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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. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Heaton on zero saves 🙁 😥

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      How did you make second emoji?

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        : cry :

        Found it one day by accident 😀

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 27 days ago

          😥

          😀

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 27 days ago

            😉 😎

  2. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Some random on twitter claiming their cousin works for Spurs medical team says Kane is out for the season...

    She doesn't seem to be a football fan and hasn't posted about football before, so could be legit. Odd thing to make up for someone who tweets about animals and being vegan.

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Being vegan is a big deal

    2. Mark-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Official news required apart from hearsay but still thanks

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        I agree, just an odd thing to make up. Could easily still be bull though.

    3. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      @jesstow2 if anyone is wondering...

    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Did she mention being vegan in the Kane tweet? If not then she's not serious.

    5. Zlatan Time
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Why would she make a poll though?

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        God knows, very weird account.

    6. makaveli123
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Vegan and CrossFit?

    7. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Sounds like rubbish but it they know he is out already that would indicate a fracture and that would come out today and not linger.

  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    We're winning away, we're winning awaaaaaay, how sheet must you be, we're winning away

  4. Lone Wolf
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Did Kane could walk after that injury happened?

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      He wasn't stretchered off if that's what you're wondering

      1. Lone Wolf
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        ok, thanx. so a small chance that he will be ok soon

    2. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Stop asking same question again. It was answered.

      1. Lone Wolf
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        didnt seen it. chill

    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Heard he asked to come off but not stretchered

    4. Lone Wolf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      cheers

  5. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Gray is giving Klavan and Matip a real lesson in winning long balls.

  6. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Origi

    1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Shouldve scored

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

    Mane is electric.

  8. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Origi too short

  9. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Who else started Jak over Heaton ?

    already regretting it

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      *Super Tom

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Yes and it is early

  10. bakayoko
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Should've captained Barnes instead of Mane 😀

  11. KingOllie
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Barnes you hero.

  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    If Mane doesn't score in the first 20mins, he normally doesn't do much.....early feast or famine sort of player....

    1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      True

  13. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    The header pics for Dugout Discussions are almost always accurate of how the game plays out

    1. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      this!

      Uncanny and quite scary

      1. barracuda
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Who are you going to get instead of Kane on your WC template Conor?

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Liverpool look so nervous

  15. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    I think burnley are gonna b in the prem for a while -_-

  16. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    There are some weeks where everything goes your way

    This is one of them for me

    1. bakayoko
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Elaborate

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        There are some weeks where everything goes your way
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        This is one of them for me

  17. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    I'm cautiously optimistic that both Coutinho and Mane will score and assist each other

  18. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Craig Shakespeare will be manager until the end of the season for Leicester.

    1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Et tu, Brutus?

      1. Dr. Mantis Toboggan
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Where's the guy with the Shakespeare puns from when Ranieri was sacked, did you get this one?

  19. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Where the f%#* did Liverpool find klavaan??

    Hahahahaha

  20. ejaknian
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    liverpool no winning mentality
    forza Chelsea ...

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

    Burnley clogging the middle, Liverpool need to use some width.

  22. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    There isn't a single Burnley game when I don't think about the time Wolves played Stephen Ward as an emergency striker which started a bandwagon on here; some people even captained him.

    Needless to say it ended in tears. FFS lore, that.

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      I remember that 😀

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      He's one of those players I would never have in my team, even as an oop forward at 4million.
      I don't actually know why I don't like him - it might be his nose. 🙂

  23. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    As it looks, I would have got more points with 8 players than I have with 11 players (-12) so far this GW.

  24. Loðbrók
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Origin check ur sight

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      check your spelling

  25. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    It'll be hard for Liverpool to play their pressing game when the opposition use long balls

  26. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Ashley Barnes you Austrian beauty!

  27. Arn De Gothia
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    When you´re having a bad day and everything in fpl is going against you, dont forget that you´re ugly too 😉

  28. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Has the Burnley goal woken Pool up?

    Mane(c)
    Coutinho
    Barnes
    Heaton here

  29. borat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    whats about kane injury news. didn't watch the spurs match. wanted to do llorente to kane tonight before price rise.

  30. Individual
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Not a great start for Mane ©ers... Someone else mentioned above that he tends to do well if he gets something in early, plus Liverpool look rattled atm