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4 December 2016 1451 comments
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After yesterday’s dramatic events, Sunday treats us to two more top-flight fixtures with Bournemouth hosting Liverpool in the early kick-off.

Still reeling from the loss of Philippe Coutinho to an ankle injury, Jurgen Klopp’s side will be looking to Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane to make the difference.

Fully recovered from a minor calf complaint, Firmino has netted in two of his last three road trips. Mane, though, needs to up his output on the road, having failed to score outside of Anfield since the season opener at Arsenal.

Divock Origi has the chance to flourish as a short-term option up top – having netted in the last two across all competitions, the Belgian leads the line at the Vitality this afternoon.

Bournemouth will be no pushovers, though – over their last five home matches, Eddie Howe’s men have chalked up a trio of clean sheets and conceded just three times.

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  1. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Looking good for the fourth round of the Cup, haven taken -4,-4,-8 along the way. Might treat myself to a few more hits again.

  2. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Firmino or Wally to Sanchez? Cheers

    Heaton Pickford
    Walker Evans Pieters Holebas Amat
    Hazard Siggy Firmino Walcott Allen
    Costa Kane Austin

  3. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Mignolet isn't the best, but he is better than this Karius joker.

    1. Garlana
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Giant Douche or turd sandwich?

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Both.

    2. liiusions
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Been saying this for weeks, Karius is only better with the ball at his feet.

  4. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is Ryan Fraser Scottish?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      No he is English until he loses this form

      1. Forza Papac
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Typical

      2. davies
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        British*

    2. John t penguin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Aberdeen kid

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  5. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How many bonus points for Firmino? LOL

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Is that funny?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Nope. It's not.

  6. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Eddie Howe future England manager

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      This time next year

  7. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who'd of thought owning firmino and Lovren vs Bournemouth would have got me 2 points...I guess I was lucky that neither got booked.

  8. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Ake on 93% already!

    1. jbenny1107
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Once Daniels is back, he's bench fodder.

  9. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Comes home, checks score, takes Lovren out of his wildcard team.

  10. Viprin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Can 43
    Fraser 42
    Mane 41

  11. squits
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Would you do Mane to Sanchez? I have no other way of affording Alexis, but concerned that Mane has westham next.

    Swap or not?

    1. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wait to see if Mane is injured

    2. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't

    3. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Good point. I'm just scared about going without alexis again after he destroyed me this week

  12. thep025
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Cedric->Ake allows me to upgrade Pedro to Haz....Worth it?

    1. squits
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Daniels back soon though be careful

  13. Jay_
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Firmino & Anichibe > Can & Ibra -8?

      --------------Foster--------------
      ---Alonso Cedric Holebas---
      Sanchez Hazard Siggy Can
      --------Ibra Kane Costa-------
      ----------------------------------------
      Pickford DeRoon Pieters Amat

      1. Evasivo
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        lol. No

      2. Joggers Nipple
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        no

    • Syd.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Carraghers face 😆

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        An annoyed Scouse is not great on the ears either...

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Its a site to behold 🙂

    • Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Why's Mata on the bench?? In case of emergency?

    • Ambu
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nathan Ake tempted to get him. I take it Charlie Daniels is first choice, what's the latest with Daniels?

    • Carlton P
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Foster l Pickford
      Chambers l holebas l Cedric l Amat l Evans
      Sanchez l firmino l hazard l siggy l wally
      Costa l Kane l dio
      Gw16 Thinking wally >can/fer
      Holebas > alonso
      Gw18 Cedric > monreal
      Any thoughts please chaps

    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Not a Cook assist. It would have been if Ake scored straight from Cooks rebound, but he hit the keeper and scored from his own rebound

    • FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Planning to bring in Ake, should I or shouldn't I?

      1. jbenny1107
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        No. Wasted transfer.

    • Smoky Johnson
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Firmino or De Bruyne?
      (no other city/liverpool cover)

      1. thep025
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Good question

    • Niemi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm doing Aguero>Costa for free.

      Any of these worth a -4?

      Lukaku>Kane
      Mane>Sanchez

      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Heck yes. Both.

      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Not this week, wait one more gameweek and get Kane in for Hull and Burnley at home

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Average today back to 3.8 points with Liverpool conceding 4

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Mane and Wilson.

    • Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Ake on 93%. Guys, really? Calm your t*ts down, FFS.

      1. Speédy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        he was already there mate

      2. Sharpe Shuffle
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        15 pointer two weeks ago. Slow price move if anything

    • Aston-villain
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Did mane injury look bad? I missed whatever happened

    • Cruz88
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Why was Ake not playing for much of the season until recently, injured?

      1. Alnair
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Injuries to Smith and Daniels saw him get minutes.

      2. Halftime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        He's only on loan

      3. 824545201
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Daniels

    • sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Looks like more hits needed. Dire....

    • ArsenalBankai
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Fraser will top Baps?

      1. Tshelby
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        can is

      2. Pasqualinho
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Might share the 3 with Can - Can had a dispossession which has still to be taken off.

    • davies
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A) Arnie > Lallana (-4)
      B) Capoue > Can (-4)
      C) Neither, play Arnie

    • Champione
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      time to get essential Micky 😀

    • Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Sizing up these moves..

      Firmino, Allen, Holebas > Mata, Can, Alonso

      yes or no?

      1. FALCAO & MOU
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Mata not playing.

        1. Forza Papac
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Oh god