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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. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen or Alli? It's so close I can't decide.

    1. rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Both

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Can't do that. Already have Kane and Walker.

        1. rdamjan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Kane injured.

        2. Knowledgeable meerkat
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You may not have Kane soon...

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Alli

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Leaning towards Alli if Kane is dead.

  2. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Never captain a Pool player, total lottery who scores.

  3. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    since gw 20 this is the first time am scoring less than 40 pts.....got mane(c) to thank. worst week

  4. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Depay scores from centre of the pitch.

  5. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I knew I should have captained Mane instead of Coutinho 🙁

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bad day WR, bad day!

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Can't complain, great week overall

        1. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Indeed!

    2. rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      This week is right for differential C pick I said #coutinho.

  6. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Burnley score

  7. Viprin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Mane you Idiotic bloke

  8. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley close 🙁

  9. Syd.
    • 17 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Should be 2-2

    How did Lowton miss that

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    It's official - my worst GW score in six season of playing FPL - 22pts 😆

    1. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Does that include hits 🙂

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Thankfully yes.....been even so.....just awful

        30pts without hits 😎

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Only my fifth sub 30pts score.....

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      18 after hits. Terrible week.

    4. MTPockets
        9 years, 3 months ago

        31. 4/5 of that is Lukaku.

      • lasmons
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        24 here 🙁

      • Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That's pretty good for a worst score!

    5. tm245
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sums up the lack of quality in this match.

    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nearly woodburn goal Lucas assist

    7. Richd
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Barnes 3 bonus. Please god.

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He might get 1 🙁

        1. Richd
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          He's on for 3 but was offside etc

          1. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Game winner and a lot of negatives to be added. Hopefully 2 at least 🙂

    8. sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Well this was thoroughly disappointing!

    9. Syd.
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool 6th place confirmed

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        6th? You're an optimist.

      2. RED PILL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Liverpool 2-1 Burnley 4th place and Barnes goal great day 😉

    10. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Mane has 1 chance and controls with his knee and fluffs it. Pathetic.

    11. Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What a let down today has been. Coutinho 1 point, Mane 2 points. Meh

    12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      All that hype for that

    13. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Liverpool at home: Played 14 W10, D3, L1. 36 goals scored. Good result, even if the performance was poor.

    14. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      FPL, that was a disaster! Liverpool fan, its nice to win a game like that!

    15. fedolefan
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1 point today. 1 second shy of 2 points. Dodged the Mane(c) bullet.

    16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      My team doesn't look too clever next week with coutinho

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Considering removing him now

      2. zotter
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Coutinho has a fantastic record v city

    17. EDEN THE MAN
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cout+Barnes to Alli+Costa?

    18. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      A big 3 points playing poorly against proper defensive opposition.

    19. FFPro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Casuals really dodged a bullet this gw.... last gw too.... it's last season all over again with dgws/blanks.

    20. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      #shouldhavecaptainedlukaku

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        O/

      2. AA33
          9 years, 3 months ago

          True 🙁

      3. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Honestly thought Lukaku might blank and Mane might brace, got that very wrong.

      4. Syd.
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Klopp celebrating like he has just won the league

        1. RED PILL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          What's wrong with being Passionate?

      5. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Average to barely go up?

        1. Syd.
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Bench wankery will push it up

        2. Vlekz
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I got 16 points on my bench

            1. Annie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              poor

              1. Vlekz
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  I mean that will get added. Purposely kept blanking players in the starting 11

          • AA33
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Mane was shoddy today

              1. Nomar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Had enough of every one of Liverpool's lot.

                Guaranteed that whoever you have will go on a run of doing eff all and the one no one owns will get the points.

                Mané is just the latest in a long line of Liv mids to go on a fruitless run just when we need him the most..

                He'll probably get his customary big score against Man City now but I don't know if I have the appetite to suffer him or any other Liverpool players for the rest of the season now.