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13 February 2022 1071 comments
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Double Gameweek 25 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues this Sunday lunchtime, with Burnley v Liverpool, Newcastle United v Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking-off at 14:00 GMT.

The big team news comes from Turf Moor, where Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane return to Liverpool’s attack, alongside Roberto Firmino in Jurgen Klopp’s 4-3-3 formation.

That means Diogo Jota drops to the bench with new signing Luis Diaz.

Sean Dyche makes one change for Burnley, with Aaron Lennon coming in for Dwight McNeil.

At Newcastle, Eddie Howe makes two changes from Gameweek 24, with Dan Burn and Javier Manquillo in for Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Targett, who is ineligible.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa bring in Calum Chambers for the suspended Ezri Konsa.

Elsewhere, Rodrigo Bentancur makes his first start for Antonio Conte, as he replaces Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the engine room, while there are also changes at wing-back, with Matt Doherty and Ryan Sessegnon coming in for Emerson Royal and Sergio Reguilon, both of whom are substitutes.

For their opponents, Bruno Lage hands a first Premier League start to Luke Candle, with Rayan Ait-Nouri also returning to the XI for Marcal.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 25 LINE-UPS

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Lennon, Brownhill, Westwood, Cornet, Rodriguez, Weghorst

Subs: Lowton, Cork, Barnes, McNeil, Hennessey, Stephens, Collins, Bardsley, Long

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Salah, Mane, Firmino

Subs: Konate, Thiago, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Tsimikas, Diaz, Kelleher, Elliott


Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Manquillo, Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Fraser, Saint-Maximin, Wood

Subs: Darlow, Dummett, Krafth, Murphy, Almiron, Gayle, Longstaff, Guimaraes, De Bolle

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Coutinho, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Hause, Chrisene, Young, Iroegbunam, Sanson, Chukwuemeka, Bailey, Ings


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Sanchez, Romero, Davies, Doherty, Bentancur, Winks, Sessegnon, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Rodon, Reguilon, Royal, White, Hojbjerg, Kulusevski, Bergwijn, Scarlett

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Kilman, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Dendoncker, Neves, Cundle, Ait-Nouri, Podence, Jimenez

Subs: Ruddy, Hoever, Marcal, Trincao, Silva, Jonny, Chiquinho, Toti, Hwang

  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Fabinho G
    No assist

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Lovely

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Zzzz

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Fabinho scores his own rebound.

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Scoring machine recently!

  3. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Massive test for spurs this, need to somehow get a point here

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      2 2 still on!

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Good luck with that.

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Fabinho

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Wood not far from row Z

    1. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Humble brag?

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Only if I do X, Y, Z...

  6. dark91
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Gotta feel sorry for Burnley. When they finally play attacking football they concede from an unfortunate goal

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      They've been fantastic. So unfortunate.

      1. dark91
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        I have always criticed them for playing too defensive and boring football but gotta give them credit on how they are playing today

  7. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Is reguilion comes on assume doesn’t lose any points for the goals spurs already conceded?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yep. Though gutted he didn't come on for Sessegnon on 28 mins as he could have got the (unlikely) CS points.

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        You won't get CS points if team has already conceded

        1. dark91
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Are you sure If? If a defender comes on before '30 and doesn't concede they don't get cs points? Even if their team had already conceded

          1. kempc23
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            They absolutely do.

          2. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            You are correct

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          11 years and you still don’t know a basic rule?

        3. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          This is incorrect. Defenders subbed on and play 60mins will get clean sheets points if they don’t conceded when they’re on the pitch

      2. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Yeh strange didn’t come on for ses

  8. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone been more unlucky than this?

    DDG blank
    Cancelo benched
    Reguilon benched
    Digne conceeded already
    Jota benched
    Bruno(c) blank
    Coutinho down a point already
    Ronaldo blank

    Currently on 8 points from 9 players!

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Yes almost everyone

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Everyone owns those players

    3. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Shush

    4. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I’m outperforming you.........just.

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Not unlucky, their shite.
      Big risk this GW, everyone same boat.
      Rotation risk.
      Shite.
      Unlucky, everyone same boat.
      Wasn't getting lucky two DGWs in a row.
      Relax.
      Shite.

    6. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nobody, you are the most unlucky player in the history of fantasy premier league. Medal is on it's way, you can display it as your avatar and go ahead and change your name

    7. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      almost the same but only difference is I have Foden instead of KDB. Now hoping for Salah return.

    8. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      At least by playing template when you do badly everyone else does also

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Not true, rival has Sanchez Veltman Foden Maupay

    9. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nothing whatsoever to do with this bad luck garbage you keep spouting .
      DDG behind a crap defence
      Reguilion unsurprising benching
      Digne in a defence which regularly concede
      Jota overdue a benching
      Bruno been crap most of the season
      Countinho er yeh Newcastle scored
      Ronaldo terrible puck on recent form

      Cancer see any bad luck whatsoever. Wake up and smell the coffee.

    10. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      DDG blank
      Cancelo benched
      KDB Benched
      Digne conceeded already
      Jota benched
      Bruno(c) blank
      Sanchez concedes 2
      Watkins currently 1

      Bench Dennis1, Gallagher 3, Rambo & Teirney no game

    11. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      You are the unluckiest player ever. What are you top 20k?

    12. Vlad Tepes
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Well I have Cancelo, Laporte, Jota, Regulion, Tierney, Trossard

    13. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Nothing unlucky about owning Coutinho and Digne. Obviously haven't been watching last few Newcastle matches 🙂

    14. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      13 pts so far on WC. Would have had double that if I hadn’t gone with Cathcart over Webster (don’t ask!)

  9. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 11 months ago

    After Arteta fails to get top 4 he has to be sacked

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Disagree. That game against City was the best I've seen Arsenal play since the days of Viera and Henry. Outstanding performance.

      There's promising signs there.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Beating Wolves is a big achievement these days too. And whilst they were disappointing against Burnley, they badly missed Partey and Xhaka in that game, two crucial players.

      2. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Pardon? Did you see some of Wengerball between 2006-2016?

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 11 months ago

          You've missed quite a few years in-between there but yeah agree that there were some good signs

        • Random Name
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Point is he's got no excuses to miss the top 4 now. I'd love to be proven wrong but Arteta isn't getting us top 4 and hence deserves the sack

          1. Qaiss
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Well judge at the end of the season. I’d say there’s a decent chance we will get too 4 at this rate.

          2. Piggs Boson
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            I get your point. Spurs and United do suck atm, and West Ham have a thin squad, Arsenal surely favourites.

            But I think Arteta is doing a good enough job to stick with him regardless.

      4. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Would probably be down to the lack of goals from your hero Alexandre Lackofthreat.

      5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Before the season started Top 4 looked impossible, would be a great achievement and think it’s highly probable that it’ll happen

      6. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        I agree. We haven’t played in Europe this season, and after somehow still surviving in the job after the dross we witnessed last season, it’ll a complete failure if we don’t get in the top 4 with the state Man United and Spurs are in.

    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Fabinho essential! Trippier essential! Maupay essential! Igor Biscan essential!

    3. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Thank god for Webster

    4. Jon Snow
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Villa looking like bums, why did i bring in Coutinho?

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Why do I own Digne and Watkins

        1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          I know … Digne for the love of god, why did we think he was going to be anything different lol. And Watkins, tortured me last season but here I go back for more.

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Plenty on here warned about Digne trap.

            Seems top 10k fell into it too.

            Villa just went close.

            1. bench boost for every gamew…
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 11 months ago

              They pointed to stats which was good from a def pov. The problem with it in my eyes is this: Cash is rash, making stupid mistakes, like conceding stupid pens, Mings is too casual and often causes goals from lazy back passes, and Digne is too risky with his passes forward making Villa very volatile. Add Konsa who is a walking red card you have so much routes to goals against, despite defensive stats being good. Same with Man United last year, def stars must be seen along with who actually plays there.
              Add that all 4 defenders loves a yellow, i did not want to go there. Might do if they get doubles, though-)

    5. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      wood is sooo bad

    6. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      WegWorst

    7. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      For a hit

      A trossard to saka
      B dcl to Laca

      Would be short term as play fh27 and wc28

      Cheers

    8. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Mané terrible pass, should've set up Mo 1 on 1

      1. Maeki2
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        He does not want him to score

    9. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      A. Saka + Kane
      B. Son + Jimenez

      please suggest, thanks

    10. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      McGinn nearly from Coutinho pass

    11. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Need some Sanchez & Digne goals to save my week

    12. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Kane + Son = Kon.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Con

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Wow.

          Just wow.

      2. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Kane & Son Enterprises

      3. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        The guy who works for KSI?

        1. FPL Brains
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Kane + Son Inc.

    13. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Why did I start Foster over Sá?! Urgh.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah I dunno. That one is on you 😛

        1. NoThomasNoPartey18
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          Hey Camzy,
          Noticed you usually don't like the BB propositions people make on this site. Is this a decent enough gw26 BB, given i have all my chips left and intend on wildcarding into a less bench-heavy team in gw28?

          De gea (lee), watkins (WAT), webster (BUR), and dalot (lee).

          I imagine Salah outscores the entire bench but i'd be happy to get the BB over with...

      2. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Were u drunk?

    14. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Weghorsts stats are going to look great from this game.

      However, Liverpools high line has given him so many chances, not sure he'll get the space owners would want in future games.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Isn't he a big boy? Could be good at heading in from crosses

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          He is, with a good touch.

          He'll get chances in games but people might get excited seeing his stats vs Liverpool thinking how he'd do better vs worse teams etc etc.

          1. Zimo
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 11 months ago

            Ah ok. It's a good thing there aren't any other options besides Broja so I got him in for the two 4 pointers at least in next 2 gameweeks 😛

            1. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 11 months ago

              It's awful. Himself & Broja look the best of an horrific bunch.

              1. Zimo
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 11 months ago

                Yeah desperately need a 4-6-0 formation

    15. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      What is Weghorst? Seen it mentioned a few times, no idea wout it is….

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        New crypto, get involved.

        Buy high, sell low!

      2. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        A WW1 German dreadnought

    16. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Anyone rethinking Weghorst, he really is a poor finisher regardless of big chances or no big chances

      1. dabber7
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        On this showing so far he looks like he's an avoid.

    17. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      That Martinez vs Mings moment could have been a comical own goal if it had gone in

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Haha yeah

    18. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Why did Newcastle think £25 mil for a decrepit Chris Wood was a good investment? They must have money to burn.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        They do

        1. Zimo
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          They spent it on a player called Burn as well just to show it

      2. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Dan burn?

      3. Free Hat
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        They even gave money to Burn

      4. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        They have billions to burn.

        Gives them a striker who might get 5 big goals before seasons end and takes him off main rival Burnley.

      5. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        The Saudis have stacks of money, buying Chris Wood is pretty very far down the list of controversies it has been spent on 😀

    19. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      I thought we’d seen the back of the most hideous GW this season … but this is shaping up to replace it …. At least it’s not dragged out over two weeks though!

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        I've got Lamptey helping out!

      2. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Feels like every other week is shocking.

        The games changing with the amount of rotation and fpl needs to catch up.

        I’d like to see bigger squads and ability to make subs.

        1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 11 months ago

          This exactly. 88 last week and looking like somewhere in the 20s this week. It’s kinda funny though .. think the longest worst game week a few weeks back has taught me just to laugh at it … which is a positive,

    20. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      My GW depends on Salah

    21. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Who else still own Antonio and Bowen?

      They’re my final hope

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        Maddy and Bowen for me

    22. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 11 months ago

      Did Dias, Foden, Antonio to Salah, Broja and Dalot(-4). Salah and Broja both denied clear as day pens while Dias and Foden both survive Pep roulette thanks to Grealish getting injured the day of the game. Can’t make this stuff up. All I’m waiting for is Antonio to finally decide hit form now against Leicester after 4 months

      1. boc610
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 11 months ago

        sorry you didnt get all the points you clearly deserve