Fantasy Football LIVE: Tips and team news ahead of FPL GW17 deadline today

Fantasy Premier League is back and managers are racing to fix up their teams ahead of the gameweek 17 deadline.

FPL Towers has granted managers unlimited free transfers during the World Cup break and now the deadline is nearly up, with managers getting only until 11am GMT to finalise their line-up before Brentford host Tottenham Hotspur on Boxing Day in the first Premier League game back.

Some of the players tipped to shine during the Premier League restart include Darwin Nunez, Marcus Rashford and Reece James should he be fully fit, while it will be worth keeping an eye on double gameweeks - Manchester City’s upcoming double makes their players even more essential and Erling Haaland is a must.

Harry Kane is in line to start and feature for the first time since his penalty miss for England in the World Cup quarter-final against France, but French captain Hugo Lloris will be rested with Fraser Forster deputising in goal.

Follow all the latest team news and build-up ahead of gameweek 17 deadline:

BRENTFORD VS TOTTENHAM

• Brentford host Tottenham in the Premier League on Boxing Day - kick-off is at 12:30pm (GMT)

• The lunchtime kick-off is the first of seven games from the Premier League today

• FPL GW17 deadline is 11am GMT | Managers have unlimited free transfers

Fantasy Football - major points:

10:09 , Kieran Jackson

- For the return of Premier League Fantasy Football after the World Cup, every player has UNLIMITED TRANSFERS. That means they can make as many changes to their team as they want up until this morning’s Gameweek 17 deadline of 11AM (GMT).

- So if you have the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino or Alexis Mac Allister in your teams - all of whom are unavailable for this round of games - now is the time to get them out of your team!

- Here are the GW17 fixtures:

• Brentford vs Tottenham

• Crystal Palace vs Fulham

• Everton vs Wolves

• Leicester vs Newcastle

• Southampton vs Brighton

• Aston Villa vs Liverpool

• Arsenal vs West Ham

• Chelsea vs Bournemouth

• Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

• Leeds vs Manchester City

Fantasy Football tips and team news LIVE

10:00 , Lawrence Ostlere

Follow all the latest Fantasy Football tips and team news ahead of the deadline.