Manchester City survived a lacklustre performance to edge a 10-man Wolves in the early kick off before Chelsea and Liverpool followed that up with 3 points of their own in narrow wins over Leeds United and Aston Villa.
The hectic festive fixture schedule often prompts a mixture of excitement and fear for FPL bosses, with Premier League sides likely to rotate more than usual during the congested period.
Steven Gerrard returns to Liverpool, Chelsea aim to get back to winning ways, and Ralf Rangnick’s Manchester United travel to rock-bottom Norwich.
Tottenham’s Premier League game at Brighton on Sunday has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak at the north London club.
Manchester United are edging ever closer to hiring Ajax manager Erik Ten Hag, according to reports.
Manchester City’s recent performances have marked them out as a potential FPL must-have over the Christmas period.
Liverpool’s winning run positions their players as the men to help your Fantasy Premier League team at either end of the field this week.
Ralf Rangnick announced on Tuesday that Manchester United had appointed a sports sport psychologist to ensure the players “think in the right way”.
Tottenham Hotspur’s plans for a busy period of games have been hurt by a coronavirus outbreak at the club.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists everyone is clear on what they want from Mohamed Salah’s contract negotiations but the complexity of them means time will be needed.