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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. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Liverpool outsmarting themselves with these short corners/free kicks.

  2. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Liverpool's aim is really bad.
    7 corners and they're struggling each time to get it in the quadrant!
    Milner's last effort was poor.

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

      Same for the last 5 years mate.

      Milner's last was one of the best I can remember 🙁

  3. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    When are Sterling and Ibe coming on for Liverpool?

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

      2014

  4. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Which would you do?

    A) Llorente and Stan --> Costa and Ali

    B) Stan and Siggy --> Ali and Hazard

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      You want to sell Siggy?

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A

    4. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A but consider Son if Kane is out

    5. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A

    6. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      A 100%, no way would i ditch Siggy

      1. FPL Maldini
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        I meant Sterling not Siggy haha

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

    Those Bobby LOLers, how'd you like them apples

  6. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Reckon i'll move further up the rankings with a Heaton cleanie than a mane goal

  7. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    My mini league rival has Mane (C) and i have Mane dont mind the result staying as it is

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      😯

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Thank you so much for this.

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

    Coutinho has been dispossed more times so far than he has goals this season

  9. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Has Coutinho played one good game since coming back from injury?

  10. BALOOO
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Watching Liverpool playing in this game makes me sick....

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      I always find it hard to feel sorry for Liverpool because I grew up in an era where alot of my friends supported them off the back of their 80s success.

      I live in Birmingham.

  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    My ml is full of Dingle fans, one of them has Heaton, Ward and Barnes 😀

  12. Mario Balofail
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    I don't know if it's only me but Mane needs some help up there. Nobody is feeling the game...

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      He doesn't look on it - but nobody does. Milner is probably the pick.

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

    Immobile has been a really important signing for Liverpool. He is everywhere on the pitch.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Arda Turan as well.

  14. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    I've got the following team, with a selling value of 105.4m. If injured players are uncertain to play, would you wild card? Thanks.

    Pick, Foster
    Baines, Brunt, Coleman, Alonso, 4.0
    Eriksen, Mane, Firmino, Siggy, Carroll
    Kane, Llorente, Lukaku

    My idea is to WC to:

    Pick, Grant
    Alonso, Coleman, Valencia, Clichy, Mawson
    Sanchez, Eriksen, Siggy, Pedro, King
    Lukaku, Costa, Gabby
    1.7 itb

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

      Clichy?

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Sure. 5.2, playing a lot lately. Has another dgw coming, and man city keeping clean sheets.

      2. Sp0rting
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        His get out of Gael card

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Ok colleagues. If you can get passed the cliche idea (which can easily change), would you WC? Thanks.

  15. KOKAK
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    It would be an upset if Liverpool win this now!

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      6/4 Burnley and 2/1 Liverpool according to bwt365 so yes, you are correct.

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 27 days ago

        Cancel that. I got the odds mixed up so no, you are incorrect. 😀

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

      it would be a huge shame for burnley if they fail to beat liverpool

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

    Harry Kane leaving The Lane in crutches

    https://twitter.com/fplpricechanges/status/840964161697898497

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

      Nice of the stewards to carry his purse for him.

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      People were asking if he could play this weekend!

    3. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Shockingly bad photo. To think someone was waiting specifically for a picture of Harry, and that crap is what they come up with

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Hope he's back for GW30... Three weeks for a few price drops, he might be 11.1 by then

    5. Sp0rting
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Nice boots.

      Well done the Green Team

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

    Coutinho > Alli looks a no brainer

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

      Mané to Sanchez likewise.

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

    'Play Heaton for save points' they said 😆

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

    Does that catch count as a save for Heaton?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Was it a save?

  20. Richd
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    BArnes heaton cout and Firm. This is brilliant.

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Liver-poo

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

      Hilarious. Insightful. Original.
      Keep em coming.

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

    Get Woodburn on......he's on fire!

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Ban.

  23. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    No save points for Heaton today so

  24. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    At least Pool have a strong bench to draw on if needed

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Exactly. Those 17 and 18 year olds will come on in the second half as soon as they finish their school homework.

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Plenty of options

    3. Pep bites Kun
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Getting the colouring books out already?

  25. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Currently no spurs. Is it worth buying in alternative options (non-Kane) or wait until after Soton game?

  26. Ted Bovis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Ronke is playing Heaton!

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Of course he is!

  27. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Without Kane then who is captain for next week?

    1. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Sanchez at west Brom looks good.

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

      Aguero is tempting.

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

      Kakuuuuu

    4. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lukaku/Kun

    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Dare we trust Lukaku two weeks in a row?

    6. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Defoe

    7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Lukaku home to Hull?

    8. WVA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Kaku home to hull

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

    Does Ali's value without Kane go:
    (A) up because he becomes the focal target
    (B) down because he is the focal target and thus getting to load of defensive attention that Kane got

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

    FPL Official @FPLOfficial 32secs

    Don't transfer in Kane just yet, he might be injured. #spoonfeeding #managingyourteamforyou

    1. FPL Maldini
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      I hate this

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 27 days ago

      Thanks, scout!

  30. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 27 days ago

    Post Kane injury, I'm now putting off my Walker transfer in, and actually considering Gabbiadini