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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. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Just seen Alonso benched, down to 10 men if he stays there

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

      I've got Coufal (7) on the bench behind Alonso so he's guaranteed a 1 pointer.

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

        Same, in fact cameo with a YC is nailed with the spirit of the GW.

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

        Me too

  2. Jensen Luiz Coleman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Liverpool supporter and have Jota in my FPL team, but Jota should have received a card for simulation, he lost control of the ball and deliberately swerved into the GK.

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

      It’s not simulation and it’s not a pen. Coming together simple as

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

    You have to laugh this week. I bought Tomiyasu instead of Tierney a few GWs ago due to Tierney always being injured. I have Alonso and Reguilon on the bench to come in for him, hoping for a 1 pointer at least from one of them.

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

      Reguilon should come on at some stage.

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

      Exact same thing. How do we get punished SO hard for the safe option.

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

    That Jota assist was -11% to my rank, boo!

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

    People who are saying it's a stonewall pen 😆

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

      Jota Captain here and I fully agree its the worst Pen decision i've seen in a while!
      Didn't change the outcome of the game so i'll take it! 33pts all out.

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

    Wtf to do with this train wreck of a team? 1FT, 1.8 ITB - wanna hold out on WC for as long as possible but is it needed here now?

    Ramsdale Foster
    TAA Cancelo Reguilon Lamptey Livramento
    Jota Foden Moura Bowen Gallagher
    Ronaldo DCL Dennis

    Reguilon/Lamptey to Digne has to be one move I think…

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

      I am at the low myself but probably forget FPL for two weeks ... then find clearer mind 😛

    2. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Ronaldo out, upgrade midfield is a great start

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

    Not watching the game but that was not a penalty.

    Jota owner here

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

    Moura hattrick off the bench desperately needed

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

    Arsenals bench is embarrassing today. Missing points for being slow in the market. They’ll panic buy right at the end.

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

    Maybe there's another reason but with Reguilon's poorish performances and Conte talking up Sessegnon a few weeks back I felt like this would happen at some point. I wonder if he'll keep the spot now or if it's a one-off

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I think davies might be wing back here with sessegnon further forwards.

      Wing backs use a lot of energy in spurs team. Rotation not a big surprise.

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

    With Kane (C), Robbo and Jota maybe it’s time to restore team?

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

      Yawn

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

      Nobody cares

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

        Ha ha ha

        Highlight of a turgid 3 days!

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

      Nice! you deserve a bit of luck :p

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

      😆 go away mate ... restore the mental health 😎

      1. NorCal Villan
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Go restore yourself 😎

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

    Guess this was a good week to wildcard. Big gain (even with Dennis captain fail) for my ML rival who used it to bring in Pope, Robertson, Laporte, KDB, and Digne

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

    I think bias towards big teams are showing up in some of these pen decisions. No way it would have been given if it's in Liv box

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

      Basically if you lose control of the ball make sure to change your direction so you run into the goalkeeper

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

    Benched Lucas Moura. Did Alonso to Robbo. But the Dennis captain still hurting lol

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

    Any chance for White to end in the bps!? Very happy with that Clean Sheet though.

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

    Tierny 1 or 2 bonus?

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

      Very close atm

      3 - Pope (31)
      2 - Tarkowski, Ramsdale, Tierney, Mee (26)

  17. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsdale haul?

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

      Did he do something other than make 1 save?

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

        No fuming with those 2 bonus points

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

    Sanchez 4 points feels like a mega haul this week

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

    Looks like Ramsdale is gonna spawn 2 bp's from only 1 save.

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

      What a legend

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

      Ridiculous when you also see that Allison is so far off the BPS!

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

        well he will be wont he as no clean sheet

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

    well done for blowing top 4 you bunch of bottlers

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

    2 points all out. Anyone doing worse

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

      Only the hacked teams

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

    We got a point!!!! Get in 😀

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

      Build that Dyche statue pronto!

  23. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Great idea from Arteta to freeze out our best striker

  24. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    The only result that could save my gw is 0-0 on Burnley-Watford.

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

      King hat trick only acceptable result

  25. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    A red arrow this GW. After just being able to float.

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

    P1OPE

    The train is about to leave the station!

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

    Feck me... My GW would have been so much better if not for that Watford DGW trap

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

      Hmm.. that's odd wrote more than that.

      Trap. Plan was Dawson to Digne and Jota C. But we move on.

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

    Ramsdale 8 pts yess

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

    Ramsdale on my bench for Foster as well ofc… ffs

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

    Hacked teams with Holding, Mee and Koch not doing too bad this week.