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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    OMG POINTS

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

      *jammy points

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

      I've got Jota but for the good of football I'd rather not have those points.

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

        BS 😆

  2. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Omg - what a soft pen

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

      Yeah, ridiculous. Jota took a side step himself towards Guaita.

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

    Goal

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

      Fabinho

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

    Jota assist!! Nooo

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

      1 pts = -0.86 on rank 😀

  5. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I have Jota but that is hardly the point.

    VAR is making the game a mockery and encouraging cheats like Jota.

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

      Completely agree with you.

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

    Jota has touched the ball out of play and then moved into the keeper. It's just a coming together. Ridiculous decision.

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

    Jota A

  8. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    The game is gone, VAR is a joke (saying this as a Jota owner)

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I totally agree, Liverpool fan too.

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

      Maybe Guaita shouldn't fly out so recklessly if a forward touch can beat him that easily?

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Jota missed the ball...

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

    LiVARpool loading back up 😎

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

      Oh yeah baby 😎

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

    Jota assist for everyone

  11. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Ok then Livarpool...

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

    Jota Assist - Captain! left it late but glad i'm above that 30 pt mark!

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

      totally undeserved, never a pen!!

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Take a shower

  13. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Well very undeserved, but those jota points are my first return this gw.

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

      same mate

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

      Same. Up to 19 points. No Chelsea or Spurs

  14. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Never a pen. Jota loses the ball and then just runs into the keeper. What a joke.

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

      Yep.

      They're trying to argue he'd of got it again.

      Not if he side stepped into the keeper.

      Diabolical

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

    liVARpool strikes again

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

    Jammy Jota assist points

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

    WE GOT POINTS LADS!!

  18. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    My god, why I am not listening to myself, still surely Robo is the pick over Jota going forward, hard to fix that now without using WC as already got Laporte

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

      Laporte is a good pick.

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Van Dijk has always been the pick over Jota. Outscored him until he got Covid.

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

        Yeah, VVD always with that sneaky goal in him

  19. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    You're tempted to give up on football when penalties like that are given. The man loses control of the football and then changes direction to run into the keeper.

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Exactly, total farce. Typical of Friend though

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

      Don't you support United? 😆

    3. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed. It doesn’t have to be complicated, look at other sports, but the way they are refereeing the game twice is just disgraceful.

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

      Totally

  20. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How on earth is that penalty? He changed direction and ran into the goalkeeper!

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

    Total BS!

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

    As a Liverpool fan I have to admit that was never a pen. Var want us back for a title race

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

      We needed some luck

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

      Agree

  23. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Being a Lowton owner hurts me deeply right now.
    Hope he does not play vs Watford.
    Need Coufal 7

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

      I have Pope and Lowton with White and Ramsdale on the bench. These are tense last moments

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

    TAA off, hope palace score again

  25. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Absolutely disgraceful refereeing. In what world can a forward miss the ball and then change direction and run into someone and be awarded a pen...

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

    Sanchez on one bonus, would be huge

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

      Benched for Ramsdale. Watch Burnley score now

  27. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Wow - not a single player getting returns for me other than a jammy Jota assist.

    Dennis(c), now only Foster vs Burnley to go now that Moura has been bloody benched as well.

    Absolute shambles

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

    That was not a pen

  29. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    The GW is slowly coming together, most people going to be in the 40's now with Jota return and Arsenal cs

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

    Stonewall pen. People need to read rulebook