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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

770 Comments Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Typically Pool conceded a goal after dominating, Trent & Jota getting nothing today?

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

      Palace deserved it.

      That's about the 4th big chance they had either side of half time.

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

        Alisson saved them too many times already

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

          True

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

        This, Edouard and Mateta could have easily had a goal each before this.

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

    VVD cut apart at the heart of the Liverpool defence...

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

    Daka with 4G, 3A in 416 mins so far this season

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

      As soon as you buy him, he stops scoring

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

        More like rotated

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 2 months ago

        MBP VS TOP Mark.S

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

          This!

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

        If only he'd started in the side at the beginning of the season!!

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

      Get rid of kane or kdb to fund salah?

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

        That’s tough, Kane just due to fixtures

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

          Yeah it is tricky as both are doing surprisingly well at the moment

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

        Definitely Kane

      3. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Kane will play every game and have more games,KDB could be rotated with CL soon.

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

          Come on man you could have agreed with everyone else to make my decision easier...

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

        KDB

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

      Come on Arsenal. The whole of Newcastle is with you!!

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

        At half time they were saying on the radio it's a must win game for Burnley to avoid relegation.

        I was like really, with all those games in hand?
        It was Talk Sport tho who fish for click bait with their tweats etc.

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

          It's not must win yet for them because they're so far behind with fixtures. Must win if it's one of the teams around them only

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

            Yep.

            Like Watford!

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

      Jota out for Robbo?

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

        Seems to be the template move atm

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

      Minimino coming on

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

        Ox off

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

      6
      2 1 1
      1 1 2 2
      2 -2 2

      Haha, what a GW!

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

        You got a 6? Blimey...

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

        Look at you with a 6 pointer, some guys get all the luck

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

          8 with KDB for a hit!

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

        My highest scorer is first on my bench, ffs

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

        The more the templates get ripped the more fun it is.

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

      Does the Liverpool cs wipeout help only TAA owners?

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

        Yes.

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

          Does it?

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

            Absolutely everyone gets Trents points.

            Robbo & Virgil double ups...

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

              There aren't many. Robbo is only 3.8% owned

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

              Tbf VVD has goal points too.

              And Robbo assists.

              Trent needs to get involved

        2. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Do you know how many own two Liverpool defs/Allison?

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

        LIV defence EO is 102%

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

      Ox off to help Edouard's bonus... 🙁

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

      Gibbs off

    11. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Properly comical how minging this GW is. FPL equivalent of MOTD on those nights where there are 3 bore draws.

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

        My team looked great on paper (screen), too...

    12. Pringle
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Lowton dropped?

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Hoping so
        If he doesn't play the second game I've got Williams (7pts) on the bemch

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

      What a dreadful week haha

      But at least it’s dreadful for most of us

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

        Dreadful an understatement for me 🙂

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

        24pts with Kane and Cathcart.... you?

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

          20 all out!

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

      Jota is just so poor.

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

        Him & Trent not on it today

    15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Hold Burnley hold.

    16. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Help appreciated

      Sanchez (Steele)
      Taa cancelo Dawson (white livra)
      Salah (c) Jota foden Silva Bowen
      Antonio DCL

      Would you take a hit to bring a keeper ?

      Cheers 🙂

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

        Sanchez likely doubles 25 so Steele > Gunn perhaps

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

          Cheers

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

      Could really do with this arsenal clean sheet being wiped

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

        That would take me below 20 points so no thanks.

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

        Could really do with some pts please

      3. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        tend not to agree

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

      Live bonus:

      3 Tierney (26)
      2 Pieters (25)
      1 Ramsdale, Holding, White (24)

      3 Robertson (32)
      2 Edouard (31)
      1 van Dijk (27)

      3 Daka (33)
      2 Thomas, Soyuncu, Justin (24)

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

        Justin, of course!

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

          He's back!

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

      Get a goal each, TAA, Maddison and Jota, need some points this week!

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

        Yessss

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

      Justin straight back in the BAPs.

    21. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Would love a Burnley goal or a Sanchez penalty save

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

        This

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

      Potter the Squirrel

    23. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Who's getting the late equaliser for Brighton?

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

        Hopefully Lamptey assisting

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

      Think I'm going Trossard+Dennis to Foden+Edouard next GW for -4.

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

      Lamptey on.

      Brilliant (!)

    26. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Only good thing about this GW is that I saved my transfer so I can get rid of Ronaldo for Salah without taking a hit.

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

      Vieira really doesn't like Edouard being on the pitch more than 70 or 75 mins most games...

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

        Not fit enough.. ever.

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

      OMG

      Jota ffs

      Score!

    29. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I've only just picked my jaw up off the ground still dont know how Alex missed that