The season’s unique festive twist brings just one Boxing Day match this year — the Red Devils host Newcastle at Old Trafford. Fernandes is out and with Newcastle injury prone defence, I don’t think this will be a game of clean sheets!
Forest aren’t firing under Dyche, so a daunting game against City, with Haaland firing on all cylinders! Arsenal then follow up against Brighton, who had a very different centre back partnership last week, assuming they will return to a more usual defensive back line.
The Bee’s entertain Bouremouth and with runours that Semenyo is heading to City, that is probably likely to annoy a lot of his owners (me included) as he is lijkely to get much less game time. Burnley and Everton, only Wolves have worse form than Burnley, so I suspect a clean sheet and some goals for Everton. Liverpool play host to the worst performing team in the league, so on that basis, you would expect a big Liverpool win, but Isak, Gakpo are out, so heavens knows!
West Ham are at home to Fulham, after they sneaked a one nil win, with their penalty taker extraordinaire Jimenez. The game of the day for me is Chelsea v Villa, this could be a real firecracker of a game, 3rd v 4th. Rogers is in world class form.
This GW then ends with Leeds at Sunderland, lots of points options here, that are still underrepresented in the Fantasy League games. We finish off with Palace and a rather hapless Spurs, after last nights loss in the Carabao to the Gunners, I think Palace will be right up for this. Spurs should play Richarlison, who was the only player who appeared to frighten the Liverpool defence, last week.
Forest v Man City 27th December 2025
Clean – No MA’s
Arsenal v Brighton 27th December 2025
Rice assist for Brighton own goal. Ayari assist for Brighton goal, his shot rebounded off the post.
Brentford v Bournemouth 27th December 2025
See Not awarded.
Burnley v Everton 27th December 2025
No goals = No Assists
Liverpool v Wolves 27th December 2025
(Tolu)Arokodare picks up an assist for the header saved by Alisson and scored by Bueno off the rebound.
West Ham v Fulham 27th December 2025 Clean – No MA’s
Chelsea v Villa 27th December 2025 – Rodgers gets an assist, his pass was clean, therefore, last pass to the goalscorer rule applies.
Sunderland v Leeds – 28th December 2025 Clean – No MA’s
Palace v Spurs 28th December 2025 Clean – No MAs
Not awarded
Brentford v Bournemouth 27th December 2025 – Brentford’s second takes a multitude of deflections before going in. Therefore as per our rules, no assist is awarded. Additionally, no assist is awarded to Bournemouths Jimenez, as his shot takes a looping deflection, before landing behind Semenyo, whose only option is to back heel into the net.
