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16 September 2013 2456 comments
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The Gameweek concludes at the Liberty Stadium where Liverpool put their 100% record on the line against a Swansea side buoyed by their 2-0 win at the Hawthorns last time out.

Brendan Rodgers returns to his old stamping ground and will be expecting a “warm” reception, along with a typically slick Swansea performance that is sure to test Liverpool’s new found resolve at the back.

The team news finds that Daniel Sturridge has been passed fit to play despite missing the recent England internationals with a thigh problem. Andre Wisdom is handed the right-back role in Glen Johnson’s absence, while Martin Skrtel and Mamadou Sakho are the centre-backs – Kolo Toure only makes the bench after a groin problem, with Daniel Agger missing out altogether after picking up a knock in training on Sunday. Further up the field, Brendan Rodgers names Victor Moses on the left, allowing Philippe Coutinho to move centrally to “the hole”, with summer signing Iago Aspas dropping to the bench.

For Swansea, Michael Laudrup brings in Leon Britton and Nathan Dyer for Jose Canas and Pablo Hernandez – the latter misses out due to a hamstring problem; a real blow to the 185,000 Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers who snapped him up over the international break.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to accommodate the real-time chatter throughout tonight’s encounter.

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  1. Namtab Nomolos
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    The Goose-Man cometh, on for Dyer

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  2. Assisting you all day
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    dyer off for de guzman should have subbed off shelvey

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  3. Tim Canterbury
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    Common Migs 2 more saves for a tidy little 4 points

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    1. Dogba
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      Wow up to 4 already. I can see another Swans goal though.

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  4. aehii
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Seems like every now 9m+ midfielder who did well last season has disappointed, right? Coutinho, Walcott, Hazard, Mata, Michu, Cazorla, Silva, Gerrard. I think I might just go cheap, take a punt every week.

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    1. timski8000
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Walcott will finish top point scorer barring injury.

      Serious captain pick next week for me. Ozil threading him passes, he'll return 15+ points soon I think.

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    2. Lucy.
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      Walcott will come good, as will Hazard.

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  5. timski8000
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Help All!! Does anyone have any issues connecting to the site? Only happens from my main laptop - so assuming it some sort of setting, has anyone had/resolved the same issue?

    Side issue: Anyone thinking of getting Suarez over Sturridge and Rooney over RvP?

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    1. mr messi
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      I only have trouble on my work pc, have to keep refreshing to get it to load properly.

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      1. timski8000
        • 15 Years
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        Yep, same. Shouldn't be behind a proxy server here though.

        Wonder what setting it is.

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  6. Maz
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Moses or Ben Arfa?

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    1. Frogman
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Moses based on Liverpool fixtures. Barfa long term

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    2. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Ben Arfa, just.

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  7. Matt
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    May be a bit late but....

    GET IN THERE MOSES

    sorry my punts don't usually come off like that

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    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Great punt. Did he play for Palace or am I confusing him with someone else?

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      1. Dogba
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Wigan and Chelsea.

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        1. Scratch
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          Went from Palace to Wigan

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          1. Dogba
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 5 months ago

            Shows what I know!

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        he did once play for Palace yes

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  8. Lucy.
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Dyer was playing? Woaaah.

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  9. Eboue
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Despite all this excitement (first time 3 goals in first half this season) , I think I'll save this week. Then a mammoth move involving shelvey, toure, sakho, agger, sakho again, Gerrard, Michu, Pablo Hernandez in, Pablo Hernandez out, Ian rush, Roberto Martinez, luis Suarez in for gw5, the arctic monkeys and sir Alex. Sound decent?

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  10. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Scorecheck, anyone over 70?

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    1. Matt
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      58, solid week

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    2. Lovzat
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      36 atm !

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Same.

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        1. Lovzat
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          I still have michu stud and mignolet though + Coleman points if kolo stay on the bench

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    3. Eboue
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      66, Michu playing with JWP coming on. Could happen

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    4. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      1 from Coutinho... So yeah, 76

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    5. Dogba
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Scraping to 40+... Don has like 200 points this GW though.

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        12 years, 5 months ago

        Coutinho just died, so it'll stop now

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        1. Dogba
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 5 months ago

          He's an absolute powerhouse. #warrior - back at it.

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          1. DonTheSpecialOne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 5 months ago

            😀

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    6. Declan
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      45 (-4)

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    7. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Just short, 67 before bonus points etc.

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    8. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
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      68 + 2 off the bench

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    9. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      72 with the useless one still in play.

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    10. Jnz
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      57 after -4 hit atm

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  11. Gonzola
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Hmmm who to bring in long term? Moses(+2m) or Eriksen?

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  12. mr. inconspicuous
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    What are RVP owners doing this week? Tempted to replace him for Sturridge and free up some cash

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    1. Brouhaha
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      holding till after GW6

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      already got Sturridge, but thinking of Rooney

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    3. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Keeping him of course. RVP, Sturridge, Giroud

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      1. Barrier Freeman
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 5 months ago

        Yup, same. But Tekkers instead of Studge.

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  13. Tim Canterbury
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    Getting rid of Wisdom straight away. Taking my 2 points and running. Looks an absolute liability

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    1. Dogba
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Haha, that's harsh. I'd keep for a week and see if he starts.

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    2. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah called this completely wrong - was torn between Wisdom and Moses for my third liverpool player and... well the rest is history. His rubbishness is irrelevant of course if Liverpool start keeping cleansheets despite him.

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  14. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Well that differential didn't last long...

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      😀

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    2. Dogba
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Isn't that what you'd want from a differential ? 😀

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  15. r0nh
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Was nice & cosy on my armchair, all ready for the second half, then the damn power save timer comes on my TV & the remote was the whole way over there!!! 👿

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Eco warriors still ruining the world

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Lazy git 😉

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    3. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Bbz, I'm here for you.

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  16. Milner4eva
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Tempted by Bony

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    1. Stephen - Robot Daniels
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Don't be.

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    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      What are you smoking?

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    3. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Ew

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  17. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Just came home. Someone tell me about the game. Football wise and FPL wise.

    Studge. Cout. Moses. Michu. Defence?

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      you can have my michu. for free.

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Sturridge and Moses - 1 goal
      Shelvey 1 goal 2 assists

      Liverpool 2 - Swansea 1

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    3. Henry Hill
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Shelvey scored after 90 seconds then inexplicably almost immediately after gave the ball to Sturridge who scored, he did similar later on passing straight to Moses who gave Liverpool the lead.

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    4. SW6
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      MOses and Sturridge looked good, Coutinho looked ok but not very threatening, Liverpool defence not as solid as before.

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    5. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Shelvey scored third minute then almost immediately assisted Sturridge for a close range goal. And then assisted Moses.

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  18. Eboue
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    John Hartson's comments are about as insightful as my broken magnifying glass

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  19. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Coutinho looks like a child.

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    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Plays with the timidness you'd expect from one too. He just doesn't look like the player from last season. Glad I got him out and wasn't tempted when I WC'd and premium options were limited.

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  20. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    ratface or not....hhmmmm....tough one.

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  21. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Coutinho should be banned after the match for that diving shit along with young

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Jumped into Williams leg well before he was touched and he is still down.. Gone are the Viera/Keane days

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  22. isacki: full casual
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    Coutinho gets kicked in the groin. I'm almost wishing Coutinho gets ruled out with a non-career-threatening injury so I can sell him this week for a hit.

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  23. crystalpalaceRus
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    coutinho is so out of my team if he goes off, so lightweight

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  24. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Is there anything worse than watching Sturridge play when you don't own him? High ownership and looks like he is liable to score everytime they attack!

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      I know. im soiling my pants.

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  25. Legendary!
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    He nearly killed the boy! He did

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  26. Dynamic
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    omg Coutinho down.

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    1. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Think he's ok.

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Hah 🙂

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 5 months ago

      Insult to crashed trains.

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      1. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        😀

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    3. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      12 years, 5 months ago

      never understood why people took Cout when Sturridge was the same price

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      1. isacki: full casual
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        12 years, 5 months ago

        Mignolet is better coverage 😆

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  27. Sif
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Williams doing what lots of Coutinho owners would like to do.

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  28. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
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    12 years, 5 months ago

    Coutinho injury alert.

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  29. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 5 months ago

    Coutinho. Booooooo!

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