It truly is a festive time in the Premier League as it’s time for the Boxing Day fixtures. 16 of the teams in England’s top division are playing on the 26th, whilst the four others are competing the following day. Liverpool are top of the league for Christmas, four points with a game in hand above Chelsea. Before the fixtures get underway, we’re going to give you our lineup predictions as well as hand out our best FPL Tips along the way!
Manchester City vs Everton (K.O Thursday 12:30 pm)
Manchester City’s Predicted Lineup
Everton’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
It’s hard to recommend City players after the poor run they have been on. However, this next stretch of games for them could provide a turnaround. Phil Foden (£9.1m) scored Manchester City’s only goal in their defeat to Aston Villa. Two goalless draws for Everton have provided their defenders with high points in the last few weeks. Vitalii Mykolenko (£4.3m) has scored 25 points across the last three games.
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace (K.O Thursday 3 pm)
Bournemouth’s Predicted Lineup
Crystal Palace’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
The form that Bournemouth are in this season has surprised everyone. Antonie Semenyo (£5.6m) scored eight points against Manchester United and could score again in this fixture. Ismaila Sarr (£5.7m) continued his form and managed to score Palace’s only goal against Arsenal. He’s scored 24 points across the last two games.
Chelsea vs Fulham (K.O Thursday 3 pm)
Chelsea’s Predicted Lineup
Fulham’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
Levi Colwill (£4.6m) will most likely start against Fulham, and there’s a strong chance of Chelsea holding a clean sheet here. Antonee Robinson (£4.9m) stayed consistent in his last gameweek, as he scored six FPL points for the second week in a row.
Newcastle vs Aston Villa (K.O Thursday 3 pm)
Newcastle’s Predicted Lineup
Aston Villa’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
The form of Jacob Murphy (£4.9m) has massively gone under the radar as of late. In the past three games, he’s scored 33 points, which is extremely high. As for Aston Villa, Morgan Rogers shined against Manchester City. He’s priced excellently at £5.3m, which makes him a great budget choice.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham (K.O Thursday 3 pm)
Nottingham Forest’s Predicted Lineup
Tottenham’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
Even though Ola Aina (£5.0m) is highly selected on FPL, Forest’s other full-back, Neco Williams (£4.3m), is £0.7m cheaper and still produced high points. Even though Tottenham have conceded a lot as of late, they’ve also scored plenty of goals, which has led to Dominic Solanke (£7.5m) scoring highly in FPL. He hasn’t scored less than five points in his past three games.
Southampton vs West Ham (K.O Thursday 3 pm)
Southampton’s Predicted Lineup
West Ham’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
Aaron Ramsdale (£4.4m) is back in the starting squad and earned himself a 10-point gameweek in gameweek 17. He’ll be hoping to continue this form against West Ham. Also back in their team’s squad is Mohammed Kudus. He is priced at £6.2m and is constantly a threat for the Hammers. He scored nine points in his last match against Brighton.
Wolves vs Manchester United (K.O Thursday 5:30 pm)
Wolves’ Predicted Lineup
Manchester United’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
After a dominating display against Leicester, Wolves face a really tough run of fixtures next, so it might be best to transfer out some of their assets. Manchester United are very unpredictable lately with their performances. One of their best FPL assets though is Amad Diallo who at £5.3m is a budget option.
Liverpool vs Leicester (K.O Thursday 8 pm)
Liverpool’s Predicted Lineup
Leicester’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
After going a long stretch of games without a goal, Luis Diaz (£7.4m) scored twice in a thrilling game against Tottenham. There’s a high chance he can continue this form against Leicester. The Foxes face Manchester City and Aston Villa after their trip to Anfield, so we’d recommend not utilising their players this gameweek.
Brighton vs Brentford (K.O Friday 7:30 pm)
Brighton’s Predicted Lineup
Brentford’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
Brighton have suffered a dip in form as they have failed to win in their last five games. Their goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen is priced at a reasonable £4.5m, which is a strong choice. Even though Brentford lost their last game against Nottingham Forest, their attackers such as Bryan Mbeumo (£7.6m) still provide a big goal threat.
Arsenal vs Ipswich (K.O Friday 8:15 pm)
Arsenal’s Predicted Lineup
Ipswich’s Predicted Lineup
FPL Tips
Gabriel Jesus (£6.8m) scored a handful of goals across the two games that Arsenal played Crystal Palace last week. Because of this, we expect him to start against Ipswich, so he’d be a great choice. As for Ipswich, their run of games now for a while are extremely tough, so it would be best to transfer out their players as soon as possible.
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