Hennessey, Lowton, Cork, Gudmundsson, Stephens, Collins, Bardsley, Long, Thomas


Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Gallagher, Schlupp, Olise, Edouard, Mateta

Subs: Butland, Clyne, Ferguson, Kelly, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Ayew, Eze, Benteke

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Jones, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Firmino

Subs: Kelleher, Konate, Milner, Gomez, Minamino, Tsimikas, Gordon, Williams, Morton


Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Amartey, Soyuncu, Thomas, Tielemans, Dewsbury-Hall, Maddison, Lookman, Barnes, Daka

Subs: Ward, Albrighton, Perez, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Daley-Campbell, Soumare, McAteer, Brunt

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Burn, Cucurella, Alzate, Gross, Mac Allister, Moder, Trossard, Maupay

Subs: Scherpen, Lamptey, Dunk, Lallana, Welbeck, March, Caicedo, Roberts, Leonard

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  1. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Insane save by Allison

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How on earth has Palace not scored yet? Olise is a baller

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      So many chances missed
      Robbo owner !

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

    Assist for the daka goal?

    1. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Barnes

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

      Barnes

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

      Barnes.

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

    Liverpool all at sea.

  5. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Brighton cs wiped off.

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

    Think the move from Jota to robbo is the next template move somehow!!

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Taa robbo salah?
      Or two city def?

      1. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        With the returns I’m tempted to go robbo/Taa/Laporte/cancelo at the back and salah

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

      To be fair Robbo gets boosted as an FPL option with no Salah - his xGI has doubled in the last two matches since Salah at AFCON
      When Salah back, TAA will get more involved again

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

        Doesn't dull the argument for getting both TAA and Robbo though

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

        Yep very true but he’s been returning even before salah went. Lot of good midfield options now which might return more than jota who might not even be nailed once afcon is over and firminho back

    3. Assisting the assister
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Think I can fund with Ron to Broja

  7. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Tempted to go for robbo but Liverpool are far from convincing at the back tbh

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, but more tempted for double city def

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

        Transferred Laporte in this week for a hit already. I wonder if Robbo will keep his form when Salah and Mane are back.

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

      Yes, their defending isn't looking good at all. And the minute we sell Jota, he starts scoring.

      1. Lord of Ings
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yup more often than not you’ll rely on a cs points than attacking returns
        I’m on city double def for around 10 weeks now and I’ll probably not get robbo for now atleasf

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

    Scrappy Leicester goal. Maddison could have been in the points there.

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

    The new power 5 at the back: TAA, JC, AR, AY, LD.

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

      Who is AY

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yaporte

      2. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Ashley young

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

        Ashley Young haha

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

      AL you mean

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

        Yes yes, a typo.

    3. Groot the Leveller
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I'm on that already

  10. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Need TAA to Jota goal here

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

      This

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

    If we don't beat Burnley...

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      You've only beaten them once in the last 4 games.

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Daka just RKO’d Cuccurella

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

    Cucurella with the most ridiculously over the top reaction I've ever seen.

  14. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Arsenal getting battered by Burnley

  15. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Edouard goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Great through ball.

      It's been coming...

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Pool oh dear

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

    Eduoard G
    Mateta A

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Palace goal

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

    Time to sell Trent?

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

      For B Williams - locked

  20. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Edouard first on bench. 🙄

  21. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Trent without clean sheets is very poor value

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

      Short-termism

    2. Lord of Ings
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      We have Trent for attacking threat anyway.
      Besides City there’s literally not one defence you can trust in the league.

  22. Eastman
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Palace could have had a few to be fair.

  23. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Absolutely NOWHERE to hide for TAA owners!

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

      What?

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

      Behind all our points from previous weeks.

    3. AleksaMaster
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Is there any good player without TAA?

  24. CroatianHammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Was Eddie offside when the first through ball was played?

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

      Yes, irrelevant though.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yes but it didn't go to him in the first through ball

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

      Sold Edouard for Dennis.

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

      Double pool cleanie gone 😥

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

      Well, that’s the pool cleanie gone.. need a return from Maddison to help me out

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

      Oh ffs. Do something Gallagher

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

        He did, he got booked

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          2 years, 2 months ago

          He doesn't shirk from challenges even when on a yellow, the something he does could be a red!

      3. fedolefan
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Can't believe captaining King was basically the best move for my team since only Bruno has outscored him so far.

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

        Would you get rid of Kane or KDB to fund Salah?