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12 March 2017 3021 comments
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The shortened Gameweek 28 comes to a conclusion this afternoon when Liverpool entertain Burnley at Anfield.

With Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho both among the top 10 players transferred in this week, many Fantasy managers will be hoping the Liverpool midfield duo can wreak havoc against a Burnley side that has managed just one clean sheet on their travels this season.

Mane has produced five double-figure hauls at Anfield, helping explain why over 8% of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bosses have handed the Senegal international the captain’s armband.

Coutinho, meanwhile, found the back of the net in the 3-1 defeat to Leicester City in Gameweek 26, and slowly looks to be returning to his best form.

Roberto Firmino was also brought in by over 103,000 FPL managers, but the Brazilian has been ruled out due to a knock, with Divock Origi taking his place in the starting XI.

The Reds will have to get past Tom Heaton though, who returns for Burnley after missing the 3-2 defeat to Swansea City due to illness, providing a boost for his 19% ownership in FPL.

Liverpool did, of course, lose 2-0 to the Clarets in the reverse fixture in Gameweek 2, and will be hoping to improve on their dismal record against teams from the bottom half, having lost to Swansea City, Hull City and Leicester over the last six Gameweeks.

  1. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Barnes CS gone. 🙁

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Mee too

    2. The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Barnes still top of baps, doesn't lose any points. Yet.

  2. KOKAK
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Lucky goal....maybe a lucky point then!

  3. Tansey
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Wijnaldum has scored or assisted in all 6 of his last home games, and blanked in all of his last 13 away games

    All 11 of his goals last year were at home

    What is wrong with this guy

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Doesn't get into as many attacking positions away from home?

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Home delights.. same as when he played for Newcastle..not a single away goal

      1. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        I'll never undersrand this home delights concept

        1. Pep bites Kun
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Amen - me too!

    3. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      He's got no bottle that's what.

      Goes missing when it matters.

      1. TheDogTor
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        He kind of just took a chance when it kind of just mattered.

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    Everyone slating Pool don't realise how much a loss Firmino is to them. Plz stop pretending to be experts, its like Spurs when they went back to 4-2-3-1

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      I forgot no Firmino meant they'd be unable to pass or defend properly.

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        well it affects them massively in ways you wouldn't know.

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      I would agree with Fulham... chain reaction on the whole team's game shape without Firmino; no excuse but a good expanantion

    3. Wetdream
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      No strength in depth at all....

  5. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    I'll happily forgo Mane points if Barnes scores again. He's a lump, just need someone to put it on a plate for him like Lowton did.

  6. borat
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 25 days ago

    thanks wijnaldum. heaton cs gone. so many own him .

  7. AA33
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Wijnaldum is a serious option now....

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Don't. He'll disappoint just like every other Liverpool midfielder.

      2. Tansey
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        You best bench him every time he plays away

    • RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Ah flip off, give the assist to Origi.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        They will.

      2. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        I think they will. Just one deflection of the defender.

    • diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Perfect time for that goal. Now hopefully Klopp has some ideas to give his players at the half-time team talk.

    • Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Thanks god for that - no Heaton clean sheet. No doubt he save a penalty or 47 shots or score from a punt down the pitch or something.

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Heaton has been an awful option for weeks now

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Pickford is the way forward.

          Shame I don't have him!

    • Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      My name describes this gw as a whole

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Mane brace 2nd half. 2x coutinho assists. Come on

      1. Viprin
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        THIS

    • Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      *Liverpool mid* > *Spurs mid* anyone?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Sanchez or Son, maybe both

      2. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        🙁

      3. Oven Glover
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Which Spurs mid???

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Alli or Eriksen I guess. Maybe Son comes into the equation if Kane is out long term.

          1. Oven Glover
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 25 days ago

            Sad to see Kane hurt. Was a happy owner. Now I guess I'll have to get Costa and decide which Spud to get.

      4. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Sterling & Mane -> Sanchez & Son 😉

      5. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Nah Man C is a prime fixture for Liverpool attack.

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          That's the other thing.

      6. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Yep, Mane Coutinho & Firmino looks like overkill.

        1. Sandy Ravage
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          only Firmino > Eriksen

    • Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Ashley Barnes barmy army.

    • Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Who we getting in for Aguero now instead of Kane if we already have Lukaku?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        name rhymes with Bosta

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Ach Costa bores me though. Yeah he's pretty consistent but you never feel he's going to explode. Well...maybe in a rage but not in terms of points.

      2. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Why not just keep him?

        1. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Lot of money for the output he's giving.

      3. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Keeping & (c)

      4. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Vs LFC? Keeping.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Yes, but that's the kind of game Liverpool do well in.

          They seem to have this amazing ability to play to the level of their opponent and either blitz the good teams or exceed the crappiness of the bad ones!

      5. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Costa for me

      6. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        keep till ibra is needed again

      7. Hooky
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Gabbiadini

        1. Hooky
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Or Defoe

        2. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Already getting him in for Benteke.

    • FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Barnes still on 3 BAPS

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        What a superstar!!

      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        legend in the making

      3. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Before he two foots Matip before the happy ending.

      4. Oven Glover
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Your grav makes all your posts look sad. Are you happy about him being on 3 bonus?

        1. FPL Maldini
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Very happy haha. Might change my grav actually

    • FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Who is likely to get the Liverpool assist?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Lukaku

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Origi or no-one.

      3. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        McAuley, Lukaku or let's go really deep into this joke and say Charlie Austin.

      4. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        100% no one.

      5. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        McAuley touched it

    • Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      This first half is making my decision to captain Coleman not look like a bad decision

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Kaku says hello

      2. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Well the obvious choice was Lukaku

        1. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          I know but I wanted a differential pick,apparently coleman hit the post yesterday

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 25 days ago

            he passed to Gueye who hit the post. Would have got you an extra 10 points

    • Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Can't see that being an Origi assist... unlucky RCA 🙁

      https://my.mixtape.moe/xvaack.mp4

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Very, very unlucky 🙁

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Jesus

      3. Numb
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        I dunno. I think it could be.

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Fourteenth highest scoring midfielder at 7.5m or under, sixth highest scoring Liverpool midfielder.

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        This is why I'm not even tempted to play the Spurs minefield.

        Let's get Sanchez back in and leave it at that!

        1. tm245
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          Aye, he seems to be the clear way forward.

          1. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 25 days ago

            I have Eriksen anyway, lost Alli to the false DGW.

            1. tm245
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 25 days ago

              Eriksen looks really good.

    • lordkippe
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      ffs!!! Cant get a captain right ever. coutinho and mane gonna be hitted out for de roon and clayton after this

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        it was a poor captain choice tbh

    • FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Do we think that for Chelsea....

      A) they will win tight 1-0 games so just get Pedro, others not essential

      B) Hazard

      C) Costa

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        C

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        C

    • Pep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Will it be like last gameweek where everybody is hoping for an Aguero brace?

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        I guess. Let's just hope it's not the same as Kane's*.

        *Too early?

      2. Pep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Mane should have assist points for luring heaton to the other side of the goal. Lol.

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Blue is the color at Forward.
      Aguero Lukaku Costa

      1. Hooky
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Zigic

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          The legendary triple game week for Birmingham. How many points did he amass? 3? 1?

          1. Hooky
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 25 days ago

            Can't remember. All i know is my ML rival ruined his team with 3 Brum players and blew a 100 point lead before the end of the season 😆

    • Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Anyone buying Declan Rice as a cheap differential?

      1. Hooky
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Going for Damian Rice myself.

    • gonzalocampos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      The Liverpool Story: Win vs top teams, loose vs tiny teams. Agreed?

      Holding Mane & Coutinho vs Manchester City away. Agreed?

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        not at all. Firmino being out has cost them today. They would have battered Burnley today with him fit

        1. gonzalocampos
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          The fight is in midfield. Burnley pressure on their field is killing them.

      2. andymck
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        City away is the sort of game Mane will get a brace in.

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Just saw replay. My bad, don't think that can be an assist.

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        no chance

    • DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Whats the story with kane.Out for a while?

      1. Hooky
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 25 days ago

        Morning Glory

        1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 25 days ago

          You need a little time to wake up wake up.

    • GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 25 days ago

      Klopp should scout the Burnley defenders and get some advice on setting up to stifle opponents from Dyche.