Premier League

2022 - 12 - 31

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FPL Pod: 'Fulham defenders can outscore Chelsea in DGW19' (Premier League)

Fantasy expert Sam Bonfield on the best replacements for injured Reece James.

We saw Tim Ream [£4.5m] get a goal in Gameweek 17, so there's maybe more chance of them getting a clean sheet." "I might even invest in a ... "Their games in the Double, I am not that convinced they're going to keep clean sheets, because they are difficult. [FPL Pod](https://premierleague.com/official-fpl-podcast/), Fantasy expert Sam Bonfield says even as Reece James (£5.8m) is sold by managers after his latest injury, his best Double Gameweek replacements may not be team-mates such as Marc Cucurella (£5.2m) or Cesar Azpilicueta (£4.8m). Bonfield questions their chances for returns when they face [Manchester City](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/Manchester-City/overview) and [Fulham](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/34/Fulham/overview). [Fantasy Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/fantasy) who are eyeing [Chelsea](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/4/Chelsea/overview) defenders ahead of their Double Gameweek 19 might be overlooking some better options a short hop across west London.

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Premier League Live - Wolves win at Molineux, Fulham and ... (Eurosport.com)

Get the latest Football updates on Eurosport. Catch Liverpool - Leicester City live on 30/12/2022. Find scores, stats and comments in real time.

It just won't happen for him! The ball was there to be won but Soumare went in a tad too rashly. Liverpool

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Wolves v Manchester United: Premier League – live (The Guardian)

Minute-by-minute report: Join Rob Smyth for the action at Molineux, with both teams searching for vital points.

He surged infield from the left, full of intent, and played a nice one-two with Fernandes on the edge of the area. A low cross from the right was played into Rashford, who turned Collins thrillingly in a tight space and smashed a shot that was well blocked by Sa. Neves curls a superb free-kick that is well saved by de Gea, flying to his left to push it away with both hands. United take the corner short to Antony, whose brilliant driven cross towards Shaw is headed off Shaw and behind by Semedo. 90+3 min Jonny’s superb inswinging cross is met by Jimenez, whose header hits Varane and goes behind for a corner. He gives it to Fernandes, whose rising drive from the edge of the D is comfortably saved by Sa. 90 min United break four on two, with van de Beek on the ball. I’m not sure he’s got a case really, and he might just be trying to create a siege mentality for future home games. Marcus Rashford, who was dropped for unspecified disciplinary reasons, came off the bench to score an excellent winning goal full of personality and desire. Wolves did plenty right, and it will be a surprise if they don’t start to clamber out of trouble. Maybe that’s been part of the problem in the past. He’s in a really good place at the moment: confident, positive, happy.

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GW18 FPL stats: Managers regret U-turn on Mitrovic (Premier League)

Fulham forward misses penalty as most transferred-in player shortly after being among most sold.

[Man City's home match against Everton](https://www.premierleague.com/match/75085). That surpasses [his previous high of 7.1m](https://www.premierleague.com/news/2832494) set in Gameweek 10. [GW18 bonus points](https://www.premierleague.com/news/2992193) Marcus Rashford (£6.8m) gained over 525,000 new owners after his third double-figure return of the campaign in Gameweek 17. But the Serb saw his stoppage-time penalty saved by Gavin Bazunu (£4.5m) and lost two points to return zero overall. [Fantasy Premier League stats](https://fantasy.premierleague.com/statistics) [Brighton & Hove Albion](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/131/Brighton-and-Hove-Albion/overview) midfielder will be looking to make amends when [Arsenal travel to the Amex Stadium](https://www.premierleague.com/match/75082) on Saturday. [Chelsea](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/4/Chelsea/overview) defender is expected to [miss up to a month](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/reece-james-update?utm_source=premier-league-website&utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=link) of action. [Spurs host Aston Villa](https://www.premierleague.com/match/75088) on Sunday. [blank at Southampton](https://www.premierleague.com/match/75080) meant Leandro Trossard (£7.0m) was shipped out by over 381,000 managers. [Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Leicester City](https://www.premierleague.com/match/75084). [15 points on Boxing Day](https://www.premierleague.com/news/2988787), his biggest haul of the season.

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Ex-ref Howard Webb visiting Premier League clubs after same ... (Irish Mirror)

Former Premier League official Howard Webb was appointed as the PGMOL's first refereeing officer in the summer and will now be conducting visits to ...

It is also understood that officials will be looking more closely at players blocking each other from set-pieces from now on. Referees went into the current campaign aiming to hammer home a zero tolerance policy towards time-wasting and trying to improve the amount of time the ball is in play. Webb, who was the man-in-the-middle of the controversial 2010 World Cup final in South Africa between Spain and Holland, is starting his round-robin tour this month.

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