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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. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 29 days ago

    Where's Mane's haul?

  2. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 29 days ago

    Wildcard activated

    1. Jay_
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Same

      • Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Lies

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 29 days ago

          Kane, Llorente, Baines, Coutinho, Brunt, Foster, Holebas

          They all need to go

    2. Poor man's Igor Biscan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Klopp's ML rival clearly had captain Cout

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Does Mark own Coutinho? That will determine if he gets 1 or 2 points.

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        I watched the clock closely he coutinho just stepped off the pitch on 60 mins

    4. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Can, origi, wijnaldum. Lovin it 🙂

      1. sunzip14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        because you are a pool fan right?

    5. Danstoke82
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Son playing as a ST now with Kane presumably out?

      1. Crow
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Janssen or son looks like

    6. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      FPL has Cout on 2 points

      1. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Only one on the field. 2 in the player profile

      2. drughi
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        off at 59:58 but dont know what the rules say

      3. rogerbarton
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Brilliant - he went up to 2 and then down to 1 again. What a day to have him as captain.

    7. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      These 2 point hits are great.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Looool this

      2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Ah I am slightly better then even after hits and I am set up well for this week, now.

        They were the right transfers to get the liverpool big name midfielders as if they scored well you would be left further behind.

    8. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Liverpool have played well for fifteen seconds of this match. So bizarre.

    9. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      I feel like crying.

    10. Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Is that a 2 point hit for Coutinho or a 3 point hit?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        They have him as 59 minutes.

        May change depending on who at FPL towers owns him. 😉

    11. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      im rising in rank despite my 2 points from mane

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Got any autosubs?

    12. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Mané vs Antonio decision went well. 🙁

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        I may have played a part in it, as well..

    13. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Anyone beat this ROUGH??

      HIT bring in Coutinho
      HIT bring in Llorente
      HIT bring in Funes Mori
      Captain Mane NOT Lukaku

      Time to stop playing this game I just have to face it I am not good at it. ML leader bought in King and has Barnes.

      1. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        I feel your pain, but posting this 3 times?

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 29 days ago

          Bottomed on the last page, and I initially posted before the goal so flood of posts! Sorry bro!

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Relax....

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 29 days ago

          Good advice as always mate 🙂

    14. Jafoole_88
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Can essential?

    15. ZaZaZu
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Coutinho was on 2 points, now dropped to 1

    16. Magic Bean
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Can anybody do worse than Heaton Coutinho Snodgrass Brunt Llorente -8??

    17. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      If burnely come out and play pool will rip em come on Mane.

    18. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Fuzzy Warbles writing to fpl as we speak

    19. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Heaton should have done way better. Grrr.

    20. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Cou 1 pt lol

    21. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Early thoughts on the best move for this team? Game is on but gotta work when it's finished. Leaning towards saving but other moves are tempting too. 3M ITB:

      Jak
      Maguire (eve) / Coleman (HUL) / Mawson (bou)
      Mane (mci) / Firmino / Siggy (bou) / Antonio (LEI)
      Kun (LIV) / Defoe (BUR) / Llorente (bou)

      Grant | Rose, Snoddy, Brunt

      A) Defoe to Costa
      B) Kun to Costa
      C) Llorente to Gabbi
      D) Snoddy to Walcott/Son
      E) Rose/Brunt to any def
      F) Save

    22. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Cout left pitch as it went 60min..

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        59:58

      2. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Was definitely 59:59, coutinho(c) here.

    23. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Barnes goal & Woodburn 93rd minute winner please!

    24. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Coutinho missed the 60 by literally 1 second. He ran off too quick.

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 29 days ago

        Coutinho does not run. Coutinho glides.

    25. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Some guts from Klopp to take off Coutinho when it was 1-1 at 59/60 mins. Good sub in my opinion - Coutinho was so off.

    26. rogerbarton
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      I only got -4 to bring in Cout, but it meant I captained him instead of King... *facepalm*

    27. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      That Coutinho sub lit a fire under the remaining players.

    28. michudagawd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 29 days ago

      Cedricgate part 2.